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For me, I played War of the Ring second edition for the first time. Me as the good guys, my opponent was the baddie for his third game. It was fun and challenging, definitely want to try again. I want revenge as the good guys! 😊
My main gripe is the dice heavy combat system. I would have loved if this game had combat cards with various values (many low, some medium and few high). In addition to the existing cards that can be used in combat, but instead of the dices. Especially when this is a potentially very long and strategical game.
Also played Frontier Wars. A game I backed on Kickstarter many years ago. Haven't been played for ages. Was a relatively quick and fun two player game. Small map, so were just a few critical encounters that decided the outcome. Both had chances to win, but at the end I was one point away and my opponent managed to take it. It's much lighter than WotR, but less random combat, as you really only have one unknown factor (the defender may play a card from hand). Two very different games though, each fun in their own way.
In this game, some of the cards are very strong, while some are more situational.. Especially when you play a small map and just two players, you can get a bit unlucky.
My main gripe is the dice heavy combat system. I would have loved if this game had combat cards with various values (many low, some medium and few high). In addition to the existing cards that can be used in combat, but instead of the dices. Especially when this is a potentially very long and strategical game.
Also played Frontier Wars. A game I backed on Kickstarter many years ago. Haven't been played for ages. Was a relatively quick and fun two player game. Small map, so were just a few critical encounters that decided the outcome. Both had chances to win, but at the end I was one point away and my opponent managed to take it. It's much lighter than WotR, but less random combat, as you really only have one unknown factor (the defender may play a card from hand). Two very different games though, each fun in their own way.
In this game, some of the cards are very strong, while some are more situational.. Especially when you play a small map and just two players, you can get a bit unlucky.
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I played five games of Canvas with my girlfriend. It's a beautiful, fast card game game that has more meat to it than meets the eye. Need to open up the expansion soon.
I also played War of The Ring for the first time (as the good guys). I need to try that again, and find a better strategy. It has fun card play, but not sure how I feel about the dice combat.
I also played War of The Ring for the first time (as the good guys). I need to try that again, and find a better strategy. It has fun card play, but not sure how I feel about the dice combat.
I demolished a couple of scrubs in War of the Ring.
I tried a new game, Frontier Wars, along with thread starter. It was pretty lightweight, but still interesting and highly tactical. Luck-of-the-draw can play a big part, but it can be mitigated by some good tactical handling. Very interested in trying more games here. I am not sure how a Free for all would work, but coop should be very interesting.
I also love playing solo games, and I tend to favor big campaign RPG games. Last week I managed a couple of hours more into Aeons Trespass Odyssey. Cycle II day 39. Got my revenge on The Nietzschean. Amazing game, amazing value for money (core game increased from $130 (KS) to $300 (preorder) during development).
I tried a new game, Frontier Wars, along with thread starter. It was pretty lightweight, but still interesting and highly tactical. Luck-of-the-draw can play a big part, but it can be mitigated by some good tactical handling. Very interested in trying more games here. I am not sure how a Free for all would work, but coop should be very interesting.
I also love playing solo games, and I tend to favor big campaign RPG games. Last week I managed a couple of hours more into Aeons Trespass Odyssey. Cycle II day 39. Got my revenge on The Nietzschean. Amazing game, amazing value for money (core game increased from $130 (KS) to $300 (preorder) during development).
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LOL. Remind us again how your first Maracaibo game went
Honestly though, yeah it was not easy. Being the good guys, you are spread really thin. First game is best played as the dark side, more straight forward. Two end game approaches, and without knowing what cards and effects are in the game, it was hard to know the optimal line. I know now that keeping the fellowship together I think is a huge mistake, as many cards in the good guy deck require certain characters to be certain places, or just in general companions being somewhere/in battle.
Yeah Frontier Wars was a lot of fun. I am looking forward to testing this game 2v2 on a big map!
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Holy smokes, that is one large increase in price!
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I've played Last Bastion. I'm not sure if I like this game or not: I'll have to play again (I've already played 8 games of it).
I'm not a big fan of cooperative games that are too challenging.
I'm not a big fan of cooperative games that are too challenging.
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For this week, I played Western Legends 3 player game. Won with a big margin (10 points), my first win in WL. I've played it two times previously, one aborted due to time and one that finished.
Game is a fun sandbox western game with lots of things to do. However, it can be pretty punishing if you get some bad luck on the cards or rolls, or if opponents get really nice cards when they are fighting or playing poker against you (as the NPC).. This happened to one of the players today, and it wasn't a very fun experience I think for him... So the game do have some flaws.
Game is a fun sandbox western game with lots of things to do. However, it can be pretty punishing if you get some bad luck on the cards or rolls, or if opponents get really nice cards when they are fighting or playing poker against you (as the NPC).. This happened to one of the players today, and it wasn't a very fun experience I think for him...
So the game do have some flaws.
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It's been hard to make time to host game nights or make the FLGS nights lately, so I've mainly been playing Tabletop Simulator. I was able to test out a few ongoing Kickstarters/late pledges to inoculate myself from being tempted to back them so TTS continues to be a great money-saving investment, haha.
Paperback Adventures also launched on Steam by Fowers Games yesterday. It's great, and I love the physical copy. The digital version has slight rule changes and plays quicker, though.
Paperback Adventures also launched on Steam by Fowers Games yesterday. It's great, and I love the physical copy. The digital version has slight rule changes and plays quicker, though.
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Testing games on TTS before backing is a very smart choice..
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This week we played Terraforming Mars, one of my favorites. Played with all expansions, on base map. Haven't played it in almost 9 months, so it was long overdue! It took waaay longer than planned (from around 20.00-02.30 I think..!), but it was a really fun and tight round. I think the scores were 80-75-68-63.
Definitely not gonna let it be another 9 months until next time!
Definitely not gonna let it be another 9 months until next time!
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Yesterday we played Civilization: A New Dawn, 4 player game. It was fun, but one of the players just got a really good run-away, so it ended with 4 VP, 1 VP, 0 VP, 0 VP 😅
It was well played!
I do think some of the victory cards can produce a bit unbalanced strategies (as the cards which requires wonders are easier than most of the others), so we will consider changing the combinations in the future if some are deemed too close.
It was well played!
I do think some of the victory cards can produce a bit unbalanced strategies (as the cards which requires wonders are easier than most of the others), so we will consider changing the combinations in the future if some are deemed too close.
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First solo play of "Nexum Galaxy" for me. I must admit that it has the same feeling of playing against a human.