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Apr 10, 2022 13:44
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A double-wide cube? buddy that's a cuboid.
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Apr 10, 2022 13:46
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CitizenKeen posted:Is riser a double wide cube? Nah, just some creative snipping of dowels, and leaving panels out, when putting it together 
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Apr 10, 2022 13:49
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Annnnnnd now I have realised I have it turned around the wrong way  (The holes in the top right should be at the back)
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Apr 10, 2022 13:55
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Infinitum posted:Twilight Imperium chat. Depends on a few variables. Nekro has insane action economy to make up for their inability to vote or or tech. They usually wind up on banlists because of how many command counters they get. Emirates of Hacan are fantastic in 4 or 8 player games since trade is always being taken. But it’s a sad day when Hacan has to personally take the trade card. But I personally would pick L1Z1X of the three, since I’ve got dreadnought brain rot and the L1Z1X can go pretty far on an all dreadnought fleet.
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Apr 10, 2022 15:48
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Infinitum posted:Twilight Imperium chat. I like the Nekro Virus because you get to check out of diplomacy and are strongly rewarded for being very aggressive. If a bunch of tech objectives appear you can easily get them by stealing them. You also make your neighbors highly nervous—whenever they research a tech you don’t have they know you’re coming. The Emirates are a safe option. Their control of trade is very powerful and can give you an economic edge. I don’t play the Lizix much but if I remember right they are bland. I think they beef up their dreadnoughts.
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Apr 10, 2022 15:49
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Lizix are kinda bland taken as a whole but their dreadnoughts are fantastic and able to take most planets by their lonesome. Being able to carry two troops, bombard every combat round instead of just the first, and ignore PDS with the expansion is a huge deal. Plus their “Inheritance Systems” tech lets you ignore the tech tree and go straight for the good stuff.
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Apr 10, 2022 16:23
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PerniciousKnid posted:How much card game do you need to buy to be as repayable as the board game? Core box and edge of the earth maybe? The individual investigator expansion packs are also really good.
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Apr 10, 2022 19:30
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For someone with no Cartographers, should I get original Cartographers or Cartographers Heroes these days?
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Apr 10, 2022 21:54
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I need a recommendation for a board game for a group of 3+ adults. Accommodating more people is better. My only criteria is that isn't a card game or doesn't have loads of cards/tokens to keep track of. That, and we've all played our share of Ticket to Ride/Catan/Root. Root is about as complex as I want to go, and even that one was kinda across the line in terms of complexity. They also passed on Scythe. The games take place at a work social, which means the players can be somewhat distracted when it's not their turn.
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Apr 10, 2022 22:55
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ninjoatse.cx posted:I need a recommendation for a board game for a group of 3+ adults. Accommodating more people is better. What's your play time limit?
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Apr 10, 2022 23:40
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ninjoatse.cx posted:I need a recommendation for a board game for a group of 3+ adults. The OP has many suggestions divided by complexity and player count as well... but I am having trouble finding a suggestion for this. Some fail because:
Wavelength might be good for similar reasons, or even the Wavelength App which is like the board game except it's free (supported by in-app purchase of additional packs) and fully cooperative.
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Apr 10, 2022 23:54
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ninjoatse.cx posted:I need a recommendation for a board game for a group of 3+ adults. Accommodating more people is better. We've got a few favs at the moment that could fit this bill - Raiders of the North Sea (or raiders of scythia) - Worker placement game with low downtime at 3 players, not a massive amount of cards to keep track of and a satisfying gameplay loop. Scythia is the newer more condensed version but I preferred the aesthetic of North Sea. Suburbia - economic city building tile placement. Low downtime with some good levels of interaction without feeling like a total head to head game. Downtime minimized. Very economy focused though so ymmv. My City - fast playing legacy(ish) puzzley game by Reiner Knizia that's very easy to learn and it's legacy component is more about rules introduction than anything particularly crazy. Really really good fun and play is around 15 to 20min for 3 players. Also can be played non legacy at any point with reverse of player boards
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Apr 11, 2022 00:01
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Power Grid handles 3-6 players, has only a few tokens, and the cards aren't really cards in that they don't form a hand -- you bid on the power plants and up to three of them sit in front of you in a relatively static manner. Not too many fiddle tokens either. Distracted players might be a problem during auction phases though.
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Apr 11, 2022 00:02
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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. Digging this one up from a few pages back because I happened to see a YouTuber review Yellow and Yangtze quite favorably today, so might be worth a look. It's based on Tigris and Euphrates, with a few changes for flavor, so if you already have that, maybe take a pass, but otherwise seems dece unless you don't like Reiner Kniza games for some reason.
