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For anyone with the Dune board game, GF9 has recently released an updated FAQ: https://www.gf9games.com/dune/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dune-FAQ-Nov-2020.pdf Nothing earth shattering but it's nice to have some clarity on some of the more vague rules ("As Emperor, you may share your great wealth") and edge cases (two factions in a stronghold during a storm).
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Hey, just wondering - which Pandemic games do you guys consider to be the best ones? I know Pandemic Rome seems to be highly regarded here, but what about the others? For example, is Iberia about as good? Since the thing is, I'd get Rome without hesitation since I like the theme, but a friend already has it. Another friend also has the original Pandemic. So if there's a different variant that's about as good, I might as well get that instead.
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Major Isoor posted:Hey, just wondering - which Pandemic games do you guys consider to be the best ones? Legacy S1, assuming you have the same group for 12+ sessions. Iberia is really good though. It's got ways to prevent / prepare for infections (putting supplies in regions, building up a railroad network) and one of the optional modules changes the game in an interesting way by having patients move towards hospitals.
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Nov 27, 2020 02:31
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Iberia is the best standalone thanks to a solid refinement on the system and the 4 modular special diseases. Base + On the Brink + In the Lab is probably the best overall if you don't mind dropping the money on all three and gives you the optional 1 v all mode with the bioterrorist which is wholly unique.
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Well, Legacy isn't much of an option for me at the moment, and I'm not super keen on spending big, so it seems like Iberia might actually be the way to go. (Guessed the right standalone first go!) Thanks for the input you guys - I guess that's the way to go
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The End posted:It's fine but a pretty unremarkable game CODChimera posted:I have no idea what is up with their shipping. I backed the expansion kickstarter and the shipping was cheap(i'm also in NZ and it's almost never cheap) but their kickstarter page is full of people complaining about the shipping prices... Cool thanks for the comments. I actually hadn't thought to check but you're right, shipping is weirdly low to NZ ($65USD for everything in the 1st kickstarter which is what I was looking at which is apparently 13kg of weight - so they must have a warehouse in Aus or somewhere else closer I guess). The minis thing doesn't surprise me - the Cthulhu Wars ones are fairly mediocre. Nice sculpts, but by going for extra huge they seem to have sacrificed on plastic/molding quality and so they're pretty inconsistent. I wish (with both games) that they'd gone for more regular sized minis and sharper sculpts like CMON/Awaken Realms create. I tried the game out on TTS last night and had a lot of fun with it. I can see it's not really doing anything particularly new, but like Cthulhu Wars it seems to have distilled a lot of the essence of the genre and kept the most fun bits. I can already see that you would quickly get bored of just the content in the core box though, significantly more so than with CW.
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Fat Samurai posted:What's the goonsensus on Pandemic: Season 0 now that it's been out for a while? I'm playing on playing with my partner, who can handle Concordia easily but struggles with Spirit Island. We're about halfway through the campaign and I'm really enjoying it. Hard to say since it's been a long time since I played the previous season but I think this might be my favourite one of the lot. The 'fun' factor is higher than ever with some very cool toys to play with to get you into the theme and setting and the mechanics are as solid as ever. The one thing that so far feels weaker, particularly compared to S2 is that there seems to be less of having to choose between dealing with the current month and immediate threats vs putting down infrastructure and preparing for later months/the rest of the game. For the most part, each mission seems more standalone, although we have unlocked a few mechanics that allow you to work towards preparing for later missions. At any rate, to me it absolutely compares favourably to the previous seasons so for anyone who enjoyed those I think it would be quite surprising if they found much to object to here. Difficulty-wise it's probably about on-par with Concordia when it comes to the turn-by-turn decisions, and maybe a little more complex when it comes to some of the between-mission decisions (which upgrades to buy etc since you really need to combo these well to deal with the harder objectives).
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Nov 27, 2020 03:36
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Major Isoor posted:Hey, just wondering - which Pandemic games do you guys consider to be the best ones? I know Pandemic Rome seems to be highly regarded here, but what about the others? For example, is Iberia about as good? Since the thing is, I'd get Rome without hesitation since I like the theme, but a friend already has it. Another friend also has the original Pandemic. So if there's a different variant that's about as good, I might as well get that instead. Pandemic: Rising Tide is Splotter's take on Pandemic. it's very good.
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ketchup vs catsup posted:Pandemic: Rising Tide is Splotter's take on Pandemic. it's very good. Designer aside, is the gameplay actually Splotter-like?
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ketchup vs catsup posted:Pandemic: Rising Tide is Splotter's take on Pandemic. it's very good. Oops, I wasn't even aware of that one! I've already placed the order though, so oh well. Either way, I'm sure we'll have fun with any Pandemic game, really
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Llyranor posted:Designer aside, is the gameplay actually Splotter-like? it's certainly Pandemic, but it's more of a logistics puzzle because you're also building water pumps that remove the water, and propping up the infrastructure that contains and directs the water cubes' flow. I've only played base Pandemic and PLS1-2, but non-legacy gameplay-wise I think Rising Tide is my favorite. I still want to play Iberia and Rome.
