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Post Post #3450 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:12 am

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In post 3448, PJ. wrote:I heard bad things about clank but I heard clank in space fixed it.
Clank is neat. There are some weird things to it, but it's generally over quickly enough that I don't mind its issues.
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Post Post #3451 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 7:58 am

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In post 3450, hasdgfas wrote:
In post 3448, PJ. wrote:I heard bad things about clank but I heard clank in space fixed it.
Clank is neat. There are some weird things to it, but it's generally over quickly enough that I don't mind its issues.
they somehow made a Clank a legacy game
I have know idea who was asking for that
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Post Post #3452 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:37 am

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In post 3449, Suspicious wrote:
In post 3444, GreyICE wrote:TI4 is really about time. Do you have 6 hours to devote to a game? TI4 is worth it. Do you want something that's over in 1-2? Inis is a great game that rewards good play, and is constantly interesting. They're both wargames, while Scythe is a Eurogame, but since most people I find think that Scythe is going to be a wargame thanks to the mechs, it's worth it. And for my money, Terra Mystica is a better "euro with area control aspects" even if it's not my favorite game overall.
Thanks for the suggestions! And yeah, the mech theme had me intrigued; guess it's not as battle-heavy as I might have hoped?

Resource management is enjoyable, but I do like getting my hands dirty with some conflict.
Yeah, there's not a whole lot of combat in Scythe.

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Post Post #3453 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 12:54 pm

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I don't understand legacy games in general
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Post Post #3454 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 1:50 pm

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In post 3451, shaft.ed wrote:
In post 3450, hasdgfas wrote:
In post 3448, PJ. wrote:I heard bad things about clank but I heard clank in space fixed it.
Clank is neat. There are some weird things to it, but it's generally over quickly enough that I don't mind its issues.
they somehow made a Clank a legacy game
I have know idea who was asking for that
I'm a sucker for Legacy games in general, so I'm excited for it.
In post 3453, popsofctown wrote:I don't understand legacy games in general
It's the feeling of progression, the excitement factor of "LOOK AT THESE NEW THINGS", seeing things change as you play more, and, in many cases, an actual plot of some sort where you want to see what happens.
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Post Post #3455 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 3:07 pm

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I wanna do the Betrayal Legacy after watching the playthrough on Game the Game
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Post Post #3456 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 3:49 pm

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betrayal legacy was great, and i say this as someone who was lukewarm at best on original betrayal
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Post Post #3457 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 3:50 pm

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Betrayal in legacy format I can see actually.
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Post Post #3458 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 5:14 pm

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i've only played pandemic legacy s1 and it was a blast and only legacy game i've heard bad things about is seafall
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Post Post #3459 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 5:21 pm

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Four of us played Twilight Imperium 4E today, and there was plenty of conflict to go around toward the end of the game. That said, with three of us being new to 4E, it took us ten hours to clear the game.
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Post Post #3460 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:22 pm

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I've played Pandemic Legacy S1 and S2, and am currently on a second play through S1 with a different group, with the idea that we'll all play through S2 as well, and then they'll be caught up when S3 hit sometimes this year (hopefully). My group for S1 and S2 has scattered to different parts of the world.

I also played Mechs vs Minions, which was amazing. And I'd love to try and play Betrayal Legacy, but my problem is finding a group. Most of the people I regularly play with would not be down for it...despite literally everyone saying that it's great. I really liked the original Betrayal,and LOVE Betrayal and Baulder's gate. So I know I'll love the legacy.
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Post Post #3461 (ISO) » Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:00 pm

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In post 3459, Equinox wrote:Four of us played Twilight Imperium 4E today, and there was plenty of conflict to go around toward the end of the game. That said, with three of us being new to 4E, it took us ten hours to clear the game.
4 player is also the least conflict-prone, due to the relative map sizes (it's the same size as six player, everyone gets more space). Six player usually has squabbles very quickly. Usually no one wants to commit their entire army, or commit to wiping someone out (there's always better ways to do things) but big fights happen. It does usually follow a trajectory of rounds 2-3 are petty squabbles where a few ships die, 4 is when shit starts heating up, and 5-6 is when people try to take homeworlds and throw huge armies at Mecatol.

