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djfooboo posted:Agra is cool as heck, did an hour demo at Gencon. Love the pray mechanic and paying off other peoples workers if you want their spot. It is an instabuy for me when it comes to U.S. Is there a good overview for this game? I really like La Granja and have heard lots of good things about this one but I have no idea how it actually works from the images and brief previews I've seen.
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LGS had innovation deluxe for sale so I picked it up.  It's a really dumb game but I like it as a greatly improved version of Fluxx. Was going to just keep the small base set only but they had the deluxe so I might as well make it into a full game. Keep the base set for newbies or portable gaming and sleeve up the deluxe. Also picked up hive pocket (finally) and it fits nicely in the Onitama box. I had a box from a previous MTG prerelease that fits all tarot-sized cards and they fit snugly in there with the pieces which was nice. Someone mentioned using Tak board game pieces for Santorini and I think I can do that with Hive pocket too, but I'll probably need a few more pieces. Triskelli posted:Technically yes but every copy got misprinted the same way and the designer's cool with it. Ah, ok. I guess at this point it's a misprint in the rulebook then. Was going to ask asmodee for corrected tiles otherwise.
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EBag posted:Is there a good overview for this game? I really like La Granja and have heard lots of good things about this one but I have no idea how it actually works from the images and brief previews I've seen. Will you be at Sasquatch? I'm sure it'll be there. I'll be there too 
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Lorini posted:My Essen preorders if anyone is interested. Click on preorders as a filter. I'd love to see others' preorders as well if you have them. John Company For-Ex Card City xl (kickstarter)
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Innovation isn't as dumb as something like fluxx, the 2 player game has actual strategy. I think it's my favorite Chudyk game by way of uniqueness, Glory to Rome just feels too much like a lesser Race to the Galaxy to me as far as follow mechanic card games go. Innovation breaks down with more than 2 players though since you move up the tech ladder too fast naturally.
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Tales of Woe posted:Innovation isn't as dumb as something like fluxx, the 2 player game has actual strategy. I think it's my favorite Chudyk game by way of uniqueness, Glory to Rome just feels too much like a lesser Race to the Galaxy to me as far as follow mechanic card games go. Innovation breaks down with more than 2 players though since you move up the tech ladder too fast naturally. The "so imbalanced it's balanced" type of design is extremely polarizing to players and the chaotic nature of it is why I call it dumb. There's definitely enough meat in there that I wanted to get the deluxe box when I saw it. Now I'm spending money on sleeves almost as much as the game itself but meh. Papes posted:John Company
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Ojetor posted:Not really? I mean if you've only played through once you might want to take the other side of scenario branching paths just to see what happens, but in my experience, there isn't a "correct" or "better" choice, it's just different. The only time I could see foreknowledge being an advantage is with event cards, but that's pretty minor. There's a lot of those so even with a lot a plays you don't see that many repeats and you could always simply let the other players decide if you think you might be biased because you know the outcomes. I'm not the owner of the copy I'm playing, doubt I'd even be able to procure a copy for a while. I fielded Descent to the group and people are on board with that, we'll deal with expansions and other IAP-esque poo poo if we need to.
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Essen pre-orders: Card City XL Clans of Caledonia
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Lorini posted:Will you be at Sasquatch? I'm sure it'll be there. I'll be there too Nah I'm up near Toronto unfortunately, I'm sure it would be a good time though. Luckily I have a decent local group who are also into mid-heavy euros so I'm sure it'll hit the table at some point.
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Went to a new board game meetup back in Michigan yesterday (out in Pontiac if anyone cares). Smaller group than I'm used to, like 8-10, though apparently they have a sister meet at a store 30 minutes or so away that regularly gets 70-80 people. Three different people brought Imhotep, myself included, so we all played that, and then I learned Orleans. The guy who taught it was nice but seemed to really think I needed a lot more help than I did and since it was at a bar and I was a bit buzzed so I couldn't think of a non-rude way of saying "I play a shitload of mid/heavy-weight euros, you don't need to explain the upkeep and events every single turn", so instead I just beat him by one (1) point even after he talked about using some strategy that he shouldn't because it was mean to play against new people. Boom, roasted. Nice group though, looking forward to next week.
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I only pre orderd the FoA expansion out of habit. I will be there on thursday so everything should still be readily available. I'm getting: Nusfjord Tash Kalar expansion Marco Polo expansion FoA expansion 2 new islands for aFfO Keyper Codenames Duet Maybe Sushi Party Go (a new German Edition)
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EBag posted:Is there a good overview for this game? I really like La Granja and have heard lots of good things about this one but I have no idea how it actually works from the images and brief previews I've seen. https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/150340/game-rules TLDR: It's a worker placement resource generation game where you fulfill orders to different places netting you different things like points or special actions/abilities. The closest analog is probably Tzolkin. It's just a neat/fresh take on worker placement.
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Papes posted:John Company I still don't have confirmation from Alban that CCXL will be available for collection at Spiel.
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Jedit posted:I still don't have confirmation from Alban that CCXL will be available for collection at Spiel. I haven't seen anything either actually. I'll tweet at him and see if he responds or not.
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Sep 28, 2017 19:33
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How did I forget the best thing at Essen this year: Wir Sind Das Volk 2+2 expansion. I'll be getting that for sure!
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The only things I'm currently interested in for Essen are: - Picking up my copy of Kitchen Rush - Getting a copy of etherweave - Maybe getting the WsdV expac
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Also The Expanse, but it will probably have sold out by then.
