Set ’em Up

Game setup- I think it’s safe to say that for many people this is the worst part of the board game experience. Which games have the best and worst setups, and how can designers improve the experience?

Games We Played:
Unspeakable Words | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Fearsome Floors | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Piece o’ Cake | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Exit: The Game – The Gate Between Worlds | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
TEN | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
The Chameleon | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Horrified | Board Game | BoardGameGeek

Games We Discussed:
Wasteland Express Delivery Service | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Dwellings of Eldervale | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Arkham Horror | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Mansions of Madness | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
XCOM: The Board Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Board Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Thunderstone | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Agricola | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Carcassonne | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Hey, That’s My Fish! | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
DVONN | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
YINSH | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Piece o’ Cake | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Zooloretto | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Mission: Red Planet | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Marrakech | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Drone Home | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Dice Hospital | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Talisman | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Terraforming Mars | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Windward | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Terra Mystica | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Near and Far | Board Game | BoardGameGeek