Castef
Banned
You could try:
- Finca
- Splendor
- Carcassonne
- Sushi Go! (not for 2)
- Qwirkle
- Cacao
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New Board Gaming |OT2| On Tables, Off Topic
- Thread starter Karkador
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You could try:
- Finca
- Splendor
- Carcassonne
- Sushi Go! (not for 2)
- Qwirkle
- Cacao
HashtagLapsed
Member
I ended up backing the Gloomhaven reprint. It does look really good and I don't want to feel envious anymore.
Will have a gaming day on Tuesday here most likely. Will work through the Arkham Horror LCG stuff we have and take a crack at the Jack the Ripper Sherlock stuffs.
Will have a gaming day on Tuesday here most likely. Will work through the Arkham Horror LCG stuff we have and take a crack at the Jack the Ripper Sherlock stuffs.
BomberMouse
Member
Try paragraph by paragraph, works better that way
NuffDREW4two
Member
I should be getting a copy soon from a Cardboard Republic giveaway. I'll be mostly playing 3-player and am looking forward to it after watching a bunch of videos. I'll try and give some impressions from our plays once we get the chance to sit down and give it a go.
amazon (USA) is having a large board game sale today.
to tired to look through proper right now but someone else's list from bbg
Notable games
Forbidden Island - $8.39
King of Tokyo - $20.59
Bloodborne: The Card Game - $19.99
Zombicide: Black Plague - $55.00
Lost Cities - $12.00
One Night Ultimate Werewolf Daybreak - $12.49
Wits & Wagers Family - $11.87
The Castles of Burgundy - $19.99
The Grizzled - $14.38
Blood Rage - $48.99
Lanterns: The Harvest Festival - $19.55
Imhotep - $21.00
One Night Ultimate Vampire - $14.18
Zombicide - $49.99
Arcadia Quest - $52.71
Agricola $43.29
Scotland Yard $18.89
Enchanted Forest $9.99
Lost Cities Board Game $19.40
Lotus $16.00
Kingdom Builder - $18.29
Ubongo 21.00
Fuse - 15
San juan 17.50
alhambra 13.47
Blood Rage 5th player 20.43
evolution flight 17.00
dimension $30
broom service 19.59
Kahuna 14.00
compounded 21.60
ogre 6th ed $30.00
The others: 7 sins $50.49
new york 1901 19.87
grifters 15.00
good cop bad cop card 12.49
zombicide rue morgue 46.99
zombicide prison break 46.00
tally ho 5.99
KB Nomads $13.65
rose king 7.98
krosmaster quest core box 45.34
space cadets away missions 46.69
indigo family game 16.69
krosmaster arena 2.0 41..09
dohdles 22.94
smugglers 10
glux 15.96
survive space attack 22.99
tumult royale 11.73
good cop bad cop bombers & traitors 9.84
good cap bad cop undercover 10
munchkin wonderlane 23.65
walled city 20.18
I have no link because the one from BBG is clearly an affiliate link so... yeah...
but there are 4 pages (plus one item on the 5th page) of games on sale.
to tired to look through proper right now but someone else's list from bbg
Notable games
Forbidden Island - $8.39
King of Tokyo - $20.59
Bloodborne: The Card Game - $19.99
Zombicide: Black Plague - $55.00
Lost Cities - $12.00
One Night Ultimate Werewolf Daybreak - $12.49
Wits & Wagers Family - $11.87
The Castles of Burgundy - $19.99
The Grizzled - $14.38
Blood Rage - $48.99
Lanterns: The Harvest Festival - $19.55
Imhotep - $21.00
One Night Ultimate Vampire - $14.18
Zombicide - $49.99
Arcadia Quest - $52.71
Agricola $43.29
Scotland Yard $18.89
Enchanted Forest $9.99
Lost Cities Board Game $19.40
Lotus $16.00
Kingdom Builder - $18.29
Ubongo 21.00
Fuse - 15
San juan 17.50
alhambra 13.47
Blood Rage 5th player 20.43
evolution flight 17.00
dimension $30
broom service 19.59
Kahuna 14.00
compounded 21.60
ogre 6th ed $30.00
The others: 7 sins $50.49
new york 1901 19.87
grifters 15.00
good cop bad cop card 12.49
zombicide rue morgue 46.99
zombicide prison break 46.00
tally ho 5.99
KB Nomads $13.65
rose king 7.98
krosmaster quest core box 45.34
space cadets away missions 46.69
indigo family game 16.69
krosmaster arena 2.0 41..09
dohdles 22.94
smugglers 10
glux 15.96
survive space attack 22.99
tumult royale 11.73
good cop bad cop bombers & traitors 9.84
good cap bad cop undercover 10
munchkin wonderlane 23.65
walled city 20.18
I have no link because the one from BBG is clearly an affiliate link so... yeah...
