"The war made me poignantly aware of the beauty of the world." - J. R. R. TolkienPrevious: >>96540481 Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/h8Tz2ze8Survey results: https://pastebin.com/YJPZ44rqThis general encompasses all board game genres - Eurogames, Ameritrash, Ameritreasure, Fillers, Party, Abstracts, Wargames, and especially the game that one anon is autistic about at this very moment.TQs:- What's your favorite artwork in a game?- What game has the best combat system in your opinion?- Which game has your favorite resonance?(where the mechanics go with the theme)Bonus question: What's your favorite unit in a game? (example: knights in chess)
>>96559534"The lack of war made me poignantly aware that TI4 sucks." - Anon
Finished Mushroom Sort. I believe setup for all players should be correct, in so far as I've tested.https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3569599494Here's the working folder if you want to pnp it, just zipped everything up.https://files.catbox.moe/rm6tug.zip
>>96559534>What's your favorite artwork in a game?Feudum
>>96559738Thank you
>>96559534>Favorite ArtIt's a tossup between Pax Pamir's great historical art, Kyle Ferrin's drawings, and the super kickass art in War for Arrakis.>Best combat systemFor two players at a time? Dune 2019, with all of the mind games around dialing and card play. For one player trashing on another? Arcs. The risk management of all three die types is great (Do I potentially do nothing at no harm, do something at some harm, or completely fuck them over with raid dice, and possibly fuck myself even harder). For a bunch of players at once? Cosmic encounter. That game is not playable at counts lower than 4, 5-6 players seems to be the sweet spot. I've played at 7 before, hectic but takes way too long to get to your turn again.>ResonanceHard to get more thematic than War of the Ring.>Favorite unitThe little colony ships in Cosmic encounter are just so much fun to play with.
>>96559708>The lack of warTI4 fags is this true? Do you sedlomly go to war in TI4?
>>96559857I only go into war after someone else begins a war, that way I can easily get allies against them.
>>96559861How often would that be?
>>96559867It depends how often someone else starts a war
>>96559534>Favourite unit in a gameThe Dahan. Those lil ninjas give you so much action economy
>>96559857I'd say yes. War is very costly and doesn't gain you enough if it's not for VPIf you play it like it was space risk it'll be pretty meh
>>96559534>What's your favorite unit in a game?Muh penis, El Grande
>>96559534>Fav artworkI really like the art in Old King's Crown even if it's a little troonie pilled>Best combat systemPossibly dune or cosmic encounter? Idk I don't combat>Favourite resonanceNetrunner, any Eklund game (he literally explains his choice for certain mechanics and what it's supposed to simulate based on historical sources in his footnotes in the rulebooks)
>>96559534>- What's your favorite artwork in a game?
>>96559857Unless you set up to take the home system of an opponent, or they have Shard of the Throne, there's very little incentive to actually fight. The online tournament metagame is all about trading and they even trade the combat objectives. Of course, local metagames where everybody knows your name will be different and more fighty, as will lower playercount games where winning by last man standing is actually viable, and now with the second expansion/codex 4 adding in the Total War event (among a few others) there are even more ways to return TI4 to it's wargame roots.
>>96560043>Netrunner, any Eklund game (he literally explains his choice for certain mechanics and what it's supposed to simulate based on historical sources in his footnotes in the rulebooks)Based
I posted about buying Imperium a few threads ago, got Horizons for cheap and used once and then got both Legends and Classics for even less and with custom wood inserts, all sleeved etc. So have the complete set and all erratas.Anyway, it took me to the third game to finally nail the rules - first time I "won" I found out I hadn't been exiling cards from the market properly (was just taking the top card from the main deck every time)Started campaign as the Magyars, handily beat the japanese on low difficulty but the Minoans slaughtered me on the next game.This game is really addictive but I can see why most second hand copies are barely used, I'm surprised I had the patience to learn. I mentioned that i got someone who was interested in playing against me but I don't think they'll have the autism to learn. Playing against the bot is fine but I really wanna play with more interaction, sucks that I can't even force the bot to discard. afaik idk it might be a rule i'm missing.
>>96560854One of us!One of us!One of us!
>>96559738Your translation for the scoring table card contradicts the English rule book. I don't speak Japanese so it's not my place to say which translation is wrong, but one of them is.
>>96559738Also the wording "predict the other players' hands" on the pig card is unclear. To me that reads like it could be referring to the cards in their hand, their "hand card", or their combination their hand makes.According to the English rule book, you need to guess the ranks of all 5 of their cards. But the 3 cards they drafted with mushroom tokens are visible while you do this so this is really only asking for each opponent's hand card and basket token card.The English rule book also says to do this in the middle of the Combination Phase rather than at the start, but it changes how the Combination Phase is handled leading up to its resolution.
>>96560975Yeah JP says furthest.>の数も同じ場合はスタートプレイヤーから時計回りに遠いプレイヤーの方が強い役として扱います。 If the numbers of stars are the same then the player furthest from the start player in a clockwise direction has the stronger handAnd the help card shortens it as >の数も同じ場合はスタートプレイヤーから遠いプレイヤーの方が強いIf the numbers of the stars are the same, the furthest player from the starter has is stronger
>>96560854yeah you can't force the bot to discard but I made a house rule to force the bot to put their top of their discard back onto the deck. The risk of them getting a good card vs the slowdown to their tempo (on the condition their discard isn't emptied) felt like it evened out The problem I've found with other people is that 3-4 game gap of going from "I'm simply playing" to "I'm actually making proper decisions" which makes the ask even harder than simply getting them to the table and understanding the teach. Fortunately if you do cross that threshold that's when the interaction is the most palpable.
Imperial > ImperiumThat is all
>>96560975Oops, though if you get to that point you might as well flip a coin since it's so arbitrary. >>96561047The Englsih rulebook might be wrong here.JP says>"比較フェイズ"に入る直前に他のプレイヤーの手札を予想and>ぶたカードに駒 をのせたプレイヤーは「 採 集 フェイズ」 終 了 後 、「比較フェイズ」に入る前、つまり「比較フェイズカードの招集」の前に、他のプレイヤーの手札の数字を予想します。
>>96561333>4chan can't render basic unicode numbers
>>96561286Monopoly > UNOThat is all
>Ark Nova sucks>Wingspan sucks>Terraforming Mars only has a few animal cardsAre there no good animal games?
>>96561465Uno is better. Uno flip, specifically.
>>96561604have you tried root :^)
>>96561604>no good animal games
>>96559708I feel the same way about Scythe.
Is Cutthroat Caverns any good?
we're going home, solobros
>>96561655Yes, but it unfortunately requires at least 3 but no more than 5 players which makes it a bitch to table.It also doesn't translate well for online play because you need the atmosphere of backstabbing to be palpable for maximum enjoyment.
>Ark Nova sucks but Terraforming Mars needs more animals
>>96561661I see kickstarters for games like this quite a bit - really mini-heavy games with a bunch of tiers of day one expansion content for outrageous prices ($1,050 for a board game, come on now). I never see anyone playing them or scheduling to play them. One of the guys in my play group got the $600 all in Dead Reckoning game with the wooden storage crate - never going to play it because it looks boring as hell.
>>96561684One of these retards that overfixates on "theme" so he wants games with pictures of animals regardless of what game it is
>>96561604>Ark Nova sucksIt's decent but overrated. Wingspan puts me to sleep. TM i havent played.
