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I played Codenames: Pictures once. I think it's slightly worse than the original in almost every way. You can only use the spymaster cards two ways, you don't have two valid views on the code cards, the pictures have nuance that you have to be even closer to see, and it sucks just as much with people who don't know/can't think of words or ideas or connections between them. Literally the only way it's better is that you don't have to explain the rule about clues that use words that are still uncovered.
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As a counterpoint, I think Codenames Pictures, if not "better", is quicker and more exciting. The nuance to the pictures is a plus, not a minus. It makes the assassin much more dangerous because each clue is more likely to effect multiple cards. The only time I've ever seen the assassin hit in the original is from brand new players in their first or second game. Most games I can completely ignore it. In Pictures it's far more of a concern and I've seen it happen several times by more experienced players. I very much disagree that it has the same level of problem with people who don't know/can't think of words. Because each picture has so many possibilities I find it much easier to come up with clues to connect multiple cards, and my experience is that everyone else I've played with does too. I somewhat agree that having the pictures oriented only one way is a bad thing, but it's not like the spymaster is unaware of how the person is viewing it. Nor is there a rule from them getting up and looking from the other side of the table, as far as I'm aware. And only being able to orient the spymaster cards two ways is a ridiculous complaint. There's plenty of cards for that not to matter even if you played several games a day. The biggest downside I can think of with Pictures compared to the Original, and the reason I won't necessarily say it's "better" as a game, is that you are more likely to be able to give clues that reference something specific to your partner with the Original, and therefore the player interaction is stronger.
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Jun 15, 2017 19:25
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My other beef with Pictures is that since the grid is smaller, the games are 2-4 turns shorter and the first player advantage doesn't feel balanced out by having to get an extra tile. I think the win rate I've seen on Pictures is that the starting team wins 80% of the time
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Jun 15, 2017 19:30
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Oh I don't remember who was asking for thoughts on Agility (the new 2p game by the Morels guy) a while back -- it's a good game mechanically but it's exceedingly fiddly for such a small package. Otherwise it's a nice little rondel game with setup variability that has perhaps too much luck but not so much that it isn't manageable. The doggo artwork/treat tokens are pretty amazing.
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Jun 15, 2017 19:36
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golden bubble posted:So Rahdo has a playthrough of Magic Maze, the new real-time cooperative game. More importantly, I think this is the first video to show Rahdo's mythical wife. While the box says 1-8 players, I feel like the game wants at least four. You can do it with less, but the scenarios are much easier. I think the sweet spot is 5-6, so the actions are more spread out. What Radho showed is basically the equivalent of playing the Space Alert tutorial. A bunch of extra rules and tiles get added in as you keep playing, and the "full" game starts around the 7th or 8th scenario.
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Jun 15, 2017 19:48
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canyoneer posted:My other beef with Pictures is that since the grid is smaller, the games are 2-4 turns shorter and the first player advantage doesn't feel balanced out by having to get an extra tile. I think the win rate I've seen on Pictures is that the starting team wins 80% of the time
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Jun 15, 2017 20:11
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God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title
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I honestly would only rather play Pictures if I have a group of non-native english speakers. It makes the game muuuuuch easier to actually play.
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Jun 15, 2017 20:28
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Does Magic Maze work well with 2 people or is it meant for larger group coop? When is it actually out in the states?
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Jun 15, 2017 20:40
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sirtommygunn posted:I just got Carcassone today and while I'm excited to play it I'm missing the Abbot pieces. Looking over the rules I'm not sure they're something I would use anyway, but it's still so disappointing to get a board game with missing components. Unless you got some kind of special edition (and I know one like that exists because my brother got it), I don't think the basic game comes with any of the extra features. If you got the one that comes with the river and Abbots the maybe contact the manufacturer to let them know they're missing?
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Jun 15, 2017 21:01
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The real answer is to play the 5x5 words + pictures variant from the back of the Pictures rulebook. Make everyone juggle their visual and language processing centers.
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Jun 15, 2017 21:14
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Megasabin posted:Does Magic Maze work well with 2 people or is it meant for larger group coop? When is it actually out in the states? It's better with 6-8 people. No idea when it's out in the US.
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canyoneer posted:My other beef with Pictures is that since the grid is smaller, the games are 2-4 turns shorter and the first player advantage doesn't feel balanced out by having to get an extra tile. I think the win rate I've seen on Pictures is that the starting team wins 80% of the time There is a promo piece that lets you 5x5 using reg codenames keys.
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Jun 15, 2017 23:50
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So I just saw the Broken Token organizer for Gloomhaven is at Origins and it's a beast. Something like 14 trays.
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Jedit posted:It's better with 6-8 people. No idea when it's out in the US.
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Jun 16, 2017 00:37
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So I threw my fiancee's bday party yesterday and she loved her gifts and she's super excited to try out one of the Exit: The Game games soon  I'm mostly bringing this up because the party was at our friend's place, and our friend's grandma was there and she saw the game and was all "Oh are those pokemon cards?" 
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Jun 16, 2017 01:16
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Lorini posted:Wooooo a friend got me a copy of Lisboa from Origins!!! Can't wait, hopefully I'll have it by next weekend. My friend who buys a lot of games and owns Kanban and The Gallerist said he wasn't going to bother with Lisboa because it didn't seem like his sort of game, or something. So if you or anyone else has some words about it that'd be cool.
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Jun 16, 2017 01:24
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WhiteHowler posted:I'd say 4-6. Any more than that and you have multiple people with the same action. That's only a problem for the person with the Vortex action after the theft. The rest of the time you have the people with special actions ignore their movement action unless it's an immediate follow-up.
