Prison library games

I'm only partly joking: are your inmates secure enough in their masculinity to play Love Letter?

Maybe a second copy of Thunder & Lightning? Not everyone wants to join the hobby of playing different games. Its okay to just like one and play it a lot.

RobertB wrote: I'm only partly joking: are your inmates secure enough in their masculinity to play Love Letter?

It doesn't get too much action, and its like they are afraid to use the name : "can I get that letter one?" "Can I get the one in the red bag?" It does sort of surprise me, because the how to write love poems books are a high circulation and high theft item.

ChristopherMD wrote: Maybe a second copy of Thunder & Lightning? Not everyone wants to join the hobby of playing different games. Its okay to just like one and play it a lot.

Not a bad idea at all, I know that there are now homemade (from a standard deck of playing cards) versions floating around the cell hall. Altered cards are by definition contraband, but I feel good that this is where some of their creative and idle time is going.

edulis wrote:

RobertB wrote: I'm only partly joking: are your inmates secure enough in their masculinity to play Love Letter?

It doesn't get too much action, and its like they are afraid to use the name : "can I get that letter one?" "Can I get the one in the red bag?" It does sort of surprise me, because the how to write love poems books are a high circulation and high theft item.

Isn't there a Batman edition? Maybe that would suit them better.

edulis wrote:

RobertB wrote: I'm only partly joking: are your inmates secure enough in their masculinity to play Love Letter?

It doesn't get too much action, and its like they are afraid to use the name : "can I get that letter one?" "Can I get the one in the red bag?" It does sort of surprise me, because the how to write love poems books are a high circulation and high theft item.

Get Loveletter Batman then, a slightly better version but much better as you have great Batman character art on the cards - so cheap buy a couple of copies (as someone suggested above).

Are all dice prohited or just ones with spots, if the latter then how about:
Risk Express (seems to be oop now though)
Battleship Express (simple but probably fun enough for those stuck inside).
Bang the Dice Game - trying to kill the Sheriff, may get banned by the authorities

Card games could include:
Game of Thrones: Hand of the King or maybe even the more advanced Game of Thrones LCG 2E for a TV franchise hook for them.
Bang
Fluxx - plenty of versions, perhaps Batman or Zombie.
DC Comics Deck Building Game, I have the Heroes unite edition and it is fun but they all play well with multiple players.
WWE Superstar Showdown by Galeforce 9, I'll eat my cap if that doesn't go down well inside !
Family Business, gangsters - enuf said.
Formula Motor Racing, a fairly unkown Knizia race game, lots of fun.

Board games, how about:
Homeland, a bit of CIA and terrorists traitor game good for 4 - 6 players.
Betrayal at House on the Hill, no D6s just D2s
Cosmic Encounter (higher outlay)
D&D Castle Ravenloft and others in the series, just a D20.
Doom (if the specialist dice are acceptable)

What if you were a criminal that got locked up by Batman and you had to play Batman Love Letter, how would you feel

Michael Barnes wrote: What if you were a criminal that got locked up by Batman and you had to play Batman Love Letter, how would you feel

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Michael Barnes wrote: What if you were a criminal that got locked up by Batman and you had to play Batman Love Letter, how would you feel

Now I feel bad, thanks man.
We just need to teach them that when the round is finished the card you are left holding is who escaped !

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Southernman wrote: Are all dice prohited or just ones with spots, if the latter then how about:

Thanks for the suggestions, In your experience how fast does the WWE game play? Does it contain dice. I do not see it listed on GF9 website.

6 sided dice are the big issues- I have a game with d10s and offenders are allowed polyhedral dice sets (minus the D6) as 'religious items'. I kind you not, the are put down as 'divination cubes' as a allowable religious item.

The other issue is theft, so the more pieces there are in a game the more counting of said pieces I need to do to check for theft. (limits things like Castle Ravenloft)