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dropkickpikachu posted:Jesus I thought you were joking. I'm just going to pretend he's joking? And then promptly forget this guy exists, I guess.
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This is the internet so I'm going to assume he got a mail-order bride solely to always have someone to play war games with.
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Mega64 posted:This is the internet so I'm going to assume he got a mail-order bride solely to always have someone to play war games with. at that point you may as well order more than one
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Apr 16, 2016 03:39
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I don't think Calandale lives in Utah.
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Reason posted:at that point you may as well order more than one At last, my dreams of playing the Campaign for North Africa are within reach.
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I'm torn between getting FFG Warhammer Quest or Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, since I'm interested in an adventure-like boardgame; which is the more interesting game?
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radlum posted:I'm torn between getting FFG Warhammer Quest or Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, since I'm interested in an adventure-like boardgame; which is the more interesting game? Pathfinder is poo poo. Warhammer Card Game is good but the box is light on content until the expansions come out.
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The General posted:I remember when this list popped up. I assumed he never had a mail order wife and it's just Calandale character thing. It's sorta confirmed by a bgg AMA kind of thing.
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Apr 16, 2016 06:35
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SynthOrange posted:
Don't worry, it's a known fact that if you store Caverna in decent Planos the lid will rise at least a centimetre unless you take out a couple of the player boards.     (Bloody imgur.au) Jedit fucked around with this message at 09:32 on Apr 16, 2016 |
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Tekopo posted:I had the same view when I watched the review, but mostly I think it's a mixture of length + complexity + not enough visual stimulus. Personally I love looking back on my civilizations in TtA and seeing what I developed/the wonders I have/etc, but SUSD tends towards much more towards visual spectacles and TtA just doesn't deliver in that regard. Have a look at the Dungeon Lords review from them as well. The only way I can recommend playing four player TtA is if you're doing it online, and don't mind the game lasting for weeks or a month or two. I'm also playing an interesting 2v2 variant, where we can only propose agreements with our 'ally' and wars/aggressions against our 'opponents'; it's working out pretty interestingly.
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Bottom Liner posted:Pathfinder is poo poo. Warhammer Card Game is good but the box is light on content until the expansions come out. Pathfinder is getting an iOS app soon so it'd be better to play it that way since that game is crazy fiddly (and it still likely won't be great but it'll certainly be significantly less of a chore to play).
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My store doesn't have WHQ any more and I'm starting to doubt about getting Pathfinder. I think I'll get Mage Knight or Descent.
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Get Mage Knight. Try to find Lost Legion expansion too while you still can.
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So, the latest SUSD takes a swing at Brass and, shock horror, they say 'it's good, but we don't recommend it', whilst also taking a pot shot at Dominant Species and Twilight Struggle in the same breath. At least they couch it in terms of 'Our viewers wouldn't want this' but bloody hell... http://www.shutupandsitdown.com/blog/post/review-brass/
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I store most of my Caverna resources in a skinny plano (Plano 2-3601-00), and the box closes flush: http://imgur.com/a/qkFr0  e: the other plano is a 2-3600-01 Foehammer fucked around with this message at 15:35 on Apr 16, 2016 |
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Being an @HeavyCardboard fan, I do not waste time with SUSD. I'm sure they are bringing thousands to the hobby, but I'm old and cranky now and only want to find games that I want to play  .
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It sounds like SUSD's tastes have moved away from this thread's general tastes, which is fine and not really that big a deal. Everyone can like different games.
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The End posted:So, the latest SUSD takes a swing at Brass and, shock horror, they say 'it's good, but we don't recommend it', whilst also taking a pot shot at Dominant Species and Twilight Struggle in the same breath. They also took a shot at the people who might like Brass and an implied shot at Power Grid.
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Mega64 posted:It sounds like SUSD's tastes have moved away from this thread's general tastes, which is fine and not really that big a deal. Everyone can like different games. 
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Some Numbers posted:They also took a shot at the people who might like Brass and an implied shot at Power Grid. In that they recommended Power Grid as, in their view, a better game than Brass? Odd definition of "taking a shot" you've got there, pal.
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jng2058 posted:In that they recommended Power Grid as, in their view, a better game than Brass? Odd definition of "taking a shot" you've got there, pal. No, they recommended Power Grid as Brass with less rules and then said "if you want something that's actually fun, Concordia."
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Played Rebellion because I found it for cheap and split it with my friend. I kinda liked it, but the objectives are designed badly IMO and the combat is a mess. It was still enjoyable and had some memorable moments, but I wouldn't recommend buying it at full price. Also, because I went to a war gaming convention, it had a stand from the guild ball guys and they had the Dark Souls demos and I asked the guys about combat resolution. Guys, it involves dice. The basis of it is that you have stamina that you fill up to perform attacks, and damage is on the same track and I think they affect each other. You have two types of dice with red having blank to 3 and blue being blank to two. The way attacks work is that you draw a card from the enemy deck which shows how much damage they do and which facing they attack. If your character is in that facing you roll to avoid damage. If you block with your shield you roll your strength stat and remove the damage you roll. If you attempt to dodge you roll your dexterity stat and if you roll equal or above the damage you avoid all damage but if you roll lower, you take full damage. The AI attack cards also have a facing in which the enemy is more vulnerable. You can attack as many times as you want but it builds up stamina which you can only recover by resting. Damage is recovered using the Estus flask but that costs one stamina to use. I think the idea is that you learn how the enemy boss attacks and just stay on the sides where he does less damage.nalso if you did you go back to the bonfire and all opponents respawn, so it is very much like having to do something over and over until you win. 100% not buying/KSing the game.
