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Lots of tokens.

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Normscoffee — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:35 +0000

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LancerDeuce — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:30 +0000

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New Image for Bionicle Adventure Game: Quest For Makuta

Bombadillo — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:14 +0000

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Makuta temple from high.

New Image for Bionicle Adventure Game: Quest For Makuta

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The six bionicle characters.

Reply: Macao:: Strategy:: c'mon

photocurio — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:59:53 +0000

by photocurio

persist. its worth it.

New Image for Bionicle Adventure Game: Quest For Makuta

Bombadillo — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:59:35 +0000

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Character cards.

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Normscoffee — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:59:26 +0000

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Reply: General Gaming:: Re: How Did You Find BGG?

LSMB — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:59:14 +0000

by LSMB

darthnice wrote:

LSMB wrote:
[Username=Darthnice]

Alright then... I found BGG because I kept googling for Catan stuff and the links (that worked) all lead here. I thought the website was an atrocious mess and it was impossible to find anything. Then I figured out that if I created an account, I could subscribe to the one game I was interested in. Now, I think the website is an atrocious mess, but I know how to find stuff and I'm not even subscribed to any Catan items anymore.

Wow, your post had a narrative arc!

New Image for Bionicle Adventure Game: Quest For Makuta

Bombadillo — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:59:10 +0000

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German/Dutch/French edition's actual back cover.

Reply: Dominion: Dark Ages:: General:: Re: speculation: ruins

chun1702 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:59:04 +0000

by chun1702

I would love to know what Donald thinks when he reads those speculation threads. It must be huge fun for him because I think that nobody gets it right.

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bharath — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:58:55 +0000

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kduke — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:58:41 +0000

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Things are turning into a furrball!

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huber — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:58:34 +0000

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Thread: Age of Industry Expansion #1: Japan and Minnesota:: General:: clip-art on maps, please ;_;

harmonicaman79 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:58:33 +0000

by harmonicaman79

I, for one, really miss the cheesy "clip-art" style drawings that are on the Germany/New England AoI maps. Designers, please, a request: give us regional and thematic art on future expansion maps! :)

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Normscoffee — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:58:32 +0000

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Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer has been added to the geeklist No Cultists Allowed - An Unrestricted Math Trade ]]>

Reply: German Railways:: Rules:: Re: Endgame clarification - a second try on the topic

autumnweave — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:58:27 +0000

by autumnweave

From John Bohrer in a Winsome Yahoo posting.

"The original Winsome rule, which is the intent of whatever Queen's rules editor has in that rules set, is:

The game ends if, at the Determine Player Order step, each railroad
directly connects to two other railroads or if all players agree that
this is not possible.

That would be a confirmation, Kiko!"

New Image for Thurn and Taxis

Bombadillo — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:58:21 +0000

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A game running at Dinx's Gaming Wednesday.

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German edition's actual front cover.

Item For Sale: Kittens in a Blender

wdragon3 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:57:57 +0000

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$6.49 for Board Game: Kittens in a Blender
Condition: New
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Kubilius — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:57:46 +0000

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Chunky Fighter ready to play @ Rovigo Comix 2012, Rovigo, Italy

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bharath — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:57:32 +0000

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Anno 1503 has been added to the geeklist No Cultists Allowed - An Unrestricted Math Trade ]]>

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JavaJoe96 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:57:24 +0000

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Normscoffee — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:57:16 +0000

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Lords of Waterdeep has been added to the geeklist No Cultists Allowed - An Unrestricted Math Trade ]]>

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bharath — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:57:04 +0000

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Reply: Board Game Design:: Re: Showing my game to an agent soon - need advice

Scott85 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:57:00 +0000

by Scott85

I can hardly ever get a group to playtest my game, my friends are busy and I think they are just sick of playing the game since we've done it many times. I live in a semi-rural area and it's nearly impossible to get anyone to play my game unless I set something up with a gaming group in another town.

I've wanted to post information about the game for a couple of years now but I'm afraid that if I have no way of producing and marketing the game it will simply become public domain. I've worked awfully hard on this game for a long time and I want to sell it, else I'm out hundreds and hundreds of hours of work and a few thousand dollars to boot.

You definitely want to consider putting your game on BGG for playtesting. I'm in a similar situation to you, living in a small town (and not the quaint kind either, more like the meth-lab kind). You need to get your game playtested by as many people as possible, and BGG is simply the best way to do that. Your idea will not be stolen. Pretty much my policy is, as soon as I have a coherent game idea, I just create a BGG profile for it.

Anyways, that's my two cents, for what it is worth...

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bharath — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:56:57 +0000

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Coltcomics — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:56:49 +0000

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Eureka has been added to the geeklist Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 28 May - 3 June 2012 ]]>

New comment on Item for Geeklist "Dice Tower Con 2012: Boardgame Scheduling and Meetup List"

dormian — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:56:45 +0000

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New comment on Item for Geeklist "Games for Geekgold May 2012 - On the move"

troybowers — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:55:42 +0000

by troybowers

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Hopefully that will be taken care of by the time the July list comes back. Sol has been talking about having the tool modified so that users can add their own items, bonus structures, thresholds etc. Then we only have to worry about us making mistakes. :D

Reply: Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space:: General:: Re: Not a 2 or 3 player game?

hara — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:55:41 +0000

by hara

All your ideas work. That is one of the many reasons I love this game. This game is very malleable and almost welcomes you to tweak the rules to get it just right for you and your group.
Yes, the game is better with at least 4, however; the game can be just as fun with two, depending upon how much creative energy you put into it. Role playing helps, too.

Have you considered a scenario where you each take two characters? Choosing them randomly or not. My partner and I have tried this to great effect. You obviously don;t come after yourself inf you have a human and an alien).

Reply: The Village Square:: Re: Wolf of the Week #156 - Meet tcrudisi

tcrudisi — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:55:38 +0000

by tcrudisi

ohgrande wrote:

Hello tcrudisi! I see that we have played in a few games together but not much.

So, why do you like WW?

I enjoy F2F werewolf more. I love Werewolf because it's so strategic. It requires me to think very quickly, to respond to everyone, come up with reasons why I'm doing what I'm doing. I have to lie, figure out when people are lying to me, and convince everyone of my side of the story. It's all just so much fun!

ohgrande wrote:

Are you proud of any crazy plays that you've made or any counter-claim battles that you've won? Which ones?

Hmm. You didn't limit this to just online wolf, so I'm going to go with something that happened F2F. I was the Seer. I got a positive wolf-hit on someone sitting beside me. I leaned over and told him, "I'm the Seer. I checked you last night and I know you are safe." The look on his face was priceless. But he believed me. Well, he believed what I wanted him to believe: I'm a crazy villager and I'm not the Seer. I survived deep into that game, eventually finding all the wolves and outing them all in one fell swoop, completely safe at night thanks to that play.

ohgrande wrote:

Are you planning on modding any more games?

I've never actually modded a game. I tried to mod one with Violin once, but this was when bgg was going down occasionally. Immediately after, I had another internet fiasco where I'm living and couldn't get on. Thank goodness, the router here has finally been replaced, so the internet hasn't hiccuped once since then. Unfortunately, I leave in a month, so there's no real time for me to make use of it. Grr.

ohgrande wrote:

Who are your WW heroes and why?

Here? Saberwolf. He's so damn crazy and intelligent. I love it. I'm also enjoying Hibou in the rare occasion I get to play with her. Basically: anyone who can play crazy but have the intelligence and charisma behind it to pull it off is someone that I enjoy playing with.

ohgrande wrote:

Favorite place to visit?

New Zealand. I've been all over Australia, New Zealand, and Europe and NZ was by far the best place to visit. There was so much to do, the people were amazing and nice, and it was perfectly safe. I wouldn't want to live there, but man oh man, for a holiday the place can't be beat.

ohgrande wrote:

How did you find WW in the BGG forums?

I'm not sure. I frequented BGG anyway and was wanting to pick up some new ideas for Werewolf strategies here. I was reading the forum and saw that someone mentioned it, but they didn't provide a link. I searched for a few more minutes and somehow appeared at the "rules for beginners" page (or something like that). It mentioned cassie, but not how to get there. I was persistent and after a while I stumbled upon it.

ohgrande wrote:

Favorite food?

