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sartre said:
hagmania said:
sartre said:
hagmania said:
The Big Book of Madness has swiftly become my favorite co-op game.
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Just bought this, on your recommendation and the couple on Amazon.

Holy cow, on the first pass the rules and mechanics seemed overwhelming. I thought it sounded like a good game to play with my son (he likes Forbidden Island, another co-op) but I think this would be way over his head at 8.

That said, it does seem to have potential and I'm looking forward to playing it a few more times.
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I seem to think the rules aren't hard in a nutshell, though cracking everything out of the box all at once is a lot. It's essentially a deckbuilding game with 4 different types of currency.It's more seeing all the interactions between spells and players that make the game hard.
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Yeah, in hindsight I think I should've conveyed that it is the sheer number of choices a player has, rather than the rules themselves, that make this game a little tough to follow initially. Probably too much for a younger kid.

OK, so I'm new to co-op games like this so this might be a dumb question:

Is it a no-no for players to reveal their hands to the other players? I mean, since you are working together rather than competing, it would make sense to share as much information as possible. But I suppose some could consider that 'cheating'?
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Depends on the game and its rules. Some coop games it works fine and is intended, others it breaks the game and makes them much easier.
 
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I am looking for a turn based strategy game like Civilization or Romance of the Three Kingdoms, for my iPad if anybody has suggestions?

 
VA703 said:
there's a pretty good Risk type game on IOS and android too I think

It's a combination of Risk and A&A.

blood & honor

can setup 8 player private games
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There's a free game like that that actually has a FBG "clan". Warlight.net. It has an app too. Can set up huge games.

 
GilbertGrape said:
The AH games I still play are Victory in the Pacific and Russian Campaign. Good games from other companies are Twilight Struggle (Cold War, something women will play), Barbarossa to Berlin (WWII), Paths of Glory (WWI) and For the People (US Civil War).
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I have Twilight but have not played yet. Been playing Silent Victory and Ardennes from Compass Games.  Trying to buy the AH gms I had as a kid.  Just picked up. Third Reich the other day for $20.   How i ever played it constantly as a kid is a mystery.

 
Walking Boot said:
My friend was talking up Pandemic Legacy the other day. If I understand it right, the game involves changing the board and cards as you play. Like, you could hit a bad spot and have to tear up a beneficial card that won't be in the deck next time. I think you can only play it 13 times or so. Anyway, he said it was great, and considering what he spends on videogames he only plays once, he doesn't mind the cost/play ratio.
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We just finished the 3rd episode of this.  We've got stickers all over the board, writing on the character cards, and after the first game we had to destroy one of the cards.  Our host kept calling this 'blasphemy' so the rest of us passed the card around and ritually shredded it, then ran outside and scattered the bits all over his lawn.

This is one of those rare games that I could see playing all weekend sometime.  Really solid game.

 
Walking Boot said:
Tried out Sentinels of the Multiverse. It's a co-op card game set in a comic book universe. I only played it two-player, but it didn't seem as fun as Yggdrasil for a co-op. Very complicated, every card on the table has to be monitored at all 3 stages of every turn. Maybe with more players it would have been better.
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I've mostly soloed this on the IPad, but it's really a matter of getting to know the heroes and their abilities.  If everyone is learning it anew at the same time, I think it would be pretty rough because you have to understand how each member of the team works, particularly as a lot of the "tank" types who can deal a bunch of damage have to do some elaborate setup before they can be most effective. 

I do think that even with all the fussy modifiers, the learning curve isn't that steep. 

 
SofaKings said:
I have Twilight but have not played yet. Been playing Silent Victory and Ardennes from Compass Games.  Trying to buy the AH gms I had as a kid.  Just picked up. Third Reich the other day for $20.   How i ever played it constantly as a kid is a mystery.
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Third Reich is cool but pretty complicated. For a modern day equivalent that plays tons faster I'd recommend Barbarossa to Berlin. GMT games, designer Ted Racier. There's an active community (including me) that play it on http://acts.warhorsesim.com/. There's also a tournament every year, You can actually get the gameboard and rules from GMTs website if you want to just play online. It's pretty fun. PM me if you'd like to try it. 

