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New Board Gaming |OT2| On Tables, Off Topic
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Pre-Kickstarter review of Scythe:
http://www.the-boarding-kennel.com/...ckstarter-tomorrow-and-weve-given-it-a-whirl/
Kickstarter starts tomorrow but there aren't any early birds so there is no immediate rush.
Some people have some concerns noted in this thread on BGG:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1451588/saw-essen
I will still be on board though even though I don't like the fact that I have to keep track of information on other people's player mats. Hopefully with enough play it will become natural.
http://www.the-boarding-kennel.com/...ckstarter-tomorrow-and-weve-given-it-a-whirl/
Kickstarter starts tomorrow but there aren't any early birds so there is no immediate rush.
Some people have some concerns noted in this thread on BGG:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1451588/saw-essen
I will still be on board though even though I don't like the fact that I have to keep track of information on other people's player mats. Hopefully with enough play it will become natural.
Kitbash
Member
I pre-ordered Pandemic Legacy from Amazon months ago, because it usually takes a while for games to show up in Australia and I didn't want to take any chances. So of course the local shops had it on release day and my Amazon order is still halfway across the ocean.
The wait is brutal!
The wait is brutal!
Femmeworth
Banned
Going off Board Game Geek, it doesn't sound like Specter Ops is what I hoped it would be. Seems Letters from Whitechapel is the better game, even though it isn't an option for me. :\
I was thinking of that. I've actually played it and it's a bit of a classic, but I don't know how well it would work with 2 players. It's also presumably rather simple by modern standards. However, you don't have to commit any crimes! One person is just running away and the other players are chasing them.
There's Nuns on the Run (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/65515/nuns-run) but it may be better for 4+ players, and the nun theme might offend some people.
Mr. Jack is another game in this genre but once again involves Jack the Ripper, and it's tailored for 2 players...though no outright killing?
Garibaldi: The Escape might be an option. (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28739/garibaldi-escape)
The friend that introduced me to Pandemic and has all the expansions loves Thunderbirds. Message passed on.
antiquegamer
Member
My daughter and I love Specter Ops. I think the fact that it play quick and simple rule sold it to her. One of the few games I don't have to cajole her into playing with me. What were you hoping for?
Femmeworth
Banned
The impressions on BGG point to the game not being balanced very well. Though I think most were playing it with three players or more and it might be better suited for two.
kurisu1974
Banned
Rahdo wasn't a big fan of the two player game either if I remember correctly. I never considered it as the artstyle and theme don't appeal to me.
What would be maybe worth looking into is Garibaldi: The Escape, from the same guy that made Whitechapel...
...or also by him, the follow up to Scotland Yard which is Mister X and which is said to be better suited for two players than its parent game.
Biblios, Patchwork, Bohnanza, For Sale
I guess the same thing happened to me. I just strolled into my LGS, which is in Sweden of all places, and they had about half a dozen copies of Krang.
How does one keep track of stuff like that anyway, besides hanging out on the dedicated BGG forum for the game? I have no idea how I was supposed to have found out... Same thing with the mega-late pledge for Blood Rage, which I also wanted a piece of but missed.
joeyjoejoeshabadoo
Member
I subscribe to the board game subreddit and both late pledge managers were posted. Its ultimately being at the right place at the right time.
Good list
Femmeworth
Banned
Scythe is up on Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jameystegmaier/scythe
A quick reference as a stretch goal? That's a bit scummy, even though it's pretty much guaranteed to reach it.
A quick reference as a stretch goal? That's a bit scummy, even though it's pretty much guaranteed to reach it.
BattleMonkey
Member
Not seeing an incentive to even back this, it just seems like upgrading the box contents goals so far.
Megalosaro
Banned
So descent is pretty good.
BomberMouse
Member
Interesting, international shipping is not terrible, only $35. Might back this.
If you want the collector's edition? Doesn't seem too bad for the price of $100 in the US.
SUPER early on, maybe some elxcusive stretch goals are coming?
antiquegamer
Member
I usually just check in on BGG forum and Kickstarter. For Conan they kept late pledge up forever it seems. There was a notice on their Kickstarter for a long time. Sometime with KS, I just drop a $1.00 there just so I can get update on thing I *might* be interested in.
The reason I brought it up because they finally send me "final" email and tell me to make my decision on what I want to pledge. (The email was just 4 days ago) I kept putting it off as Conan is usually not my thing but my in-law love it. I am probably going to get it for him. I was also indecisive between this and the Others, but I really don't want to give CMON money plus the Others looks sort of boring.
Hmm...in 2 players game you usually play with 2 hunters which is the same as 3 players game so I don't see how that would upset the balance, only benefit is that the Hunter team have extra brain to help with deduction on where the Agent but for some that might be a minus if your team mate don't see thing the way you do. Most of the games we play so far, the Agent usually win but I can see with more repeat play that the Hunter would get better at it.
I read the front page of BGG and /r/boardgames every day and subscribe to Rahdo Runs on Youtube, he covers a ton of new KS stuff. Beyond that I try and make it to KS once a month to do a search.
I'm not sure the theme is all that offensive in Nuns on the Run, with the exception of a couple of randomized goals (which can easily be removed from the game). Unfortunately, Nuns is far too fiddly (constant dice rolls, adjudicating line of sight) for what it is and, even worse, the "DM" role just isn't fun to play. There are some house rules/variants that can be used to make the game smoother and more enjoyable, but they're not in the rulebook.
Fury is great with just two, at least in the 2nd edition. It's easily superior to Whitechapel (and Scotland Yard, Mister X, and Nuns on the Run). That said, I think Fury shines brightest as a three player game with each hunter player controlling two characters.
