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quote:Apparently the Star Realms app is strongly biased towards blue cards: https://boardgamegeek.com/article/20106608#20106608 The new Dominion client has/had deterministic/predictable "shuffles". I have no idea how these kind of mistakes get made. Randomizing some cards is bonkers easy on a computer (and if for some reason you want reproducability or something then seeded randoms are easy too).
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Non-lovely coded mobile apps ports talk: Does anyone have any strong negative opinions on the game Evolution? My wife (an animal-bones focused archaeologist) seems to like the idea of it as a game, but she also liked the idea of Adventure Time Munchkin before we played it once and then wanted to burn it as we had never played Munchkin before to know how terrible it is no matter what flavor it is cloaked in.
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Aug 25, 2015 04:00
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jmzero posted:The new Dominion client has/had deterministic/predictable "shuffles". I have no idea how these kind of mistakes get made. Randomizing some cards is bonkers easy on a computer (and if for some reason you want reproducability or something then seeded randoms are easy too). I wouldn't say bonkers easy; if you try to write your own shuffle algorithm without reading up on some theory you'll probably create a biased shuffle, but you certainly shouldn't end up with something predictable.
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Aug 25, 2015 04:04
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jeeves posted:Non-lovely coded mobile apps ports talk: Evolution is a pretty solid little tableau builder.
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Aug 25, 2015 04:05
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jeeves posted:but she also liked the idea of Adventure Time Munchkin before we played it once and then wanted to burn it as we had never played Munchkin before to know how terrible it is no matter what flavor it is cloaked in. Tried to tell ya dude... Crackbone posted:Just buy the Cryptozoic Adventure Time card game. It's not really a shining jewel but it's leagues better than Munchkin. But regarding Evolution, I played a demo at Gencon and it was solid - don't know how comfortable a complexity level you wife can deal with, but the theme is really nice and it was a solid game. Crackbone fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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Aug 25, 2015 04:06
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Also before we play Cuba Libre, can anyone give me a rundown of the macro level strategy for each faction? Just so we aren't all going into the game not really knowing what to do.
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Aug 25, 2015 04:28
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jmzero posted:The new Dominion client has/had deterministic/predictable "shuffles". I have no idea how these kind of mistakes get made. Randomizing some cards is bonkers easy on a computer (and if for some reason you want reproducability or something then seeded randoms are easy too). Got a source for this? That's some combination of horrifying and hilarious.
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Aug 25, 2015 04:36
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jeeves posted:I bought it because I like the idea of Star Realms as an App but would never play it in person. Shoulda bought some Ascension expansions, they're pretty fun and the app is a million times better. Bottom Liner fucked around with this message at 04:44 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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Aug 25, 2015 04:40
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Bottom Liner posted:Shoulda bought some Ascension expansions, they're pretty fun and the app is a million times better. The app is good. I'm amazed anyone ever plays the actual version. So many cards
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Aug 25, 2015 04:55
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The Mantis posted:The app is good. I'm amazed anyone ever plays the actual version. So many cards It's a shame the game itself can't live up to the app.
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Aug 25, 2015 04:56
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MC2552John posted:Also before we play Cuba Libre, can anyone give me a rundown of the macro level strategy for each faction? Just so we aren't all going into the game not really knowing what to do. Syndicate: Profit to make Casinos, make tons of money, play diplomatically, beware M26, move into an EC to make more money, you're weak and often on top but it's hard to really shut you down. DR: Worm your way everywhere, make yourself a small threat, Terror to Passive Support so you can get in and M26 can't, use Subvert (or whatever your econ action is called) liberally to keep your resources up and hurt gov/M26 victory. M26: Fight dirty, Terror everywhere, Kidnap like mad to make money and gently caress the Syndicate/Government depending on who's first, Infiltrate any attempts by the govt to move into the countryside, don't get involved in fights you can't win. Govt: Read the advice in the playbook for how to conduct counterinsurgency, watch your money, don't overextend yourself, play rebels off each other, make money off the Syndicate,  .Syndicate->DR->M26->Govt is generally increasing order of difficulty to play. Govt player should really read the playbook because they're not super intuitive.
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Aug 25, 2015 05:03
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Played Dung Lords tonight with the expansion for the first time (plus dungeon setup cards). gently caress bards.
