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golden bubble posted:Has plaid hat games ever produced a good board game? Summoner Wars was pretty good, albeit flawed. Just not Dead of Winter flawed. The problem is that Plaid Hat mostly publishes games by Isaac Vega, who is a really lovely designer. He's like Kevin Wilson in that his games have the seed of something there, but instead of Wilson's bloated mechanics, he just never fully develops an idea into something worthwhile.
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CaptainRightful posted:Yeah, that's my point. I'm in my 40s and many of my friends collect toys, artwork based on the toys of their youth, etc. They went nuts over Ready Player One. They're the people who can afford expensive games that come with minis. Okay yeah I thought you were saying "Real adults don't do this, just lovely millenials" and hey I misread it completely!
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golden bubble posted:Has plaid hat games ever produced a good board game? I like Specter Ops but it is definitely not 100% there.
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Japanese Dating Sim posted:Isn't Specter Ops supposed to be good? I've never played it. I recall people in this thread calling it Spectator Ops. Vega did do reasonably well with Ashes, so far as I can tell from one game, but I'd have to play it more to be sure and as it's two-player only I never got the chance.
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silvergoose posted:Okay yeah I thought you were saying "Real adults don't do this, just lovely millenials" and hey I misread it completely! As a member of Gen X, I assure you we're much shittier than Millennials and today's teens.
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CaptainRightful posted:As a member of Gen X, I assure you we're much shittier than Millennials and today's teens. At least you're better than boomers.
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silvergoose posted:At least you're better than boomers.  I'm a boomer!
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Lorini posted:
Yeah but you're not a terrible person, so clearly not who I was talking about. 
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Lorini posted:
Not All Boomers
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silvergoose posted:Yeah but you're not a terrible person, so clearly not who I was talking about. I feel like this line gets used on Lorini too much. On plastic vs wood, one must bring up Spirit Island - the invaders and their effects (blight) are plastic, the spirits' sites and the Dahan are wood. Makes for a nice dichotomy.
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rchandra posted:I feel like this line gets used on Lorini too much. Eh, she's too awesome to spare praise. I'm also super fuckin biased because of Advanced Civ, I will admit.
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Speaking of Spirit Island, I received my copy in the mail today and also just read that the latest printing has errors and they are going to release an errata pack around Essen. I'm now left pondering whether to ship it back and waiting for the next print run.
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silvergoose posted:Eh, she's too awesome to spare praise. Well thank you. I y'am who I y'am kind of a fussy old lady but I think in a good cause. We are all about great games right??
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I’m in the LA area this weekend and spent an afternoon at Gamehaus cafe. They have a huge selection of games and I think half of them were donated by Lorini. Thanks for letting us try Glass Road!
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Lorini posted:Well thank you. I y'am who I y'am kind of a fussy old lady but I think in a good cause. We are all about great games right?? 100%. The question is are you fussier than Walter. 
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Quixotic1 posted:Speaking of Spirit Island, I received my copy in the mail today and also just read that the latest printing has errors and they are going to release an errata pack around Essen. I'm now left pondering whether to ship it back and waiting for the next print run. Game good. I just got new print, plays great you are dumb for trying to send back, Don't be a dumb. Game good./
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I got mine today too, but haven't opened it yet. What are the errors?
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kaujot posted:I got mine today too, but haven't opened it yet. What are the errors? Nothing worth worrying about at all. A few niche timing clarifications and rewordings. quote:Errata / Updates Seriously, don't send your game back because of this minor stuff.
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Medium Style posted:I’m in the LA area this weekend and spent an afternoon at Gamehaus cafe. They have a huge selection of games and I think half of them were donated by Lorini. Thanks for letting us try Glass Road! I do donate a lot of games to them, they are doing a great job .
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Bioshock Infinite (the board game) was meant to be alright wasn't it?FulsomFrank posted:What do people think of 18Lilliput thats up on KS right now? It looks interesting but the shipping is brutal, almost as much as the bloody game. Yeah it's ridiculous. FAQ posted:Why is the shipping cost so high?
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I think Chicago Express sounds interesting but my friends won't go for anything described as "cutthroat". Are there any "kinder" alternatives in the Winsome line?
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kaujot posted:I got mine today too, but haven't opened it yet. What are the errors? Lots of dumb typos. For example: the Shadows Flicker Like Flame spirit card gives the name as "Shadow's Flicker Like Flame" the adversary card for the Kingdom of Brandenburg-Prussia gives the name as "Bradenburg-Prussia" uh, several in the rulebook, I didn't keep track but there were lots of a -> o problems ("Mojor powers") Winter Stormer fucked around with this message at 04:17 on Jun 13, 2018 |
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PerniciousKnid posted:I think Chicago Express sounds interesting but my friends won't go for anything described as "cutthroat". Are there any "kinder" alternatives in the Winsome line? I wouldn't describe Chicago Express as cutthroat, but I've been spoiled by 18xx.
