Board Games!

xRECKONERx · Post Post #2250 (ISO) » Mon May 18, 2015 10:28 am

It's more that the little keywords they use are so niche and specific that there's a TON of rulebook hopping since no helptext is written on cards. Plus, movement around the board is not really intuitive, and what you can/can't move to/from is ridiculously specific

ChannelDelibird · Post Post #2251 (ISO) » Tue May 19, 2015 12:00 am

Shogun

is becoming one of my favourite heavier games. Had a five-player last night where the top four were all within three points of each other, everyone having moments of triumph and total despair. Always come out of it thinking I could do a little better if I played again right now. Highly recommended.

Faraday · Post Post #2252 (ISO) » Wed May 27, 2015 9:09 pm

I wanna get

Witness

.

Come back in stock somewhere!

xRECKONERx · Post Post #2253 (ISO) » Thu May 28, 2015 2:36 am

Witness

just seems like glorified Telephone to me.

Thesp · Post Post #2254 (ISO) » Thu May 28, 2015 3:02 am

In post 2253, xRECKONERx wrote:
Witness
just seems like glorified Telephone to me.

It is, and it's amazing. The cases are very well written, the clues are absurd and hilarious, and with a group that's into it (as every group I've played with so far has been), it's just such good fun in a short timeframe. It's worth a play.

Narninian · Post Post #2255 (ISO) » Thu May 28, 2015 3:30 am

In post 2250, xRECKONERx wrote:It's more that the little keywords they use are so niche and specific that there's a TON of rulebook hopping since no helptext is written on cards. Plus, movement around the board is not really intuitive, and what you can/can't move to/from is ridiculously specific

I've played a lot of doomtown solo now, only a couple times with friends. The people Im hoping will like Ill get to play with tonight.
The movement rules make a lot of sense to me, though. It makes town square a valuable location, the deeds next to your home easier protect and prevents rounds from just going on forever because you run out of moves.

The complexity is on par with others in the genre: Netrunner, game of thrones lcg, etc.. but certainly more complex than most board games admittedly. Still, I wouldn't call it 'needless' its just a product of the genre.

Brandi · Post Post #2256 (ISO) » Thu Sep 24, 2015 1:20 pm

Kingdom Death is AMAZING and fucking difficult as hell. I feel it's unparalleled when it comes to co-op board games.
Waited years for it since the kickstarter and it was completely worth it. Sad that non-backers are going to struggle to ever get to play it though, since it's pretty hard to get your hands on now and the price point is pretty heavy in comparison to if you backed it. :/
I really hope the people on SU&SD will get a chance to play it or give their thoughts on it.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/po ... escription for those who haven't heard it.

Cabd · Post Post #2257 (ISO) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 3:54 pm

Somebody should show their artists a real female.

Cabd · Post Post #2258 (ISO) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 3:55 pm

Because clearly they've never seen one.

Brandi · Post Post #2259 (ISO) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 5:10 pm

Real men don't look like that either. The art is still great regardless.

sthar8 · Post Post #2260 (ISO) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 8:49 pm

Oh man there were a bunch of minis from that I wanted to paint.

Dammit.

xRECKONERx · Post Post #2261 (ISO) » Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:45 pm

UT & I got a chance to play

Wombat Rescue

today -- the first production copy ever made! The game's designer came on our podcast and talked a lot about it. Guys, this game is FUCKING GREAT. Holy shit.

ChannelDelibird · Post Post #2262 (ISO) » Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:14 am

After many delays, the second edition of the Game of Thrones LCG is finally 'shipping now' on the Fantasy Flight website. I'm very excited - going to be my first taste of an LCG scene! Anyone else planning to get into it?

Narninian · Post Post #2263 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:40 am

I'm playing it;
I got a copy from gencon and have printed off proxy cards while waiting for it to ship.

quadz08 · Post Post #2264 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2015 5:31 am

I picked up a copy of Forbidden Island from B&N while I was picking up a book yesterday.

xRECKONERx · Post Post #2265 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:14 am

my copy of

Vault Wars

finally came in... it's pretty fucking great. The only qualm I have is that the equipment cards are rather underwhelming and don't feel like they impact the game that much, but I love the design on this.

Speaking of Jon Gilmour, we also finally picked up

Dead of Winter

. Played it once. Took a loooong time. I might just be over games that take longer than 90 minutes. But I really liked the mechanics in play.

Sudo_Nym · Post Post #2266 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:17 am

I don't think Dead of Winter should take that long; might just have been because it was your first play?

Been continually introducing my cousins to new games, since they've decided to take it up as a hobby. So now I've got them hooked on Galaxy Trucker. Thinking about bringing Betrayal at House on the Hill next, but not sure.

Ythan · Post Post #2267 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:19 am

Did you guys ever play Arkham Horror and it not take hours?

xRECKONERx · Post Post #2268 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:19 am

Ehhh maybe... but I mean, the box says it can take up to like 3 hours to play the longer missions? So idk

pedit: nope fuck arkham horror i dont even know where it is anymore

xRECKONERx · Post Post #2269 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:20 am

also we officially have more board games than we have cabinet space siiiigh

Ythan · Post Post #2270 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:23 am

Get more cabinets of course.

Nexus · Post Post #2271 (ISO) » Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:21 am

I managed to teach and play DoW with a new gaming group last Monday. Was fun! Took us ages as well, but that was because it was their first game.

Faraday · Post Post #2272 (ISO) » Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:23 am

Yeah I prefer the short /medium dow scenarios for that reason.

Faraday · Post Post #2273 (ISO) » Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:28 am

Got sushi go and mystery rummy: jack the ripper while in the US. Sushi go is quite fun!

BROseidon · Post Post #2274 (ISO) » Sun Oct 04, 2015 2:33 am

In post 2267, Ythan wrote:Did you guys ever play Arkham Horror and it not take hours?

Solo run where I controlled 4 characters. Won by closing all gates simultaneously turn 4 - took 30 minutes including setup.

Fastest game I'd ever won. I sat there confused for like 5 minutes thinking "how the fuck did that just happen."

The game goes much faster if you're playing with people who are all experienced. A lot of slowness in Arkham Horror comes from people just not knowing which cards to take, etc.