>>96561610Imperium is better
>>96561837>>96561684you're both dangerously retarded, nobody said TM needed more animals
>>96561889That's not what I said either thoughAll I said is that he's a retard that overfixates on theme
https://youtu.be/OXmNWrHc8xw?si=vgj5ws5991nvRif2Saw this game getting shilled earlier and I love the art. But is it basically just camel up, or is there actually some strategy/depth to it?Looks kind of like an "experience" simulation more than a game with decisions
>>96561926It's almost entirely random gameplay, no strategy or depth.
>>96561604Have you not played games by furr doktor Reiner Kniznya?
>>96561670>at least 3 but no more than 5 playersThat's the ideal range for most board games. You seriously can't make that work?
>>96561604let me introduce you to Zoo Tycoon: the Board Game
>>96562076>I just ordered Iliad and Ichor by Knizia.>Any knizia niggas played these? Are they any good?How far is that Knizia knob down your throat?
>>96562116Behave, Kowalski.
>>96561926>Looks kind of like an "experience" simulation more than a game with decisionsI believe the re-designer compared it to autobattlers. If you're looking for a euro, this isn't it. It's a silly game of casual fun.
>>96562103how good is it?
>>96562116I have not (yet) had the pleasure to enjoy mr Knizias genitals, but all of the knizias i have tried have been good so far, and i am in the mood to add some abstract strategy games in my collection
>>96562186Take your meds, Kowalski.
Has anyone ever played Uwe Rosenberg's Applejack? If so, what'd you think about it?
>>96562202>abstract strategy gamesare they actual abstracts or do they have random hidden shit?
Thoughts on 'The Old King's Crown'?
>>96562258
>>96562357Ew. Next time use the spoiler tag. This disgusting fat fuck makes me want to vomit.
>>96560954hell yeah man. I am glad I took a gamble on it, I'm not really much of a board gamer with the only other card games I've played being Magic (which admittedly i've played a lot of) and Dominion here and there. Helps that I got all three sets for £60 which is cheap enough that I can take the chance but expensive enough that I was motivated to learn it. It's even more fun than I had imagined it would be, but i'm still missing passive triggers and stuff or forgetting little clean-up things. I'll get the hang eventually, not really relying too much on the rulebook at this point. Also thank god for that scoring app someone made.>>96561276I'm going to try this rule, thanks. I wonder why they didn't make a discard rule for solo, do you think your house rule is OP? I see your point regarding the amount you need to play to "get" it. Took me about 5 games too, now I am fully engaged. But really, that's a lot of games.One last question, anon replied to me previously saying that Legends had the best common set, is that the consensus? I've only been playing with the Horizons ones. I might try them on my next game but I've already added a Horizon common to my campaign deck and I can't tell if that matters.
>>96561926GAH WHAT THE FUCK YOU GOT TO WARN ME BEFORE YOU SPRING A SURPRISE QUINNS LIKE THAT
>>96562240was told it wasn't good as the Luna Nova games, curious to see if it's any better than his upcoming Click A Tree
>>96562445well, it's apples and oranges, not sure why people compare games that belong to different generes
>>96562515>different generesaren't they just both pattern building tile placement games? Luna being more contract driven, Apple being more end of game scoring?
>>96562236Ngl, the meme is growing on me, to my great annoyance
>>96561926Ah I get why Garfield likes this game now
>>96561661I thought the fad for overproduced expensive (((dungeon crawlers))) with (((infinite replayability))) was over in 2020
Living Card Game?More like... Living SCAM Game, amirite??????????????????????????
>>96562561Return to entire games being included in magazines... Home.
>>96562240It's one of the smaller, more comfy rosenbergs that isn't particularly noteworthy. Perfectly fine, 5/10, for fans of the genre
>>96562567Aren't TCGs, gacha before gacha was even a thing, the scam? That's where the whole Rare, SSR, UR, etc. ranking comes from.
>>96562560explain?
>>96562581every card game is a scam
>>96562601LCGs come with complete sets of cards thoughbeit, how's that a scam? No gacha at all, you get the entire thing.
>>96562152quite good if you want a heavy zoo tycoon game with a good amount of theme and can cope with some fiddly admin
>>96562236Take your dick out of that dog, dogfucker
>>96562553you're right. i must've been thinking of something else.
>>96562601not true
>>96562608What if you need 1 more of a specific card
>>96562601every game is a scam
>>96562682prove it
>>96562665Why would you need 1 more of a specific card? Have you even played an LCG before or did you just hear offhand that it's "a popular card game" and got butthurt about it?
>>96562682>Buy game>Like game>Want to buy more gamesSeems like a scam to me tbqh
>>96562727scam is when they trick you into buying they falsely advertise.
Objectively King of Abstracts
>>96562750Not even the best in the series.
>>96562357Man this guy is looking rough. He got sucked in during peak board game consumerism and now he lost his soul.
>>96559534>tq1. Quintin Hoover's Hymn to Tourach in Magic the Gathering is one of the best pulp fantasy artworks of all time, I get it's not really relevant to this exact TQ but it is so good.2.Dune. It's older than most people here and it's still one of the best combat resolution methods ever.3. Diet of Worms rule in Pax Renaissance. If two Bishops are on a card, both are killed. Following the questioning of Martin Luther, the church effectively declared open season on anyone preaching heresy against the church and either exiled or literally burned clergymen at the stake for refusing to call the 95 thesis heretical. Evocative of the schism AND creates some great moments like two catholic priests killing each other for saying the other one is a heretic.Bonus: The Scorpion from Kemet
>>96562357>>96562816he looks like he is on ozempic and has AIDS and his appetite beat both.
>>96562608Most LCGs come with less than complete sets of cards, so you have to buy multiples of a box to play. When FFG ran netrunner keeping up with it was roughly as expensive as Magic the Gathering, with a faster release cycle.
>>96562357he looks like he smells
TCGs are a scam. LCGs not really.
Finally, it's here.
>>96562971never got the hype for this game, played it a few times and it didn't click.
>>96562870This hasn't been true for FFG games for a long time. In fact, AH moving to the new Investigator/Campaign model made it cheaper for players to build out a huge cardpool.There was some bitching early on about the OG AH core box not having enough copies of something like Unexpected Courage to run two decks with two copies but that's been fixed in the new core.
>>96562971is that the one with the wooden tokens? i have the regular one and yes, it's a pretty good game.
>>96562971I just got mine today, too. Thank you, Chad.
>>96562996Why do you think it failed to click?
>>96562996I swear every Knizia game I start off going neat, then meh it's alright, then 15 plays later I understand the sheer level of genius
I want a nice, easy push-your-luck game with some strategy. What's better? Quacks of Quedlinburg, or Cubitos? Local shop has both.
>>96562582I didnt realize drafting was a core part of the gameCombine that with powers that purposely break rules and disentangling which does what all with specific timing windows is the sort of shit he craves - robo, mtg, key, bunny, tokyo
>>96562921Meh, I prefer expandable card games
>>96563084Clank catacombs
>>96562921LCGs are actually even worse cause they don't have secondary market. If you wanna keep up with the meta you have to paypig for every set.Ultimately every game that isn't "here's a box, your complete game is in there, forever" is a scam
Miniatures OUT, standees IN
>>96563196printed meeples more in >:)
>>96562240fuck off back to /mlp/
>>96562567LCGs are the least scam because (unless they're published by FFG) they give you all the cards in one purchase, letting you deckbuild and just play the entire game with no need to trade singles or roll the lootbox of card packs
>>96563084Ra, or Clank as the other anon suggested
>>96562921proxying cards is the only way
>>96563196Premium acrylic standees for some. Silk screen printed meeples for everyone!
