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<blockquote data-quote="Gizzard" data-source="post: 274186" data-attributes="member: 527">Some games mentioned I consider &quot;drinking games&quot;; you'll have much more fun if you are buzzed while playing.&nbsp; ;-)&nbsp; DungeonQuest: I personally love DungeonQuest.&nbsp; So do some of my friends.&nbsp; Others hate it with a passion.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because you die.&nbsp; A lot.&nbsp; Randomly.&nbsp; I think thats funny and very in character for a bunch of adventurers raiding a dangerous dragons lair.&nbsp; People who hate it say &quot;Theres no strategy in this game.&nbsp; You just die.&quot;&nbsp; I think they're just bitter because they always fall in the bottomless pit on the first turn.&nbsp; At least the game is quick, so you dont have the problem of the people who get eliminated having to wait hours to play again.&nbsp; But be warned - love it or hate it - about 50/50.Talisman: Talisman is cute, but it has some serious game design problems.&nbsp; It also takes forever to play with more than about 4 people.&nbsp; All of the expansions suck horribily and must be shunned.&nbsp; Anyway, the biggest design problem is that its almost impossible to kill other powerful characters even if you get to the Crown of Command.&nbsp; This means that there is no end-game; the game just keeps going on and on, stuck in a loop like this: &quot;I curse you from the Crown of Command.&nbsp; You lose a life.&quot; &quot;I use my evil Sword to kill a monster.&nbsp; I gain a life.&quot;&nbsp; People started asking questions like &quot;Can I come down from the Crown of Command?&nbsp; I'm not very effective up here.&quot;&nbsp; Fluxx: People who say that there is no strategy to DungeonQuest would hate this game.&nbsp; Its a quick card playing game, where the objectives change so rapidly that it is not actually possible to have a strategy.&nbsp; Its built around an interesting mechanic, but, seriously, you cant do anything to influence whether you win or lose.&nbsp; The game just goes around, changing and re-changing until someone stumbles into a win.&nbsp; Its funny about twice (perhaps more if you are buzzed. ;-)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gizzard, post: 274186, member: 527"] Some games mentioned I consider "drinking games"; you'll have much more fun if you are buzzed while playing. ;-) DungeonQuest: I personally love DungeonQuest. So do some of my friends. Others hate it with a passion. Why? Because you die. A lot. Randomly. I think thats funny and very in character for a bunch of adventurers raiding a dangerous dragons lair. People who hate it say "Theres no strategy in this game. You just die." I think they're just bitter because they always fall in the bottomless pit on the first turn. At least the game is quick, so you dont have the problem of the people who get eliminated having to wait hours to play again. But be warned - love it or hate it - about 50/50. Talisman: Talisman is cute, but it has some serious game design problems. It also takes forever to play with more than about 4 people. All of the expansions suck horribily and must be shunned. Anyway, the biggest design problem is that its almost impossible to kill other powerful characters even if you get to the Crown of Command. This means that there is no end-game; the game just keeps going on and on, stuck in a loop like this: "I curse you from the Crown of Command. You lose a life." "I use my evil Sword to kill a monster. I gain a life." People started asking questions like "Can I come down from the Crown of Command? I'm not very effective up here." Fluxx: People who say that there is no strategy to DungeonQuest would hate this game. Its a quick card playing game, where the objectives change so rapidly that it is not actually possible to have a strategy. Its built around an interesting mechanic, but, seriously, you cant do anything to influence whether you win or lose. The game just goes around, changing and re-changing until someone stumbles into a win. Its funny about twice (perhaps more if you are buzzed. ;-) [/QUOTE]

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