but there are 4 pages (plus one item on the 5th page) of games on sale.
EYEL1NER
Member
Lanterns might be the only thing I pick up. Fuse at $15 is a good deal but I own it. I like some of the prices on some of the CMoN games but they all have unobtainable exclusive content, so fuck buying any of that. Agricola is catching my eye but it's a few bucks above what I'd want to pay for it; I've passed it up at $40 a ton of times. $35 though and I would already be checking for my order confirmation email. Hopefully they add more stuff on Tabletop Day proper, because this is underwhelming. I don't particularly need 7 Wonders, Dominion, or a TtR game, but those are TT Day sale staples. Where the hell are they?
toddhunter
Member
That would be a pretty solid start to a family board game collection.
BomberMouse
Member
Thanks for the heads up, I bought some of these two player games yesterday xD will see if I can get a refund on th difference.
most likely.
I apologize I should have noted that when it is late I often forget that there are people that use other versions of amazon.
Polioliolio
Member
At 8 dollars, there's no excuse for me not to try out Forbidden Island..
Iced_Eagle
Member
What do people think of "The City of Kings" kickstarter? Has a bit less than 3 days to go.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcokgame/the-city-of-kings-a-cooperative-adventure-for-1-4
I just saw it last night. Watched some videos and I'm very intrigued by it. Feels almost Gloomhaven-esque but with lighter campaign elements and a bigger focus on variability of the board and enemies.
I watched the Rahdo video for it, and he was floored by how good it was so I ended up backing last night.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcokgame/the-city-of-kings-a-cooperative-adventure-for-1-4
I just saw it last night. Watched some videos and I'm very intrigued by it. Feels almost Gloomhaven-esque but with lighter campaign elements and a bigger focus on variability of the board and enemies.
I watched the Rahdo video for it, and he was floored by how good it was so I ended up backing last night.
my thoughts are that the only kickstart semi exclusive stuff is in the $100 plus pledges and they will still be available in limited quantities later.
thus I would personally just wait for it to release, get some reviews, and likely save 20-40% buying it from coolstuff once it releases.
some of the stuff is still live, especially the co op figure games if you are into them.
Nah Its fine. I could see the prices where in dollars, was just curious if the U.K. Store would run something similar
Polioliolio
Member
Anyone following 'Infected' on kickstarter?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackforeststudio/infected-0/comments
It seems pretty cool, but when a backer pointed out a possible hole in the mechanics, commenters crushed her in rude comments, including the designer.
I backed, but I'm debating pulling my pledge. Rubs me the wrong way.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackforeststudio/infected-0/comments
It seems pretty cool, but when a backer pointed out a possible hole in the mechanics, commenters crushed her in rude comments, including the designer.
I backed, but I'm debating pulling my pledge. Rubs me the wrong way.
Gaming Truth
Member
Holy crap, that devolved. Yeah, I'd definitely pull out. The conversation has definitely train wrecked, but I do believe Sam was trying to help out at the beginning and is at this point being super defensive. The public behavior of BFS is deplorable and who knows what the private message thread looks like. 😓
Backed so many Kickstarters recently, Dinosaur Island, Aeon's End: War Eternal, Gloomhaven, Exceed Season 2 and now Brass. Think I am done for a while unless something really amazing comes up.
