No games that lead to players being pissed at other players, even outside of the confines of the game. I've had that happen with, for example, Secret Hitler, so no Secret Hitler.

The Mind seems to do that. Hanabi does it to an extent.

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[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You’ll never perfectly solve the “no pissing people off” issue because in competitive games you necessarily have people benefit at the expense of others and in cooperative games you’ll fall into the trap of backseat-driver players telling you what to do on your turn.

That being said, here are some of my favorites I’d like to suggest:

Cooperative:

Time Stories (kinda like a time-travel themed mystery-solving role-playing game where the pre-built deck is your DM. 1-4 players. You can buy more decks, each with a different setting and story.).
Pandemic (Stop ~~COVID~~ a deadly disease from killing off the planet. Work together to limit the spread and find the cure before it’s too late) (1-4 players)

Competitive:

The Settlers of Catan (claim resources and land strategically to build the most prosperous kingdom) (2-4 players but there are expansions and spinoffs so this could be like 1-6 players)
7 Wonders (draft cards to build the most prosperous kingdom) (3-8 players IIRC)

In-Between:

Betrayal in the House on the Hill (explore a haunted house until you find a dark secret that turns one of you into a villain the rest have to fight) (3-6 players)

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Catan is nice because you spend 90% of the time building your stuff, and only 10% losing to one of the other players.

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

Downside is Catan is fucking boring. It’s one of those games where most of the time you’re stuck waiting for your next turn. 5-6 player add on just makes the game infinitely worse. Out of the expansions, Seafarers is nice since it gives you more to do, tho the standalone Starfarers is my go to pick if I gotta play Catan since it sorta has the best parts of all expansions plus random encounters and a more even start. I also like that in the 5-6 player mode 2 players take their turns simultaneously. Tho Catan still isn’t my go-to of board games.

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

It depends on the group. Sometimes you have people intentionally cutting you off, revenge robber placements, and politics.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Newer cooperative games mostly avoid the quarterbacking issue by having secret info, or just making it complicated enough that it's impractical for 1 person to track everything.