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Lichtenstein posted:Yeah, I was referring to SoE. I don't like 5P because it - by necessity - leads to a strong disproportion between the two alliances. As mentioned before, this dynamic works way better at seven, as it adds the same interesting asymmetry, but the extra player advantage is diluted enough for the players to counteract it (e.g. an alliance of 3 strong countries can have a relatively fair game against 4 bottom feeders). With 5 I feel the extra player is to big of an advantage, it's like playing 2v1 in any other game. My only problem with SoE is the trackable hidden unrest- i'd just get a bunch of black cubes and have it open. Otherwise, it's light and cool.
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Chill la Chill posted:Trajan is just one step removed from republic of Rome That one step being what Neil Armstrong was referencing going from earth to the moon.
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PlaneGuy posted:so a game by stefan feld? Bingo. Never played a game from him I would want to play again. Daunte Vicknabb posted:Baseball Highlights 2045 is cool as hell with very light but humorous deckbuilding elements. Such a great and underappreciated game. Definitely the best sports themed game I've played (though Flamme Rouge is really great) but I guess there's not a ton of baseball and board game fan overlap.
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al-azad posted:That one step being what Neil Armstrong was referencing going from earth to the moon. The little pieces moving around in Trajan are the people looking for their leaders to address their concerns. Obviously the player is a higher ranking person of importance who has influence over senators and generals. The tokens you get over the course of the game via petitioning Trajan are just like proposals. I will agree that it's not exact, since it doesn't have a Troyes-like portion of driving away external threats, but that's part of that one step.
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Bottom Liner posted:Such a great and underappreciated game. Definitely the best sports themed game I've played (though Flamme Rouge is really great) but I guess there's not a ton of baseball and board game fan overlap. Or the overlap that exists is served by stratomatic.
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Jordan7hm posted:Or the overlap that exists is served by stratomatic. I would play the hell out of that. How is the digital version vs Baseball Manager?
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Ticket to Ride: New York looks pretty dope. Much smaller and faster game fixes the only issue I have with TTR, which is a great entry game but goes too long generally. Target exclusive in US $20 2-4 players 15-20 minute games 
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Bottom Liner posted:Ticket to Ride: New York looks pretty dope. Much smaller and faster game fixes the only issue I have with TTR, which is a great entry game but goes too long generally. This actually looks pretty dope and I'd pick it up at that price.
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Bottom Liner posted:15-20 minute games That's not per-player?
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Bottom Liner posted:Ticket to Ride: New York looks pretty dope. Much smaller and faster game fixes the only issue I have with TTR, which is a great entry game but goes too long generally. My wife loves TTR: Nordic, but I have a hard time playing it because 40 minutes of TTR is extremely plenty for me. This does look pretty rad!
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Anniversary posted:That's not per-player? Nope, and judging by the short routes and small map I'd say that's perfectly doable.
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It looks like you might be able to have it as a travel version of TTR. That would be awesome.
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Apparently half the people on the box art for this TtR:NY are just traces of photos/video stills. Lol at the 'business' guy actually being Don Draper. https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1993553/why-fonz Jejoma fucked around with this message at 21:37 on May 15, 2018 |
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Jejoma posted:Apparently half the people on the box art for this TtR:NY are just traces of photos/video stills. Lol at the 'business' guy actually being Don Draper. Didn't know Days of Wonder hired Jakub...
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We've been playing a lot of Aeon's End and War Eternal and have been really enjoying it, and then just last night due to one particular card I realised that I had completely and totally misread one of the rules about Nemesis cards that means we've been playing fundamentally wrong for about 20+ games. One of the War Eternal Nemeses has a Power card that effectively reads 'Power 9: You lose the game'. This was the first time we discovered that on Power cards, you only resolve the effect when you remove the last token, not every time you remove a token. Somehow we had managed to beat every boss from the base game + War Eternal (except one) playing like this. 
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FulsomFrank posted:Didn't know Days of Wonder hired Jakub... Haha Jesus we’ve come full circle in less than a week Played goon games of VotK: Afterlife, BattleCon, and Tiny Epic Galaxies tonight with Daunte Vicknabb and had a good time. The recommended intro matchup for BattleCon was really tight and felt like a perfectly balanced way to teach so thanks for that. Hopefully playing some bigger games with a new game night group we’re starting Thursday.
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Kerro posted:We've been playing a lot of Aeon's End and War Eternal and have been really enjoying it, and then just last night due to one particular card I realised that I had completely and totally misread one of the rules about Nemesis cards that means we've been playing fundamentally wrong for about 20+ games. One of the War Eternal Nemeses has a Power card that effectively reads 'Power 9: You lose the game'. This was the first time we discovered that on Power cards, you only resolve the effect when you remove the last token, not every time you remove a token. Somehow we had managed to beat every boss from the base game + War Eternal (except one) playing like this. You have been winning the game in spite of that rules error? My win rate is less than 10% at 4 players even after I ironed out all the rule errors my group made. Game is hard. I'm interested to hear your strategies.
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I think the thread has talked about this before but I was curious about people's impression of War for the Ring. It looks interesting but a couple of reviews I've read appear to make it seem that it is too long for what it is and that the whole hobbit side-board appears random resulting in unsatisfying conclusions. VVV Since I just got CT I'll consider that the answer I'm looking for! FulsomFrank fucked around with this message at 15:05 on May 16, 2018 |
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War of the ring and Star Wars rebellion are both very long for what they are. It used to not matter because those were solid experiences but now that Colonial Twilight has been released, if you want an asymmetric 2P game, why wouldn’t you just play that?
