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Glazius posted:Were you aware of the first expansion, The Forgotten Folk? Different player races to collect and covet, each of which has their own unique powers and special buildings to knock out some of the standard offering! Cave vegetables! Plantable rubies! Cheaty elves!
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Fat Samurai posted:I was dicking around boardgamearena and I've seen a Beta version of Unconditional Surrender. Isn't that a bajillion hours wargame? yes Suggestion: don't play without learning the rules, it did not, uh, go well
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Anyone backing the Castles of Mad King Ludwig Collector's Edition Kickstarter? Been meaning to pick this up and seems like a cool opportunity.
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silvergoose posted:yes I did the "tutorial", then looked for a youtube video and thought "wait a second..."
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OneSizeFitsAll posted:Anyone backing the Castles of Mad King Ludwig Collector's Edition Kickstarter? Been meaning to pick this up and seems like a cool opportunity. I've been umming and arring about it for a bit. I'm currently leaning towards not backing it, because I think it's just FOMO for me at this point. Not a huge fan of the extraneous poo poo they've tacked on that doesn't seem to serve a purpose or seem to add value to the box. The 3D buildings feel superfluous, and I think the 3D storage trays for the tiles are bland as gently caress. You can also buy the original base edition for a 1/3 of the price. I might back it for a buck to late pledge later, but even the unlocked stuff isn't doing it for me. Instead I went out and preordered The Red Cathedral. Why build castles for Kings, when you can build them for the MOTHERLAND! 
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Makes sense. As someone who's fancied the game for a while, I quite like the new artwork, plus I'm a sucker for collector's editions (as long as they don't have glaring flaws), so I'm pretty drat tempted. Don't mind waiting a while for it either - plenty to be getting on with.
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I would be more excited about Caverna if it were orcs "farming" dwarves
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So according to Bob Page in the Alma Mater thread, racism isn't the issue in Europe as it is in the US. I dunno, I suspect the 6 million+ Jews murdered might disagree, as well as the people of African descent who have told their experiences in Europe. Of course it's not the issue FOR WHITE PEOPLE. So mad, shouldn't be, but still, just insane that some idiot would try to pretend that Europe doesn't have a racism issue or doesn't care about racism the way Americans do. Well yes, the WHITE PEOPLE don't!
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!Klams posted:Hello! Yeah, I did mean that Dune. Just arrived this week along with the Ixians and Tleilax box. I remember a long time ago in highschool I played the original print once and was kinda turned off by it, but nowadays I'm all about those opaque interlocking systems, diplomacy and deceit. Looks really amazing and exactly the kind of game I'd like, but it might be a hard sell to my group. Though they all enjoy Root a lot which I think has a lot in common and similar difficulty to grok, so who knows. How does it work with less than full set of players - 2/3/4?
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Mayveena posted:So according to Bob Page in the Alma Mater thread, racism isn't the issue in Europe as it is in the US. I dunno, I suspect the 6 million+ Jews murdered might disagree, as well as the people of African descent who have told their experiences in Europe. Of course it's not the issue FOR WHITE PEOPLE. Race stuff: Not that surprising, there's just not enough minority presence to raise a visible fuss. America was similar pre-BLM, which is why you see those sorts in America blame BLM for "inventing racism" (lol).
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Forgotten Folk for Caverna adds some much-needed variability. Otherwise the game is exactly the same each time, aside from some minor action spaces which you can't predict ahead of time anyway.
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The GameStop insanity has me wanting to make a much safer investment: new board games. Are there any definitive stock-related games you’d recommend (not 18XX)? I remember Stockpile looked interesting a while back.
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Context posted:The GameStop insanity has me wanting to make a much safer investment: new board games. Are there any definitive stock-related games you’d recommend (not 18XX)? I remember Stockpile looked interesting a while back. You can always go with Cube Rails, they use stock. Chicago Express is the most popular but there's a ton of them out there. Paris Connection could be a good place to start.
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Mayveena posted:So according to Bob Page in the Alma Mater thread, racism isn't the issue in Europe as it is in the US. I dunno, I suspect the 6 million+ Jews murdered might disagree, as well as the people of African descent who have told their experiences in Europe. Of course it's not the issue FOR WHITE PEOPLE. When anyone says Europe isn't racist I mention how awful the Roma are treated, they just can't help being racist after that  I really can't believe that thread is still going, thank you again for speaking up.Context posted:The GameStop insanity has me wanting to make a much safer investment: new board games. Are there any definitive stock-related games you’d recommend (not 18XX)? I remember Stockpile looked interesting a while back. Stockpile is boring as hell, Panic on Wall Street! is a much better option if you can find it. The classic Pit is also a great party game. Bellmaker fucked around with this message at 22:19 on Jan 29, 2021 |
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If you don't mind saying, with whom did you pre-order this? Most of my go-to's pre-orders are sold out. Which kind of breaks my brain.
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Ticket to Ride: Pennsylvania (optionally) has you buying shares in different railroad companies.
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Bellmaker posted:It's not good, Panic on Wall Street! is a much better option if you can find it. I owned Panic on Wall Street years ago, but my group didn’t get the “panic” aspect of it. I sold it on eBay for more than I paid for it - like I said, investment! 
