Board Game Thread 4e: The Call of Catan

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Kiranamos: Sep 27, 2007; _{STATUS: SCOTT IS AN IDIOT}

He is literally and figuratively the JoeysWorldTour of unboxing videos.

# ? Apr 19, 2017 22:47

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# ? Jun 4, 2024 07:26

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

GrandpaPants posted:

Tash-Kalar Time Travel

There's one card in particular that fits the theme/shape/effect really well. Really excited to see this coming out bit by bit.

# ? Apr 19, 2017 23:02

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

Played two games of T&E today: still such a good game. First was really cut-throat and the second was slower and had more monuments: won the first because conflict suits my style better. Still the most thematic game ever :v:

# ? Apr 19, 2017 23:06

silvergoose: Mar 18, 2006; IT IS SAID THE TEARS OF THE BWEENIX CAN HEAL ALL WOUNDS

Tekopo posted:

Played two games of T&E today: still such a good game. First was really cut-throat and the second was slower and had more monuments: won the first because conflict suits my style better. Still the most thematic game ever

I'm so poo poo at T&E and love it so. Also the original version that you have is so far and beyond the new version.

# ? Apr 19, 2017 23:18

Durendal: Jan 25, 2008; Who made you God to say
"I'll take your sheep from you?"

Tekopo posted:

Played two games of T&E today: still such a good game. First was really cut-throat and the second was slower and had more monuments: won the first because conflict suits my style better. Still the most thematic game ever

I have this version in my bag tonight. Hoping I get it played but a couple people have ragged on it before so that's kinda hard.

# ? Apr 19, 2017 23:20

Dr. Video Games 0069: Jan 1, 2006; nice dolphin, nigga

angel opportunity posted:

To expand on this...I threw Twilight Struggle on my wife and it just flopped in a way that Agricola wouldn't.

Well, it's a bigger box.

# ? Apr 19, 2017 23:29

Magnetic North: Dec 15, 2008; Beware the Forest's Mushrooms

T-Bone posted:

Hopefully http://boardgaming-online.com/ gets those Wonders and Leaders added soon, I'd like to try them in my semi-regular game we have going.

I just looked at this site. It's literally just Through the Ages? Is there a plan to add more? Even if just CGE games?

# ? Apr 19, 2017 23:32

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

Magnetic North posted:

I just looked at this site. It's literally just Through the Ages? Is there a plan to add more? Even if just CGE games?

Not that I know of.

# ? Apr 19, 2017 23:33

Bottom Liner: Feb 15, 2006; a specific vein of lasagna

Terra Mystica app comes out tomorrow.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 00:02

gutterdaughter: Oct 21, 2010; keep yr head up, problem girl

GrandpaPants posted:

on Vlaada's new party game

That sounds...extremely mediocre?

Like, I was initially dubious about Codenames, and was proven massively wrong. But this doesn't seem to have any kind of kicker like Vlaada's other party games. Codenames has the assassin. Pictomania has the simultaneity. This has...a 3x scoring marker you can bid? I guess?

I wonder if Vlaada's getting burnt out.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 00:09

Dancer: May 23, 2011

Gutter Owl posted:

That sounds...extremely mediocre?

Like, I was initially dubious about Codenames, and was proven massively wrong. But this doesn't seem to have any kind of kicker like Vlaada's other party games. Codenames has the assassin. Pictomania has the simultaneity. This has...a 3x scoring marker you can bid? I guess?

I wonder if Vlaada's getting burnt out.

Maybe I'm being snobbish, but to me the party game design space seems inherently limited. How many sparks can there be? Not to mention that he has also had some other duds (Graenaland/Bunny Bunny Moose Moose). I still have faith in Vlaada's skill as a designer... though maybe less faith that he'll be willing to risk something daring like G Trucker or MK.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 00:48

Jedit: Dec 10, 2011; Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

The expansion for Temporum is due out this month, apparently. 60 new player cards, 48 new zones and some chits.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 01:04

Kiranamos: Sep 27, 2007; _{STATUS: SCOTT IS AN IDIOT}

Dancer posted:

Maybe I'm being snobbish, but to me the party game design space seems inherently limited. How many sparks can there be? Not to mention that he has also had some other duds (Graenaland/Bunny Bunny Moose Moose). I still have faith in Vlaada's skill as a designer... though maybe less faith that he'll be willing to risk something daring like G Trucker or MK.

