SpaceViking posted:Hotaru looks really nasty, I can see a few combos right now, especially with Duelist Training. Duels also look like you can pull some real poo poo on your opponent. Looks like a fair trade off those as if you are winning Duels you are losing honor. They are really able to pressure a win by Honor or by Political Conflicts.
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LordNat posted:Looks like a fair trade off those as if you are winning Duels you are losing honor. You can also use them as ways to gain honor. That military duelist guy honored will have a duel stat of 5. If your opponent does not have anyone with high military they are pretty much forced to bid a lot or send everyone else home. You can then just not bid, send the military guy home, and gain a bunch of honor.
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# ? May 24, 2017 17:47 |
Pash posted:You can also use them as ways to gain honor. That military duelist guy honored will have a duel stat of 5. If your opponent does not have anyone with high military they are pretty much forced to bid a lot or send everyone else home. You can then just not bid, send the military guy home, and gain a bunch of honor. Honor bids are going to be the hardest part to master. So many games are going to come down to bidding too much or too little honor in the first few turns.
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# ? May 24, 2017 17:57 |
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Give me the goddamned Phoenix spoilers! I am concerned that they are going to have to wait for good spells, and therefore not strong at release. If that is true, I guess I play Scorpion at the release event.
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# ? May 24, 2017 18:17 |
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Is there a trick to telling when a card is conflict deck vs. dynasty deck? I'm not immediately seeing the visual cue that tells me Steward of Law is conflict while Hotaru is dynasty. edit: from the front sides, obviously when we have the cards the backs will tell, but i need to know during spoiler seasons!
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# ? May 24, 2017 18:28 |
SuperKlaus posted:Is there a trick to telling when a card is conflict deck vs. dynasty deck? I'm not immediately seeing the visual cue that tells me Steward of Law is conflict while Hotaru is dynasty. If you look in the lower right the card will have a D or a C on it, in the copyright line area. Also if it has the bamboo influence icons it is in the Conflict Deck.
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# ? May 24, 2017 18:32 |
dexefiend posted:Give me the goddamned Phoenix spoilers! I estimate Phoenix and Dragon will be underpowered since they are focused on a type of card that won't have a terribly deep card pool. That being said, Tau in Conquest core was solidly B-tier and never got anything as good as the Ion Rifle again, so who knows?
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# ? May 24, 2017 18:42 |
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I missed it, how does dueling work?
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# ? May 24, 2017 19:05 |
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Both players take up the honour dial and select a number, then reveal. Higher revealed number pays the difference in honour to the lower revealed number. Then add respective numbers to the relevant stat and determine winner. Was revealed in the Reddit AMA.
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If we've played the absolute hell out of the Warhammer card game and wish there was more of it, is LotR a reasonable place to turn? We love co-op, love card-based, and are "enjoyed the movies" LotR fans. I know there's a ton of it, and I know that doesn't always swing in the game's favor. I know LotR is a deck builder vs Warhammer's static abilities, which isn't a problem. I guess just, like, is the game actually good? Is it an OK time to jump in, or is the whole thing a huge mess by now?
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# ? May 24, 2017 19:42 |
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I'd say Arkham LCG is the better bet, as Warhammer is in a design space somewhere between LotR and Arkham LCG. Unless you want a fantasy theme with sword and magic combat, the Arkham LCG is the 3rd gen of that coop card game system, and the open action system is better IMO than the old school card based play of LotR. LotR is much more about building decks to tackle a given scenario whereas Arkham is much lighter on the deck planning ahead of time and more forgiving with failing (you don't "lose" a quest, you continue on with a failure changing your outcome, etc). LotR is still great though, and the wealth and depth of content shouldn't be ignored if you're into that fantasy style and deck building.
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# ? May 24, 2017 20:04 |
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There aren't many quests that require tailoring any more (most of the ones that do are early releases), especially when playing co-op (two player is generally the easiest mode). You're going to want to proxy stuff instead of buying up every release with a decent hero/attachment you want right away, though. The saga campaign is good.
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# ? May 25, 2017 00:24 |
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Someone help me out, how many cards can we expect the Crane or any other faction to have in their faction in the core set, based on past LCG cores with comparable numbers of factions like Netrunner and WH40K? I.E., is today's preview all or most of the Crane? Much thanks to LordNat for the help on previous btw.
