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Ravendas posted:The combos you can get are so great. Last time I played I made this ship that was so tremendously annoying I took a picture.  With neutron bombs so just a teleporting warcrime.
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Aramoro posted:Last time I played I made this ship that was so tremendously annoying I took a picture. Just needs cloaking on there as the cherry on the top. Yeah, Jump Drive is the tech I was describing, it just fundamentally breaks a rule of the game for one person for one ship, if it makes its way into the game. Those impassable borders aren't quite so impassable anymore. At least it's balanced by being slow on its own, so you need another drive to capitalize on it.
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Bottom Liner posted:If I could figure out how to do this Roads and Boats would become just the donkey and tree. Yeah see the difference is that BrOaDtS needs the entire picture
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Fellis posted:I assume you got a new production 1849. I'm not sure how thick the tiles are, but they might still fit in coin organizer sheets, which I used for the laminated tiles from copies before AAG's fancy operation got spun up. If not, you could probably split them into baggies with each shape (K, X, chicken foot) and then just toss the baggie with the appropriate track shape and let the person sort through for the unique tile they are looking for. I saw that someone suggested that too! From my perspective it looked like it would be annoying to slide the tiles in and out but if you say otherwise I can give it a shot. I wanted to get some shallow bead organizer trays but if you or anyone else has any suggestions or links I'd take them. Problem is searching for this stuff in the Great White North - it feels like most of the links to Amazon or Michael's just don't exist or are hilariously expensive in comparison.
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I finally tried Patchwork and I've returned to this thread after like 18 months to let you all know I'm very mad that the tiles don't fit together nicely on the player boards. Sad!!
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Mar 12, 2021 18:59
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Fellis posted:1849 is one that really benefits from a lot of plays because I think the meta of that one has shifted the most for me personally. The train rush especially can be brutal once a company starts in green and makes it to that second OR and everyone gets in trouble immediately I'm only 2 down with one currently ongoing, and this is going to sound dumb, but I really didn't realize how important good tokening is on the game. It's always important in 18xx, but because there are no 3 spot browns and the track can be expensive, figuring out where to put down is a hard skill to develop.
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Has anyone tried Jump Drive or New Frontiers, which are based on Race for the Galaxy?
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Mar 12, 2021 19:20
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theroachman posted:We encountered a kingmaking situation in our first playthrough which is a total deal breaker for me. Isn't that game explicitly about king making and deal breaking, literally and figuratively?
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Mar 12, 2021 19:28
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FulsomFrank posted:I saw that someone suggested that too! From my perspective it looked like it would be annoying to slide the tiles in and out but if you say otherwise I can give it a shot. I wanted to get some shallow bead organizer trays but if you or anyone else has any suggestions or links I'd take them. Problem is searching for this stuff in the Great White North - it feels like most of the links to Amazon or Michael's just don't exist or are hilariously expensive in comparison. Buy a 3d printer fellow frostback 
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I'm more about king murking games personally
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The Eyes Have It posted:Buy a 3d printer fellow frostback I know there's a thread somewhere else and I asked a while ago but honestly, if you've got one or know about them recommend me one because I am this close to doing it. Between this Carillon posted:I'm only 2 down with one currently ongoing, and this is going to sound dumb, but I really didn't realize how important good tokening is on the game. It's always important in 18xx, but because there are no 3 spot browns and the track can be expensive, figuring out where to put down is a hard skill to develop. Yeah I found that out the hard way. Tokening is super tight. Also no one really looked over the value of spots until too late and one player wasn't using the right number on the Eastern port and was short-changing herself and her shareholders badly.
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Mar 12, 2021 19:39
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FulsomFrank posted:I know there's a thread somewhere else and I asked a while ago but honestly, if you've got one or know about them recommend me one because I am this close to doing it. Between this The OP of this thread has a basic, foul-mouthed workflow description for 3D printing to help explain how they work and what they do: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3912612 Here is the actual 3D printing thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3365193 but the OP is badly out of date. The ongoing discussion is good though. Easy answer: Buy a Prusa printer and follow the directions. Less expensive answer: Buy one of the popular model Creality machines and accept a higher amount of DIY and self-determination in your life. There is loads of cheap trash out there that will only make your life harder for no reason (well, no good reason.)
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Bottom Liner posted:Starcraft is right there behind you and you still forgot it I don't know about the Starcraft board game, but The Ares Project is a very good tabletop simulation of playing Starcraft. Also, Rising Sun is a pretty good DOAM game.
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Mar 12, 2021 20:12
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FulsomFrank posted:Yeah I found that out the hard way. Tokening is super tight. Also no one really looked over the value of spots until too late and one player wasn't using the right number on the Eastern port and was short-changing herself and her shareholders badly. The offboard values are a little weird, they change one phase later than you'd expect compared to how most other 18xx games treat them. But yes, tokening is quite important, Catania in particular is probably the most important location in the game.