Lemon-pepper chicken. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/lemon-pepper-chicken-i/ I don't think that's the exact recipe that my wife uses ... but it's close enough. This is surprising because I don't particularly care for lemon.

ohgrande wrote:

Man United or Man City?

Neither! I'm from the US only living in England temporarily. While I love most sports, soccer/football is the one sport that I just can't get into. I've tried. I lived in Holland when they were doing well in the World Cup. I lived in Australia when they played England. It's really popular here. And everyone tries to get me into it ... and I just can't. If forced to pick one, I'd go with Man U. Only because I knew about them before coming to England, while I did not know about City until I got here.

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Gibmaatsuki — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:55:08 +0000

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Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin has been added to the geeklist My 2nd Essen: 2012 - Games I am looking 4ward to ]]>

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Time 2 Roll — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:55:08 +0000

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Fast forward 10 years and I've had a couple dates that have played out like that.

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VoodooXT — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:54:26 +0000

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New comment on Item for Geeklist "GCL Amoeba 73 -- Photographic pictures (2012-05-27)"

jasonwocky — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:54:10 +0000

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New comment on Item for Geeklist "I've relocated and I can't find a job! - the auction."

Jamesbv7 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:54:03 +0000

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New comment on Item for Geeklist "Boardgame Kickstarter Projects"

manyslayer — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:53:57 +0000

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New comment on Item for Geeklist "Moving auction - Ends 5/19 - Hard to find imports, Lords of Waterdeep, Troyes, Vegas Showdown"

Mattjep — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:53:26 +0000

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Reply: Saipan:: Rules:: Re: SAIPAN - EVEN MORE OFFICIAL SPI ERRATA

pdowen3 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:53:12 +0000

by pdowen3

carlofab wrote:

IV. SAIPAN EXCLUSIVE RULES

[12.1] (CORRECTION) The second sentence should read: "One unit of
any type may be taken for EACH remaining vacant Beachhead Marker
during each Turn after the First Game-Turn.

[IMPORTANT NOTE: Above addresses a MAJOR misprint on game map regarding arrival of US reinforcements per turn.]

I suspected as much. We couldn't see how the Marines had a chance in this scenario otherwise.

Reply: WBC:: Re: WBC time is coming up - what are you playing this year?

andylatto — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:52:45 +0000

by andylatto

Definitely playing:

Hannibal: Rome versus Carthage
San Juan
Thurn & Taxis (GM)
Innovation(GM)

I have to miss Saturday and Sunday for a friend's wedding, so that pretty much fills the schedule except for Thursday and the odd few hours here and there. El Grande fit my schedule, and has SF and F on Thursday. Or I might finish learning Up Front, and play that Thursday.

Reply: New Zealand:: Re: Board Games By The Bay 2012: Auckland, Tauranga, and Hamilton from July to November!

SuperSize — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:52:18 +0000

by SuperSize

forgot these few too

Ra
Winners Circle
The Pirates/Buccaneers

Reply: Northeast:: Re: Would anyone like to take a game design class? (Ellicott City/Columbia, MD)

byronczimmer — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:52:13 +0000

by byronczimmer

Springheeledjack wrote:

The new Kolbold Guide to Board Game Design is a good guide for what a design class should cover.

Link?

Reply: Feel the Love:: Re: Feel the Love - Second Age - Thread #2

Ghargh — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:51:45 +0000

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A great cover and fan-made video :)
Youtube Video

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Ginja Ninja — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:51:32 +0000

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jasonwocky — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:51:29 +0000

by jasonwocky

Back from New Mexico. Hope to be getting back into my gaming groove this weekend, if I can arrange something.

Also, good news! We're expecting another baby!
Bad news! My wife, Jennifer, is due in late November. So no BGG.CON for me for sure this year. And who knows what my gaming life will be like for awhile afterward...I may end up just skipping this year's Essen crop entirely. But new baby = more fun :)

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Herr Niemand — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:50:58 +0000

by Herr Niemand

Which convenience store and did they have any left?

New comment on Item for Geeklist "From me to you... Origins BIN pick up"

pharmakon — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:50:55 +0000

by pharmakon

New Image for Liar's Dice

Bombadillo — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:50:47 +0000

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A game running at Dinx's Gaming Wednesday.

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JavaJoe96 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:50:41 +0000

by JavaJoe96

Reply: Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization:: Rules:: Re: two expert endgame questions

Joshuaaaaaa — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:50:33 +0000

by Joshuaaaaaa

DaviddesJ wrote:

Fortunately, in this case, the answer almost everyone agrees on also concurs with what the rules say. I'm astonished there are 40 postings on this thread, when I saw the question asked and answered in the very first response, I thought that would be the end of it.

How long have you been on BGG? :)

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cferejohn — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:50:24 +0000

by cferejohn

Reply: Saipan:: Strategy:: Re: Game balance

pdowen3 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:50:17 +0000

by pdowen3

I have to agree with the OP that the free set-up favors the Japanese. In fact, my brother and I were of the opinion (when we played regularly) that even the historical set-up favored the Japanese slightly. The Marines always seemed to have a hard time keeping the beachheads clear. But that was many years ago; I haven't looked at the game in quite some time. Fond memories nevertheless.

Reply: Mage Knight: Board Game:: General:: Re: Missing a ton of cards

matthean — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:49:58 +0000

by matthean

PBeakley wrote:

Gregaria wrote:
If you don't, you can always play :zombie: Zombie Knight :zombie:

I would totally play a game called Zombie Knight.

Guess what the expansion is going to be called. :p

New comment on GeekList I've relocated and I can't find a job! - the auction.

paratrewpr — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:49:46 +0000

by paratrewpr

Amazing and diverse collection... makes me sad thinking about having to do this. Best of luck with the auction and finding work at your new location.

Reply: Trades:: Re: Open-ended trade searches

NateStraight — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:49:45 +0000

by NateStraight

throwingmuse wrote:

1. Go to the game page of the game you own.
2. Scroll down, under Statistics, there is a "Users Wanting" link -- select it -- it will show you who wants that game.
3. Select each user in turn to see their trade lists.

That's it. Unfortunately there isn't a way to filter this by country or region or to get an aggregated sortable list of games. This is my most wanted BGG feature.

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kvenosdel — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:49:32 +0000

by kvenosdel

Dominion has been added to the geeklist GCL: Eclipse Episode 44 - Show Us Your Geeklists ]]>

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brindelin — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:48:50 +0000

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Reply: Disaster Looms!:: General:: Re: for 40 dollars you get swag?

Orangemoose — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:48:37 +0000

by Orangemoose

runescience wrote:

for 20 dollars you get a set of ships (resin)

I'm not sure why I would want 4 resin ships - although I do live near the coast.

I've noticed a lot of this type of funding lately.

Reply: The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game:: Rules:: Re: do you resolve a stage of a quest when you finally complete that stage

chainsaw_ash — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:47:49 +0000

by chainsaw_ash

thanks for the help and not the answer I was hoping for tbh, as it obviously means I have to trigger a potentially harmful event, one last time.

do you have a link to the faq please? FFG's website isn't the easiest to navigate.

Reply: 1830: Railways & Robber Barons:: Reviews:: Re: [Voice of Experience] 1830

Joshuaaaaaa — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:47:47 +0000

by Joshuaaaaaa

clearclaw wrote:

Morganza wrote:
clearclaw wrote:
Joshuaaaaaa wrote:
In 1856, depending on player count, its not unusual to see 1st companies floated at $100/share.

Not with competent players.

That depends a great deal on player count. I agree that usually players' final positions are inversely proportional to the price at which they float their first company, but there may be special circumstances, such as competition for tiles, that dictate otherwise.

I'd agree for a step or maybe two up the par chart, but not for as high $100 (let alone the questionable intersection between "special circumstances" and "not unusual")

I didn't say I did this. :) I just see it once every 2-3 games. I've never quite understood it, even to manipulate train purchase order. To me, lower price = more shares = more loans.

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TrashGameLover — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:47:42 +0000

by TrashGameLover

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B Factor — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:47:39 +0000

by B Factor

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troybowers wrote:

Yes. The person running the lottery said 20 so Sol must have misread it or something.

Thanks. Didn't realize that Sol did those additions manually. Figured that this list had so many entries each month so as to make manual updates too much work.

