Waifu EditionPrevious Thread: >>98303733Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/raw/h8Tz2ze8Survey results: https://pastebin.com/raw/scAkFdTvTQ:>Who is your board game waifu/crush?>What board game mechanic will cause you to "nope" out of a teach
>>98345636That's a man.
>>98345636>Who is your board game waifu/crush?my 7 wonders wife>What board game mechanic will cause you to "nope" out of a teachthe moment I notice it's a multiplayer solitaire, everything else is fair game
I was reading the rulebook after playing Feya's Swamp for the first time and realized the person that taught me completely ignored or forgot about placing fish on unpicked Leader cards, and somehow thought building costs were something completely different to what the rulebook says (I was taught you paid Leader value times the amount of Spirit Tiles; but the real cost is just leader value + (3 x spirit tiles). I feel like these things happen to me whenever I'm not the one teaching lol, doesn't matter how complex the game is, I wonder if it's because they just watch some video with missing or invented rules or what.
>>98345636>>Who is your board game waifu/crush?>if you get the deluxe version, Chihaya gets in the bath with you!>>What board game mechanic will cause you to "nope" out of a teach>Social deduce who the traitors are amo->>98345679absolutely based
>>98345679>the moment I notice it's a multiplayer solitaire>waifu is from 7 wondersNo. Hate drafting and paying a coin to your neighbor is not real interaction.
>>98345896>No. Hate drafting and paying a coin to your neighbor is not real interaction.So nobody hate drafted as its not real, and then I got 50+ points from science alone.
>>98345636>>Who is your board game waifu/crush?Please possess me, Thunderspeaker-mommy.I will be an ally!
>>98345636>TQ:>>Who is your board game waifu/crush?All the green tash kalar girls, but especially...>>What board game mechanic will cause you to "nope" out of a teachTrick taker fatigue, solitaire fatigue, kickstarter fatigueAlso, to carry on a point from last thread, Rebirth is ticket to ride, but good.
>>98346064Is Ticket To Ride actually an auction game?
>>98346064>Rebirth is ticket to ride, but good.Ethnos is ticket to ride but good way better
>>98345636>>Who is your board game waifu/crush?Rose Blanchett from Bullet Star>>What board game mechanic will cause you to "nope" out of a teachTrading between players that includes haggling.
>>98346235>Rose Blanchett from Bullet StarMy gentleman of impeccable taste.
I marathoned two games of Yspahan yesterday. What did I think of it?
Asking again, what are the best games that are just 1 deck of cards?
>>98346834Pixel tactics.
Hooooooly that was one productive day a-rangin'.We traipsed through mountains and ravines of the southern edge of the valley to make our way into the swamp biome for the first time. We completed all three of our outstanding missions, two that play into advancing the story and one for world building. Our next dilemma is that our missions try to divide our attention. One wants us to speak to a bunch of biologists on the Eastern edge of the valley, while the other wants us to rush back down to Tumbledon at the valleys bottom to introduce a captured plant humanoid thingy to a Spirit Speaker . Both are on timers, but with a repeat of todays efforts and blitzing the trails, we could probably have our cake and eat it to. Its crazy how some days you are stuck within a few locations desperate to get out, or sticking around to help put someone/find a specific path card/get that one mission progressing, and others you are flying across the map with no time to dilly or dally.We are on the cusp of completing a third of the campaign now, and my buddy and I are still engrossed. May take a while but we both feel committed to completing the game, and then either replay the game with the mini module boxed sets(and brand new roles/backgrounds) or I will go get Legacy of the Ancestors.And then, as usual, tear down is an absolute breeze. Cannot wait to go hiking in card form again.
>>98346834One deck with no components or are some components allowed?If negligible amount of components are good:Radlands, The Fox in the Forest, Gosu (1st edition, not 2nd or Gosu X), and Reign of Witches are my suggestions. If none: Innovation, Mottainai, Compile, Antinomy, Liberation, Forest Shuffle, Marvel Remix, and Sea Salt and Paper would be some of my suggestions.
Reposting from last thread >>98343388
>>98346945Compile and inno feature multiple decks of cards :PInno also has mats as components and compile has the directive card or whatever which is technically a component
>>98346945forest shuffle sucks
>>98346834RftG is the undisputed king, although you could argue it has vp tokensPort Royal is one of my goto push you luck fillersSea Salt&Paper (with extra salt + extra pepper on a sidenote, why is it not "extra paper"?) is suprisingly solid and gives a good luck/skill balance when you play a few games in a rowMottainai/GtR/Innovation, of courseColoretto if there are more players presentTichu if you want to go deep on something
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Any other adventure games out there like Tidal Blades and Arydia?
>>98346071Don't be silly, it's a worker placement game.
>>98346071Yes. The auction is how much time you're willing to put off gathering resources before committing to a route.
