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I just had to play Exploding Kittens twice in a row, and I could not politely refuse. So lay the gently caress off me, I'm traumatised. 
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On one hand, at least Exploding Kittens is sure to end in under an hour, instead of the 20 to +200 minute playtime for Munchkin. On the other hand, that's still one hour longer than it needs to be. With that time, you could have finished a game of Keyflower.
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Jun 14, 2018 22:49
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So me and my wife are buying a new house and I finally get my own giant room for my gaming. We have been using our dining room table for years but now I get my own for gaming and was wondering if anyone has suggestions? I don’t want to spend a ton of money and would prefer something that would easily move so no giant heavy tables. Searching on the internet returns a ton of definitions for a gaming table.
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Jun 14, 2018 22:58
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IKEA makes some solid wood ones that are perfect size wise. The Stornas is model we have I think. Just under 40 inches wide which is perfect.
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Jun 14, 2018 23:14
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golden bubble posted:On one hand, at least Exploding Kittens is sure to end in under an hour, instead of the 20 to +200 minute playtime for Munchkin. On the other hand, that's still one hour longer than it needs to be. With that time, you could have finished a game of Keyflower. Russian roulette ends in under an hour and probably has more strategic depth than Exploding Kittens.
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Jun 14, 2018 23:33
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Bottom Liner posted:IKEA makes some solid wood ones that are perfect size wise. The Stornas is model we have I think. Just under 40 inches wide which is perfect. That’s actually a perfect size, do you go with the chairs pictured or just whatever you could find?
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Jun 14, 2018 23:35
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Jedit posted:I just had to play Exploding Kittens twice in a row, and I could not politely refuse. So lay the gently caress off me, I'm traumatised. "I have important emails to send out on my phone here for the next however long this game lasts"
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Jun 14, 2018 23:58
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Papes posted:I’m pretty sure they have nothing to do with the dice tower They're on the Dice Tower Network. I'm not really familiar with how that works, though. Is it just something where they distribute the podcast but aren't involved with its production?
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Jun 15, 2018 00:06
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What are people's thoughts on Sakura Arms? It keeps coming up on So Very Wrong About Games with rave reviews, but a lot of their love comes from things that I don't really value that much in games (primarily customization). Presumably there's more to it than just smashing decks together to see what happens each game though. e: also I got a copy of Sidereal Confluence, and while I'm not precisely sure when I'll end up teaching it (hopefully next week) any advice on that front is appreciated.
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Jun 15, 2018 00:35
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I also have one of the Ikea ones. I have one that can fold out very easily and become a lot larger. I guess in a dedicated gaming room you'd probably just want it max size all the time though.
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Jun 15, 2018 00:51
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Rad Valtar posted:That’s actually a perfect size, do you go with the chairs pictured or just whatever you could find? We have the natural colored one and did 2x matching chairs and a matching bench.
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Jun 15, 2018 01:15
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Rad Valtar posted:So me and my wife are buying a new house and I finally get my own giant room for my gaming. We have been using our dining room table for years but now I get my own for gaming and was wondering if anyone has suggestions? I don’t want to spend a ton of money and would prefer something that would easily move so no giant heavy tables. Searching on the internet returns a ton of definitions for a gaming table. If you're at all crafty with your hands, BGG have a whole section of their forums devoted to DIY gaming tables including bloops, tools, and where to get your materials.
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Jun 15, 2018 01:49
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Countblanc posted:What are people's thoughts on Sakura Arms? It keeps coming up on So Very Wrong About Games with rave reviews, but a lot of their love comes from things that I don't really value that much in games (primarily customization). Presumably there's more to it than just smashing decks together to see what happens each game though. There is a teaching guide from the designer on bgg. My general thought: My only comment is that teach people the general rules for how a card is laid out 'cost to buy at the top, cost to upgrade at the bottom, upgrade icon shows what the future production will be, what happens when you run in the middle' or something. The game is pretty straight forward with that sort of scaffolding. Some thought bubble: Tell people that they are taking the low complexity races. Don't let anyone use the Zeth and probably the Im'drill the first game, Other than maybe saying 'next game there are some other races you can play!' I'm pretty sure you should just put the cards back in the box. People get confused about ships and tend to assume they start with their racial ships. Tell them they don't, or possibly even hide there are racial ships. If you're teaching the game, playing the unity is a good idea as you can 'fix' stuff subtly. Other than unity cards, nothing is a grey cube, all the cubes you think are grey are white. Cthulhu Dreams fucked around with this message at 02:35 on Jun 15, 2018 |
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Jun 15, 2018 02:29
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Countblanc posted:What are people's thoughts on Sakura Arms? It keeps coming up on So Very Wrong About Games with rave reviews, but a lot of their love comes from things that I don't really value that much in games (primarily customization). Presumably there's more to it than just smashing decks together to see what happens each game though. I like Sakura arms. It does some cool stuff with resource management and feels more like a euro fighting game. Also cheap and isn’t a behemoth like Yomi/BaCon. The only real problem I have with it is that I think the trap girl is OP since she has better action economy and works well with anyone. Isn’t a problem if both people have access to a deck but I enjoy playing a single copy with an initial character draft. The promo characters all look like they have similar action economy so probably alleviate the problem but good luck getting them and they’re all in Japanese. There’s been some sort of announcement for an upgrade or v2 though so might want to look into it and wait, but who knows when that’s being released internationally.
