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I'm sorry, thread. Let's get back on track: why do you guys keep posting facts when I in fact know them to be opinions?
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silvergoose posted:I really like CoB and Trajan. Bruges is decent and I hear The Speicherstadt is actually good. But CoB did something between put me to sleep and make me irrationally angry about how pointless everything felt.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:04
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Andarel posted:Bruges is decent and I hear The Speicherstadt is actually good. But CoB did something between put me to sleep and make me irrationally angry and how pointless everything felt. Weird. I actually really hated Bruges after a couple plays. I feel like everyone has their own one or two Feld games that they are willing/happy to play, and likewise Knizia (mine happen to be Tigris and Euphrates and Ra, and I know a lot of people really dislike Ra) and don't much like any other ones.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:06
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Andarel posted:Bruges is decent and I hear The Speicherstadt is actually good. But CoB did something between put me to sleep and make me irrationally angry about how pointless everything felt. But you get tons of points in CoB???
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Aug 7, 2015 02:08
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I actually like Bora Bora, COME AT ME *projects a forcefield of shitposts* I mean, it's not amazing, but I think it's about average for a top 100 euro and looks pretty nice Edit: Also, I haven't played a Knizia I really disliked, yet. I've been on a bit of a binge
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Aug 7, 2015 02:08
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Durendal posted:But you get tons of points in CoB??? CoB is a game where if you play it, you get 200 points, and if you don't you get 150. I like CoB.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:09
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silvergoose posted:Weird. I actually really hated Bruges after a couple plays. I feel like everyone has their own one or two Feld games that they are willing/happy to play, and likewise Knizia (mine happen to be Tigris and Euphrates and Ra, and I know a lot of people really dislike Ra) and don't much like any other ones. Half the bruges expansion makes the game less butt (boats) but the event cards are pretty dumb. The problem with Feld for me is that his games feel really scripted, you've got to go through this specific chain of actions to get these specific carefully-laid-out point maps to cash in for VP and then start the cycle all over again without anything except VP to show for your trouble. Give me a game with a good sense of progression (Caylus, Keyflower, any tableau builder) and let me feel like I'm making progress rather than just durdling for VP. Whoever goes on the slightly smarter points expedition comes back with the 4 extra VP to throw onto their 150 VP and take the game, give me less optimization and give me actually interesting resources to manage :< Also I love how in CoB if you get really good at boats to get the turn order bonus you just get extra screwed once people catch up because lol nope.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:10
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"The only good use of dice in a modern board game" - some genius, about CoB
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Aug 7, 2015 02:11
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La Granja is the best Feld game.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:12
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Lord Frisk posted:"The only good use of dice in a modern board game" That title should clearly go to Space Cadets Dice Duel. (Or Panamax, but we all know SC:DD is better.) ^^ I actually really want to play La Granja, might be able to get it in on Sunday. It looks actually decent, so it's definitely not a Feld.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:12
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Lord Frisk posted:"The only good use of dice in a modern board game" Euphoria. 
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Aug 7, 2015 02:14
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Cuba Libre Actually Armada has an interesting dice system but I'm not sure if it's good.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:20
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Ugh, I'm fuckin' Gric?! Why couldn't I be a good game? Serves me right for posting less than I used to.Lord Frisk posted:"The only good use of dice in a modern board game" Sushi Dice.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:21
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Broken Loose posted:Ugh, I'm fuckin' Gric?! Why couldn't I be a good game? Serves me right for posting less than I used to. Rude.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:22
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Broken Loose posted:Ugh, I'm fuckin' Gric?! Why couldn't I be a good game? Serves me right for posting less than I used to. The fact you can't actually cut up your dice is extremely disappointing.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:23
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I'm Android Netrunner, only play two player 
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Aug 7, 2015 02:23
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Lord Frisk posted:"The only good use of dice in a modern board game" Alien Frontiers
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Aug 7, 2015 02:23
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In unrelated news, tonight I found out it is possible to teach 3 new players and Mastermind Script #1 of Tragedy Looper in 30 minutes. Also I got to play Yashima, which is a just barely mediocre (way more bad than good) game about what white people think anime is like.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:24
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Durendal posted:Rude. Sounds like somebody needs another Caylus-whoopin'!
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Aug 7, 2015 02:25
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Lorini posted:I'm Android Netrunner, only play two player Man I wish I were a cool 2 player game. BGG needs to loving get its act together and start upvoting Flash Duel so I can be that.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:25
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Malloreon posted:Alien Frontiers I liked alien frontiers but the fact that you can only roll on your turn should disqualify it from the standing. Played with two slow players once and the game took almost 3 hours and it was awful. If people want variable but controllable options as determined by dice each turn Roll for the Galaxy is probably the best option. ^^ En Garde or bust.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:26
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Broken Loose posted:Sounds like somebody needs another Caylus-whoopin'! I really need to try Caylus sometime. I'd try it on BGA, but I don't like learning new games on there.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:27
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It would be a kinda lovely PBF but it probably wouldn't be that bad. I'm in if someone starts it.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:28
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Andarel posted:I liked alien frontiers but the fact that you can only roll on your turn should disqualify it from the standing. Played with two slow players once and the game took almost 3 hours and it was awful. The upside of AF is also its biggest downside. Yay, Alien Frontiers is the perfect game to play in the background while doing something better, like putting together model rockets, watching a 120-star Mario 64 TAS, or having group sex. Boo, the downtime in Alien Frontiers is so loving tremendous that it's often preferable to focus on something that's not the game for the vast majority of the game's duration.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:30
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unpronounceable posted:I really need to try Caylus sometime. I'd try it on BGA, but I don't like learning new games on there. I'm known to randomly get in the mood to teach Caylus to people from time to time, but I might leave that up to somebody else or something. Are you on Steam? Add me on Steam.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:32
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Luckily Caylus is actually really easy to teach. Step 1: Place worker Step 2: Place worker Step 3: Place worker Step 4: ??? Step 5: Cry because you are broke and half your workers didn't activate and now the king is pissed and you just lost 2 points because gently caress everything
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Aug 7, 2015 02:34
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Andarel posted:I liked alien frontiers but the fact that you can only roll on your turn should disqualify it from the standing. Played with two slow players once and the game took almost 3 hours and it was awful. Jesus Christ, I've finished a game of Alien Frontiers in FIFTEEN MINUTES. Who the gently caress were you playing with?
