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Poopy Palpy posted:It might be a good idea to make it more clear that it's up to the project to decide who gets access to the pledge manager. I've definitely backed campaigns where a $1 pledge didn't get you any more than access to backers-only updates. Updated. Thank you.
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PRADA SLUT posted:Get the Plastic Token Upgrade instead I would, but I've seen pics of them fading + they're expensive if I want both sets and shipping to Aus. Coin capsules work out like 30-40% of the cost of the Geekbits + I can pickup Herb Witches. I'll talk to my players about a chip in for it
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Free Gratis posted:I haven't posted in this thread for a while so not sure if it's come up, but I recently bought Zombie Kidz: Evolution to play with my 7 and 9 year old children and it's pretty much the perfect game to play with kids.
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Magnetic North posted:Updated. Thank you. Yeah, I debated mentioning the same thing. Thankfully, most campaigns will literally have "Will a $1 pledge get me access to the pledge manager?" in their FAQ, regardless of the answer.
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Jarvisi posted:The first nemesis was confusing as hell, and also the bookkeeping after the first mission made me rage. I'm glad to hear it gets better though! If it says Banish, then toss it aside and never use it again. The way the first nemesis is constructed is very confusing. And then the post game instructions are extremely wonky. The unleash/persistent effect on the purple minion guys are rather toothless and are more of a setup for later. So to compensate for that, they added several amped up cards to the Nemesis deck for this game only that get banished afterwards. It's a non-intuitive backwards design. Still waiting to see if it pays off. But no other nemesis so far as been nearly as confusing or annoying. They've all been rather straight forward.
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Magnetic North posted:Updated. Thank you. Sigh. I asked the question on Game Brain podcast's FB page (which is public if you are interested) and am getting the 'are you sure they know what they are talking about' pushback. And I said I was sure, as this site is full of techs, not to mention that there are a ton of folks who don't agree with the KS approach outside of SA. They were referencing these concepts fwiw. https://www.businessinsider.com/per...0more%20energy. Or maybe I should discuss in the KS thread?
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Mayveena posted:Sigh. I asked the question on Game Brain podcast's FB page (which is public if you are interested) and am getting the 'are you sure they know what they are talking about' pushback. And I said I was sure, as this site is full of techs, not to mention that there are a ton of folks who don't agree with the KS approach outside of SA. They were referencing these concepts fwiw. https://www.businessinsider.com/per...0more%20energy. Blockchain is bad and the only ones trying to convince you otherwise are grifters who stand to profit from it, techbros too caught up in the fantasy of it that they don't or won't understand why it doesn't work and isn't good, and marks who are trying to justify it to avoid admitting they were scammed or are hoping to find a bigger fool to bail them out. This isn't something where the truth is in the middle or some decorum matter where both sides need equal representation for their arguments because the fact of the matter is that they are objectively and factually incorrect, provably so, and they are just going to continue to sidestep issues, deflect arguments, and move the goalposts.
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There is a very big long post filled with sighs about why cryptocurrency/NFTs are both a rort and harmful for the environment. Any company that actively supports them is only doing so to fill their own pockets. Any company that tells you it's good for creators and backers is bald face lying. It just about the money. Anyone trying to convince you it's good is selling you snake-oil, because they're invested in the technology succeeding at some level. A 2 second Google on Environmental Impacts will return results like this: https://www.fairplanet.org/story/is-cryptocurrency-bad-for-the-environment/ ---------------- I personally think it's 'OK' to use KS at the $1 level, and have avoided regular and All-in pledges as best I could. KS is far and away the most popular crowdfunding platform, and will likely remain this way for some time. There are definitely more and more campaigns appearing on sites like Game found, but it's going to take one or two multi million dollar Big Boys campaigns to make that step away before you see the community actively move away.
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also like, even if there's other blockchain techs that are less environmentally destructive, the whole thing is a horrible little con to get people out of their money, fails as a technology at providing what it claims to on basically any level, and is filled top to bottom with scams. If we could wave a magic wand and make it somehow not hurt the environment... it would still suck and be worth pushing back on.
