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Scyther posted:I've never played it, but poorly rated? That puts it just a few places above Talisman and Cards Against Humanity but I guess it's not that bad, just surprising to me. Not that it should matter much.
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Not going to lie, I have a tough time getting people to play Tragedy Looper with me right now. Would different art help? I dunno, my play group probably just sucks.
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Tendales posted:It's looks like Z-Man's french overlords are putting out feelers about de-animeing Tragedy Looper. This image is like stereotypical Japanese art vs. stereotypical Western art.png. The investigators go from 1 man and 2 women to 1 woman and 2 men, the characters get 15-20 years older, hair color becomes normal, guy with glasses becomes stubbly action hero, mastermind gets a fedora... I'd probably hesitate more before buying the B version, it looks like terrible generic game #2515. Neither artwork is particularly good though, so I'd probably prefer they stay with the anime version just so future expansions are consistent with the copy I own.
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Jun 4, 2015 00:19
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The Japanese group is two boys and one girl. 
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Jun 4, 2015 00:25
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Some Numbers posted:The Japanese group is two boys and one girl. The fact that I thought the opposite only reinforces my point.
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Jun 4, 2015 00:27
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Medium Style posted:That puts it just a few places above Talisman and Cards Against Humanity but I guess it's not that bad, just surprising to me. Not that it should matter much. So BGG really likes Talisman and CAH?
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QnoisX posted:Not going to lie, I have a tough time getting people to play Tragedy Looper with me right now. Would different art help? I dunno, my play group probably just sucks. I've heard such good things about the game that I'd buy the new art version. The only reason I wouldn't buy the current is none of my current group would play it with the current art.
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Jun 4, 2015 00:42
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King Burgundy posted:I've heard such good things about the game that I'd buy the new art version. The only reason I wouldn't buy the current is none of my current group would play it with the current art. This. I also personally prefer it when the game protagonists/antagonists are identifiable as adults.
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Jun 4, 2015 00:44
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Make them all zombies, that alone will sell a few thousand copies.
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Jun 4, 2015 01:06
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just make three editions of the game: Zombie Looper Medieval Village Looper Anime Looper
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Medium Style posted:That puts it just a few places above Talisman and Cards Against Humanity but I guess it's not that bad, just surprising to me. Not that it should matter much. PerniciousKnid posted:So BGG really likes Talisman and CAH? Ding ding ding!
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Jun 4, 2015 01:23
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Dirk the Average posted:This. I also personally prefer it when the game protagonists/antagonists are identifiable as adults. They're not supposed to be adults. They're supposed to be teens or post-teens.
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Jun 4, 2015 01:28
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Some Numbers posted:They're not supposed to be adults. They're supposed to be teens or post-teens. Right, and they spend a good deal of their time hanging out with high schoolers and going to the high school.
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Jun 4, 2015 01:35
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Tendales posted:It's looks like Z-Man's french overlords are putting out feelers about de-animeing Tragedy Looper. I suddenly have a 100% increase in interest in this game with that new art. edit - in summary: I hate anime themed anything 
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jeeves posted:I suddenly have a 100% increase in interest in this game with that new art. That doesn't sound like that much interest.
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OmegaGoo posted:That doesn't sound like that much interest. As I wrote that I realized a 100% increase of 0% doesn't seem like much. I meant that I suddenly have interest in the game whereas before I didn't. Funny how much a theme can make or break a game in such a superfluous way. Sort of like book covers.
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Maybe the retheme means we can stop having huge pointless arguments about anime every time someone mentions traglooper
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How hostile would the reaction be to a thread that asks for quick descriptions of the actual mechanics of various board games? BGG is not helpful and I don't want to watch hour long videos of bullshit to get the basic idea of how a game is played, but drat if I don't want to shop for board games. I don't want to crap up this thread with tons of posts asking someone to describe X game in 1-2 paragraphs though either. I'm trying to solve both the shopping problem and also the problem that cold readings of rulebooks rarely give me a real idea of how a game is played.
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Dr. Video Games 0069 posted:Right, and they spend a good deal of their time hanging out with high schoolers and going to the high school. A trio of adults spending a ton of time at a high school and interacting with high school students isn't suspicious at all.
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signalnoise posted:How hostile would the reaction be to a thread that asks for quick descriptions of the actual mechanics of various board games? BGG is not helpful and I don't want to watch hour long videos of bullshit to get the basic idea of how a game is played, but drat if I don't want to shop for board games. I don't want to crap up this thread with tons of posts asking someone to describe X game in 1-2 paragraphs though either. I'm trying to solve both the shopping problem and also the problem that cold readings of rulebooks rarely give me a real idea of how a game is played. I watch the drivethrureviews and have a pretty pro But it seems like you should just ask here? I don't think this thread can be crapped up further with actual discussion about board games e: also if you have a commute or do laundry or something you can listen to The Long View and listen to a couple of goobers talk about a single game for 1-2 hours. I know you are looking for something that's time efficient, but I find it useful if I want to learn about a game and I'm going to be stuck in traffic for an hour or something else. fozzy fosbourne fucked around with this message at 02:08 on Jun 4, 2015 |
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OK, someone give me quick rundowns of how Elysium, Argent, Shogun, and Evolution are played
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I hope they don't ever do alternate art for Tragedy Looper so all the idiot babies who cry about anime will continue to be punished for their stupidity by not being able to play an amazing goddamn game.