 
Cavum - Underrated brutal route building game from 2008. Definitely recommended if you enjoy heavier games & don't have AP ;)

 
I need more board game friends :/

So who is up for monopoly.... :yawn:

(Quite possibly the best/easiest game to piss off anyone)

 
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Walking Boot said:
I love monopoly. Played with the real rules it's strategic, fast, and cut throat. 
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It is I agree but I have moved a few times in the past year and lost my one true board game friend that has initiative. Everyone I know now around me are very casual with games and take "strategy" more personal instead of enjoying being outsmarted. 

So, who's up for a game of life...

 
Side note, I just bought Pandemic Legacy Season One (Blue) and am pumped to play it. Pandemic is one of the few games my girlfriend and I both really like that works for both of us. The story mode essential looks sweet and shall be a great 12-24 plays!

Also I am excited for the publishing of a updated Robinson Crusoe coming out near my birthday later this year!

 
Collecting board games more than playing them these days....at a Senior Center Yard Sale in my area.....got the following(all complete) for about 12.00 total:

Ticket To Ride  Europe

Pandemic (sealed)

Dawn of the Dead  http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1773/dawn-dead

Starshiop Troopers http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/670/starship-troopers

Unspeakable Words

Cthulu Rising

Lord of the RIngs Complete Trilogy Board Game
 

So check those yard sales....you never know what games you'll find. 

 
Thunderlips said:
Collecting board games more than playing them these days....at a Senior Center Yard Sale in my area.....got the following(all complete) for about 12.00 total:

Ticket To Ride  Europe

Pandemic (sealed)

Dawn of the Dead  http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1773/dawn-dead

Starshiop Troopers http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/670/starship-troopers

Unspeakable Words

Cthulu Rising

Lord of the RIngs Complete Trilogy Board Game
 

So check those yard sales....you never know what games you'll find. 
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yeah I agree. I picked up settlers of catan complete and unplayed for $3

 
VA703 said:
just got settlers of catan

reviews sound pretty good
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You'll enjoy it. It's great. 

Our little group rout just got the Pirates expansion. It's got like 6 new scenarios and we've only played the first one a bunch and are hoping to try the second soon. It gets a little addicting. 

 
Played Caverna for the first time.  6 players, 3 of us new to the game.  Took almost 6 hours.  Fun, but a lot heavier than I'm used to.  Took me a couple hours to figure out what I was doing. 

Played 7 Wonders with the Cities, Babel, and Leaders expansions.  That was really fun.  A lot more depth than the just the original game. 

 
I played some card game that involved planting and harvesting beans, but can't remember the game name - something not from English.

It was good - I'd play it again.

 
My 12yo is a World War 2 buff.  What's the best board game to get on the topic?  Of course Axis and Allies is the most popular, but what's the best game in the genre?  I think he'd get the biggest kick out of tiny units - he's making his own units out of clay today and thinking about making his own game... but he doesn't really have any reference points, like the old hex computer games.

A quick look at BGG shows Memoir 44 and Tide of Iron as possibilities.

 
Jeremy said:
Played Caverna for the first time.  6 players, 3 of us new to the game.  Took almost 6 hours.  Fun, but a lot heavier than I'm used to.  Took me a couple hours to figure out what I was doing.

Played 7 Wonders with the Cities, Babel, and Leaders expansions.  That was really fun.  A lot more depth than the just the original game.
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OOOF. I've taught that game to many people, and have played 5 or 6 player a couple of times with 2 or 3 newbies, and have never come close to that 6 hour mark. 2.5 to 3 hours is more typical unless someone AP (analysis paralysis)

With my regular group, a 4 or 5 player game gets played in a little over 2 hours

 
renesauz said:
OOOF. I've taught that game to many people, and have played 5 or 6 player a couple of times with 2 or 3 newbies, and have never come close to that 6 hour mark. 2.5 to 3 hours is more typical unless someone AP (analysis paralysis)

With my regular group, a 4 or 5 player game gets played in a little over 2 hours
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Lots of AP, even among those who've played it before.  Choosing which spoils to take on the adventures seemed to be especially bad.  I think next time we'll cut the time in half.  I hope.  :oldunsure:

 
Tick said:
My 12yo is a World War 2 buff.  What's the best board game to get on the topic?  Of course Axis and Allies is the most popular, but what's the best game in the genre?  I think he'd get the biggest kick out of tiny units - he's making his own units out of clay today and thinking about making his own game... but he doesn't really have any reference points, like the old hex computer games.