Thread: Redakai:: General:: Heavy Clearance at Goodwill MN

Bigsixer — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:47:16 +0000

by Bigsixer

Everything is priced at 1.99. Tons of the starter sets and various tins. I saw this at the Eagan location, may be at others too.

Reply: New Zealand:: Re: Board Games By The Bay 2012: Auckland, Tauranga, and Hamilton from July to November!

SuperSize — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:46:56 +0000

by SuperSize

citylife wrote:

I missed the announcement in the squall of activity, but its great to see dates for the events. Hmmm, now which one do I choose.

Andrew come to Auckland! I'll have my collection unpacked by then after relocating it from the UK. perhaps some of these (inclusding a couple of rare ones) could tempt you north?

7 Wonders with Leaders expansion
Goa
Fresco
Airlines Europe
Bausack
Medina
Talisman (with expansions) and painted figures
Star Wars: The Queens Gambit
Star Wars: Epic Duels

(those last few won't be risked in the library)

Although if you choose Tauranga I could still bring some of these down

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lupine — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:46:34 +0000

by lupine

Related Item: Warhammer 40,000 (fifth edition)

what is that clip that holds the mini and the magnifying glass? how can I get one in the USA?

Reply: Goa:: News:: Re: Not out until July now?

Grape Ape — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:46:12 +0000

by Grape Ape

dbias84 wrote:

JeffyJeff wrote:
more info on why the delay can be found at...

Re: New edition pricing and availability?

Thanks, but that's not really much info from them. How did they not realize 2 days ago (!) that they wouldn't be able to have them in stores today. My mind is completely baffled! I had some money just waiting for it. And while I'm only an hour away from Origins, I'm not able to go-and wouldn't try to just for 20 copies. Looks like I'll be getting The War of the Ring on sale at CSI instead. Still a win I suppose.

What has happened to Z-Man Games?

Could you at least go to Origins to swear at them and make some obscene gestures?

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aeneas2467 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:46:09 +0000

by aeneas2467

All Things Zombie: The Boardgame has been added to the geeklist No Cultists Allowed - An Unrestricted Math Trade ]]>

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VoodooXT — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:45:52 +0000

by VoodooXT

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Lemur — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:45:45 +0000

by Lemur

Reply: Recommendations:: Re: Tell me about more games with these mechanisms

Moe45673 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:45:23 +0000

by Moe45673

I'm gonna pipe up with The Manhattan Project.

It is VP based and there is no way to win without VP. However, the endgame is triggered when a player reaches x VP (dependent on the number of players), Not the typical Eurogame that has a set amount of rounds and whoever has the highest VP at the end wins.

Hidden information: When you design a bomb, you get to secretly choose a bomb. The bomb is technically worthless at that point and you place it upside down. It will give you the points listed on the card when you build it for the cost it requires, but only you know how many potential VPs you have sitting in your hand.

You can build a bomb and still have a bunch of bombs that aren't built yet, making your opponents sweat. "Does he have enough points? How close is he to building that next bomb?" My last game, I built two Uranium bombs and had a third bomb upside down. All the other players ganged up on me and airstriked the heck out of my enrichment plant (produces uranium). I smiled smugly inside, as the third bomb I had was a plutonium bomb. I still lost the game, though :p

Direct Interaction: See above, regarding AIRSTRIKES. Also, ESPIONAGE

Ability to modify VP elements: Check! Plutonium bombs have two values on them, a lower and higher one. The lower value is in play by default. However, sacrifice one of your plutonium bomb cards ("test" it) and the higher VP of all your other plutonium bombs (including future ones) are applied.

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Lemur — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:44:46 +0000

by Lemur

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Reply: A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition):: Strategy:: Re: Tyrell Opening Move

bsheehan34 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:44:19 +0000

by bsheehan34

I repeat everything that colt said but with emphasis on you are an idiot if you dont move the ship into wss

Also if you can win by using loras twice in one turn u get a cookie :)

Reply: General Gaming:: Re: Are you a graceful winner?

jpdavis — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:44:10 +0000

by jpdavis

I rarely win games so I think people tend to be understanding if I'm slightly ungracious.

Reply: BGG Suggestions:: Re: BGG wins the award for world's smallest icons

dcorban — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:43:57 +0000

by dcorban

I felt it looked outdated in 2005. It hasn't changed much.

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robcannonsoftware — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:43:32 +0000

by robcannonsoftware

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Reply: Kingdom Builder: Nomads:: General:: Re: The Secret History of Kingdom Builder: Nomads

TMWinand — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:43:23 +0000

by TMWinand

Thanks, these are my favorite! My copy just came in the mail today. I should have Infiltration by Friday, when is the secret history for that coming up???

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Propbuddha — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:43:20 +0000

by Propbuddha

Reply: New Zealand:: Re: Anyone want to play Labryrinth: The War on Terror or Wilderness War?

alexgrant — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:42:53 +0000

by alexgrant

You make me wonder just how few copies of Labyrinth have actually been played :)

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nobeerblues — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:42:43 +0000

by nobeerblues

I love the mods! Cheers to creativity!!

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Kaworu17 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:42:30 +0000

by Kaworu17

I'm interested, add me to the list!

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chrisandkim917 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:42:25 +0000

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jpdavis — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:41:25 +0000

by jpdavis

This discussion seems to be moving into RSP territory...

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chrisandkim917 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:41:08 +0000

by chrisandkim917

You might try looking behind you for the velociraptor..."clever girl".

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$10.49 for Board Game: Warhammer: Invasion - Fragments of Power
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Sphere — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:40:24 +0000

by Sphere

kaziam wrote:

Oh and it also advertises itself as a 2-6 player game when it's 2 player for the first 11 hours.

It says 2-4 players on the box and on the game page here. And as Luke said, you can go through the learning process with 3 or 4 if you want; they've got the learning scenarios on the website for free download.

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Mr Skeletor — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:40:04 +0000

by Mr Skeletor

You should make some for me...

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Rishi — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:39:58 +0000

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TrashGameLover — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:39:50 +0000

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lorna — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:39:44 +0000

by lorna

I'm really excited, I just got my Japanese version of Modern Art called Stamps, (don't ask me about the cost!) but is beautiful! The game comes in a a slim, lavender box and the cards are, well, the size of postage stamps. I'll try and post some pictures later.

A Tale of Two Cities — Part 1: A Glass of Catalonian Champagne

55cards — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:39:29 +0000

by Brett J. Gilbert

In which I finally catch up with myself, and report on my recent trips to the Fira Jugar X Jugar in Granollers, Spain, and the UK Games Expo 2012 in Birmingham. What japes!

Last year, as regular readers will know since I have hardly failed to mention it, my game Oracle Pathway won the game design contest in Granollers, Spain, putting it on a path to publication by Asmodee as Divinare. The game is now available in Europe and the UK, and is currently being launched in the US at Origins.

I couldn’t visit Spain last year to receive my prize and see Oracle Pathway enjoy its celebrity (the dates clashed with the UK Games Expo), so I was very excited and honoured to be able to visit this year — invited by Oriol Comas i Coma, Director of the Fira Jugar X Jugar, and Haritz Solana of Asmodee — to see Divinare given a really fantastic and generous reception by everyone in Granollers.

But stepping off the train at Granollers Centre station I didn’t really know quite what to expect. Would the locals be friendly to the English interloper? Would the people collecting me even be able to spot me? (I needn’t have worried about that: I was the idiot who took three attempts to correctly put his train ticket into the barrier.) I was warmly greeted by Jordi and Stephane, who kindly ferried me to the hotel and then on to the fair on the other side of town.

The Fira Jugar X Jugar is just one part of the much larger Fira L’Ascensiò, so in addition to boardgames there were fantastic food stalls and markets, local and regional businesses, Catalan TV (more of them later), cars, a funfair and even some goats, cows and pigs — which, to all the gamers present, appeared to be some sort of live-action Agricola.

I arrived on the Thursday evening, the first day of the fair and just after opening, and was warmly greeted by Oriol, a game designer himself and a force of nature in the Spanish gaming community. One of the first people I was introduced to was Bascu, an illustrator whose credits include the artwork for the Fira Jugar X Jugar itself — a last-minute addition to which was his brilliant mini-portrait of me for the fair’s flyer! Bascu was also their volunteering along with many other enthusiastic gamers for the charity Ayudar Jugando whose goal is to improve the lives of disadvantaged children through games and other forms of play.

