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SynthOrange posted:Dice City looks neat. Pros-cons? Dice City is really nice, it's one of my girlfriend's favorite games. The only thing I'd say about it is that it is really a game for two players. You can play three or four, but the only thing you're adding to the game is more time. Got the Crossroads expansion in yesterday and some of the cards in there look really neat. I could also see the game feeling incomplete without the All That Glitters expansion, Gold adds a new game end condition that is really quite necessary. The expansions are pretty drat expensive for what you get too, they're like 60 tiny cards (3 copies of 16 new buildings, plus a few Gold Mines) and a couple of punch sheets. deadwing fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Aug 21, 2016 |
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deadwing posted:Dice City is really nice, it's one of my girlfriend's favorite games. The only thing I'd say about it is that it is really a game for two players. You can play three or four, but the only thing you're adding to the game is more time. Got the Crossroads expansion in yesterday and some of the cards in there look really neat. I could also see the game feeling incomplete without the All That Glitters expansion, Gold adds a new game end condition that is really quite necessary. The expansions are pretty drat expensive for what you get too, they're like 60 tiny cards (3 copies of 16 new buildings, plus a few Gold Mines) and a couple of punch sheets. Also if you play more then 2 make sure you have a big table because the game boards are not small. It's one of my wife's favorite games because she prefers games with no confrontation.
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Are there any highly regarded board games from the last century? Most of the talk here is about the bleeding edge of new board games. In all of my hobbies I tend to wait for items to rise to the top and withstanding the test of time and I'm also a bit of an antique collector(I love metal lunch boxes). I have some old board games with popular licenses, but they are all garbage to actually play.
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Aug 21, 2016 18:41
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Acquire (1964) is probably your best bet if you're looking for things that are 50-100 years old. I can't think of anything else of comparable age that's actually held up except maybe Password.
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Aug 21, 2016 18:47
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Andarel posted:Acquire (1964) is probably your best bet if you're looking for things that are 50-100 years old. I can't think of anything else of comparable age that's actually held up except maybe Password. I'm interested in checking on anything highly regarded older than the year 2000AD
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Aug 21, 2016 18:51
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People still play Diplomacy (1959)
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theres this game you mightve heard of called settlers of catan...
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Andarel posted:Acquire (1964) is probably your best bet if you're looking for things that are 50-100 years old. I can't think of anything else of comparable age that's actually held up except maybe Password. Yeah, Sid Sackson is really the only designer that was prolific in the way modern designers are. Maybe Tresham but he did 1829 in '74 and then 1830 in the eighties. There are a lot of wargames, too, but the oldest ones aren't highly regarded anymore. The German games boom was the 90s. Oh, and Diplomacy.
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CommonShore posted:People still play Diplomacy (1959) That's because chess and diplomacy are legitimately the two greatest board games of all time
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cosmicjim posted:Are there any highly regarded board games from the last century? Most of the talk here is about the bleeding edge of new board games. In all of my hobbies I tend to wait for items to rise to the top and withstanding the test of time and I'm also a bit of an antique collector(I love metal lunch boxes). I have some old board games with popular licenses, but they are all garbage to actually play. Basically everything pre-1990 is rough as hell. On one side you had the grognardy Avalon Hill releases which were largely simulationist games aimed at a specific niche audience and everything else was informed by cheap throwaway big box retail titles from toy manufacturers. If I were making a board game timeline it would basically be BC and AC; Before Catan and After Catan. Good BC games would be Acquire, Civilization, Diplomacy, Squad Leader, I would make an argument for Magic Realm and Merchant of Venus despite both being pretty flawed, Junta, Survive: Escape from Atlantis, 1830, Dune, and Escape from Colditz.
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Tigris and Euphrates (1999) is great. Roads & Boats (1999) is niche but one of my favorites. Die Macher (1986) has been regarded as a "proto-euro" and gets a lot of praise, along with having the board game ID of "1" on boardgamegeek.com; but out of print. Acquire (1964) I'd say is the most popular classic of late 20th century. 1830 (published 1986) is great but very involved and a lot of variant games have built on its foundation. Settlers of Catan (1993) started all the crazy euro trends post 2000, but it's arguably dated (especially in regards what defines a "euro" game). Advanced Civilization (1991) is highly regarded, but also involved and annoyingly out-of-print. I'd argue Advanced Squad Leader (1986 with Squad Leader coming out 1975) is a classic, and its Starter Kits are good introductions, but the full game system uses a three-ring binder rulebook D: If you want two really old games that still hold up try Crokinole and Go. Hell, Bridge is pretty good.
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Looking forward to looking into these. I also had no idea Catan was that old.
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Oh, so the '90s are go then? Some suggestions in that case, because there are plenty of games from the '90s alone that people still like: 1991: Tichu 1992: Loopin' Louie, maybe Modern Art? 1995: El Grande, PitchCar, Bottle Imp 1997: Tigris and Euphrates, For Sale, Bohnanza, Jungle Speed 1998: Samurai 1999: Ra, Chinatown, Roads & Boats, Schotten Totten (Battle Line) Other notables, other than a pile of solid wargames: Magic Realm (1979), Civilization (1980/1991), 1830 (1986)
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This is just one of many board gameing renaissance. There was one at an indeterminate time during the Bronze Age when dice were invented, there was another in the 6th century Indian golden age (when chess and other games were invented), and another during the Tang Dynasty (618–907AD) in China when playing cards were invented. Also arguably one in Europe during 18th century, when all of these games came together because of European exploration.
