Brink Deluxe

Didn't expect the hidden hex voting to get this tense around the table. Commanding a fleet, trading resources, then quietly scheming over which hexes score is a great loop. Three games in and we're still arguing about the last round.

The secret voting on which hexes score keeps every round tense, since you can never be sure who's quietly backing your fleet. Trading resources between turns adds a nice layer of bluffing on top of the starship exploration. Easily the most argument-inducing game night we've had in months.

I've never played a game where you secretly vote on which hexes score, and that twist had my group arguing for an hour straight. Collecting and trading resources between turns actually matters instead of feeling tacked on.