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If you are going to spend $5k on an NFT, just send me the money instead to buy a game table. You wont be able to play games with me, but you can tell people you do Buy in for your first Tabley now! (This is literally how NFTs work)
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Just finished the The King's Dilemma this week. 4 players, 15 games over 6 nights. The win conditions weren't very well explained in the beginning which left everyone making up their own goals, and the faction specific achievements felt almost entirely random. It was an experience far more than a game, the basic idea is solid and I look forward to the Queen's Dilemma sequel and seeing an improved version because there's loads of room for improvement on the novel concept of it all. And because I enjoy a good helping of roleplay with my board games. Good chance our next endeavor will be the Arkham Horror card game core set. I found a 'ding'n'dent' copy at our LGS that was more "box obliterated with prejudice" but the contents check out and the discount obviated my strongest objection. Unless it blows my pants off though, I can't see it as a frequent flyer whatwith the price of all the adventure packs. I've also been eyeing V:TM Heritage, anyone 'round here with an informed opinion they'd like to share?
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Slyphic posted:Ju Arkham horror is a great time, though I'm not sure how well it would go for 4 player campaigns. I've been using it as a date thing with my spouse. Regardless they've started selling campaigns in a box. You'll get six or more play sessions for the price of fifty bucks. https://www.miniaturemarket.com/ffgahc66.html It's still a big investment especially if you want to deckbuild though! Though the premade investigator decks aren't bad
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Mar 28, 2022 03:58
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Free Gratis posted:I haven't posted in this thread for a while so not sure if it's come up, but I recently bought Zombie Kidz: Evolution to play with my 7 and 9 year old children and it's pretty much the perfect game to play with kids. The slightly more advanced sequel (only slightly) Zombie Teenz does have some story (comic panels) which get unlocked with the new stuff and feels like there is more progression. There is also a die you upgrade, and cards you swap into an events deck, so the whole thing does feel like it changes more. I rolled my 4 and 7 year old onto it and its been great. It's different enough that it's definitely worth having both for kids. (There are also rules for using characters from one game in the other). We super enjoy it as a family, I think it's an incredibly good game for a family with kids in that age range.
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Infinitum posted:I would, but I've seen pics of them fading + they're expensive if I want both sets and shipping to Aus. It's highly worth doing but make sure you get the right size. Be warned it takes a long time to do all the chips for the game + herb witches - I did it in a team with my son over a bunch of nights. Once you've done it you will probably also want to think about how you store each set of capsuled tokens. (I haven't nailed that one yet)
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I've played Ark Nova every weekend for like a month since I bought it, with multiple groups. I am definitely starting to see why it's on a lot of goty lists It's just a joy to play. I'm trying to get Gaia Project to the table but all people want to play is Ark Nova and honestly I don't blame them.
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Mayveena posted:Sigh. I asked the question on Game Brain podcast's FB page (which is public if you are interested) and am getting the 'are you sure they know what they are talking about' pushback. And I said I was sure, as this site is full of techs, not to mention that there are a ton of folks who don't agree with the KS approach outside of SA. They were referencing these concepts fwiw. https://www.businessinsider.com/per...0more%20energy. It has been gone over in the KS thread a fair bit, but I wouldn't worry about what some randos say. I'm personally 'medium informed' on the matter, but here's what I can say as an idiot, as the world's biggest fool: There are two sets of people who seem to "know what they're talking about": One say that it's destructive, and one says its not or it's not that bad. However, the latter set say that it's not that bad also tend to have a vested interest in getting people into crypto because by its nature these paper millionaires can't actually turn it into fiat unless they find a greater fool to buy in and relieve them of their bitcoins. It's like a MLM where you're selling beanie babies. In any case, the OP is here to afford people information. It's important that people know it's not just video game companies getting in on crypto. If you have the spare 2.5 hours, the mega-smash hit youtube video Line Goes Up - The Problem With by YouTube essayist Dan Olson is worth a watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g It does get fairly technical, but I was able to follow it, so it can't be that bad. Also, it's popularity has been humorously attributed to a certain decline in this stuff.
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Blamestorm posted:It's highly worth doing but make sure you get the right size. Be warned it takes a long time to do all the chips for the game + herb witches - I did it in a team with my son over a bunch of nights. Bought Herb Witches + these capsules - https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07SMQL86P Multiple reviews saying they're perfect for Quacks. I'll pop a movie or three on and spend an evening putting 388 tokens into capsules  As for a storage solution, I see this on BGG https://www.michaels.com/occasions-tin-favor-box-set-by-celebrate-it/10172568.html   Probably need to lose the insert for Herb Witches
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Herb witches has two new chips, one with a book and a pumpkin 6er
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I think my post got lost in the drama. Any other cool boardgames inspired by Chinese History? I got Three Kingdoms Redux ordered and I'm curious at how tapped that design space is.