I also had the great pleasure of meeting and being entertained by the utterly irrepressible Magic Andreu who, for the sake of an expedient shorthand for UK readers, one might describe as Spain’s answer to Paul Daniels, but with better jokes. His daughter Joana, also a professional magician, was there too, entertaining the visitors and supporting their charity Sonrisas Sin Fronteras (Smiles Without Borders) which goes into hospitals to help children affected by cancer and their families.

So you see, within an hour of arriving in Granollers I had already met some amazing people! All of them welcoming and open and full of the joy and potential of games and playfulness.

A little later an entourage of local dignitaries moved through the marquee — shepherded by Enric Brufau the Director of the Fira de l’Ascensio (another force of nature!) — stopping to be amazed by Andreu and Joana, and then admiring the Spanish edition of the new 2-player Agricola published and demonstrated by Pol Cors of Homoludicus. I was introduced to them also, and shook everyone’s hands, although I could not tell you now who was who!

In another corner Toni Serradesanferm, the designer of 4 Monkeys, had pulled from his exceptionally large bag of prototypes a colourful, compact and inventive abstract called Skyline and had plenty of people ready and willing to play. There were lots of other Spanish game designers (both published and unpublished) at the fair, and the game design community seemed very strong, friendly and collegiate. Over the two days I was there, I got to play prototypes from Toni (Skyline and Sapiens), Diego Ibañez (Bajooli Xeel) and Pau More (Herbolaria) amongst others — apologies to those designers I have forgotten!

Haritz Solana had made the trip from Madrid by road (a 6-hour run, albeit one driven by his remarkably accommodating girlfriend Ainhoa!) and arrived a little later in the evening armed with boxes of games and a large quantity of Divinare posters. I was introduced more formally to the cheerful crew of 5 Minutos Por Juego — Stephane, Ribo and Israel — who were getting ready for a busy recording schedule of reviews and interviews over the coming days, including one with with me and Haritz.

So the scene was set for Friday, a local public holiday, when a much bigger crowd was expected (bigger still on Saturday). Haritz, Ainhoa and I enjoyed a late snack (well, late for an Englishman; Spaniards would think differently) from one of the amazing food stalls — I couldn’t tell you what I ate, but it was delicious and very Spanish. And while we were eating Enric bounded over and insisted on bringing us all a glass of the local bubbly, which was also delicious, and exceptionally Catalonian! Thank you Enric!

On the Friday there was lots to do, but the main event for me and for Divinare was a formal presentation in the smaller marquee. This was an rather grander affair than I was expecting, and a lot of fun. I lined up with Oriol, the Mayor of Granollers and Haritz to introduce the game and say a few words to the expectant audience (photo below is from Games & Co.). I am not now sure exactly what I did say, but I hope I adequately expressed both my excitement and my gratitude to everyone there. There is video of this event, but I don’t think it’s online just yet. Watch this space!

What is online however, is a segment broadcast on Catalan TV and recorded after the presentation. They interviewed me (with Haritz doing a great job as translator) and Oriol, and also filmed us playing a quick game — which, history should record, Oriol won easily! In the clip, I do look inexplicably glum while playing, which profoundly misrepresents my mood. The whole thing was fantastic, if slightly bewildering, and the reception to the game was universally enthusiastic. All day (and this continued on Saturday) people were coming up to me and asking me to sign their box of Divinare — and this experience taught me a very important lesson. I am afraid that several of the boxes I signed were done so in apparently effective but actually impermanent ink, a mistake we only realised the next day. Speak softly, designer, and carry a good pen!

Haritz and I had a great time being interviewed by, and introducing Divinare to, Stephane and Ribo of 5MPJ — the next edition of their webcast Mag 5 isn’t cooked yet, but watch out for it! — and Ribo sprang some interesting questions on me at the end. The final one was “What is your favourite game theme?” which caught me a little off guard. Stumbling around for an answer I eventually came up with “Landscape”, which on reflection I am rather pleased with. Good question, Ribo!

I had a great time playing a 6-player game of Toni Serradesanferm’s Sapiens, which, to use a crude analogy, was a sort of multiplayer Top Trumps. Given that the topics included the Spanish football league, I think I pulled off something of a coup to win, especially to win by such a large margin!

The fun and games continued, and in the evening I had a great time at the large dinner hosted by 5MPJ in the Hotel Granollers. It was fun chatting with Ribo and Israel about, amongst other things, J.K. Rowling, LOST and European politics, although not necessarily in that order. One thing: I’m not sure who actually paid for my dinner, but thank you to my unnamed benefactor!

We’d arrived back at the hotel to discover the lobby suddenly full of not only new guests but police officers. We later discovered the King (or possibly the Prince?) of Morocco, and clearly quite a few of his closest friends, had all arrived for a night or two. This put a crimp in our late-night gaming plans, since the conference room was unexpectedly full, but some of us did find space in the lobby. I broke out my prototype of Runaway Rabbits (more about that in Part 2!) which everyone seemed to enjoy, and we also played several different prototypes brought by Josep M. Allué — who I have so far forgotten to mention!

Josep is a very creative designer from Barcelona, and was another guest of the fair. His brand new game is Jinx, published in Spain by Homoludicus (and curiously marketed everywhere else as Dixit Jinx). He came armed with lots of great prototypes, including a neat card-based storytelling game, and also a fantastically silly card game about making facial expressions (a simple game whose rules I nevertheless found surprisingly hard to grasp at 1 o’clock in the morning!).

Saturday was my last day in Granollers, but my flight left Barcelona in the late afternoon so I had plenty of time to enjoy more of the fair and play more games, including a play of Pau More’s Herbolaria with Haritz and a profoundly unlucky Josep, seen below rolling a ‘1’. Again.

Oriol was keen to give Josep and I a personal tour of the old centre of Granollers, including its famous medieval covered market, the Porxada. This was a tour we undertook in some style, ferried there and back in a lemon-ochre, tank-like military bus: What else!?

But soon enough my Spanish adventure was coming to an end. It was a fantastic experience for me to see Divinare being played and enjoyed by so many people, and my heartfelt thanks goes out, once more, to everyone in Granollers who made me feel so welcome, with special thanks reserved for Haritz, Oriol and Enric for looking after me so generously!

You can look forward (if you want to) to news of my exploits at the UK Games Expo in Birmingham, in Part 2: Half a Pint of Cider.

This post also appears on my BrettSpiel game design blog.

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pharmakon — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:39:03 +0000

by pharmakon

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greyelephant — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:38:43 +0000

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sbszine — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:38:14 +0000

by sbszine

Yup.

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bmayer — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:38:14 +0000

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Sevej — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:38:03 +0000

by Sevej

Google splintered light miniatures.

Reply: Railways of the World:: General:: Re: Suggested # of players

Datharaur — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:37:53 +0000

by Datharaur

oppenheimer wrote:

mfaulk80 wrote:
jmucchiello wrote:

Yes, Europe is perfect with 4 players. Hellish with 5 players.

We generally just play something else with just 3 players.

US West is our default 5 player map though it plays 6 pretty well. US East works best with 6 and is a bit loose with only 5.

I think I prefer Hellish. US West felt really loose for me @5 players, and Europe felt a tiny bit loose with 4...

Honestly, those games have me thinking that I may enjoy Steam a bit more...(which I also own).

Has anyone tried Europe with this overlay, whether or not you had five? It's supposed to make Europe more five-player friendly. The last time that we did Europe there was only four of us, so we felt no need, but I would be interested to get some feedback from those who have used it:

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Yes, we've tried it. It's good in theory, but not in practice.

In our group, a typical four-player Europe game will start with each player doing one of the following:
1) Paris/Amsterdam (who often goes for Amsterdam-Marseilles, rarely Constantinople)
2) Milan/Rome (who often goes for Rome-Berlin)
3) Moscow/Vienna (start at one end, build towards the other)
4) Milan/Marseilles (eventually into Spain)
5) Something that sets the player up for a peripheral service bounty (Lisbon/Constantinople/Moscow)

Adding England to the mix seems like a good idea, but what it does is turns a decent one-person "game" and by adding a bunch of cubes in London practically forces another player to be in that area, which means that one or more of the other regions of the board are ignored. It's somewhat like the Northeast in the Eastern US map; it's too good for one player, but two gets a little crowded and three players in the area is just ugly for everyone. For four players, it adds nothing helpful to the map. For five players, it can make the Paris/Amsterdam game rough since that player now has to worry about someone in London trying to build through Paris/Amsterdam to build his network, and in the process ripping off cubes.

