I picked this up the other day, and will be playing our first game either this coming week or the week after so I don't have any complaints about it or a lot of praise other than it's Conan, and I'm a Conan fanatic so I'm hoping for good things
Has anyone else picked the game up and if so what do you think? It's got a pretty solid 7.5 over at Board Game Geek.
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I am a Howard fan too. I have played three games and I really like it. It is about the right level of complexity for me. we have had three games and three different winning countries so I think it is balanced. I hope that there will be an expansion soon
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I am a Howard fan too. I have played three games and I really like it. It is about the right level of complexity for me. we have had three games and three different winning countries so I think it is balanced. I hope that there will be an expansion soon
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I'm interested in the game, but, due to the Aussie dollar dying against the Greenback, it's hideously expensive - aus$135 from my favourite online store.
So we played our first game last night. We only got through the 1st Age screwed, screwed lots of things up, but it was a learning experience but towards the end we all were starting to get the hang of things. I think the next time we play we'll enjoy it more, but my initial impressions are that this is going to be a fun game, and if you are a fan of Conan and the Hyborea world in general you'll probably like it even more.
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REH one of my favorite. Like what they are doing in this game, but unfortunately I lose interest in PC games quickly. The server I was on must have been loaded with annoying players, because, well, they annoyed me.
I quit the game last year. Hopefully it will be succesful.
Looking forward to the Conan movie coming out next couple of years. Hopefully they do it right. They need one finally true to the original stories.
Also the Solomon Kane movie reportedly being made by the guys that did Brotherhood of the Wolf.
REH one of my favorite. Like what they are doing in this game, but unfortunately I lose interest in PC games quickly. The server I was on must have been loaded with annoying players, because, well, they annoyed me..
Um... I'm pretty sure we're talking about the Age of Conan boardgame.
so the only downside is Conan himself. I wish he did more then pick up chips and lay down raid tokens. I hope they expand his role in the expansion (I feel sure they will do one
Has anyone played the War of the Rings game. Is it basically a more complex version of conan (with two players)? I looked over the rules at the FFG site and it looks quite different.
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so the only downside is Conan himself. I wish he did more then pick up chips and lay down raid tokens. I hope they expand his role in the expansion (I feel sure they will do one
Has anyone played the War of the Rings game. Is it basically a more complex version of conan (with two players)? I looked over the rules at the FFG site and it looks quite different.
I've played a lot of the War of the Rings game. It's absolutely brilliant and a lot of fun, but I haven't played Conan yet so I can't compare them.
I've played a lot of the War of the Rings game. It's absolutely brilliant and a lot of fun, but I haven't played Conan yet so I can't compare them.
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OK, you put the two of us together (I have Conan but not WOTR) and we can compare. I read the online rules for WotR and I think the only thing that the two games have in common is the use of action die. These dice control what type of actions you can take. But even action dice are a bit different in Age of Conan then WotR, the player who is in control of Conan rolls the die and all the players (up to four) use the same die. I gather in WotR there are shadow die and free people action die. Thus in Age of Conan, I could use the last military die leaving you with only crown and intrigue die. Thus you couldn't use your military until we reroll the action dice. (I hope I am being clear)
I gather it is next to imposable for the free people to win militarily and the best that they can do is stalemate the shadow player until the fellowship destroys the ring-in keeping with the book (Correct?)
I think War of the Rings will be my next big gaming purchase. Would you get the expansion too or is that overkill and I should buy another game? So many games, so little time and money
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OK, you put the two of us together (I have Conan but not WOTR) and we can compare. I read the online rules for WotR and I think the only thing that the two games have in common is the use of action die. These dice control what type of actions you can take. But even action dice are a bit different in Age of Conan then WotR, the player who is in control of Conan rolls the die and all the players (up to four) use the same die. I gather in WotR there are shadow die and free people action die. Thus in Age of Conan, I could use the last military die leaving you with only crown and intrigue die. Thus you couldn't use your military until we reroll the action dice. (I hope I am being clear)
Yes, that's quite different. In WotR, both players roll separate sets of dice - the Shadow Player almost always has more! - and then alternate turns selecting actions from those they've rolled.
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I gather it is next to imposable for the free people to win militarily and the best that they can do is stalemate the shadow player until the fellowship destroys the ring-in keeping with the book (Correct?)
Pretty much. The Free Peoples can get a military victory, but it's very hard indeed, especially as Sauron has an unlimited supply of troops and the FP doesn't!
Where it can happen is when Sauron hits too hard early... because the FP has been getting Frodo closer to the Crack of Doom. Yeah, it really captures the book well.
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I think War of the Rings will be my next big gaming purchase. Would you get the expansion too or is that overkill and I should buy another game? So many games, so little time and money
The expansion for WotR is really, really worth it. Not only does it fix a few things in WotR - and having figures for the Balrog and Galadriel is really nice - but it also includes two extra games in it! One is the Siege of Helm's Deep, the other the Siege of Minas Tirith.
I wouldn't play a game of WotR these days without using the expansion. You probably wouldn't use it for your first couple of games, but it's worth it after that.
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