>>96562971I'm still waiting for mine, would you recommend storing all the wooden tiles on the bag or should I keep them separate to avoid any damage?
>>96563196basedstandees actually show what the characters look likeminiatures expect me to do the creators' work
>>96563166at least you know what you're buying instead of buying some random shit. secondary market is not a concern for me.
Talking about push your luck games, why is Diamant/Incan gold mentioned so rarely? It's no Ra ofc, but it's quick, super fun and supports a lot of players.I dislike probably 90% of smallbox filler games, but this one is always a hoot
Is Jon Perry building up a decent ludography?>Air Land & Sea>Hot Streak>Spots>Scape Goat>Time Barons
>>96563607ye, it's great. I see as more of a filler, though
>>96563674How will hot streak compete with magic athlete
>>96563607>best at 6oof, I don't have the numbers.
>>96563223>unless they're published by FFG...isn't that most of the very successful ones?
>>96563709LCG is a trademarked term by FFG lmao
>>96563196ah, I see you're a BattleCON enjoyer too>>96563466sometimes miniatures come pre-painted but that pisses off the "hobbyists" who enjoy doing the creator's work. idiots forget they can just paint the whole mini gray and then paint what they wanna paint on top of that
this might be off topic but does anyone know a good custom dice manufacturer?
>>96563689Oh it absolutely is>>96563700It's already fun with 4 imo
>>96563695i'll play them both desu
I come from the future. The next big trend after animals will be vegetables. Save this post.
Is there an elegant solution for games like For sale? The box is 10x too big. Are these custom boxes i can store the game in?How do you deal with games that have boxes that too big?
>>96563991solution for what? travel? storage?
>>96563991https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/310575/cardboard-box-building-howto
What were the last games you got rid of and why?I'm thinking of removing Heaven&ale and Res arcana. They just don't get played that much. I like H&A but it's a game that would need a refresh. Res is just not that good to keep imo.
>>96562996Same. It's the best of his auction games though. Modern art just doesn't work for me. I dislike playing it.
>>96564046See: >>96562236
>>96563939>vegetablesThis is already a thing. Especially if you count farming games.
>>96564070yea, so were animals, but I mean the popularity will explode.
>>96564057See: >>96562625
>>96563991there are probably card boxes on etsy or something. There was a travel version of the game that came in a appropriately small box.>How do you deal with games that have boxes that too big?For now I just live with it
>>96564076antrophomorphic vegetables? That's a large part of the whole animals trend. I see vegetables more in the whole cooking/food theme that has potential.
>>96561926People saying it has no strategy are exaggerating. Most of the strategy is in the drafting process. Also even if you can't win a race, sometimes you can use your power to support a racer that hasn't won a previous race to ensure that nobody gets too steep a lead (some powers activate optionally so you can bully the leader). You can make some educated predictions on which racer to select since the earlier races are worth less than the later races and people will save their more powerful racers for later. Drafted athletes are public knowledge, so you have an idea of which powers you will encounter. The spy card enables you to see who your opponents are racing before the reveal which can be extremely powerful.When it comes to games that make the most of the dice movement mechanic and little else, I think there is not much better than this. You can get a fair amount of satisfaction out of winning the game, even if it is a bit random. I think this game and Chang Cheng are the best I've found at introducing people to board games.
>>96563991Plastic bags or those plastic photo boxes you buy at craft stores
>>96561926How is Quinns still not a tranny? How does he continue to evade his destiny?
Thoughts on Warfighter?
>>96564177You tell us why you're riding his dick so much first. Did he fuck your mom? We know he fucked you.
>>96564197Yes, he fucked every board gamer who ever said anything positive about his work. You cracked the case, Kowalski. I swear to God, you're insane.
>>96564138Quinns has mocked trannies....
>>96564138... and is a married chad.
>>96564213I've said positive things about some of his games in the past and he didn't fuck me but you're permanently stuck to his dick, dogfucker. Now do everyone a favor and off yourself.
>>96564120I just want to say that I read the new rulebook for the CMYK version of this game.I think the snake draft dumbs the game down enough for me to suggest that you try it with the original rules. I suppose their choice makes sense as this is not a game that is generally on the radar of people craving a more sophisticated experience and kids will like getting to the dice rolling faster, but a decent amount of the depth comes from the auctioning process.Also the points you earn from races seem to be static in this game. I think it's better for later races to be worth more to put more pressure on strategic thought.One rule that I think might be better in this book is that the last place racer goes first the next round. I don't remember what the previous edition said but for some reason I thought it had a different way of doing things.Most of the racers in this new edition look pretty good. The only bad one is "The Genius," unless I'm missing something about how he could be raced with another athlete to take better advantage of his power. There are a few older racers missing that might be worth PnP for people getting the new edition.
>>96564120>>96564271Thanks for your thoughts and experience, anon. I'm going to get it, but I should read the previous verson's rulebook as well.
>>96561604Puerto Rico.You get monkeys to work on your land.
>>96564403psycho
>>96564429Anon, I'm afraid it is not the other anon that is behaving strangely in these last threads
>>96564446the kowalski guy or whatever? he's deranged and slowly becoming the local lolcow
>>96564504I think he's just unhinged.
>>96564403Anon, you realized the discs represent european settlers, right? You're no some kind of racist who thinks brown disc = brown skin?
>>96564545yea, he should probably seek therapy
>>96561333The wording is a bit different but I think the result is the same.The EN rules say to make your prediction before action 3.2.The JP rules say to make your prediction between phases 2. and 3. but then immediately reframe it as making your prediction before action 3.2. 1. Preparation Phase (準備フェイズ)1.1. Setting Up the Central and Tableau Card (中央札と場札の準備)1.2. Dealing Hands (手札の配布)2. Gathering Phase (採集フェイズ)2.1. Selecting a Card (カードの選択)2.2. Placing a Player Token (駒の配置)3. Comparison Phase (比較フェイズ)3.1. Gathering Cards (カードの招集)3.2. Comparing Card Combinations (役の比較)3.3. Scoring (得点の獲得)4. Game End Condition (ゲームの終了判定)5. Preparing for the Next Round (次のラウンドの準備)
>>96563084To actually answer your question - Quacks>>96563196>>96563297Yes, please. I'm sick of boxes full of miniatures. They look cool, especially when painted, but take up way too much space.
>>96564693Good enough for me. I was just going by the abbreviated card text. I'll make it clearer later.
>>96564271i think the thought process behind the snake draft is that the power band between racers is now narrower. maybe Garfield felt the auction wouldn't work as well when there aren't obviously stronger racers, the cheap ones would generally be the best pick
>>96564816That's what I thought. Is it better that everybody draws a tile at the same time? So then cheating/rules mistakes are minimal? Or does that slow down the game too much?
Actual time traveler here; this guy >>96563939 is a fraud. The next thematic trend will be games where the theme is extremely abstract, e.g. just colors or vague shapes, and the players will supply their own interpretations like a Rorschach test.
>>96565045Finally, a board game for board gamers with a mental illness
>>96565051You just know Kowalski will buy them day one.
>>96565051Don't worry, there's Molly House for that.