Making interesting scoring systems out of lovely party games has improved them a ton (Dixit, Pictomania, Terra, Wits&Wagers), but this game just sounds like a way worse version of Say Anything.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 01:17

silvergoose: Mar 18, 2006; IT IS SAID THE TEARS OF THE BWEENIX CAN HEAL ALL WOUNDS

Dancer posted:

Maybe I'm being snobbish, but to me the party game design space seems inherently limited. How many sparks can there be? Not to mention that he has also had some other duds (Graenaland/Bunny Bunny Moose Moose). I still have faith in Vlaada's skill as a designer... though maybe less faith that he'll be willing to risk something daring like G Trucker or MK.

Graenaland was a very early design, but I still kinda like it.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 01:48

EBag: May 18, 2006

If anyone's following the Brass KS, they revealed their ultimate stretch goal: custom engraved clay poker chips!

# ? Apr 20, 2017 01:49

unpronounceable: Apr 4, 2010; You mean we still have another game to go through?!; Fallen Rib

Jedit posted:

The expansion for Temporum is due out this month, apparently. 60 new player cards, 48 new zones and some chits.

Was there a consensus about how much depth there was to the game? I played it a few times, but wasn't able to see the lines as it were. I never learned what all the cards were, though, so maybe that's what my problem was.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 01:55

Deathlove: Feb 20, 2003; Pillbug

unpronounceable posted:

Was there a consensus about how much depth there was to the game? I played it a few times, but wasn't able to see the lines as it were. I never learned what all the cards were, though, so maybe that's what my problem was.

I played it a few times and it always felt very shallow.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 01:59

Fate Accomplice: Nov 30, 2006

unpronounceable posted:

Was there a consensus about how much depth there was to the game? I played it a few times, but wasn't able to see the lines as it were. I never learned what all the cards were, though, so maybe that's what my problem was.

in a world where Dominion exists I cannot find a reason to play Temporum, and to me Dominion is one of those 'I'm not a fan, but I respect its genius' games.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 02:00

The End: Apr 16, 2007; You're welcome.

unpronounceable posted:

Was there a consensus about how much depth there was to the game? I played it a few times, but wasn't able to see the lines as it were. I never learned what all the cards were, though, so maybe that's what my problem was.

Played it maybe a dozen times, got bored and moved it on. If this expansion had come much sooner, I might have kept it, but there's nothing essential about this game.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 02:24

ETB: Nov 8, 2009; Yeah, I'm that guy.

The End posted:

Played it maybe a dozen times, got bored and moved it on. If this expansion had come much sooner, I might have kept it, but there's nothing essential about this game.

It tries to be thematic but fell flat for me. I sold it after five or so plays.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 02:58

Ropes4u: May 2, 2009

EBag posted:

If anyone's following the Brass KS, they revealed their ultimate stretch goal: custom engraved clay poker chips!

That's a pretty nice stretch goal.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 03:08

Dr. Video Games 0069: Jan 1, 2006; nice dolphin, nigga

unpronounceable posted:

Was there a consensus about how much depth there was to the game? I played it a few times, but wasn't able to see the lines as it were. I never learned what all the cards were, though, so maybe that's what my problem was.

I liked the board and the time periods, but the cards you built felt kind of boring to me, and a little swingy. I would probably play it again if someone wanted to, but it's not something I'd seek out. For me DXV's other good game was Kingdom Builder, and more people should play that one.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 03:50

Countblanc: Apr 20, 2005; _{Help a hero out!}

I wish I could have sold my copy of Temporum; I bought it on release since, well, it was a card-based DXV game. Of course I did. I played it once and had the most mediocre time I can remember, then I played it again and felt the same. Now it's rotting under a pile of other games on my shelf.

I actually noticed it tonight and thought of bringing it to my Wednesday meetup before realizing I couldn't actually remember how to play well enough to teach and not caring enough to re-learn.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 03:58

unpronounceable: Apr 4, 2010; You mean we still have another game to go through?!; Fallen Rib

I pretty much agree with all the Temporum replies.

Dr. Video Games 0069 posted:

For me DXV's other good game was Kingdom Builder, and more people should play that one.

Yes, absolutely. Actually, I bought Temporum just based on how much I enjoyed Dominion and Kingdom Builder. Shame it wasn't as good as I was hoping.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 05:08

Jedit: Dec 10, 2011; Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

ketchup vs catsup posted:

in a world where Dominion exists I cannot find a reason to play Temporum, and to me Dominion is one of those 'I'm not a fan, but I respect its genius' games.

That would be a world in which you have more than one person (or maybe two) to play with. For our group Temporum fills a neat slot for a game that holds five and plays in 40 minutes.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 08:23

djfooboo: Oct 16, 2004

I am trading LEGO for boardgames if anyone is interested. I know there is a decent amount of crossover.