If you want to add something to the Europe map, consider adding two minor cities on the eastern shore of the Adriatic. I believe that Joe from our group has been working on an overlay (or so he says, anyway... :P) that makes that section a little more reasonable since it will make getting to Athens/Constantinople less of a predictable chore.

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Gibmaatsuki — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:37:46 +0000

by Gibmaatsuki

Related Item: Grand Cru: Innovation Tiles

If I remember correctly, these only came in the wooden edition of the game.

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robcannonsoftware — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:37:39 +0000

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Sphere — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:37:24 +0000

by Sphere

HuginnGreiling wrote:

Every time we moved to the next scenario, our reaction was 'Wow, now the game will be even cooler!" It never felt incomplete. But every new scenario, with the new rules it added, felt like rediscovering a game I already liked and finding out I liked it even better.

That was exactly how it was with us.

We never even reached SAGS, not because we didn't want to keep playing, but more because we added a couple of guys to the play group and that changed what was hitting the table. I've logged 9 plays, all head to head, all scenarios.

I don't recall off the top of my head what number we were on, but I loved the game, and my rating is based only on what I've experienced so far. Looking at it that way I've rated Pete's JUST TO LEARN THE GAME part a 9. Think what I'm gonna rate it if I ever get to the good stuff! Does this thing go to 11?

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ausminstrel — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:36:48 +0000

by ausminstrel

Very cool answer... thank you. :)

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nickbolton — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:36:16 +0000

by nickbolton

Yes - it is worth getting, even if you only play solitaire.

Who knows you may get a chance to teach someone else too.

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Rishi — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:36:09 +0000

by Rishi

cferejohn wrote:

Married; kid #1 (and probably kid #only) due on (gulp) September 3rd (yes, labor day, har har har). I'll try to keep active here even though "being thrown up on" will probably become a more regular part of my routine than it has been since college.

Congrats!

Active participation is encouraged, but I think we all have sporadic periods. Totally understandable that you'll be spending less time online and less time gaming once the kid is born.

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Gibmaatsuki — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:36:08 +0000

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paralipsis — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:36:06 +0000

by paralipsis

kaziam wrote:

Oh and it also advertises itself as a 2-6 player game when it's 2 player for the first 11 hours. Who can introduce this to a gaming group without a 100% long term commitment? I buy games for a variety not to get married to them.

As far as I know, it never purports to support more than four players. And if you want to play the missions with more than two players, the 3-4 player versions are available from the website. There's no need to play it 2-player-only if you are intent on the 3-4 player version of the game.

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robcannonsoftware — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:35:55 +0000

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Thread: Dungeons and Dragons Adventure System Board Games:: General:: [Custom Monster] 3 Mouseketeers

Wuyley — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:35:40 +0000

by Wuyley

After reading about the upcoming game Mice and Mystics, and how pumped I am, I thought I would make a Monster using some of those figures. Behold, the 3 Mouseketeers!

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kduke — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:35:24 +0000

by kduke

Amos, I'll make sure Rob sees your note. I have some 'GM" aids that I was suggesting LBG make available for guys like you (and Walt! I'm not forgetting Walt!) but they want to make something sharper, so I'll keep on them about that.

They are also working on greater retail offerings, both in the US and Europe. The bad news is that there are only a couple people doing all this, so time spent on one thing costs something else.

In the meantime, we had a very interesting big demo at Nashcon and some good play in smaller spaces as well. I have posted a few photos but been too much on the run for a full report. I will try and make that happen this weekend.

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Foosman — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:35:00 +0000

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Reply: Risk Legacy:: Strategy:: Re: Outright collaboration between 2 players?

Dexter345 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:34:49 +0000

by Dexter345

I think this is exactly what you are supposed to do. And of course, if you want to be extra Risk-y, convince him to help you win the first one, and then don't help him win the second one.

But honestly, I've got one win, and two players on my board have two. On our next game, I'm going to be trying for a win first, but if I'm not going to win, I'm going to make sure the two people with two wins don't get it. That's just smart strategy.

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travvller — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:34:36 +0000

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Reply: VIC (Melbourne):: Re: Aussie Mid Year 2012 Math Trade - Discussion Thread

Friendless — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:34:34 +0000

by Friendless

Abanon wrote:

You couldn't have posted that 10 minutes ago????

I was coding as fast as I could. It was a bee's dick away from working first time and being ready 10 minutes earlier and me not missing my bus.

Reply: 1830: Railways & Robber Barons:: Reviews:: Re: [Voice of Experience] 1830

clearclaw — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:34:27 +0000

by clearclaw

Morganza wrote:

clearclaw wrote:
Joshuaaaaaa wrote:
In 1856, depending on player count, its not unusual to see 1st companies floated at $100/share.

Not with competent players.

That depends a great deal on player count. I agree that usually players' final positions are inversely proportional to the price at which they float their first company, but there may be special circumstances, such as competition for tiles, that dictate otherwise.

I'd agree for a step or maybe two up the par chart, but not for as high $100 (let alone the questionable intersection between "special circumstances" and "not unusual")

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RhodesN7 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:33:45 +0000

by RhodesN7

For those of you who managed to grab the $10 copies from Amazon-
my copy arrived today with zero problems.

It seems the one good thing that comes from these shady sellers with ridiculously low priced items is that sometimes real sellers will match the price.

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Aenea — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:33:40 +0000

by Aenea

Orangemoose wrote:

I am 91 thumbs away from receiving my 150,000th.

Party at jfro/jethro/poo/pookie's

And he is away for a bit so we have his place to ourselves! Yay!

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Reply: 1830: Railways & Robber Barons:: Reviews:: Re: [Voice of Experience] 1830

Morganza — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:33:28 +0000

by Morganza

clearclaw wrote:

Joshuaaaaaa wrote:
In 1856, depending on player count, its not unusual to see 1st companies floated at $100/share.

Not with competent players.

That depends a great deal on player count. I agree that usually players' final positions are inversely proportional to the price at which they float their first company, but there may be special circumstances, such as competition for tiles, that dictate otherwise.

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Friendless — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:33:17 +0000

by Friendless

Andrew, I won't say that there is no order effect because I do make sure that things happen in some fixed order (though I don't know what that is) to ensure that two runs with the same data produce the same result. However on the whole it's not that sort of algorithm. From the wants list we produce a graph something like this entirely unrelated image I grabbed off the web:

Then we find loops in that graph. So definitely the order we choose to traverse the graph in has a huge effect on the result, but how that order is related to the order of the wants lists is not well defined at all.

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larryjrice — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:33:12 +0000

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Old Dwarf — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:33:05 +0000

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I just got the shipped e-mail it went out today:D

OD

Session: Memoir '44:: Lasers Over Laredo: a Fortress America scenario for Memoir '44

pete belli — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:33:02 +0000

by pete belli

This futuristic scenario combines units from the new edition of Fortress America with the flexible Memoir '44 system developed by Richard Borg. United States forces are contesting a crossing of the Rio Grande by the southern invader. The units represent brigades or regiments and each hex measures slightly less than 5 kilometers across.

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The map depicts the area between the outskirts of Laredo and the Falcon Reservoir. The compass would point north to the left edge of the board in this photograph. Standard terrain tiles include the river, bridges, airfields, and towns. I created the special "dry streambed" hexes to reflect the lightly wooded valley terrain found in this region. Most units have three movement points. A stream hex cost two movement points to enter but does not block line-of-sight. A town or bridge costs one movement point to enter. Entering a river hex exhausts all movement points for every unit but helicopters.

The strategic narrative is based on the epic Chancellorsville campaign in the American Civil War. The powerful attacking force is making a demonstration or feint near the city while two strong columns move in a wide arc to cross the river on pontoon bridges. The defending commander is shifting troops to oppose the flanking move, and the two groups should collide in a fluid struggle. A scenario based on symmetrical lines of similar formations facing each other across a river is a lesson in boredom, so I often attempt to build unbalanced map configurations with bunches of units.

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The formations in a typical division represent two mechanized infantry units and a hovertanktank unit. Since the hovertank miniatures are huge only one playing piece will occupy a hex with the other two armored vehicles in a tank formation represented by small flag tokens. The first hits on a hovertank unit will remove these flags.

