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Cthulhu Wars is starting to take the mickey though, in that it's just south of$200, mostly for the oversized components. I enjoyed it a lot though.
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Mr. Squishy posted:Cthulhu Wars is starting to take the mickey though, in that it's just south of$200, mostly for the oversized components. I enjoyed it a lot though. Yeah. It's a great game, very well balanced and accessible with minimal instruction from an experienced player, but due to its cost I don't recommend it to people.
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Dammit, the only wedding I attend in 3 years and it's on the Saturday of the UK Games Expo. I'll have to wait till next year 
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Fat Turkey posted:Dammit, the only wedding I attend in 3 years and it's on the Saturday of the UK Games Expo. I'll have to wait till next year Awfully nice of them to postpone their wedding an entire year for you.
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Mar 9, 2016 15:35
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Wouldn't City of Horror be just the ticket?
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Mar 9, 2016 15:47
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What exactly goes on at UK Games Expo? I've heard it's not like Spiel.
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Mar 9, 2016 15:51
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Mar 9, 2016 16:13
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Yet another Goon Game of nTTA Game Name: Game Goon Game Goon Game Goon Game pw: stairs
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T-Bone posted:Yet another Goon Game of nTTA I'm gonna lose horribly 
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Rumda posted:I'm gonna lose horribly I just blew a 100 point lead in another game, there is only death. e: one spot left
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T-Bone posted:I just blew a 100 point lead in another game, there is only death. In the first game I played a literal 11 year old was my strongest rival. (To be fair it was her dads copy of the game and they had played it the night before)
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Mar 9, 2016 17:27
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Aston posted:What happens at UK Games Expo stays at UK Games Expo Thanks, that's really helpful when trying to decide whether or not to go.
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Jedit posted:Thanks, that's really helpful when trying to decide whether or not to go.
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I'll be going, but just for Guild Ball. This'll be the first year there isn't any Warmachine tournament - end of an era. They take over a hotel and theough a good half of the rooms is sales stands, the rest is split for games rooms and rpgs. Pathfinder, xwing and netrunner are massive at it and get thier own tents/halls. Theres also a large open game hall you can play your new purchases in as well as a library you can borrow from. Theres also a few seminars if thats your thing and also some terrible cosplay. You can buy tickets on the door, but if you want to play in a tournament or organised group you'll need to buy those tickets in advance, which are seperate from the door ticket.
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Jedit posted:Thanks, that's really helpful when trying to decide whether or not to go. You're very welcome, I just try to do my part.
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Is PitchCar a well regarded dexterity game? I seem to remember it being mentioned in a positive light once a while back, but have never really seen it brought up or discussed beyond that. Noticed that CSI has it on sale for $58 right now which seems like a decent price for a big box of wood stuff that's normally eighty or ninety bucks, and it looks cool as heck.
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Gumdrop Larry posted:Is PitchCar a well regarded dexterity game? I seem to remember it being mentioned in a positive light once a while back, but have never really seen it brought up or discussed beyond that. Noticed that CSI has it on sale for $58 right now which seems like a decent price for a big box of wood stuff that's normally eighty or ninety bucks, and it looks cool as heck. It's... I think the best way of putting it is "not worth the cost of entry." It's not bad, but it takes really long to play, there's not much to it, and it's stupid expensive. There's a real, visceral thrill to the game, but downtime kicks in super fast once you get too many players. Also, the long-term enjoyment of the game comes from crazy track setups, which requires expansions. PitchCar is something I'd put on a wishlist to receive as a gift but not something I'd actually purchase for myself.
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I have an interesting game of Food Chain Magnate going. Three player and I'm currently dead last. A big early mistake (thought there was no access to lemonade for an opponent - turned out dead wrong) made me third by a country mile. The other two players have huge sprawling companies and I have tiddlywinks. The two opponents were racing with each other dumping restaurants across the board and undercutting prices earlier in the game - sniping my perma-advertising and preventing me from getting even a single sale. This has led to an odd situation. Despite being able to produce anything they want and having restaurants everywhere and big advertising campaigns happening - they're only making well under 100$ per round because they have slammed their prices down to 1$ in a price war. They are moving hella product but not making much profit after their expenses. I think I might actually have an out here by advertising as much as I can everywhere (so long as it benefits them both equally) and I might actually be able to out-demand their supply and actually sell something (for base $10 to boot). I'm going to find out 
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Mister Sinewave posted:I have an interesting game of Food Chain Magnate going. Three player and I'm currently dead last. A big early mistake (thought there was no access to lemonade for an opponent - turned out dead wrong) made me third by a country mile. The other two players have huge sprawling companies and I have tiddlywinks. You should grab a luxury manager while you're at it, if demand is outstripping supply that badly.
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As soon as I can I will, but demand is not outstripping supply (yet - that's the situation maybe I can create.) I have literally zero sales and no way to pay for one currently. It's interesting because a few rounds ago I thought "well, that's it this game is over" but then it's not and I review the logs and... they're just in a big knife fight over tiny margins and maybe I can use that.