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3817764

# ? Apr 20, 2017 09:47

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

silvergoose posted:

I'm so poo poo at T&E and love it so. Also the original version that you have is so far and beyond the new version.

Completely agree. Also, interesting thing to note is that the top right part of the map had a very big kingdom in it, which was then split into two kingdoms with a catastrophe, and then the kingdom lower down the map (the one with the single monument) had an external war that removed 8 tiles (4 from one conflict, 4 from the next), leaving it with a few remnant tile, Ozymandias- style. I loving love this game (see OP of this thread).

# ? Apr 20, 2017 11:54

Rutibex: Sep 9, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

djfooboo posted:

I am trading LEGO for boardgames if anyone is interested. I know there is a decent amount of crossover.

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3817764

What is worse a shelf of unplayed board games, or a shelf of unopened LEGOs? Goon-problems

# ? Apr 20, 2017 12:26

nimby: Nov 4, 2009; The pinnacle of cloud computing.

I played T&E 2 weeks ago and I hosed up massively in the first few rounds and never recovered. I attacked a kingdom with my 3 green tiles against his 2 and I played 3 extra tiles. I was saving 1 tile to turn my 3 tiles into a monument. The other guy was saving up green tiles as well and played 4.

Then for the rest of the game there was a bit of a draught of green tiles so I had a score of 3 in green

# ? Apr 20, 2017 12:37

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

Part of the strategy of T&E is learning what to do when you aren't getting the tiles you need and desperately need a colour. There are many ways to approach it: fight internal fights in a smart way to take kingdoms which are naturally strong in a colour and then perform external wars against smaller kingdoms. Another way to do it is to create a monument of that colour in another kingdom. It's also important to make sure that you churn through your tiles as quickly as possible, and sometimes the best move is to simply refresh your tiles.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 12:52

Mr. Squishy: Mar 22, 2010; A country where you can always get richer.

The first time I played T&E I hosed it up so badly, and I got so grumpy, that I considered just drawing all new tiles every turn to make the game end quicker. Fun game though!

# ? Apr 20, 2017 13:11

deadwing: Mar 5, 2007

unpronounceable posted:

I pretty much agree with all the Temporum replies.

Yes, absolutely. Actually, I bought Temporum just based on how much I enjoyed Dominion and Kingdom Builder. Shame it wasn't as good as I was hoping.

Greed is the actual good under the radar DxV game.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 13:15

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

Drafting games by design can't be considered 'good' :v:

Kingdom Builder was really boring for me. I can't actually think of any DXV games I enjoyed playing bar Dominion and even Dominion I am ambivalent about.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 13:52

Shoegazing: Jan 29, 2006

Terra Mystica app is out (at least for me): iOS Android

I'm really interested to see how DIGIDICED managed with something of this caliber. The Patchwork app was somewhat rough at first, but they won be over with how quickly they addressed it's biggest issues. I'll probably be picking it up if anyone wants to add me as SuicidalManiac

# ? Apr 20, 2017 13:58

silvergoose: Mar 18, 2006; IT IS SAID THE TEARS OF THE BWEENIX CAN HEAL ALL WOUNDS

Tekopo posted:

Drafting games by design can't be considered 'good'

Kingdom Builder was really boring for me. I can't actually think of any DXV games I enjoyed playing bar Dominion and even Dominion I am ambivalent about.

Same, though posters I respect think the bee's knees of KB so.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 13:59

GrandpaPants: Feb 13, 2006; Free to roam the heavens in man's noble quest to investigate the weirdness of the universe!

Oh hey there's a new Galaxy Trucker...novel??? http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/239738

# ? Apr 20, 2017 14:46

Paper Kaiju: Dec 5, 2010; atomic breadth

GrandpaPants posted:

Oh hey there's a new Galaxy Trucker...novel??? http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/239738

A novel with dice rolling and tile placement mechanics; I'm intrigued!

# ? Apr 20, 2017 14:48

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

GrandpaPants posted:

Oh hey there's a new Galaxy Trucker...novel??? http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/239738

I'm waiting for the edgy reboot of the novel that centers around a hard-bitten crew of a Sitting Duck class spaceship.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 14:55

djfooboo: Oct 16, 2004

Rutibex posted:

What is worse a shelf of unplayed board games, or a shelf of unopened LEGOs? Goon-problems

I'd rather have an unplayed game. That is theoretically a social thing, unlike LEGO.

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T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

I hate all board game channels except this one

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