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If I'm counting my tzs correctly, we should be getting rolling around now.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.-
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Congratulations to Big Billy Toast and his son, Little Toast. Go fuck yourselves!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.-
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Worst player goes to LLD who is a retard who cannot read her motive cards again. 0-2 as a Cylon Leader what UP.Yes my Lord, but questions are dangerous, for they have answers.
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If you wish tospeak to one of us, we are Niamh, Rhiannon, Rhea, Aisling, Saoirse, Selene, Aoife, Fírinne, Aurélie, Lyra, Airna, Fiadh and Laoise.
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My favorite thing about that game is actually two things:
1) I died in a freak accident in the second turn.
2) Our last second desperation jump served no purpose other than to take victory away from LLD.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.-
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I asked about it earlier, and CDB had some thoughts:
In post 1434, ChannelDelibird wrote:In post 1427, Chevre wrote:Anyone have experience withAmong the Stars? It seems like it mixes the card drafting of 7 wonders with a bit of the tile-laying that Suburbia uses.
I like Among the Stars quite a lot, and that's a pretty good description. I much prefer it to 7 Wonders thanks to greater reactions to what every other player is doing, and it's breezier than Suburbia but Suburbia fans won't find it in danger of supplanting that game in the way that it has supplanted 7 Wonders for me in terms of a card-drafting game.
I still think it looks good but I've been pretty low-key on board game purchases right now so haven't snagged it yet.There will be no kisses tonight
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In post 1832, ChannelDelibird wrote:Stars even if it doesn't eclipse
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In post 1833, xRECKONERx wrote:In post 1832, ChannelDelibird wrote:Stars even if it doesn't eclipse
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Had a twinkle in my eye, etc...#greenshirtthursdays-
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Got Imperial Settlers, Survive: 30th Anniversary Edition, Bang: The Dice Game and Forbidden Desert from various people at Christmas. Really happy with them all, except Imperial Settlers which I've not tried yet -- but having seen it played am pretty sure it'll be lots of fun.are you thinking of me when you're with somebody else?-
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Got theBear CavAwesome Level 9000 expansion forSmash-Up, andBoss Monsterfor Giftmas. Both look hilarious.
Speaking of Civ-like games (which you guys were two months ago) I got to play the other night. Very fun, quite fast, pretty self-explanatory. Pitched at kids but the adults (who were all bigtime Civ veterans) enjoyed the hell out of it too. Once we knew what we were doing, it was probably a 20m game. Good icebreaker/intergenerational game.
Got for my birthday last month. We've now played twice... it's pretty enjoyable, butgood gods does it take foreverfor a relatively simple game. 2400+ 'stories' in the book, each one with multiple options that vary based on your skills or treasures or statuses... this thing REALLY wants to be a video game. Without all the number crunching and page flipping, it would probably take an hour. As it stands, a 3p game took us about 2 1/2 hours (while learning it) and a 5p game took almost 3 1/2 hours. Doesn't scale well. Only other real complaint is that the player tokens are much too large for the board, obscuring your travel routes/city name/etc.Retired as of October 2014.-
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I really like Tales of the Arabian Nights as an RPG, but I'm not convinced it's really a board game. It's like DnD, but with more cardboard.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.-
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Tales is a game you play when you get drunk and have 3 hours on hand.
I finally got to play my copy ofSherlock Holmes: Consulting Detectiveand I'm 3 cases in.
It's just fantastic. So so well written and designed.Yes my Lord, but questions are dangerous, for they have answers.
13 heads and counting now, plurality is adaptive. If our experience might help you,click here.
If you wish tospeak to one of us, we are Niamh, Rhiannon, Rhea, Aisling, Saoirse, Selene, Aoife, Fírinne, Aurélie, Lyra, Airna, Fiadh and Laoise.
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In post 1838, Mr. Flay wrote:Awesome Level 9000 expansion for Smash-Up
It's a pretty good expansion. I'd avoid Cthulu if you don't LOVE Cthulu though, Science Fiction Double Feature is a pretty great one, though. Love Steam Punk and Bears, though.are you thinking of me when you're with somebody else?-
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And ya, Tales just looks too long for what it's trying to be, which is basically a lighthearted funny storytelling game. I really wanted Sheriff Of Notthingham but it's not available over here again, atm. Hope you enjoy it!
Oh, I also got 7 wonders. Just found that out, Woohoo. I like it quite a bit, though have only played it a few times.are you thinking of me when you're with somebody else?-
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In post 1846, Juls wrote:GotMage Warsfor Christmas. Currently slogging through the rules. I asked for Sherlock holmes too.. I'm Jealous Lady Lambda!
Sherlock Holmes was a gift for myself I ordered back in July. It took until like Mid December to arrive, because of shortages. The game is not well stocked .
GreyICE is a huge advocate of Mage Wars. It's a good game, I think you'll enjoy it.
Also, once I'm done with Sherlock Holmes, I'll probably sell it or ship it around to friends. I could potentially turn my copy into a "hey mafiascum wanna pass around this copy and get maximum use out of it?" copy, but I'll need to think on that once I'm done all the mysteries.Yes my Lord, but questions are dangerous, for they have answers.
13 heads and counting now, plurality is adaptive. If our experience might help you,click here.
If you wish tospeak to one of us, we are Niamh, Rhiannon, Rhea, Aisling, Saoirse, Selene, Aoife, Fírinne, Aurélie, Lyra, Airna, Fiadh and Laoise.
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Holmes is super fun.
I may try running it again on here, but it died in MM previously.-
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Got Coup, Sheriff of Nottingham, and Betrayal at the House on the Hill.
I love Coup, it's the perfect balance of simple and tactical.
Haven't tried Sheriff yet.
Betrayal on first playthrough was kind of rough, as I'd only played it once and the people I was playing with hadn't played at all. But I think it's a game that gets better after you've played it a couple times. I was the traitor, and my banshee got wrecked in two rounds due to luck unfortunately.Come see me in the Great American Melodrama in Oceano
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