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Jun 16, 2017 01:26
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Rad Valtar posted:So I just saw the Broken Token organizer for Gloomhaven is at Origins and it's a beast. Something like 14 trays. Is it for sale?
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Frush posted:Unless you got some kind of special edition (and I know one like that exists because my brother got it), I don't think the basic game comes with any of the extra features. If you got the one that comes with the river and Abbots the maybe contact the manufacturer to let them know they're missing? It's definitely supposed to come with the Abbot stuff, says so right on the box along with the river that did come through. I'm considering contacting them but I'm a big baby that gets extremely anxious when talking to people I don't already know and I probably won't ever need the pieces.
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Jun 16, 2017 01:39
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Hey, has anyone heard or seen anything about Dice Forge? It certainly looks interesting, but I don't trust a press release by itself.
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Jun 16, 2017 01:39
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I moved to Los Angeles for the summer, packed up all my board games and put them in storage. Now I'm feeling the withdrawal, and I'm wondering if there are any board gaming goons that want to meet up and push some cubes around. I live on the west side. Ameritrash players need not apply. In addition/alternatively are there any board game shops that don't smell and aren't filled with sexist assholes?
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Jun 16, 2017 02:39
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Crackbone posted:Is it for sale? Not yet they were just showing it off for the first time I believe. They said possibly 3 to 4 weeks and they will have them at GenCon for $79.99
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Jun 16, 2017 02:53
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My friend showed me the millenium blades Jojo card. It even talks about the Stand.  I can't wait to play this game.
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burger time posted:I moved to Los Angeles for the summer, packed up all my board games and put them in storage. Now I'm feeling the withdrawal, and I'm wondering if there are any board gaming goons that want to meet up and push some cubes around. I live on the west side. Next Gen is probably the best shop in main LA, they do mostly Magic but they have regular board game nights. There's a game cafe in Glendale that's great, but you'd probably want to go with people. Also, there's a game meetup on the west side this Saturday for the group called My People Connection Gamers. You can find the details on Meetup if interested. (It's not affiliated with the church, just uses the basement for space.)
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Chill la Chill posted:My friend showed me the millenium blades Jojo card. It even talks about the Stand. Which one, there are two I think
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Chill la Chill posted:My friend showed me the millenium blades Jojo card. It even talks about the Stand. I want this But I've spent 300 bucks on board games this week already
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burger time posted:I moved to Los Angeles for the summer, packed up all my board games and put them in storage. Now I'm feeling the withdrawal, and I'm wondering if there are any board gaming goons that want to meet up and push some cubes around. I live on the west side. Look up West Side Gamers on meetup.com. Game Empire in Pasadena is good but it's a long way for you. I live in Santa Clarita which is also a ways from you but send me a pm if you are interested.
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sirtommygunn posted:It's definitely supposed to come with the Abbot stuff, says so right on the box along with the river that did come through. I'm considering contacting them but I'm a big baby that gets extremely anxious when talking to people I don't already know and I probably won't ever need the pieces. Send a non-confrontational email? You may as well get what you paid for and if there's a defect with a batch they might want to know.
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Thanks for the recs everyone.Chill la Chill posted:My friend showed me the millenium blades Jojo card. It even talks about the Stand. The game is unbelievably good, but it's kinda a monkeys paw game in that organizing it is a task that will drive you mad.
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Crackbone posted:Is it for sale? MeepleRealty's Gloomhaven insert is already shipping out, 60bux. https://www.meeplerealty.com/product/gloomhaven-town/
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Rad Valtar posted:Not yet they were just showing it off for the first time I believe. They said possibly 3 to 4 weeks and they will have them at GenCon for $79.99 That's more than I paid for the game.
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burger time posted:Thanks for the recs everyone. I recently bought someone's complete (base + expansion + all released promo packs) set with the money packs already assembled, for less than I would have paid for the entire haul at CSI. it took 3 hours to organize and bag all the cards by set.
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Jun 16, 2017 15:41
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canyoneer posted:Playing Marvel Comics Codenames as a guy who's read 3 comic books in his life and only has exposure to the characters through film sounds like a nightmare scenario playing with someone with an encyclopedic knowledge of characters and storylines. Oddly enough, regular Codenames is great with drunk younger kids.
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I'm playing/teaching Star Wars rebellion for the first time tomorrow. Are there any rule gotchas I should know about it that might not be clear in the rule book?
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Jun 16, 2017 15:48
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Kruller posted:Oddly enough, regular Codenames is great with drunk younger kids.
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Perfect game for drunk young adults and/or 12-year-olds who can handle their poo poo.
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ketchup vs catsup posted:I recently bought someone's complete (base + expansion + all released promo packs) set with the money packs already assembled, for less than I would have paid for the entire haul at CSI. Haha yep. Friend said it took 3.5h for all the cards and money packs.
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Papes posted:I'm playing/teaching Star Wars rebellion for the first time tomorrow. Are there any rule gotchas I should know about it that might not be clear in the rule book? Some things we overlooked first time, but are in the rulebook: - When you're defending without a leader present, you can send one from the reserves - A leader with no tactics can't command a fleet, but a fleet with a friendly leader present due to a mission (even a leader without tactics value) cannot move. - Reinforcing/Moving the Rebel base takes place at the end of the turn - Empire needs to control both planet AND space over the rebel base to win. Just wiping out the base isn't enough
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nimby posted:Some things we overlooked first time, but are in the rulebook: Thank you, much appreciated. Do you happen to recall how long your first game took?
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Oh hey, cool. I didn't know there were going to be more Exit: The Game titles coming out, especially so soon. Apparently the first 3 are already available in Germany (or will be available there soon) and the rest are going to be released in Germany by the end of 2017 so hopefully they'll be released over here by then as well.   
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