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Apr 11, 2022 00:04
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ninjoatse.cx posted:I need a recommendation for a board game for a group of 3+ adults. Accommodating more people is better. Few components The Estates Canvas Queendomino Cards but no hands Splendor No cards but more components Azul (any version) Sagrada More complex but way less than root Viticulture Isle of Cats Tzolkin Parks The games I keep at work Six Nimmit Codenames Splendor Azul Viticulture The Estates Pictomania Sushi Go
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Apr 11, 2022 00:20
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St0rmD posted:Digging this one up from a few pages back because I happened to see a YouTuber review Yellow and Yangtze quite favorably today, so might be worth a look. It's based on Tigris and Euphrates, with a few changes for flavor, so if you already have that, maybe take a pass, but otherwise seems dece unless you don't like Reiner Kniza games for some reason. I'll add to my list, spent a bit too much recently so I'll have to wait for more boardgame purchases haha.
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Apr 11, 2022 01:30
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I played Santa Monica for the first time the other day. Really fun lightweight tableau-builder. I got the VIP who just wants to go shopping, and built a million crappy stores in a line, then managed to get a bunch of people-spots on the beach to dump all the tourists in at the last second.
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Apr 11, 2022 01:37
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St0rmD posted:Digging this one up from a few pages back because I happened to see a YouTuber review Yellow and Yangtze quite favorably today, so might be worth a look. It's based on Tigris and Euphrates, with a few changes for flavor, so if you already have that, maybe take a pass, but otherwise seems dece unless you don't like Reiner Kniza games for some reason. I think it’s very hard to get and out of print at the moment.
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Apr 11, 2022 01:54
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Jedit posted:What's your play time limit? Roughly 3 hours, tops. People can be slow to roll in, but nobody wants to leave work much later than that. needless to say, games wont be continued between sessions. Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I'll look into them!
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Apr 11, 2022 02:20
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ninjoatse.cx posted:I need a recommendation for a board game for a group of 3+ adults. Accommodating more people is better. Quacks of Quedlinburg
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Apr 11, 2022 02:24
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 Just a measly 388 Quacks tokens to deluxify  Edit: First batch done. These feel amazing in the bags now. 10/10 recommended upgrade. Infinitum fucked around with this message at 10:22 on Apr 11, 2022 |
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Apr 11, 2022 08:02
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Triskelli posted:Depends on a few variables. SettingSun posted:I like the Nekro Virus because you get to check out of diplomacy and are strongly rewarded for being very aggressive. If a bunch of tech objectives appear you can easily get them by stealing them. You also make your neighbors highly nervous—whenever they research a tech you don’t have they know you’re coming. Yeah I'd only go Emirates as the safe option. Haven't played for a few years due to covid, but I'm definitely leaning towards being aggressive rather than the merchant kings. L1Z1X Mindnet is probably that middle ground between skill and agression
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Apr 11, 2022 08:08
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Magnetic North posted:The OP has many suggestions divided by complexity and player count as well... but I am having trouble finding a suggestion for this. Some fail because: There is a Codenames variant for 3 with a single clue giver and the other two players competing against each other. I can't say that it would work very well, though.
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Apr 11, 2022 08:43
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Radioactive Toy posted:For someone with no Cartographers, should I get original Cartographers or Cartographers Heroes these days? I have both (I've actually bought Cartographers: Heroes three times through bad collection management), and I'd say Cartographers is the more elegant of the two - heroes adds a bit, but mostly it's just fussier for no real outcome. They're both good, but I like the first one more.
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Apr 11, 2022 10:50
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388 tokens = 1 1/2 movies Resident Idiot posted:(I've actually bought Cartographers: Heroes three times through bad collection management)  Also as noted, based Cartographers is very good. Heroes + extra maps if you want to add some extra bits and bobs.
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Apr 11, 2022 13:19
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Infinitum posted:Also as noted, based Cartographers is very good. Sorry, we're all woke Cartographers here and we won't stand for your rampant cultural imperialism.
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Apr 11, 2022 14:40
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You leave my phone's autocorrect about of this.