A quick look at BGG shows Memoir 44 and Tide of Iron as possibilities.
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Not too many with tiny units instead of chits. I've played Memoir 44, it's a nice introductory tactical game with plenty of expansions if he gets into it.

 
Looking through reviews and summaries, I think Tide of Iron is the one I'll likely get - not sure when, though.

 
Lords of Waterdeep was a lot of fun.  A lighter worker placement game with a D&D theme.  I'll be putting that on my Christmas list.   :thumbup:

 
Jeremy said:
Lots of AP, even among those who've played it before.  Choosing which spoils to take on the adventures seemed to be especially bad.  I think next time we'll cut the time in half.  I hope.  :oldunsure:
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There's no reason to wait on someone choosing their spoils. If they're still choosing when their turn comes around again, make fun of them mercilessly.

 
@Matthias has read me go on and on about my love for Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, thanks for suggesting that one. My game of the year thus far.

Really dig World's Fair as a light, quick play. Been playing BBoM, Quadropolis, and just played through Mystic Vale once. Mystic Vale is a card creator, much deeper than Gloom.

Via Nebula and the new expansion of Ascension to be played this week.

 
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I'm not a huge fan of worker placements. But Champions of Midgaard is slightly more interesting than LoW. One that's a bit better than either, although a bit more dry, is Yunaan. But If you do get LoW, you should get the DnDeeples. I like those a lot more than the game itself. 

Some favorites from this year are Codenames (like everyone); Deception: Murder in Hong Kong; Harbour; Big Book of Madness; and The Capitals which is a few years old.
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I got a chance to play Champions of Midgaard a little while ago, and enjoyed that one as well.  Maybe not quite as much.  I really enjoy worker placements. 

 
Recently bought axis and allies 1940 Global second edition.

Excited to start looking for people to play with.

Anyone down with this game?

 
RokNRole said:
Recently bought axis and allies 1940 Global second edition.

Excited to start looking for people to play with.

Anyone down with this game?
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Fantastic game. I have both Europe and Pacific. My brother in-law and I have a quarterly weekend game playing the world (putting both boards together) takes us an entire weekend to play and that is with putting in around 24 hours over 2 days.

Crazy fun. But it takes serious dedication.

Europe 1942 2nd edition is also a great game we have played several times already.

 
Todem said:
Fantastic game. I have both Europe and Pacific. My brother in-law and I have a quarterly weekend game playing the world (putting both boards together) takes us an entire weekend to play and that is with putting in around 24 hours over 2 days.

Crazy fun. But it takes serious dedication.

Europe 1942 2nd edition is also a great game we have played several times already.
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Me too. That's what I meant. When you put Europe and pacific together they call it global.

havent played in almost 10 years when I used to an old basic version and this one looks sick.The problem is finding people to play with. I was thinking of posting on CL or meetup.com to find players.

im thinking of just running a solo game soon to learn the new rules

 
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The expansion adds a lot to the game, including an extra player.  Almost too much, actually.
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I think there was an expansion when we played.  I think it added the "corruption" rules?  You could get a little more greedy, but you had to take the corruption tokens which would cost you points at the end of the game. 

 
Jeremy said:
I think there was an expansion when we played.  I think it added the "corruption" rules?  You could get a little more greedy, but you had to take the corruption tokens which would cost you points at the end of the game. 
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Yeah, that's it - Scoundrels of Skullport.  Actually two expansions in one.  It includes Undermountain as well.

 
If anyone here is into Dominion, the latest Adventures expansion is really good.  My group has played it a couple times now and it is becoming my favorite.  The hands run a bit longer though, due to the increased complexity and player choices.

 
Tick said:
My 12yo is a World War 2 buff.  What's the best board game to get on the topic?  Of course Axis and Allies is the most popular, but what's the best game in the genre?  I think he'd get the biggest kick out of tiny units - he's making his own units out of clay today and thinking about making his own game... but he doesn't really have any reference points, like the old hex computer games.

A quick look at BGG shows Memoir 44 and Tide of Iron as possibilities.
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memoir 44 is good stuff

even panzer general on the pc

 
Sand said:
Trying to get a job in this industry?  It'll be interesting to hear how that goes!
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No, I host a BG podcast dedicated to the heavier-end of the hobby. The interviews are with designers, publishers, and such. Also handing out our physical awards at our meetup. Going to be a very exhausting, but exciting trip! Just gotta make it another 3 hours here at work....

 
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