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PerniciousKnid posted:I think Chicago Express sounds interesting but my friends won't go for anything described as "cutthroat". Are there any "kinder" alternatives in the Winsome line? Not really, because that’s kind of their thing. Really, the best you will find will probably be “subtle”-it’s not directly sticking the knife in, but you’re still only winning by taking advantage of others. C.E. could work, Paris connection probably more so. Samarkand and trans America would probably work as well (I think these are all mass market versions of winsome games at least).
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al-azad posted:I wouldn't describe Chicago Express as cutthroat, but I've been spoiled by 18xx. I haven’t played 18xx games but my experience with CE is experienced players will terminate new players and over/under valuing stocks will cripple you compared to more Euro-esque auction games - BUT, and this is a big but, these are all super compensated by its fast play time (like 45 minutes without new players).
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So, Pandemic Legacy Season 1 question: We just finished March and we haven't actually opened anything with Military Bases in them yet. Gotten a couple things that reference them, including an objective, upgrades, and a funded event, but nothing about them. Did we miss something, or do they not actually become a thing until April? We're doing pretty well so far, had our only loss in January, only four cities are rioting (Lagos, Sao Paulo, Bagdad, and Sydney), and we've sequenced both yellow and red. They are now Piss Fever (urethral melanoma) and Rag Rot (menstrual necrosis), because my girlfriend would make an incredible and terrifying supervillain.
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Winter Stormer posted:Lots of dumb typos. For example: I noticed all of these and they're pretty embarrassing and they're going to bother me forever, but whatever. Maybe if I email customer support they can send me components without the typos.
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Bottom Liner posted:Nothing worth worrying about at all. A few niche timing clarifications and rewordings. Also these look like first and second printing errors. I think they’re on fourth now. So your copy is probably fourth.
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Lorini posted:Well thank you. I y'am who I y'am kind of a fussy old lady but I think in a good cause. We are all about great games right?? Rutibex isn't!
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PerniciousKnid posted:I think Chicago Express sounds interesting but my friends won't go for anything described as "cutthroat". Are there any "kinder" alternatives in the Winsome line? There's a game called American Rails that was inspired by the Winsome line and it's supposedly much more tame. I haven't tried it. Honestly though, CE is one of the best auction games ever made, it's worth the growing pains if you think there's even a slight chance you can sell it to your group.
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PMush Perfect posted:So, Pandemic Legacy Season 1 question: The March mission briefing card should have told you to open some of the doors, which have these instructions within. I'll spell it out for you in spoiler since you finished March already: The March mission briefing tells you to open doors X, 43, and 5. 5 reals new scars, 43 is the rules reference sticker for the military shuttle action. X contains the rules sticker for Military Base structures, and the instructions to open box 2, which contains the actual bases.
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Bioshock Infinite (the board game) was meant to be alright wasn't it? Not saying I want the same poo poo that happened to Glory of Rome man to happen to this guy but some of the European shipping rates are ridiculous. I know it's an edge case but how does Isaac manage to ship a 22lb game for free? Speaking of, I think Founders of Gloomhaven will be arriving shortly... Very excited!
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FulsomFrank posted:Not saying I want the same poo poo that happened to Glory of Rome man to happen to this guy but some of the European shipping rates are ridiculous. Yeah, I was interested in the Mad Love micro game (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/imphouse/mad-love-0?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=mad%20love) but there is no way I would pay 10 bucks shipping for 19 cards... And I'm also really looking forward to receive Founders. The ship for the EU should be unloaded by now and the games on the way to the distributors. Selecta84 fucked around with this message at 15:08 on Jun 13, 2018 |
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Bioshock Infinite (the board game) was meant to be alright wasn't it? Yeah, it's really good, and you can usually get it for pennies on the dollar.
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SettingSun posted:and the instructions to open box 2, which contains the actual bases.
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I want to make a game pack that I can keep in my car such that I always have something light on me. The games that I want to put in it would need a space of about 12x12x3. Any case recs that would fit that space? I've been looking at portable DVD player cases, but I don't know if that's where I need to be
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I did the same but with a deeper box. If you put each game in ziplocks, you can fit a ton of stuff in that 12x12x3, even full size games. Gallon bags would hold a lot of games, and quart bags are perfect for small box stuff.  Travel Oniatama/Tak/Hive pieces in a zip bag 
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PMush Perfect posted:Gotten a couple things that reference them, including an objective, upgrades, and a funded event, but nothing about them. You may have made the same mistake my Legacy group made in a different month, which was to read the torn-off briefing card but not the space behind it. If you look at the lettered portfolio you'll probably see one of the revealed spaces says "Open Box #9" or whatever.
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Ziplocking games is amazing for stuff like RfTG or Dominion.
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