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In misogyny news, Elizabeth Hargrave (rightly) called out the cover art for Tiny Epic Dungeons, the Kickstarter comments have devolved into an incel hellhole. BGG link here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2612018/can-we-talk-about-women-box-cover While I love the new BGG moderation, I'm still bummed by the volume of posts that have to be removed.
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Bottom Liner posted:Lmao at the avengers pic she included in her post. Would unironically buy that comic. Brother do I have a blog for you: https://thehawkeyeinitiative.tumblr.com/
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SettingSun posted:Holy poo poo lmao. We can't answer your questions because we're giving you too good a deal and don't feel like scamming you (we could though, since you let those FLGS do it to you). Awaken Realms huff their own farts SOOOOO HARD
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Mayveena posted:Earth Reborn is incredibly fiddly and rules heavy which is probably why you haven't played it in years I kind of feel like that for all of Boelinger's games. He pushes the complexity just a couple steps too much for whatever he's making.
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I would expect anything FFG did be permanently dead unless it moves to another studio. Asmodee seems to have gutted everything of value from them.
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PlaneGuy posted:I wonder who did they lose to? The rest of the company? The author? Who said "NO, ALL WHITES"? I wanna know so I can glare at them. They meant they "lost" sight of making diversity a priority. It's very possible it just slipped through the cracks. That doesn't mean it's okay, but people who are busy and juggling multiple priorities can let their unconscious biases create blind spots. From a "default Caucasian" worldview there's nothing wrong with that art - you see it and say "looks good" and move on. This discussion made me realize when I think of "cavemen", I picture them as all white. Brains are weird and often lovely. Crackbone fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Mar 13, 2021 |
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Gaebril posted:KS Those are all red flags, and you've never played it. Their back catalog all seems like fine but unremarkable games with lots of expansions and plastic. Just on all that I think you'd be better off passing. As an alternative Aristeia! seems very similar but available in lots of smaller chunks (and at retail no less).
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CaptainApathyUK posted:There were a couple of cycles where everything was in turmoil and it felt like the wheels were coming off a bit. Any game that is on a forced repeat release schedule is going to invariably become a trainwreck, there's just no way to pump out that much additive content without making a game-breaking mistake or twelve. Not being a modern Netrunner player though, did it even need a lot of content? I'm sure some cards were straight up better, but I recall that most of the gameplay was tactical decisions on boardstate, with deckbuilding a distant second. PJOmega posted:WotC hasn't done anything with Netrunner since the license debacle, but seeing as how WotC has announced plans for a Warhammer 40k set for Magic the Gathering... I suspect the Asmodee buyout prompted FFG to drop the licenses being as they were from competitor companies. Netrunner was probably on the sales decline anyway. Crackbone fucked around with this message at 14:28 on Apr 6, 2021 |
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Atillo posted:Has anyone here heard anything about the "The Witcher: Old World" kickstarter. I'm wary of licenced game with minis front and centre but my wife would love the theme so we'd probably get a lot of play if the game is even half decent. Kickstarter Anonymous Mantra: - If it's full of miniatures the rules were not the focus of the devs - If it's a licensed property it's likely to suck - If it's any good it will be released to retail or re-kickstarted later Crackbone fucked around with this message at 16:07 on May 28, 2021 |
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Admiralty Flag posted:Opinions on good 2P legacy non-Pandemic games? Thinking about looking into something new to start with the wife Reiner Kniza's "My City" is supposed to be a nifty little legacy game but it's very light and calling it "legacy" might be giving it a bit too much credit (it's mostly slight rule mods after each game). Otherwise it depends on your tolerance levels for "meh" games. Most of the non-Pandemic legacy stuff has been lackluster.
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SettingSun posted:Trzewiczek's games are so bad
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Bottom Liner posted:
Link that poo poo so I can pixel warrior plz
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Infinitum posted:Crossposting from the KS thread Wasn't the prevalent opinion that Xia was a hot mess?
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nonathlon posted:I liked Xia. Thought it was a great game ... of a particular type. Like a huge messy chaotic, crazy stuff happens type game, which comes with the usual variable results, long play time, frequent unfairness. Some of the complaints people level against (the trading rules) got tweaked in the expansion. That makes it sound like an experience generator more than a game, IMO. Which is all fine but I think most of the people in this thread prefer games with more impactful choices. Which is all to say that I'd expect the next game by the Xia designer to follow the same path.
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Fate Accomplice posted:List created, size 1: Is this some sort of performance art? You posted quotes where people said “let’s just move on and not discuss his games any further.” Nobody said anything about some permanent blacklist. YOU were the one who created an explicit blacklist that nobody asked for. And then you started arguing about it. Also you’re arguing dangerously close to a “thought police!!!” CHUD talking point. Crackbone fucked around with this message at 17:10 on Aug 5, 2021 |
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StarkRavingMad posted:I'm not sure I understand the difference between "don't talk about him again" and "hey can you move on from talking about his games" (when people were just talking about game mechanics and not getting into any prickly debate that would sidetrack the thread), which is why I asked for clarification earlier. Like, if the thread's consensus is that there is a threadban on Eklund's games, or any other developer for that matter, that's fine. But it strikes me as weird, and a little disingenuous, to try and say in the same breath "no one is saying that you that you can't talk about this person's games, we're just saying move on from talking about his games" when there wasn't a heated debate going on that would merit it unless his games are a forbidden topic. If there's a rule here, let's be upfront about it. For gently caress’s sake there is no threadban, there is no probation threat for mentioning him, it was one person asking if we could maybe not dwell on a giant racist POS. If you have this much trouble parsing a conversation, maybe it’s best you don’t participate.
