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New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:46:12 +0000 by einkarem Related Item: Go On their website they call it heavy plastic. It would have been nice if it came with the wood or glass stones. The box with the board and stones weighs just over 6 lbs.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "NWIBGA - Thursday Night Specials!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:43:52 +0000 by asutbone Related Item: Risk Legacy ColtsFan76 wrote: Just in general, what other times work for games? Now that football is over, I wouldn't mind more weekend sessions. +1 to that. Especially on Saturdays when my wife works and I have nothing else to do.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "WWII eastern front operational and strategic wargames" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:43:03 +0000 Related Item: Red Army Enjoyed playing it, but never got past the first few turns. Generally the game was decided by then anyway give or take a few resilient pockets holding up the Russian tank units on a key road. The set up was fun if you were the Russians, watching the German player look at the set up rules just to check you really did have that many units. I might even dig it out of the storage boxes.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Block Party - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:42:42 +0000 by Randy Cox Related Item: Power Grid thoia wrote: badweasel wrote: Guantanamo wrote: yeah yeah yeah. Swinging my head. Only my Bay members will understand this, but I haven't hit my escape key. Shadows over Camelot rated a 4? Did you play it with a silly British accent? ;) Yeah, why did you give it such a high rating? Because it's still one of the better co-op games out there! That's like saying Strep is one of the better viruses to contract. Sure, it's better than Ebola, but...
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:41:35 +0000 by indigopotter Related Item: Geekbuddy question #? :Grails and buylist Guantanamo Bay JohnBandettini wrote: I don't really have one since I got Antiquity around 14 months ago. I am lucky enough to have quite a few games that are Grail games for other people. Ditto.
New comment on GeekList SaltCon 2012 No-Ship Math Trade (Utah) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:39:45 +0000 by ytter ghostbusterbob wrote: I am afraid if I list all the things that I am willing to trade then it will revert to the lowest common denominator, and I will possibly miss out on my first choice and get my 4th or 5th choice, but I am also afraid that if I don't list 4 or 5 that my offer may go untraded. This is the decision really, do you risk not trading to go for the one you want, or make a bigger list to at least get something you want, even if it's not as high on your list? There's no right answer, it just depends on your preference. Kent makes a good point, as long as you only put stuff on your list that you will be happy with, then you won't be disappointed. Also realizing that we can't all get the holy grail game.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Baker's Boards: Kickstarters!!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:50 +0000 Related Item: Zoneplex We plan on it but at this point there is no way we can guarantee a review before the Kickstarter is done and anyway I think it can be weird if someone is reviewing a prototype opposed to the final version. I think part of Zoneplex is the world and having a complete presentation. But we will definitely give the Geek community copies for review! :DI think ideally it is good to have as many review copies as possible sent out at the same time so the game isn't swayed by just one or two opinions because of the limitation of 2 prototypes. That way there are many reviews from many different type of gamers. I did contemplate a lot about this recently actually... Interestingly for the iPad game world there is no such expectation for iPad Kickstarters, for example Thunderbeam mostly focused on inspirations and had what they intended to create but hand't yet: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wileywiggins/thunderbeam... I did back this because it seems great! But interesting to see that the worlds are split as far as the Board Game Community desiring an external review pre or during Kickstarter campaigns and iPad Gamers just backing things without a review, etc... Maybe it's because a board-game is a physical product that costs more or it's just iPad hype? But that being said Thunderbeam got a lot of high valued backers! Anyway, the PDF seems about done, will let Backers see it first to be involved in the process with us as another pair of eyes before we make it public for everyone along with the video! The question is should I shave or keep my beard?!!? :laugh:
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:03 +0000 by chiron.42 Related Item: Rail Baron Robrob wrote: I did, 30 years ago when I bought it retail... :whistle: So you paid more than the rating? :P
New comment on Item for Geeklist "The King's Ransom ** GAME FULL **" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:36:25 +0000 by Dispaminite Related Item: Montana Like I'll hit:Dispaminite previously rolled 1d20+1 = 16 (Attack!) Dispaminite previously rolled 1d20-1 = 17 (Kill!)