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Bottom Liner posted:Any chance you can get me Miskatonic Museum and the newest (Undimensioned & Unseen)? I'll pay for your time and shipping. http://desertskygames.crystalcommerce.com/catalog/arkham_horror_lcg/16893?filter_by_stock=in-stock Got it in stock here
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Sweet, if you want to email me at defeldus @ gmail.com we can arrange the details.
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Bottom Liner posted:Sweet, if you want to email me at defeldus @ gmail.com we can arrange the details. Sorry to disappoint, but I was thinking they could ship it to you instead. Unfortunately I got so much going on right now that I can't find the time to go buy it and drop it in the mail
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Yeah, their site says in store pick up only. All good, I'll find it eventually.
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# ? May 25, 2017 04:05 |
SuperKlaus posted:Someone help me out, how many cards can we expect the Crane or any other faction to have in their faction in the core set, based on past LCG cores with comparable numbers of factions like Netrunner and WH40K? We have likely seen a fair check of their kit at this point. I think we are missing 1 Province and maybe a conflict card or two. in 2 weeks we will get another spoiler like this likely for Lion. After that I think we will have the cards for test games.
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# ? May 25, 2017 11:55 |
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I picked up two core sets of Arkham Horror LCG and my play group absolutely loved it. The problem is that we're almost done with the first campaign and we're looking at getting the Dunwich Legacy box but I can't find it in stock anywhere. There are a few on Amazon but they're price gouging it pretty hard (around $50 after shipping). Is it because it's older and out of print or is there just a limited supply that gets scooped up when they reprint? Should I just bite the bullet and pay the higher cost or will there be another wave? Also is it like the core set in that I need multiple copies to get all the relevant cards?
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Bottom Liner posted:I'd say Arkham LCG is the better bet, as Warhammer is in a design space somewhere between LotR and Arkham LCG. Unless you want a fantasy theme with sword and magic combat, the Arkham LCG is the 3rd gen of that coop card game system, and the open action system is better IMO than the old school card based play of LotR. LotR is much more about building decks to tackle a given scenario whereas Arkham is much lighter on the deck planning ahead of time and more forgiving with failing (you don't "lose" a quest, you continue on with a failure changing your outcome, etc). LotR is still great though, and the wealth and depth of content shouldn't be ignored if you're into that fantasy style and deck building. Thanks for the reply. How closely does Arkham hew to Mansions of Madness, 2nd ed? After playing the first scenario and about half the last, it hasn't made it back out to the table (I think mostly my wife bounced off the combat system)?
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GaryLeeLoveBuckets posted:I picked up two core sets of Arkham Horror LCG and my play group absolutely loved it. The problem is that we're almost done with the first campaign and we're looking at getting the Dunwich Legacy box but I can't find it in stock anywhere. There are a few on Amazon but they're price gouging it pretty hard (around $50 after shipping). It's just sold out at the distro level, it'll get another print run
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GaryLeeLoveBuckets posted:I picked up two core sets of Arkham Horror LCG and my play group absolutely loved it. The problem is that we're almost done with the first campaign and we're looking at getting the Dunwich Legacy box but I can't find it in stock anywhere. There are a few on Amazon but they're price gouging it pretty hard (around $50 after shipping). The supply side of things has been really slow, so it's more a matter of limited supply than it being old. Dunwich Legacy is less than six months old--the game itself is barely six months old. They seem to be getting another print run out now-ish. My store just got a few copies in last week, but I don't remember if that was from the distributor that manages to find copies of out-of-print items lurking in their warehouse because they're so disorganized, or if that came from one of the major distributors who are better about off-loading things when they're more presently relative. My suggestion would be to wait, unless you're really jonesing for the box that hard. As for how many copies, just one is enough. Everything after the core set comes with at least two copies of every card (a full playset for one person) which is really all you need. Also come give the Arkham Horror LCG-specific thread some love!
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Baron Fuzzlewhack posted:They seem to be getting another print run out now-ish. And not ten minutes after posting this one of my front-end folks informed me that Dunwich Legacy was changed over to "shipping" status which means it's coming back in stock at the distribution level.
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Baron Fuzzlewhack posted:As for how many copies, just one is enough. Everything after the core set comes with at least two copies of every card (a full playset for one person) which is really all you need. Thanks for the information, I'm checking out that thread. I usually buy all the LCG stuff for my play group so that we have enough for 4 people to play whatever they want so I may have to pick up two if there's only a playset for one player.
