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The New Board Game Thread (Newcomer Friendly)
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XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Heh, too bad the images in the OP have broken since it was posted.
BomberMouse
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I have these coins, I use them for tons of stuff. Totes worth it.
Advanced Squad Leader is as good of a place as any to start boardgaming!
BomberMouse
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Heard that Case Blue is a pretty nice starting point.
joeyjoejoeshabadoo
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Please. Please. Campaign in North Africa is the ultimate gateway. Best with 10 with and a play time of 1,500 hours.
Jables Swan
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Gaming Truth
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Power Grid is a wonderful game. I have it and three expansions. But it's got paper money, and paper money always sucks.
I replaced my paper money in Airlines Europe and Lords of Vegas with these because they're lightweight, small, and cheap. Thanks for reminding me I had one more to "upgrade".
Those look really fucking nice.... how many would you suggest for something like Power Grid?
Ah yeah, ok. Will check it out when I get around to playing.
A rare game order arrives from CSI today 
Zombicide base game, my own copy of Love Letter & the first Hobbit expansion for the LOTR LCG. Got a Memorial Day gameday to go to on Sunday & Zombicide will fit in perfectly. Looking forward to it.
And in a moment of parenting pride, gotta boast My kids were getting bored last night so I finally taught Lost Cities to my six year old daughter. I picked it up a while ago in a trade but was waiting for her arithmetic skills to improve over the year of kindergarten. We played without the bonus cards for now. She *loved* it. Totally understood the "upwards" sequencing rules for a pile after a game & the goal of 20 points. I'm really glad she enjoyed it.
Zombicide base game, my own copy of Love Letter & the first Hobbit expansion for the LOTR LCG. Got a Memorial Day gameday to go to on Sunday & Zombicide will fit in perfectly. Looking forward to it. And in a moment of parenting pride, gotta boast
My kids were getting bored last night so I finally taught Lost Cities to my six year old daughter. I picked it up a while ago in a trade but was waiting for her arithmetic skills to improve over the year of kindergarten. We played without the bonus cards for now. She *loved* it. Totally understood the "upwards" sequencing rules for a pile after a game & the goal of 20 points. I'm really glad she enjoyed it.joeyjoejoeshabadoo
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Awesome story. My wife and I have been introducing games to my son as well. He's only 4 so we have been playing kid's games. Besides some of the "classics" like Candy Land we got him to play more modern games like Go Away Monster, Monster Chase (he loves monsters), Black Sheep, and Animal Upon Animal. He's crazy good at Animal Upon Animal too. He likes to stack the animals in the oddest ways and somehow makes it work. We also let him join us in games we play. He'll usually help us roll dice, move pieces or we'll modify the rules in our games to make it easier for him to play.A rare game order arrives from CSI today
And in a moment of parenting pride, gotta boast
Have you tried Carcassonne with him, Joey? My four year old /loves/ to build out cities + roads, taking turns like normal carc. We just don't "score" or compete. It forces him to learn to take turns, obey the "rules" of laying tiles etc without worrying about scoring/competing.
joeyjoejoeshabadoo
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I haven't yet. In fact it didn't even cross my mind to play it with him. I'll definitely give it a shot.
FallingEdge
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So after reading the cyberpunk thread, I want to go all in on Android: Netrunner. I would like to play this game with friends so I have no problem buying the core and then going from there. If we like it, is each person going to have to buy their own core set and expansions or can we just share them with each other?
I would like to play more cyberpunk games in general but this one sounded real fun.
I would like to play more cyberpunk games in general but this one sounded real fun.
Yes! My wife and I bought that game for our niece (9) and nephew (7), and they often kill us at that game. It seems they have no strategy, but their steady hands (and maybe some innate spatial reasoning skills) make up for it.
A rare game order arrives from CSI today
That's excellent! Love Letter is the greatest. It's a simple game, and there can be a good degree of luck to it, but it is probably the only game that has NEVER been a dud when I've played it. Whether with non-gamers, casual gamers, or more serious gamers, it's always gone over well -- and we never get sick of it. It really needs exactly four people to be at its best, though, which is why we don't always play it.
What I Bought
Ladies and Gentlemen [SUSD Guest Kotaku Review]
Mage Wars [SUSD Impressions Review]
I also saw that others were saying in this thread that it might be possible to join the Zombicide Season 2 Kickstarter late. I can confirm that with this. I sent an email and got a response within hours. You have to email kickstarter@cmon.com to request the late pledge. Heres the extras you get (and optional stuff) for ordering.
Otherwise, I cannot find the "A Study in Static" data pack for Android Netrunner. I'm also mildly disappointed that both Netrunner and Mage Wars are not fully competitive (that is to say, have multiples of EVERY card) out of the box (or have the option to be). I hope Android will receive some sort of update for that, atleast Mage Wars has the two tomes.
Ladies and Gentlemen [SUSD Guest Kotaku Review]
Mage Wars [SUSD Impressions Review]
I also saw that others were saying in this thread that it might be possible to join the Zombicide Season 2 Kickstarter late. I can confirm that with this. I sent an email and got a response within hours. You have to email kickstarter@cmon.com to request the late pledge. Heres the extras you get (and optional stuff) for ordering.
Otherwise, I cannot find the "A Study in Static" data pack for Android Netrunner. I'm also mildly disappointed that both Netrunner and Mage Wars are not fully competitive (that is to say, have multiples of EVERY card) out of the box (or have the option to be). I hope Android will receive some sort of update for that, atleast Mage Wars has the two tomes.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
My copy of Viticulture has arrived! Components seem good, though the glass bead counters are a bit dusty. Cleaning them up now with some monitor wipes.