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:35:38 +0000 by fifisdead Related Item: Munchkin recent ones put it back in, with revised wording
New comment on Item for Geeklist "NWIBGA - Thursday Night Specials!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:35:14 +0000 by ColtsFan76 Related Item: Risk Legacy Boss Trojan wrote: ColtsFan76 wrote: But could we not squeeze this in on Mondays? Especially if it can be played in 90 minutes or so. True. Maybe some mix of both. Until Easter, my Mondays being cut short, I don't want to be tied to same game every week. Maybe we do every other week Mondays plus a Thursday (depending upon everyone's availability)? That could work. Just in general, what other times work for games? Now that football is over, I wouldn't mind more weekend sessions.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Yet Another Board Game Auction! Includes Taluva, Venture Forth, Fleet Captains, & Others!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:34:42 +0000 by Elltrain Related Item: Taluva 30
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:34:42 +0000 by indigopotter Related Item: Agricola thoia wrote: indigopotter wrote: Let's see... we both have thrifted copies of Acquire that we admire/appreciate... we both give Agricola a 10... (you have 151 plays, but my 96 plays aren't too shabby)... I enjoy Thebes with both 2 and 4... we both love Brass, Glory to Rome, and Stone Age. I'd throw in At the Gates of Loyang as high raters for us both too...but you have 8 plays of Walnut Grove which I'm really itching to play. However you have 2 Ora et Labora as well...given our affinity to Gric and Loyang match where do you see this one falling in comparison? My initial reaction to Ora was tainted by the components, including a frustrating evening with a knife cutting out the chits. It's a lot like Le Havre, which I'm only luke warm on, and a bit like Farmers of the Moor, which I didn't care for. I didn't have the same "zing" of love that I had for Agricola. I do appreciate there's a lot of game there, but its 2-hour play time gives it tough competition with things I really love, like Roads & Boats. I think the resource wheel is snazzy, it both tracks resources and time. I see its academic merits, but it doesn't turn me on. My girlfriend is a Gric fiend and can not get enough of the game so literally we left it on the table for about 4 months never packing it up. LOL... this was us. We have no pets and no kids, so we can leave a game out on the table.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Yet Another Board Game Auction! Taluva, Star Trek Fleet Captains, Magic TG, C&C Ancients, & Others!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:34:37 +0000 by Doug1020 Related Item: Star Trek: Fleet Captains ST:Fleet Captains $50 -- oops, make that $55
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Yet Another Board Game Auction! Taluva, Star Trek Fleet Captains, Magic TG, C&C Ancients, & Others!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:34:29 +0000 by Elltrain Related Item: Nexus Ops 20
New comment on Item for Geeklist "I want to learn how to use vassal.. but I dont know how...." Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:34:19 +0000 by Osprey Related Item: Space Empires: 4X charlescab wrote: Hit reply, click the youtube icon, insert youtube ID Well I'll be damned...never noticed that before Charles. Thank you very much! :shake: :D
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Yet Another Board Game Auction! Includes Taluva, Venture Forth, Fleet Captains, & Others!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:34:14 +0000 by Elltrain Related Item: Hey, That's My Fish! 5
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Yet Another Board Game Auction! Taluva, Star Trek Fleet Captains, Magic TG, C&C Ancients, & Others!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:34:02 +0000 by BigMacTruck Related Item: Star Trek: Fleet Captains $50
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Yet Another Board Game Auction! Taluva, Star Trek Fleet Captains, Magic TG, C&C Ancients, & Others!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:33:57 +0000 by Elltrain Related Item: A Few Acres of Snow 25
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Wargame Bootcamp at Orccon 2012 : Request List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:33:28 +0000 by emessi4h Related Item: Sword of Rome I would be interested in learning this one as well.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Yet Another Board Game Auction! Taluva, Star Trek Fleet Captains, Magic TG, C&C Ancients, & Others!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:32:16 +0000 by BigMacTruck Related Item: Nexus Ops $30
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Yet Another Board Game Auction! Includes Taluva, Venture Forth, Fleet Captains, & Others!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:31:41 +0000 by BigMacTruck Related Item: Venture Forth $30
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:31:39 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: Can't Stop Sean picked this up also with his $25
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Yet Another Board Game Auction! Includes Taluva, Venture Forth, Fleet Captains, & Others!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:31:17 +0000 by scdoster Related Item: Ingenious $8
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Ten Year Old Euros that Are Still Better than Most of the New Hotness" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30:52 +0000 by pwilz Related Item: Acquire Gelatinous Goo wrote: I played it recently and it felt like it had lost some of its shine. Maybe we just weren't good enough at the game, but it was very hard to mitigate bad tile draw. It certainly feels like the grand-daddy of many modern euros, but games have gotten much tighter in these 40+ years. That may be your experience, but mine is just the opposite. I've played a lot of other Eurogames, but nothing gets me focused like Acquire.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:29:14 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: Tsuro Dany got this for $6.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "MetaList for GeekList AUCTIONS" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:27:53 +0000 by LotrScaper Related Item: My (Last?) Board Game Auction! Taluva, Star Trek Fleet Captains, Magic TG, C&C Ancients, & Others! Apologies, the end date is Sunday, February 19th, from 7pm - 9pm EST
