Board games: the top apps for fans
Yes, the video game industry brews billions of euros every year and the sales of board games will never be able to match them. Nevertheless, these are the decades that they survive and continue to renew themselves. Sometimes simple, other times complicated but always effective, they boil the neurons of the creators always on the lookout for new concepts that are innovative in their mechanics and attractive in their form. Digital and cardboard can complement each other, we offer you today a selection of applications and sites to fully enjoy your games.
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The Playful Attic is a kind of mixture of Right corner and of We will leave. The application offers several possibilities that will appeal to lovers of board games. First, it lets you to rent games to geolocated people around you. Thus, no shipping costs and the pleasure of being able to try a game before buying it. Some boxes cost more than €100 and it would indeed be a shame to invest in them only to finally realize that you don’t like the game. This system also allows you to meet other players who live in your city or even your neighborhood.
In precisely the same vein, the application offers you the possibility of create announcements to invite people in your home to share your games. You are 3 and the launch of the game requires you to be 6? Create an announcement stating that you have 3 vacant chairs. Finally, if you want to clear some space on your shelf or get your hands on a used game, The Playful Attic also contains a classifieds section.
Board Games Collection
Currently in early access, Board Games Collection is rather ambitious and is the perfect companion for board game fans. It allows you list the games you own and those you would like to have. Each has its own sheet which gives you all the important information concerning it (number of players, duration of a game, etc.). The whole is completed with many photos of the box as well as the board and the parts.
You can also follow the ranking of the trendiest franchises and the news of this hobby like no other. The whole being created under the aegis of the site boardgamegeek.com, you can connect your account there and see your friends’ toy library. Finally, and perhaps most importantly for the die-hards, you can enter your data from past games and thus access statistics.
Bonus: in the same style, you will find MyLudo, the French reference site from which Board Games Collection is strongly inspired. Unfortunately, the Android application is no longer available on the Play Store (for the iOS version it is this is where it’s happening). Although you can still find it in alternative stores, the application has not been updated for almost a year. Suffice to say that it should not be completely up to date and that the more time passes, the more it can potentially become a security problem. Their Web page is on the other hand very functional and nothing prevents you from having access to it by a navigator.
Chwazi
” Who starts ? », “What are teams? »… two questions that come up at regular intervals when you play board games. With Chwaziyou will have at hand a very practical solution to answer them without difficulty and leaving things to chance. All this with a fun system where everyone has to put their finger on the screen of your phone.
A few more links…
No apps per se here, but sites that can help board game lovers. Okkazeo list of classified ads for used boxes where Knapix proposes to compare prices to find the most interesting. Finally, for those who want to immerse themselves even more in the atmosphere of their games, Melody you do the list of the most appropriate music to listen to for each part. History to be even more in the theme of the game and to add a small cinematographic and dramatic side to your frenzied games. All in the form of YouTube playlists. Such an obvious and brilliant idea.
