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Andarel posted:Very popular but also very recent. Well I suppose I can chance it then, since it's only $20. Thanks again for the suggestions. Like I said, I had no clue where to go with that information. 
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It's also an easy re-gift if he/she already has it. Flick 'Em Up is pretty drat fun. It reminds me of Worms, actually. We were all similarly skilled at flicking, too, so it was pretty competitive. Good team game.  I'm now looking forward to my drat Catacombs preorder again.
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Nov 28, 2015 06:51
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I was just debating Flick 'Em Up vs Catacombs. I want the giant set I played at the Flick 'Em Up demo at Gencon though 
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Nov 28, 2015 06:57
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Meowgles posted:Well I suppose I can chance it then, since it's only $20. Thanks again for the suggestions. Like I said, I had no clue where to go with that information. Don't forget to get a copy for yourself.
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Has anyone here played the android or PC version of Battlelore, which I understand to be like a fantasy Memoir 44? Wonder if its worth picking up either version on sale.
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Nov 28, 2015 10:04
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Scyther posted:Normies who fancy themselves gamers will try like ten different games and suddenly have opinions on which ones are the best games ever made Seriously. My first few designer games were Carcassonne, Cosmic Encounter, Thunderstone, and Dominion. Only one of those remains a perennial favourite, and one remains OK. I loved Cosmic the first couple of times I played it. How much I have learned...
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fozzy fosbourne posted:Flick 'Em Up is pretty drat fun. It reminds me of Worms, actually. We were all similarly skilled at flicking, too, so it was pretty competitive. Good team game. I played a larger demo version at a recent games fair, was a lot of fun. Moving your men and shooting is a lot more difficult that it seems, although tactical use of a cactus helps immensely when you figure out that you only need one of your dudes' arms sticking out a bit in order to successfully being able to shoot at enemies.
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So I have finally finished my fist successful purge of my board gaming life. My collection had become too large and unwieldy, and I found certain game were just not being played at all (due to me purchasing them when I did not realize my own taste!). I separated the games into two piles, worthy and unworthy. The unworthy pile was sold on Craigslist for $100: This has been rather traumatic, I have had to come to terms with some of my bad decisions, really face my demons: Unworthy, gone forever: -Smash Up -Forbidden Island -Forbidden Desert -Warhammer Discwars -Tragedy Looper -Betrayal at House on the Hill -Dixit -Thunderstone Advence -Lords of Waterdeep -Ninja Burger Worthy, now my only games: -Fluxx -Mage Wars -Talisman -Pandemic -Mage Knight -Agricola -Terra Mystica -Twilight Struggle -Tales of Arabian Nights -Arkham Horror -Race for the Galaxy -Robinson Crusoe Rutibex fucked around with this message at 16:13 on Nov 28, 2015 |
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Nov 28, 2015 16:09
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Not bad. The only real loss in the unworthy pile is Tragedy Looper. Everything else is bad and Dixit is a wash now that codenames is out. Fluxx should be placed in the unworthy pile but it doesn't take much room so whatever.
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Nov 28, 2015 16:12
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Don't you dare make fun of Warhammer Tazos.
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Chill la Chill posted:Dixit is a wash now that codenames is out. I really don't think that Dixit and Codenames fulfil the same niche, unless it's as broad as "Descriptive guessing games". It's difficult to use Codenames to make fun of other people at the table, for a start.
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Nov 28, 2015 16:25
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Scyther posted:Normies who fancy themselves gamers will try like ten different games and suddenly have opinions on which ones are the best games ever made A guy was recently like "have you heard of settlers of catan" to me, insisting it was the best
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Nov 28, 2015 16:26
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Dixit is worth it for the art alone. I can see they both fill the 'guessing at clues' niche. Dixit (imo) is far more interpretive.
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Nov 28, 2015 16:35
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I have only brought Dixit out three times, and in all of those occasions the game flopped and people asked why we weren't just playing Cards Against Humanity 
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I think the problem with Dixit is that "give a clue that is descriptive enough that at least one person will pick your card but also vague enough that at least one person will not pick your card" is a very difficult thing for a lot of people. Games of that weight class need to be intuitive.
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Nov 28, 2015 16:53
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Rutibex posted:I have only brought Dixit out three times, and in all of those occasions the game flopped and people asked why we weren't just playing Cards Against Humanity You play with lovely horrible unimaginative people, hth
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Rutibex posted:I have only brought Dixit out three times, and in all of those occasions the game flopped and people asked why we weren't just playing Cards Against Humanity See, the problem wasn't Dixit at all.
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Hauki posted:You play with lovely horrible unimaginative people, hth Rutibex can't help that he likes to play his games solo.
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burger time posted:Rutibex can't help that he likes to play his games solo. You will notice the only games I got rid of with solo options are Thunderstone Advnace (this game is absolutely atrocious  ) and Forbidden Island/Desert. The Forbidden games are nice and all, but when it comes time to choose which one to play out of Island/Desert/Pandemic I always end up picking Pandemic, so they are redundant.
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Rutibex, Rutibex, Rutibex. What are we gonna do with you. You don't sell Forbidden Island/Desert. That's crazy talk. You gift them to your younger nieces and nephews, in hopes of drawing them into this bottomless death spiral of a hobby and ensuring available opponents well into your dotage.
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Gutter Owl posted:Rutibex, Rutibex, Rutibex. What are we gonna do with you. I already did that 2 years ago, so now I will be getting them some Magic cards to feed their growing addiction.
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Nov 28, 2015 19:34
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Fuckin scrub-tier crap games still trickin people into playin games thinkin theyre havin fun ugh 
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Rutibex posted:I already did that 2 years ago, so now I will be getting them some Magic cards to feed their growing addiction. Wow. That's hosed up.