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Tales of Woe posted:Innovation isn't as dumb as something like fluxx, the 2 player game has actual strategy. I think it's my favorite Chudyk game by way of uniqueness, Glory to Rome just feels too much like a lesser Race to the Galaxy to me as far as follow mechanic card games go. Innovation breaks down with more than 2 players though since you move up the tech ladder too fast naturally. Expansions help a lot with that, alternate decks to draw from, even if only occasionally, help slow down the era progression.
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Is champions of midgard what it appears to be? Light-mid worker placement with some luck elements and high quality production design, and some expansions? I think that might work well for my squad....
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Tekopo posted:Also The Expanse, but it will probably have sold out by then. Isn't there a rule about WizKids...
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ShaneB posted:Is champions of midgard what it appears to be? Light-mid worker placement with some luck elements and high quality production design, and some expansions? I think that might work well for my squad.... To me it's a worse Waterdeep. Like it's basically the same game except now you roll dice to see if you actually succeed at something. I don't know how you feel about chucking fistfuls of dice with half blank sides but I'd still put Waterdeep - which I think is solid if totally uninspired - above it.
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al-azad posted:To me it's a worse Waterdeep. Like it's basically the same game except now you roll dice to see if you actually succeed at something. I don't know how you feel about chucking fistfuls of dice with half blank sides but I'd still put Waterdeep - which I think is solid if totally uninspired - above it. Waterdeep's luck aspect is arguably worse with certain quests, Lords and Intrigue cards being objectively better than others, and there is little to nothing you can do to mitigate that. Viticulture has the same sort of issue where some visitors are just better than others, and there's nothing you can do to ensure you get the better ones. Champions of Midgard is relatively up front with its luck aspect, you know the general odds and can brute force them to where your chance of failure are very low. I haven't seen much in the way of balance issues with the secret objectives and one time abilities in Midgard, although I've admittedly played it less than the others. deadwing fucked around with this message at 20:09 on Sep 28, 2017 |
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Sep 28, 2017 20:05
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Selecta84 posted:Maybe Sushi Party Go (a new German Edition) id like to know more about sushi go party in german. any links?
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discount cathouse posted:id like to know more about sushi go party in german. any links? Bitteschön http://brettspielbox.de/?p=19788
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they switched up the illustrator again but i actually liked the mangalike art in zoch's version more than the disney big eyed sushis of the originial. like this pudding that looks like the ending of akira: 
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You're right. On the other hand Zoch only had the German version for Sushi Go so there is that... I'm curious what the price will be. The non party version is like 10 € and the english party version 25 so I hope it's somewhere in the middle
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al-azad posted:To me it's a worse Waterdeep. Like it's basically the same game except now you roll dice to see if you actually succeed at something. I don't know how you feel about chucking fistfuls of dice with half blank sides but I'd still put Waterdeep - which I think is solid if totally uninspired - above it. Agreed. "Some luck elements" is an understatement. Also I don't remember anything particularly special about the art or production quality.
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MikeCrotch posted:Goons, I need recommendations. Looking to get another Worker Placement, already have Archipelago and Agricola. What should I get next? Looking at Dungeon Petz or Viticulture, but am open to other suggestions. I've heard good things about Argent: The Consortium.
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I recently discovered there's a Sons of Anarchy board game, and surprisingly it's an actually good work placement/area control euro-style game. It's 15 bucks on Amazon right now so I decided to pick it up.
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al-azad posted:Isn't there a rule about WizKids...
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MikeCrotch posted:Goons, I need recommendations. Looking to get another Worker Placement, already have Archipelago and Agricola. What should I get next? Looking at Dungeon Petz or Viticulture, but am open to other suggestions. I like Spyrium because it plays relatively quick and is on the lighter side, but I've also heard it's mediocre from bigger fans of the genre.
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Tekopo posted:Do as I say, not as I do! Have you played it? Because it looks even cheaper than the Star Trek Mage Knight reskin. There are BGG amateur design contest entries with higher production quality.
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Barono posted:Expansions help a lot with that, alternate decks to draw from, even if only occasionally, help slow down the era progression. Do the expansions improve Innovation in other ways? Do they make it less "Fluxx" at all?
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Medium Style posted:Do the expansions improve Innovation in other ways? Do they make it less "Fluxx" at all? It's mostly more of the same, so if you don't like base you probably won't care for expansions either. I disagree with the fluxx comparison though, innovation is always moving toward an end state, which makes a huge difference.
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I've only played Innovation once, and it was fine, but boy do the cards in that game go off the deep end in terms of complexity in the last couple of eras. Put me right off playing it again.
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Barono posted:It's mostly more of the same, so if you don't like base you probably won't care for expansions either. I disagree with the fluxx comparison though, innovation is always moving toward an end state, which makes a huge difference. I do like Innovation quite a bit, and strongly dislike Fluxx (of course), but I do feel like it can have Fluxx-ish moments but still be a good game despite that.
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*slowly steps up to a lectern, clears throat, fumbles through a stack of papers, a squeak of feedback warbles the out-of-date sound system* ...Innovation is bad.Chill la Chill posted:
Seconding this. I want to know if there is any prayer of getting my friends in on it. A financial, player-lead, card-driven(?) game sounds like completely my poo poo and probably not theirs.
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al-azad posted:Have you played it? Because it looks even cheaper than the Star Trek Mage Knight reskin. There are BGG amateur design contest entries with higher production quality.
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Tekopo posted:I've been run through how it plays, and in terms of actual gameplay, it seems really good. I'm gonna get to play it this Saturday. Please report. I'm on a hard sci-fi kick right now and for some reason I haven't binged this show yet.
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