AstroLad said:stooge btw what monpoc factions are you bringing? i'm going to bring whichever two you're not bringing
I have Terrasaurs and Martian Menace.
How many factions did you buy :lol?
AstroLad said:stooge btw what monpoc factions are you bringing? i'm going to bring whichever two you're not bringing
AstroLad said:I have two starter boxes so I'll bring Shadow Sun and GUARD I think. Definitely Shadow Sun either way. I have Martian Menace too so I won't bring those. I'll try to bring all my buildings too I have like a katrillion.
dogbert said:Arkham Horror
Hannibal Rome vs Carthage
Descent Journeys In The Dark
A Game Of Thrones
Yeah I think it might be risky. I didn't though; four different factions. One thing I'm uncertain of is how the 4p game works. People say you need an extra base map yadda yadda but the rules don't really talk about that; they just talk about multi-monster games.StoOgE said:Did you wind up with a duplicate faction from your second box? That is my fear that is keeping me from pulling the trigger.
AstroLad said:Yeah I think it might be risky. I didn't though; four different factions. One thing I'm uncertain of is how the 4p game works. People say you need an extra base map yadda yadda but the rules don't really talk about that; they just talk about multi-monster games.
StoOgE said:I will happily play any of these with you. Not to jinx your 13 dollar copy of Game of Thrones (seller is going to regret not setting a reserve on that one).
AstroLad said:Yeah I think it might be risky. I didn't though; four different factions. One thing I'm uncertain of is how the 4p game works. People say you need an extra base map yadda yadda but the rules don't really talk about that; they just talk about multi-monster games.
AstroLad said:Player aids is actually something I just thought of. I printed out several MonPoc ones that I think will be really handy (talk about a game in desperate need of player aids) and I'm also bringing some LNOE ones and maybe a few others (Gric).
AstroLad said:Player aids is actually something I just thought of. I printed out several MonPoc ones that I think will be really handy (talk about a game in desperate need of player aids) and I'm also bringing some LNOE ones and maybe a few others (Gric).
AstroLad said:So here's what I'm going to be bringing. Making it small since we're flying and I want to leave some room for stuff I may pick up at the con:
-MonPoc two armies & buildings.
-Small quick games for play on plane, in room, etc.: San Juan, Battle Line, RFTG, Citadels.
-Player aids for MonPoc, LNOE, Agricola, Citadels, Galaxy Trucker.
Don't think I'll be bringing any of my five or so holy-grail games as I'm sure they'll be at the Con and I don't want to damage them in transit. May add one or two more games but I'll definitely be relying almost completely on the library and whatever Stooge brings I suppose.
To varying degrees:fenners said:What's your holy grail games, AstroLad?
AstroLad said:To varying degrees:
Up Front
Antiquity
RoboRally+All Expansions
Union Pacific
Alien Frontiers (hey it should count! :lol)
Survive! (probably not anymore, and in any case irrelevant with the widely available reprint)
Space Hulk (not that I would bring this beast anyway)
AstroLad said:hey fenners the official schedule says library is open til 1 AM but gaming goes on til well past that right? do they make you check in all your games at 1 or something?
AstroLad said:hey fenners the official schedule says library is open til 1 AM but gaming goes on til well past that right? do they make you check in all your games at 1 or something?
Thanks, where is the list of games again? I'm going to print that out to bring along too.fenners said:You're allowed to have a game checked out overnight (technically a game + its expansion, I believe). There's a new wrinkle with the forced time limit for certain new Essen releases, but they're still allowed to be checked out overnight.
Totally be up for learning Carson City, and maybe Le Havre (or you could teach us Carson City and we could teach you Gric). Brass might be a bit too heavyweight, at least for my non boardgaming friend who's accompanying us.There is talk of the Library shutting down early on several nights as well.
I could always bring a couple of meatier games in case we have sessions going over night. Granted if we all checked out one game over night we wouldn't get bored in all likelyhood... but again, me bringing extra games isn't an issue at all. I'll just leave them in my room when not in use.
Maybe Carson City, Brass and Le Havre? Seems like we will have enough light and medium games there, maybe I should bring something a bit heavier?
I'm going to try and grab as many of my games I'm picking up as I can on Wed night, but some of them may not be in my possession until mid-day saturday.
AstroLad said:Thanks, where is the list of games again? I'm going to print that out to bring along too.
AstroLad said:Totally be up for learning Carson City, and maybe Le Havre (or you could teach us Carson City and we could teach you Gric). Brass might be a bit too heavyweight, at least for my non boardgaming friend who's accompanying us.
That is the tough thing about Gric too. 5P game takes easily 2.5+ hours especially with new people but meh I love Gric and Flynn taught it to us at Pax East so maybe we can make it a tradition.StoOgE said:I for sure need to get a game of Agricola in.
Maybe Power Grid instead of Le Havre or Brass. Le Havre is a blast, but the 5p game is supposed to be exceptionally difficult if you don't already know what you are doing. And Brass is a Martin Wallace game. So yeah.
AstroLad said:That is the tough thing about Gric too. 5P game takes easily 2.5+ hours especially with new people but meh I love Gric and Flynn taught it to us at Pax East so maybe we can make it a tradition.
AstroLad said:That is the tough thing about Gric too. 5P game takes easily 2.5+ hours especially with new people but meh I love Gric and Flynn taught it to us at Pax East so maybe we can make it a tradition.
StoOgE said:I have to run my dog out to my parents house in driftwood then I'm going to drive up in the morning.
I'm planning on being there no later than 3-4PM. I want to get in before Dallas traffic kicks up.
fenners said:I'll be there from around midday/1pm tomorrow. If you see a baldy chubby guy, that's likely me. Yeah, that narrows it down, lol.
Flynn said:Layover in SLC. Be there tonight. I look like fat John Lennon.
hmmm that's really weird same one, but i'll send you a text so you have itFlynn said:Astrolad, do you have a new mobile #? I've been texting you.
Have a couple hours to kill and a copy of 51st State from the library.
StoOgE said:My basic move was to not get negative points from anything other than the fields.
That was awesome. Didn't realize how different Agricola played with 4 and 5 people. Shadows was great too -- pretty much everything you'd want from a mediumweight co-op.StoOgE said:Played another 5p game of gric. Decided to specialize a bit more and did better. Came in 3rd so pretty happy.
Taught and played a game of shadows over Camelot. Astrolad and I both died but picked up a postumus victory for the king. Had a blast.