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Nov 27, 2020 04:09
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Price too good to pass up on Auf Der Walz so I impulse bought a copy on a black friday sale. Doesn't have a good rating on BGG but I'm willing to take a shot and see if it clicks with me. I also very nearly impulse purchased Stellar Horizons, but I've lost my appetite for such a hugely crunchy game lately.
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Nov 27, 2020 07:08
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Wow, Quinns' review of Eclipse 2.0 was as glowing as it comes. I've got the first edition, is Second Dawn that much better or is this a case of adding a coat of paint? I remember the thread opinion on it was that it was a Euro pretending to be a war game, does that still hold up? Can't believe how pricey the new edition is. FulsomFrank fucked around with this message at 20:06 on Nov 27, 2020 |
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Nov 27, 2020 19:55
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FulsomFrank posted:Wow, Quinns' review of Eclipse 2.0 was as glowing as it comes. I've got the first edition, is Second Dawn that much better or is this a case of adding a coat of paint? I remember the thread opinion on it was that it was a Euro pretending to be a war game, does that still hold up? It's like 98% the same game mechanically. People have made stickers for the changes.
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Nov 27, 2020 22:39
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Bottom Liner posted:It's like 98% the same game mechanically. People have made stickers for the changes. The fact they haven't made an official update pack is pure greed. Could so easily be done. Sure, there's no easy way to ensure compatibility with new expansions due to art changes, but the tweaks are easily back ported.
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Yeah, last I remember, there are a few QoL changes but you don't have to buy a completely new edition to incorporate them.
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Nov 28, 2020 02:34
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quote:Eclipse info Thanks guys. I don't feel nearly as much FOMO over the second edition now. I'll look into the fan made 1.5 stuff and see if I can find some of the first edition expansions to round things out.
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Nov 28, 2020 15:10
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Vivian Darkbloom posted:Did you pick up any hot deals today lol amazon black friday is a joke. Its like they want consumerism to die in 2020
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My wishlist is empty and I didn't even bother looking at bgame deals. I'm content with my collection right now, and I've sold off or traded a few games recently. It's a good feeling.
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Rutibex posted:lol amazon black friday is a joke. Its like they want consumerism to die in 2020 Back in the 80's and 90's, retailers would offer insane deals to get people to pack into the stores. I remember going to Best Buy as a teenager and getting like 60% off a really nice SVGA monitor, picking up a Microsoft mouse/keyboard combo for a dollar, etc. Over time, retailers figured out that the deals didn't actually have to be very good. All they had to do was hype the "giant Black Friday event", and offer 10-15% off a few things -- usually stuff that would be on the clearance shelf anyway. A lot of time those deals aren't any better than what you can get during any regular sale. It works though; people still pack the stores on Black Friday (even during a pandemic... sigh). Anyway, to stay somewhat on-topic: Has anyone played Forgotten Waters enough to have an opinion? I'm hesitant to check it out after being disappointed by most of Plaid Hat's games, but I saw that they offer a remote play app that lets you play online with a single copy of the game, and it seems to handle up to seven players. I thought it might be nice for the next few months of quarantine.
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Nov 28, 2020 17:43
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Hey Goons, which is the better game: chronicles of crime or detective? Basically need to buy something from the genre and Sherlock Holmes is out because reasons.
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Nov 28, 2020 17:46
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Vivian Darkbloom posted:Did you pick up any hot deals today Wasn't today but PerniciousKnid posted:I ordered BattleCON WoI for myself from miniature market for $9. I had considered it previously and figured I shouldn't spend $50 for a game I'll never play. But $9 for a game I'll never play is a bargain!
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Nov 28, 2020 17:59
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Lichtenstein posted:Hey Goons, which is the better game: chronicles of crime or detective? I have played 3-4 games of CoC and 1 game of Detective. I prefer CoC because the cases were complex but not obtuse and didn't require unreasonable leaps. Detective we did the pre-release tutorial case and I'm pretty sure we got it wrong and took too long to do it. CoC also has fun "VR" crime scenes to look around. Also, I like the expansion themes in CoC (Archie, film noir, time travel) better than Detective (LA). EDIT: Mechanically I preferred scanning QR codes into an app on my phone in CoC more than typing things into a website in Detective.
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Nov 28, 2020 18:42
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Vivian Darkbloom posted:Did you pick up any hot deals today I did manage to get The Mind: Extreme on Amazon for like $8
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Nov 28, 2020 20:24
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So I have some board games that I’ve literally never played and none of my friends are eager to play them. They have been opened and components have been opened but otherwise pristine condition. The two games I’m looking to unload would be Chaos in the Old World Food Chain Magnate I’m in Canada, so shipping would be a factor. I’m interested in one of two things: cash, for Chaos, I’d be okay with 80$ Canadian plus cost of shipping, and 70$ + cost of shipping for FCM. Otherwise, I’m big into Marvel Champions and would like another core set but don’t wanna pay for it. I’m okay with a trade for that. Otherwise there’s not much other board games I’m interested in at the moment. Feel free to PM me to see what we could work out.
