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Post by Leolian'sBro on Aug 13, 2021 14:31:23 GMT
My Father’s Work is looking rather excellent.
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Post by Phattso on Aug 13, 2021 14:54:25 GMT
I used to work (maybe five or six years back) with a crew who were well up for all sorts of boardgames. At least once a fortnight an entire evening would get devoted to playing some. Really miss those times. :-(
I do still have what little remains of my stack out in the garage. A criminally underplayed Kickstarter version of Scythe amongst them.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 13, 2021 15:29:30 GMT
My Father’s Work is looking rather excellent. That does look quite cool. |
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 13, 2021 15:32:49 GMT
Been really enjoying Champions of Hara since picking it up on a whim a few weeks ago.
It's like Mage Knight meets Dragon Ball, with less complexity but still plenty of depth, and world-building done by someone creative rather than a mathematician.
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Post by chuchurkt on Aug 13, 2021 15:59:48 GMT
Got to play Anno 1800 this week, which I really enjoyed. Basically a tech tree game with short turns.
It's currently got the PC police moaning about it on BGG.
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Post by 😎 on Aug 13, 2021 16:36:45 GMT
I completed my Feast for Odin collection the other day. Norwegians, the mini expansions, and the promos.
And I'm still shit at it and get decision paralysis.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2021 22:52:02 GMT
I'm gutted that I can't buy either of the following things new to play with our ten year old:
Key to the Kingdom
Atmosfear
These things had serious vibes and were pitched at just the right level for kids. The only fantasy type stuff available now either looks horribly complex or cheap.
Any recommendations welcome as we're going on holiday soon and all I have for her is Uno and Exploding Kittens. Plus Monopoly. Which I hate.
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Post by 😎 on Aug 13, 2021 22:59:03 GMT
Atmosfear came back a few years ago with an app-driven version
Spoiler - it’s still shit
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 13, 2021 22:59:46 GMT
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 13, 2021 23:00:37 GMT
No idea if the new version is any good mind you.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 13, 2021 23:07:44 GMT
If you're after fantasy adventure style games, Mice & Mystics, Stuffed Fables or Aftermath might be worth a look.
Never played Key to the Kingdom, but it looks quite similar in style to Talsiman as well.
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Post by 😎 on Aug 13, 2021 23:10:58 GMT
She’s ten years old, more than old enough to get her into Twilight Imperium or Advanced Squad Leader.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2021 23:38:03 GMT
Thanks for some of these suggestions. Talisman and Mice and Mystics (the minis look brill for that too) look pretty decent although a lot more complex than KttK.
I think Stuffed Fables looks like a lovely idea and a year or so ago maybe, but I think she'd think it too 'babyish' now. Lockdowns of communicating with friends through apps and devices have made them all grow up too fast sadly.
I think I'll have to do some market research before I drop £50 on something as she will be in danger of getting fed up if the complexity and subject matter aren't to taste.
Cheers for the suggestions though. I had hoped she'd wanna play Age of Sigmar with me but no dice so far.😂
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Post by Dgzter on Aug 14, 2021 6:46:44 GMT
Not sure if this is quite the right thread, but came across the Kickstarter pitch for the potential G1 Transformers Chess set:
All 32 pieces are intended to be unique. Video noticeably doesn’t display a full board, though, which I fear maybe a little crowded. Also backing looks like it starts at $600 …
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Post by Rodimus-Prime on Aug 14, 2021 7:34:07 GMT
Shortly after lockdown and me and a few friends started 'boardgame club' where we'd get together for a few days every month and continue our Vampire Requiem tabletop game, but also try a few boardgames.
My pal managed to get a hold of Rum and Bones for our last meet up, which was awesome. There's a really fun mechanic whereby if the game is starting to get away from you, you can perform moves that will intentionally summon the Kraken which can wreak havoc on the board and offer a really good opportunity to make up some points.
The miniatures are so cool, as well. The 'hero' characters all have such unique designs. Playing this with a fully painted set, on a dimly-lit wooden table with a mug of rum and jaunty accordion music playing faintly in the background is a very fun time.
