Agricola

[Jan van Leyden]

Actually, you can actively hurt your opponents if you want- if you realize that they need, say, two cows to finish their cattle breeding program, you can buy the two cows before they can and make tons of hamburger. Then you eat delicious hamburger while they shriek in rage.

Right, but not "hurting" in the sense of killing their family members, torching their fields or slaughtering their animals, i.e. actively taking something away from them.

The only thing you can take away is their chance do to something by blocking that action. This can really hurt because of the long sequence of actions you have to perform to achieve something, but this usually happens because the active player needs this action too, not because he wants to hurt someone.

 

[Cadfan]

The only thing you can take away is their chance do to something by blocking that action. This can really hurt because of the long sequence of actions you have to perform to achieve something, but this usually happens because the active player needs this action too, not because he wants to hurt someone.

That all depends on how you play.

 

[MichaelSomething]

I also must say that Agricola is a very good game. It's totally awesome!

 

[blargney the second]

I can't read about this game without thinking about:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c5zcntb8AU]YouTube - Ricola TV Commercial[/ame]
-blarg

 

[Korgoth]

This may seem shallow, but I opened a demo copy at my FLGS (non-RPG) and... there weren't any little sheep!

See, the cantankerous-looking sheep on the cover of the box makes me want the game. But the absence of any actual wooden toy sheep makes the game seem totally boring.

I can play with blocks without paying 70 dollars!

 

[Zoatebix]

Expecting some sheep, eh? At least you weren't expecting a game about the campaigns of Gnaeus Julius Agricola

 

[Korgoth]

Expecting some sheep, eh? At least you weren't expecting a game about the campaigns of Gnaeus Julius Agricola

No, I know my latin well enough to know that an agricola is a farmer. And I can tell that the guy on the cover isn't a Roman.

 

[scitadel]

This may seem shallow, but I opened a demo copy at my FLGS (non-RPG) and... there weren't any little sheep!

See, the cantankerous-looking sheep on the cover of the box makes me want the game. But the absence of any actual wooden toy sheep makes the game seem totally boring.

I can play with blocks without paying 70 dollars!

Well, if you want to spend another (MSRP) $15, in October you should see some "WOODEN FARM ANIMAL SET(s) (60PCS)" on sale. Aka Animeeples. Just got the pre-order sheet from our distributors.

 

[DonTadow]

Well, if you want to spend another (MSRP) $15, in October you should see some "WOODEN FARM ANIMAL SET(s) (60PCS)" on sale. Aka Animeeples. Just got the pre-order sheet from our distributors.

I've been dodging this game with my wife. she loves it. I think its good, real good, and its a top ten game, but I am not a fan of the setup and the small selection of the 400 cards you use every game.

 

[Felon]

Played it at DragonCon a month ago. It was pretty great.