Great game. The only real issue I've come across in teaching it is people are too nice when it comes to soliciting allies. It's usually, "anyone who wants to help can help" and that kind of play makes the games too short and uninteresting. The group really needs to embrace the social aspect of the game and the negotiation.
Yeah, I know those kinds of games too, but I'm more looking for 4p-ish gamesBut thanks! Also, do those even count as "boardgames", since they're essentially role-playing games?
The second edition plays six out of the box.
Mhmm, the recent talk about Diplomacy reminds me:
what are some of the best "discussion" based titles out there? Can be anything from Risk (How good Risk:Legacy?) to... I don't know.
Shame it's out of print...
Yeah, if only someone would do some sort of Kickstarter to get it back in print.
Early adopter ftl
I am a sucker for 40k but Talisman looks so dumb.
Geek & Sundry has partnered with Target (yes, THAT Target, of big red bullseye fame) to make the games in season one of TableTop available in Target stores and online on Target.com! For the next three months starting August 1st, Target stores will feature TableTop games with an As Seen on Geek & Sundry sticker. Select games will even be the Featured Game of the Month youll have to go to the store to find out which
We love local game shops, but we know that not everyone is fortunate enough to live in a city that has one. Thats why this partnership with Target is so excitingfor those of you who arent able to find your favorite TableTop games locally, you can now find TableTop-approved titles on Target store shelves near you!
The show has been great for the hobby. Publishers saw a rise in sales after the games were featured on Table Top. Good on them. I think the the show is fun and goes out of it's way to gaming as inviting to as many people as possible.
This makes me sad. FFG should make more use of the warhammer license and develop more original, big box games like Chaos in the Old World and Horus Heresy instead. At least I would like that very much
Ah, I didn't know that about Horus Heresy. Anyways, most of the things you listed are either rpgs or card games. I want proper, original, big box boardgames ala chaos in the old world
One could say that citow is the only big box warhammer fantasy boardgame by ffg out there, and it's marvelous.
Get Growing Hunger for sure. It contains new scenarios, characters, boards, and it introduces the dot system which let you add different rules and still keep it balanced. After that I would go for Survival of the Fittest. More characters, more scenarios, and other rules you can add in like survival cards and barricades. They just released or will be releasing Timber Peak which is a new stand alone game but can be added to the main game. That should get you the most bang for your buck. The other expansions are pretty weak in comparison.
I bought Cosmic Encounter about two months ago, and it might be my favourite board game. The game is easy to learn, incredibly varied (50 alien races in the base game--pretty crazy), low on analysis paralysis, and manages to be a diplomacy-focused game that avoids the problems common among diplomacy-focused games. It has some thematic flavour, it can engender fun and convoluted mindgames, and the game always delivers a steady stream of crazy surprises and unexpectedly awesome interactions.
No problem. While the briefcase is cool I just keep everything in the two boxes. I'm thinking about consolidating it into one box but the insert works so well I hate to throw it out. Both sets won't fit in one box with the insert.