I actually own and can play the accordion, so it must have been better for the other people who played because i tailored the music to how their game was going. So at the start of the game it was all upbeat, got a a lot sharper whenever anyone made a serious attack, and i played something a little spooky when the Kraken made an appearance.
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Post by 😎 on Aug 15, 2021 20:08:29 GMT
 jesus this is a big bastard of a KS. |
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Post by 😎 on Aug 15, 2021 20:17:25 GMT
For reference the bottom box is the length and width of a kallax cube.
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Post by Leolian'sBro on Aug 15, 2021 20:34:10 GMT
Gremmi what have you done...?
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Post by tincanrocket on Aug 15, 2021 20:42:13 GMT
Yowser! That's quite the haul
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 15, 2021 21:19:27 GMT
That is a massive collection of something I’ve never heard of.
Box art looks quite cool though.
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Post by Zuluhero on Aug 15, 2021 21:21:47 GMT
Wowzer. Looks like it should have some nice minis?
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Post by 😎 on Aug 15, 2021 21:43:45 GMT
Yeah, they’re pretty decent. A handful of minor QA issues mar it a bit (wrong base on one of the minis and a few typos here and there) but not anything drastic. It’s a relatively simple asymmetric area control game, complex but not complicated - the videos and test play so far suggest a teaching time of barely ten minutes. Comes with a co-op/solo expansion too. Loving the lore as well, it’s a post apocalyptic Japanese mythology thing, the moon has collided with the earth and unleashed a bunch of Japanese demons, and each faction has its own thing it’s trying to do. Some of the factions are batshit. You’ve got German mechs vs flying blue whales and stuff.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 15, 2021 22:08:43 GMT
I like the sound of that.
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Post by 😎 on Aug 16, 2021 2:36:49 GMT
I extremely tastelessly started a game of Labyrinth: The War On Terror tonight, but after a couple of hands it felt too uncomfortable to keep it going. Weird times. Think only A Distant Plain would have been a worse choice.
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Post by Tonka (🐑,🪤) on Aug 16, 2021 6:56:19 GMT
WHich one is the COING game of the two? Is either a COIN game?
Mark on the SVWAG podcast absolutely hates one of them, the non COIN (well, he probably hates the COIN one as well) as it, according to him, argues for war and occupation as the only solution to terrorism.
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Post by 😎 on Aug 16, 2021 13:21:42 GMT
Labyrinth is pretty much a precursor to COIN, but ADP is the proper COIN series.
I don’t necessarily disagree with that statement (although expansions for Labyrinth expand diplomacy options making it a bit moot) but at the same time it’s a game and not an in-depth simulation/historical study. It’s not making any arguments.
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Post by Danno on Aug 16, 2021 13:49:09 GMT
I'm gutted that I can't buy either of the following things new to play with our ten year old: Key to the Kingdom Atmosfear These things had serious vibes and were pitched at just the right level for kids. The only fantasy type stuff available now either looks horribly complex or cheap. Any recommendations welcome as we're going on holiday soon and all I have for her is Uno and Exploding Kittens. Plus Monopoly. Which I hate. Gloom is good. It's a bit morbid but has a lot of Dahl about it. Kids like acting out the stories. |
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Post by DrStrangelove on Aug 16, 2021 14:48:57 GMT
Hello all.
Any opinions on Queendomino? I understand that its and expansion and standalone. I've had Kingdomino and have had it for a while so probably good timing to get the expansion, just don't want it to sully the original as its a nice, quick and tight play.
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Post by boo on Aug 16, 2021 19:01:50 GMT
Treated myself to the 15th Anniversary, Big box edition of Ticket To Ride Europe which arrived today.
It. Is. Lush!
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Post by fozziebear on Aug 16, 2021 21:25:56 GMT
I'm gutted that I can't buy either of the following things new to play with our ten year old: Key to the Kingdom Atmosfear These things had serious vibes and were pitched at just the right level for kids. The only fantasy type stuff available now either looks horribly complex or cheap. Any recommendations welcome as we're going on holiday soon and all I have for her is Uno and Exploding Kittens. Plus Monopoly. Which I hate. King of Tokyo (plus power up expansion), Sheriff of Nottingham, Dixit and Walk the Plank are all kid friendly and genuinely good games too, but will need 3 players |
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