I created a special "lite" deck of command cards for this scenario. Each player begins with a hand of five (US) or six (southern invader) cards. Several unnecessary or unwanted cards have been removed. To speed play most of the Recon and Probe cards have also been taken out of the deck. A player using one of the few remaining Recon commands will immediately pull the top card from the deck and play it automatically, then draw another card to fill up his hand.

For this scenario Electronic Warfare is represented by a modified Counter-Attack event card. After the active player presents his card for a turn the enemy player can use Electronic Warfare to disrupt the attacker's command and control systems. The active player must immediately return that card to his hand and play a different card.

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Neither side has air superiority so both players have bombers available. Aircraft can perform three types of missions: direct ground support during a battle, bombing runs at the end of a turn, or interdiction missions which pin enemy formations into position with no chance to move or attack.

Of course, the US player has lasers. They are activated when the special Barrage random event card appears after being buried in the middle of the deck. There will be one laser attack each turn with the US player taregting any enemy formation and rolling a number of battle dice equal to the number of figures in the enemy unit... it is easier to hit a large formation.

Partisan forces (kneeling figures) are weak on the offensive and roll three battle dice with a range of just one hex. They maneuver and fire according to standard M44 infantry rules but these tough partisan units are difficult to destroy... one battle dice is subtracted from every attack launched against a partisan formation.

Fans of Red Dawn may shout a loud "Wolverines!" battle cry now.

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Mechanized infantry can move three hexes or move two hexes and fire. Each mechanized infantry unit includes four figures and a vehicle. The vehicles do not count as a miniature. Foot infantry formations use standard M44 rules. All infantry formations including mechs use the 3-2-1 battle dice sequence.

A staff officer miniature (an American commander is depicted here) can be assigned to a formation at the end of a turn. Any formation accompanied by a staff officer is automatically activated during the following turn, but this requires advance planning on the part of the player.

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The V-22 Osprey helicopters (like the US airborne formation shown in this photograph) have six movement points and fight like flying tanks with a 3-3-3 battle dice sequence. These helicopter units can absorb four hits represented by the four soldier miniatures and only take damage on a star result. They are quite powerful but due to the threat posed by SAM launchers helicopters may never be ordered into a hex adjacent to an enemy unit.

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Missile launchers are not part of the new FA component mix. They represent artillery units and roll the standard M44 battle dice sequence. The unit can expend three movement points or expend one movement point and fire. Each missile launcher unit includes a vehicle, a commander, and a block representing the formation’s reserve ammunition supply. The first hit on a missile unit destroys the ammunition; the second hit knocks out the commander and the formation is removed from play. A player may choose to expend a missile unit’s reserve ammunition supply during one attack. This option allows the player to conduct two fire missions.

I try to emphasize maneuver by reducing cheap-shot casualties. Retreat flags always take priority over losses. Grenades only hit when units are adjacent. In this session the US formations melted away like queso on a steaming enchilada. I need to work on that, possibly by adding more partisan units to clog the path of the Commie aggressors.

The bold southern invader can score victory points by capturing bridges or town hexes, moving units to the upper edge of the board, and wrecking US formations. The cautious American player must avoid heavy losses among his Regular Army units and keep the Mercosur forces pinned against the river so the enemy can't achieve a breakthrough. Only partisan units are permitted to cross the Rio Grande into Mexico, and they are more useful as speed bumps for the enemy hovertanks.

Thanks for taking a few minutes to read this lengthy article.

Most of the the vehicles and aircraft are Micro Machines. The figures are 1:72 scale miniatures produced by Esci and Caesar. The hovertanks are from Mechwarrior.

Reply: Feel the Love:: Re: Feel the Love - Second Age - Thread #2

Aenea — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:33:01 +0000

by Aenea

Orangemoose wrote:

I'm curious.

Why is Alice in Chains?

Because she has been a bad, bad girl???

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elemental — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:32:58 +0000

by elemental

Review: Brass:: Northern Greatness - One of my top ten games

Ken_Nicholson — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:32:55 +0000

by Ken_Nicholson

"Where there's muck there's brass!"

The northern expression that gives this game a name and what a game. There are four elements that I seek in a game:

- Theme
- Attraction
- Mechanic
- Engagement

If a game scores high in any one of these areas then I'll enjoy it and more than likely want to play it again. But if a game comes along that scores highly in all of these then that is a truly great game that'll I'll always want to play again.

From my subject line you've already guessed the ending of this story and maybe you agree with my sentiment, maybe you don't share my view or maybe you're undecided. I hope that if you agree with me you'll enjoy my observations, if you don't agree hopefully I can encourage you to take another look and if you're undecided then this is a chance to influence you.

Theme 10/10

I'm not one for needing lots of background and detail to a game to give it depth and interest but I do want games to be about something; which is not to say that I don't like abstract games, but it does mean I prefer theme to abstract games. Brass is the industrial revolution. That's the game and to my mind it really achieves it's aims here. The board shows the North (of England) and all the great towns and cities that have such resonance when it comes to the 19th century revolution that changed our world so much. The game has enough turns and with the clever two phase game (canel phase and rail phase) you really get the feel of the passage of history as the board fills up with mines, railways and "dark satanic" mills. This is an excellent theme that really works, oh and by the way I love railways and industry so it really hits my buttons.

Attraction 10/10

Games can so easily be about thinking and planning and that all to easy analysis. But games are also brilliantly emotional; and for me there is no difference between the desire to listen to great music, see great films or hang out with great friends and the desire to play great games. I long to play some games and when I have the expectation of playing a game there is no better feeling (though no doubt my wife might have words about that). So where's the attraction in Brass. Brass gives me the hit of balancing efficiency game goodness with the chagrin of competing for the right places to play; Brass gives you that sense of being the industrial magnate with the frustration of not quite having enough turns to do the things you want to do. This game hits so many of my gaming needs that the attraction is turned up to max.

Mechanic 10/10

The mechanics of games can make or break them. Without mechanics that work and make the game run smooth and achieve their aims you might as well go home. There are a number of neat mechanics in Brass. First are the cards these either show locations in the North or industries in your turn you play two cards to either build in the location on the card or build an industry as shown on the card in a location your connected too. This allows you to do almost everything you want to do but sometimes just not quite enough which to my mind fits very well with the business situation industrialists found themselves in. The industries have a clever mechanic as well where you can develop them to get more points or income from them and as they become more developed they become more dependant on each other which means that sometimes you have to take resources from other players which helps them along. The railways/canals work really well at connecting your industries and the income/exporting cotton balance the game so that there are multiple ways of winning (always an important element to a game).

Engagement 10/10

The last element of importance is the way a game can keep you interested as you play and at its best make you feel you're in the situation you're acting out. Brass has this in spades. The turns aren't too long so you always feel engaged with what's going on. The turn order is dependant on your spend in the previous round which changes things up each turn. There's lots for you to consider between turns that keeps you thinking. You really get a sense of your expanding industry and with the neat move from canal phase to rail phase and the removal of obsolete tech means that the board cleans up a bit but if you've developed your tech you'll still have some of your industry on the board. There is a slightly artificial element in the canal phase of no town allowing a player to have more that one build there but this does mean you can't fall too far behind. Also as most of the points are gained in the rail phase you never feel out of it early on and newbies can adapt as they go.

Conclusion

Brass gives me all the key elements that make, for me, a great game. I freely admit that I'm slightly swayed by the fact I'm from the North originally and the game gives me a bit of a homely feeling; also this was the first game my girlfriend (now my wife) bought me so there is a sentimental element to my attraction. But even so I do think this is a truely great game it makes me feel like an industrialist, it engages enough thinking to make it fun without making it painful, it's fun with some unexpectant twists that can happen and the mechanics really make it quick without taking away the sense of being in the moment. Add to this the fact it was designed by the mighty Martin Wallace and want more do you want from a game.

Reply: Feel the Love:: Re: Feel the Love - Second Age - Thread #2

Aenea — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:32:28 +0000

by Aenea

madmaggie wrote:

Orangemoose wrote:
MadBrad wrote:
jfro wrote:
I will not be on BGG for the rest of tonight, and possibly tomorrow. If you need me several members have the ability to get in touch with me through gmail chat or my actual phone number.

