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djfooboo posted:I just broke the Wizkids clause and bought Seal Team Fux for a steal. Suck it thread! Looks 3X7R3M3!!!! Be really careful when punching out and installing the wall pieces. Following the instructions and make sure you don't lose any of the tiny rear end pieces.
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djfooboo posted:Seal Team Fux Go on.....
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thebardyspoon posted:Hey, this is a bit of a longshot but is anybody in this thread going to/ already at the UK Games Expo who also has some freetime and the inclination to help a fellow goon out? I play a game called Heroclix and apparently there are some exclusive convention figures you can buy there, this is a picture of the display apparently, https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...53&oe=5D51B9ED..
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Tekopo posted:I can do this, can you send me a picture of what you need (link doesn’t work) and what company sells it! You sure mate? Cheers. It's Wizkids, they have a booth apparently. This picture should work, https://imgur.com/a/8NIFUCv. The main ones I'd like are the Spiderverse duo and the Robby Reed but all of them would be nice since this is the only chance I'll ever have to buy them in the UK probably. They might have sold out of some or all of them by now, I've no idea what the supply looks like so if they have no worries. Also not sure how big that Ghost Rider on a Mammoth is. I'll pay for however much the postage costs obviously plus a bit extra for the hassle. thebardyspoon fucked around with this message at 10:21 on Jun 1, 2019 |
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Sure no problem I’ll see how many I can get
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I finally got a game of Quacks in to see what the complaints were about this was the last turn for my neighbour
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xiw posted:I finally got a game of Quacks in to see what the complaints were about And for those of us who haven't played it, more explanation please?
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thebardyspoon posted:You sure mate? Cheers. It's Wizkids, they have a booth apparently. This picture should work, https://imgur.com/a/8NIFUCv. The main ones I'd like are the Spiderverse duo and the Robby Reed but all of them would be nice since this is the only chance I'll ever have to buy them in the UK probably. They might have sold out of some or all of them by now, I've no idea what the supply looks like so if they have no worries. Also not sure how big that Ghost Rider on a Mammoth is. I'll pay for however much the postage costs obviously plus a bit extra for the hassle.
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Tekopo posted:The only one they had left was static shock and it was the very last one in stock. I got it, p&p should be cheap. Wow, thanks alot man, I know I said they might have sold out but I wasn't necessarily actually expecting it. He was the third on the list after those other two so I'm pretty happy with that. Let me know how you want to do this and I'll sort it. Don't suppose they had a sign saying that was it or that they'd put more out tomorrow? I'm gonna guess they were putting all their stock out yesterday and whatever was left today was all they had but just wondering. In any case, cheers again, when I saw yesterday that these things were available I was resigned to not getting any of them so it is much appreciated. thebardyspoon fucked around with this message at 13:24 on Jun 1, 2019 |
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thebardyspoon posted:Wow, thanks alot man, I know I said they might have sold out but I wasn't necessarily actually expecting it. He was the third on the list after those other two so I'm pretty happy with that. Let me know how you want to do this and I'll sort it.
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silvergoose posted:And for those of us who haven't played it, more explanation please? Quacks is kinda like a deckbuilder, but you are drawing tiles from a bag. The tiles drawn are the timer, after you have drawn a total value higher than 7, your turn is done. The player likely has 8-12 other tiles in their bag, two of which are also timers, so it’s just a very low probablity, extremely negative outcome.
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Fellis posted:Quacks is kinda like a deckbuilder, but you are drawing tiles from a bag. The tiles drawn are the timer, after you have drawn a total value higher than 7, your turn is done. The player likely has 8-12 other tiles in their bag, two of which are also timers, so it’s just a very low probablity, extremely negative outcome. Judging by the number of rat tails they have, a built in catch up mechanism based on the score difference between your place and 1st, and how few times their tear drop advanced, they are either a living curse and you should never fly with them or they bought nothing the whole game.
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Also they still have their neutralising potion. Given it was the last turn, why didn't they use it to kill the 3?
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They didn't have the potion up thts turn, the pic was during cleanup. The rest of their bag is visible in the top right.
