|
Tekopo posted:My favourite thing about the Internet is people being butt-hurt over valid criticism of anything they like. Fixed it for you.
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 17:55
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 31, 2024 11:16 |
|
|
Broken Loose posted:Correct. They haven't reviewed it in any form and they haven't even mentioned it at any point. Actually, they've mentioned it twice. Back in 2013, when it was a tiny indie blip at the Tokyo Games Market, and again in passing when the English release was announced. The irony is, that brief SUSD mention in 2013 (and the accompanying TGM con report at BGG) is what first brought the game to my attention. And set me scrounging for translations, pestering the Japon Brand guys for an english release, and buying a goddamn japanese copy literally the day before the ZMan announcement. They did this to me. To us. And yet remain unscathed. Truly, they are an instrument of the Mastermind.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 17:57
|
|
|
Ropes4u posted:Fixed it for you. You are neither the owner of this Web-site, nor anyone else empowered to alter my writings in any way. I consider it the height of egotism and frankly an abridgement of my First Amendment rights. If you want to engage in open and fair dialogue, I am all for it-but for you to even DARE to edit my writings and then slap 'FTFY's all over them is a minor outrage-and once again is showing me the caliber of people associated with this particular game. I have never in my life run across a game with such poorly written rules. There are pages upon pages of questions, responses, folks chiming in how their actual games have come to a halt for 30-45 minutes of "lawyering" to try and ascertain what the rules might possibly mean-and I, for one am becoming convinced that there are Grand Canyon sized holes in the 'logic' of this game that all but kill it. And I am even willing to go there. To say "Yeah, once again, the author is contradictory/unclear, and our house rules are ____." But for you to act as if you know the answers and then edit my answers-is very Orwellian. Respond to my writings if you wish. You have NO permission to 'fix' any of them....
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 18:23
|
|
|
Tekopo posted:You are neither the owner of this Web-site, nor anyone else empowered to alter my writings in any way. I consider it the height of egotism and frankly an abridgement of my First Amendment rights. If you want to engage in open and fair dialogue, I am all for it-but for you to even DARE to edit my writings and then slap 'FTFY's all over them is a minor outrage-and once again is showing me the caliber of people associated with this particular game. Where is this from again?
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 18:28
|
|
|
StashAugustine posted:Where is this from again?
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 18:29
|
|
|
StashAugustine posted:Where is this from again? https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/889691/faq-mistake
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 18:50
|
|
|
Oldstench posted:I know this is an odd post because it's not about anime. I'm not interested, but thanks for reminding me that I can't find this game for purchase anywhere. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:01
|
|
|
Chad Jensen has a new light (  ) Euro on the GMT P500: http://www.gmtgames.com/p-541-centerville.aspxquote:Centerville is a relatively light board game for 2-4 players. Centerville abstractly models the growth and management of a small city — perhaps not unlike the one you're in right now.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:04
|
|
|
T-Bone posted:Chad Jensen has a new light ( Holy poo poo this sounds like my jam.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:11
|
|
|
fozzy fosbourne posted:Holy poo poo this sounds like my jam. Yeah, there's a guy in my group who will spooge over that. I'll tell him about it.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:23
|
|
|
T-Bone posted:Chad Jensen has a new light ( Sounds great. Interested to see the rules.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:24
|
|
|
PerniciousKnid posted:I'm not interested, but thanks for reminding me that I can't find this game for purchase anywhere. Sucks you're not interested. He's releasing a collectors edition that you can preorder here. T-Bone posted:Chad Jensen has a new light ( Playtesters are going pretty gaga over it.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:25
|
|
|
I do love "dice as workers" style games. But I also don't want to preorder because 1st edition GMT games usually feel cheap or look ugly until they reprint. So thank you early adopters for getting this game on shelves but I'll wait for the eventual reprint with better art and components.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:31
|
|
|
T-Bone posted:Chad Jensen has a new light ( Goddamnit. Ordered.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:36
|
|
|
I hope it has a little bit more of a Roll for the Galaxy's dice mechanics where you can manage your pool of dice via specialized dice and a variable economy of dice each round and less like the Roll through the Ages/King of Tokyo thing where everyone gets the same dice and some rerolls. Basically, less symmetry and more planning rather than a "wait to see what I roll before I plan what I do" type of game. E: divergent pool building and round-to-round management I guess might be what sets these games apart fozzy fosbourne fucked around with this message at 19:51 on Jun 6, 2015 |
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:45
|
|
|
The Legendary Encounters Alien game sounds neat and fun. Is it worth an impulse buy at $60?
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:47
|
|
|
Oldstench posted:Sucks you're not interested. He's releasing a collectors edition that you can preorder here. Yeah. Would prefer non-collector but that and evolution are on my Christmas maybe reprint list.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:55
|
|
|
I like Legendary Encounters but it fills a very specific niche for me. It's probably the best experiential super thematic coop game that isn't too heavy, that I've played. It's like a gateway game for people who really like theme. But unlike other gateway games, it has those other important ingredients of not being boring for me or a being game where I crush the other players. I'd prefer to play LotR LCG or Mage Knight if I'm playing an experiential co-op thing but I don't start people there. I definitely have got my money's worth. E: I don't always drink beer, but when I do it's legendary encounters fozzy fosbourne fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Jun 6, 2015 |
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:56
|
|
|
Len posted:The Legendary Encounters Alien game sounds neat and fun. Is it worth an impulse buy at $60?