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Aug 25, 2015 06:08
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uhhh miniature market's site is hosed right now and everything is reading $15. The group listings are correct but if you drill into any game it shows as $15. I bought a copy of Chinatown thinking they were having some kind of clearance sale and and went to check 1830 just for shits and giggles and yeah they're in for some poo poo tomorrow (my Chinatown ordered processed). 
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Aug 25, 2015 06:36
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Radioactive Toy posted:Played Dung Lords tonight with the expansion for the first time (plus dungeon setup cards). Bards are great fun, they really emphasise the importance of being in position to manipulate the evilometer rather than always trying to be lower than everyone else.
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Aug 25, 2015 06:54
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T-Bone posted:uhhh miniature market's site is hosed right now and everything is reading $15. The group listings are correct but if you drill into any game it shows as $15. I bought a copy of Chinatown thinking they were having some kind of clearance sale and and went to check 1830 just for shits and giggles and yeah they're in for some poo poo tomorrow (my Chinatown ordered processed). Yup, I just placed an order for Forbidden Stars for $15. I assume it won't be shipped but here's hoping.
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Aug 25, 2015 07:05
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Grabbed Tash-Kalar and Hanabi Deluxe for $36. 
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Aug 25, 2015 07:11
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I feel really bad for their website guy.
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Aug 25, 2015 07:13
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e: requested a cancellation after thinking about it for a bit
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Aug 25, 2015 07:14
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Miniature Market has been a pretty good retailer, and I imagine most hobby store margins are razor thin that they don't need to deal with a bunch of people trying to take advantage of what is obviously a glitch. Don't be one of those people.
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Aug 25, 2015 07:20
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I had no idea what was up, I've just been price watching for a Forbidden Stars deal and placed my order before hearing about the rest. If it's cancelled, I won't be offended, the price seemed too good to be true but they're a reputable dealer so I ordered just in case it was real. Now I know it was a bug, and I think it is lovely to order a ton of games that are obviously priced wrong.
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Aug 25, 2015 07:28
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I actually emailed their CS and pmed their handle on BGG once I realized the Chinatown order was hosed, not that it's going to help any -- the glitch is already on BGG they're going to get murdered. That Codenames Let's Play and its dwindling stock on MM actually prompted the order (Codenames is at the right price it looks like so I wonder if they'll cancel it too). e: oh my god their Magic landing page, god help their CS tomorrow. T-Bone fucked around with this message at 07:48 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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Aug 25, 2015 07:42
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Gutter Owl posted:Evolution is a pretty solid little tableau builder. But wait for second edition. It's just shipped to KS backers for the expansion and should hit retail within a month.
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Aug 25, 2015 07:49
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Radioactive Toy posted:gently caress bards.    I've played 7 games of DL this month, 4 with the expansion. It's kind of magical how badly a single Bard can gently caress you.
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Aug 25, 2015 07:58
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Jesus christ RIP Miniature Market. What do we think will actually happen here?
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Aug 25, 2015 09:31
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The Mantis posted:Jesus christ RIP Miniature Market. They will just cancel the orders that happened during the glitch. These things happen, it is not a huge deal.
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Aug 25, 2015 09:39
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Holy poo poo the new FFG rulebook format is so bad. Like six FFGs bad.
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Aug 25, 2015 10:00
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Jedit posted:But wait for second edition. It's just shipped to KS backers for the expansion and should hit retail within a month. Are you sure you have to wait a friend of mine has had the second edition for months.
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Aug 25, 2015 10:34
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Lichtenstein posted:Holy poo poo the new FFG rulebook format is so bad. Like six FFGs bad. What game? The forbidden stars one is great. Everybody should adopt the "earn to play + alphabetic reference approach
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Aug 25, 2015 10:35
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Mojo Jojo posted:What game? The forbidden stars one is great. Everybody should adopt the "earn to play + alphabetic reference approach No, it's horrible. The tutorial booklets leave out some rules that can be important in the full game and make no effort to indicate there's something missing. So you have to read through the whole alphabet-ordered list, filled with crap you do not need at the moment, organized in a way that eschews any logical links just in case there's something that was omitted/special ruled for the tutorial.