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Mar 12, 2021 20:36
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Vlaada Chvatil posted:I finally tried Patchwork and I've returned to this thread after like 18 months to let you all know I'm very mad that the tiles don't fit together nicely on the player boards. Sad!! I’m mostly surprised that the game comes with lovely cardboard buttons instead of an assortment of real buttons. That seems super obvious to me. I do think for the price that the quality of the pieces is quite lackluster. If the technology to make a jigsaw puzzle is so readily available, why is making simpler Tetris pieces that actually fit nicely not feasible?
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Vivian Darkbloom posted:Has anyone tried Jump Drive or New Frontiers, which are based on Race for the Galaxy? I have played Jump Drive, but not in a while such that I don't remember the rules even after re-skimming the rulebook. I remember it being aggressively mediocre, but at least it was short. I was willing to play it since it only took like 15 minutes. Can't remember what was wrong more specifically than that. Jewmanji posted:I’m mostly surprised that the game comes with lovely cardboard buttons instead of an assortment of real buttons. That seems super obvious to me. I do think for the price that the quality of the pieces is quite lackluster. If the technology to make a jigsaw puzzle is so readily available, why is making simpler Tetris pieces that actually fit nicely not feasible? BGG Store has you covered.
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Magnetic North posted:I have played Jump Drive, but not in a while such that I don't remember the rules even after re-skimming the rulebook. I remember it being aggressively mediocre, but at least it was short. I was willing to play it since it only took like 15 minutes. Can't remember what was wrong more specifically than that. This 100%. It was kinda boring and bland.
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Jump Drive is ok, it's like a way stripped down RftG that lasts about 6 turns / 10 minutes. Seems singnificantly more random due to the brevity, but on the other hand it's over quick and you can just play again. It's a much better filler than a lot of games of similar length.
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Mar 13, 2021 00:25
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Dr. Video Games 0069 posted:Isn't that game explicitly about king making and deal breaking, literally and figuratively? Yeah, well, what can I say. Sometimes you get hyped. I traded it for something else (can't remember what but it was long out of print) so it's all good.
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Vlaada Chvatil posted:I finally tried Patchwork and I've returned to this thread after like 18 months to let you all know I'm very mad that the tiles don't fit together nicely on the player boards. Sad!! Is it anything like this I posted on BGG a few years ago? https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1676461/article/27793555#27793555 Mine came cut very weirdly, and they sent me a new set of sheets.
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Arrrrgh. I got Jaws of the Lion for 30 bucks from Target, and I was finally going to crack it open and get it going this weekend, and I come to find out my box was mispacked hilariously bad and I have 3 Red Guard notepads and one Demolitionist. They only had a form on their website for replacing Gloomhaven stuff, but I sent them an email and hopefully I can get this fixed up, cause goddamn. Reddit says it's a common thing, too.
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I'd just take it back to Target and exchange it like anything else bought from a big box store that has an issue.
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Played two-ish solo games of Stardew Valley, using the excellent TTS mod that just came out. I have never played a game before that a) endeared itself so completely to me and b) made me think of half-a-dozen obvious house rules on the first play. It's very weird. Would I like it as much if I didn't have so much affection for the PC game? Probably not! The game does, at least in solo, have a massive issue with randomness, but everything about the little minigames and presentation was so charming I couldn't help but have a good time. To give the thread an example of how much randomness is involved, here's a simple example of what it takes to reveal and complete one goal (of six, plus four that you start with already knowing):
Even though I just wrote this stupid tirade AND have a bunch of house rules I might insist upon using in the future, I'm still probably going to get it when it's reprinted for a few reasons: as random and annoying as the game can be, it does play really smoothly, and the individual minigames are all fun in different ways (even if it's mostly just differing ways to interpret dice rolls). And of course, the art is gorgeous. I dunno, I'm torn - but I'll be playing it again right after I finish this post. BinaryDoubts fucked around with this message at 06:39 on Mar 13, 2021 |
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My 9-year-old: Daddy, can you teach me to play Everdell? Me: Er, maybe in a couple of years My 9-year-old: *Looks disappointed* Me: Eh, OK then. *teaches game* My 9-year-old: *Maxes out her city size and beats me 38-36* Me: Um, well done! To be fair, I was less concerned about her not being able to learn the rules and more concerned about it giving her severe AP, for which she has shown a propensity in the past. Didn't seem to happen here - she just aced it and won, then told me she thought it was a well-designed game (she liked the building-critter chains). She also got me to teach her heads-up poker recently.
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OneSizeFitsAll posted:My 9-year-old: Daddy, can you teach me to play Everdell? How much does she like Everdell? There's a KS on atm for a bunch of new poo poo. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starlinggames/everdell-mistleaf
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Bottom Liner posted:I'd just take it back to Target and exchange it like anything else bought from a big box store that has an issue. I already punched and organized everything is part of the issue. I legitimately do not want to have to repunch 8 or 9 boards again. I'd almost rather just get a scan of the right sheet and print it out.
