hey there's no hidden information in that game right? clearly you guys need to set up skype and let me play quarriors at the next NC meet via satellite >>
not at all, but the game would lose some of its charm if you aren't physically present to hold the dice and roll them.
seriously, the game comes with 130-ish dice and they're all different colors with different symbols on them and feel SO GOOD to roll, especially when that bomb-ass 8/7 monster that has a constant effect of YOUR OPPONENTS MUST PAY 2 ADDITIONAL COST TO SUMMON A MONSTER EACH TURN shows up
I was kinda meh on Quarriors (having played an absurd amount of Dominion online). The culling rules tend toward a runaway leader problem, at least with the base. (I've seen variants suggested for that, and I'm sure expansions will change things up significantly.)
I will admit, all three games I've played so far seem to follow the trend of "someone gets ahead and wins the game", but I see no correlation between that and the mechanics. I prefer it to Dominion from an aesthetic standpoint, and from a "dice are more fun than cards" standpoint. I haven't checked out the expansion. I also hardly ever use culling unless I'm REALLY far ahead already.
I also think the amount of glory needed to win is a bit low. With 3 players, it was 15 points... the games are really short and don't give much opportunity for real strategizing (or having a real opportunity for using spells, for example).
Also, the Assistant-Reroll/Portal-DrawTwo combo is just lulzy.
I love the concept of Table Top but holy shit Wil's personality is really grating
if he gets like that for fucking Tsuro I can only imagine what would happen if Diplomacy/Rex/etc. were played on the show
edit: holy shit though ryan is amazing. "I'm really confident that these three are greens."
"Don’t buy a dozen eggs if you just want a hardboiled egg. Don’t buy a head of lettuce if you just want a salad. Don’t buy eggs and lettuce if you want egg salad because those are not the right ingredients." -Julius Bloop
In post 107, hitogoroshi wrote:I love the concept of Table Top but holy shit Wil's personality is really grating
if he gets like that for fucking Tsuro I can only imagine what would happen if Diplomacy/Rex/etc. were played on the show
edit: holy shit though ryan is amazing. "I'm really confident that these three are greens."
He said postgame that these were the only ones he was trying to win.
"I, too, would prefer to know the Xalxe of my demise." - Felissan, 2022
- On this day in history: mundanity, and terror, and food, and love, and trees -
Anyone have any opinion on Tigris and Euphrates? It looks pretty sweet.
"Don’t buy a dozen eggs if you just want a hardboiled egg. Don’t buy a head of lettuce if you just want a salad. Don’t buy eggs and lettuce if you want egg salad because those are not the right ingredients." -Julius Bloop
In post 108, Elmo TeH AzN wrote:So talking to a few friends as work thinking about starting to play some Board games. Not sure what to play though /sigh
what type of games do you guys have experience with? do you think they're more of a "theme" game player or a mechanic game player?
In post 110, hitogoroshi wrote:Anyone have any opinion on Tigris and Euphrates? It looks pretty sweet.
Been a while since I played it. Great game. A bit fiddly at times (though you're a fantasy flight nerd, which automatically makes fiddly relative). It's got direct conflict. It and El Grande are sort of the start of the new wave of games, and I think deservedly so.
In post 108, Elmo TeH AzN wrote:So talking to a few friends as work thinking about starting to play some Board games. Not sure what to play though /sigh
what type of games do you guys have experience with? do you think they're more of a "theme" game player or a mechanic game player?
My friends play Talisman and owns it. Me not much at all. And it all depends. If the mechanics or themes are good Im interested.
I mean I've played some D&D if it helps. Maybe something Co-Op wouldn't be too bad.
Stats not in the wiki. I'm That Crazy Panda.
I Speak Engrish Not English Leave My Grammar Alone.
Both Battlestar Galactica and Pandemic are fun co-op games imo, I haven't played any others. Pandemic is very easy and only takes a short time to play (it's also just about the only game I can get my parents to play), BSG is more complex and you really need to have the time, but it's awesome.
Just check out the links, I can't explain/summarize things very well. Just know it has some neat mechanics, LOOKS great- and has some really awesome characters that are references to various characters in pop culture.
Retail price is $89
When the pledging was still happening, we did over that amount to get some bonus stuff
Like AWESOME GLOW IN THE DARK DICE and other neat things
I'm only sad that it wont get here until after Scummer of Love. :<
I wasn't aware Sesame Street had game conventions.
"I, too, would prefer to know the Xalxe of my demise." - Felissan, 2022
- On this day in history: mundanity, and terror, and food, and love, and trees -
Diplomacy is strictly diplomacy/negotiation/backstabbing. Takes a really long time, and everyone will hate each other afterwards, but as long as you know it's all within the game, you should enjoy it. I probably prefer GoT to Diplomacy though, as it runs a bit smoother. Diplomacy requires you to have a max amount of negotiation time, or you're just going to take hours for a single turn.
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