>>96565051But enough about [name of game I dislike but you like]!
>>96565051now write the SUSD review
>>96563674He's great at making gamer games you can show to non-gamers
>>96565071If they're good, sure, why not.Why, not enough animal sex for you, dogfucker?
>>96559534Any good Great War / Trench Warfare games?
>>96565175company, regiment, brigade, division, or corp level?
>>96565175Paths of Glory is the best ww1 game ever made according to the old grognard who taught me twilight struggle.
>>96565173What did Reiner Knizia do to mind-rape you so badly? Let's hear the story.
MLEM: Space Agency broke me.
>>96565192Tell us first what he did to permanently impale you on his cock? I mean, you're surely not doing all this white knighting for free. Share your story, dogfucker.
>>96565197Is getting broken like that bad for you?
>>96565204I'm sensing a little trauma from your post.
>>96563695i guess it can appeal to gambler types because of push-your-luck
>>96565197Really? My group liked it a lot. Personally I wish it were shorter because it definitely doesn't have the strategy ceiling of a 45-60 minute game but it's a nice and tense end of the evening.
>>96565175I was thinking corp or division, but I'm curious about company and regiment level games now.>>96565189I'll check it out, thank you.
Just saw the playthroughs of Iliad and Ichor. Iliad is not really an abstract. Ichor is an abstract. BUT Iliad seems more fun. Ichor lacks something, I don't know, feels like a prototype. If I had to choose one, I'd go with Iliad.
>>96565215It turned me into a catfucker
>>96564232>His wife was one of the big architects of the "Gamers are dead" narrative and she was a key figure in Gamergate.>Matt Lees (from SUSD) wrote an article in the Guardian connecting Gamergate to Trump's election win in 2016.I don't really think he is a chad, more cucked.
>>96565424>That time Matt cried about yoko taro on twittergood crossover
>>96565424Liberals were right about Trump. Maybe for the wrong reasons.
>>96565442>That time Matt cried about yoko taro on twitterI like when Matt got upset at a Reddit AMA thread which asked about Cool Ghosts, their aborted video game channel, which they were still getting Patreon money for despite not making any content.I like when Quinns threw his mother under the bus (he complained how she had said that the UK was full and there were too many immigrants) and then he left Twitter.Meanwhile Paul (remember Paul) would write articles on his blog about the sexual abuse he suffered.
>>96565231There's also The Grizzled which is a card game about French Trench survival. It is obviously less deep than paths of glory and more tactical than strategic, but it conveys camaraderie like nothing else I have played. The art is great and tragically there won't be any more of it since was created by a murdered Charlie Hebdo contributor. No solo mode without an expansion though.
>>96565495The Grizzled had two designers. which one died?
>>96565479meanwhile every other SUSD member since including Ava has been incredibly well put together and completely stays off social media
>>96565479Matt's twitter was pure schizoprenia the last few years. He would write GOOD MORNING every day for months. Just that. Every day. I think he deleted it now.
>>96565374A cat is fine too.
>>96565514Tignous the artist. Both of the designers continue to survive modern day France as far as I know. >>96565566Their entire enterprise is built on social media and not having personal accounts is probably deleterious when it's become SUSD tradition to go on what can be generously described as oblique ideological tangents during reviews. Quinns taking time to whine about Noir fiction's treatment of its femme fatales during the Bullets over Hollywood review and then, to paraphrase, saying "thankfully such problems aren't present here" sticks out as a particularly tiresome example as does practically-an-abstract Innovation not escaping this rambling game-irrelevant cant despite now being helmed by Tom. I think it might be far better if they did have personal social media accounts to get it all out of their systems and and to then just focus on their overarching style of injecting increasingly torturous tortured similes into their reviews. Their reviews are pretty solid and consistent for evaluating a purchase for my group, so it's sad that their craft and professionalism has been declining over time.
>>96565479What ever happened to that female intern SUSD had? Or Ava the trans one? Or that other Aussie trans one?
>>96565722they provide stress relief and suck off tom and matt between takes
>>96565722>that picI remember that shit. Quinns, who had pushed SUSD to have a philosophy of not reviewing Kickstarter games, shilled for Blood on the Clocktower, a $160 social deduction Kickstarter game.
>>96565722>Or that other Aussie trans one?>thought she looked cute in SUSD videos>top result on Youtube was when she was at a an Australian game convention>guy interviewing her is a manlet which makes her look even worse
>>96565746>thought she looked cute in SUSD videos
>>96565736>Blood on the Clocktoweris it any good? i saw that it needed like a million players to work so it was never on my radar
>>96565717>oblique ideological tangents during reviews.To be completely fair, those tangents were only ever super fucking minor with like one or two expceptions, but never as bad as someone like NPI.>increasingly torturous tortured similes into their reviewsTheir reviews have always been about vibes and feel combined with nice guy humour, particularly Matt stealing his personality wholesale from The Mighty Boosh (a British surreal comedy). They push how it made them feel even when it misrepresents a game.>Their reviews are pretty solid and consistent for evaluating a purchase for my group, so it's sad that their craft and professionalism has been declining over time.It is weird how influential they are. Matt and Trey (creators of South Park) apparently met up with SUSD guys and did a whole boardgame episode of South Park because of their love of board games. I think SUSD got beyond the stuffy, bad, amateurish or cargo short type videos with their genuine nice guy personas, maybe the accent carries it hard.
>>96565717The little rant by Tom in the Innovation review is one of the most insane, not researched at all things I've ever seen. The Musk car is in the game because it's a modern-day artifact that will likely have historical value later regardless of people's opinion of him.He then also in the rant calls out how asmadi titles the card "Musk's Tesla Roadster" and that they should feel bad for acting like he's a good guy or something. The problem with that little gripe is that if he googled it he'd find that his favourite leftist online encyclopedia titles the item as "Musk's Tesla Roadster" and that is in fact the accepted title of the car by pretty much everyone. SUSD fans are of course retarded and probably just took the entire thing as gospel truth.Anyway autistic rant over fuck SUSD
>>96565758/bgg/ has made me prison gay.
>>96565767You're just gay because that is clearly a man
>>96565802Cuter in motion and with the Aussie accent. I blame you.
>mfw my wife is trans
>>96565812really?
>>96564908That seems plausible, but many of the "strong" racers inevitably have some counterplay which I think is why the gradual reveal has some nice tension and spice to it. Like, any racer can probably make use of the Amazon if they're careful, but if you play it in the same round as the philosopher you're screwed. Also getting "locked out" of buying an athlete because you were spendy too quickly gives a sense of consequence that you don't get when you can't pass and have to pick every time it's your turn.To be fair, there is still a bit of strategy with the snake drafting, especially since you get an immediate idea of what the next people will have to choose from and you know they'll have to make a choice. I can't truly say it's worse but I think it's worth trying the old way in case you like it better.
>>96565805>cuter in motionlmao no, that specifically chosen photo from that specific angle is the best that thing can hope to look
Sniper Elite or Metal Gear Solid?
>>96565818Like I said /bgg/ has made me prison gay and I need to get outside.
>it's another thoughts about suds episode HOLY SHIT WHO CARES
>>96565855But what are your thoughts on SUSD?
>>96565855Its just one closeted gay guy trying to cope
>>96565175I haven't found a copy yet, but I've been meaning to play The Grizzled which I've heard is a good co-op game. >>96565189I'll look this up too, thanks.