A geekmail will go to my phone I may or may not respond to that.

Jfro is not a happy camper right now.

Sorry you were put in a bad place. Rising to the occasion, however, proves your mettel and courage. Take a walk, see some friends, throw water balloons at those pesky neighborhood squirrels/kids/dogs or whatever else calms you down.

We won't misbehave while you are taking a well deserved break - well, not much...except for the strippers....but othere that that, we'll be angels. Oh, and the beer...and the hot tub. Getting awfully late, you should be going now...we'll be fine...really!

Seriously, have a good breather. We'll be here.

Let's burn this house down.

Well, that would be stupid. Where would we meet?

Party at Maggies.

Moose, you bring your board games, I'll provide the wine.

It's on like Donkey Kong!

I think it is easier to move those few bottles of wine you have than it is for Moose to bring all his games! :p

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j-berman — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:32:25 +0000

by j-berman

Reply: Wings of Glory: WW1 Special Packs:: News:: Re: New Bombers at Nashcon, May 26

kduke — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:32:08 +0000

by kduke

Well, the demo was pretty spectacular!

I have posted some WW1 pix here (still due for WW2 pix in the appropriate place).

Very much on the run for the rest of the week, but will post a report by this weekend (and more pix!).

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larryjrice — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:31:49 +0000

by larryjrice

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Scootergsp — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:31:45 +0000

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Reply: Feel the Love:: Re: Feel the Love - Second Age - Thread #2

Orangemoose — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:31:19 +0000

by Orangemoose

I am 91 thumbs away from receiving my 150,000th.

Party at jfro/jethro/poo/pookie's

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manyslayer — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:31:00 +0000

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LOL The TXT MSG Game! has been added to the geeklist One Degree of Separation XI: This Song Name Game for GeekGold Goes To Eleven ]]>

Reply: Goa:: General:: Re: hot news and an acknowledgment

joshbalvin — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:30:58 +0000

by joshbalvin

Yes everyone, GOA and Tournay will be available in stores as of this Wednesday!

turns out that's not the case. it was mistakenly reported. they just updated that the game will hit stores in july. bummer.

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manyslayer — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:30:43 +0000

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seppo21 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:30:32 +0000

by seppo21

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Gibmaatsuki — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:30:23 +0000

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cferejohn — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:30:20 +0000

by cferejohn

Reply: Earth Reborn:: Reviews:: Re: Earth Reborn - The Miniatures Mission Simulator Sandbox, Complete With Kitty Cigars

kaziam — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:30:19 +0000

by kaziam

Earth Reborn is a good mini game with no support (i.e. no expansions, no new factions, no new minis). It is not a board game, as the board game aspect with the theme is the tutorial. Nobody would ever play scenario 1 again unless they were teaching someone how to play. So you have this well made mini game with no real theme that has a thematic tutorial. Oh and it also advertises itself as a 2-6 player game when it's 2 player for the first 11 hours. Who can introduce this to a gaming group without a 100% long term commitment? I buy games for a variety not to get married to them.

Reply: Gloom of Kilforth: A Fantasy Quest Game:: News:: Re: UK Games Expo 2012

MrAParka — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:30:11 +0000

by MrAParka

Played this at the Expo (on the Sunday, slightly confused looking fella).

Really, really enjoyed it. I've been talking about it so much to a couple of other gaming friends and they are quite keen to try it out. How soon are we likely to see this?

:)

Reply: Dust Warfare: Core Rulebook:: General:: Re: New Custom Designed Unit Cards - Looking For Suggestions!

Reaper Steve — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:29:52 +0000

by Reaper Steve

Great cards!

Suggestion: consider changing the wording of the Command Squad rule from "Issue 1 additional order..." to "May issue the [smoke screen] [weiderbelebungserum failsafe] order." I read the first wording to mean that they can issue any one extra order.

Thanks for making these!

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muaddib77 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:29:44 +0000

by muaddib77

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manchuwok — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:29:41 +0000

by manchuwok

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DigitalMan — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:29:35 +0000

by DigitalMan

Albireo wrote:

I`d just buy the basic game - it`s very good. I don`t know what the deluxe set offers really - it`s probably a bit like playing chess with a £50 set or a £5000 set - the game`s the same really.

The original edition's buildings (for example) have no artwork at all.

This edition has great *everything* and also includes two expansions.

I've always loved this game, but this edition significantly increased my enjoyment. I'm glad to have it.

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1000rpm — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:29:27 +0000

by 1000rpm

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Reply: Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game:: General:: Re: Any idea if Tailing will suck as bad as it does in Wings of War?

charlest — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:29:24 +0000

by charlest

solidhavok wrote:

charlest wrote:
solidhavok wrote:
charlest wrote:
BradyLS wrote:
In WWI and WWII dogfights, you could watch the movement of the rudder and aeleirons(sic) to determine which way your target would go. What would tip a tailing ship in the Star Wars universe? (Other than maybe The Force?)

I'm not an expert on this, but I figure it's similar to following another car. By being behind the person you're tailing, you have ample time to react to their actions. If they bank left you can simply follow their flight path.

They would have to beat you with speed or a tricky maneuver to shake you.

It's not really that easy - it all depends on speed and distance between the two vehicles (which really equates the time gap between them). If you are so confident that it's easy to tail someone, have a buddy drive at about 65 mph with yourself about 1/2 - 1 car length behind and let him switch lanes, brake, and take exits with impunity. Odds are you'll find yourself in a different lane, running into him, or missing the exit.

Also, it depends on the relative maneuverability of the two vehicles.

I think that in the game, if you are far enough back, you can tail by simply playing the appropriate card one round after your opponent.

Except in space/air typically you don't have medians, other cars, walls, buildings etc.

Other vehicles are a definite possibility in a dogfight/furball/scrum whathaveyou. Plus in space you can have meteors, in atmosphere you have ground and mountains/buildings (depending on how adventurous your dogfight is. Also, it's an easier task in cars as the problem is essentially 2-dimensional, whereas with air/space you've got 3 dimensions of movement (albeit not in this game). Although with most aircraft and the way that most spacecraft "seem" to operate, you do get a little bit more of a signal for where they are going since the craft (and pilots) are better at climbing than diving and "rolling and pitching" is much faster than "yawing", so pilots roll so that the direction they want to go is "up" relative to their butt, then pull back.

You are correct, however, you can't argue that tailing is not a huge part of Star Wars. It should be supported in a Star Wars dogfighting game.

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Gibmaatsuki — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:29:14 +0000

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Revolver: Hunt the Man Down has been added to the geeklist My 2nd Essen: 2012 - Games I am looking 4ward to ]]>

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Gamelady2 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:28:54 +0000

by Gamelady2

Reply: Earth Reborn:: Reviews:: Re: Earth Reborn - The Miniatures Mission Simulator Sandbox, Complete With Kitty Cigars

cradleofmilk — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:28:52 +0000

by cradleofmilk

ER is a fantastic game. I give it a "10". However, it is absolutely going to get little play from most people who own it for the reasons mentioned already. I can't wait to play more (7 or so plays so far), but I always instinctively felt like the "tutorials" were "the game" and the other stuff was a bonus.

Realistically, who is going to need the generator stuff? Looks awesome, but you need to dedicate a huge amount of time to the system before you can use it. Sage fees, aerial combat, and artifact abilities in AD&D were interesting, but you know you're too busy slogging through the first level of the Temple of Elemental Evil to ever need that stuff. It's all good, but only the truly dedicated (who don't own a hundred other games) are ever going to make it happen.

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Gibmaatsuki — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:28:47 +0000

by Gibmaatsuki

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Reply: Merchants & Marauders:: Sessions:: Re: First game - Two player Merchant vs Marauder battle

superflypete — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:28:39 +0000

by superflypete

I'm with Anthony. Great game, and the conflict level is dependant upon card draws, NPC actions, and the straight-up meanness of the players. But, in any case, 4 players beating one another to death is the way to go.

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Brother Narsis — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:28:37 +0000

by Brother Narsis

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manchuwok — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:28:37 +0000

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Reply: Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition):: General:: Re: What previews are left?

Mr Skeletor — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:28:03 +0000

by Mr Skeletor

I've seen enough previews, just send me the fucking game already so we can get this over with.