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Apr 11, 2022 14:46
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Infinitum posted:Twilight Imperium chat. Oh man, am I too late to weigh in? No one ever talks about TI! I personally think Hacan are kind of ... dull isn't the right word, they're really cool and fun, but you're fairly railroaded into what you're gonna do all game. I think because what they do is big and splashy and obvious, I've never actually seen them win. Like they're one of those faction where everyone at the table is watching them do their thing and get bigger, y'know? So it's kind of like, "Its got to that point where we have to stop Hacan" and everyone sagely nods and stops them going bonkers. Nekro is kind of the same, except I honestly think that just going for constant fights with them is wrong. If you're seen as a parasitic enemy by everyone on the table, it's actually really hard to win. You've gotta be more than just an opportunist rear end in a top hat, and actually play to their strength of having a billion command tokens to get work done, I think. I see more nuance in Nekro than Hacan. L1z1X is sort of the opposite of both. Sure they're good at taking planets, but taking planets is kind of the name of the game. It means you're really good at gunboat diplomacy, and that I think is where they shine. In the first few turns you can convince people to let you take juicy planets, but from then on, no one is really gonna look round the table and go "OH poo poo l1z1X is doing their thing!" like they do with the other two despite the fact those planets are still buffing you. And then you turn that diplomacy into concrete gunboats with your mad tech abilities. I agree with Triskelli, that actually the 'blandness' is actually more exciting, and would go with them.
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Apr 11, 2022 15:03
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Infinitum posted:388 tokens = 1 1/2 movies I thought about doing this for Anno 1800, but after searching online, doing a full upgrade of all the tokens would cost more than I paid for the game. So of course I started looking at $1000 3D printers... I am very smart, why do you ask?
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Apr 11, 2022 15:06
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WhiteHowler posted:I thought about doing this for Anno 1800, but after searching online, doing a full upgrade of all the tokens would cost more than I paid for the game. I want a 3D printer so badly because the sky is the limit afterwards but between initial start-up costs and finding the goddamn room to even put the bloody thing, I don't think it's feasible at this moment in time until we move forward with getting a bigger space. That said, our public library has a printer you can use for free that I should start taking advantage of. I haven't tried it personally but have heard good things from a friend who is slowly building inserts for some of his favourite games. Lately I've just been doing Folded Space and buying trays/upgrade kits from the nice Polish fellows at Cubes4Me.
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Apr 11, 2022 16:24
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WhiteHowler posted:So of course I started looking at $1000 3D printers... I am very smart, why do you ask? This is by far the best investment anyone that enjoy the organizational aspect of board games can make. My printer has done 1000+ prints over 6500 hours since I got it in 2018. 95% of those were for board games. It’s a wonderful addition to the hobby, and purchasing a nicer model pays dividends. My Dremel 3D45 has only had 1 failed print. My only complaint is the print bed is a bit smaller than I would like.
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FulsomFrank posted:I want a 3D printer so badly because the sky is the limit afterwards but between initial start-up costs and finding the goddamn room to even put the bloody thing, I don't think it's feasible at this moment in time until we move forward with getting a bigger space. That said, our public library has a printer you can use for free that I should start taking advantage of. I haven't tried it personally but have heard good things from a friend who is slowly building inserts for some of his favourite games. See the real pro strat is to simply get a friend who fell down a deep hole on 3D printing and starts selling poo poo on Etsy and whatever and now has a room full of a dozen different printers and dozens of spools of filament filling her basement.
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Apr 11, 2022 16:46
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Requesting thread takes on merchants of the dark road
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Glagha posted:See the real pro strat is to simply get a friend who fell down a deep hole on 3D printing and starts selling poo poo on Etsy and whatever and now has a room full of a dozen different printers and dozens of spools of filament filling her basement. Yeah, I got a 3D printer thinking it'd be a fun addition to my boardgaming hobby when it turns out it was an entirely new hobby that I really didn't have time for.
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Gay Rat Wedding posted:Requesting thread takes on merchants of the dark road I loving hated it but everyone else playing loved it.
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Apr 11, 2022 17:26
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Got my copy of Three Kingdoms Redux! Now it goes into the big pile of unplayed boardgames.
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Apr 11, 2022 17:50
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MonsieurChoc posted:Got my copy of Three Kingdoms Redux! Don't worry, friend! You'll get to it... eventually! (I bought my copy about five years ago and still haven't played it.)
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Apr 11, 2022 18:45
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WhiteHowler posted:I thought about doing this for Anno 1800, but after searching online, doing a full upgrade of all the tokens would cost more than I paid for the game. No need to spend $1000+ when you can get e.g. a CR-10S Pro (or Pro V2), which is much cheaper and more than good enough at printing inserts. Here's some I printed this week at 0.28 ("draft" resolution) on the V2. 
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You can also print out some poker chips for your train games with a plastic-saving design (instead of buying nice chips with a nice feel to them, but it's a lot cheaper and a good way to use up ends of filament rolls.) https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/efficient-poker-set 
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