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Bottom Liner posted:There are good games and opinions and posts and there are bad ones 😼 Well according to your red text I shouldn’t listen to you anyway 
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Rajas is so forgettable no one can even remember how to spell its name properly 
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Nov 15, 2019 01:18
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As Long As You Have Fun™ Its A Good Game versus I've Noticed That Games That I Like Have a Certain Set of Design Decisions round 8 million.
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Nov 15, 2019 03:32
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There are two types of good board games. Those David Sirlin has already ripped off, and those David Sirlin will rip off in the future.
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Nov 15, 2019 03:44
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Impermanent posted:As Long As You Have Fun™ Its A Good Game versus I've Noticed That Games That I Like Have a Certain Set of Design Decisions round 8 million. Also, the only valid mechanics are those that work for me personally.
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Nov 15, 2019 03:49
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Played Bus, the winner scored only 5 points Game is good. The limited actions, the potential for getting screwed 3 different ways unless you invest actions, and amount of spite is all great. I’m really interested in seeing how a metagame will build if I can get some repeat players
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Nov 15, 2019 04:00
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Jedit posted:I took one look at Rages of the Ganjas and moved on. It didn't seem offensively bad or anything, it's just not exciting. It doesn’t do anything wrong, and I think the converging victory point and income tracks are neat. That’s also literally the only thing it has that’s not otherwise bog standard. I’ve played a decent amount of it online because free and asynchronous makes a lot of things easier to tolerate, but for me it’s kind of definitional as a damnit with faint praise item.
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Nov 15, 2019 06:17
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In other news, looks like Chad Jensen’s diagnosis is now terminal and only has weeks to live.  EDIT: Oh, nevermind. He passed away today.  RIP Chad Jensen
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Nov 15, 2019 06:24
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Shadow225 posted:Alright, I think I've decided on selling the following. If you're in the US and want to purchase, message me: Updating to say that EnjoithePureTrip grabbed Brewcrafters from me, and also to get fresh eyes in case US people want anything else.
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Nov 15, 2019 08:28
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Shadow225 posted:Updating to say that EnjoithePureTrip grabbed Brewcrafters from me, and also to get fresh eyes in case US people want anything else. I am not in the US, but I will smite you all for not biting on Civ New Dawn, Libertalia and London 2E. They're all great games, and Libertalia is very OOP to boot.
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Nov 15, 2019 09:32
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whoever snagged puzzle strike got in a good game cheap. drat. Sirlin's best game, probably. inb4 sirlin steals everything. he does. sometimes the things he steals he assembles into good games. at least none of his games have longwinded treatises on the virtues of colonialism.
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Nov 15, 2019 09:37
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VoodooXT posted:In other news, looks like Chad Jensen’s diagnosis is now terminal and only has weeks to live. So so sad. Dominant Species is top five for me and he was always so good at supporting his games on BGG. Mayveena fucked around with this message at 15:40 on Nov 15, 2019 |
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Nov 15, 2019 13:33
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Mayveena posted:So so sad. Dominant Speciex is top five for me and he was always so good at supporting his games on BGG. Man was a legend. Love a bunch of his games.
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Nov 15, 2019 15:12
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Christophe Boelinger has posted that he's getting serious about Earth Reborn again and has designed some new factions and characters, which he'll be showing off soon. Hell yes.
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Nov 15, 2019 18:27
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:Christophe Boelinger has posted that he's getting serious about Earth Reborn again and has designed some new factions and characters, which he'll be showing off soon. Hell yes. are we thinking expansion or new version? also living planet when
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Nov 15, 2019 18:39
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Dang RIP. Dominant Species is awesome.
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Nov 15, 2019 18:57
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ketchup vs catsup posted:are we thinking expansion or new version? Living Planet is still on track for January/February as far as I know. Edit: I found a post from Christophe from November 2015. He said that any Earth Reborn "expansion" would be a standalone product. Megaman's Jockstrap fucked around with this message at 20:29 on Nov 15, 2019 |
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Nov 15, 2019 19:02
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Bottom Liner posted:Old Knizia (and arguably new, since he's hitting a big Reinerssance) is probably the all time greatest game designer. I finally got around to playing Battle Line last night, and yeah, wow, that is a clever game! It really ought to come with a reference card for the hierarchy of formations, though.
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Nov 15, 2019 22:31
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Schotten Totten (Scottish rethemed version) does, that's a shame the other prints don't. ST also has a smaller box and is like <$15, and I sell it to non-gamers as "3 card poker but you play multiple hands at once" and it's always been a hit.
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Nov 15, 2019 22:36
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Yellow & Yangtze is at the top of my wishlist right now. High Society is also my go-to filler game. Always a hit when introducing to more casual players.
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Nov 15, 2019 22:55
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The history of Schotten Totten is fun because it was pretty barebones on first release, then reprinted as Battle Line by GMT which added the tactics cards, then re-ported back to Schotten Totten with the tactics cards. It's like a Japanese PS2 game or something that gets a superior "international release" based on the Western release improved over the janky as gently caress original Japanese release.
