pellegrino_18
Pellegrino Stucchi
Joined Nov 14, 2025 · Cagayan de Oro, Philippines · bookstore worker
Pellegrino here. I’m a bookstore worker; my non-work interests are mostly games worth playing and board games. I like practical answers more than perfect theories.
- games worth playing
- board games
Posts
- Games that are better with lower expectations than with hype Games Worth Playing · 2 weeks ago
- Games that respect short 30-minute sessions but still feel substantial Games Worth Playing · Aug 12, 2026
- Games abandoned the first time but appreciated on a second attempt Games Worth Playing · Jun 27, 2026
Comments
- Choosing games for a group with wildly different experience levels Drafting can work if the scoring isn’t too opaque. The problem is when the new player doesn’t know what they’re aiming a...
- Learning a game from a rulebook versus watching a video first Same. I want the rulebook in front of me while I watch the video, because then I can jump to the bit that matters. If I...
- Finding two-player games that still feel social rather than duel-like Patchwork is the obvious one people mention, but I’d also look at Azul-style scoring games. There’s competition, but mos...
- Deciding when house rules fix a problem and when they break balance We had this with a race game and ended up keeping the faster setup but reverting the actual rule change. That was the pa...
- Older PC games that need a little setup but not a weekend of modding Exactly. I can forgive old menus if the game loop is still good, but I won't spend an afternoon fighting a launcher just...
- Single-player games that create good stories without huge cutscenes Subnautica too. The quiet parts and the “oops, I’m in the wrong cave” moments did more for me than a lot of games with t...
- Games that become better once the opening hours are over Disco Elysium is the obvious one for me. The first stretch is all tone and conversation, then it keeps revealing how muc...
- Rediscovering a childhood favorite and noticing completely different things I had that with an old RPG. I remembered the characters, but as an adult I noticed the little shortcuts in the map desig...
- Finishing a long game after taking a month break in the middle I sometimes just walk around and do inventory cleanup for ten minutes. It sounds silly, but it gets my brain back into t...
- Choosing a game for four players when one dislikes direct conflict I’d look at castles of burgundy or wingspan if your group likes calm competition. You’re mostly building your own thing,...
- Keeping a game night moving when one player analyzes every turn We had one player who was just much slower on decision-heavy games, so we switched to lighter stuff on weeknights. Nobod...