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Ellaybee posted:If you don't mind saying, with whom did you pre-order this? Most of my go-to's pre-orders are sold out. Which kind of breaks my brain. Where are you? I'll sell you my copy
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Panic on Wall St is great but be warned that it's on the "heavy" side of the party game world and can flop if people don't grasp the slightly more complicated rules. It's happened to me! It also takes-up a decent footprint and can grind to a halt during the stock auction phase. Works best when people are about 2-3 drinks in.
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Startups is a simple card game with a lot of depth and agonizing stock manipulation. It's a lot like Arboretum without the (relatively) complicated scoring or spatial part.
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I'm checking back out on the various race threads on BGG for a minute. It feels very much like shouting into the void. I'm constantly getting new notifications of people Koolaid Man'ing in to pitch their two cents on why they don't think this particular instance of racism is actually racist or a big deal or whatever without bothering to read any of the backlog of the thread and then being corrected or informed for the umpteenth time of facts developed earlier in the thread and then more folks piling in to "well, actually" on behalf of the latest Koolaid Man. It's exhausting and questionably productive. I admire people who have the stomach to actually check in and read every notification on those.
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Context posted:The GameStop insanity has me wanting to make a much safer investment: new board games. Are there any definitive stock-related games you’d recommend (not 18XX)? I remember Stockpile looked interesting a while back. Chicago Express, Gulf Mobile and Ohio, Continental Divide, German Railways, Stephenson's Rocket, Rolling Stock.
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Context posted:The GameStop insanity has me wanting to make a much safer investment: new board games. Are there any definitive stock-related games you’d recommend (not 18XX)? I remember Stockpile looked interesting a while back.
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FMguru posted:It's an oldie but a goodie: Acquire Just be sure to play it with more than 3, sucks otherwise.
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grate deceiver posted:How does it work with less than full set of players - 2/3/4? With 4 players the game is fine. With 2-3 players you're going to miss out on the diplomacy and alliance side of the game. Plus some factions are wonky at low player counts. Like half the factions hit the ground running while the other half of the factions have to rely on others to build up resources. The recommended factions for 2 players are Atreides and Harkonnen, add the Fremen for 3, and the Emperor for 4. I think the Ixians from the expansion can replace one of those four easily. 2 player games are good for learning how to play though. I recommend a couple of those before diving in with more players. Joe Chill fucked around with this message at 00:02 on Jan 30, 2021 |
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Acquire is best with 3 or 4 imo, I dislike the downtime and lack of control at 4+.
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Friggin' amazing!!! https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/282303/shout-out-jennifer-schlickbernd
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Ellaybee posted:If you don't mind saying, with whom did you pre-order this? Most of my go-to's pre-orders are sold out. Which kind of breaks my brain. Well as long as you don't mind preordering from Tasmania, Australia then.. here you are. https://polymorphgames.com.au/index.php?route=product%2Fproduct&product_id=93843 I emailed them regarding lead time and it's currently 6-8 weeks. Apparently there was a change of distributors for Hansa Teutonica late 2020, which I also ordered from the same store, so my ETA for that is ~TBC~ Australia! 
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Mayveena posted:Friggin' amazing!!! Hell yeah I saw that GL, good stuff!
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Joe Chill posted:With 4 players the game is fine. With 2-3 players you're going to miss out on the diplomacy and alliance side of the game. Plus some factions are wonky at low player counts. Like half the factions hit the ground running while the other half of the factions have to rely on others to build up resources. Yeah, basically this. Also, I'd try and play a regular game with six before you use the expansion, but if you do want to use it the first chance you get, I'd recommend replacing Atredes with Ix and emperor with Tlielaxu, just for the sake of the economy.
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Mayveena posted:So according to Bob Page in the Alma Mater thread, racism isn't the issue in Europe as it is in the US. I dunno, I suspect the 6 million+ Jews murdered might disagree, as well as the people of African descent who have told their experiences in Europe. Of course it's not the issue FOR WHITE PEOPLE. Guess they have never watched European soccer ad campaigns addressing this very issue every year
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Bellmaker posted:Beyond the Sun looks cool and out of print, has anyone here played it? I have twice now! I really like it overall, there's a lot of different choices you can make that matter. I've only played twice, but it seems like the tech available really influences how the game plays, so you can have different experiences just with what tech ends up getting turned over. The people I've played with have some issues with turn order, in that they think first player has the advantage, but I think that's offset if you don't just stick to one plan and follow the leader. It's good, maybe even great, and would recommend.
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Mayveena posted:Friggin' amazing!!! Grats. Show those motherfuckers what for
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What 2 player board games have good asynchronous multiplayer phone app versions? I've been playing patchwork and am looking for a few other options. (Obviously chess and go, but I mean modern stuff.)
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Do they have to be 2 player only, or can they be plays 2 or more? Through the ages' app is unparalleled. Twilight struggle's is good.
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I'd be playing 2 player, so more is totally fine but ideally stuff that plays well with 2
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Mayveena posted:Friggin' amazing!!! Deserved.
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armorer posted:I'd be playing 2 player, so more is totally fine but ideally stuff that plays well with 2 Thro the Ages yeah.
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The Race for the Galaxy and Roll for the Galaxy apps are awesome, and when you aren't playing with people, the AI is very good. I've gotten many hundreds of games in between these two apps.
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Mayveena posted:Friggin' amazing!!! 
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