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Block Party - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:27:41 +0000 by DKahnt Related Item: Race for the Galaxy: The Brink of War tscook wrote: I looked up Upper Gwynedd, my parents are from Bucks County and we'd always go visit family in Lansdale/Chalfont/Doylestown. Small world. I looked up Missoula and noticed you have a weasel problem: -DK
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Comparison of Top Reviewers' Top 10" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:26:23 +0000 by tiagoVIP Related Item: Battlestar Galactica So, these are the Significant Seven - including Daniel, of course.So I wonder: do the Final Five just don't played BSG yet? Regards,
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:26:06 +0000 by jhagen1908 Related Item: 4 Favorite Board Games My favorite games are the ones which activate that particular pleasure/addiction center that makes me want to play them again and again.Not a very rational description but looking at my favorites I'm not at all convinced I've selected them rationally, or according to any particular rules.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:26:02 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: The Road Runner Game Another win by Nate for $4...
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Ten Year Old Euros that Are Still Better than Most of the New Hotness" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:25:35 +0000 by pwilz Related Item: Modern Art The only thing about this game that gets old is the cheesy art snob jokes we make when we play it.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:22:27 +0000 by DKahnt Related Item: Outside the Scope of BGG I think the contingent of Missoula members are throwing off the balance.-DK
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:21:28 +0000 by DKahnt Related Item: Magic: The Gathering KSensei wrote: Guantanamo wrote: Somehow I feel responsible for this. Or was it Dave? I have no idea what you are talking about... :whistle: -DK
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Comparison of Top Reviewers' Top 10" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:21:11 +0000 by tiagoVIP Related Item: Cosmic Encounter With one more they can play with the teams rules!I'm not a top reviewer, but sure this game is in my Top 10. And I did a review about it (is in portuguese - but if you want to try your knowledge, give it a look!). So let's say 7 1/2 Top 10? Hum? Regards,
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Auction: I dont need all these games! ends 2/10" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:20:08 +0000 by gamedog Related Item: Blue Moon City $15
New comment on Item for Geeklist "GCL Amoeba 57 - Amoeba 101" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:20:01 +0000 by BrenoK Related Item: Monopoly: New England Patriots Collector's blueatheart wrote:out4blood wrote:Now, if I were less apathetic, I'd probably raise a stink about this. It's bad enough that these teachers are teaching crappy laborious methods for solving basic algebra problems, but when they start using their position of power to force their ideologies - even in "harmless fun" - well, it gets a little scary.Indeed, I'm rather tempted to write and complain from way over *here*!I will further note that the US has a weird relationship with teachers. When people find out I used to teach, they assume it was university. When I correct them, they often seem unimpressed. I usually mention how good the school was, but sometimes I worry that I'm trying to correct some negative assumption that has just been made.I consider my time teaching one of the most valuable experiences of my life, well worth the extra year+ that I spent in Tucson (and not doing other things like software engineering...) as a result. I believe every single person with a higher-education degree should spend a year or two as a teacher, more if they enjoy it.It is so strange that, in the US, teachers are considered with so little respect. I wonder if there is any other culture with treats them with such contempt.I actually got to see this first-hand in some amusing ways. I was somehow a "popular" teacher at my school with the students (I think because I corrected stereotypes about what someone who loves science and is a huge geek can be, engaging rather than boring them). I had several new students come in over the course of the year, and invariably I would get on the bad side of one or two of the students. In would come the parent, accusing me of picking on their student, I hated their student, etc. We would resolve the issue, they would glare at me distrustfully, and about a month later, they would instead be piling onto the unfortunate less-popular teacher(s). I would later see the same parent in the hallway, and I was now their child's savior. The first assumption is to accuse the teacher of wrongdoing - it is not the child at fault, but rather the teacher. If popular opinion of said teacher is not somewhat negative, push the faults onto the unpopular teachers instead. Eventually there will be several teachers who will take the brunt of the blame for your child's failures.Inevitably, the foothold one may climb upon to launch these blames will be the example one can cite where the teacher did something to push an opinion onto the class, no matter how innocuous it may have seemed at the time. The complaints won't do anything in the long-term, and the teacher will not associate their relatively minor foible with the larger problem that becomes associated with them.I recently had a coworker ask me how to approach a teacher that was obviously picking upon her student. I advised her to treat the situation as though neither party were at fault, and to figure out how to resolve the conflict. She later triumphantly told me that the teacher had not picked upon her student for a whi[...]