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Is Dark Moon worth a go? BSG but shorter looks like it could be good.
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SilverMike posted:Is Dark Moon worth a go? BSG but shorter looks like it could be good. There was an excellent write-up in here by somebody who loved it, that made it very clear it wasn't going to work for myself or my group. I can't remember any details though. I'm helpful like that
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Mister Sinewave posted:Fuckin scrub-tier crap games still trickin people into playin games thinkin theyre havin fun ugh It's seriously hosed up.
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Have any of you lovely goons played the re-released version of Fury of Dracula (third edition)? I like the idea of a 1 vs 4 set up but I am wary because it is a Fantasy Flight game and I love Arkham Horror to death despite all the different steps and checks that pile up. Also asking if anyone has played Steve Jackson's Illuminati? And if it's any fun?
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Nov 28, 2015 21:03
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SilverMike posted:Is Dark Moon worth a go? BSG but shorter looks like it could be good. It's very bad. The basic rundown is as follows:
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Mister Sinewave posted:Fuckin scrub-tier crap games still trickin people into playin games thinkin theyre havin fun ugh Could it possibly be whatever they are playing is suiting the level they are seeking at that time? Not every game has to save the world. I appreciate that most of us here have higher tastes in games and yes games COULD be better. Sometimes there are better ways to change behavior patterns than telling people they are (expletive-of-choice) idiots for doing what they do or liking what they like. Go Fish is pretty effing horrible, but there are countless grand-kids and grandparents that have fond memories of playing it. That's gotta count for something, no?
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Jiro posted:Have any of you lovely goons played the re-released version of Fury of Dracula (third edition)? I like the idea of a 1 vs 4 set up but I am wary because it is a Fantasy Flight game and I love Arkham Horror to death despite all the different steps and checks that pile up. I used to like illuminati before I knew what good games were. It's an interminable leader bashing slog where whoever tries to win first loses. It's a shame because the theme is great.
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Jiro posted:Have any of you lovely goons played the re-released version of Fury of Dracula (third edition)? I like the idea of a 1 vs 4 set up but I am wary because it is a Fantasy Flight game and I love Arkham Horror to death despite all the different steps and checks that pile up. I used to really like Illuminati but it hasn't aged well. I do think the theme is good and it could be a good candidate for a new edition with more modern mechanics. The 'building trees of cards as organizations' is a great idea and is often pretty funny (stuff like the Boy Scouts being operated by the Mafia, or Comic Books run by the International Communist Conspiracy) but the dice combat system and economics of transferring funds between cards is a real slog. It also suffers from a lot of 'beat up the leader' stuff. Edit: also a lot of the funny cultural jokes could use updating. Young people don't really remember things like the moonies or the fluoridated water conspiracy.
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Jiro posted:Have any of you lovely goons played the re-released version of Fury of Dracula (third edition)? I like the idea of a 1 vs 4 set up but I am wary because it is a Fantasy Flight game and I love Arkham Horror to death despite all the different steps and checks that pile up. 2nd edition was already a really fun hidden movement game, but had some very fiddly bits and could be subject to dice fuckery. 3 removes the dice and streamlines the fiddly bits, making it even better. I think it's excellent.
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Scyther posted:I think the problem with Dixit is that "give a clue that is descriptive enough that at least one person will pick your card but also vague enough that at least one person will not pick your card" is a very difficult thing for a lot of people. Games of that weight class need to be intuitive. I used to like Dixit, and still do with my young cousins, but that mechanic turned it into a game with the most obscure references being thrown around instead of imaginative wordplay.
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Chill la Chill posted:I used to like Dixit, and still do with my young cousins, but that mechanic turned it into a game with the most obscure references being thrown around instead of imaginative wordplay. My family still loves it, but it has very much turned into that. Oh well, I've MORE than gotten my monies worth with it. Also Codenames was a huge hit with the family as expected. Endless trash talking, hilarious situations, and learning that my Dad is simply unable to NOT EMOTE when he is a leader. A+ game, already bought 2 more copies for gifts.
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Rutibex posted:I already did that 2 years ago, so now I will be getting them some Magic cards to feed their growing addiction. Don't go for magic cards. The game is a waste of cash. Unless you're part of the community and know how to do the trading thing. Just get them Code Names and call it a day.
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It's fun but too easy if you're giving word clues. Now, if you play another Dixit card + number and make them find all the matches, THAT is good.
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Mafia de Cuba is really bad, don't buy it, more explanation when I actually have time but it has a broken strategy and downtime on it is awful.
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Chill la Chill posted:Not bad. The only real loss in the unworthy pile is Tragedy Looper. Everything else is bad and Dixit is a wash now that codenames is out. Fluxx should be placed in the unworthy pile but it doesn't take much room so whatever. Other than finding your lack of faith in Warhammer Tazos disturbing, I like how you're so conditioned by Rutibex as to not blink an eye at Talisman and Arkham Horror being put at the same pedestal as Twilight Struggle.
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Dark Moon's a bit different in execution than Battlestar Galactica. It's not a game of slowly grinding the humans down like BSG, it's a game of slow-playing and winning via an abrupt shank. You have to take on some risk to set things up so you can do that, which is where the distrust comes in. Also, you can finish a game of it without setting aside an entire afternoon, which forgives several of its sins, in my eyes. Mojo Jojo posted:There was an excellent write-up in here by somebody who loved it, that made it very clear it wasn't going to work for myself or my group. I can't remember any details though. You might be thinking of my post on the game? There were a few follow-up posts, too. Echophonic fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Nov 28, 2015 |
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