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I’ve played various versions of City of the Big Shoulders, and after my third play I found it fairly boring. I rather play 1857/Arkwright for the same time commitment.
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Aug 20, 2019 22:34
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Dune would be perfect. Emperor v Harkonnen v guild v Atreides+Fremen
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Aug 21, 2019 01:44
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Volko's already said that it will be an original sci-fi IP.
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Aug 21, 2019 02:21
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Booo.
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Aug 21, 2019 03:13
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Have any of y'all played Museum? Just tried it 4p. There's art and artifacts from around the world, it's beautiful, and holy crap there's no substance to the game at all. You draft cards from a market, you get to draft on not-your-turn, and you get to draft and play cards on your turn, you pay via the cards values, you're trying to form sets based on secret objectives. Sooooo we all just took cards that were high value, matched our goals, and had almost no interaction. I rushed the game end, won substantially, and will never play it again. Maybe it's better 2p or something.
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Aug 21, 2019 04:45
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Any opinions on Dungeon Degenerates? I imagine that it's something that most of this group would be absolutely not interested in and that's a legit POV. That said, for those of you who did feel inspired to give it a try, thoughts?
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Aug 21, 2019 05:51
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Memnaelar posted:Any opinions on Dungeon Degenerates? I imagine that it's something that most of this group would be absolutely not interested in and that's a legit POV. That said, for those of you who did feel inspired to give it a try, thoughts? I had fun the couple times I played it, but I'm pretty easy. Having said that, unless the art/design is particularly exciting for you, it doesn't really do anything special that you can't find elsewhere. But, I hate the art style/colors. They give me a headache. So possibly that could be influencing my opinion here.
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Aug 21, 2019 06:16
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silvergoose posted:Have any of y'all played Museum? Yep. The best way to play the game is to go through the deck researching the cards that really interest you.
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Aug 21, 2019 07:54
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Maybe you could take the cards, categorize them, and use them to play Modern Art instead.
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Aug 21, 2019 13:10
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A fictional setting for a COIN game would make it way more appealing to me. Several of the COIN settings are turn-offs due to one or more factions having historically bad reputations or the conflict behind the game's setting having historically awful outcomes for many people.
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Aug 21, 2019 15:37
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medchem posted:A fictional setting for a COIN game would make it way more appealing to me. Several of the COIN settings are turn-offs due to one or more factions having historically bad reputations or the conflict behind the game's setting having historically awful outcomes for many people. as opposed to other wargames
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Aug 21, 2019 16:36
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medchem posted:A fictional setting for a COIN game would make it way more appealing to me. Several of the COIN settings are turn-offs due to one or more factions having historically bad reputations or the conflict behind the game's setting having historically awful outcomes for many people. Isn’t that what root pretty much is?
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Aug 21, 2019 17:04
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It has the asymmetry, but root plays more like a CDG. But yes it's for the people who want historical conflicts without the historical context. I do hope heavier economic games with cute animal themes start to get published as well. I was hype for raccoon tycoon until learning it was a very light economic game, hardly economic at all and more akin to resource conversion engine builders.
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Aug 21, 2019 17:08
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Nah root is influenced by the cards but is still primarily an action point system with different restrictions for each faction. Cards are more of a currency in most uses. It’s nothing like a CDG, something you’d know if you had played the game! 
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Aug 21, 2019 17:15
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Actually, you will find that Root is an auction
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Aug 21, 2019 17:19
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Root is a deckbuilder
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Aug 21, 2019 17:37
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Durendal posted:I’ve played various versions of City of the Big Shoulders, and after my third play I found it fairly boring. I rather play 1857/Arkwright for the same time commitment. Interesting. I think I'd rather play that then slog through Arkwright again. I think I've only had one 3+ hour game. It did its job and now I really do want to play 18xx at some point if I can remember the enough of the standard rules to not feel dumb. Most of the games I've played of CotBS end up in that 2-3 hour range with some rare instances of 1.5 hours. But I have a pretty heavy bias and have played it in its incarnations a poo poo ton. Also my copy comes tomorrow 
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Aug 21, 2019 17:41
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Pax Pamir is a quick game once everyone knows how to play. At our meetup last night we got through 2 games in around 2 hours and 15 minutes. It's really nice to have a game that short that still has meaty decisions.
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Aug 21, 2019 18:06
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Actually Root is a dexterity game where you stack your meeples while waiting for your turn to stop stacking them.
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Aug 21, 2019 18:17
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Bottom Liner posted:Nah root is influenced by the cards but is still primarily an action point system with different restrictions for each faction. Cards are more of a currency in most uses. It’s nothing like a CDG, something you’d know if you had played the game! El Grande is a CDG, except you get to do both the event and the ops!
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Aug 21, 2019 18:29
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Morpheus posted:Actually Root is a dexterity game where you stack your meeples while waiting for your turn to stop stacking them. Same with splendor and chips, ticket to Ride and trains...
