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Elos: Jan 8, 2009

well bgg nerds seem to like it so at least there's someone to sell it to if it sucks balls

# ? Aug 28, 2014 21:06

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# ? Jun 2, 2024 01:48

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

fitl is apparently now coming in a big plane over to old blighty, can't fuuuuuucking wait

# ? Aug 28, 2014 23:50

eSports Chaebol: Feb 22, 2005; Yeah, actually, gamers in the house forever,

Tekopo posted:

fitl is apparently now coming in a big plane over to old blighty, can't fuuuuuucking wait

is this actually going to be sold at stores soon or is it only the p500 thing?

# ? Aug 29, 2014 00:39

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

eSports Chaebol posted:

is this actually going to be sold at stores soon or is it only the p500 thing?

p500 thing

# ? Aug 29, 2014 00:40

Captain Gordon: Jul 22, 2004

hey imp zone, can you recommend me some good 2 player games?

after reading this thread I don't trust bgg anymore for anything

# ? Aug 29, 2014 01:31

Bubble-T: Dec 26, 2004; You know, I've got a funny feeling I've seen this all before.

Captain Gordon posted:

hey imp zone, can you recommend me some good 2 player games?

after reading this thread I don't trust bgg anymore for anything

How heavy/long do you want? How much interaction?

Race for the Galaxy and Tash Kalar are my favourites. Both are pretty short but polar opposites in how much you can screw over your opponent.

# ? Aug 29, 2014 01:34

StashAugustine: Mar 24, 2013; Do not trust in hope- it will betray you! Only faith and hatred sustain.

Captain Gordon posted:

hey imp zone, can you recommend me some good 2 player games?

after reading this thread I don't trust bgg anymore for anything

i'm just going to assume you already have twilight struggle if not buy it or kill you are self

# ? Aug 29, 2014 01:37

Captain Gordon: Jul 22, 2004

StashAugustine posted:

i'm just going to assume you already have twilight struggle if not buy it or kill you are self

I do have twilight struggle and it owns, but I need something else as well, there are only so many times you can make the earth a socialist paradise

Bubble-T posted:

How heavy/long do you want? How much interaction?

Race for the Galaxy and Tash Kalar are my favourites. Both are pretty short but polar opposites in how much you can screw over your opponent.

Anything really

# ? Aug 29, 2014 01:38

Asymmetrikon: Oct 30, 2009; I believe you're a big dork!

Tash-Kalar owns, you should buy that.

# ? Aug 29, 2014 01:46

cenotaph: Mar 2, 2013

Captain Gordon posted:

hey imp zone, can you recommend me some good 2 player games?

after reading this thread I don't trust bgg anymore for anything

Combat Commander Europe, Napoleon's Triumph, Up Front

# ? Aug 29, 2014 01:55

Stumiester: Dec 3, 2004; "Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent."

Captain Gordon posted:

hey imp zone, can you recommend me some good 2 player games?

after reading this thread I don't trust bgg anymore for anything

Lost Cities (though its super light), and Backgammon with doubling dice which I only just got into: it owns.

Also Twilight Struggle and Dominion

# ? Aug 29, 2014 02:50

silvergoose: Mar 18, 2006; IT IS SAID THE TEARS OF THE BWEENIX CAN HEAL ALL WOUNDS

posted in the bad thread but just in case

VlaadaCon writeup is up on bgg, so much fun we'll totally run it again

http://boardgamegeek.com/article/16739686#16739686

# ? Aug 29, 2014 03:14

inferis: Dec 30, 2003

Captain Gordon posted:

hey imp zone, can you recommend me some good 2 player games?

after reading this thread I don't trust bgg anymore for anything

Agricola works really well with two.

# ? Aug 29, 2014 06:25

discount cathouse: Mar 25, 2009

One day ill play Napoleons Triumph

# ? Aug 29, 2014 11:14

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

Is it fascism yet posted:

One day ill play Napoleons Triumph

only a single day?! you should probably allot more than one day tbqh

# ? Aug 29, 2014 11:22

discount cathouse: Mar 25, 2009

Tekopo posted:

only a single day?! you should probably allot more than one day tbqh

it seems i underestimated the play time. war games...

# ? Aug 29, 2014 18:25

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

It was a joke referring to the fact that you should play it more than once

# ? Aug 29, 2014 19:05

discount cathouse: Mar 25, 2009

Tekopo posted:

It was a joke referring to the fact that you should play it more than once

i know

# ? Aug 29, 2014 19:12

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

played andean abyss, we let the auc win, game is still good but has issues fixed by later games in the series

# ? Aug 31, 2014 21:56

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

I can't tell if my friends are the best cylons or idiot humans. I think im going to brig them all somehow

# ? Sep 1, 2014 01:35

inferis: Dec 30, 2003

Played Sherlock Holmes consulting detective today. Quinns said they got a -60 on the first case. We got a 95.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 04:54

Bullbar: Apr 18, 2007; The Aristocrats!