New comment on Item for Geeklist "We're still thrifting for you in 2012!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:18:41 +0000 by fifisdead Related Item: Funny Bunny Anybody have a smart phone they can donate to Mr. Ree? Geeze, you're a machine!
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:18:31 +0000 by crsluggo Related Item: The Hunt for Red October Sorry. I didn't realize it had ended...
New comment on Item for Geeklist "The King's Ransom ** GAME FULL **" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:18:17 +0000 by Mulligans Related Item: Conjurer You luckily avoid being squashed by the Giant's stomp. You have priority. Fight only , cannot Flee.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Comparison of Top Reviewers' Top 10" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:16:27 +0000 by tiagoVIP Related Item: Arkham Horror Well done, Arkham, well done.Regards,
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:15:51 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: Yahtzee Johny got this for $6.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Games on my radar" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:15:24 +0000 by alkaiser Related Item: Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes SJBenoist wrote: Pffft. Those people should count themselves fortunate they never laid eyes upon Winter Fury! Are the snow goggles included in the box. :)
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Ten Year Old Euros that Are Still Better than Most of the New Hotness" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:15:13 +0000 by BrenoK Related Item: Die Macher endou_kenji wrote: Osiris Ra wrote: Well, the theme is not something that grabs me. I hate politics. But I love the way you need to do some "horse trading" in the provinces, while still keeping your edge with the public at large. It makes it a non-interactive version of Oasis, which is one of my favorite games. Also, the other thing to like are all of its intertwined mechanisms that feel like you are tinkering with a most interesting machine. That's kinda funny, 'cause I hate politics, but I usually love the games with politics themes (Twilight Struggle, Campaign Manager 2008, Die Macher, Founding Fathers...) On the other hand, I love war and hate war-themed games. (jk)
New comment on Item for Geeklist "The King's Ransom ** GAME FULL **" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:14:36 +0000 by Mulligans Related Item: Brutes Fantasy Microgame I keep screwing that up and have edited some stuff from earlier. In PvP the defensive rolls are :T: & :L: NOT A & L like with monsters, which I keep entering....sorry.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:14:22 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: Blast Out Sozman wins again for $5 thanks!