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Infinitum posted:How much does she like Everdell? There's a KS on atm for a bunch of new poo poo. Kids don't need to know about expansions or Kickstarter. 
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PlaneGuy posted:I wonder who did they lose to? The rest of the company? The author? Who said "NO, ALL WHITES"? I wanna know so I can glare at them. They meant they "lost" sight of making diversity a priority. It's very possible it just slipped through the cracks. That doesn't mean it's okay, but people who are busy and juggling multiple priorities can let their unconscious biases create blind spots. From a "default Caucasian" worldview there's nothing wrong with that art - you see it and say "looks good" and move on. This discussion made me realize when I think of "cavemen", I picture them as all white. Brains are weird and often lovely. Crackbone fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Mar 13, 2021 |
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John Dyne posted:I already punched and organized everything is part of the issue. I legitimately do not want to have to repunch 8 or 9 boards again. I'd almost rather just get a scan of the right sheet and print it out. https://lh3.google.com/u/0/d/1l_egXKGx8e57YpvU9mIQon50H0bt_8Cz=w787-h589-p-k-nu-iv1
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Crackbone posted:They meant they "lost" sight of making diversity a priority. Yes it's sometimes difficult to realize that just because you always see white people in games doesn't mean that you should. They decided to add red and blonde hair to the characters and 'naturally' they were white. It takes thought to recognize that what's familiar isn't always what's appropriate.
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Infinitum posted:How much does she like Everdell? There's a KS on atm for a bunch of new poo poo. A lot it seems. She already wants to try Bellfaire, which my wife received for her birthday only a few days ago and hasn't been opened yet. Wants it all NOW, in true child fashion. Personally I like Everdell enough to grab an expansion (as does my wife, hence the present) but probably not enough to collect ALL THE THINGS.
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Any opinions on Super Fantasy Brawl? Thinking of getting on with the expansion KS. I like that there's effort in having a real area control element and an incentive to rush to the middle. I like the cartoonish WoW-like aesthetic. I like the pick 3 system, no points and no factions. I can see drafting characters working well, seems like a good way of maximizing variety from a modest pool of characters. I'm hoping that the card-and-resource system makes for interesting constrained choices, but it could also just put the game on rails. Not so hot about the overproduced miniatures, it seems ridiculous to pay $200 shipped for 24 characters. Ultimately I don't know how much I need this if I already have stuff like Warhammer Underworlds and BattleCON and Arcadia Quest.
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Gaebril posted:KS Those are all red flags, and you've never played it. Their back catalog all seems like fine but unremarkable games with lots of expansions and plastic. Just on all that I think you'd be better off passing. As an alternative Aristeia! seems very similar but available in lots of smaller chunks (and at retail no less).
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Gaebril posted:Any opinions on Super Fantasy Brawl? Thinking of getting on with the expansion KS. I've never played it but I did see its just become available on BGA so you could give it a play there.
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Opinion on 18MEx (1st edition) vs. 18Chesapeake for a group that has never played an 18XX before but is otherwise very comfortable with heavy games. I can trade for either.
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Megasabin posted:Opinion on 18MEx (1st edition) vs. 18Chesapeake for a group that has never played an 18XX before but is otherwise very comfortable with heavy games. I can trade for either. If you have a group dedicated to learning, just get whatever sounds most interesting to everyone. But Ches is an easier introduction. Or your group could trial them both online before committing.
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OneSizeFitsAll posted:My 9-year-old: Daddy, can you teach me to play Everdell? My daughter is almost 9 and I believe most kids around that age, with help from a board gaming adult, can play most games in the 12+ to 14+ range. If they can read, it's just up to personality and patience, and kids have varying levels of the latter. I really feel like the recommended ages past 8+ are so parents don't review-bomb games they bought with no research that their kids can't handle. Mine is obsessed with Forbidden Desert right now, so I bought her Forbidden Sky for her birthday. I'd get some flavor of Pandemic if it didn't feel kind of inappropriate right now. I'll take any other recommendations for coop games in the Pandemic-like category!
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We rented a beach house with some friends, and their 7 year old boy took all the cards for Quarriors to bed with him. Stood next to my bed at 6:30 and told me about all the good combos you can make. Some kids just get it.
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Megasabin posted:Opinion on 18MEx (1st edition) vs. 18Chesapeake for a group that has never played an 18XX before but is otherwise very comfortable with heavy games. I can trade for either. Ches is easier to teach but a much worse game. I would pick Mex as it's got real legs, and I believe the complexity of the family is overstated, especially compared with heavy euros.
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Mr. Squishy posted:Ches is easier to teach but a much worse game. I would pick Mex as it's got real legs, and I believe the complexity of the family is overstated, especially compared with heavy euros. I like Ches and have taught it often. I have not played Mex however.
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