>>98345933Hate drafting is a shit mechanic in 95% of cases and would be implemented as well if not better with an "AI" that randomly drafts cards or randomly takes cards away from you.>let me make this suboptimal move just to fuck this one playerOnly potentially justifiable in 2P games, and I've yet to see that justification.
>>98347898>Only potentially justifiable in 2P games, and I've yet to see that justification.Actually, come to think of it, I do know one 2P game that kind of fits as an example. The investment tiles in Imperial Struggle are a kind of draft where you really need to keep in mind what investment tiles are available and plan your turns around exploiting that. E.g., you generally want to maximise event plays and generally you want to have the last diplomatic action in order to undo the opponent taking some diplomatic space with an advantage.And even then it's only a half-fitting example because it's not about hate drafting exactly, but maximising your own utility from the draft while keeping in mind what the opponent might do. I'm not sure I've ever explicitly hate drafted in this game.Back to square one, shit mechanic and shit form of interaction.
I like Kemet. Do you like Kemet?
>>98347459Adventure, how?The DnD adventure series is campaign with fighting and loot, but not open world.Earthborne Rangers is open world, but character progression is limited and entirely encapsulated by adding/removing cards from your deck.Mage Knight is meant to be completed in a single setting.
>>98348094Guess I'm looking for something with good campaigns and exploration.New to boardgames so I'll lookup any recommendations.
>>98348208>Guess I'm looking for something with good campaigns and exploration.7th Citadel is top of the heap from what I've played. Probably not so easy to find a copy though.
>>98347898If denying your opponent resources wins you the game more effectively than playing solitaire, it's not "suboptimal."
>>98348223This. Take a game like It's a Wonderful Life where you can recycle cards that you hate draft. Your opponent behind you has a blue engine that's going to score a lot of points and you need to recycle a card for a yellow cube to complete one of your developments. Do you take the blue one with a yellow cube or a green one with a yellow cube? Even if you didn't need a yellow cube, blue cards score so many points that it might even be worth you sacrificing a 2 point development to deny them 15 points.
>>98345636>>Who is your board game waifu/crushAccept no substitute.
>>98348266*It's a Wonderful World
>>98348223It is suboptimal in 3+ player games because by playing suboptimally compared to those who don't hate draft you are also denying yourself the win. A single hate drafter might not be enough in some cases, requiring multiple players to get involved and "balance" the game. And if it gets to that point, you might as well just be playing Root.This is why I specifically said that only in 2P this mechanic could possibly be redeemable.>>98348266>It's a Wonderful LifeNever heard of this one, I'll look into it.
>>98348208Gloomhaven/Frosthaven are the kings of dungeon crawling, but these games are absolute beasts. Even if you play regularly, a campaign of Gloomhaven can easily take you more than a year.Rather than literally walking around exploring the map, the "exploration" in these is more in the form of a progressing branching campaign which is constituted out of scenarios, along with a plethora of discoveries and unlocks like new items, character abilities, events, mechanics, etc. Everything you'd want out of a dungeon crawler basically.
Waited almost a year for this. Had to swap out summoner Wars because the shop wasn't restocking it. I got a4x gameSome sort of fotm line battler I assume? Autobattler andAutobattler slop I just bought to get around shipping costs for 10€Dragon dildos will be a separate shipment. Kot not included.
>>98348717Compile, Plaid hats Pet autobattler thing.As for the 4x, no clue.
>>98348717March of the ants: evolved edition
>>98348717Tag Team? I've been waiting for that bitch for half a year.
>>98348267Andava makes über hot womenLilandy is even better
>>98348909Tag team is an auto...battler...?Wait...Shit...60 games played and you think a guy would have clued in.
>>98348874Damn should've gotten that, it's in stock even.>>98348738Love the game but I'm not sold on the bg version>>98348909Winrar
>>98349212I do like the game and boardgame terminology is notoriously vague, but what did you think it was?
>>98349237>toy battle AND tag teamthis gentleman is an absolute based enjoyer and every 4chan buzzword i can cram in here
>>98349237>challengersi heard the beach cup is better because it makes the game actually interactive, but i aint gonna play it again to find out. hope you can sacrifice your time to the good cause of researching this question further. godspeed.
>>98349212i mean, the interaction is you slotting one card into a sequence your opponent has already seen and expects you to slot one card into. its about as auto-battle as you can get while still maintaining a healthy amount of decision making and bluffing and RNG management
>>98345636>TQShe's just so cute
>same priceWood is the obvious pick, right? Like acrylic is better than punchboard but wood is actually the best component material.
>>98350419Yeah that's bizarre. Acrylic is still nice but it scuffs and scratches easier than wood. I would never pick it over wood if I had an option, like in this scenario.
