|
Keyper will be at Essen. Don't know if he's doing pre-orders, better check the Keyper BGG page.
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 17:02
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 3, 2024 20:17 |
|
|
Selecta84 posted:Care to post a list? Keyper will be at Essen, and if you're really quick on the Thursday you might be able to get a Character Edition - they have a few left over. My must-haves are Barenpark, Not Alone: Exploration and Pocket Mars. I also have pre-orders for Altiplano, Samhain, possibly Card City XL if I can get a collection arranged, and a couple of small games from Japon Brand. I might also pre-order Charterstone. The much longer list of things I'm going to spend a little time with, from which I'll pick up a few that really strike me, is: Agra, Antiquity, Azul Brides & Bribes, Bronze Calimala, Carthago: Merchants and Guilds, Chimera Station Dream Home: 156 Sunny Street, The Dutch East Indies Empires, Ex Libris, Exodus Fleet Feudalia, Food Truck Champion The Great Fire Of London 1666 Habitats, Halloween, Heldentaufe Iberian Rails, Ilos, Immortals, Indian Summer, Isaribi Keyper Majesty: For the Realm, Manhattan, Merlin, Minute Realms, Mucho Macho The Networks: Executives, New York Slice, A Nice Cup of Tea, Noria, Nusfjord Otys Parley, Peak Oil, Photosynthesis, Pixie Queen, Professor Evil, Pulsar 2849 Quests of Valeria Rajas of the Ganges, Riga The Sands of Time, Santa Maria, Scarlet Pimpernel, Sentient, Small City Around The World #1, Space Race, Star Cartel, Startups, Steamrollers Ticket to Mars, Topiary, Torres, Tortuga 1667, Transatlantic, Tybor der Baumeister Viral Wendake, Whistle Stop
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 17:37
|
|
|
In Codenames, I will ALWAYS use the extra guess for getting all my clues, even if I have zero information to go on. I like to live on the edge.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 18:10
|
|
|
enigmahfc posted:In Codenames, I will ALWAYS use the extra guess for getting all my clues, even if I have zero information to go on. With Duet, since you get extra logic information, I actually totally do this because of how the turn structure works.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 18:11
|
|
|
I was super double excited about Legend of the 5 Rings LCG and then Quinn's took some of the wind out of my sails. I managed to get a gencon copy and I can see what he's talking about when he says the game plays like a ceremony - to an extent. I mean Netrunner was dense as hell when the core came out so I kind of feel like his review is more like "I got too hooked on Netrunner and don't want to be hurt again." Aside from that, hopefully the reality of the games culture won't be as cringe-worthy as he's talking about (tournament chanting?). Anyone else had any thoughts on the game - I'm probably about a 1000 posts behind so sorry if this is dredging up the past.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 19:22
|
|
|
quinns from su&sd posted:In conclusion then, if you take intrinsic pleasure in competing, planning and taking your opponents apart with cool, logical thinking, L5R is a sight to be seen. For a lot of people, it’s going to be an absolute treat. If you’re in the market for an obsession, I think you should unquestionably buy a single Core Set and find out if it’s for you. it sounds like a good game that doesn't involve enough """"fun"""" for the shut up and sit down crew. I think you'll be fine.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 19:36
|
|
|
any thoughts on clans of caledonia? Looks super good from what I've seen of it. Love me some mid-heavy market games w/ a spatial element.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 19:39
|
|
|
Jedit posted:Keyper will be at Essen, and if you're really quick on the Thursday you might be able to get a Character Edition - they have a few left over. Thanks. Some of the names sound interesting. I have to look them up. I was just browsing brettspielbox.de and they have just a few of the games with some information on them. Have to check bgg for the other ones. And thanks for the Keyper heads up. I will go to Spiel on Thursday so I might get lucky.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 21:19
|
|
|
Is the buzz around Keyper positive? I must admit to not really paying close attention, but loved the hell out of Keyflower.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 21:47
|
|
|
I finally got sick enough of Codex's art that I started seriously working on a retheme. Went with a Warcraft setting, mostly because where else was I going to find enough art for 350-something cards. I made a big post about the fluff for it over in the WoW lore thread:Fenn the Fool! posted:~*~Fluff~*~ At this point I have new names written and new art picked out for every card, I just need a card template to put everything together. I think I can use Magic Set Editor and make some kind of custom template? Anybody have any tips on where I should start with all that?
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 22:02
|
|
|
Just got an update on Gloomhaven. Looks like it's pushed to November 
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 22:17
|
|
|
Kashuno posted:Just got an update on Gloomhaven. Looks like it's pushed to November Boo! I guess patience is a virtue, eh?
