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#WhatDidYouPlayMondays John Company

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All other semi-cooperative #boardgames I know focus on a clearcut distinction between (semi-)good players and traitors, given by secret personal role/objective card(s). This game is innovative in that *everybody* is driven by personal gain, and the only reason players don't screw each other over all the time is that people still need the company to stay afloat.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition
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[โ€“] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh yeah generally they're all pretty good in their own right. I meant to say they're so different and give you such a massive advantage in their field that they feel like they're broken. Except the one where you start in Beijing at the start. That one always felt a bit weak compared to the others.

[โ€“] timokytta@mstdn.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

@mysticpickle Actually I used that in our latest game and I won 82-43. ๐Ÿ˜Ž But that was more due to my luck in filling the orders, not much in moving in the map.