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Infinitum posted:So anyway. Nuns on the Run
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Infinitum posted:He's actually cutting ties with a ton of different companies. I would guess these companies are used to played fast and loose with designers but somebody like Kenzia doesn’t have to put up with their poo poo.
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Infinitum posted:Speaking of KS - If you missed out on Dead Reckoning they'll be running it again next year due to the popularity. I backed for everything except the Saga 2 pack, so might pick it up depending on how much play it gets. I have not seen previews or reviews of this, but the KS looks like they were pitching ideas for a game and just said "yes" to every one of them.
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Bottom Liner posted:What? It’s a commercially released game that is already purchasable. Rules aren’t even copyrightable. These companies all put these on BGG and their site, including FFG. Rules aren’t but a specifically produced version of them can be. You’re right in that most companies make their rules freely available now.
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El Fideo posted:Have we found out yet what will be the stretch goals for the asmodee sale? Layoffs
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El Fideo posted:Is Dice Throne the one where it's just Sagrada but you're making a character sheet and then nothing happens? As already mentioned it’s Roll Player and YES! I read all the hype and when I played it I was confused as to what the fuss was about.
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dwarf74 posted:No. It's asymmetric Battle Yahtzee, with rpg-style elements and cards to influence gameplay and dice. And with stunningly good production values. I have no real chance of playing Dice Throne regularly but I still want both of the battle chests.
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gutterdaughter posted:Meltwater: A Game of Tactical Starvation is now officially out of print with Hollandspiele, and awaiting a future new edition from an as yet undisclosed publisher. I'm not allowed to talk hard numbers, but we passed over a thousand total units across the game's lifetime. You got a pretty glowing review from SWAG podcast too, I have to think that drove a few purchases. 1000 units of a game from a smaller publisher is really good isn't it? Especially when you're 2p only and have a super-depressing theme on top of it.
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Regardless, it's a scam. There is literally no world where they're going to successfully transition to a blockchain-based platform. The only question is who's doing the scamming.
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The Eyes Have It posted:What exactly does rolling blockchain tech into their platform mean? They make a press release about it, and then two years later they scuttle the project because it doesn't work.
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Glad you're enjoying it, but fun != good.
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You don’t need to be dubious, you’re completely right. Nobody who wasn’t already some sort of gamer was buying into KDM as an entry point.
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Jewmanji posted:Would someone indulge me and explain what Who knows. The most likely scenarios are that somebody very high up in KS leadership is a Crypto moron, OR somebody high up in KS leadership is dumb enough to let a "crypto consultant" rip them off. And yes, EVERY company that tries to explain how the blockchain will benefit them talk about it in comically vague and undefinded terms, because there is no benefit.
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Can we as a thread quit trying to parse out which of Eklunds horrible views is *kinda, sorta* valid? Please?
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CitizenKeen posted:What is the highest rated Kickstarter-exclusive board game on BGG? Not sure how you would even determine that. There's not that many KS games that ended up truly KS exclusive.
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KDM bad Phil Eklund bad Vlaada Chvatil good (Jedit shut your loving mouth I swear to god)
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Zman sold to Asmodee and the previous owner went to Wizkids and said “here’s how you do things that don’t suck”.
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PRADA SLUT posted:Sub-$100 is going to cut out a genre of games like Gloomhaven and Too Many Bones. There’s no reason to push $100 games in a guide meant for people new to the hobby.
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My only recommendation for new thread is 100 point font message saying “Don’t back Kickstarter Games”
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Leperflesh posted:I suggest that more expensive games can be listed, provided they're mentioned as being more expensive, and listed alongside games in the same categories that are less expensive? I don't see the point, there aren't that many $100+ games that are unique enough to justify the outlay for somebody who's new. Although I guess it doesn't matter since the OP never gets read.
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PRADA SLUT posted:So then the point of the OP isn’t “recommendations for new players”, it’s “anything so long as it’s under $100” Is your whole gimmick just being a contrarian shitbird?
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PRADA SLUT posted:I’m just asking who the OP recommendations are for. New players getting their first modern game? People who have a collection and are looking for a new game they might have missed? Both? Something else? Fair enough, but your previous comment seemed needlessly pedantic. I just don't see the OP getting a ton of use except for the newest of players who don't want to ask directly in the thread. Otherwise they're probably just going to jump into the conversation.
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Mayveena posted:I don't think we need to tell people what to do about Kickstarter. I think we need to warn people of the issues with Kickstarter, but if they want to spend their money on Kickstarters that's on them. How is that different than telling somebody Talisman is a bad game? Don’t buy kickstarter gsmes is a really good blanket rule and it somebody wants to know why it can be explained in more detail, just like any other recommendation we put in here.
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You know what gently caress it, just make the OP a direct link to whatever the newest CMON Zombicide KS is.
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