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The New Board Game Thread (Newcomer Friendly)
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superrobot
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You only get one trade per turn.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
You can only do one Arkham action per turn, so once.
be it trading in tokens..shopping, exploring a location ect
JetBlackPanda
Member
seconded!
joeyjoejoeshabadoo
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Leaders. Cities looks good but Leaders is a game changer. It allows for you to formulate a strategy before even seeing your cards.
Haven't played Cities but I will agree on the assessment of Leaders. Having a game plan going into round one definitely can help your whole game out.
Gaming Truth
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The edit can't be stressed. Your choice/assignment of your wonder allows your neighbors to formulate a strategy involving you and the other neighbor. For the most part, this makes gameplay predictable as the number of games pile up.
With Leaders, Rhodos could play science, Halicarnassus could play combat, etc., and you won't find that out until the game is already underway and will be forced to adapt your gameplay to the new conditions. It greatly diversifies the game and gives it near infinite replayability.
I played a bean card game (Bohnanza or something like that) and Gloom, a transparent card game, last night. My group got a bunch of new games. I won Gloom with all of my guys dead and like -190 points total. Two other people realized too late they had cards that could cancel events...but I don't think I used an event card to win, just modifiers/untimely deaths, so I think I would have won anyway! I don't think anyone really cared since everyone was ready to quit.
Bohnanza: Decent game once you get the hang of it. Playing through the deck three times is probably needed to make things more balanced. We only went through once, and the/a guy who didn't buy an extra bean field won. Trading can take ages if you have people who don't make it snappy.
Gloom: Transparent cards are cool. It's hard to make up stories and no one really cared that much, especially since everyone's turn took forever regardless, especially when you started playing 2-3 cards, then drawing like 5, then discarding, like 3, etc.
Next week, hopefully we get to try Kill Doctor Lucky, which is like Clue in reverse and is an actual board game as far as I know!
Bohnanza: Decent game once you get the hang of it. Playing through the deck three times is probably needed to make things more balanced. We only went through once, and the/a guy who didn't buy an extra bean field won. Trading can take ages if you have people who don't make it snappy.
Gloom: Transparent cards are cool. It's hard to make up stories and no one really cared that much, especially since everyone's turn took forever regardless, especially when you started playing 2-3 cards, then drawing like 5, then discarding, like 3, etc.
Next week, hopefully we get to try Kill Doctor Lucky, which is like Clue in reverse and is an actual board game as far as I know!
joeyjoejoeshabadoo
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Really shitty rule book. Just check out videos online, it's easier to play than the rules make it out to be.Someone was selling an unpunched copy of Space Hulk: Death Angel at work today so I picked it up.Now to mire my way through FFG rules + FAQs + BGG.
JetBlackPanda
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Someone was selling an unpunched copy of Space Hulk: Death Angel at work today so I picked it up.
I love Space Hulk
eath Angel but the rule book is complete shit. Like the person said above me watch tutorials online and learn that way.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
Holy Johannesburg! just been going over the Reaper Bones kickstarter...that is insane!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-an-evolution-of-gaming-min
I'm getting all twitchy!
Seriously would I be crazy to get the vampire level if I don't actually play Miniature games?
They all look so darn gorgeous and after finishing my boardgames it looks to be a great mix of mini's to continue painting.
100bucks get you all this!..WOW
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-an-evolution-of-gaming-min
I'm getting all twitchy!
Seriously would I be crazy to get the vampire level if I don't actually play Miniature games?
They all look so darn gorgeous and after finishing my boardgames it looks to be a great mix of mini's to continue painting.
100bucks get you all this!..WOW
JetBlackPanda
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I just started out with tabletop gaming and this set would be a huge jump start for my collection.
FFFuuuuuuuuuuuu
So,
Played Small World Realms the other night. The "Gods" variant where you build the map as you go.
I kind of liked it. I mean, it's small world that takes 2 hours, which is a bit much. I also don't like the powers being delt out in advance in this mode, someone started the game with scout ghouls. What the hell are you supposed to do about that?
In any case, it's a good game, but mostly because Small World itself is a good game. I don't know that I think it adds anything to the game having a bunch of different map set ups. Maybe the other scenarios are better with the pre-built maps.... but to me it felt like Small World. Like, exactly the same as Small World.
Not like the Power Grid maps that make the game feel substantially different.
Played Small World Realms the other night. The "Gods" variant where you build the map as you go.
I kind of liked it. I mean, it's small world that takes 2 hours, which is a bit much. I also don't like the powers being delt out in advance in this mode, someone started the game with scout ghouls. What the hell are you supposed to do about that?
In any case, it's a good game, but mostly because Small World itself is a good game. I don't know that I think it adds anything to the game having a bunch of different map set ups. Maybe the other scenarios are better with the pre-built maps.... but to me it felt like Small World. Like, exactly the same as Small World.
Not like the Power Grid maps that make the game feel substantially different.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
well they are one of the most renowned miniature manufacturers that have been around for years (since 1992) so I'd guess yes.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
so if you already have a small worlds game you wouldn't recommend getting realms in addition basically?
I don't know if small world needs to be longer then it is now honesty..its a fun game and part of that is it doesn't drag on to long. how much longer is realms compared to original about 45mins longer?
