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Tekopo posted:This actually reminded me that I should snap up a copy of 1844/54 before it goes out of print, because I do like the game (well, I like 1844) and also because I'm swiss. http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEJ-1844-1854-Switzerland-Austria-Mayfair-Games-Board-Game-/371762761028?hash=item568ec98d44:g:5OgAAOSwknJXyghS has a pretty ridiculous ding and dent price on it right now (7 copies left, works out to $46 with shipping for me which is like 50% off MSRP and 40% off even what MM is selling it for). T-Bone fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Oct 25, 2016 |
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T-Bone posted:http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEJ-1844-1854-Switzerland-Austria-Mayfair-Games-Board-Game-/371762761028?hash=item568ec98d44:g:5OgAAOSwknJXyghS has a pretty ridiculous ding and dent price on it right now (7 copies left, works out to $46 with shipping for me which is like 50% off MSRP and 40% off even what MM is selling it for). 401 games in Toronto also has 11 in stock at about eighty Canadian dollarydoos
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Thanks guys for the suggestions, ordered some stuff online. Coincidentally I just bought the gears of war boardgame for $56 (Canadian), never thought I'd have a chance to play this since it was loving $250 everywhere on Amazon last I looked.
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Harvey Mantaco posted:Thanks guys for the suggestions, ordered some stuff online. now see if you can find a reasonably priced copy of the Gears of War expansion...
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Snakes and Lattes has a podcast for boardgame newbies, The Snakescast. I don't know if it's the sort of thing people here would regularly listen to, but I like it to keep some perspective on where I am in the hobby. They just released a couple episodes for their top 10 recommendations for people completely new to boardgames. Part 1 10 - Ghost Blitz 9 - Timeline 8 - BuyWord 7 - Cockroach Poker 6 - A Question of Scruples Part 2 5 - Chicken Cha Cha Cha 4 - Billionaire Banshee 3 - Good Cop Bad Cop 2 - Tiki Topple 1 - Forbidden Desert
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Tekopo posted:Oh yeah, I've played lots of 18XX Nope sold mine in favor of 1862 by the same guy. Far more interesting to me.
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Lorini posted:Nope sold mine in favor of 1862 by the same guy. Far more interesting to me.
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Current 18xx collection: 1830 (both versions), 1856, 1870, 18OE, 18AL, and 2038, with 1846 and 1844/1854 on the way and an 1889 PNP in the works. 18xxs I've played: Half of 1830. My gaming group sucks and/or I have a problem.
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Oh poo poo I forgot 18oe, I have that as well.
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T-Bone posted:http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEJ-1844-1854-Switzerland-Austria-Mayfair-Games-Board-Game-/371762761028?hash=item568ec98d44:g:5OgAAOSwknJXyghS has a pretty ridiculous ding and dent price on it right now (7 copies left, works out to $46 with shipping for me which is like 50% off MSRP and 40% off even what MM is selling it for). That dude has also got Arkwright for $35 + shipping if you missed out on the preorder http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEJ-Arkwrig...%3D371762761028 e: I think if I xmas splurge on an 18xx it will be 1817. Short selling sounds like such an interesting mechanic. T-Bone fucked around with this message at 01:53 on Oct 26, 2016 |
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T-Bone posted:e: I think if I xmas splurge on an 18xx it will be 1817. Short selling sounds like such an interesting mechanic. The people I play 18XX with really get off on the financial shenanigans aspect, and it sounds like 1817 is the apex of financial shenaniganry. I suspect one of us (read: me) will end up getting it at some point, but it's pricey even by 18XX standards.... Thanks for the ebay link by the way. In addition to 1844/54 he had a scratch n dent copy of 1853, which I was just inquiring about in this very thread. 
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Are there any 18xx games good with (or specifically designed for) two player?
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Huxley posted:Are there any 18xx games good with (or specifically designed for) two player? 1860, 1825 units 2 and 3, with the typical caveat of "if you can find them".
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Spectral Rails is 5 bucks at cool stuff right now. It looks like garbo, but I said the same thing about Gears of War and apparently I was wrong. Any thoughts on this guy before I pass it up?
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Blech, I've passed on a couple of game nights now just because of a bad session. I know I should just get out again but uuuuuugh.
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Has Tekopo really turned to comparing aesthetical qualities of 18XX games? Because that's some deep end, man.