For Android: Netrunner, there is a solution; buy a second copy of the core set. Since I've seen so many complaints about this for those not familiar with this, here's how I've seen it best explained: don't think of it as a duplicate of a game you already have, think of it as the rest of a game you have the intro box for.
What I Bought
Ladies and Gentlemen [SUSD Guest Kotaku Review]
Mage Wars [SUSD Impressions Review]
I also saw that others were saying in this thread that it might be possible to join the Zombicide Season 2 Kickstarter late. I can confirm that with this. I sent an email and got a response within hours. You have to email kickstarter@cmon.com to request the late pledge. Heres the extras you get (and optional stuff) for ordering.
That's brilliant! Congrats and welcome to the family!
I also saw that others were saying in this thread that it might be possible to join the Zombicide Season 2 Kickstarter late. I can confirm that with this. I sent an email and got a response within hours. You have to email kickstarter@cmon.com to request the late pledge. Heres the extras you get (and optional stuff) for ordering.
Otherwise, I cannot find the "A Study in Static" data pack for Android Netrunner. I'm also mildly disappointed that both Netrunner and Mage Wars are not fully competitive (that is to say, have multiples of EVERY card) out of the box (or have the option to be). I hope Android will receive some sort of update for that, atleast Mage Wars has the two tomes.
Nice, that was the same thing I got as well. Glad I got in for all the stretch goals. Pretty excited to get the new content. Went for the $150 pledge.In the mean time lots of new scenarios to play
A rare game order arrives from CSI today
And in a moment of parenting pride, gotta boast
Love these stories, my son just turned two and looking forward to when he is old enough to pay games
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
There's also Fanime down in San Jose this weekend.
Dunno if I'll be going to either yet though.
Jables Swan
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For those that like The Resistance, which version should I buy? Normal Resistance or Avalon?
I love the original version but is the Avalon better or just different? I like the sound of the Merlin element.
I love the original version but is the Avalon better or just different? I like the sound of the Merlin element.
I prefer Normal. It comes with the Plot Thickens cards which, I think, are more interesting than the Merlin / roles element. Plus the theme of the base game was easier for the groups I played with to pick up than the medieval Avalon spin.
edit: I believe you can order promo cards that add the Merlin and Assassin to the original game?
edit: I believe you can order promo cards that add the Merlin and Assassin to the original game?
OrangeYouGlad
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MisterNugNug
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Descent 2.0 Edition. It will own you.
Jables Swan
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Thanks mate. Now the tough decision on what to buy.
Alcotholic
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You could play the munchkin board game...
Lonesome_Raod
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I've just pledged to this latest kickstarter by mantic games. Its called deadzone and is a sci fi board game.
Looks pretty good but i did use a lot of my budget on myth
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Looks pretty good but i did use a lot of my budget on myth
Please, before liking or sharing this picture take a minute to read the story behind it
http://jamplify.com/XN5xmX
BattleMonkey
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Don't know why they are calling it a board game, its totally not. Its free form miniature game like war hammer. Its also skirmish game which is often more complex than standard war game rules.
hylian_pirate
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That's what I did with my friends. Each of us bought his own copy and data packs (expansions). A single copy will limit you to play a single 1v1 game at a time. You can do mini-tournaments with multiple copies.
Those are good ones. Every other game I think of has an exception.
Catan would work...except for the development cards.
Flashpoint: Fire Rescue would work...except for the explanations on some cards (unless she can remember available actions and specializations)
Acquire could work, if she can locate alphanumeric spaces. There's no text in the game outside of hotel names.
Catan would work...except for the development cards.
Flashpoint: Fire Rescue would work...except for the explanations on some cards (unless she can remember available actions and specializations)
Acquire could work, if she can locate alphanumeric spaces. There's no text in the game outside of hotel names.
superrobot
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I think Alhambra would work. The only text is 1 word on the tiles, which are coloured differently anyway.
Stone Age, Oregon, Dixit should be ok.
Finally got a group together after well over 6 months of no "real" gaming, but ended up with 6-7 all day and everyone brought stuff for 4-5. Ended up playing Cards Against Humanity, King of Tokyo, We Didn't Playtest This/Either, and 5 Crowns. Had never played 5 Crowns, but boy does simply shuffling and dealing drag by the end (didn't help that it was our last game and people were tired). King of Tokyo went over great, I think the expansion with powers would help though, thoughts?
Need to bring my larger scale stuff though, 5-6 is easy, but when you hit 6-7 stuff seems to cap out.
Need to bring my larger scale stuff though, 5-6 is easy, but when you hit 6-7 stuff seems to cap out.
AlphaTwo00
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Anyone jump on the 7 Wonders expansion? It's just four new boards this time.
I will definitely be picking it up yeah.
FallingEdge
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I pretty much went all in and bought the base set and the other expansions that I could. Apparently 2 of them are out of production atm so getting them are very hard. Will wait for a restock.
Pretty excited. Can't wait to try it out.
Hehe just spent pretty much all Saturday (10 am-7 pm) playing in the regionals here. The game just does not get old. It's incredible.
My friends and I prefer Avalon. The roles help make people feel more impactful to the game. It's nice to have players playing with different information. The Plot Thickens cards weren't really a big hit with our group when we played The Resistance. We ended up removing them and just making the old looking dude as Merlin and the girl as the Assassin.
Jables Swan
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Thanks mate. I've decided that Avalon would probably be best for my group too. The character roles sound great.
So I kinda got tired of Flash Point. maybe that would not have happened if the German publisher would have put out any of the expansions. Bought Legends of Andor as my new coop game after it showed up on the Kennerspiel list. Looks very interesting and totally up my alley. Gonna try it out on the weekend.
OrangeYouGlad
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Has anyone here been to a boardgame cafe that actually provides a list of the games they carry online?
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