Or something from Level99.
And yeah, the defensiveness some people have towards projects they've backed from Kickstarter can be horrifying.
Or something from Level99.
And yeah, the defensiveness some people have towards projects they've backed from Kickstarter can be horrifying.
Iced_Eagle
Member
I'd agree. None of the KS "exclusive" stuff is really worth it, other than the QOL additions such as the no-bump character sheet add-on or wooden resource tokens. The cards and enemies are more cosmetic than anything since they don't drastically change the gameplay, and the mini.
Sadly, the designer said that they are likely to only make hundreds of copies for retailers, and not thousands ( source ). Thus, if it gets good reviews it's going to be a scramble to find a copy and it's going to end up like Gloomhaven where they will need to do another KS to get enough copies if it blows up in a big way. I don't KS too many games, so I'm willing to take that risk for now.
It is a crazy post-Kickstarter boardgaming world. The defensiveness is just one part. It has made the cult of the new explode even more. Brass has risen from 27 to 25 in a week and the Kickstarter isn't anywhere near over and the new version hasn't even started production yet. I think Gloomhaven is a good game but it has to be the fastest rising game on BGG in years.
Kickstarter loves it though. Boardgames are a great source of their income. I think publishers love it too, if they can get backers on their side quickly enough to form a solid defense corps.
it won't last long because it was posted on BBG
(4 sold in the last 5 min and 4 are left) but
Fantasy Flight Games Android: Netrunner LCG – Terminal Directive Campaign Expansion Game is $22.23 on amazon.com right now shipped and sold by amazon.
edit: and now it is sold out ><
edit2: actually it seems to be going in and out of stock right now.
(4 sold in the last 5 min and 4 are left) but
Fantasy Flight Games Android: Netrunner LCG – Terminal Directive Campaign Expansion Game is $22.23 on amazon.com right now shipped and sold by amazon.
edit: and now it is sold out ><
edit2: actually it seems to be going in and out of stock right now.
Weird doesn't even show up in my results.
yeah I can only seem to find it by checking my orders now.
sorry I didn't get it posted faster as it was up for about 20 minutes total.
in general I am going to try to do a good job of posting the board game deals
the only issue is a lot of places use reference links which are a no no to post here which means I don't like direct linking them. :/
thus why I usually just say and don't have links
Ha no worries man! Appreciate the effort
I was curious as to how bad a flaw that was and wow it's just unplayable once you figure it out. Really weird how designer keeps defending it instead of trying to fix.
Also all those guys dog piling her, instead of asking the designer to fix his broken game.
I have a feeling if it wasn't a woman pointing out that flaw the reaction would have been different, which is sad and dumb.
When I first saw that game, something threw me off when hearing the rules described to me. Passing out certain cards to people and the doctor having certain cards didn't sit well with me. The creator couldn't really explain it to me in a message so I passed.
I just like to believe they're all just idiots instead of there being inherent misogyny.
I think the worst part were the comments pointing out yes, she's right you can break the game that way but why would you ever play it that way? As if collaborating in a semi-coop game is something you should never do. And then the (what I feel must be) intentional misunderstanding of her examples to show ambiguous results.
The rule about not being able to talk about it or accuse once you've been given infection card, including the ones that don't kill you immediately, seems inherently problematic. You suddenly aren't allowed to talk about certain things or take certain game actions, but you also can't say that you can't say a thing, or why you can't say that. If someone says "hey, who do you think it is?" you kind of just can't do anything I think? Which, in itself, is a signal which is probably against the rules?
It's like the Hanabi communication restrictions rules that are fine because everyone can cooperatively decide how much you're willing to allow "cheating", but in a competitive game where the only person that would call you out on said cheating is the villain who obviously doesn't want to do that.
funagain games is having their spring clearance, I haven't had a chance to look at the prices yet but they usually have some decent prices in their sales in between a lot of not so decent prices
https://www.funagain.com/control/ca...house+Sale!+Over+a+thousand+games+on+sale+now!
Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widows Walk $13.99
spyfall 2 - $14.99
Coup: Rebellion G54 - $15
a ton of netrunner packs are on sale for half off.
tail feathers $21.99
Niña & Pinta for $22 is a great deal
Cuba Libre for $35
Scoville: Labs - $12.99
Posthuman - $24.99
Cyclades: Titans - $39.99
Rent-A-Hero - $5.99
I picked up
https://www.funagain.com/control/ca...house+Sale!+Over+a+thousand+games+on+sale+now!
Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widows Walk $13.99
spyfall 2 - $14.99
Coup: Rebellion G54 - $15
a ton of netrunner packs are on sale for half off.
tail feathers $21.99
Niña & Pinta for $22 is a great deal
Cuba Libre for $35
Scoville: Labs - $12.99
Posthuman - $24.99
Cyclades: Titans - $39.99
Rent-A-Hero - $5.99
I picked up
BassForever
Member
Man I wish I hadn't looked at footage of Gloomhaven it looks so good
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
My wallet feels the same way.
BassForever
Member
Worse I probably won't get a chance to play it for awhile since my group that would play something like this with me lives in Florida and I still have a year left of school up North :|
haha yeah most of my normal campaign group has moved away but I'm pretty sure I can drum up some regulars from my other friends.
funagain games is having their spring clearance, I haven't had a chance to look at the prices yet but they usually have some decent prices in their sales in between a lot of not so decent prices
https://www.funagain.com/control/ca...house+Sale!+Over+a+thousand+games+on+sale+now!
Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widows Walk $13.99
spyfall 2 - $14.99
Coup: Rebellion G54 - $15
a ton of netrunner packs are on sale for half off.
tail feathers $21.99
Niña & Pinta for $22 is a great deal
Cuba Libre for $35
Scoville: Labs - $12.99
Posthuman - $24.99
Cyclades: Titans - $39.99
Rent-A-Hero - $5.99
I picked up
They also have Indonesia for $74.99 and a $5 off discount (WELCOME) so you can pick it up for $69.99.
Speaking of Indonesia, anyone with version 2.0 can get a nice resource upgrade kit(fixes the silly oversized wood bits and cardboard boats) from spielmaterial for about $19.50 shipped. They have been out of stock for a while but had 12 in as of this morning. https://www.spielematerial.de/en/replacements-indonesia.html
thanks for the add... most expensive games or strat heavy games aren't going to be on my radar enough to know if they are good prices.
most of the time I just pass on good price recommendations from board game geek lol.
toddhunter
Member
Yeah it all came off as "it is like the resistance, it'll be fine!"
Those comments though :| I think the board game community has done a good job of moving away from those conservative roots... but I guess not quite there yet.
On the bright side, you can play it for literally months.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
How long do I have to back the reprint of Gloomhaven? I'm on vacation currently and won't be back until late Saturday.
Ends in 5 days, according to the Kickstarter page.
The City of Kings, are there any thoughts on that Kickstarter? I am interested in some more epic single player games.
BattleMonkey
Member
Time Stories, is this even worth investing in. Base game is $50 and once you beat the included scenario you pretty much wont want to play it again? And the expansions are $30 each? This seems way over priced for what you get
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
It is fun, but yes it is way overpriced and way overrated. Absolutely no pont ever playing through one of the scenarios more than once.
I get them cheap online, I think I got the base game for $30ish and get the other games below $26. They are fun and feel really well planned out. I hear rumors of a connected storyline and being at the third one, more stuff is popping up. Each story does something a bit different and they are becoming more apparent how they are differing.
BattleMonkey
Member
Still sounds way to expensive for what is essentially a pack of cards in the expansions and a set you will play once? I could see the appeal if this shit was cheaper, like Sherlock gives you about 15-20 hours of entertainment in the box before you are done with it.
I enjoyed playing Time Stories more than Consulting Detective. You could try splitting the costs among a group of friends?