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dexefiend posted:Give me the goddamned Phoenix spoilers! You'll have to wait a LONG time for good spells... LordNat posted:Honor bids are going to be the hardest part to master. So many games are going to come down to bidding too much or too little honor in the first few turns. GrandpaPants posted:I estimate Phoenix and Dragon will be underpowered since they are focused on a type of card that won't have a terribly deep card pool. That being said, Tau in Conquest core was solidly B-tier and never got anything as good as the Ion Rifle again, so who knows?
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Dragon we're always more martial than mystic, with monk Kihos augmenting. Phoenix were the ones that would fluctuate between unplayable and broken depending on spells.
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alansmithee posted:You'll have to wait a LONG time for good spells... I dont want good spells, i want the Black Scrolls! #CorruptPhoenixRiseAgain I dont know if i can get my head around military battles and duels not killing a single person, but I am going to really give this a go. We have a group of 4 going to Gencon just to play this game.
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#MakePhoenixGreatAgain
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# ? May 25, 2017 22:05 |
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Any idea on how long it takes for reprinted LOTR LCG adventure packs to be available after their status is changed to "Shipping Now"? I've been waiting over a half a year to pick up a couple of major packs from the Shadows of Mirkwood cycle and saw that their status was just updated 10 days ago.
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MeinPanzer posted:Any idea on how long it takes for reprinted LOTR LCG adventure packs to be available after their status is changed to "Shipping Now"? I've been waiting over a half a year to pick up a couple of major packs from the Shadows of Mirkwood cycle and saw that their status was just updated 10 days ago. 2-3 weeks is typical
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sassassin posted:2-3 weeks is typical Great. Now they just have to hurry up with reprinting the Dwarrowdelf cycle and I'll be able to get all the main packs I need for the near future...
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# ? May 26, 2017 10:19 |
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GaryLeeLoveBuckets posted:I picked up two core sets of Arkham Horror LCG and my play group absolutely loved it. The problem is that we're almost done with the first campaign and we're looking at getting the Dunwich Legacy box but I can't find it in stock anywhere. There are a few on Amazon but they're price gouging it pretty hard (around $50 after shipping). Legacy and the Core set are both back in stock at CSI. http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/233370
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# ? May 26, 2017 18:10 |
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Been playing the LOTR game with starter decks single player. I managed to draw my entire hand with the mono-Lore deck and still lost the first mission on the first act. I wasn't able to get ahead of the spider spawns (even though I had snared Ungoliant's Spawn). Lost by hitting 50 threat. Fun game.
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GreenMarine posted:Been playing the LOTR game with starter decks single player. I managed to draw my entire hand with the mono-Lore deck and still lost the first mission on the first act. I wasn't able to get ahead of the spider spawns (even though I had snared Ungoliant's Spawn). Lost by hitting 50 threat. Fun game. The starter decks are pretty bad at dealing with single player. You might want to try playing two-handed, or build your own multi-colored deck that has a mixture of questing and fighting.
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# ? May 27, 2017 22:16 |
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I have a silvan deck that pounds 90% of quests into the dirt but it can still get obliterated first turn of the campaign with the wrong cards drawn out of the encounter deck (and a failed Hide test). The game's just a son of a bitch sometimes.
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# ? May 27, 2017 23:42 |
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VS System is really big at my LGS. I bought the Aliens set because I want to face-hug some superheroes and do Alien stuff with my Alien buds. I hear Deadpool is great to pair the Aliens with, which sounds like a fun time because I'm not a huge Marvel fan but I like Deadpool. Anyone have any advice?
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# ? May 28, 2017 01:18 |
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I submitted my wishlist at 1100, and didn't make it into the L5R events. Guess I'm not going to Gencon.
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# ? May 28, 2017 17:23 |
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Really? There is so much going on I can't wrap my mind around cancelling everything over one event.
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# ? May 28, 2017 17:45 |
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How drunk can we get and still manage to demo games?
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Carteret posted:Really? There is so much going on I can't wrap my mind around cancelling everything over one event. [e/n]There were 5 things in my cart, and i got into none of them. Why would i want to use 2 days of vacation, 4 days away from my kids, and spend $300 to just hang out? I am just a little dejected that i did everything right, and didnt get into any events.
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