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 19:57
|
|
|
Len posted:The Legendary Encounters Alien game sounds neat and fun. Is it worth an impulse buy at $60? $50 here http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/201696
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 20:14
|
|
|
Len posted:The Legendary Encounters Alien game sounds neat and fun. Is it worth an impulse buy at $60? As someone who dislikes deck builders and generally dislikes co-op games I think it's good. It's thematic, there's a lot happening on the board that makes it feel more like a traditional board game in my mind, and even when you have a lovely draw as deck builders often have early game there's usually some way you can contribute to someone else's success. I think $60 is a bit too much but there's a poo poo ton of cards and the scenarios really do change the game up.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 20:28
|
|
|
I stopped by for the sale I mentioned earlier, and snagged a copy of Dominant Species for $40, which was 50% off. I almost bought another game, but I'm poor and being irresponsible buying the one game as it is, but man do I want a ton of their games they have marked down. Speaking of Jensen (I think that's the guy anyway), they have Subdivision on sale for half off too. It looks a lot like Suburbia, which looked great from the SU&SD review, but I was in a hurry and reticent to drop money on a game only similar to another one I may or may not like. Should I go back and pick it up? Edit: not Jensen, but whatever.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 20:42
|
|
|
Tekopo posted:You are neither the owner of this Web-site, nor anyone else empowered to alter my writings in any way. I consider it the height of egotism and frankly an abridgement of my First Amendment rights. If you want to engage in open and fair dialogue, I am all for it-but for you to even DARE to edit my writings and then slap 'FTFY's all over them is a minor outrage-and once again is showing me the caliber of people associated with this particular game. I was commenting about how people on the internet get outraged when something they say or like is challenged, not on the game. FYI - In general I value your well thought out responses and input into games. Calling attempt at humor Orwellian was slightly over the top 
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 20:46
|
|
|
Ropes4u posted:I was commenting about how people on the internet get outraged when something they say or like is challenged, not on the game. Did you not see it was a quote from bgg?
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 20:47
|
|
|
I played some games with Broken Loose last night. We started with 3 player Eminent Domain & Escalation and man, the expansion is so much better than the base game. Gotta find a copy now because there's no going back to the vanilla game after that. I started with a scenario that let me trash a card for free each turn, so I went full warfare. I had a crazy engine going getting like 8+ ships a turn pretty quickly and took an early lead with a bunch of planets, then I sputtered to a stop with bad surveys and not enough research (my deck only started with one, so it was hard to balance with getting more ships). He won mostly due to a card that let him get a free tech every time he played it and colonizing a planet that gave him a ton of VP for dissenting warfare. I think the spread was 24-36 between the three of us. Then we played Final Attack and it was crazy. That's all. Finished with some Click Clack Lumberjack. I'd never played so the first game went terribly while I figured out how to hit it, etc. Second game I took a big lead early then proceeded to crash and burn by knocking down 6 trunk pieces in one terrible swing. I also met his dingo and almost died from an allergy attack due to the cats. All in all, the night gets an B+, because I couldn't stop sneezing and that's why I didn't win anything. Bottom Liner fucked around with this message at 20:52 on Jun 6, 2015 |
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 20:48
|
|
|
I saw Homeland in the store today and the back of the box read a lot like BSG (which I love). What's the verdict on this game?
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 21:25
|
|
|
yeah, way to describe my house as just "the cats" like i'm just some maniac living in a shanty crawling with stray animals
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 21:29
|
|
|
silvergoose posted:Did you not see it was a quote from bgg? I'm dumb - excuse me
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 21:32
|
|
|
Broken Loose posted:yeah, way to describe my house as just "the cats" like i'm just some maniac living in a shanty crawling with stray animals You said it, not me 
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 21:37
|
|
|
Boy. My wife really doesn't like Tash-Kalar.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 21:51
|
|
|
I wonder why
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 21:54
|
|
|
Oldstench posted:Boy. My wife really doesn't like Tash-Kalar. Maybe she'll like this game better: 
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 22:01
|
|
|
Am I just having a lovely day, or did it get nasty in here?
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 22:12
|
|
|
Argh! Is there some obvious ways to get the cards back into Mage Knight? Everything is kept in lovely moulded plastic boxes, but there doesn't seem to enough room for all the cards in the card slot.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 22:15
|
|
|
Ours go in baggies underneath the inserts. But Mage Knight lives in at least two boxes; unless you sacrifice the inserts you can't fit it all in one box anyway the minute you get any expansions.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 22:16
|
|
|
OmegaGoo posted:Am I just having a lovely day, or did it get nasty in here? Pretty standard jokes. I'm sorry for your day, friend :/
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 22:20
|
|
|
OmegaGoo posted:Am I just having a lovely day, or did it get nasty in here? Nobody's mentioned Munchkin or Cards Against Humanity or the f-word, so it's been pretty calm considering.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 22:24
|
|
|
Speaking of Mage Knight what would be an easier scenario to do in Solo play? I'm thinking of the shorter variant of Conquest i don't really want to fiddle with the dummy player. Either of the Volkare scenarios would eliminate that problem but then his would be a bit harder to do considering you're by yourself against his army.
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 22:30
|
|
|
HOOLY BOOLY posted:Speaking of Mage Knight what would be an easier scenario to do in Solo play? I'm thinking of the shorter variant of Conquest i don't really want to fiddle with the dummy player. Either of the Volkare scenarios would eliminate that problem but then his would be a bit harder to do considering you're by yourself against his army. Get the IOS dummy player app someone made for Mage Knight. It's perfectly serviceable
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 22:38
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 31, 2024 11:16 |
|
|
Mega64 posted:Nobody's mentioned Munchkin or Cards Against Humanity or the f-word, so it's been pretty calm considering. Talking to co-workers at a new job, one of them asks if I play board games. Excitedly I show off some stuff sitting in my car. He was really interested in Dungeon Lords and I couldn't be happier until... "The wife and I enjoy Munchkin. We've got all the expansions."
|
|
#
?
Jun 6, 2015 22:51
|
|