>>96565890Nah, I just like taking the piss out of SUSD
remember when the Quackalope blackmailed a publisher? lmao 7K dollars or they'd get a bad review
>>96565763Yeah, NPI is completely unwatchable? The guy seems to always be on the edge of crying and forms extreme emotion driven conclusions regularly. Too bombastic to take seriously even before the digressive lectures. I agree that SUSD are affecting a Booshlite persona, but there is a reason British shows tend to go for 2 seasons of 6 to 10 episodes and part of it is chasing the dragon leads to an ungraceful end. The old old episodes are not so produced nor so blatantly politically biased. I don't understand why they lecture at all—at best they're preaching to the choir and annoying everyone else. I don't think anyone would be convinced to change their ideology as a result of those pasty public school boy sermons slapped into their game reviews. The frustrating thing is their feelings on the actual games are quite useful in helping evaluate a game for my groups. I will continue to watch and send players the timestamp for the part most emblematic of their feelings on a game and see if the dust jacket blurb resonates.>>96565765Yeah, I don't know how a reasonable mind could go on that tirade even if it weren't the accepted term. It did awaken a morbid curiosity for some SUSD reviews of Volko Ruhnke and Phil Eklund's respective masterpieces though.I understand and agree with the underpinnings of your fuck em sentiment, though I stand more on the disappointed dad side and am irritated by the squandered potential.
Remember when NPI accused an artist of being a fascist nazi for the design of a uniform on a character and then it turned out the inspiration was actually a soviet uniform? lol
>>96565949That's ironic considering the dude in NPI lived under communism and said he hated communism.
As annoying as SUSD are, I still prefer them over NPI. I dislike everything about that dude. His accent, his tone, his looks, his name, his style. Just unredeemable.
>>96565949I'm so glad I don't know who any of these people are nor do I give a shit. Never watched a SUSD, etc. video either.
>>96566055NPI is a pretentious fat faggot, you're not missing anything.
20 Strong Tanglewoods looks fun
>>96565283i think you should try playing Ichor, it's really good fun
>>96565761it's incredible. ideally you have around 12 people, but i'm more than happy to play with 8 players and even 5 or 6 players is a great time. this is all in addition to having a storyteller though, so really plus one to all these counts
>>96566235tbI will probably get both tb h. I love that kind of games.
>>96565949this was definitely the most cringe NPI momentdidn't he talk about Arien's name too? and then was like "uhhhh i didn't actually call Arty problematic it was just heavily implied not seriously and you were supposed to glean that"
>>96566055Seriously. Why are people watching reviewers anyway? Stop being consumerfags and develop your own tastes.
>>96566296I'm watching reviews to NOT be a consumerfag. They're one of different sources of research before I decide to buy a game. I don't live in a place where I can try any game I want, so I'm forced to find info online. Yes, I know many are shills, but I want an overview of the game and then hopefully a playthrough.
>>96566311Also I don't watch this gross slav guy. Not on my radar.
>>96565736That was the last straw that made me stop watching them entirely. Genuinely a good decision, way less duds. Made me realize their way of describing games largely by how they feel doesn't work as a reviewing style, at least for me.
>>96565746>She
>>96566343>Made me realize their way of describing games largely by how they feel doesn't work as a reviewing style, at least for me.NPI is like that but on steroids. You almost get an essay on how a particular mechanic is actually a really profound statement about homosexuality or whatever nonsense.
>>96565919I vividly remember him going BUT IM A JEW immediately after the backlash became bigger, lmaoTo everyone's great astonishment, this didn't clear him of any accusations but made people like him even less. The world truly is a deeply antisemitic place
Does anyone here know the game Diceson Crusoe? There's this guy releasing a new solo game every month on Gamefound and this one was the first (I think). He doesn't design most of them (he only designed like two, not Diceson) but he's the publisher. Diceson Crusoe is the one that caught my eye.
>>96566382Quackalope: *pulls the J card*Narrator: It's not very effective...
>>96566311I no longer watch any british reviewers and stick to podcasts, but the reasoning is that I can't check out or play all +3000 games that come out every year, so I like to have someone pre-filter for me. Is it suboptimal and will I miss out some gems? 100%. Would I go delving if I had the time? Also 100%.
>>96566382>be a sneaky fuck>comes out as a jewit's like he's not self aware at all
>>96566416>>96566389>>96566382Yeah that was almost bizzare. It was so transparently an attempt to distract and milk sympathy I can't help but wonder what the real goal was. I mean he can't possibly have thought this would make people forget about the whole quasi-blackmail story
>>96566412>stick to podcastswhich ones are good?
Seeing all these posts makes me wonder what reviewers do you watch if any? Are there any new ones or just the ones I see people complaining about in these threads?
>>96565823I think sniper elite is better with more players and MGS is better solo.
>>96566343I remember liking some Quinns reviews, like the undaunted where he had some historical message at the end. I thought that was ok and did not sound whiny. But then in later reviews he would interject these messages throughout the video, I think the first one that i noticed this was in the Paleo video.>>96566363NPI has always had these essay reviews. It came of as some snooty movie critics trying to review a board game.These reviews miss some of that humanity, where they can connect with the viewer who just wants to learn about the hobby and the game itself. If the game was heavy on the message sure have a segment on that or dedicate a special video just for that.
>>96566442In order of preference>SVWAGare at times even harder progressivist fags than SUSD, the main host is insufferable in multiple ways. But it's honestly the highest quality boardgaming content I have encountered. He knows his shit and is excellent in putting the essence of a game into words. He also actually likes and plays boardgames, in stark contrast to most reviewers.>Boardgame barrageGreat chemistry and banter between the hosts, all 3 have very different prefences yet like boardgames enough to also being able to appreciate everything. Very fun to listen to, still being insightul. Basically no politics>GamebrainA bunch of people talking about their (large) game group. I like how they'll cover a giid part of games I wouldn't have heard of otherwise and they largely have great takes. Basically no politics>Decision spaceA good part of the people on it are designers as well. Everytime I read the title of an episode I think eehhhh doesn't seen all that interesting. Everytime I do listen to them, they have pretty interesting insights. Basically no politicsAt least that's my preferences, I've not checked out THAT many tbqh but by the nature of niche podcasts, most are by people who really like boardgames and have dayjobs aka they can put out the content they like
Can we stop discussing the dregs of humanity known as youtubers and go back to the wholesome shitting on Kn*zia?
>>96566510You need to be a soulless ghoul like K*walski to shit on Knizia.
>>96559169https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/178228/designer-diary-magical-athlete
>>96566531this confirms my suspicions that nu-Magical Athlete is just Final Titan but for racing
The only based reviewer is rahdoProve me wrong
>>96566583>every game is the greatest game ever!that's not a reviewer, that's a golden retriever
>>96565479>Meanwhile Paul (remember Paul) would write articles on his blog about the sexual abuse he suffered.Tell me more
>>96566574elaborate
>>96566646>simplistic draft of wildly asymmetric characters >some minor strategy in sequencing>mostly auto-resolves with minimal player agency
>>96566666>mostly auto-resolves with minimal player agencyi'm not familiar but wasn't that already like the OG game? if anything it sounds like he added some player agency in the new version
Why are the new Magical athlete and Quacks so popular on /bgg/?