Tragedy Looper is a little further afield (although not moreso than Nuns) but is also a great DM-vs-team deduction game. The anime artwork might turn some off, though.
BattleMonkey
Member
Until major exclusives are added, right now it's not worth it and the stretches seem to be focused on upgrading the games components, which will be available at retail for cheaper.
Femmeworth
Banned
I'm a little miffed at the add-ons for 7th Continent. This is only my second Kickstarter, and the last one I did didn't even have stretch goals. I'm not sure what to do with the add-ons, as I haven't even seen anything about them going to retail (for sure) yet. If they are going to get a publisher and be sold at regular stores, then I'll wait on things so I can pick 'em up 30% off at Coolstuff. Otherwise, I think I'm still all-in, as I got in on the Early Bird, and the game looks super cool and engaging.
I'll have to look at some more videos of Scythe, as it didn't really hook me right away.
Stegmaier doesn't do Kickstarter exclusives at all. It's a firm stance and one of the reasons I'm a big fan. There will be little promos though that will cost extra if buying afterwards from BGG store/conventions etc.
Talked about it a few pages back but it's good. Improvement over 1st edition. I don't necessarily think judging her opinion on LOTR:LCG will tell you if she'd like it. LOTR's coop aspect makes it pretty different (and my least favorite LCG)
Note that a single core set of GoT is...insufficient. You really need two cores to play legal decks and anything past a learning game.
Tempted by that...but with all the bonus stuff for 7th Continent, I am less and less tempted by the expansions. Still, you might have the right idea.
antiquegamer
Member
I rather company do it this way ... a little extra for backing on Kickstarter. Promo cards, may be alternate arts or extra things that doesn't adversely affected game play. CMON on the other hand gated off half of their games.
I posted about this game several pages back when I first got it. It's my first Kickstarter game. I have a love hate relationship with this game. My feeling is that the game should have get a little more time in the oven. The rulebook is terrible, and while I feel card errata is a bit overblown by BGG it is quite annoying as it is a very text intensive card game.
That said every time I put it away and get annoy with it, I always have the urge to come back. It plays much better with two characters and after extensive use of player aid the game is fun. It feel a lot like Mage Knight and LoTR LCG mesh together. The problem is the lack of character cards and thus the variety and once you figure out certain combo you pretty much done with that character. (Also problem to me with many Euro game, you always find that optimal move or combo).
As for Kickstarter exclusive, you are not missing much - an alternate Timer deck (which I never used as the regular timer deck is already pretty brutal), extra character (the frost mage I think is the extra, but he play very similar to the other mage in the game) and couple of monster cards. Game is beautiful though and I think with a little polish it would be a great game instead of just a good game.
I was on Miniature Market just browsing since CSI has Room 25 Season 2 (why not you MM?!) and then went to the front page to see a 10% off sale on EVERYTHING. I thought cool but why isn't this page loading? WHY ISN'T DOING ANYTHING?! OH NOOO!!!!
They crash and cancelled the sale.
They crash and cancelled the sale.
Maybe if I Kickstart Scythe it'll be the reverse of what happened to me on Fief. Instead of having a group I could get to play it when I Kickstarted and that group being somewhat dissolved by the time I received the game, I'll start off not having the group and just develop it over the next year.
Yeah. Yeah! It can't go wrong.
Yeah. Yeah! It can't go wrong.
Anyone gonna get the new Race for the Galaxy Expansion, Xeno Invasion? Seems interesting, and I do have a extra set of Race lying around.
Also, did anyone play Guns and Steel? Nifty little Civ game, but done only with cards. It had a small Kickstarter run for Asia and Oceania a couple of months ago, but I do hope it is released for US.
Also, did anyone play Guns and Steel? Nifty little Civ game, but done only with cards. It had a small Kickstarter run for Asia and Oceania a couple of months ago, but I do hope it is released for US.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I'll probably hop onto Scythe as I enjoyed the previous stuff from Stonemaier (Viticulture/Tuscany/Euphoria).
Femmeworth
Banned
So frustrating. At least we can prep our shopping baskets and wait.
Still waiting on Roll's first expansion Ambition.
Haven't ordered games in a while, but I have Pandemic Legacy and Alchemists coming my way soon.
Really tempted to pull the trigger on this Scythe kickstarter, especially because it has a 1-month money back guarantee even if you've opened the game. What other games could you buy and return after opening it and playing it once? That's pretty cool.
Really tempted to pull the trigger on this Scythe kickstarter, especially because it has a 1-month money back guarantee even if you've opened the game. What other games could you buy and return after opening it and playing it once? That's pretty cool.
antiquegamer
Member
http://www.randomnerdery.com/2015/10/cardboard-thunderbirds-co-operative.html#more
Review of Thunderbirds game. Sound pretty good and similarity to Pandemic (no surprise consider who the designer is). I can't wait to get it sometime this week (hopefully).
Review of Thunderbirds game. Sound pretty good and similarity to Pandemic (no surprise consider who the designer is). I can't wait to get it sometime this week (hopefully).
BattleMonkey
Member
How the kickstarters work, they trick you into buying into heavy up front, when in reality majority of players would have likely never bought alot of the extras or expansions down the line.
I haven't had a chance to buy/play any of their games yet but this is 3 for 3 for them appealing greatly to me.
cooltrainer
Member
Can someone tell me what the appeal of Biblios is? I've heard such great things about it but I have a hard time grasping exactly what it is people like about it. The descriptions of the game don't sound too interesting, but I feel like I'm missing something about it.