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Jun 15, 2018 02:40
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Rad Valtar posted:So me and my wife are buying a new house and I finally get my own giant room for my gaming. We have been using our dining room table for years but now I get my own for gaming and was wondering if anyone has suggestions? I don’t want to spend a ton of money and would prefer something that would easily move so no giant heavy tables. Searching on the internet returns a ton of definitions for a gaming table. I made a table topper for $100. Nice quality and thick 4'x8' wood sheet so there's no warping. 1/4" foam sheet glued down over it. 'Bella velvet' from some website, which I guess is what some highend table companies use, to cover it all. Then I just put it over my table, and drilled some little blocks of wood up at the corners to hold it tight to the underlying table. I already had an existing counter height table, so this was to save money.   Bought a set of four tv trays to put between players to keep snacks and drinks off the table, and it's really nice. Smooth and nice velvet with a cushioned underlay and a huge playing surface. It's even directly under a light designed for a pool table, so its bright. (The basement carpet/walls are not my preferred colors. Bought this house a year and a half ago, it came like this)
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Jun 15, 2018 03:57
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Are Eurorails and similar "Crayon Rails" games good and fun? My girlfriend told one of her senior colleagues that I get excited about "some train game" (1846) and we've now been invited to come over and play "the train games," which turn out to be these Eurorails and other games with a couple in their 60s and their son.
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Jun 15, 2018 04:30
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CommonShore posted:Are Eurorails and similar "Crayon Rails" games good and fun? My girlfriend told one of her senior colleagues that I get excited about "some train game" (1846) and we've now been invited to come over and play "the train games," which turn out to be these Eurorails and other games with a couple in their 60s and their son. 5 player crayons sounds lengthy; bring an encyclopedia of city facts to help you accurately roleplay your rail tycoon between turns. Ravendas posted:(The basement carpet/walls are not my preferred colors. Bought this house a year and a half ago, it came like this) It looks like you're playing in a giant pool table.
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Jun 15, 2018 04:50
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Jedit posted:Rutibex isn't!  I have the best taste in games in this entire thread djfooboo posted:Ziplocking games is amazing for stuff like RfTG or Dominion. The best compact way to transport card games are these boxes people use for magic cards: 
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I'm gonna be in Dublin for 2 days in July. Are there any Board Game Shops/Cafés worth visiting?
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Jun 15, 2018 09:17
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Crossposting from the Netrunner thread. So FFG have printed absolutely gently caress all of the final deluxe expansions (Reign and Reverie), and one hundredth of that gently caress all is Australia bound, so it's basically gone already. Any American folks able to help out? EDIT: Found a UK supplier. Fingers crossed. The End fucked around with this message at 12:19 on Jun 15, 2018 |
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Jun 15, 2018 11:18
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The End posted:Crossposting from the Netrunner thread. So FFG have printed absolutely gently caress all of the final deluxe expansions (Reign and Reverie), and one hundredth of that gently caress all is Australia bound, so it's basically gone already. Any American folks able to help out? Netrunner is a dead game, just print proxies.
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Jun 15, 2018 12:10
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Rutibex posted:Netrunner is a dead game, just print proxies. Go write up a complete card list for me then, big boy.
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Jun 15, 2018 12:20
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I played an old crayon rail game once and it was sort of fun. The big downside to me was this random event deck which added way too much luck into the game. You will probably have fun planning your routes and optimizing stuff...but realize you can lose because of a random event card draw. It happened to me in the final endgame push where I was neck and neck with a other player for the win, then an event card just gave him the win basically at random.
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Jun 15, 2018 12:30
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The End posted:Go write up a complete card list for me then, big boy. http://www.cardgamedb.com/index.php/netrunner/android-netrunner-card-spoilers
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Jun 15, 2018 12:52
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http://www.cardgamedb.com/index.php/netrunner/android-netrunner-card-spoilers/_/reign-and-reveri/ That's not gone well, has it? Do your homework next time and, y'know, actually check the site?
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Jun 15, 2018 12:59
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Not if you are looking for that set :-/ I used that site all the time for the LOTR LCG cause they were always up to date for that one. I'm dumb.... Sorry bout that. Selecta84 fucked around with this message at 13:28 on Jun 15, 2018 |
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Jun 15, 2018 13:00
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Rad Valtar posted:So me and my wife are buying a new house and I finally get my own giant room for my gaming. We have been using our dining room table for years but now I get my own for gaming and was wondering if anyone has suggestions? I don’t want to spend a ton of money and would prefer something that would easily move so no giant heavy tables. Searching on the internet returns a ton of definitions for a gaming table. Dunno how it compares to Ikea price/personal taste/room size, but buying a bunch of medium size folding tables can let you have a more modular solution where you can put a few together for a bigger game or just a few pairs for multiple smaller games. Buying them all at once ensures they are the same height, and they can fold away for storage if you need the room for something else. This worked well for my dad, but he’s also a minis gamer so being able to simulate an entire normandy beach and town with 12+ tables, and also be able to host boardgaming nights with 2-3 games was a goal.