>>96566583What? No, he is absolutely terrible and as much of a progressive faggot as susd. His runthroughs are (or at least were when I last saw them) full of mistakes, takebacks and uhhh errr I think this works like thisLiterally every other lets play channel is better
Just a reminder that the only based video reviewer is Calandale and there is absolutely zero reason for him to use video instead of text other than to showcase his pipe
Best small box games of 2020s?
>>96565175The Lamps Are Going Out
>>96566912sea salt and paper
>>96566988It kind of sucks SS&P is literally the only good small box card game of the last few years. I guess small box games don't hold very good profit margins and sales.Faraway is the closest other game I can think of but comes in a much bigger box and doesn't have the same staying power
Thoughts on SUSD?
Watch the small channel YouTubers. People who still have a day job. Those are usually better.
>>96567046Post some other than BGB?
>oh my God did you hear tyler swift proposed to that football player and his pants fell down and he wasn't wearing any underwearThis is what you guys sound like. Like the old women at my work who aren't allowed to choose what radio station we listen to anymore.
>>96567091what the fuck are you talking about
>>96567091?ANYWAY, I played SETI today. I'm not sure how I felt about it, I'd like to try it a couple more times to see if its more fun when you know the game better but I didn't really see any real hook or fun from it other than there's different ayy lmaos (and it doesn't even have bogos)... I was going to buy it a few months ago and I'm kind of glad I didn'tand then we played RFTG Alien Artifacts with no orb after and all I could think was damn this game mogs SETI
>>96567125but anon, it SPINS??????
Best LCG/ECG? Or card heavy games with small boxes and incredible depth?
>>96566912These are some that come to mind but haven't played all of them so I don't know how good they really are:>Knarr>Castle combo>Marabunta>The crew 2 / Lotr card game>Flip7>Spots>>96566988And an onslaught of okay-ish trick takes (Cat in the box,...) and party games (That's not a hat,..)There's also Pax Illuminaten which I think comes in a small box.
>>96567137I guess I'm not that easily pleased, although the components are very nice that's for sure. Ark Nova comes with two entire game trays for the tokens at basically the same price thoever
>>96567145you also had Radlands, Compile and that Star wars deckbuilder that was pretty popular. Not quite sure about the box size.
>>96567046>Watch the small channel YouTubers. People who still have a day job.How should I know what they do for a living? Besides they are harder to find, hence small.
>>96566912It's the age of big euros and overproduced games. Only small games are tricktakers.>>96566738They are easy games that appeal to majority of boardgamers. Especially since they are promoted by bigger bg youtube channels.
>>96566602Paul was sexually abused as a kid and it messed him up a bit. Not joking.
>>96567125Felt the same way about it. I have no problem with slop, but that one was just too smoothed out, nothing really interesting remained. No idea why it's so popular tbqh, it's a good and balanced as a competitive game for sure, but that's not enough to sway me, and I even dig the theme. Standard slop tbqh
>>96567228I guess it's balanced with all the point countingness but I can't see for the life of me why you would want to play a game like this competitively lol, I think it would be more fun if there was more wonkiness to it
>>96566988I like Sea Salt & Paper, but I think it's best at 2p by far. 3p is okay, but a noticeable step down. I think 4p is too chaotic. >>96567091They hated him for he spoke the truth.
>>96566433the point was to cynically aim at the identity politics crowd a few years too late in the hopes they'd support him for being a minority. The "blackmail" thing funny enough isn't really different for other big channels. The Dice Tower does consultancy on games and simply won't do numbered reviews on games that are bad from Allplay for example, and SUSD has done consultancy for games they reviewed and had access to well before release. The difference is that Quackalope is a moron.I'm pretty sure the reason he was targeted specifically was because of the Dick Show shirt he wore in a few reviews. He deletes comments about it, because he doesn't want people to know he's right wing.
>>96567291I don't disagree. Not a fan of ameritrashy imbalance, but if everything is too smoothed out my interest kinda drops. Few games can do the wild ride that somehow still works and isn't super swingy. Eg Argent manages that very wellBut yeah even as a slop enjoyer I find it hard to see what differentiates SETI from the fotm euroslop
>>96567607One seems like a failure in journalistic integrity, the other was very close to blackmail. Theehe I already made a negative video about your game, but you can pay me to make a new one and shill it :^)
>>96567724Let's cool it with the antisemitism
Asking again if anyone has any appreciation for Tinners Trail?
>>96566480>Gamebrain>Basically no politicsFrom the episodes I listened to I would disagree.>>96563674>Jon PerryI thought he also did Toy battle but it's by Mori.
>>96567145>MarabuntaThis game came and went. No hype despite being a Knizia.>KnarrHeard good things. A nice, light engine-builder.
>>96567860>Tinners TrailNever seen anyone here talk about it. I looked at it but it seemed too fiddly with all the pieces on the small areas.
>>96567145>Pax IlluminatenHave you played it? Is it any good as a game (not as a pax game)?
>>96567860Haven't played it but i've read the rulebook last week and wanted to give it a try, seemed alright but perhaps not very replayable>>96567981>any good as a game (not as a pax game)what is that supposed to mean
>>96565919I don't even get who watches those channels that just shill Kickstarter stuff. They aren't clever, interesting, funny, or attractive. They are just boring schlubs with a few thousand views. And half of that is probably bots.
>>96568039>what is that supposed to meanIt might be a good game on its own but some might rate it worse just because of comparisons to other Pax games.
>>96565823I only played MGS and i thunk it's good both solo and with someone else.
>>96567974>>96568039Sigh. You both sound like plebs. I will roll the dice on it and report back. >Not required
>>96567964>>96566480Game Brain was insufferably political during COVID. Lots of Vaccine shaming and WEAR YOUR MASK goy stuff. They've gotten a lot better though and have the best discussion of actual boardgaming and strategy, which most podcasts miss out on.SVWAG is cringeworthy, and no amount of review content is worth sitting through Mark Walker's holier than thou monologues about indigenous peoples, trannies, or whatever other issue he can farm for progressive clout.
>>96568243I also forgot to mention Board Game Barrage is based and /bgg/-pilled
>>96567964>From the episodes I listened to I would disagree.Really? Maybe I've not listened to enough of them, they're probably my most recent addition. Or hearing "Svwagcon AKA CONGRESS So very wrong about games fun times good vibes only trans rights are human rights" that often has hardened my resistance towards lesser faggotry.
>>96568243Pretty sure walker is the npc sidekick that only exists to be corrected and have his opinion questionedBut yes I agree. I still can (most of the time) still look past it because I do like his takes. One of the few people that can talk about a game he really dislikes in a neutral enough way I can with very high accuracy tell if I'll like it. But man it sometimes listening to it is quite the challenge.
Is there anyway to fit everything from the Ra traders expansion into the base pharoah edition box without lid lift? It might be doable if all the points coins were together in a bag, but I hate having to sort those things out.
>>96568243I got the vax and wore the mask and never got the bug, so for me, it worked.
>>96566938I second The Lamps Are Going Out, though don't let a new player play as the Western Allies.
I want to buy Paths of Glory and schizoplay it solo
>>96568251except that one of them hates Eklund and they think Puerto rico is problematic>>96568243>Game BrainI guess. I listened to one of the newer podcasts and they had a whole soliloquy about colonialism before they actually started talking about the game.
>>96568542because of the podcast?
>>96566516What was that, dogfucker? Couldn't hear you with all that Knizia cock in your mouth.
>>96566516>>96568665Weirdest rivalry on /bgg/ in years, anxious to see how it develops
>>96568638Kellen from BGB constantly shits on solo-gamers and non-interactive euros, so he's /bgg/-core in my book.
