Bottom Liner posted:

How many anime dolls do you own?

Countblanc posted:

But seriously, if you don't own multiple board game themed douj' starring King Phillip and Cylons, lol. Just lol.

burger time posted:

Gutter Owl posted:

SUSD has posted a more detailed description of Vlaada Chvatil's new game, Codenames.

ConfusedUs posted:

Huh.

Do any of the small world expansions add to the basic gameplay? I mean, the basic game more or less has three main rules:

1) It costs 2 tokens to take a space plus one for each thing on it, plus/minus any modifiers.
2) You get a point/dollar for every space you hold at the end of your turn, plus/minus any modifiers.
3) You can go into decline on your turn if you want. This is your whole turn, and you can have only one race in decline at a time, unless you have a modifier that says otherwise.

You get a lot of minor variation in that, and I appreciate Decline as a way to refresh your troops, but the game is simple as hell. I don't find it all that strategic or tactical. The hardest decision I make is where to put my extra dudes during reinforcement.

It's a good enough game for what it is. I'm not hating on it or anything, but I'd really love if there was an expansion that made the game a bit more complex.

Scyther posted:

I hope they don't ever do alternate art for Tragedy Looper so all the idiot babies who cry about anime will continue to be punished for their stupidity by not being able to play an amazing goddamn game.

Lichtenstein posted:

I'm just amazed at how defensive yo guys got over animes, like the french edition would make pikachu cry. It's cool that it was explained that folks shouldn't worry about actual problematic stuff that could scare people away, but it turned into this weird crusade aganst having a preference. Some people just dislike anime as an aesthetic, or genre (loosely speaking), just as some dislike cthulhu, or rennaisance italy or warhammer or whatever. It's ok to like some things less than others.

Like, no one felt the need to complain about, say, pret-a-porter being unnecessarily shunned due to it's theme (or the shameful reskin in the works) or the pandering awkwar reskinning that is Lords of Xidit, but besmirching otaku honor is where half the thread draws the line. I think calling people xenophobes for not enjoying an art style is just as dumb as claiming dislike of reggae is racism.

I, for one, am happy for the new edition, because the SyFy channel show look is less immediately nerdy than animes and therefore more accessible to normal folk, which goes against the general trend to needlessly nerdify everything.

PS. There is a discussion to be had on whether theme and/or aesthetics should stand in path enjoying a mechanically sound game and where the line should be drawn, but so far this isn't that discussion.

Vlaada Chvatil posted:

I like anime.

Countblanc posted:

What? She explicitly likes Agricola, are you going to say Carc is more cutthroat than Tha' Gric? This whole "the womenfolk need you to take it easy or else they'll call you a nerd and go buy shoes at the mall" poo poo is ridiculous.

Fungah! posted:

ok so my gencon buy list is looking like codenames, the glooper expansion and the t&e reprint. anyone got anything super mindblowing that's debuting at gencon to add to that or should i just start filling in holes in my collection

Fungah! posted:

keep in mind by holes in my collection i mean caylus and dominion adventures so it needs to be something at least as sexy as those

Some Numbers posted:

Is the TragLooper expansion confirmed for a GenCon release? Do we know when it'll hit regular circulation?

Morpheus posted:

I'm kind of curious, why has everyone been talking about Eminent Domain lately? I remember playing it a couple years ago and having a decent amount of fun with it, but suddenly it's been talked about in this thread a bunch lately.

Gutter Owl posted:

snip

StashAugustine posted:

Where is this from again?

Bottom Liner posted:

They're all great except for Alchemy and Guilds, which both get very mixed receptions. I have base, Dark Ages, and Adventures and have a great mix with those.

Countblanc posted:

Die by my blade, normies.

The Supreme Court posted:

I'm sorry Wil Weaton was such a dick to you, good luck on finding a new job

Countblanc posted:

Space Cadets: Dice Duel is great fun but only plays up to 8. Panic on Wall Street goes to 11 I think?

fozzy fosbourne posted:

Hmmmmmm Patchistory is $30 on CSI today. Goon recommended?

Zaphod42 posted:

Just because you know the rules doesn't mean you understand all the strategic implications of those rules, though.

But yeah, half of why I play board games is because you get to control things yourself, you aren't stuck doing what the game was programmed to do. I'm all about house rules.

Zaphod42 posted:

That's acting like there's One True Ruleset™ for any given game or one best ruleset for all games.

Zaphod42 posted:

Or I could just write you off too, whatever.

Zaphod42 posted:

Fun isn't a boolean. You can have a game that's pretty fun but you come up with some version of it that's more fun to you. Maybe its not better objectively for everybody. Or maybe it is. Who cares either way? You guys are being kinda

Games can be about winning or about having fun. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.

Azran posted:

Now that you mention it, Plaid Hat made Summoner Wars which I thought was well received?

Scyther posted:

I'll probably buy it for the novelty. If the combination of modules actually churns out a decent game more often than not, that'll be a nice bonus. I know that's not going to be a popular sentiment, but sometimes I like to collect games just because they're loving weird.

Scyther posted:

No sleeves. Rubber bands for storage. Riffle shuffle.

Lichtenstein posted:

Is your SO willing to play other designer games you like, or is he/she a part of the "UGH BUT YOU HAVE TO THINK IN THOSE GAMES" crowd? Because the gameplay on its own won't hold your attention for two long.

If you're looking for a light and easy dungeon crawl, you might also want to check out Claustrophobia - while the game is a bit too light for my taste, it's a pretty cool design.

Lichtenstein posted:

Alas, that was a direct quotation. I admit though the caps lock was poetic license.

Those On My Left posted:

What games would you guys recommend for a group of about 10 players? I was thinking Masquerade and Two Rooms and a Boom.