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[Neverfade]

So any upcoming games people anticipating that aren't expansions? Not much really catches my eye other than Merchants & Marauders.

My Wishlist:

Innovation
Glory to Rome (reprint)
Stronghold (american release -- eff paying 70ish for an import copy)
Merchants and Marauders is on the to see list (love pirate themes, but I know nothing about the game and pirate games don't have a great track record)
Betrayal at House on the Hill 2nd Edition (own the first, but I feel I need this)
Factory Fun (Z-man reprint)
Hansa Teutonica (American release, again, not paying import price)
DungeonQuest (remake)

That's all off the top of my head.

 

[platypotamus]

I've been wanting to try Brass, but saw there's a "remake" of it that will be available soon. Apparently the designer did the same with Steam/Age of Steam. I wanted to wait and ready plusses/minuses of the two versions before I decide which Brass to get.

Otherwise, I want to back fill some games. Notably, Galaxy Trucker, and Dungeon Lords.

 

[Flynn]

I went there a few weeks back. There are only a couple of shelves devoted to boardgames. The rest ofthe space is filled with war games and Warhammer stuff. It's not a bad place, it's big and the staff is willing to let you peruse in peace but I like Aero Hobbies in Santa Monica and Game Empire better. Aero for the location and staff and Game Empire for selection and overall store size.

Good to know. I didn't realize that Aero had board games too.

Do you go to that LA board game meet up at the coffee shop on Hollywood?

 

[echoshifting]

My Wishlist:

DungeonQuest (remake)

That's all off the top of my head.

Ooooo I had not heard about this! Gonna have to go scrounge up some details. Like....a wow-Arkham-Horror-is-amazing-now remake? Or a holy-shit-what-did-they-do-to-Cosmic-Encounter kinda remake?

edit: Looks good! Kind of a no-brainer if it's FFG. Not wild about the shift to the Terrinoth setting, though =/

 

[Neverfade]

Not wild about the shift to the Terrinoth setting, though =/

True, luckily I never had a chance to play the original, so nothing will be spoiled for me. :lol

Terrinoth isn't my fave place to be though, despite my good will towards Runewars.

 

[AstroLad]

Weekend report: Kingsburg & Kingsburg: To Forge a Realm continue to dominate the game table. It's like a two-hour game with all the expansions thrown in though.

Edit: I've also been playing around with Carc on the iPhone. Super solid implementation. The tutorial isn't quite complete, only scraping the basics, but I like it better than Catan and Roll through the Ages. Not the hugest Carc fan but as with Catan playing the AI in a 5-min session is always fun and there's a nice variety of AI here.

 

[BattleMonkey]

The setting has little to do with Dungeonquest. The original though the Warhammer universe, it really felt like generic fantasy setting, which is what Terrinoth is already. The game at least in it's original incarnation had very little fluff or universe to it.

 

[Neverfade]

So FFG is a bunch of fluffers.

No wonder I enjoy their games so much.

 

[BomberMouse]

I played a couple of rounds of O Zoo le Mio last saturday, really fun game despite the horrendous art :lol, it has a simultaneous bidding mechanic that is really nice (like diamant when you choose to go deeper or escape), and lots of interaction especially when you "steal" someone else visitors.

Also tried TTR:Europe for the first time, as expected, it was a lot of fun.

 

[BattleMonkey]

So FFG is a bunch of fluffers.

No wonder I enjoy their games so much.

Well when it comes to their Terrinoth I feel like there isn't much fluff really, it just is a generic fantasy setting they use for their games that I feel never was developed outside of a few characters they keep using. Perhaps if that rumored Terrinoth set rpg ever actually happened they could pump some more life into the world.

Dungeonquest I would like to see what they do with. It was a fun little game back in the day, but it's a bit archaic nowadays. They did spiff up the other GW remakes though so would like to see how this turns out.

