juggler434
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I won Clue the Card Game in a raffle at a con a while back, but just recently opened it and it turns out that its really fun. Much more fun than the boardgame in my opinion.
Games you've bought recently?
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Rally Point #2 and ASL Journal #7, both of which contain a number of scenarios for my Advanced Squad Leader game.
Warriors of God is a low-complexity wargame with two scenarios for the battles of the French and English (the Hundreds Year War, and "The Lion in Winter", which is earlier). Looks fun - 2 players, probably about 2 hours. You get to capture enemy kings and nobles, cool!
Oh, and leaders die lots, because the wars cover 100+ years!
Cheers!
Warriors of God is a low-complexity wargame with two scenarios for the battles of the French and English (the Hundreds Year War, and "The Lion in Winter", which is earlier). Looks fun - 2 players, probably about 2 hours. You get to capture enemy kings and nobles, cool!
Oh, and leaders die lots, because the wars cover 100+ years!Cheers!
I recently picked up Field of Glory, an excellent ancient/medieval miniatures rules set. It is published by Osprey and comes as an incredible looking hardcover for the low price of 35 USD.
The rules really feel like you're moving around large units in a pre-modern milieu: your larger foot units slowly swing into position, while skirmishers and light horse units wheel in and out of harm's way. Many different troop types are covered, but the costing is standardized (it costs X to be protected versus Y to be armoured; it costs Z to use offensive spears versus W to use pikes, etc.). So what you get with the army lists are the available unit types and the minima and maxima dictated by historical precedent (there's no such thing as building a "killer army" based on some rules artifact as far as I can see; if you're building Galatians you basically take what they had available... your choice is merely emphasis in most cases, except for armies like Parthians and Graeco-Bactrians who can go entirely mounted if they wish or mix mounted and foot).
I played my first game yesterday, not even having fully read the rules (it was team play). Our side just made a military plan based on the disposition of forces, without much reference to the game mechanics, and executed that normal military plan (pike advance with refused right flank) and it worked out in play the way you basically would have expected it to in real life.
The rules really feel like you're moving around large units in a pre-modern milieu: your larger foot units slowly swing into position, while skirmishers and light horse units wheel in and out of harm's way. Many different troop types are covered, but the costing is standardized (it costs X to be protected versus Y to be armoured; it costs Z to use offensive spears versus W to use pikes, etc.). So what you get with the army lists are the available unit types and the minima and maxima dictated by historical precedent (there's no such thing as building a "killer army" based on some rules artifact as far as I can see; if you're building Galatians you basically take what they had available... your choice is merely emphasis in most cases, except for armies like Parthians and Graeco-Bactrians who can go entirely mounted if they wish or mix mounted and foot).
I played my first game yesterday, not even having fully read the rules (it was team play). Our side just made a military plan based on the disposition of forces, without much reference to the game mechanics, and executed that normal military plan (pike advance with refused right flank) and it worked out in play the way you basically would have expected it to in real life.
Isn't it nice when that happens?
I've never been a miniature gamer; the requirements for one game were just too much for me (he says, ignoring the massive amount he's spent on Magic, D&D and now ASL...)
Cheers!
Brown Jenkin
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A Touch of Evil came out at Gen Con and I managed to snag a copy. It is even better than Last Night on Earth.
I also picked up the Goat Spawn expansion for Arkham Horror. Haven't had a chance to look at that one yet.
Picked these up at DragonCon to play at DragonCon:
Mwahahaha!: Exciting premise, mediocre gameplay.
Murder City: Great production values, but everyone at the table quickly realized that there were too many different types of cards that looked too simmilar and they were too much trouble to separate.
Dungeon Twister: Picked it up primarily because it's a two-player game and because of the kick-ass Wayne Reynolds art. No idea how good the gameplay is as I never got to try it.
Aggrocola: Awesome Puerto-Rico style game.
Mwahahaha!: Exciting premise, mediocre gameplay.
Murder City: Great production values, but everyone at the table quickly realized that there were too many different types of cards that looked too simmilar and they were too much trouble to separate.
Dungeon Twister: Picked it up primarily because it's a two-player game and because of the kick-ass Wayne Reynolds art. No idea how good the gameplay is as I never got to try it.
Aggrocola: Awesome Puerto-Rico style game.
Asmor
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Also very nice bits, and a very, very full box. That thing is jam packed!
I like the game in principle, but in practice it takes way too long for what it is.
Aeson
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Latest games:
Agricola - the #1 game on BGG. It's just brilliant. Played it before, but very happy to have the English edition.
Return of the Heroes - another fantasy adventure boardgame, 1-4 players, plays fairly quickly (we finished a 4-player game in 90 minutes). Amusing, not that deep, and I still like Talisman more. It does have some nice moments, though.
Race for the Galaxy - very cool 1-4 player cardgame similar to San Juan. Good fun.
Deluxe SPQR - a consim of ancient Roman Republic battles. I'm currently playing one in the first Punic War.
Cheers!
Agricola - the #1 game on BGG. It's just brilliant. Played it before, but very happy to have the English edition.
Return of the Heroes - another fantasy adventure boardgame, 1-4 players, plays fairly quickly (we finished a 4-player game in 90 minutes). Amusing, not that deep, and I still like Talisman more. It does have some nice moments, though.
Race for the Galaxy - very cool 1-4 player cardgame similar to San Juan. Good fun.
Deluxe SPQR - a consim of ancient Roman Republic battles. I'm currently playing one in the first Punic War.
Cheers!
I picked up the Battlestar Galactica Board Game at GenCon. I'm not usually big on TV or Movie licensed games, but it seemed like it was getting pretty good buzz.
My group played 2 games of it last Sunday......and it is a really, really solid game. We had a great time with it and it captures the desparation of some of the episodes really well. The cylons won both games, so I'm looking forward to trying again.
Merric............I want to try Race for the Galaxy. Pretty fun?
My group played 2 games of it last Sunday......and it is a really, really solid game. We had a great time with it and it captures the desparation of some of the episodes really well. The cylons won both games, so I'm looking forward to trying again.
Merric............I want to try Race for the Galaxy. Pretty fun?
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