Vasel's review made it out to be an expansion of sorts. I was under the impression it needs one of the base games to work.
It does. It's a 'map generator' essentially for Small World & the underground one, with some additional rule sets. Comes with a number of predefined example map + rulesets.
DAmn you for bringing this to my attention. I want it now too
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
oh i see sorry i misunderstood and thought it was a complete separate game
platypotamus
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Played Discworld for the first time last night. I, of course, love the books, but despite it being a Martin Wallace game, I was worried it would fall flat for non-fans. Both my wife and I enjoyed it quite a bit, and it was a pretty tense two player game. Both of us guessed wrong on the other's identity, and thought we were about to lose several times throughout the game. I WAS about to lose several times throughout the game, without even knowing it. Nice and tense, pretty fast paced, remarkably simple for a Wallace game. Looking forward to playing it again.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
I can't see it not hitting the latest 1.92mil stretch goal. it will probably hit 2 or 3 more stretches by the time its done.
it works out to be over 200 mini's for 100 bucks.. as well you can choice to not select the only metal mini kickstarter sophie(25 dollar value) and can sub other vampire options instead...
damn amazing deal.
narcosis219
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...I'm going to stay away from this thread until we get another page up. Otherwise, I'm going to be out $100+ =(
JetBlackPanda
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this is me.
Its too late for me.
I'm going to trade out the Sophie for one or more of those dragons.
BattleMonkey
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The figs are really for role playing games and hobby use really, there is no game attached to the figs. Most reaper stuff is targeted for generic RPG use or whatever you can come up with.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
thx for the reality check BattleMonkey... still looks like alotta fun to paint and use for RPG's and stuff
edit: i hope that didn't sound sarcastic..it wasn't ment to be ..i was getting pretty hyped and a little splash of perspective is always good
edit: i hope that didn't sound sarcastic..it wasn't ment to be ..i was getting pretty hyped and a little splash of perspective is always good
Mr. Lemming
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The second and third times through the deck go considerably quicker than the first season, as there are more cards in people's score piles and bean fields. Heck sometimes the 3rd season doesn't even go around the table once. Timing harvesting to put or avoid putting beans in the discard pile right before the shuffle can make for some interesting choices.
Agricola: In the 2 player game you don't use the first 6 action spaces?
Also, what threshold number of goods do you guys decide you must nab something up? 4 clay/reed seems juicy, but 5 is when you get to actually so something useful with it. Whats your magic #?
I had a sweet combo in my cards, with Clay Deliverer and Clay Roof improvement. Mushroom Farmer kept my dudes nice & fed, too.
I liked it a bit more than I used to. Maybe I'm coming around.
Le Havre still wins though.
Also, what threshold number of goods do you guys decide you must nab something up? 4 clay/reed seems juicy, but 5 is when you get to actually so something useful with it. Whats your magic #?
I had a sweet combo in my cards, with Clay Deliverer and Clay Roof improvement. Mushroom Farmer kept my dudes nice & fed, too.
I liked it a bit more than I used to. Maybe I'm coming around.
Le Havre still wins though.
platypotamus
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Correct, the spaces created by the cards aren't used in 2p.
As far as the magic number goes, it varies a lot for me based on the number of players and the particular cards in play. Sometimes I can't even wait for clay/reed to hit 4. Most of the time it seems that way in fact. Some games the 3 wood space can be grabbed at 9, but most of the time that's getting greedy. Usually it comes down more to what I'm reading my opponents' picks as being, more than what I actually want. Yeah, I want to grow my family, but my wife is going to take the wood, so I'll do that first.
Wow that last sentence sounds wrong.
Speaking of which though, we do have twins on the way in about 6 months... so yeah, family growth ftw.
superrobot
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Congratulations!
I'll pass on some of the 'advice' we got when we found out we were having twins:
"you'll feel like you've turned into zombies", "it's not double the work it's triple", "do some sleeping now while you can".
Also youll need to get used to people saying "double trouble, ho ho ho". It never gets old.
Very good news! Better grab that copy of Looping Louis before it goes out of print again.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
Grats man!
I've been reading the reaper boards and comments..it sounds like there's a good possibility of unofficial/official hodgepodge factions for warlords with the Vampire level.
Seems many others(as well as myself) are really excited to try and use the Vampire Level as a beginners set for Warlords..or as a base to build off of.
joeyjoejoeshabadoo
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Finally! Easy day 1 purchase for me.OMG so hype for the Blood Bowl TM expansion now.
SillyEskimo
Member
BB expansion looks fantastic.
platypotamus
Member
Kinda somewhere in between. Maybe room for 1... but 2... we're a little screwed there. It may speed up our "move to a bigger place" plan a bit, but we'll see.
Yeah, my two go-to jokes right now are:
1. We decided to start the game of parenting on hard difficulty level.
2. The doctors give me about six months to live...
I should have posted a chart of "number of board games played per week" covering the next year or two. I think it's going to rise sharply in another month or so as the missus starts ballooning, and then drop super dramatically a bit after that.
And thanks for the congrats everyone! Still processing and freaking out a bit, but we WERE trying for kids, so you know, brought it on ourselves I guess
And thanks for the congrats everyone! Still
timetokill
Banned
That expansion looks great! I am ALL over it!
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