>>98350389Wish there was more art of her
>>98346651You think you're a faggot and wish you had played Camel Up instead
>>98347971I was just about to post about how good kemet is holy shit. I've played it twice.I should listen to you guys more often
from daddy fagmierhe's also trying to shill another TTS competitor, think he's still blasted by the whole global chat drama situation
>>98346651You feel a sensuous tug of longing with a touch of melancholy and a swirl of some spice you can't identify. You'd like to get back to the Ys kinomantic universe but you aren't quite sure how.
>>98347971I was crazy enough to back the new expansion so you tell me.
>>98347971No, I've played it 4 times now and I have yet to have fun. It's a great meme at least.
>>98351303Go on, say the player count and in which place you came.>inb4 I played at 5 players and came in 1st each time
>>98351317Once at 5, the rest at 4 I think. I know we played it at least 3 times @ 4 when I got it, but that was around 8 years ago. I never won, pretty sure I never came in last place either though.
>>98351047>Boardspace.net>10 responses out of over ten THOUSAND>less than one out of one thousandIf I were those guys, I'd just end it all right there
>>98351411On the contrary, that means those are the patricians that are smart enough to avoid anything associated with Stonemair slop. Same goes for other services like VASSAL or 18xx.games that didn't even make the list.
>Mushroom Sort localized version also has rule changesnigga why, is it even the same game?
>>98351047>shill another TTS competitorThe one that the Clank guys bought and then did nothing with for 7 months?
>>98351721Looking at the components, the stars are on 2/4/6 instead of 3/6.The mushroom token with holes in it is probably the pot token.Nothing else jumps out at me.Maybe they fixed the first round of 2p games being pointless?
>>98351799I asked for specifics in the only BGG thread, but that might be it.
>>98350389That is a series of simple childishly drawn shapes that barely resemble a human, or even an animal, anonSeek electroshock therapy
Spirit Island is fucking dead
>>98349348T..thanks>>98350192I'm not even sure about opening it, we rarely get to play with 3 players or more and it appears to be milquetoast. Might just resell it. That saidis >>98348874 worth considering if all we do is play 2p games?
>>98346945>>98347435How does Antinomy stack up against Onitama?
>>98351895you misunderstand, my good sir, the fact that the drawings are so simple allows one to more easily engage the unlimited power of Imagination, filling in the missing details in the sexiest form imaginable. This is also the reason why "gravure idols" are so popular, the clothes leave just enough to the imagination to be more appealing than full nudity.
>>98352312>That said is >>98348874 # worth considering if all we do is play 2p games?>4x with 2 playersNah. For 2 players, I almost exclusively play games that are designed for it. Games with variable player counts tend to benefit from the board being filled in by more players. The only exception is campaign style games where more players make it more of a burden/slower.
Best games that don't have any expansion slop available? Looking strictly for one and done bangers that don't need fixing or bloat
>>98352987Pic unrelated
>>98352987Is this a new flavour of the minimalistfaggotry? Pretending every single expansion is a piece of the originial game ripped out and sold seperately?I've rarely seen a game that *needs* the expansion to work. 95% of time it's just if you're into the game here's more of the same.
>>98353014No, it's knowing that if I buy a classic one and done game, I know I have the entire design idea, which has stood the test of time, and proven to endure on the original content.I'll give a pass to second editions, but NO expansions
>>98352987OH yea baby it is your time to shine!
>>98353069That's needlessly limiting yourself for no real reason tbqh. Basically, you do the reasonable thing of looking into games and check if they stood the test of time then arbitrarily add "can't have an expansion" to the criteria.
>>98353069The premise for this is hilarious. You just know they hired two prostitutes, told them to film the ad, fucked them, then paid them with the kickstarter money.
>>98351047Is TTS included on the steam numbers?
Is Arkham Horror dead with the release of Chapter 2? All is see is complaints about it, so I'm hesitant to get into now that all the classic Chapter 1 stuff is out of print.
>>98353484Just read the last few threads, seems to me like there's 3 people asking about ahtcg every threadCouldn't answer your question, basegame already filtered me
>>98353484>is it deadKinda yes in my opinion but then again I don't see how second edition is becoming more alive. The expansions where always pretty expensive and the second hand market doesn't sell cheap. So now those aren't getting reprints for sure. That being said the game is still out there and has everything you could possibly need. Betting on second edition while it doesn't have a fraction of content compared to the already existing one doesn't make much sense. You can build investigator decks and play through several adventures for many many hours. And if you really want, there are several fan made campaigns with really good quality you can print&play. I tried to bring it to my group several times but it never really clicked so I only own the base game and played it a bit on TTS. By the way, there is a discord where you can get ALL campaigns and investigators for your tabletopsimulator for free. So if you yourself and/or your lads are interested you can play everything for free before deciding on buying into it.