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Aug 25, 2015 10:43
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Mojo Jojo posted:They will just cancel the orders that happened during the glitch. These things happen, it is not a huge deal. I think they should do a "welp... poo poo" apology and let everyone keep ONE item on their order.
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Aug 25, 2015 10:43
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Lichtenstein posted:No, it's horrible. The tutorial booklets leave out some rules that can be important in the full game and make no effort to indicate there's something missing. So you have to read through the whole alphabet-ordered list, filled with crap you do not need at the moment, organized in a way that eschews any logical links just in case there's something that was omitted/special ruled for the tutorial. Is there a list? We just read the learn to play and then used the rules reference as questions came up. We didn't spot any omissions.
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Aug 25, 2015 10:48
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Not sure about that particular game, tbh.
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Aug 25, 2015 10:57
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Yeah I'm gonna have to agree with Mojo on this one. L2P has a solid foundation -- then just pop over to the reference to clarify. Even total grognards are going to blow a few rules the first time. \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Fair -- but if it's a game that complicated, generally someone is reading all the literature/teaching. Unless it's ASL I guess. The Mantis fucked around with this message at 11:24 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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Aug 25, 2015 11:13
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Mojo Jojo posted:Is there a list? Problem with this approach (not sure about this game, just in general) is that you can miss every rule exception if it doesn't appear in the introductory booklet, because it will never come as a doubt if the general rule is clear enough.
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Aug 25, 2015 11:21
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The Mantis posted:I think they should do a "welp... poo poo" apology and let everyone keep ONE item on their order. That could still break MM unless everyone bought everything they ordered at the stupid discount, which you know drat well they wouldn't. The limit of what they should do is give one-shot 10% discount codes as an apology.
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Aug 25, 2015 11:33
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Tried Five Tribes for the first time. It was fun, and just playing the game is really enjoyable. Moving the colored meeples around the map. Lovely. I did not bother with overanalyzing the possible moves, and just winged a strategy. Which put me in 3rd place, but was still fun. Are the blue meeples the ones most contigent on the map layout in regards to their usefulness? We had all th e blue tiles spread around the edges.
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Aug 25, 2015 11:43
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For the better part of a year, three of my friends from my gaming group have been doing a podcast on board games titled: The Good, the Board, and the Ugly. I haven't hyped or talked about here because I did not want to be a shill. But wih today's episode I think it's time to give them a little love. The podcast has three gentlemen on by the names of Joe, Jon, and Trent. Joe is eurogame snob who would fit perfectly within this thread, Trent is the straight man who tends to lean to euros but still can be objective about lighter fare, and last is Jon - who is all about the most reviled of words--fun. It's those differing viewpoints that I think really gives the show its charm. They follow a simple little format of reviewing games they've played over the week, then talking about a topic relevant to the hobby, and finish up with hyping a game they really want to play. This is all done in an hour or so, unless I'm on it and somehow provoke a two hour marathon. The other day was their 33rd episode, and I think it was their best yet. They reviewed some killer games in La Granja, Caylus, and Kemet; and had a heated discussion about Kickstarter. I can't recomend these guys enough, and I hope you guys give them a listen! The Good, the Board, and the Ugly - Episode 33: Kick Starter
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Aug 25, 2015 12:56
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Rumda posted:Are you sure you have to wait a friend of mine has had the second edition for months. Yeah, second edition evolution went out to stores before most kickstarter backers got it, because the backers got it together with the new flight expansion (which I don't think is in stores yet). Honestly, if MM does more than an apology letter and refund (or maybe a blanket small discount), I'll be slightly miffed. I'm sure that refunding a load of PayPal orders is going to cost them money, so BGG chuckleheads getting rewarded while over those who refrained would be annoying. I totally appreciate their business, don't take advantage!
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Aug 25, 2015 12:57
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Stickman posted:Yeah, second edition evolution went out to stores before most kickstarter backers got it, because the backers got it together with the new flight expansion (which I don't think is in stores yet). It's unfortunate but a lot of people don't get how small profit margins are on board games, and how much they owe Magic and other CCGs for keeping game stores open.
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Stickman posted:Yeah, second edition evolution went out to stores before most kickstarter backers got it, because the backers got it together with the new flight expansion (which I don't think is in stores yet). Sorry, brah. Haven't you ever heard of gently caress You, Got Mine?
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