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Lichtenstein posted:Hey Goons, which is the better game: chronicles of crime or detective? I haven't played chronicles of crime but detective is bad.
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WhiteHowler posted:Anyway, to stay somewhat on-topic: Has anyone played Forgotten Waters enough to have an opinion? I just finished playing all five scenarios with four-five players purely through the web app and we’ve had an amazing time. I have the box so my job is to build out the map, read consequences from the book and play the audio tracks. Everyone else is responsible for tracking a couple group stats on the web app, which is also used for action selection. We all have our own die and character sheet. The web app works really well: no bugs that refreshing the page once couldn’t fix. You can even reuse the same link to come back to a game later. I have the app on a laptop, video on a tablet, and audio on my phone just so I can see everything at once, but there’s no reason you couldn’t do all on one screen. The stories are hilarious and the audio adds a lot. It’s not just a narrator: all the captains are voiced, several other characters too, plus sound effects. There’s a nice mix of supernatural horror adventure and slightly dark comedy—the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, essentially. Gameplay is basic, but certain encounters throw interesting wrinkles at you. There’s a fun balance between being a little selfish to improve your own character at the expense of the group, but my group just ignored all of the direct conflict options. The final encounters are super intense and challenging without being impossible, building to a really satisfying climax. Each scenario has 25-30 random encounters of which you may only hit ten, so there’s lots of replayability. There’s also some swing. We had one scenario we replayed three times before we hit the midpoint. Another, we finished the first half in only half an hour because we got ‘lucky’ and drew the random locations that happened to have our objectives. Unfortunately that meant our characters couldn’t gain enough XP to get their individual good endings before the climax. But, that also just means there’s a lot of that particular scenario haven’t encountered yet, so we are revisiting it tonight. If you like narrative board games, I can’t recommend it enough. If you like narrative board games and want to play one while social distancing, this is the one you need.
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Detective is shite. Chronicles of crime is the clear winner between the two.
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Coming in late to say that Pandemic: Rising Tide is mechanically interesting and different enough from base Pandemic that I'd play it again.
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I'm building out my collection of 2 player games, or games that play best at 2 players even if they techincally allow for more (like Santorini, etc) and I'm curious what people's favorites are.
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FulsomFrank posted:Thanks guys. I don't feel nearly as much FOMO over the second edition now. As someone with a full set of Eclipse v1 expansions etc, I'm also glad to hear that 2nd edition hasn't made my stuff hopelessly out of date and would appreciate any links to good fan-made 1.5 updates to help bring my Eclipse in line with the current version.
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armorer posted:I'm building out my collection of 2 player games, or games that play best at 2 players even if they techincally allow for more (like Santorini, etc) and I'm curious what people's favorites are. Patchwork 7 Wonders Duel Watergate Targi Battlecon Air Land & Sea Carcassonne Battle Line Lost Cities Rivals The Fox in the Forest Tak Arboretum Onitama with Wind Spirit expansion Blue Moon Legends Race for the Galaxy Tash Kalar Sakura Arms Antike Duellum
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armorer posted:I'm building out my collection of 2 player games, or games that play best at 2 players even if they techincally allow for more (like Santorini, etc) and I'm curious what people's favorites are. Napoleon's Triumph but it's expensive Meltwater, the sale's on right now!!!
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Nov 29, 2020 03:14
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Now, it is very confusing, but Detective:City of Angels by Van Ryder is very good, IMO. There is a game just called Detective that sucks.
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Marvel Champions Spirit Island Targi Battlecon Exceed Res Arcana Hanamikoji Sellswords Santorini Blue Moon Legends Jaipur Gloomhaven (maybe?) These are the things that are in my collection that I think are best at 2. Additional things that I would enjoy at 2 but not best at 2 would be: Concordia Villages of Valeria Tiny Towns Shipwreck Arcana Lost Cities Rivals Loony Quest
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Rusty Kettle posted:Now, it is very confusing, but Detective:City of Angels by Van Ryder is very good, IMO. There is a game just called Detective that sucks. And Bottom Liner fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Nov 29, 2020 |
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armorer posted:I'm building out my collection of 2 player games, or games that play best at 2 players even if they techincally allow for more (like Santorini, etc) and I'm curious what people's favorites are. Without repeating previous mentioned games: Blokus (pretty good at all player counts 2-4, but I like it best at 2) Through The Ages (good at 2-4, you'll find people that vouch for it at any player count) Dominion (best at 2 imo) Dungeon Twister Union vs Central Combat Commander Earth Reborn
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Bottom Liner posted:And Detective Murder in Hong Kong is very good too. that's deception: murder in hong kong
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