>>96568656nah
podcasts are for faggots, might as well watch the view or some shit
>>96567097I'm talking about the way you guys can drown an entire thread with your endless nattering about your favorite youtube celebrities>>96568626CDGs kinda suck if you play true 2 handed, what I did is just draw 2 cards on the opponent's turn and just resolve 1 in the way that fucks you over the most. Not too complicated, preserves the feeling of cardplay fuckery.
>>96566912TRICKTAKERs and Kings are the best trick takers if you like draftingYokai Septet pocket editionthere's reprints of Kniziastuff like Money and BotswanaJapanese reprint of Harvest (1992)Agent Avenue is great for I Split, You Choosea number of the Jasper Beatrix games are interesting- notably Signal and Here Lies
>>96568707i'm just sad to see good ol' /bgg/ go from game reports and rules questions to e-celeb drama and namefag schizophrenia
>>96568710dropped
OK but name 1 good game.
>>96568945Challengers! Beach Cup
The Shaggy guy who makes playthroughs is just what I need from a youtuber>doesn't talk to the camera for 20 minutes, doesn't even show his face>only shows the game and nothing but the game>no politics or preaching>close up of components>actual editing>explains the game as he goes along in clear language>you get a sense of what the game is truly like, instead of mindless shilling
>>96568907>Japanese reprint of Harvest (1992)SOVL
>>96569051soulless
>>96568910Every so often /bgg/ needs to get shitposting out it's system so I wouldn't act like this is some permanent crash.
>>96559534>What's your favorite artwork in a game?Old Hansa Teutonica box art >What game has the best combat system in your opinion?I dont play games with combat >Which game has your favorite resonance?(where the mechanics go with the theme)I dont care about theme >Bonus question: What's your favorite unit in a game? (example: knights in chess)Wooden merchant disk
>>96569091>I dont play games with combatgay
Lehmann's chinese game from last year looks kind of neat
>>96568910Eh, that's par for the course. Compared to the g*pf/bsn arc this seems benign
>>96569212>wonton chop suey fontExecute the graphic designer.
>>965669383rd'd - I enjoy my plays of this one way more than I ever have Paths O' Glory.
What are some good, beginner friendly wargames for solo play that don't take too much table space?I know I'm probably never getting a wargame to the table so I want to try them solo. But I don't otherwise play solo games so I would prefer for it to be set up and table space efficient.
>>96567981>>96568039>>96568119NTA - I've played it a bunch and it's a really good game but if you want Pax vibes in a small box, it ain't it. It's worth the purchase if you can wrangle a play group of 3 but the game is very swingy and can last anywhere from 45 min to like 3 hours. It does come with two other games hidden in the box that use the pieces of the base game. An area control game Owls of Minerva and a card dueler Trounce.
>>96569375The General Orders series are really small footprint and can be played 2-handed solo. There's a WWII one and a new Sengoku era one that just came out. They are abstract enough to where you could get another player without them crying about it being a wargame.
>>96569212Not enough black people, Tom should be ashamed of himself.
>>96569212i got this as a birthday gift for a friend, hoping to play it with him soon
>>96569595i've heard good things. enjoy!
new foreign edition of samurai
>>96568243I agree with >>96566480. SVWAG are the biggest faggots around but Bigney is the only reviewer in the entire industry that gets at important or insightful information in a timely manner. I can look at the list on their show notes, skip to the 1-3 games I might ever possibly care about, and be done in 10 minutes. I don't have to listen to every episode because, crucially, they actually replay games sometimes rather than monkeybranching from one hotness novelty to the next. His woke bitching is actually useful in that I can avoid spending money on designers and publishers he praises for those reasons and support those he censures. Importantly, they don't do hour long video essay shit or comedy either. It's just rapid fire reviews, news I don't care about and skip and it's even titled something similar by them, and maybe an in depth review or listicle type thing at the end.
>>96569537I think has the right amount, actually.
>>96569631You mean I don't have to grab the stupid bento release now?
>>96566387that and the Rome one are apparently the bestDice looked a bit too light for my taste
>>96567140I think these days its more about finding which feel you want RftG is fantastic but won't scratch any of those traditional tcg itches, whereas LOTR will but can empty your wallet
>>96569631wonder if mexican or thai onechink one looks like the one theyd print here
So, with TI4 coming to BGA, how quickly will it be metagamed into oblivion like they did with Pax Ren?
>>96569980mexican
There's way too much praise among youtube reviewers. Am I supposed to think that every game is good? There's not enough critical opinions. Negativity is punished as "toxicity" or whatever. Not a healthy environment for criticism.
>>96570000How has pax ren been metagamed into oblivion?But yeah I am kind of afraid. The temptation to play an async game of Ti is great, but I cannot help but already feel tired about how it will in no way recapture the experience of sitting on a table together playing the game. It's already orders of magnitude worse on TTS compared to physical. But yes, restricted methods of communication likely means raw faction power is kingReally not a game that should be on BGA tbqh
>>96570059>How has pax ren been metagamed into oblivion?i guess he means that they solved the game or something
>>96570069My question remains.
>>96570095ok
>>96570056I suppose most of them like getting free stuff and early review copies are guaranteed clicks. Now, if you shit on [company]s product, no matter how deserved, they aren't gonna send you stuff.Hence, as has been talked about a few times itt, go for hobby podcasters and reviewers, not full-time faggots
>>96567140Ashes or summoner wars come to mind
>>96570116That's probably true. They do get prototypes like a year in advance in exchange for a good review.
>>96570056>Buy the game>You're in denial that its shit to justify your purchase>Get the game for free>you're thinking of it like a free toy, and who hates free toysThere's also the factor that every board game has different "things", whether it's cards, cube, minis, etc. that makes each purchase feel different. Video games and movies are generally the same purchase or a ticket or a disc, so it's generally easier to compare the value to each other. Try comparing Munchkin to Carcassonne.
>>96570116I'd love to review games, but I have two problems>I don't get to play my games, especially the more complex ones enough to seriously access>I have a really gay sounding voice and low self esteem, and I don't want to see comments talking about it
>>96570147*assess
>>96570147>I have a really gay sounding voice and low self esteemthat's most reviewers
>>96570157Bollocks DOES have a decent sized audience....
The tariffs didn't hit hard enough
>>96570201peak faggotry
>>96570147>gay sounding voicegenuinely considered vocal coaching for the same reasonnever understood ppl having insecurities about their looks until post puberty I realized my voice didn't drop that much and later finding out it goes higher the more I get acquainted with people that or pick up smoking 6 packs a day because diaphragmatic breathing hasnt done shit
>>96570201Did they REALLY go and put nu-Kratos in MUNCHKIN? How much gayer can it get?
>>96570140I'd say that the physical representation matters far more in boardgames because it's the main way you interact with it. Also I think the more apt comparison would be comparing different genres of movies to each other, which I assume is exactly what is done?
>>96570140Sunk cost fallacy is a bitch
>>96567163Those all suck, though>>96567222He was hoping to hear the detailsLike that gay assistant professor in good will huntingWho perked up when he thought will was going to recount his abuse while under hypnosis
>>96568434Get the superior sun god edition
>>96570330star wars deckbuilder is good actually
>>96570343I bought the Pharoah edition two years ago, I'm sticking with it
>>96570346It's really notI've played it about a dozen timesSo many times the game is over before it even startsOh, I got an early game princess Leia? 90% I win the game, let's just save 30 minutes and call it
>>96570330>i played 1 of the 3 so i can give an informed opinion on allLolLmao
>>96570351>>96570343what's the one with wooden tokens and what's the one with acrylic tokens?