Played my second irl game of Le Havre today, teaching it to two new people. Love that game.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 05:52

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

inferis posted:

Played Sherlock Holmes consulting detective today. Quinns said they got a -60 on the first case. We got a 95.

people reviewing games are usually bad at games, yes

# ? Sep 1, 2014 07:52

01011001: Dec 26, 2012

Tekopo posted:

people reviewing games are usually bad at games, yes

this is universally true and im not sure why its the case

# ? Sep 1, 2014 08:18

Scyther: Dec 29, 2010

Those who can game, game. Those who can't, review.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:07

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

Scyther posted:

Those who can game, game. Those who can't, review.

*completely misunderstands how to play a game, writes review based on assumptions*

# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:19

silvergoose: Mar 18, 2006; IT IS SAID THE TEARS OF THE BWEENIX CAN HEAL ALL WOUNDS

Tekopo posted:

*completely misunderstands how to play a game, writes review based on assumptions*

Hey don't sell your NT abilities too short

jkjk

# ? Sep 1, 2014 12:26

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

silvergoose posted:

Hey don't sell your NT abilities too short

jkjk

i will beat you any day, scrub, dont step

# ? Sep 1, 2014 13:13

inSTAALed: Feb 3, 2008; MOP

n'

SLOP

i have played no board games this long weekend

# ? Sep 1, 2014 14:32

Dr. Lunchables: Dec 27, 2012; IRL DEBUFFED KOBOLD

Yo I played Shogun and got drunk on sake. It's fun to drop cubes in a tower.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 16:34

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

Lord Frisk posted:

Yo I played Shogun and got drunk on sake. It's fun to drop cubes in a tower.

did you bow at each other while playing the game?

# ? Sep 1, 2014 16:35

Dr. Lunchables: Dec 27, 2012; IRL DEBUFFED KOBOLD

Tekopo posted:

did you bow at each other while playing the game?

The whole thing was disgustingly racist, so yes.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 16:35

silvergoose: Mar 18, 2006; IT IS SAID THE TEARS OF THE BWEENIX CAN HEAL ALL WOUNDS

Lord Frisk posted:

Yo I played Shogun and got drunk on sake. It's fun to drop cubes in a tower.

Funny, I got drunk on sake when playtesting the new Tash Kalar deck. It was pretty great. I still won.

...course it was cause my partner and I were way better than our opponents and he had the ice deck, not me

# ? Sep 1, 2014 17:49

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

silvergoose posted:

Funny, I got drunk on sake when playtesting the new Tash Kalar deck. It was pretty great. I still won.

...course it was cause my partner and I were way better than our opponents and he had the ice deck, not me

ice deck?

# ? Sep 1, 2014 17:52

silvergoose: Mar 18, 2006; IT IS SAID THE TEARS OF THE BWEENIX CAN HEAL ALL WOUNDS

Tekopo posted:

ice deck?

yes? the deck with snow princess and poo poo?

what else is it supposed to be called? I linked vlaada's "help me playtest" post :c00lbert:

# ? Sep 1, 2014 17:55

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

oh riiiight, i havent playtested any of that yet

# ? Sep 1, 2014 17:56

silvergoose: Mar 18, 2006; IT IS SAID THE TEARS OF THE BWEENIX CAN HEAL ALL WOUNDS

Tekopo posted:

oh riiiight, i havent playtested any of that yet

it's wacky, you can have one standing effect that's on various cards, and use it like another kind of flare, but they vary between "move a bit like a flare" or apprentice summoner's "I'm a war summoner but you can save me for next turn" insanely high power.

it mostly lost, but that's because we were all inexperienced with the deck. still super excited!

# ? Sep 1, 2014 17:59

StashAugustine: Mar 24, 2013; Do not trust in hope- it will betray you! Only faith and hatred sustain.

played twilight struggle and settlers of catan tonight. catan ran longer :suicide:

# ? Sep 2, 2014 03:08

Bubble-T: Dec 26, 2004; You know, I've got a funny feeling I've seen this all before.

One player spent 10 minutes ultimately deciding not to move a knight in our 2v2 Tash Kalar game last night

game still owns

# ? Sep 2, 2014 03:55

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# ? Jun 2, 2024 01:48

Jarvisi: Apr 17, 2001; Green is still best.

I just played Spartacus and it was actually really good and not lovely like I expected! I back stabbed my way to victory by not honoring any deals.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 13:36

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