What factions were in the game?
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Post Post #3463 (ISO) » Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:59 am

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In post 3461, GreyICE wrote:
In post 3459, Equinox wrote:Four of us played Twilight Imperium 4E today, and there was plenty of conflict to go around toward the end of the game. That said, with three of us being new to 4E, it took us ten hours to clear the game.
4 player is also the least conflict-prone, due to the relative map sizes (it's the same size as six player, everyone gets more space). Six player usually has squabbles very quickly. Usually no one wants to commit their entire army, or commit to wiping someone out (there's always better ways to do things) but big fights happen. It does usually follow a trajectory of rounds 2-3 are petty squabbles where a few ships die, 4 is when shit starts heating up, and 5-6 is when people try to take homeworlds and throw huge armies at Mecatol.

What factions were in the game?
Well, it was furthered by two of the factions being Hacan and Xxcha, though it ended in a blaze of fury. I played Naalu, equinox played Sol. A concerted final effort and some magical dice rolls managed to reduce me down to just 3 production so I couldn't win on the final status (also kept hito from winning by taking his homeworld), leading to an Xxcha win.
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Post Post #3464 (ISO) » Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:52 am

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In post 3463, zoraster wrote:Well, it was furthered by two of the factions being Hacan and Xxcha, though it ended in a blaze of fury. I played Naalu, equinox played Sol. A concerted final effort and some magical dice rolls managed to reduce me down to just 3 production so I couldn't win on the final status (also kept hito from winning by taking his homeworld), leading to an Xxcha win.
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Post Post #3465 (ISO) » Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:26 pm

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Are Tash-Kalar or Android Mainframe worth getting?
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Post Post #3466 (ISO) » Thu Sep 19, 2019 2:34 am

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Judging simply by BGG, Android Mainframe seems worth staying away from. Game seems not very well liked/popular and is a reimplementation of another game that seems not very well liked/popular.
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Post Post #3467 (ISO) » Thu Sep 19, 2019 2:35 am

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I've only heard good things about tash-kalar tho.
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Post Post #3468 (ISO) » Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:47 pm

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i got close to impulse buying wingspan and then didn't!
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Post Post #3469 (ISO) » Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:47 pm

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i still might though....
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Post Post #3470 (ISO) » Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:58 am

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ive never played any of stonemaier's games so id love to understand the hype

viticulture looks like a p standard worker placement game
scythe looks like...agricola, with steampunk stuff?
then ive seen people eating their fucking hats trying to get copies of wingspan & tapestry

so can someone pitch me on em
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Post Post #3471 (ISO) » Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:49 am

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In post 3470, xRECKONERx wrote:ive never played any of stonemaier's games so id love to understand the hype

viticulture looks like a p standard worker placement game
scythe looks like...agricola, with steampunk stuff?
then ive seen people eating their fucking hats trying to get copies of wingspan & tapestry

so can someone pitch me on em
They're all very pretty and people like pretty games, even if they're pretty standard versions of a genre.

I found Wingspan to be a pretty standard engine builder with very pretty art and components.
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Post Post #3472 (ISO) » Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:52 am

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the gameplay vids I've watched of all of those games were some of the more boring ones I've seen
though I don't really like worker placement, and engine building games feel pretty redundant just with a different theme slapped on
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Post Post #3474 (ISO) » Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:10 am

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I'm going on a trip to see my cousin soon.

All I want to play is Mage Knights but I know that's too heavy for my itinerary. And then a lot of the lighter things I think of to bring aren't great on the first playthrough (like Race for the Galaxy).

I might fall back on Clank I guess.
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