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 22:24
|
|
|
Kashuno posted:Just got an update on Gloomhaven. Looks like it's pushed to November Well, that sucks. Oh well.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 22:33
|
|
|
Kashuno posted:Just got an update on Gloomhaven. Looks like it's pushed to November NOOOOOOOooooooooo
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 22:34
|
|
|
drat now i'll have to wait until november to do the solo scenarios. But.... my character could use their solo item reward now!!!
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 22:37
|
|
|
Just ordered Sidereal Confluence on a whim cause the concept looked neat and the BGG comments were largely positive. Anyone played this yet? My record with impulse purchases is poor but maybe this one will be better. Also, War of the Ring and the expansions are getting a reprint which makes me exceptionally happy. I procrastinated purchasing at $60 and when I came around again all copies online were sold out at that price with it being $100+ on Amazon. I'm not making that mistake again.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 22:42
|
|
|
Kashuno posted:Just got an update on Gloomhaven. Looks like it's pushed to November Lame.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 23:01
|
|
|
Huskalator posted:Just ordered Sidereal Confluence on a whim cause the concept looked neat and the BGG comments were largely positive. Anyone played this yet? My record with impulse purchases is poor but maybe this one will be better. I was looking at Sidereal Confluence, but the comments on BGG actually turned me off it. It's the Trade phase from Advanced Civilisation played for two hours with brief breaks for cube pushing, and the exceptions to the rules are longer than the rules themselves. Also, it's Wizkids.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 23:02
|
|
|
al-azad posted:Man, I'm wracking my brains over here trying to think of a way to present video reviews without standing in front of my shelf-of-shame or my hands moving cardboard around telling you how the game is played. Maybe a mix of both? Screw gimmicks. If you're passionate about games, find a way to communicate that to the world and people will gravitate to that. Worry about the flummery later as you develop a niche.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 23:10
|
|
|
Doorknob Slobber posted:Lame. What the email said was: Kickstarter email posted:So, to recap: the shipment going to the Germany fulfillment center was broken up into three parts, and the final one won't be arriving until Oct. 20. This means that if your game is on that last boat, we'll likely be pushing into early November fulfillment for you. So some people may get it earlier. This is also for the EU areas mostly. Kickstarter email posted:What about the other shipments?
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 23:27
|
|
|
2/3 chance, ill take those odds
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 23:34
|
|
|
PrinnySquadron posted:What the email said was: It also says quote:All Kickstarter shipments should be leaving the factory by early next month. Does that mean that, like for the EU backers, delivery could get pushed back until early November for some people? That is possible.
|
|
#
?
Sep 11, 2017 23:54
|
|
|
I'm bummed about Gloomhaven being pushed back, one of the friends we were planning on playing it with will be moving to another city in December and at this rate it might not get here before schedules get too busy and he moves away.
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 00:01
|
|
|
I'm the guy who's cool with Gloomhaven being delayed because I'll have plenty of time to learn Pendragon before then.
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 03:57
|
|
|
CaptainRightful posted:I'm the guy who's cool with Gloomhaven being delayed because I'll have plenty of time to learn Pendragon before then. It hasn't charged or shipped - what am I missing?
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 04:12
|
|
|
CommonShore posted:It hasn't charged or shipped - what am I missing? Check your email if you haven't. Basically there's a good chance if you're anywhere that isn't North America you're getting your delivery in November, and if you're in NA you miiiight get it in November (instead of October).
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 04:16
|
|
|
Huskalator posted:Just ordered Sidereal Confluence on a whim cause the concept looked neat and the BGG comments were largely positive. Anyone played this yet? My record with impulse purchases is poor but maybe this one will be better. I played it twice about a month ago. The big cube pushing swap meet was great the first time around, and I really like how the game scales in terms of not quite giving you everything you need to run all your conversion devices. It lost a lot of its luster the 2nd game as it felt really similar even though I was playing a different faction. It might just be that playing back to back is a bad idea, but I'd definitely give it a couple plays before buying.
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 04:36
|
|
|
Impermanent posted:any thoughts on clans of caledonia? Looks super good from what I've seen of it. Love me some mid-heavy market games w/ a spatial element. it's not out yet except for a tabletopia module as far as I know, the KS copies are shipping around Essen time. I've watched the playthrough vids and it essentially steals the general game flow from Terra Mystica, as well as the hex map and shipping track, but ditches everything else in favor of Marco Polo style trade contracts and a resource market. It's a really clever synthesis of a bunch of proven euro mechanics and my impression is that barring any unexpected issues, it's going to be a Terra Mystica killer for a lot of people (myself included) since it's both more elegant and higher variability than TM, looks easier to teach, and has player scaling for 2p games.