>>96570377I've played radlands as well, boring and gayOmg I going to spend 1 waterOmg I'm going to save up and have 2 waterOmg I blocked with a punk
>>96570386Sun God has thinner acrylicPharaoh has thick wood you fondle with your hand
>>96570390lol this is a good review
>>96570390>he doesnt wombo comboGit gud
Cole Wehrle's review of Mage Knight: Plays: 11 Very impressive. Definitely scratches my Magic Realm itch. Rating will hopefully go up as we explore it.Update:Well it's been about five games and I thought I should revisit my feelings on the game. It remains an impressive update of the Magic Realm genre. Granted, Magic Realm is in a genre of it's own, but Mage Knight is the first thing that comes remotely close to approximating it. I find myself deeply conflicted about Vlaad's designs. I think they are smart, but too procedural to be fully compatible to my taste. The little subsystems begin to feel rote after a game or two and their clever veneer wears thin. I say this as someone who has affectionately played many games of Galaxy Trucker, Space Alert, Dungeon Lords, and Mage Knight. But I think MK is also something more. The game manages to capitalize on the excellent aspects of Vlaad's design tendencies without bogging itself down. This is partly successful because the game space is so damn open. There's still plenty of bog out there but you simply don't need it.In other words, this game gets a little bump. I'll let it sit at 8.5 for now and see where it is in 5 plays.Update:Well 5 plays later my feelings are starting to cool. Once players know what they are doing much of the games charm starts to wear off. It's still a good game but it's hardly a replacement for Magic Realm. Vlaada's procedural puzzles just don't interest me. Down to a 7.5.
>>96570430There's almost no combo potential, by designIt's just random shit from a shared deck, trying to eek out some tempo advantage
just learned that one of my favorite designers is a fed
>>96570437>There's almost no combo potentialThis is comically incorrect.Between drafting camp synergies, people+camps, economy splurges like oracle + mimic, or chucking a full hand of junk effects to combo off of your board abilities, you have your pick of the litter for clever card play windows.I can get playing bouncing off of the design, and sharing a poor opinion of the game, but not spouting off nonsense.
So whats the verdict?
>>96570000i'm more interested in the standalone steam release of TI Digital, hopefully it'll have at least all expansions for TI4 or at best all the variants of TI, as well as extensive mod support a-la Paradox games
>>96570496Shit is fucking cash money
>>96570492My bad, I didn't realize you were on the radlands pro tourIt's a comically simple and random game
>>96570147>gay sounding voicelean into it and be the Gay Games Guy of youtube
>>96570496Second most based werhle gameOnly behind Molly house
>>96570527>Molly housethat's Jo Kelly's game tbf
>>96570244it's not even nuKraots, it's some cringy D&D OC Donut Steel from an even cringier "lets play" series of D&D where they on average go crazy every tenth die roll because "waow, nat 20" or "ooof, nat 1". At least Dimension 20 uses novel systems every now and again. But any more discussion on this would lean too far into eceleb drama and away from board games so
>>96570496i liked it but the people in my play group i thought would like it didn'twhich on one hand is strange since they like Root and Arcs is kinda like Root but less shit, but on the other hand I've never had a fun game of Root so the signs of them not liking Arcs were all there
>player elimination in 2025
>>96570540>Arcs is kinda like Rootis it, though?
>>96570542That's why I bounced off hive
>>96570496Some say it was better in an earlier prototype. I don't know if that's true.
>>96570557the 2 player abstract game?
>>96570496Blighted Reach fucking ownsthe base game is pretty fun in its own right, but always makes me wish I was in a campaign instead
>>96570567YesTried the ladybug and pillbug expansions and it didn't help
>>96570579is this bait?
>>96570496By group bounced off of it hard. Not sure if I should give it another go.
>>96570496It's one of the games of all time
>>96570717Reread what you wrote
>>96570562That seems very accurate tbqhHaben't played the earlier iteration but I do NOT trust wehrle to make good design choices
>>96570723I think he knows very well what he wrote>>96570587C'mon anon, obviously anon is being facetious
>>96570472The anime schoolgirl dismemberment game was a honey trap?
>>96570817the what now?
>>96570825>he doesnt know
>>96570562oof, that's harsh
>>96570825One of the most novel 'i cut, you choose' games in yearsToo bad it's off the market, but it does play well as a PnP with scissors
>>96570817not sure what that is. I meant a very mainstream designer.
>>96570562>>96570781If we accept the mage knight review in >>96570436 as emblematic of his tastes then any game in which you get what you earn and aren't subjected to the wacky vagaries of fate and the caprice of your fellows will probably be too boring for him to want to put his name on.
Is through the desert good or just the new hotness?
>>96570005The Mexican edition looks like >>96569631 ?So I could start a smuggling copies of not-ruined copies of Samurai across the Mexican border and sell them to anons?
>>96570942I'd buy one
>>96570887Is it genuinely good? If so I will have to track down the pnp. Seems like a great ghoulish curio for Halloween.
>>96570942yea, that's the mexican edition
>>96570939kek it's a game from the 90s
>>96570949Yeah, it has a lot of crunchy decisionsDo I cut horizontally to get 2 boobs and 1 mouth?Is it worth the risk of giving them an intact womb?Do I cut vertically to get 1 boob and 1 leg?It all depends on the game state
>>96570959I'm a Go player
>>96570947>>96570953I'm in business bros.
thoughts on this lesser known Carl Chudyk game?
>>96571018Better than Impulse, but that is not saying a whole lot.
>>96570228I've also considered this, but I'm married and in my 30s now. I feel way too old to be dabbling in shit like that, so I've learned to accept it. >>96570817>The anime schoolgirl dismemberment gameS-sauce?
You are now aware that DUNC: Imperium and Clank! have the same designer
the holy grail of games
>>96571081Paul, yeah, we know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBX6RNl3JzY>2 Minutes into the review>Starts comparing the game to war of the ring which he's only played maybe twiceWhy is Matt such a shit reviewer? He barely plays the games he talks about. Imagine if someone did shit like this on the dice tower they'd get harassed and booted
>>96571018Great game, Carl and Chris managed to make a really fun and innovative game with red7
>>96571138he just needs the youtube money to put bread (and trannies) on the table, he doesn't care about games, pal.
>>96570911just makes me want to try Magic Realm if anything
name one designer who has at least 5 good games
>>96571081Already knew>>96571187well... I would say Knizia but that'd be too easy an answer, so i'll say Martin Wallace instead
>>96571119>Gay Box VersionBehold, SOVL
>>96571187me
>>96571138>It is just a pandemic sort of system based game
NEW THREAD>>96571434>>96571434>>96571434NEW THREAD
>>96571187True chuds yknow it's Carl.
>>96570496Raid dice NEED to be in more games.
>>96571811FUCK YEA BROTHER
>>96571187Vlaada The Splotter duoKniziaHerman
>>96571081>nails a mechanic on his first game and JUSTs it in the second gamemore examples of this?
>>96566912Ordered Age of Galaxy a few weeks ago but it's still in limbo. Will give you my thoughts whenever it's here (months, years even?)
