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I find that my boardgaming tastes overlap with Drive Thru Review guy's more than any other reviewer's. And despite the fact that I'm obviously a nerd on some level, I still find SUSD (and No Pun Intended) staggeringly unfunny. It's interesting to note that they are unanimous in their praise for Tigris & Euphrates.
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The Narrator posted:drat, now that I think about it, a galaxy truck-themed cake that has the pieces "break off" (people cut pieces out) would be an awesome cake gimmick for a fan. Follow it up with a Galaxy Trucker ship piñata 
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CaptainRightful posted:I find that my boardgaming tastes overlap with Drive Thru Review guy's more than any other reviewer's. And despite the fact that I'm obviously a nerd on some level, I still find SUSD (and No Pun Intended) staggeringly unfunny. It seems like quinns has come down from his Party games Trip recently and likes eurogames again, like t&e and Great Western Trail. Good for him.
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Aug 1, 2017 07:13
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I'm not defending the Humor or the weird surface-level sjw-isms though.
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discount cathouse posted:I'm not defending the Humor or the weird surface-level sjw-isms though. The what?
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Aug 1, 2017 07:18
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Quinns startet caring about Identity politics issues in boardgames, which would be a good thing If he was smart enough to offer a meaningful feminist cririque or whatever, instead of going "this Elfriede jelinek book doesnt pass the bechdel Test - 1/10." Like you could actually discuss the question of it's better to show the history of slavery in games about Colonialism or to ignore the historical context, but he isn't interested in those questions.
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discount cathouse posted:Quinns startet caring about Identity politics issues in boardgames, which would be a good thing If he was smart enough to offer a meaningful feminist cririque or whatever, instead of going "this Elfriede jelinek book doesnt pass the bechdel Test - 1/10." On the other hand using Sjw makes it seem like your hating him for not being a white supremacist dickbag.
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I thought they did a good job in their Istanbul review, and I'd like to see more of that, not less.Rumda posted:On the other hand using Sjw makes it seem like your hating him for not being a white supremacist dickbag. Also that.
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Aug 1, 2017 08:01
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Yeah be careful using words that are pretty heavily coded by nazi types y'all
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Aug 1, 2017 09:12
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((( )))
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Aug 1, 2017 09:31
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At least it's got better female representation than Star Wars Monopoly...
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Aug 1, 2017 10:17
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That art is awesome. Hire that guy for a real game.
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Aug 1, 2017 11:52
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The blonde ape is a nazi
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Aug 1, 2017 12:03
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Wait... the Statue of Liberty...? Edit: oh my god... it was Earth all along...
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Aug 1, 2017 12:04
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Their Instanbul and CaH reviews are my favorite of the bunch - though I did find bizarre that in one review (TotANs or Kemet, can't remember) Quinns did this whole "okay disregard my egyptian custom, it's racist) but he used the custom gag again in another video???
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Aug 1, 2017 12:11
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The Narrator posted:Wait... the Statue of Liberty...? Uh spoilers duhhhhhh
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Aug 1, 2017 12:20
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Tekopo posted:Super loving rough mock up but this is my idea: Missing a pet that has all purple needs sitting in it, as it should have.
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Aug 1, 2017 12:58
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Sloober posted:Missing a pet that has all purple needs sitting in it, as it should have.
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone, much appreciated! I might pick up Tales of the Arabian Nights next.
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Synthbuttrange posted:((( I'm not going to lie - that board and box are loving beautiful. WTB Agricola Planet of the Apes edition.
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Tekopo posted:Super loving rough mock up but this is my idea: I thought this was a magic eye picture at first.
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Tekopo posted:The best option would be fiery fairy, the unkeepable. I've seen it I've seen a lot of stuff. I consider myself pretty good at teaching folks the risks inherent to specific pets/cages starting out but some people just want to watch the world (and their shops when they take wreckie) burn.
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Aug 1, 2017 14:32
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<----Sloober posted:I've seen it
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The Lord of Hats posted:I thought this was a magic eye picture at first. I looked for a couple minutes then gave up.
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dropkickpikachu posted:Yeah be careful using words that are pretty heavily coded by nazi types y'all Unless you are a nazi type, then please use those terms so that I know to make you feel unwelcome here
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Aug 1, 2017 15:29
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EngineerJoe posted:Thanks for the suggestions everyone, much appreciated! I might pick up Tales of the Arabian Nights next. Why not get a game instead? Seriously, Tales of the Arabian Nights is a Choose Your Own Adventure-style experience generator. You might enjoy it, but any decisions you make are overridden by random events. It's a lousy game-playing experience and it's lousy literature. Recommended alternatives: Dixit or Mysterium or Deception: Murder in Hong Kong if you like the idea of being creative with your friends but want some actual game along with that. Eldritch Horror or Mansions of Madness if you want a lot of story but still a strategic challenge.
