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# WhatDidYouPlayMondays John Company (objectstore.surf.nl)
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#WhatDidYouPlayMondays John Company@boardgames @geekygoodies #boardgamesAll 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.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/33Photo by @bladerunner007 on BGG.

A game of John's company in progress. A map of India is depicted on the game board. A card titled "President of Bombay" is also visible.
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is a traitor mechanic semi-coop? I thought that was just unknown teams. I thought semi-coop where games like Republic of Rome where the game makes everyone lose but if you actually win then there's a first winner. Or Fog of Love where both players, one player, or no players might win.

Anyway, I played Istanbul which is a classic for a reason.

Silver Eye was also excellent and a very worthy addition to the series.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    @boardgames @ryedaft BGG's top games in the "Semi-coops" and "Traitor"categories do have some titles in common (from the Nemesis and BattlestarGalactica series) whose only mechanic that could possibly be seen assemi-cooperation is indeed (a certain version) of the traitor mechanic.The page on semi-coops indeed claims that there are several ways to implementthem, and that the Grand Winner format (e.g., Republic of Rome, John Company) isbut one of them. (1/2)

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    @ryedaft @boardgames BGG classifies Battlestar Galactica as semi-coop. Maybe they see switching invisible teams only later in the game as a sufficient condition. This is indeed enough to have the same player cooperate at times (and not just to disguise their true intentions) and compete at others. Although I am not sure this matches their own definition:"[...] cooperating and competing with each other throughout the game, whiletrying to complete a common objective."

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