New comment on Item for Geeklist "2010 SPARE PARTS RESOURCE LIST" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:13:17 +0000 Related Item: Monopoly: Spongebob Squarepants Do you still need these? If so, GM me to include them with other parts I'll be sending.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Let's find these games a good home Auction" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:12:35 +0000 Related Item: Lords of Vegas $25
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:12:11 +0000 by Bagherra Related Item: Battlestar Galactica DancerInDC wrote: I'm not too surprised - I think I've had Jae on my geekbuddy list for a couple years now, partly because I loved his NTY posts. My question to you would be about Taluva - it's been on my "Want to Play" list for quite awhile, but of course it's hard to come by nowadays. Should I just suck it up and find a copy at any price? (Oh man, this makes me sound like a game addict. Which I am.) And I see BSG is our highest mutual rating. Because it is AWESOME. True confession - I once had Power Grid in my top 10, but it's slipped as I've found other games that just fit our life better. I would figure out how much it would cost to print a copy and pay no more than that. Other than that, i think everyone on the planet should own a copy of taluva.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "The King's Ransom ** GAME FULL **" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:12:08 +0000 by Mulligans Related Item: Tichu SaiSaysPlayGo wrote: SaiSaysPlayGo previously rolled 1d20 = 8 (L) SaiSaysPlayGo previously rolled 1d20 = 3 (A) SaiSaysPlayGo previously rolled 1d20 = 11 (GRAAAH!) He labeled his 1st 2 roll incorrectly ,but nevertheless made his save. Followed by a successful attack. Please make your rolls for :T: deflect , :L: luck , and follow up with Fight or Flee ( if you are stunned again we will just ignore the follow up rolls ) I keep screwing that up and have edited some stuff from earlier. In PvP the defensive rolls are :T: & :L: NOT A & L like with monsters, which I keep entering....sorry.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:11:48 +0000 by DillonBlake Related Item: Feudal If you decide it has too many missing pieces to keep, I could use a few of the men. I'd have to recheck my copy to see which ones I'm missing; but I remember enjoying this when I still had dark hair. :)
New comment on Item for Geeklist "The Official Shut Up & Sit Down Show GeekList: By popular demand" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:10:58 +0000 by tiagoVIP Related Item: Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game Superb episode!Though one thing you could have talked about Bang!: you can get eliminated really fast and just be sitting there, watching the others actually playing for more time than one would care to wait, and with only two players left, after four, five people were eliminated, the game can still go on for a good 15 to 20 minutes of a lot of "dodging" and cycling cards in the hopes of that one in particular. It happened to me and I see it happen some other times and, by now, I avoid Bang! as much as I can. I much prefer play Shadow Hunters for a game with a hidden role experience. But that is just my opinion. And I really liked yours regarding K2 and Fortune and Glory. Finally, I know you're british and you like to take your time to do good TV. Nice, nice. BBC style. But... how about a show, I don't know, every 20 days? Maybe 15... :D Regards,
New comment on Item for Geeklist "We're still thrifting for you in 2012!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:10:43 +0000 Related Item: Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition I'm still kicking myself for passing on this a couple of weeks ago. If I find it again it's yours.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:10:09 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: Pentagonia Michael picks up another win for $5...
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:09:45 +0000 by fifisdead Related Item: Journey Through Europe I turned down a German version of this a few months ago because of the low rating...and the fact that I don't speak German.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "We're still thrifting for you in 2012!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:09:43 +0000 by bobpony Related Item: Qwirkle Five Star Final wrote: Paging Bob Pony...Mr. Pony.... Here I am! It so happens that I just thrifted another copy of this today. Marvin, if you can pay the shipping from San Jose, CA I'll get it out to you.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:08:50 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: The Powerpuff Girls: Saving the World Before Bedtime Another WriteGamer win for $3
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Block Party - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:08:22 +0000 by chally Related Item: Puerto Rico rynelf wrote: (even though he's dreadfully wrong about Tigris & Euphrates: the randomness imposed by the tile draw has been the deciding factor for too many games I've observed. And yeah; better players will beat poorer ones. But given players of roughly even skill, the game is decided by tile draw over incrementally better play. That bugs me. The game pretends to too much Quality and Significance to allow for such nonsense. If it pretended it was trivial, I could live with it: but there are too many folk touting its magnificence to let it off that easily.) What's odd is that I'm happy to concede all of that, and yet I still think E&T is the bee's knees. Perhaps I don't pick up on the sense of self importance that you do. It's not Chess (which is good because I hate Chess). But it does satisfy two of my most fundamental gaming drives like no game other than Poker. The first is the "I wonder what will happen if I do this?" drive: I learn best by doing (repeatedly), and E&T's cascading effects are so clear and tangible to me that nearly every tile lay carries the wonder of pushing that first domino in some crazy Rube Goldberg machine. The second is the gambling drive: there is no sensation I hate worse than knowing you are beat at a Eurogame and having to suffer through the rest of the game; E&T seems to always keep me within a Hail Mary play no matter how poorly I am otherwise doing. The ability to say, "F*ck it, I've got to try something," right up until tha last tile is pulled keeps me excited and invested from start to finish.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Microbadge Request & Design Feedback Geeklist" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:08:16 +0000 by anomander64 Related Item: 011 Now that is one very difficult brief.Perhaps Nancy herself?
