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What I was thinking when I wanted to first play Vagabond: "Hell yeah, I'm gonna be the wildcard and Yojimbo the gently caress out of these guys." What ended up happening when I first played Vagabond: "Hey uh, can anyone craft for me? I have cards! Anyone? No? Well I guess I'll just walk to these ruins."
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Selecta84 posted:Thinking about buying The Gallerist this week. Wanna have another Lacerda and the Solo Mode looks good as well. It's a great game. Still the best Lacerda in my opinion. The insert is pretty drat good as well, although like many older than a few years it doesn't allow for sleeved cards. In other news: digital Mystic Vale is 30% off on Steam right now.
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Panzeh posted:Yeah, I think vagabond is the least interesting faction in the game and games with vagabond kinda suck. This. I think with Root you need a whole teaching game, rather than a teaching few turns as well.
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Jedit posted:It's a great game. Still the best Lacerda in my opinion. The insert is pretty drat good as well, although like many older than a few years it doesn't allow for sleeved cards. Thanks, that's good to hear. Gonna order it today then. I don't think I'm gonna sleeve the cards as there are only the contract and end game scoring cards, right?
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Selecta84 posted:Thanks, that's good to hear. Gonna order it today then. Yes. I would sleeve the contracts if you can, though, as they're double sided. I think the whole game only needs one 50-pack of 46x71s anyway.
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Jedit posted:Yes. I would sleeve the contracts if you can, though, as they're double sided. I think the whole game only needs one 50-pack of 46x71s anyway. Gonna look into that. My Gloomhaven sleeves are also running low so maybe I can get a pack for The Gallerist when I order new ones.
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Bottom Liner posted:Railroad Ink has a great online implementation. Just poking around looking to fill a few down hours and hoo boy did this hit the spot.
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Frosthaven kickstarter went live. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frosthaven/frosthaven
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Apparently there's a Pax Renaissance reprint coming to Kickstarter April 7th. Is it worth getting? I've heard good things, but I've never played it.
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I don't know about the production quality or price point of Pax Ren 2, or indeed if the game itself has been jiggled at all besides coming w/ the most recent rules (which will soon get changed again), but the first edition was my favourite Pax before Pax Pam 2e came out, which displaced it mostly by virtue of being the easiest Pax to teach by far.
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armorer posted:Frosthaven kickstarter went live. And crossed into I think 3 million within a couple of hours. I think this is probably the fastest funded boardgame kickstarter to date?
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thespaceinvader posted:And crossed into I think 3 million within a couple of hours. I think this is probably the fastest funded boardgame kickstarter to date? Kingdom Breast Monster 1.5 did similar numbers but with a much higher price point and fewer backers.
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I think the timing alone will keep Frosthaven from reaching 10+ million but otherwise this is on track to be the biggest KS of the year, to the surprise of no one.
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How is Gloomhaven for solo play? Thinking of backing Frosthaven if it’ll be decent for solo stuff. I won’t have a good dedicated group to play with but the setting and style look fun.
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Daric posted:How is Gloomhaven for solo play? Thinking of backing Frosthaven if it’ll be decent for solo stuff. I won’t have a good dedicated group to play with but the setting and style look fun. The main thing you lose is imperfect coordination (since you know every character's goals and actions), and so you would probably need to increase the difficulty level to compensate.
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You also don't have someone else to help with setup/teardown.
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Daric posted:How is Gloomhaven for solo play? Thinking of backing Frosthaven if it’ll be decent for solo stuff. I won’t have a good dedicated group to play with but the setting and style look fun. There's also legit solo scenarios for one character, but those aren't the main mode of game play at all. They're kind of one and done side quests for unique loot.
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one caveat is that the frosthaven starting classes are considerably more complex than the gloomhaven starting classes, which might make jumping in and controlling two of them a bit of a brain burner
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Daric posted:How is Gloomhaven for solo play? Thinking of backing Frosthaven if it’ll be decent for solo stuff. I won’t have a good dedicated group to play with but the setting and style look fun. Back frosthaven and get the gloomhaven digital version, by the time frosthaven comes you should be pretty well versed in the mechanics. The games are fine at any number, I think 2-3 is even preferable, but solo is also fine. The solo scenarios are more like puzzles that require mastery over the individual character class mechanics/gimmicks
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There's also no reason you can't play 2 handed (or more, but that's a slog). The perfect information about each characters' choices loses some of the chaotic nature of coordination, but it can be nicely countered by bumping the difficulty up slightly (the rulebook has recommendations).
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I agree with the sentiment that it's probably better to wait for retail. Also, that it is a shame that set up and tear down wasn't made any better. At least the scenario book isn't actively antagonistic like the Forgotten Circles book
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the big problem with frosthaven is going to be deciding what to play. every new class looks Very Fun™
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If you're looking for easy setup Gloomhaven, you're probably better off waiting for Jaws of the Lion, tbh. It's being designed to have the maps and whatnot be premade on a page of a large booklet. As for difficulty, Gloomhaven easily scales that in the current game. The number of players is what determines the amount of enemies and whether or not they are standard or elite versions on each scenario map. The difficulty rating is then used to determine what the stats of those enemies are (and your rewards for gold drops and experience points at the end of the scenario). I said earlier that I turned the difficulty down one notch for my 2-player, 4-character game, and we still found some scenarios challenging.