 

[joeyjoejoeshabadoo]

We played a game of Cyclades over the weekend; just a really well done game. Production-wise Cyclades is as good as your typical FF big box game. The art is fantastic, each player gets their own plastic army and ships (each color even has a different sculpt), and there are four giant models representing some of the bigger mythological creatures. The object of the game is to be the first player to build two metropolises. This is done by either collecting philosophers, building cities, taking them from other players by force, or a combination of all of the above. At it's heart the game is an auction game with even more direct player interaction than just the auctions. At the beginning of the round the players bid on the favors of the gods (Ares, Poseidon, Athena, Zeus, and Apollo). Once you win the favor you can perform any number of actions associated with the god you won. Each god has a different power and I'll just let this quote from BGG explain them:

* Ares allows the movement of player armies and the building of Fortresses.
* Poseidon allows players to move their navies and build Ports.
* Zeus allows his followers to hire priests and build temples.
* Athena provides her worshipers with philosophers and universities.
* Apollo increases the income of his worshippers.

Along with the gods you have a chance to purchase mythological creatures. These creatures each have a different effect and can be extremely damaging but most of the effects only last for a round. There are four creatures which have a lasting effect through out the game and these four come with some really neat plastic figures.

Fighting is done with a die roll and it is really easy to figure out. Basically you roll the die and add the amount of troops and any bonuses to the die roll. The defender does the same and whoever loses loses a troop. Finally you can retreat or repeat. Simple and satisfying.

Cyclades is a nice mix of auction and a war game. It moves quickly (our learning game only took 90 minutes) and felt different yet familiar with my other auction games.

 

[biggyfries]

Quick LNoE question

When battling hand-to-hand, how does a zombie die? Couldnt find it in the book at all, and bgg loads up like ass on my mobile.

Thanks!

 

[Fjord]

Quick LNoE question

When battling hand-to-hand, how does a zombie die? Couldnt find it in the book at all, and bgg loads up like ass on my mobile.

Thanks!

If you roll doubles and win

 

[AstroLad]

Are any of you dudes playing Carc on the iPhone? So damn good.... PM me your email and I'll add you to my friends and maybe we can do a PBEM-style game.

Plans for the weekend hmm. Lots and lots of sports and work this weekend BUUUUT:
-Dominion w/ all expansions (actually been a couple of weeks, and been about a month since we last played Alchemy)
-Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries (b/c I love this game and am going to push it on people)

Definitely will be one more wild card game. Maybe Kingsburg or Gric.

Edit: Platy weren't you recommending Through the Ages? Thinking of picking it up next week along with the Carc Big Box since the iPhone app has really gotten me back into that game. How does TtA play with 2? Seems like the game weight is pretty heavy too.

 

[platypotamus]

Edit: Platy weren't you recommending Through the Ages? Thinking of picking it up next week along with the Carc Big Box since the iPhone app has really gotten me back into that game. How does TtA play with 2? Seems like the game weight is pretty heavy too.

Very heavy game for sure. It's the first game that I've actually started with the simplified rules and played through that way first (including Agricola, I skipped the family version of that one). Fortunately, the manual is pretty stellar.

I've actually only played it with 2. By the time you get to the full game rather than simplified, there is only one real difference between it any more players: The couple of diplomacy cards are removed, so no alliances or anything.

It's honestly been my wife and my favorite game to play together for months now. We'll take breaks and play TS, or Catan Card Game, or something else, but we seem to always want more TTA.

2 Player full game, once you get used to it, can still easily take 2+ hours though.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

TTA is awesome with 4 players.

 

[UpperCaseN]

Quick LNoE question

When battling hand-to-hand, how does a zombie die? Couldnt find it in the book at all, and bgg loads up like ass on my mobile.

Thanks!

Hero player needs at least 1 of their dice to beat the zombie's, and they need to have doubles in any way. So if hero rolls 5-5, and zombie rolls 2, hero kills zombie. If hero rolls 3 dice and gets 6-1-1, zombie rolls 5, hero kills zombie. If hero rolls 2-2 and zombie rolls 4, hero DOES NOT kill zombie, because neither of those dice beat the zombie roll

 

[biggyfries]

Thank you very much, both of you. Will try to play it again on vacation.

 

[Slacker]

Are any of you dudes playing Carc on the iPhone?

I am! O wait...

Speaking of Carcassonne - the iPhone version is my first experience, sadly. Now I'm addicted and planning on getting my gaming group hooked on it as well. What do you guys recommend I start with? Reading BGG and other sites leads me to believe that the original game + Inns & Cathedrals is a good place to start. Any other thoughts? The City version looks fun too, though maybe too complicated for a group of noobs.