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Nov 15, 2019 22:56
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:Christophe Boelinger has posted that he's getting serious about Earth Reborn again and has designed some new factions and characters, which he'll be showing off soon. Hell yes. Who gives a poo poo about this give me more Dungeon Twister (first). Also gonna try to get Dominant Species on the table tonight because drat. Edit: What is the early read on Living Planet? Should I be sad about missing the KS? GrandpaPants fucked around with this message at 23:30 on Nov 15, 2019 |
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Nov 15, 2019 23:22
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al-azad posted:The history of Schotten Totten is fun because it was pretty barebones on first release, then reprinted as Battle Line by GMT which added the tactics cards, then re-ported back to Schotten Totten with the tactics cards. It's like a Japanese PS2 game or something that gets a superior "international release" based on the Western release improved over the janky as gently caress original Japanese release. I prefer not to use the tactics cards. Too chaotic.
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Nov 15, 2019 23:46
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discount cathouse posted:I prefer not to use the tactics cards. Too chaotic. I find they add a lot to the game and there’s a good balance factor to them because you can’t play more than your opponent has plus one. You’re denying yourself knowledge and weakening your hand for a chance to turn a losing battle around.
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Nov 16, 2019 00:31
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Letter Jam was smart but not fun. Like I get how it’s good but I’m not sure that the entire package comes together in a fulfilling end-state
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Nov 16, 2019 03:04
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for A Fake Artist Goes to New York: ❇︎ am I right to suspect I should get a decent-sized whiteboard if I want to play with 7 or 8 people? ❇︎ is there a reason to buy the game if I watched a demo already?
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Nov 16, 2019 03:12
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Vivian Darkbloom posted:for A Fake Artist Goes to New York: I use scrap A4 paper and it works fine for that many people. Partly a matter of what you have and the setting you are in.
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Nov 16, 2019 03:16
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Tekopo posted:Letter Jam was smart but not fun. Like I get how it’s good but I’m not sure that the entire package comes together in a fulfilling end-state It's about 5x too long for the central gimmick IMO.
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Vivian Darkbloom posted:for A Fake Artist Goes to New York:
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Tekopo posted:Letter Jam was smart but not fun. Like I get how it’s good but I’m not sure that the entire package comes together in a fulfilling end-state Agreed. Decrypto is still mwah
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Nov 16, 2019 04:04
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What am I missing in Eclipse? I’ve played the game six times and have had about 90 seconds of fun combined.
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Nov 16, 2019 05:45
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Tekopo posted:Letter Jam was smart but not fun. Like I get how it’s good but I’m not sure that the entire package comes together in a fulfilling end-state A good summation. I had a mostly Kiesling night. Played Sanssouci, an odd set collecting game that felt a little like Azul but with stronger push your luck and more satisfying disasters. And Vikings, which I think I like quite a bit but feels unbalanced at 4 due to there being only six rounds so who is first rotates unevenly. Then some random roll and write called Mosaix which was fine, shorter thus better than others I've seen.
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Rajas is fine with a few expansions tossed in, it's also quite quick once everyone knows how to play (45 mins quick). The base game is pretty blah and honestly the expansions should have been in the base set.Triskelli posted:What am I missing in Eclipse? I’ve played the game six times and have had about 90 seconds of fun combined. If you don't like making cool ships that go pew-pew-pew you're not gonna have a good time. You aren't required to place a tile when you explore. You lose the action, but it may be worth it to not be surrounded by 0 or 1-planet tiles that aren't worth your influence discs. You can go bankrupt on purpose, you have to remove discs from the board then. Oh darn, i have to pick up that disc from that tile that only has a claimed discovery token and zero planets V but yes, Eclipse is babby's first Twilight Imperium Bellmaker fucked around with this message at 14:12 on Nov 16, 2019 |
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Nov 16, 2019 14:04
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Triskelli posted:What am I missing in Eclipse? I’ve played the game six times and have had about 90 seconds of fun combined. Eclipse is for people that are not cool enough to play Twilight Imperium. And Twilight Imperium is for people that are not dedicated enough to play Federation & Empire. For a true space opera 4x you should be playing Federation & Empire with full simulation mode turned on for each battle.
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Nov 16, 2019 14:09
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Eclipse is straight up a skirmish game with a Euro style system of exponential costs to restrict actions. It bills itself as 4x light but you really just want to dive bomb the weakest players while making sure your rear end isn't exposed.
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Nov 16, 2019 15:12
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I liked how eclipse has a system of designing ships and researching technology, but that game was a pain in the rear end. Also the fact that missiles were just clearly better than not missiles in pretty much every way. And that the game requires you to put approximately 1000 cubes on every player's sheet and whoops someone kneed the table who knows what everyone was at now.
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Nov 16, 2019 15:15
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Eclipse protip: dump all your techs into making awesome battleships and then get owned on the last turn by lots of fighters with missiles
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Vivian Darkbloom posted:Eclipse protip: dump all your techs into making awesome battleships and then get owned on the last turn by lots of fighters with missiles Literally every single time I've ever played that game.
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I liked Eclipse but don't think I'll play it again after space empires 4x. There's a more viable rock paper scissors aspect of fleet makeup. You are trusting that everyone's math checks out, however. I might make some sort of simple spreadsheet program to tabulate it and send you back to a neutral screen between each player just to double check.
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I was fortunate enough to grab one of the copies of the Battle Line Medieval redesign, which GMT is allegedly reprinting soon. Hopefully it's a straight reprint, because my copy has formation ranking cheat sheet cards and a very portable box, as well as the tactics deck AND a unique battlefields variant. They're interesting if you want a longer, more puzzly game, but I would never play with both at the same time.
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