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had a good sesh a few nights ago: played Machi Koro a couple of times - a good euro dice-engine builder, but i'm honestly pretty bored of euro engine builders played Tiny Towns - always fun and surprisingly vindictive played Imperium: The Contention - a very fun mini-4x that ended with a lot of backstabbing and politics, good poo poo
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Radioactive Toy posted:An unofficial digital Mage Knight did recently come out, it just has a different name. There's a demo available if you want to try it. It's legitimately just Mage Knight as far as I could tell playing the demo. This is weird and I feel kinda dirty about giving them money for it. I've been waiting with bated breath for an electronic MK implementation but like. This feels like it should be illegal? Maybe I can buy it and paypal Vlaada ten bucks or something.
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MonsieurChoc posted:I think my post got lost in the drama. Any other cool boardgames inspired by Chinese History? I got Three Kingdoms Redux ordered and I'm curious at how tapped that design space is. I've never actually played it, but I've heard that At the Gates of Loyang is ok. Reviews I read a few years back suggest it's more of an abstract resource-trading game than something very heavily thematic, but it's setting is one of the ancient Han capitals, and it's got veggiemeeples in the box. You can also run a search for games about/based in China on BGG. I got 322 results, which you can sort by rank to see the most likely good ones.
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NmareBfly posted:This is weird and I feel kinda dirty about giving them money for it. I've been waiting with bated breath for an electronic MK implementation but like. This feels like it should be illegal? Maybe I can buy it and paypal Vlaada ten bucks or something. The official one got cancelled.
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I gotta flex a little bit....I had the good fortune of getting to play my first game of The Field of the Cloth of Gold this weekend. Against Amabel Holland, the game's designer. and I won.
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That's awesome, one of my favorites.
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MonsieurChoc posted:I think my post got lost in the drama. Any other cool boardgames inspired by Chinese History? I got Three Kingdoms Redux ordered and I'm curious at how tapped that design space is. Gugong is based on the trading of gifts instead of bribes to coerce government officials. One of my favorites. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/250458/gugng
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silvergoose posted:The official one got cancelled. Oh, yep. Welp. That does make it a bit easier. Still feels weird but let's give this a shot...
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MonsieurChoc posted:I think my post got lost in the drama. Any other cool boardgames inspired by Chinese History? I got Three Kingdoms Redux ordered and I'm curious at how tapped that design space is. Yin-Yang is sort of inspired by Chinese history, and also uses coin divination as its core mechanic.
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MonsieurChoc posted:I think my post got lost in the drama. Any other cool boardgames inspired by Chinese History? I got Three Kingdoms Redux ordered and I'm curious at how tapped that design space is. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/ulus-a-game-to-save-a-culture
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jivjov posted:I gotta flex a little bit....I had the good fortune of getting to play my first game of The Field of the Cloth of Gold this weekend. Against Amabel Holland, the game's designer. and I won. That game looks cool. 2p games very rarely get played for me, particular esoteric ones, which is one big reason I haven't gotten this yet. Same with This Guilty Land and Supply Lines of the American Revolution. They're the type of game I aspire to play and understand, even if they aren't the most complicated. In fact, partially because they aren't simply some Vital Lacerda game with twelve thousand tracks and me with zero fucks.
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MonsieurChoc posted:I think my post got lost in the drama. Any other cool boardgames inspired by Chinese History? I got Three Kingdoms Redux ordered and I'm curious at how tapped that design space is. I feel like most of the other China-themed games use the aesthetics of China or a very surface level approach (Build the Great Wall!). One I do like is Confucius, which has an interesting gift-giving element where players you’ve given gifts to have obligations to assist you in certain actions.
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Magnetic North posted:That game looks cool. 2p games very rarely get played for me, particular esoteric ones, which is one big reason I haven't gotten this yet. Same with This Guilty Land and Supply Lines of the American Revolution. They're the type of game I aspire to play and understand, even if they aren't the most complicated. In fact, partially because they aren't simply some Vital Lacerda game with twelve thousand tracks and me with zero fucks. Yeah it was a very delightful 2p game, like a knife fight in a telephone booth. Every decision has to be weighed against what benefit it offers the opponent, and I learned that the exact timing of triggering endgame is very important. My victory came by way of the game end scoring catch up mechanic, and if the game had gone another turn or two I don't think I would have won.
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Got a cheap copy of Caper:Europe from a local dude selling his off. Really enjoying it so far. Have just done the base Paris (lowest complexity) heist so far for a handful of games and it's a really nice head to head. Doesn't feel very swingy and the interaction doesn't feel super aggressive which is a huge plus for us. Compared to Radlands which was our last 2p head to head, I think this will have much longer legs.