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Aug 7, 2015 02:35
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How to play Caylus, a comprehensive guide Step 1: Place a worker Step 2: Collect a cube Step 3: Broken Loose wins.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:35
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Some Numbers posted:Jesus Christ, I've finished a game of Alien Frontiers in FIFTEEN MINUTES. Who the gently caress were you playing with? The slowest of players. It might have only been two and a half hours. I've finished Eldritch Horror in half that time... Broken Loose posted:How to play Caylus, a comprehensive guide You forgot the part about turn 1 Gold Mine.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:37
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Lorini posted:I'm Android Netrunner, only play two player Is there an interesting limited pool/LCG style card game meant specifically for more than two players? One that isn't bad like Sentinels of the Multiverse?
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Aug 7, 2015 02:38
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Kai Tave posted:Is there an interesting limited pool/LCG style card game meant specifically for more than two players? One that isn't bad like Sentinels of the Multiverse? Game of Thrones supports >2 solidly I think. But I might be wrong. Or you can play Imperial Settlers and pretend it's an LCG because it pretends to have deckbuilding and is pretty good.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:40
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I'm Caverna, gently caress everything.
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Aug 7, 2015 02:43
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I'm War of the Ring. Is that... good?
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Aug 7, 2015 03:00
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Wow do I really not post enough to be on that list? Not even in top 100...but then again neither is Archipelago; so I can deal. In regards to content discussion, Robinson Crusoe is about the second best compromise I can make for "pretty pieces I recommend Robinson Crusoe to people who liked how Arkham Horror just eats tables and looks cool doing so, but wants a similar experience without so much suck. It's one of those "there's not much better alternatives in that specific niche within a genre within a hobby" problems. Try Mage Knight first. And Crusoe just has awful awful rules. Ability to allow fudging in your play absolutely required.
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Aug 7, 2015 03:04
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I'm gonna attempt to get a first game of Argent tonight, 2 player. Any rules I should be extra sure I'm not missing/getting wrong? I've read the book and watched the watch it played, think the gotchas that stand out in memory from reading over were no instant-speed errands trigger for moving into a space as opposed to placing (I don't think it's relevant anyway since the basic first game layout doesn't use any instant speed rooms I think?) and mages in shadow slots not counting as having their powers (including blue/green immunities), anything else? I've also seen some say that rather than use the 2 player variant in the rulebook (9 tiles, a full 7 mages drafted) just stick with the 3 player 8 tile/5 mage setup - anyone have a preferred best 2p variant?
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Aug 7, 2015 03:08
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I would browse the faq on the BGG forums. infirmary dudes come back at the end of the round
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Aug 7, 2015 03:10
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Ayn Randi posted:I'm gonna attempt to get a first game of Argent tonight, 2 player. Any rules I should be extra sure I'm not missing/getting wrong? I've read the book and watched the watch it played, think the gotchas that stand out in memory from reading over were no instant-speed errands trigger for moving into a space as opposed to placing (I don't think it's relevant anyway since the basic first game layout doesn't use any instant speed rooms I think?) and mages in shadow slots not counting as having their powers (including blue/green immunities), anything else? I've also seen some say that rather than use the 2 player variant in the rulebook (9 tiles, a full 7 mages drafted) just stick with the 3 player 8 tile/5 mage setup - anyone have a preferred best 2p variant? Even if you're doing the 3-player setup (probably a good idea); definitely do side B of infirmary.
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Aug 7, 2015 03:15
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Trynant posted:Wow do I really not post enough to be on that list? Not even in top 100...but then again neither is Archipelago; so I can deal. I really like Eldritch Horror if you want to be running around fighting the world and trying not to die, but it's set up as more of an indiana jones-style globetrotting action flick with bonus madness and less constant oppressive evil/hunger/etc eating your face. Mage Knight's good but it's really far on the puzzle scale, not really the best if you want to explore a random world but real nice if you want to be optimizing your moves and Making poo poo Count like nobody's business. Magic Realm will probably always be the king of thematic co-ops if you're doing that but the rules are a brick wall and the game length is brutal (though not that different from mage knight tbh) and it's really really old-fashioned which makes it tough for the newer generation of gamers who don't like Avalon Hill tables, die rolling, and constant risk of failure -> character death unless you plan way ahead.
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Aug 7, 2015 03:29
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I heard Magic Realm was getting a reprint, no idea if that's true or not.
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Aug 7, 2015 03:52
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Durendal posted:I heard Magic Realm was getting a reprint, no idea if that's true or not. They've been saying that for years. Rumor had it Stronghold was going to reprint it but I think Richard Hamblen still has the license and he is incommunicado so it's kind of in licensing hell there. Otherwise WotC probably ate it when they picked up Avalon Hill but I doubt they'd release such a niche (rules clusterfuck, super long, old as hell, rabid fanbase that won't tolerate change) game.
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