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FulsomFrank posted:I think the thread has talked about this before but I was curious about people's impression of War for the Ring. It looks interesting but a couple of reviews I've read appear to make it seem that it is too long for what it is and that the whole hobbit side-board appears random resulting in unsatisfying conclusions. War of the Ring is amazing at generating an epic experience with battles that really feel like Lord of the Rings last stands. There is also a lot of dice rolling and luck involved, and some “gamey” strategies can emerge. So there’s a chance that the cool experience gets marred a bit by those things happening. The game is long, lasting 2-4 hours depending on your players and game experience. That is also a very long time for a two player game. There is no Hobbit sideboard; the game is basically a single map of middle earth with both players moving armies around it and the free peoples player moving the fellowship down a track and sometimes using that track to determine where on the board the fellowship is (which can be used to harass the fellowship with nazgul or enemy armies, separate companions to go help elsewhere, or choose places to rest by choice or places to be when the fellowship is temporarily discovered. It’s a fun part of the game that integrates well into the main map, acting as a side thing to the moving of armies and battles until suddenly there is a big impact as suddenly strider shows up in Gondor to be crowned as Aragorn and lead a last stand battle against the hordes of Mordor. If you have a knowledge of the characters and story (even if just from the movies), the game will be much more fun, as many of the cards reflect events from the movies. It was my first ever designer board game and I have a soft spot for it, but I think it’s worth playing for anyone who likes LOTR and complex board games.
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Chill la Chill posted:War of the ring and Star Wars rebellion are both very long for what they are. It used to not matter because those were solid experiences but now that Colonial Twilight has been released, if you want an asymmetric 2P game, why wouldn’t you just play that? It's crazy that Colonial Twilight only has a bot for one faction. It could have been the ideal short-session, single-player COIN. They keep expanding and improving the bots for all the others, so I can't understand why it didn't matter for CT.
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I got Carcassonne. If I were to buy just one expansion, which should it be?
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So Very Wrong About Games (quickly becoming my favorite tabletop podcast) described Altiplano as ideal for people who thought Orleans was too complicated and had too much player interaction. Ouch.
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Japanese Dating Sim posted:So Very Wrong About Games (quickly becoming my favorite tabletop podcast) described Altiplano as ideal for people who thought Orleans was too complicated and had too much player interaction. Ouch. Pretty accurate on the second count, not so much on the first. Altiplano has no player interaction at all apart from buying the extension/ship/house they wanted or exhausting the common stock, but the strategies for getting rolling aren't as obvious.
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a7m2 posted:I got Carcassonne. If I were to buy just one expansion, which should it be? Traders and Builders.
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a7m2 posted:I got Carcassonne. If I were to buy just one expansion, which should it be? Try to buy two: Inns and Cathedrals and Traders and Builders. Ignore all other expansions. If you had to buy one, I would say Inns and Cathedrals. It gives some risk/reward on cities and roads and adds interesting pieces without too much additional mechanics overhead. Traders and builders adds additional mechanics which are pretty interesting, but I think they really shine when you have a lot more tiles from owning both.
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Jordan7hm posted:Or the overlap that exists is served by stratomatic. I've heard so much about stratomatic. Is it accessible if you're from a non-baseballian nation?
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FulsomFrank posted:Traders and Builders. Fellis posted:Try to buy two: Inns and Cathedrals and Traders and Builders. Ignore all other expansions. Appreciate the answers! Now I just need a tie-breaker. I'll probably get both eventually, but for now I just want one.
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Inns and Cathedrals feels just a tad too feast-or-famine for me. Sure, getting your builder locked in can suck too, but not quite as hard. I'd go Traders.
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Boxman posted:Any Midwest goons hitting Geekway this weekend? I thought about it, but decided if I were going to dedicate a weekend to gaming I'd rather play my own neglected games at home. I know a few of my friends are, though.
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Dancer posted:Inns and Cathedrals feels just a tad too feast-or-famine for me. Sure, getting your builder locked in can suck too, but not quite as hard. I'd go Traders. Thanks, friend.
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Boxman posted:Any Midwest goons hitting Geekway this weekend? I've been the last two years and really like it -- I'm more "Mid South" than midwest, but it's a close drive and a good con. Going to HeavyCon instead this year (first time).
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nonathlon posted:I've heard so much about stratomatic. Is it accessible if you're from a non-baseballian nation? I’ve honestly never played it. However I bought stratomatic hockey and am hoping to give this one a shot at some point.
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Jordan7hm posted:I’ve honestly never played it. I grew up on Strat-o-matic baseball and football, but I have no idea how the system could work with a free-flowing game like basketball or hockey.
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Kerro posted:Aeon's End Holy poo poo
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Speaking of cons, anyone doing Dice Tower Con? I know I know, ughhhh, but it is only 15 minutes from my house so I’ll come play goon games if anyone is going.
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SettingSun posted:You have been winning the game in spite of that rules error? My win rate is less than 10% at 4 players even after I ironed out all the rule errors my group made. Game is hard. I'm interested to hear your strategies. I have the same experience as you. The game is pretty difficult. I'm guessing there may be more rules errors being committed.
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