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Aug 1, 2017 15:33
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EngineerJoe posted:Thanks for the suggestions everyone, much appreciated! I might pick up Tales of the Arabian Nights next. For the same experience but much faster play 80 days on ios (don't know about Android) or Steam. It's a fantastic adventure generator in about 5% of the time.
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Aug 1, 2017 15:43
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Jedit posted:There are two big box expansions for Orleans, and Invasion is about as far away from mandatory as you can get. Trade and Intrigue is the essential one. I have the DLP edition. I imported the entire game before it was available in the US because I wanted it that badly. I also had to get the upgraded wooden meeples for it because the 5th player expansion stuff I had was linen finished rather than the smooth finish from the base game, and you shouldn't be able to tell what you're drawing from the bag, ideally. I don't have Trade and Intrigue yet. Unrelated to the very good game Orleans, assuming I have nothing for Race for the Galaxy, which expansions should I buy to start out?
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Jedit posted:There are two big box expansions for Orleans, and Invasion is about as far away from mandatory as you can get. Trade and Intrigue is the essential one. Kruller posted:I have the DLP edition. I imported the entire game before it was available in the US because I wanted it that badly. I also had to get the upgraded wooden meeples for it because the 5th player expansion stuff I had was linen finished rather than the smooth finish from the base game, and you shouldn't be able to tell what you're drawing from the bag, ideally. I don't have Trade and Intrigue yet. What the? Why would they have meeples for what is essentially a deckbuilding game? Are the meeples color coded but the same shape?
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So today Stonemaier announced the Charterstone Recharge Pack, basically a pack of stickers and whatever else is necessary to play through Charterstone again in a box for $30. The board will be double-sided, meaning with one board you can play the campaign twice. It seems a little weird to me since he has been pretty adamant on the whole "it'll be a fun game to play on the completed board" thing too much it's interesting at least.
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^^^ The game is meant to be complete after X plays, at which point you have a unique game. Presumably using the Recharge Kit means that you can repeat the process and have two unique games.Chill la Chill posted:Why would they have meeples for what is essentially a deckbuilding game? Are the meeples color coded but the same shape? Yes. 
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Chill la Chill posted:Thanks. I did get the TMG kickstarter one and thought that was just a reprint of the original one but with fancier components. I was holding back with Invasion because after reading about it, the only thing that seemed to add was a coop variant which I don't care much for. T&I does look intriguing (heh) because it has variant deeds and events. Yeah they're color coded but the same shape, with stickers you can put on them. You can't tell them apart in the bag, and they're actually a lot easier to read across the table for what other people are doing. It's one of those totally unnecessary upgrades that feels nice when you have it, like metal coins for games.
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Paper money supremacy.
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The best money is Millennium Blades' fat stacks of cash, even though they take ages to put together the first time.
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TBH I can't imagine charterstone will be good considering the fact that 1. legacy games tend to accrue mechanics over time, so first playthroughs are always a little lackluster in terms of complexity and 2. steiegmeyer always oversimplified his designs.
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Anyone have experience with the Containers game going on kickstarter right now? I wasn't really interested because I don't have the space for that giant thing but my friend is and I am very willing to play it if it's any good.
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it's been out of print for a while so there's some 'cult of the unavailable' around it but its supposed to be one of the most interactive and dynamic economies you can have in an auction game while being waaaaay less complicated than an 18xx.
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Chill la Chill posted:Anyone have experience with the Containers game going on kickstarter right now? I wasn't really interested because I don't have the space for that giant thing but my friend is and I am very willing to play it if it's any good. It's reputed to be one of the best hardcore-but-not-18XX-level-hardcore economic games there is. I have heard, though, that it is far better with 4 players than 5, because with 5 there are no unused information, so there's much less uncertainty.
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Chill la Chill posted:Anyone have experience with the Containers game going on kickstarter right now? I wasn't really interested because I don't have the space for that giant thing but my friend is and I am very willing to play it if it's any good. You really need four. And you need a commitment to keep playing it, which is why I sold my copy. First time players will have to be handheld through the game unless you want the economy to tank because it's nearly impossible to figure out the game on the first play.
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Chill la Chill posted:Anyone have experience with the Containers game going on kickstarter right now? I wasn't really interested because I don't have the space for that giant thing but my friend is and I am very willing to play it if it's any good. Container is good at any player count 3-5, but Mercury games has been terrible in their campaign for the new version, with the unnecessarily larger ships and higher cost. Also it turns out that it's not an actual reprint since it comes with fewer containers than the original, which means a game tilted more towards short-term strategy if you're playing it 5p.
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