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I was thrift shopping today, found some really neat-looking educational games, so I'm giving those to my friend who is pregnant, the kid can have some fun with those in a few years, learning vowels and marine biology. I also found a copy of this: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1621/mutant-chronicles-siege-citadel  (not my picture of course, it's real dark right now.) The box is in not in great shape, a good amount of scuffing(of course the thrift store people taped it closed, too), and some broken seams. I open it up, and the drat thing is unpunched. The only thing anyone's touched is the minis, the cards are still in shrink, etc. So what do I do with it? Is it worth playing, or just a bygone novelty? Is it worth selling? I see on ebay and the BGG Market copies listed for either $40, or $150, but is anyone buying either of those?
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Hi! I went to find a copy of Battlestar Galactica today and discovered it was out of print and very expensive. I know there used to be forum games here all the time, do the resources for that still exist? I remember some very cool homebrew programs floating around at one point.
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thebardyspoon posted:Wow, thanks alot man, I know I said they might have sold out but I wasn't necessarily actually expecting it. He was the third on the list after those other two so I'm pretty happy with that. Let me know how you want to do this and I'll sort it.
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Tekopo posted:Yeah came in early today before the crowd and they were 100% sold out, sorry No worries, figured there was a chance of that. Got one at least so I'm pretty happy, the last one even.
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El Fideo posted:I was thrift shopping today, found some really neat-looking educational games, so I'm giving those to my friend who is pregnant, the kid can have some fun with those in a few years, learning vowels and marine biology. I also found a copy of this: I played that in grade school! Long long time ago# It's probably not worth playing, and who the hell knows if anyone's buying it either. There should be an actual games sold history on the BGG market too, so you can see if anyone's bought any copies in the last year or whatever...
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silvergoose posted:I played that in grade school! Long long time ago# One of my friends has a copy of it and I've seen it played. I can't remember much about it though.
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El Fideo posted:I was thrift shopping today, found some really neat-looking educational games, so I'm giving those to my friend who is pregnant, the kid can have some fun with those in a few years, learning vowels and marine biology. I also found a copy of this: It's potentially worth selling, though a 2nd edition is rolling out now-ish. They got some big name designers on the 2nd edition and I know that it was at least partially based on nerdstalgia for the 1st edition.
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xiw posted:I finally got a game of Quacks in to see what the complaints were about If all those 15-ish pieces are the ones they bought during the game, what a legendary ouch. Doesn't even rise to the level of 1 in a thousand. But math is cruel.
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What are some suggestions for bar games? I am putting together a game pack that stays in my car. Here's what I am thinking currently: Skull Dungeon Busters Pairs No Thanks! Love Letter A deck of Cards Games I am ruling out: Cockroach Poker Coup Give me some cool ideas!
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Push It is one of my favorite flicking games, playable on any (smoothish) table. It's just mini Bocce. The Oink games would work well for something like that: Fake Artist, Insider, Startups, etc. Bottle Imp, David & Goliath, and Potato Man are awesome small box trick takers.
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Played Keyflower for the first time yesterday, and long story short I'm mad I haven't played this game sooner. I basically like every single part of the game, including the conspicuous lack of theme. It lived up to its reputation too: several people including myself got extremely mad at other players because of spiteful bidding. I will play this game forever.
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Shadow225 posted:Give me some cool ideas! Hive (or pocket). You can even spill beer all over it and it will be fine.
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El Fideo posted:I was thrift shopping today, found some really neat-looking educational games, so I'm giving those to my friend who is pregnant, the kid can have some fun with those in a few years, learning vowels and marine biology. I also found a copy of this: I have this. It's a solid enough game, straight out of the early nineties Hero Quest era. Straightforward without as much of the atmospheric touches (no furniture, no traps or secret doors). Fun if you enjoy simple dice combat with some level/equipment progression through a campaign (earn money through killing, spend money between missions). It's 1 vs all, but unlike Hero Quest, the hero players control 2 characters each and you swap out a new player for the enemy side each mission so that everyone gets a turn as the baddies. Looks like people are still buying it on ebay for various prices (search for sold listings). The 2nd edition no doubt rekindled interest in the original.
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SettingSun posted:Played Keyflower for the first time yesterday, and long story short I'm mad I haven't played this game sooner. I basically like every single part of the game, including the conspicuous lack of theme. It lived up to its reputation too: several people including myself got extremely mad at other players because of spiteful bidding. I will play this game forever. To save you time, the expansions are both meh.