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Jun 15, 2018 13:23
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These "crayon rail games" sound neat. What's a nice one to start with? For what it's worth, I lean towards really heavy games.
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The End posted:Go write up a complete card list for me then, big boy.  wow that took all of 0.12 seconds on google https://netrunnerdb.com/en/set/rar/text
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Rutibex posted:
I know the wiring is a little loose upstairs, but I hope you can still count. https://netrunnerdb.com/en/set/rar See how those numbers on the right don't increment sequentially? That's because it's not a complete list. Good hustle though. Why don't you use some real Google skills and actually be helpful? Or just get lost with your weird board game theft obsession? EDIT: Can't forget the rolleyes, right?
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Rutibex posted:
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that doesn't look like a complete card list.
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Jun 15, 2018 14:16
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The End posted:I know the wiring is a little loose upstairs, but I hope you can still count.  I donno man I'm sure the complete card list will be posted eventually. Maybe be patient.
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Jun 15, 2018 14:27
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Maybe I asked for help with trying to find a copy to buy, while I still can. Because I don't make my own bootlegs out of cereal boxes?
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Jun 15, 2018 14:32
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I've got a friend who is legit bummed about the end of Netrunner. Definitely a series I never gave two shits about, perhaps because it was a case of seeing it everywhere and expansions in such large quantities that caused me to short-circuit and get Vietnam-esque flashbacks to MtG. Got my shipping notice for Founders, should have it by the end of next week.
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Jun 15, 2018 14:43
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FulsomFrank posted:Got my shipping notice for Founders, should have it by the end of next week. That's one I wish I had backed. I'll be interested to hear what you think. Any idea if that'll make it to retail?
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Jun 15, 2018 14:47
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Dancer posted:These "crayon rail games" sound neat. What's a nice one to start with? For what it's worth, I lean towards really heavy games. If you like heavy games, Iron Dragon is probably the heaviest, although none of them are really very heavy-more lengthy. Some of the other variants can be fun (I like the Martian rails global map), but ID is the one to get if you can only have one and don’t really care about where they’re set. I have a weak spot for the series, but that’s because I’m a child who likes to draw with crayons. They’re fun, but always play fast game variant and never play with more than four, three ideally.
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Jun 15, 2018 14:52
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The End posted:Maybe I asked for help with trying to find a copy to buy, while I still can. Because I don't make my own bootlegs out of cereal boxes? Cereal boxes are only good for large game boards or tokens. When making cards it is best to use normal playing cards or junk magic cards in a sleeve. Just print out what you want on normal paper then slip in into the sleeve in front of the ace of spaces.
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Japanese Dating Sim posted:That's one I wish I had backed. I'll be interested to hear what you think. Any idea if that'll make it to retail? I'd say so based on this: https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/founders-of-gloomhaven?variant=40866936781 The question is quantity and if its predecessor is any indication of quality who knows what stock issues will be like. If the name recognition tricks the average bear into buying copies you might be seeing a lot of "never opened dropped once" sales though.
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Dancer posted:These "crayon rail games" sound neat. What's a nice one to start with? For what it's worth, I lean towards really heavy games. I think all of them are fairly similar. The main differences are the maps, and some of the event cards are going to be different. I would recommend going with whatever region you are most familiar with the geography. So you are familiar with where on the board the delivery destination cities are. Then it is only a matter of scouring the map for where to find the goods. I think both Empire Builder (North America) and Eurorails (Europe) are good starting points. Europe can get a bit tricky, as there are lots of ferry paths for getting to England, Ireland, and Scandinavia. It’s not a huge deal, it’s just another mechanic to parse, and they can drastically reduce how far your train moves for a couple of turns. If you do get a crayon rails game, the rule book should have a listing of city locations and goods. Make enough copies for all the players so you are not spending half the time passing the rule book around.
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Origins Thursday phone impressions: Nyctophobia: gimmicky hidden movement game where you navigate a board blinded. It's basically someone groping your hand for fifteen minutes as you poke around cheap plastic. Heard red flags like "bad guy wins 70% of the time" and "like a good GM you have to fudge it for fun." Ghost Court: role playing party game with Richard Sala art and you sue ghosts. Sold. The Climbers: I heard bad things about this like it taking hours but idk who reviewers are playing with this was a brisk 30 minutes. Ideal abstract, few pieces and rules. Really impressed by quality and play. Flow of History: game of the con so far. It's like someone heard me complain about Through the Ages and made a game for. Innovation meets TtA from the Ponzi Scheme creator. Unique card buy mechanism where you invest in cards but other players can snipe (paying you) before they mature. Plays 5 in an hour. Dwarven Smithy: random rear end tableau builder, very messy and fiddly. Plus one point for having the balls to give dwarven women beards.
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