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Food Chain Magnate sounds fascinating and I am really sad it costs loving $120. Like I COULD buy it, but I don't think I can justify it.
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Aerox posted:Food Chain Magnate sounds fascinating and I am really sad it costs loving $120. Play it online, maybe that will change your mind!
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Steampunk Rally is pretty cool after all. It's definitely a game which requires a lot of explanation along the way, it's kind of difficult to easily sum up without simply diving in and getting down to it. I was worried at first because the track I laid out inadvertently had some heavy damage terrain near the beginning and I thought this might cause a big pileup of people getting exploded and stuck moving backwards, but it actually turned into a much closer race than I thought it would. There was a point about halfway through where it seemed to click with everyone and suddenly there was a lot of "okay so I use this blue die to get a couple of reds which I use to power this component which moves me and gives me cogs which I'm spending to raise this yellow which I spend here to give me armor and then I'll use this other die to do this etc." and so on. Everyone agreed that it was fun despite the fact that it took us probably two and a half hours to get through the one game. My only real complaint is that the cards feel kind of cheap and because they're a weird size it means sleeving them isn't really an option, so I'm worried that repeated playthroughs could have them wearing out, but that's a distant concern at this point.
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Aerox posted:Food Chain Magnate sounds fascinating and I am really sad it costs loving $120.  Just make your own copy. The components all look like they came from the dollar store anyway, so you can maintain the aesthetic fairly cheaply.
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Rutibex posted:
To be fair, it's only really the tiles that look cheap, and it's probably more to be functional since you have to track roads to see what houses/restaurants/beverages they pass. The art on the cards themselves is pretty well-done. I think it's the color scheme more than anything that makes it look ugly.
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Mega64 posted:To be fair, it's only really the tiles that look cheap, and it's probably more to be functional since you have to track roads to see what houses/restaurants/beverages they pass. The art on the cards themselves is pretty well-done. The cards look like clip art and the paper money is hideous. But imagine how much Splotter would charge for their games if they had to hire a decent graphic designer!
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Kinda sucks there won't be a Predators expansion for the Pred Legendary Encounters. The movie wasn't bad  I imagine it's a licensing issue. With Predator 4 coming hopefully they'll expand the cardpool.I don't really care about Firefly,either. 
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Jedit posted:What exactly goes on at UK Games Expo? I've heard it's not like Spiel. It's basically an expo. That isn't very useful to hear, I know, but to me when I went a couple years back it felt like every other expo or convention I've been to - primarily a big trade hall where you have the chance to get stuff a little cheaper than normal and maybe find things you otherwise couldn't, several rooms around the outside where you could sign up or mill around until it was your turn to take part in games or listen to speakers at different times. Don't expect thrilling revelations from any of the panels and get in early if there are signups.
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Guess whose FLGS got a copy of Food Chain Magnate in. 
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TheHoosier posted:Kinda sucks there won't be a Predators expansion for the Pred Legendary Encounters. The movie wasn't bad Yeah but 
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Single Tight Female posted:Yeah but It's basic Legendary, though. Encounters has changes that make it a good game. Not the first time you'll hear this or the last, but it would have been much better and more fitting if Big Trouble had been an Encounters game and Failfly had been the basic expansion.
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Kingdom death is actually pretty fun. Sort of like Don't Starve mixed with a rogue like mixed with AD&D. I couldn't imagine paying the full price they're asking for it even though the sculpts ate amazing.
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gently caress I didn't realise that was actually a thing. Foolishly assumed they would all work like Alien/Predator from now since that engine is good and Marvel is garbage. WELL NEVER MIND THEN
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I'm playing my first game of Keyflower tonight, and as my boardgame collection can prove, I'm bad at estimating the value I'm going to get out of something. Any newbie tips?
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Remove any objects that could potentially be used as a weapon from the vicinity.
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Fat Samurai posted:I'm playing my first game of Keyflower tonight, and as my boardgame collection can prove, I'm bad at estimating the value I'm going to get out of something. Any newbie tips? Prepare your anus.
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theroachman posted:Remove any objects that could potentially be used as a weapon from the vicinity. Could be tough, the meeple bag makes an excellent cosh.
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Fat Samurai posted:I'm playing my first game of Keyflower tonight, and as my boardgame collection can prove, I'm bad at estimating the value I'm going to get out of something. Any newbie tips? Just try to enjoy your first game imo, also everyone is bad at keyflower. My friends love it because i usually beat the tar out of them at games but I still havent won keyflower against them in 3 plays Also possibly have an alibi prepared
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Fat Samurai posted:I'm playing my first game of Keyflower tonight, and as my boardgame collection can prove, I'm bad at estimating the value I'm going to get out of something. Any newbie tips? Play close attention to how your city is being built. Don't do something stupid like build a road edge connecting to where a river tile would go in case you want to build multiple ships in a line for that bonus. If you get a chance to grab a green dude early, grab a green dude early and use him to lock down a tile you really want. Don't get mad at board games.
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