Games you've bought recently?

[Punnuendo]

Twilight Imperium, Arkham Horror, and Starcraft. All are games I've played before and loved, but found a good deal on them and bought them up.

 

[Committed Hero]

I just got Snorta - a fun game for kids and drunk adults. Kovalic artwork to boot.

 

[mhensley]

I just placed my order for the Doom board game and its expansion. Oh, and Merric, could we not use the term Ameritrash? I find that sort of BGG elitism offensive. And besides, I think Eurocrap games are boring.

 

[Asmor]

I just placed my order for the Doom board game and its expansion. Oh, and Merric, could we not use the term Ameritrash? I find that sort of BGG elitism offensive. And besides, I think Eurocrap games are boring.

Ameritrash isn't an elitist term... That's a pretty common term. It's meant to be ironic.

 

[mhensley]

Ameritrash isn't an elitist term... That's a pretty common term. It's meant to be ironic.

A bit of research reveals-

Some people feel that the term "Ameritrash" is unnecessarily negative and prefer not to use it.

While probably originally intended to apply just to genuinely bad American games, in deference to the much higher professional standards of mass-market games in Germany, the scope has since been expanded. Players of "euro" games probably used it as an insult for poorly-developed American games (after Hasbro bought out Avalon Hill in 1997, the center of game design and development experience shifted to Germany), and then some fans of those American games adopted the term as a badge of honor.

from-

Ameritrash | Wiki | BoardGameGeek

 

[MerricB]

I just placed my order for the Doom board game and its expansion. Oh, and Merric, could we not use the term Ameritrash? I find that sort of BGG elitism offensive. And besides, I think Eurocrap games are boring.

I actually prefer Ameritheme as the term, but occasionally I mistype.

Cheers!

 

[Angrydad]

My wife recently bought me Gloom and Munchkin Cthulu for my birthday. Munchkin is always a good time, though I think the Cthulu set is underpowered compared to Star, Super, Fu, etc. Gloom is amusing, but we haven't quite played enough games for me to decide if it's actually really good.

 

[Asmor]

My wife recently bought me Gloom and Munchkin Cthulu for my birthday. Munchkin is always a good time, though I think the Cthulu set is underpowered compared to Star, Super, Fu, etc. Gloom is amusing, but we haven't quite played enough games for me to decide if it's actually really good.

I got Gloom a long time ago. It's an interesting game, and I love the cards, though I wish they were of a bit better quality... I might have an earlier printing, but some of them are rather difficult to read and suffer from spotting and being able to see through.

Fun fact: Gloom was designed by Keith Baker, the same dude who's better known for being the father of Eberron.

 

[Angrydad]

I got Gloom a long time ago. It's an interesting game, and I love the cards, though I wish they were of a bit better quality... I might have an earlier printing, but some of them are rather difficult to read and suffer from spotting and being able to see through.

Fun fact: Gloom was designed by Keith Baker, the same dude who's better known for being the father of Eberron.

I saw it was made by Baker and I wondered. I really can't stand those plastic cards. They slip and slide all over each other so easily. Gloom seems to suffer from a lack of strategery, in my mind. There are possibilities for clever card combos and saving ones that do special effects, but they seem a little limited in their application because many are only useable under certain conditions. It's still an entertaining game.

 

[DonTadow]

I saw it was made by Baker and I wondered. I really can't stand those plastic cards. They slip and slide all over each other so easily. Gloom seems to suffer from a lack of strategery, in my mind. There are possibilities for clever card combos and saving ones that do special effects, but they seem a little limited in their application because many are only useable under certain conditions. It's still an entertaining game.

Gloom is a good concept, but the technology just isn't there for it. After a while the cards begin to fade and peel off and making a game is difficult.