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Dawn Patrol aka Fight in the Skies is the only game to be played at every single GenCon. It's one of the games that got me hooked on the hobby. I haven't played it in decades--anyone know if it still holds up?
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al-azad posted:Escape from Colditz. Oh wow, I played that a couple of years ago versus a guy who played this during his time in the army a gazillion years ago. The 3 of us (2 of the biggest brains I know + me) never stood a snowflake in hell's chance. He had a bunch of house rules, don't know if that had anything to do with it but holy crap was that game single-sided.
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theroachman posted:Oh wow, I played that a couple of years ago versus a guy who played this during his time in the army a gazillion years ago. The 3 of us (2 of the biggest brains I know + me) never stood a snowflake in hell's chance. He had a bunch of house rules, don't know if that had anything to do with it but holy crap was that game single-sided. I think it's getting an updated edition sometime soon but I'm sure his house rules contributed to your whooping.
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Despite this thread having little love for it (I like it with the right group), Cosmic Encounter is from 1977 and is probably the most popular "old" game. Survive! Escape from Atlantis has been around for a while as well.
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Die Macher is old as hell but is still a freaking amazing game.
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So it looks like I was able to snag a parts missing copy of Food Chain Magnate online for $10. I don't know what's missing yet, but at that price I thought it was worth the gamble. Is there anything in the game that would be super difficult to replace? Alternatively, how is Splotter customer service
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Andarel posted:Oh, so the '90s are go then? Modern Art is great. I prefer Ra but they're both awesome. Tikal is pretty good (99). Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage (96) is like the CDG progenitor and it's getting a reprint soon. Through the Desert (98) is well regarded but I haven't actually played it. I thought Can't Stop (1980) was fun enough. And then Civilization is from 1980 and you can spend all your money and get Mega Civ. e: and gently caress it I still like god drat HeroQuest (1995) and always will.
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If you're looking for old games that would look good on a shelf there's the 3M Gamette series, three of which are Sackson games. A lot of vintage sports games are still around, like Strat-0-Matic. They're essentially a separate hobby but definitely classic board games. cenotaph fucked around with this message at 23:33 on Aug 21, 2016 |
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E: found it
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cosmicjim posted:Are there any highly regarded board games from the last century? Most of the talk here is about the bleeding edge of new board games. In all of my hobbies I tend to wait for items to rise to the top and withstanding the test of time and I'm also a bit of an antique collector(I love metal lunch boxes). I have some old board games with popular licenses, but they are all garbage to actually play. So basically you are asking if you should buy the equivalent of a cell phone from the last century. The hobby moves on and the best games are generally the ones that were made within the last five years.
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Lorini posted:So basically you are asking if you should buy the equivalent of a cell phone from the last century. The hobby moves on and the best games are generally the ones that were made within the last five years. Sorry, Dominion, you're too old to be in the cool kids club anymore. It's okay though, we've replaced you with your 2011 equivalent, A Few Acres of Snow
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Lottery of Babylon posted:Sorry, Dominion, you're too old to be in the cool kids club anymore. It's okay though, we've replaced you with your 2011 equivalent, A Few Acres of Snow The Dominion cards more than 5 years old aren't as good as the newer ones.
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Poopy Palpy posted:The Dominion cards more than 5 years old aren't as good as the newer ones. Chapel is still pretty great!
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Poopy Palpy posted:The Dominion cards more than 5 years old aren't as good as the newer ones. Literally shaking rn
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cosmicjim posted:Are there any highly regarded board games from the last century? https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1662/napoleon-waterloo-campaign-1815 This is a block wargame, but is not too complex and has held up very well, and has the advantage of being in print. The same goes for many of Columbia Games designs.
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Holy strawman, guys
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Rad Valtar posted:Also if you play more then 2 make sure you have a big table because the game boards are not small. It's one of my wife's favorite games because she prefers games with no confrontation. Huh, but the quick look I peeked at says it has armies which can be used to steal your opponents resources/trash their buildings, or gently caress with their dice rolls. Is this somehow non-confrontational?
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SynthOrange posted:Huh, but the quick look I peeked at says it has armies which can be used to steal your opponents resources/trash their buildings, or gently caress with their dice rolls. Is this somehow non-confrontational? You can use them only to attack bandits, I suppose.
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Poopy Palpy posted:The Dominion cards more than 5 years old aren't as good as the newer ones. you motherfucker
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I'm taking some time today and learning Cuba Libre. Holy poo poo am I glad I bought this. First exposure to COIN whatsoever, and the design is impressing the hell out of me so far. Can't wait to try it out.
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Mister Sinewave posted:I'm taking some time today and learning Cuba Libre. Holy poo poo am I glad I bought this. Oh, you can wait.
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YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR 
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Poopy Palpy posted:The Dominion cards more than 5 years old aren't as good as the newer ones. Mods?
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Sorry, it's true
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Name one card better than Rats.
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Mega64 posted:Name one card better than Rats. Oddly enough, also my favorite card from Through the Ages. Heh heh everyone's food goes away and only I prepared for it heh heh.
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