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Elysium posted:Hive (or pocket). You can even spill beer all over it and it will be fine. This is my go to pub game. I've had to give the pieces a wash afterwards once, but how many games would survive that. Recommended the standard game otherwise you'll lose the pieces while drunk.
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Bug Squash posted:This is my go to pub game. I've had to give the pieces a wash afterwards once, but how many games would survive that. Maybe Skull, if you play it with actual coasters instead of cardboard. Or A Fake Artist Goes to New York played with scratch paper.
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Crackbone posted:To save you time, the expansions are both meh. Thanks, I was starting to check out what the expansions will offer.
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PerniciousKnid posted:Maybe Skull, if you play it with actual coasters instead of cardboard. Or A Fake Artist Goes to New York played with scratch paper. You can easily play skull with a normal deck of playing cards.
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SettingSun posted:Played Keyflower for the first time yesterday, and long story short I'm mad I haven't played this game sooner. I basically like every single part of the game, including the conspicuous lack of theme. It lived up to its reputation too: several people including myself got extremely mad at other players because of spiteful bidding. I will play this game forever. The first time I played Keyflower, I went all in on setting up to get points from one of the winter tiles, and then ended up getting outbid at the last second because I tried to outbid someone else to screw them over. Half of us left the table really mad but we all wanted to play it next time. I only wish the player screens didn't feel quite so flimsy, I'd shell out a bit for a fancy version of those.
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We got Gloomhaven back on the table for the first time in nearly a year - had the Spellweaver, Mindtheif, triforce, and Scoundrel. Not an especially powerful quartet, but definitely versatile. Sure have been some good updates to the apps!
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Codeacious posted:The first time I played Keyflower, I went all in on setting up to get points from one of the winter tiles, and then ended up getting outbid at the last second because I tried to outbid someone else to screw them over. If you play with the Jennifer rules you don't need the screens anyway after the first round or so  The Jennifer rules are once seen always seen. I introduced these to Richard Breese and he decided to include them in one of the expansions
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SettingSun posted:Thanks, I was starting to check out what the expansions will offer. Merchants is the better of the two, but it does soften the game by giving additional ways to use materials/earn VP. I can’t think of anybody who was enthusiastic about the additions from Farmers. If you can find them, the earlier promo tiles are cool. The ones from the past couple years are becoming increasingly weird.
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Mayveena posted:If you play with the Jennifer rules you don't need the screens anyway after the first round or so Still need it for any meeple draw tiles. Also, much like playing T&E with open scoring, playing with open screens turns Keyflower into an absolute slog in my experience. It made for an interesting change in the gameplay but not one I would repeat. A big part of the fun and tension is making a gamble on a big bid and hoping you can hold onto it, removing any mystery to color counts ruins that aspect on top of the AP it causes. I would absolutely pay for some nice puzzle fit laser cut wood houses though, someone?!
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CommonShore posted:We got Gloomhaven back on the table for the first time in nearly a year - had the Spellweaver, Mindtheif, triforce, and Scoundrel. Not an especially powerful quartet, but definitely versatile. And yeah the apps are awesome. I wish we had more table time to play it.
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admanb posted:Is anyone actually doing the spacial orientation puzzle other than Uwe Rosenberg? I have a feeling yes, but admittedly I am not recalling all of the recent games. But primarily, it is Uwe that I am worried about. I like his games, but can't stand the spacial orientation stuff like Patchwork. I like Feast for Odin, but view the spacial orientation stuff as a necessary evil to play it, rather than a boon. I just have enjoyed games like Agricola, Le Havre, Caverna, etc. tremendously, and hope that this direction does not continue, because it actually detracts from the games as far as I am concerned. Admittedly, that is just a personal preference, but I have never been one to like to really mix up game mechanics/aptitudes needed to play games. I always used to joke (except not joke) about Advanced Squad Leader and having to manually eyeball line of sight, and how ridiculous that was, in a game that is purely mental, for some reason to have that specific eyesight/spacial aptitude test seemed silly. For me, it just feels jarring - like having a board game about football have a component of it that requires you to go outside and throw a football through a tire swing.
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