could you link to some more information digi? all I'm finding is a documentary about oranges or something.
Also I think I'm really in to
Cosmic Encounter
right now and I'm curious as to everyone else's thoughts. Basically I'm worried that it might not go over well 'cause it's pretty personal; like Resistance and Lifeboats don't do so well but the basic mass-market Survivor game and the trading part of Settlers do.
There will be no kisses tonight
There will be no holding hands tonight
'Cause what is now wasn't there before and should not be
on Wednesday. It was an ok city-building/stock market-esque game. It had a few issues, such as way too much randomness in the mechanics around the city-building portion. It was enjoyable enough, but I wouldn't recommend playing it more than once. I think each half of the mechanics have been done better elsewhere.
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In post 1554, Chevre wrote:Also I think I'm really in to Cosmic Encounter right now and I'm curious as to everyone else's thoughts. Basically I'm worried that it might not go over well 'cause it's pretty personal; like Resistance and Lifeboats don't do so well but the basic mass-market Survivor game and the trading part of Settlers do.
I love it, the few times I've played it. At the very least you have the whole cool powers thing going on, unlike the resistance and lifeboats. I think it's very different than the Resistance though, er and not pure cutthroat like lifeboats is. (Which I've never played, but basically that's the whole game, right?) Still not sure they'd really like it, though.
are you thinking of me when you're with somebody else?
is so amazingly silly. My major problem remains that it doesn't really have any time limit - our game lasted 2.5 hours due to a lot of back and forth, and I feel like that was a little bit of outstaying its welcome. City of Horror just runs faster and cleaner.
Still a great game that I'm not at all sad to own.
Cosmic Encounter is super fun, but be careful not to play with too many people. My first game of Cosmic encounter took probably 2 hours and everybody got 1 turn.
In post 1558, quadz08 wrote:Cosmic Encounter is super fun, but be careful not to play with too many people. My first game of Cosmic encounter took probably 2 hours and everybody got 1 turn.
Well some group was inviting too many people along on their encounters.
I think we got around 8 or 10 turns in or so in our game? It was hyper defensive, and negotiations just didn't happen.
I think my first playthrough would be like 3-6 players, probably more likely lower numbers. But it's literally $46 and that would be the most I would have ever spent on a board game. (I know, I'm fortunate/cheap. The most I've ever spent is like $41 for
Stone Age
, which never gets played. :'( Anyone wanna trade?)
Speaking of which I woke up this morning and Amazon sent me mail telling me
Felix the Cat in the Sack
was on sale but it was still $35
There will be no kisses tonight
There will be no holding hands tonight
'Cause what is now wasn't there before and should not be
In post 1561, Chevre wrote:Could Cosmic encounter work on forum/Vassal/BSW?
I think my first playthrough would be like 3-6 players, probably more likely lower numbers. But it's literally $46 and that would be the most I would have ever spent on a board game. (I know, I'm fortunate/cheap. The most I've ever spent is like $41 for
Stone Age
, which never gets played. :'( Anyone wanna trade?)
Speaking of which I woke up this morning and Amazon sent me mail telling me
Felix the Cat in the Sack
was on sale but it was still $35
I rather intensely dislike
Stone Age
... so that's a no.
I guess I would run cosmic on forum if people really wanted it, it would be fun to mod, but it's a very component-friendly game (you get 20 little UFOs that are a big part of the game). Best option is to find a gamestore with a library, and test it there.
In post 1560, ChannelDelibird wrote:I have been nearly, neeearly playing Cosmic Encounter for about two years now. I really want to finally try it.
Highest on my to-do list at the moment, though, is
Dead of Winter
. Looks fantastic.
Come to Oxford over half term, then.
Can I come??? (I really wanna get my hands on it, though for real)
Cosmic is great, the powers are super fun (mostly). We played a game with like 7 or so at The Reckoning and it went by pretty quick, so it varies, but I've played it a few times now and only had a bad experience with UN!
edit: I don't think Cosmic would work very well with 3, Chevre. (Never played it with that number...but, it seems like it'd remove a lot of the fun)
are you thinking of me when you're with somebody else?
In post 1560, ChannelDelibird wrote:I have been nearly, neeearly playing Cosmic Encounter for about two years now. I really want to finally try it.
Highest on my to-do list at the moment, though, is
Dead of Winter
. Looks fantastic.
Come to Oxford over half term, then.
Can I come??? (I really wanna get my hands on it, though for real)
Cosmic is great, the powers are super fun (mostly). We played a game with like 7 or so at The Reckoning and it went by pretty quick, so it varies, but I've played it a few times now and only had a bad experience with UN!
edit: I don't think Cosmic would work very well with 3, Chevre. (Never played it with that number...but, it seems like it'd remove a lot of the fun)
In post 1561, Chevre wrote:Could Cosmic encounter work on forum/Vassal/BSW?
I think my first playthrough would be like 3-6 players, probably more likely lower numbers. But it's literally $46 and that would be the most I would have ever spent on a board game. (I know, I'm fortunate/cheap. The most I've ever spent is like $41 for
Stone Age
, which never gets played. :'( Anyone wanna trade?)
Speaking of which I woke up this morning and Amazon sent me mail telling me
Felix the Cat in the Sack
was on sale but it was still $35
I rather intensely dislike
Stone Age
... so that's a no.
I guess I would run cosmic on forum if people really wanted it, it would be fun to mod, but it's a very component-friendly game (you get 20 little UFOs that are a big part of the game). Best option is to find a gamestore with a library, and test it there.
I dislike Cosmic. Every game I've played has turned into group-hug or rules-confusion.
One time, back in 'nam, Sudo was set upon by an entire squadron of charlies. He challenged them all to a game of Pictionary, which he won resoundingly. The charlies were forced to not only surrender the skirmish, but also their world-famous chili recipe, which Sudo sold to Texas for a hefty profit. Sudo is a master of diplomacy.
One time, back in 'nam, Sudo was set upon by an entire squadron of charlies. He challenged them all to a game of Pictionary, which he won resoundingly. The charlies were forced to not only surrender the skirmish, but also their world-famous chili recipe, which Sudo sold to Texas for a hefty profit. Sudo is a master of diplomacy.