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Synthbuttrange posted:Blech, I've passed on a couple of game nights now just because of a bad session. I know I should just get out again but uuuuuugh. Everyone has those. Solutions can range from "let it slide" over "talk about it" to "sever". Need more information.
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Oct 26, 2016 08:14
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Dominion game with one guy going all in as ultra village idiot and the other cursing us until the curse deck was emptied in a game with no trashing. They then agreed that the game wasnt that enjoyable played like that, so we went another round. Where they did the same thing again.
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Sounds like you should have Big Moneyed them out of the game.
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T-Bone posted:That dude has also got Arkwright for $35 + shipping if you missed out on the preorder http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEJ-Arkwrig...%3D371762761028 Arkwright is a very good game.
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Synthbuttrange posted:Dominion game with one guy going all in as ultra village idiot and the other cursing us until the curse deck was emptied in a game with no trashing. They then agreed that the game wasnt that enjoyable played like that, so we went another round. That is hilarious
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Lichtenstein posted:Has Tekopo really turned to comparing aesthetical qualities of 18XX games? The pea green used in 1846 is a different hue than the pea green in 1854 and that makes me upset.
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Synthbuttrange posted:Dominion game with one guy going all in as ultra village idiot and the other cursing us until the curse deck was emptied in a game with no trashing. They then agreed that the game wasnt that enjoyable played like that, so we went another round. Couldn't you have just... changed the kingdom cards? Instead of blaming a guy just for playing Cursers if they're on the table.
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Lichtenstein posted:Has Tekopo really turned to comparing aesthetical qualities of 18XX games? People here were upset with the FCM graphics. I can see this happening over some lines on a colored background for hexes too. I think the solution is to go all out Densha De D with them aesthetically with wild 90s street racing graphics and have characters talking about multi-track drifting in the rule book. Chill la Chill fucked around with this message at 15:04 on Oct 26, 2016 |
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Oct 26, 2016 15:01
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ya if I get the chance to curse someone in dominion and it's advantageous to me, you're God drat right im gonna curse them
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Neurotic Roleplay posted:ya if I get the chance to curse someone in dominion and it's advantageous to me, you're God drat right im gonna curse them I find cursing to be impolite. I buy my opponents Duchies.
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Always Be Cursing
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You know that more than one player is allowed to buy Witches, right?
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If you were to play witches back, you would be no better than your opponent. A witch for a witch makes the whole world blind.
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If spamming Witch is wrong, I don't wanna be right
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CaptainRightful posted:You know that more than one player is allowed to buy Witches, right? Familiar 
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The best Dominion games are those where the final scores are something like 3, 2, -1 and -2.
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Ojetor posted:The best Dominion games are those where the final scores are something like 3, 2, -1 and -2.
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God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title
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StashAugustine posted:Familiar Alchemy: not even once.
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What are people's thoughts on Scoville and its expansion? It looks adorable and the mechanics appear interesting.
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I got the XCOM board game awhile back, and finally had time to take it out for a spin. Played it with a couple different groups, and had a great experience each time. None of the mechanics are particularly deep, but the app's randomization and countdown timer really helps make it a frantic, enjoyable experience, especially as the difficulty level cranks up.
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Idea for a COIN game: XCOM Enemy Within
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FulsomFrank posted:What are people's thoughts on Scoville and its expansion? It looks adorable and the mechanics appear interesting. It's an okay game I don't particularly care for. We just played it Monday, using the Labs expansion. It's a game that requires a lot of guessing what the other players are going to do and planning your turn around it, which I am fairly terrible at. The actual mechanics are good, clear, and simple. I personally don't feel like they add up to a great game, but the rest of my group definitely enjoys it.
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I played Viticulture last weekend, and even though our friend who taught us the game hosed up like half the rules re: harvesting and processing grapes, it was still pretty fun. A-, would try again after I read a PDF of the rulebook so I can audit this dude's statements.
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FulsomFrank posted:What are people's thoughts on Scoville and its expansion? It looks adorable and the mechanics appear interesting. I really like Scoville. Once people get the flow of the game down, it moves a good pace, has just enough 'Oh, gently caress you' moment in the game to make some things tense toward the end, and the look is really good at drawing in new players. It's one of the few games I have played where 5 players went faster than 2 players (but that may just have been the people i played with and not the game itself). No idea about its expansion, though.
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