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I honestly thought the suggest Chinese games was a poo poo post for some reason. There is a P500 for a Chinese COIN game https://www.gmtgames.com/p-830-chinas-war-1937-1941.aspx And the now out of print An Infamous Traffic. Not exactly a happy period of history but there you go.
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St0rmD posted:I've never actually played it, but I've heard that At the Gates of Loyang is ok. Reviews I read a few years back suggest it's more of an abstract resource-trading game than something very heavily thematic, but it's setting is one of the ancient Han capitals, and it's got veggiemeeples in the box. Space Cob posted:Gugong is based on the trading of gifts instead of bribes to coerce government officials. One of my favorites. Jedit posted:Yin-Yang is sort of inspired by Chinese history, and also uses coin divination as its core mechanic. Hieronymous Alloy posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/ulus-a-game-to-save-a-culture St0rmD posted:I've never actually played it, but I've heard that At the Gates of Loyang is ok. Reviews I read a few years back suggest it's more of an abstract resource-trading game than something very heavily thematic, but it's setting is one of the ancient Han capitals, and it's got veggiemeeples in the box. garthoneeye posted:I feel like most of the other China-themed games use the aesthetics of China or a very surface level approach (Build the Great Wall!). Thanks, I'll trawl through those, see if anything catches my eye! dishwasherlove posted:I honestly thought the suggest Chinese games was a poo poo post for some reason. There is a P500 for a Chinese COIN game https://www.gmtgames.com/p-830-chinas-war-1937-1941.aspx Hey! But more seriously, I'm a bit of an history nerd and loves history games like Paradox stuff and board games based on history. Love Pax Pamir, for instance. I just realized I haven't seen/tried many based around chinese history, which is weird considering how HUGE Chinese history is. It feels like Japan got a lot based on the Warring States by comparison.
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Radioactive Toy posted:Co-op with my wife, but I've never even tried to get it to the table with others. I've never been a solo board gamer for whatever reason. Yeesh, that interface is pretty rough. Not nearly as rough as my skills after not playing MK for several years, though.
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Someone talk me out of backing the new Mars COIN game https://www.gmtgames.com/p-893-red-dust-rebellion.aspx I already own and have never played Cuba Libre (because the History) but this looks really good, tickles the Mars trilogy fan in me, and the designer is (I think) the person from 3 minute board games so might be more accessible?
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hoiyes posted:Someone talk me out of backing the new Mars COIN game https://www.gmtgames.com/p-893-red-dust-rebellion.aspx I’m a sucker for Mars theming and COIN so I guess I’m out $65 thanks.
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Anyone played For-Ex? I saw it on bga now and it looks really interesting, but one of the guys who I play games with said you have to read the rules and then think about it for a while before you're even ready to go. I'm gonna try it anyways, but was curious for any good thoughts.
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Hey, so, me and the other best man are organizing a stag do for my mate. There are about 25 of us, and we're going to Nottingham. I had some questions for you lovely lot, if you might be able to help? First up, just a kind of rundown of what we got. Quite a lot of his friends are through surfing, and they're not really gamery types, but he very much is to the degree that it is expected we do more 'geeky' games than typical drinking games. We've considered just a few of us going to Warhammer World afterwards, for example, but certainly that wouldn't be appropriate for the main event, if that gives some indication of the vibe? I've picked up 3 copies of 'Dont Get Got' (Well, two, and then one copy of the SUSD version) which I figure factors well into pub crawl / drinking games. We're going to play liars dice, and ideally we're gonna do it in a pub called Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem, because it's a fuckin' awesome old pub, but also has a glass case with a model ship in it, that is supposedly cursed, (it definitely is) and if you touch it you die. So the loser of liars dice not only has to down the dirty pint but do so while touching the cursed ship. So they die. We're also gonna do werewolf at some point. There's a guy coming who essentially lives for DnD, that runs just the BEST games of Werewolf. We also wanted to do like a dress up pub crawl, DnD style. We'd have two giant foam dice to roll, but we haven't quite worked out if it's to decide what drinks to buy, where to go etc, or if its just for rolling on tables for drinking penalties? I was thinking we could combine it with don't get got, and when you complete your three, you roll on a table for what penalty the stag has to do? My question to you guys is if you had any ideas of how we could spice it up, or if you had any cool ideas for similar stuff? One thing I was wondering was if anyone knew where I could get a bunch of old wooden dice, for the liars dice? Or any good ideas for cups? I'm not that fussed about budget but money is an object here. Its happening in August, so I've got a while to sort stuff out yet!
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