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<blockquote data-quote="Dioltach" data-source="post: 8128099" data-attributes="member: 21843"><p>I haven't played any of the games you mention, but I can give some quick thoughts on the following:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Conan (Monolith version): great game, fast, free-form, just fun basically. Basic setup is one Overlord and 1-4 players (1 player is great with just Conan), but there's a cooperative setup without an Overlord. Some question marks about the sexist portrayal of female characters (someone on Boardgamegeek has put together templates for less sexist versions).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shadows of Brimstone: cooperative dungeon crawl with an infinite number of expansions. I loved the premise, hated assembling the minis, found the gameplay too fiddly.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Legends of Andor: challenging coop game, but not much replayability once you've successfully completed a scenario. Looks gorgeous. Just don't play the dwarf, he/she is useless.</li> </ul><p>-Wizzkids D&D adventure games: I have three of these (Temple of Elemental Evil, Legends of Drizzt and Tomb of Annihilation). They're quick and fun, easy to set up, easy to understand. Based mostly on D&D 4E, I think.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tales of the Arabian Nights: just great fun. Don't expect the final outcome to matter, or even to reach the end of the game. It's all about the stories.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four Against Darkness: very basic 1-player D&D, for when you need to scratch that itch.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Legacy of Dragonholt: choose-you-own-adventure taken up a notch. Very well written, gorgeous production. You can also play it with more than one player.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth: I wanted to love this game so much, tried it again and again. I just couldn't get past the idea that nothing that happened on the table mattered, all I needed to do was click the app.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">War of the Ring: pretty much the best 2-player fantasy boardgame I know, but it's big, very big. And it takes long. But it's amazing. Check out the review on Shut Up & Sit Down.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dioltach, post: 8128099, member: 21843"] I haven't played any of the games you mention, but I can give some quick thoughts on the following: [LIST] [*]Conan (Monolith version): great game, fast, free-form, just fun basically. Basic setup is one Overlord and 1-4 players (1 player is great with just Conan), but there's a cooperative setup without an Overlord. Some question marks about the sexist portrayal of female characters (someone on Boardgamegeek has put together templates for less sexist versions). [*]Shadows of Brimstone: cooperative dungeon crawl with an infinite number of expansions. I loved the premise, hated assembling the minis, found the gameplay too fiddly. [*]Legends of Andor: challenging coop game, but not much replayability once you've successfully completed a scenario. Looks gorgeous. Just don't play the dwarf, he/she is useless. [/LIST] -Wizzkids D&D adventure games: I have three of these (Temple of Elemental Evil, Legends of Drizzt and Tomb of Annihilation). They're quick and fun, easy to set up, easy to understand. Based mostly on D&D 4E, I think. [LIST] [*]Tales of the Arabian Nights: just great fun. Don't expect the final outcome to matter, or even to reach the end of the game. It's all about the stories. [*]Four Against Darkness: very basic 1-player D&D, for when you need to scratch that itch. [*]Legacy of Dragonholt: choose-you-own-adventure taken up a notch. Very well written, gorgeous production. You can also play it with more than one player. [*]Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth: I wanted to love this game so much, tried it again and again. I just couldn't get past the idea that nothing that happened on the table mattered, all I needed to do was click the app. [*]War of the Ring: pretty much the best 2-player fantasy boardgame I know, but it's big, very big. And it takes long. But it's amazing. Check out the review on Shut Up & Sit Down. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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