New comment on Item for Geeklist "NWIBGA - Thursday Night Specials!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:06:08 +0000 by Boss Trojan Related Item: Risk Legacy ColtsFan76 wrote: But could we not squeeze this in on Mondays? Especially if it can be played in 90 minutes or so. True. Maybe some mix of both. Until Easter, my Mondays being cut short, I don't want to be tied to same game every week. Maybe we do every other week Mondays plus a Thursday (depending upon everyone's availability)?
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Abstract Strategy games to watch in 2012" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:06:06 +0000 by ropearoni4 Related Item: Pizza Theory 2-3 players, not just exactly 3 players. So, one more than you or two more. :P
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:05:42 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: The Hunt for Red October A $3 win by Sean....
New comment on Item for Geeklist "We're still thrifting for you in 2012!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:04:53 +0000 Related Item: The Nancy Drew Mystery Game I'll be on the lookout for you. I have a knack for thrifting pre-1960 games.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:04:51 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: N.Y. Chase Another Sozman win for $8.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "The King's Ransom ** GAME FULL **" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:04:05 +0000 by Mulligans Related Item: Montana Things are looking bad for our hero...The Witch connects with her knife, leaving a bad gash in your arm. You LOSE 1 HP ! You retaliate with your own attack, stabbing her with your knife, but she keeps coming at you ! Bog Witch needs 11 or higher for success Mulligans previously rolled 1d20 = 2 (Witch Knife) Edit: Low Roll Penalty - The Witch must be getting worn down... she misses her attack badly and is prone to your counter attack. ADD +1 to your attack roll and SUBTRACT -1 on your kill check.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Microbadge Request & Design Feedback Geeklist" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:03:59 +0000 by anomander64 Related Item: Scrapyard Wars First attempt.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:03:58 +0000 Related Item: Outside the Scope of BGG DancerInDC wrote: KSensei wrote: Arkadia is one that I haven't played in a while. I'm a big fan of Dorn, what do you think of the game? I don't play it often, but every time it hits the table, we end the game by saying, "Why don't we play this more?" For me it has a nice mix of stock market prediction, spatial planning, and a light dose of gambling. It's essential to watch your opponents, as they can be wrapping the game up faster than you are ready for. Overall it's just a clever game that is unique in the gaming universe, I think.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:03:22 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: Qwirkle Johny has this one also for $5.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "We're still thrifting for you in 2012!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:02:41 +0000 Related Item: Monad I've always liked the art on this one.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:02:30 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: Munchkin papiklfish wrote: chiron.42 wrote: crusader4x wrote: bdunkle wrote: I am tempted to pull the "Kneepads of Allure" card because I really don't want to explain it to my 10 year old yet... Don't worry about it. We explained it away by saying you were getting on your knees and giving someone puppy-dog eyes (like Puss in Boots). Later editions took out that card as being too powerful. Good because I took it out as well!
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:02:06 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: Liar's Dice Johny got this for $6.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:01:38 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: NetResults Sozman got this for $8. Enjoy!
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:01:12 +0000 by crsluggo Related Item: The Hunt for Red October $4
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:01:12 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: Pentago bdunkle wrote: There were a ton of these in the last Barnes & Noble purge...probably from there. Target too IIRC.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:46 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: ZÈRTZ Strangely this is probably the most common of the GIPF to thrift.
New comment on GeekList Memoir '44 expansions and scenarios Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:40 +0000 by Sayburr darthnice wrote: This may also be helpful: Complete (Standard) Scenarios Anthology That is SWEET!
New comment on GeekList Memoir '44 expansions and scenarios Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:13 +0000 by Sayburr darthnice wrote: Perhaps this would be of some use: The Completist's Guide to Memoir '44: Scenarios, Expansions and Everything Else You Need Thanks, I will look it over to see if I missed anything. I notice that list has not been updated in over a year...
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:10 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: Blokus Trigon :gg:
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:59:58 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: Twixt Some Alex Randolph for Michael for a mere $4.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:59:39 +0000 Related Item: Condottiere JohnBandettini wrote: KSensei wrote: Skull and Roses seems to be getting better and better. I have a trash talk strategy now. I voted it worst game of the year in the London on Board games of the year poll. :)
New comment on Item for Geeklist "We're still thrifting for you in 2012!" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:59:30 +0000 Related Item: Lord of the Rings As are you! Have fun with this one. I certainly have!
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:58:56 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: Forbidden Island So happy these are starting to turn up in the thrifts. This would make such a great gift.