Reply: Sergeants Miniatures Game:: Rules:: Re: Scenarios rules Question

Hahma — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:28:00 +0000

by Hahma

Awesome Kevin! I think that will be greatly appreciated by the consumers and also better for business.

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SamNzed — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:28:00 +0000

by SamNzed

I'm with Stephen...
I can get pretty annoyed and annoying but it's about taking a deep breath.

Start up a Sex, Politics or Religion Thread, or just ignore each other, or let it go. Or contact an admin.

We try to keep it nice here, we're g4gg, the dreamland where we convert useless pixel images of money into real games: we're not the aggressive image threads, and we try to be as polite as the wargamers.

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manchuwok — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:27:55 +0000

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Thread: Pastiche:: Variants:: Playing with Teams

buck380 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:27:32 +0000

by buck380

Like the recent addition of Team rules for Ticket To Ride (we play team T2R on the USA map), I thought Pastiche could benefit from couples playing in teams of 2.

We use Card racks already for these games so perhaps there can be a Team rack and a personal rack? Maybe both players just alternate turns like in a 4 player game and play to complete the same commissions cooperatively?

Any other ideas out there?

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belial1134 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:27:28 +0000

by belial1134

Thread: Computer Based Board Gaming:: New - Small World Underground Module for Vassal

holyguano — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:25:45 +0000

by holyguano

I have created a Small World Underground module for Vassal.

I have a playable module Small World Underground, Regular Small World and the 3 expansions. By default it only has the Underground Races and Powers in the decks. You can add in the expansions and the Vanilla ones.

It is based on the existing Small World module already on Vassal.

Let me know if you would like to see the playable work in progress or play a game.

here is the thread in Underground's forums:

http://boardgamegeek.com/article/9250603#9250603

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Elyklord — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:25:17 +0000

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GoTeamVenture — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:25:09 +0000

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Reply: Power Grid:: General:: Re: How does it play with 2 players..

Redward — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:25:09 +0000

by Redward

wmshub wrote:

To me PG is not much like acquire at all.

They are not very similar, really but they have one thing in common for me (and perhaps me alone). In PG I feel like I am trying to get this financial momentum and I am often able to get enough to either win or be very competitive. I feel the same way with acquire except that catching that wave of momentum is much more mysterious and challenging (not in a good way IMHO).

That is the only similarity. It has to do with a similar sense I get from both games. Based on your description of Steam it is probably a much better game for comparison.

-Redward

Reply: Northeast:: Re: Would anyone like to take a game design class? (Ellicott City/Columbia, MD)

Springheeledjack — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:25:08 +0000

by Springheeledjack

The new Kolbold Guide to Board Game Design is a good guide for what a design class should cover.

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capt yid — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:24:58 +0000

by capt yid

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Brother Narsis — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:24:49 +0000

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joelbear — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:24:05 +0000

by joelbear

Reply: Recommendations:: Re: Tell me about more games with these mechanisms

jobin13 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:24:04 +0000

by jobin13

thedacker wrote:

Innovation and/or Glory to Rome - The two card games just might fit all of your requests best. They are brilliant little card games with variable win conditions based on the card combos. They're also very interactive. If you're not paying attention to your opponents, and doing something to slow them down, you'll lose.

A bonus point for Glory to Rome - there are non-VP based victory conditions.

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GeekTeacher — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:24:03 +0000

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kvenosdel — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:23:55 +0000

by kvenosdel

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Brother Narsis — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:23:49 +0000

by Brother Narsis

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johnnyspys — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:23:38 +0000

by johnnyspys

Related Item: HeroCard Rise of the Shogun

I have this too...yeah the smell of the game was horrid..plastic death.

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blaze1599 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:23:31 +0000

by blaze1599

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joelbear — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:23:29 +0000

by joelbear

Reply: Risk Legacy:: Strategy:: Re: Outright collaboration between 2 players?

tawnos76 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:23:10 +0000

by tawnos76

I do not mind collusion of the losing players at all.
I am on the opposite side of that as I and one other player have the most wins out of 8 games so far and if we get near each other we trade a territory back and forth for cards. It made a few players decide they needed to do something and we told them to team up if needed.

Reply: Tigris & Euphrates:: Reviews:: Re: [Voice of Experience] Tigris & Euphrates: There can be only one

NateStraight — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:23:05 +0000

by NateStraight

Lee's particular brand of wordiness is just part of his persona. I can see how someone who hasn't spent a lot of time interacting with him would expect a bit more... focus? I don't think the length of his review should necessitate that it contain any particular level of detail, low or high. It's just a stylistic feature, really. Some authors write piercing short stories or fables, others write novels or unfinished fourteen book series that live on after their deaths. Neither is inherently more or less likely to contain deep content; they are two entirely separate axes.

Reply: Lock 'N Load: Forgotten Heroes; Vietnam:: Rules:: Re: Rules clarification.

SJBenoist — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:22:59 +0000

by SJBenoist

That rule is saying if you and your opponent both have adjacent good order units, they automatically spot each other.

IOW, when your rifle squad is less than 50 meters from his rifle squad, both sides know each other are there.

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Gibmaatsuki — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:22:56 +0000

by Gibmaatsuki

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Reply: Dominion: Dark Ages:: News:: Re: Dark Ages

superbgg — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:22:54 +0000

by superbgg

donaldx wrote:

... no later than Essen.

Excellent. Now I just need a map to the RGG stand and my Essen preparations will be complete :p

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joelbear — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:22:27 +0000

by joelbear

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barbarianprince — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:22:26 +0000

by barbarianprince

Reply: PBEM:: Re: Looking for pbp/pbem/vassal games

holyguano — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:21:57 +0000

by holyguano

If you are still looking for opponents for Small World msg me. I have created a module for Small World Underground as well that I haven't posted yet but have been playing PBEM with.

Reply: Women and Gaming:: Re: geek women do you upgrade your games in a creative way ?

manutd03 — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:21:53 +0000

by manutd03

I love pimping games! I do so whenever I can! Let's see...

Agricola: The Goodies, farmer meeples, bread-eeples to replace food chits

Summoner Wars: All 16 custom dice sets

Battlestar Galactica & expansions: Painted all the ships

Fury of Dracula: Paid BGG User to paint minis

Star Wars Epic Duels: Printed new decks and added minis for the new characters

Merchants & Marauders: Paid BGG User to paint naval ships

Runewars: Paid BGG User to paint all 20 heroes

Also, I have nice shallow 4" wooden bowls (4 of them) that we use to hold components in Jambo, Merchants & Marauders, and lots of other games.

Reply: BGG General:: Re: BoardGameGeek XML API

grandslam — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:21:50 +0000

by grandslam

Aldie, Thank you so much for trying. I really appreciate it.

Also, I would be fine having a level of support for BGG above the current one for processor-intensive tasks.

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j-berman — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:21:50 +0000

by j-berman

Wettstreit der Baumeister has been added to the geeklist No Cultists Allowed - An Unrestricted Math Trade ]]>

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andsoerinsaid — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:21:49 +0000

by andsoerinsaid

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Gibmaatsuki — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:21:49 +0000

by Gibmaatsuki

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GeekTeacher — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:21:33 +0000

by GeekTeacher

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Reply: U-Boat Leader:: Rules:: Re: Unfit Boat Passes Contact to Fit Boat?

JimM — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:21:19 +0000

by JimM

OK... I don't have the rules in front of me... but I can check them tomorrow.

I am going to say that the 2nd sub would not get the contacts unless it was part of a wolfpack on the contact display and then it would be able to continue on with the contacts.

Will double check tomorrow.

Jim

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Orangemoose — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:21:05 +0000

by Orangemoose

madmaggie wrote:

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

I only truly love one of these - unless we're out of milk. :devil:

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GoTeamVenture — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:20:56 +0000

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Reply: The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game:: Rules:: Re: do you resolve a stage of a quest when you finally complete that stage

manydills — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:20:52 +0000

by manydills

Ah, I understand now. The FAQ resolves this: You have quested successfully at the point where you count your willpower and it's greater than the threat in the staging area. This happens BEFORE you place any tokens. So it'd go like this:

Willpower > Threat
You've quested successfully: Forced: text on the quest card triggers.
Place tokens on the quest card/active location.
If the quest card has enough tokens on it, go to the next quest card.

(It's item 1.24 in the FAQ if you wanna check it out.)

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kvenosdel — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:20:44 +0000

by kvenosdel