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 05:52
|
|
|
So I discovered casual scum play Codenames by Monopoly hearsay rules. They don't know about zero and unlimited and do not police any upper limit on guesses. 
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 11:41
|
|
|
Was wondering if you knowledgeable lot could recommend me a game? I'm looking for a co-op game for 2-8 players (as in anything in that range, not that it has to accommodate between two and eight) maybe like a 4X game, but certainly one where you each control unique characters / armies with unique abilities, that you can augment throughout the game, similar to the Arkham / eldritch horror games? Ideally something quite ameritrashy, but where non violence as a legitimate option. Thanks for any and all suggestions! /edit: did I just describe gloomhaven?
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 12:30
|
|
|
!Klams posted:Was wondering if you knowledgeable lot could recommend me a game? Source your quotes.
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 12:31
|
|
|
Crackbone posted:Source your quotes. Sorry, do I have terrible taste or is this just annoyingly vague? I've been looking for something like this for a while, and only really found a couple of contenders that actually look good.
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 12:33
|
|
|
Games that come to mind based on your super broad criteria: Kemet Scythe Inis Arcadia Quest Cyclades
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 13:02
|
|
|
It sounds like you want to be playing Dungeons & Dragons
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 13:07
|
|
|
D&D is the best 4X, period.
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 13:08
|
|
|
Dominant Species arguably covers all those bases.
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 13:10
|
|
|
Countblanc posted:Check your email if you haven't. Basically there's a good chance if you're anywhere that isn't North America you're getting your delivery in November, and if you're in NA you miiiight get it in November (instead of October). The only P500 charge I've had covered recently is FoF and I'm still waiting for it to show. e. and on their p500 list it hasn't listed as charged yet, either. CommonShore fucked around with this message at 13:25 on Sep 12, 2017 |
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 13:21
|
|
|
Bottom Liner posted:Games that come to mind based on your super broad criteria: It's actually not as broad as all that, despite looking like it at face value, for example, non of your suggestions meet the criteria of 'co-op'. I realise that sounds super condescending, I don't mean it like that, those are great suggestions actually and I'll probably pick at least one of those up (have sycthe, have been looking at Kemet and Cyclades already, will investigate the others) but what's been surprising to me is how few games actually seem to meet this criteria. X-Com is almost along the right lines, I love the asynchronous gameplay of that, but you don't really make choices about your character to 'make them your own', which is what I love. I guess basically Lichtenstein, you're right, its just that my playgroup are all so loving flaky that I haven't been able to even get them to fill out character sheets, and then after that debacle I couldn't even get them to choose from some pre-rolled ones, so despite them all saying they wanted to play D&D I just can't see it realistically happening. Dominant species looks p. loving Euro to me, but am willing to give it a go. Don't get me wrong, I've nothing against Eurogames, and a lot of my fave games are Euro's. Its just the particular itch I'm looking to scratch is something more like the DooM boardgame, or like, HeroQuest or The undercity? But kind of more than just a dungeon crawler, ideally. /edit Oh that's not co-op either. !Klams fucked around with this message at 13:24 on Sep 12, 2017 |
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 13:21
|
|
|
!Klams posted:Sorry, do I have terrible taste or is this just annoyingly vague? I've been looking for something like this for a while, and only really found a couple of contenders that actually look good. It's just really weird set of criteria. Coop 4X Ameritrashy Non-violence option What are the things you found you saw as contenders?
|
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 13:23
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 3, 2024 20:17 |
|
|
Crackbone posted:It's just really weird set of criteria. Sure it's a weird set of criteria, sorry about that. It's basically because for my gaming pals, Arkham horror / Eldritch horror are basically the most popular games. They're good and all, but A) Someone among us already has it all B) the downtime is a loving nightmare There are a couple of the group that don't really like war games. Arkham is great because you can go off and do missions or close gates or whatever, without really concentrating on fighting. Normally in a game where you 'level up' the main stat you level is the one that makes you hit harder, which is sort of linear and kind of dull, but I think that tailoring your own unique character and banding together to overcome challenges with your unique set of skills is just a really fun type of game. Contenders include: Defenders of the Realm, Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the cursed Island, Some other war game on that I cant remember the name of... there's a dice tower review I'll have a look. !Klams fucked around with this message at 13:39 on Sep 12, 2017 |
|
#
?
Sep 12, 2017 13:32
|
|