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Aug 21, 2019 18:42
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StashAugustine posted:as opposed to other wargames Their themes can be a turnoff as well, but COIN games are talked about more often in this thread and among some of the video reviewers out there. Edit: Whether Root is a COIN game or not or even if it's a war game or not, it certainly feels like what I, a non-wargamer, would think of when thinking of war games. Also, its theme is certainly more appealing to me than if it really was the Taliban, ISIS, U.S.A. Al Qaeda, or whatever it was originally based on. I've played Root a couple of times and I wasn't turned off by the theme at least. If anything, the theme is a major plus for me. I don't think I'd ever buy it, though, because I don't foresee it getting played enough. medchem fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Aug 21, 2019 |
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Aug 21, 2019 19:00
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Yall got any tips for Mega Civilization? Skimmed the rules and it looks like the main obstacle to doing well would be luck in drawing calamities, and I guess maybe a good tech order.
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Aug 21, 2019 19:17
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Eschatos posted:Yall got any tips for Mega Civilization? Skimmed the rules and it looks like the main obstacle to doing well would be luck in drawing calamities, and I guess maybe a good tech order. Luck on calamaties is a big thing. I've only played it once, but if I play it again I'll be a bit more patient in assembling the sets of commodities instead of just cashing in every time I had a chance to buy something.
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Aug 21, 2019 19:24
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No no, not the Taliban and the US. Ever see the Americans building lumber yards in Afghanistan? The cats are the British, the birds are the Indian aristocracy, the mice is Gandhi. I'm not certain who the racoon is.
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Aug 21, 2019 19:31
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Eschatos posted:Yall got any tips for Mega Civilization? Skimmed the rules and it looks like the main obstacle to doing well would be luck in drawing calamities, and I guess maybe a good tech order. There's a BGG file that has some basic tips for every civ. You have quite a bit of control in calamities, as certain techs let you draw more or less from a particular pile. Wait until those calamities show up, then buy the full stack after it's done.
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Aug 21, 2019 19:49
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Mr. Squishy posted:No no, not the Taliban and the US. Ever see the Americans building lumber yards in Afghanistan? The cats are the British, the birds are the Indian aristocracy, the mice is Gandhi. I'm not certain who the racoon is. The Raccoon is the dudes form The Man Who Would Be King
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Aug 21, 2019 19:50
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E: ^^^ lmaoMr. Squishy posted:No no, not the Taliban and the US. Ever see the Americans building lumber yards in Afghanistan? The cats are the British, the birds are the Indian aristocracy, the mice is Gandhi. I'm not certain who the racoon is. The racoon kind of feels out of place-like he's kinda like lone warlords who make a name for themselves like Jose Paez or Pancho Villa but the theming is way too fantasy imo
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Aug 21, 2019 19:51
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Mr. Squishy posted:No no, not the Taliban and the US. Ever see the Americans building lumber yards in Afghanistan? The cats are the British, the birds are the Indian aristocracy, the mice is Gandhi. I'm not certain who the racoon is. The racoon is obviously the JoCo elephant
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Aug 21, 2019 20:06
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The Vagabond is a walking investor card
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Aug 21, 2019 20:07
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The Vagabond is the embodiment of True Neutral from the old D&D books. They fight for the underdog and immediately switch sides when they start to win. When you steal from the rich and give to the poor the only one to gain a net benefit is yourself.
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Aug 21, 2019 20:52
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What does victory in Root mean, especially for the Vagabond?
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Aug 21, 2019 21:36
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He became a famous/infamous character in the woods. He's a Robinhood/Link/Aragorn lone wolf inspired character.
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Aug 21, 2019 21:45
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So I got t-boned at ~55 mph. Damage wasn't as bad as I expected but I did get whipped around 360. I keep several board games stacked on the passenger side and they flung around like bullets. Somehow Gloomhaven went from the back seat to the trunk of my hatchback. It got hit square center by the impact and probably launched by the door airbags as well.  But thanks to the Broken Token insert, it absorbs most of the damage. And from what I can see it's not even permanent damage, it broke at the hinges.  The point of impact where the door smacked it.  Banged up around the corners but my campaign "Only the Lonely" has survived.  Remember, always insure your board games. You never know what'll happen.
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Aug 21, 2019 23:27
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New COIN on p500 https://www.gmtgames.com/p-830-chinas-war-1937-1941.aspx
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Aug 21, 2019 23:45
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al-azad posted:So I got t-boned at ~55 mph. Damage wasn't as bad as I expected but I did get whipped around 360. I keep several board games stacked on the passenger side and they flung around like bullets. You should send those pictures to Broken Token. Maybe they'll send you another insert or some swag
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Aug 22, 2019 00:13
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What I really like about the COIN games is the basic idea of playing "what if?" with the timing of significant events in a larger historical context. Curiously Twilight Struggle didn't work for me, but can't have it all.
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Aug 22, 2019 00:14
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canyoneer posted:You should send those pictures to Broken Token. Maybe they'll send you another insert or some swag I’m planning on it. Don’t want a replacement, it has character.
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Aug 22, 2019 00:21
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al-azad posted:I’m planning on it. Don’t want a replacement, it has character. Wild. Glad to hear that you are okay!
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al-azad posted:I’m planning on it. Don’t want a replacement, it has character. I assume you got my PM about this, but if not, be sure to take a look.
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