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Some Numbers posted:No, they recommended Power Grid as Brass with less rules and then said "if you want something that's actually fun, Concordia." Luckily, fun is a useless concept when talking about board games.
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It is kind of funny seeing them so morose while playing Brass. You just need to find people that can play serious games and still get excited/joke around with them 
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Apr 16, 2016 19:49
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Hahaha: "Younger games, better games will always come to replace you" Cosmic Encounter, 2nd place in SUSD games of the year 2015.
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Tekopo posted:Hahaha: "Younger games, better games will always come to replace you" Yeah, I had the same reaction.
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Tekopo posted:Played Rebellion because I found it for cheap and split it with my friend. I kinda liked it, but the objectives are designed badly IMO and the combat is a mess. It was still enjoyable and had some memorable moments, but I wouldn't recommend buying it at full price. drat that sounds awful
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Some Numbers posted:Yeah, I had the same reaction. And honestly, there are extenuating circumstances for me loving Brass. So in the end if is a matter of taste, which they even acknowledge in the Brass review.
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CE only gets ranked high because people can't seem to tell the difference between things they like and things that are good. Brass is a good game that I hate.
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Broken Loose posted:CE only gets ranked high because people can't seem to tell the difference between things they like and things that are good. Or people assume that there is no objective criteria for a "good" game. Saying a game is good/bad is just as subjective as saying it is fun/unfun.
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Bloose, when was the last time you liked a game? Self-made doesn't count.
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Tekopo posted:You roll to avoid damage.
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I really felt with both their Through the Ages and Brass reviews they hit a strategic difficulty wall and couldn't push through - maybe not playing with the right group. Both are classic designs but require a few games to really understand, particularly Brass. The length of Through the Ages is really going to be problematic for a lot of people but on the other hand when you do feel like something that long it's great - it has a niche. But fair enough. Brass, on the other hand, is an immaculately balanced very brutal machine that is an all time classic. It's probably Martin Wallace's best game and deserves to be up in the all time hall of fame like Puerto Rico, Caylus, Agricola etc. It has a strong theme well supported by the mechanics (yes, with a couple of fiddly rules, but you can play the streamlined version in age of industry) but most importantly is highly interactive and every turn counts. You can't script beyond the first turn because everything depends on other players, but having an adaptive strategy is still crucial to success. Brass is a rare game worth dozens of plays. I just flat out don't believe they played it the 3-4 times for the real heart of the game to emerge. And unlike TTA it's not that long to play. It also really isn't that complex compared to a lot of other Euros or FFG games. It IS hard, though. But that's the drat point of brass! It has a niche!
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I'm kind of interested in New TtA because you guys said they removed the devastating combos, but my experience with that game has always been someone getting a runaway lead midway through and then the second most powerful player just feeds off the weakest because holy poo poo are culture wars disgusting late game. TtA has no catch up or ease off mechanism, you just fall in the deep end and have to gasp for air in a game that lasts 2 hours minimum and that's no fun. If TtA let you build your poo poo in peace while the giants brawled I'd be fine but it's just an rear end reaming until the finish.
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Rutibex posted:Or people assume that there is no objective criteria for a "good" game. Saying a game is good/bad is just as subjective as saying it is fun/unfun. Bullshit. This is anti-intellectual as gently caress and poisonous to discussion. There is objective criteria for what defines a bad game, therefore there is objective criteria for what defines a good game. You're a scumbag if you're going to try to convince people that a cupcake made out of razor blades is somehow subjectively good to eat. gently caress you. Lichtenstein posted:Bloose, when was the last time you liked a game? I was just gushing about 1v1 Coup a page or two ago! The last (as in newest released) game I liked was Tragedy Looper, and to say I like it is a massive understatement. I love Tragedy Looper. It's not perfect but I absolutely love it. The last (as in newest played) game I liked was Keyflower, and again I really, really like Keyflower. I actually have a pretty expansive list of games that I openly like.
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MissMarple posted:100% authentic Dark Souls. 
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Broken Loose posted:I was just gushing about 1v1 Coup a page or two ago! The last (as in newest released) game I liked was Tragedy Looper, and to say I like it is a massive understatement. I love Tragedy Looper. It's not perfect but I absolutely love it. The last (as in newest played) game I liked was Keyflower, and again I really, really like Keyflower. I actually have a pretty expansive list of games that I openly like. You don't like Codenames?
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Some Numbers posted:You don't like Codenames? gently caress, I forgot about Codenames. I liked Codenames but I burn out on it super quick. It's really good, but I don't love it.
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