When we're selling or reviewing games, we call that 'quarterbacking.' It's a serious flaw in many team and co-op games. I've heard that one of the Pandemic expansions adds an eco-terrorist that plays against the group win condition. That should help fix the problem.In post 872, Brandi wrote:A LOT Of co-op games suffer from "everyone do what that ONE GUY says and we all win, no making your own decisions because they might not be the most efficient, wow we won that was easy, YAY!" syndrome.In post 869, xRECKONERx wrote:I don't get how co-op games are enjoyable
Pandemic is a huge offender, and IMO is one of the worst co op games out there.
Red November also has a mechanic that combats quarterbacking. At some point, one player can decide to screw the team and attempt to win alone.
Has anybody played Ghost Stories? We've played like 15 times and never won.
How about Level99's Minigames Library? I've played all six games with both the kids' group (9-17) and the adult group (acts like they're 9-17). Some of the rules are a little complicated and the player numbers are very specific and awkward, but they're almost universally well received.