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I hate April Fools but this got a laugh out of me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nz-_hvFw44
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Dragon's Tomb should release a 'real' how-to-play video every April 1st.
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Not April Fool's related: I pick the worst times to try and cull my collection. Selling some stuff listed here. Buy my games. https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/ft0i3b/the_monthly_board_game_bazaar_april_2020/fm4j5dr
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Frozen Peach posted:Does monopoly count as a train game? My deep experience in this field and all the people I've discussed and surveyed about this, the answer is: Depends on which internet argument you're trying to win.
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Alright thread, you've already helped me out the other day and so I come back with another request. Please give me your best fantasy games for 3 players that don't devolve into constant backstabbing. It would ideally have enough depth to be interesting without being completely obtuse, and have some theme and storytelling to it. I think Gloomhaven would have worked, but is not an option because reasons. 2 of those players haven't played a ton of board games, so you can go wild with the elves, dragons and other clichés other players would be sick of.
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Co op mage knight isn't completely obtuse, just regular obtuse. Otherwise dungeon Lords and pets
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Frozen Peach posted:Does monopoly count as a train game? also some versions have a train as a game pawn. i think you know the answer in your heart.
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I believe multiple chance and community cards depict the Monopoly man as a train conductor as well so the answer is clear.
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Eraflure posted:Alright thread, you've already helped me out the other day and so I come back with another request. Please give me your best fantasy games for 3 players that don't devolve into constant backstabbing. It would ideally have enough depth to be interesting without being completely obtuse, and have some theme and storytelling to it. I think Gloomhaven would have worked, but is not an option because reasons. 2 of those players haven't played a ton of board games, so you can go wild with the elves, dragons and other clichés other players would be sick of. The LCG thread liked Warhammer Quest Adventure Card Game, but you should know it's out of print and got abandoned early in the game's lifecycle. Core sets can be found cheap, but the expansions are pretty expensive now.
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Hyperborea: Light and Shadow is getting a reprint. The run will be printed based on pre-orders, and a donation from every sale will go to the WHO COVID-19 fund.
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Jedit posted:Hyperborea: Light and Shadow is getting a reprint. The run will be printed based on pre-orders, and a donation from every sale will go to the WHO COVID-19 fund. Please don't support WHO. Support the free and useful science and information flow around the globe, not the China determined data and information. They are not in tune with experts in any case. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-01/coronavirus-who?fbclid=IwAR1GQQpcRZd8ubgGeSip-oOuBmcqajz7t5L1wnf-RWDMSD207m8dkmw5bAg
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Shadow225 posted:Not April Fool's related: What are you looking for for dungeon pets and kemet?
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Eraflure posted:Alright thread, you've already helped me out the other day and so I come back with another request. Please give me your best fantasy games for 3 players that don't devolve into constant backstabbing. It would ideally have enough depth to be interesting without being completely obtuse, and have some theme and storytelling to it. I think Gloomhaven would have worked, but is not an option because reasons. 2 of those players haven't played a ton of board games, so you can go wild with the elves, dragons and other clichés other players would be sick of. Dungeon Lords is a good recommendation, but my fave quicker fantasy themed games are Welcome to the Dungeon , Bargain Quest , and Ethnos
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Spikes32 posted:What are you looking for for dungeon pets and kemet? I would send a PM but you don't have them. If there is a better way to do this, let me know. Dungeon Pets - $50 - Bob the Blob - Dark Alleys - Bonus Petz Kemet - $70 - Ta-Seti - Dice Tower Promo 2016 - New Power Tiles - Skills and Black Power Tile for Ta-Seti - C3K : Kemet cards We'll say 20 bucks shipping to help shoulder some of the cost for $140 total. Is that reasonable?
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Eraflure posted:Alright thread, you've already helped me out the other day and so I come back with another request. Please give me your best fantasy games for 3 players that don't devolve into constant backstabbing. It would ideally have enough depth to be interesting without being completely obtuse, and have some theme and storytelling to it. I think Gloomhaven would have worked, but is not an option because reasons. 2 of those players haven't played a ton of board games, so you can go wild with the elves, dragons and other clichés other players would be sick of. Legends of Andor is a nice euro efficiency puzzle disguised as a fantasy adventure. The story is not the selling point, but it is enjoyable (but generic fantasy). The whole trilogy makes for a satisfying journey. Rules are fairly simple, and scenario 1 is a tutorial you can quickly jump into.
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canyoneer posted:The LCG thread liked Warhammer Quest Adventure Card Game, but you should know it's out of print and got abandoned early in the game's lifecycle. Core sets can be found cheap, but the expansions are pretty expensive now. Heroes of Terrinoth is the exact same game but in the Runebound universe and is probably a lot easier to find
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