>>98353627Thanks for the insight! Have you and your group clicked with any other Eldritch themed games? Looking for something to scratch that itch.
>>98353915NTA but it depends on what you're looking for. The Eldritch/Arkham/Mansions of Madness/Elder Signs are all similar in the sense that they're played in one-off scenarios and are basically just dice chuckers with different levels of involvement. My personal preference out of these is Mansions of Madness because it provides a much more immersive experience via the app. It's not a particularly good or strategic game, but if you're interested in this stuff going in, it should at least hold your interest enough to play each scenario once. AH TCG on the other hand is much more involved because A) It has cross-match progression (campaigns, carrying over your characters to different scenarios)B) It is a deck constructor, for lack of a better term, and is very front-loaded. Especially if you want to jump in with lots of content, there is such an amount of investigator cards to build your deck that you can easily spend an evening just building your starting deck.So it's not really something you can just sit down and play, and I personally don't have the patience for it since at the end of the day it also partially boils down to "you pulled a tentacle from the bag and died" kind of garbage. If I ever need a fix of that, I'll just pull out Mansions of Madness, play a single scenario, and leave it on the shelf for another year.Some people swear by it and say that a lot of scenarios are well-made, but having played through the base campaign and jumping into the full TTS mod, I just bounced off of it. Not the kind of game I'd like to spend inordinate amounts of time on.
>>98353915>>98354000Also NTA but try out the best Ameritrash Cthuli game
>>98354000Side note about frontloading in general. Earthborne Rangers does the same kind of thing by basically showing you all the cards of each class and having you build a deck before you've even played the game. It also has multiclassing, so you have to sit there thinking which of the classes work best in combination.So I spent the first evening just sitting there figuring out the decks for two characters until I came up with a busted build that can basically already beat the game. And then the game offers extremely few opportunities and even options to upgrade your deck (20 reward cards lmao), so you're pretty much stuck playing whatever you picked for however many dozens of hours a campaign takes.Not very engaging, either in terms of the starting experience, or in terms of progression in the game itself.>tl;drfrontloading sucks
>>98353484Dead, no. Dying, yes. Not enough new stuff for new to Arkham players and little incentive for legacy players to buy into the new edition. I don't have any gripes really with the new edition but there's no reason for me to buy a new core to get 75% of the cards I already have just so I can play scenarios that come out at a glacial pace. A lot of the people in my groups have complained about the scenarios and the low quality components (the game day box warps, acrylic tokens scratch and are missing tokens for the upcoming scenario).If I were going to reboot it - I'd put 5 brand new investigators in the box with a 4 player card pool, my first big campaign would tie the new investigators to the results of your Drowned City campaign to get legacy players on board, and I would 100% move back to the OG Arkham release model with 2 scenario campaign expansion and monthly blister packs.
>>98353278I think you're missing the pointI'm asking for games that meet my criteria, not saying all games that don't meet the criteria are badIt would be like me looking for a 1br apartment in a city, and the agent tells me to not filter out 5 bedroom brownstones because a lot of them are nice
>>98350419Depends, for Ra the wood tiles were stupid thick and there was a ton of them, requiring a rather log box. Plus they had durability issues.Honestly just pick up and old Mayfair version, way better looking.
Hi BGG are there any board games where you place down building tiles and those building tiles interact in some way with tiles next to them, eventually building an engine kinda like some autistic Minecraft mod or factorio (I haven't played it)
>>98355968Tenby? Castles of Mad King Ludwig? But those aren't really what you are looking for, only approximations. I'm sure something eerily similar to what you are searching for exists, I just don't know it
>>98356024yeah what I'm describing is pretty vague but I appreciate the suggestions. I haven't heard of those games before so I'll check them out.
Man, you would think Patrick would do better than have a half-ass Ferrin wannabe take up the mantle of their brand aesthetic.
>>98352150I have no idea what the designer Eric is thinking with releasing the Dahan expansion before a 2nd edition. Since he won’t fork over the money to get the rights to the art, everything won’t be compatible once the 2nd edition releases. Why buy the Dahan expansion if you know you can’t use it when you upgrade? Not to mention that the Dahan expansion is in development hell. It’s been cooking for way too long for it to be elegant design. He should just bite the bullet, do a 2nd edition and then go back to his vanity Dahan project.
>>98356936At this point, the only thing I'd be interested in are a few more adversaries.If that Dahan exp ever releases I am likely ignoring it. I ignored Horizons/Nature for years and even once getting them, my group is mostly playing Base/Jagged/Promo spirits.
>>98356387I'm not gonna say this isn't clearly ripping off aspects of Kyle Ferrin's art because Leder thinks their customers expect that shit but calling it "half-ass" is unfair when it's got like actual perspective and multiple planes and every Kyle Ferrin drawing is flatter than your sister.