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Medium Style posted:That puts it just a few places above Talisman and Cards Against Humanity but I guess it's not that bad, just surprising to me. Not that it should matter much. BGG ranking is heavily weighted by number of ratings and therefore not that useful for games with < 1000 ratings.
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signalnoise posted:OK, someone give me quick rundowns of how Elysium, Argent, Shogun, and Evolution are played Argent is worker placement with 12 hidden objectives that you can find out about during the game. Each worker is a certain type of mage that has an ability, so the order and type you place are very important. Kinda like Harry Potter meets Agricola.
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Scyther posted:I hope they don't ever do alternate art for Tragedy Looper so all the idiot babies who cry about anime will continue to be punished for their stupidity by not being able to play an amazing goddamn game. This, unironically.
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signalnoise posted:OK, someone give me quick rundowns of how Elysium, Argent, Shogun, and Evolution are played I'd just watch this http://drivethruvideos.com/argent-the-consortium-review/ It's like if Donald X Vaccarino designed a worker placement game. That had an anime hogwarts theme. Variable setup, asymmetric player powers, worker placement with powers, multiple paths to victory, directed attacks (with reparations for the victim so its not so bad), end game scoring based entirely on hidden objectives that can either be deduced by opponent behavior or discovered by spending in game actions.
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Some Numbers posted:This, unironically. Scyther, like all good posters, subscribes to the school of sincere posting. There is no irony there.
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I have an odd question, but maybe this thread can help. A long time ago, I remember my D&D group was short a player, and the DM hauled out a board game we played instead. It was definitely D&D inspired, but I don't remember it being actually based on it; it sure wasn't Forgotten Realms, anyways. The board was a big map, and the players alternated turns moving around. On the map were dungeons, with color coded difficulties (and correspondingly higher rewards), and towns, where there would be a market with magic item cards you could buy. The goal was accumulating power, maybe to eventually defeat a big bad, and IIRC something bad was happening as the turns went by; I remember pretty clearly that at some point one of the towns got destroyed. That's about all I can remember, but now I'm curious what the game was. Any chance that rings any bells for anyone?
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Bremen posted:I have an odd question, but maybe this thread can help. I think this is Mage Knight.
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SilverMike posted:Argent is worker placement with 12 hidden objectives that you can find out about during the game. Each worker is a certain type of mage that has an ability, so the order and type you place are very important. Kinda like Harry Potter meets Agricola. 10 hidden objectives, 2 public objectives  Argent really owns though.
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Bremen posted:I have an odd question, but maybe this thread can help. Sounds like Runebound.
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Bremen posted:I have an odd question, but maybe this thread can help. Almost certainly Runebound. Did you move by rolling big dice with terrain icons?
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Countblanc posted:I think this is Mage Knight. Wikipedia says the board game version came out in 2011. This was probably like a decade ago. Diosamblet posted:Sounds like Runebound. OmegaGoo posted:Almost certainly Runebound. I don't remember the movement dice but the pictures seem familiar. Thanks!
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OmegaGoo posted:Almost certainly Runebound. I swear, I will have "roll to move is a lovely, lazy mechanic" carved into my headstone.
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Poison Mushroom posted:That almost sounded interesting right up until that part. That is NOT the bad part of the game. All things considered, the movement was pretty cool.
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4 player expansion to Wir sind das Volk! in the works: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1315481/4p-expansion-worksquote:In the extension, the two new players take on the role of the United States and Russia, assisting the FRG and the GDR respectively. The card selection mechanism was expanded with new cards (which were still not final) and completely transformed. There was a fierce new part, but quite exciting in a game sense. I will not say too much, because there may be some changes, but it was faster than expected and brought a lot of tension. Richard was probably not quite as happy as Peer and the rest.
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Bubble-T posted:BGG ranking is heavily weighted by number of ratings and therefore not that useful for games with < 1000 ratings. I was not aware of this, thank you. Makes more sense now.
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Scyther posted:I hope they don't ever do alternate art for Tragedy Looper so all the idiot babies who cry about anime will continue to be punished for their stupidity by not being able to play an amazing goddamn game. Seriously the loving anime talk that goes on in here is like a bunch of children, except children don't know to be upset about stupid poo poo yet. fozzy fosbourne posted:4 player expansion to Wir sind das Volk! in the works: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1315481/4p-expansion-works Sweet, I'll probably get to finally play it, then.
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Scyther posted:I hope they don't ever do alternate art for Tragedy Looper so all the idiot babies who cry about anime will continue to be punished for their stupidity by not being able to play an amazing goddamn game. i'm on board, gently caress those guys
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