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:58:44 +0000 by papiklfish Related Item: Munchkin chiron.42 wrote: crusader4x wrote: bdunkle wrote: I am tempted to pull the "Kneepads of Allure" card because I really don't want to explain it to my 10 year old yet... Don't worry about it. We explained it away by saying you were getting on your knees and giving someone puppy-dog eyes (like Puss in Boots). Later editions took out that card as being too powerful.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:58:16 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: Journey Through Europe Beautiful components.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "GAME AUCTION: My walk-in closet needs you." Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:58:15 +0000 by Tamburlain Related Item: Men of Iron, Volume I: The Rebirth of Infantry $15
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:58:00 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: Risk (Revised Edition) (Cheap) caltrops editions are good for pimping or for DIY games.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:57:38 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: Battleball ChiliPete has this excellent win for $6...
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:57:35 +0000 Related Item: Can't Stop KSensei wrote: I think Mord im Arosa is still high up on my list. Should it really be there?
New comment on Item for Geeklist "SaltCon 2012 No-Ship Math Trade (Utah)" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:57:33 +0000 by Intrepid Related Item: AT-43 Funny, I think I have an AT-43 box with no game! I may have to try for this one.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:57:20 +0000 Related Item: Power Grid Guantanamo wrote: Aren't you the one that doesn't like Area Majority games? I'm sure I explained that it was more Area majority games don't like me. :)
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:56:59 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: Stratego Sean has this set for $25.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:56:48 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: Acquire $11.50 is still a good price for a keeper like this. :meeple:
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:56:24 +0000 by Bagherra Related Item: Bobbin' Bumblebee DancerInDC wrote: Jae, what version of Bazaar are you playing? 3m Dungeon petz is cute, but I felt it was lacking something...not sure what. I think flash point is the second best coop behind ghost stories (third if you include bsg as a coop). As stated above, flashpoint shines in groups, and for me, games are about socializing, so I prefer games that amplify that. Flash point does that amazingly. Plus it is an awesome theme.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:56:16 +0000 Related Item: Power Grid KSensei wrote: Feel like teaching me Santiago on Yucata some time? I'm not up for reading rules. Oh! Santiago de Cuba :(
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:55:57 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: Qwirkle Bob would approve. :whistle:
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:55:20 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: The Sinking of the Titanic apologized for being rude Really? :what:
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:54:26 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Game (US) Price dumped but it's still an auto-pick up for me.
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 February 2012" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:53:45 +0000 by Robrob Related Item: Loopin' Louie When I opened it up in my car, it turned out that the token that fell out was the only one in the box. Obviously it was making its getaway. You should have followed it to the others! I actually try to reorganize the shelves a bit so I can make sure I didn't leave anything behind... Been there... :blush:
New comment on Item for Geeklist "YAMAO: Yet Another Make An Offer List" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:53:40 +0000 by pmboos Related Item: Ringgz Nate has this one at $3...
New comment on Item for Geeklist "Guantanamo Bay Presents - Geekbuddy Recently Played #100!!!!!! - Has it really been a Century of fun?" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:53:09 +0000 by boltongeordie Related Item: Fettnapf KSensei wrote:Mundus Novus, how is it? And why does it make me think of a Harry Potter character? It is really quite good. A fairly simple card game (though it sounded complex during the rules explanation) with some interesting mechanics and a nice balance between scoring points and building your engine. Wanting to play it again soon to re-evaluate it now I know what I am doing.Grimwold wrote:KSensei wrote:And Escape form the Aliens in OS isn't print and play is it? It's not print and play.. .though it kinda looks that way. It's a fun game though, and some of our friends, Inky and Cathy, picked up a copy which I'm looking forward to playing.Chris.. what are your feelings on Fire Rescue? Have you mellowed towards co-op games?Yes, I describe EFTAIOS as how games used to be in the 80s/90s. I could certainly imagine getting a battered photocopy of the game and having to cut the cards out of a sheet of paper. It is quite fun (we have played it a few times now) and only 30-40 minutes long. It plays out rather like a boardgame of Marco Polo.I am certainly more open to co-ops these days, though they will never really suit my style. Fire Rescue felt rather like Pandemic (though not as tight and rather more random). I disliked the fact that it effectively forced you into roles (whereas in Pandemic you use your ability but you can also d[...] |
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