I'm also thinking of picking up the Kids of Carcassonne version to play with my little'ns. Anyone have any experience with that? Thanks in advance, GAF.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Speaking of Carcassonne - the iPhone version is my first experience, sadly. Now I'm addicted and planning on getting my gaming group hooked on it as well. What do you guys recommend I start with?

Original game + the River is the default setup in the XBLA version and that's what I play most often.

In terms of other games to move onto:
Ticket to Ride (very simple, very fun, cheap, widely available)
Small World
Catan

 

[BattleMonkey]

I am! O wait...

Speaking of Carcassonne - the iPhone version is my first experience, sadly. Now I'm addicted and planning on getting my gaming group hooked on it as well. What do you guys recommend I start with? Reading BGG and other sites leads me to believe that the original game + Inns & Cathedrals is a good place to start. Any other thoughts? The City version looks fun too, though maybe too complicated for a group of noobs.

I'm also thinking of picking up the Kids of Carcassonne version to play with my little'ns. Anyone have any experience with that? Thanks in advance, GAF.

If you can, just get the big box set which pretty much to me is all you really need in one package. They kind of have gone a bit too far with the amount of expansions for the game and some just kinda dilute the fun of the core game.

 

[BomberMouse]

I am! O wait...

Speaking of Carcassonne - the iPhone version is my first experience, sadly. Now I'm addicted and planning on getting my gaming group hooked on it as well. What do you guys recommend I start with? Reading BGG and other sites leads me to believe that the original game + Inns & Cathedrals is a good place to start. Any other thoughts? The City version looks fun too, though maybe too complicated for a group of noobs.

I'm also thinking of picking up the Kids of Carcassonne version to play with my little'ns. Anyone have any experience with that? Thanks in advance, GAF.

Try the hunters and gatherers version, you won't be able to get any of the expansion but I think the game is good enough by itself. Simpler endgame scoring, benefits from helping other players (gold nuggets) and a second type of piece (huts) in only one game.

Also, Agricola is back in stock, can't wait to try it. I believe I'll need some animeeples to convince my wife into it though :lol I ordered it with roborally and a donkey kong themed jenga, looks fun

 

[Neverfade]

I'm still trying to learn TTA. Can't get it to the damn table.

 

[joeyjoejoeshabadoo]

Are any of you dudes playing Carc on the iPhone? So damn good.... PM me your email and I'll add you to my friends and maybe we can do a PBEM-style game.

PM'd. I'm still shakey on the rules (I'm not sure I completely understand the scoring and why I can't place times in certain areas) but I'll play.

Tonight should be good. We are going to have 6 people for game night so I want to try out some of my games that accommodate more people. Bang!, Nuns on the Run, and Robo-Rally are the three I'm really pulling for. Here's hoping I get to bring at least one of those to the table.

Also, Agricola is back in stock, can't wait to try it. I believe I'll need some animeeples to convince my wife into it though

Agricola is so good. I am lucky to have a girlfriend that was all over the theme as soon as I showed her. It's her favorite game so far so we get a ton of use out of it. If she has any interest in Farmville tell her it's like that only not pointless and stupid.

 

[AstroLad]

Check out the in-game manual. It's pretty short. The tutorial is nicely done but barebones on that stuff. I'm adding a few people tonight and I'll send out invited so we can get a 4 or 5p game together.

Have fun with RoboRally. Awesome with 6.

 

[Neverfade]

Also, Agricola is back in stock, can't wait to try it.

Another one lost.



Edit: Homesteaders showed up today. Looking forward to this. The bits are somehow both cheap and quality all at once haha.

 

[AstroLad]

Come play Carc with us rest of BG-GAF http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397985

Also Jiminy Christmas BGG shipping is slooooooooooooow. Ordered Stash two weeks ago and still no sign. Bit funny considering their "shipping" charges.

 

[Neverfade]

Come play Carc with us rest of BG-GAF http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397985

Also Jiminy Christmas BGG shipping is slooooooooooooow. Ordered Stash two weeks ago and still no sign. Bit funny considering their "shipping" charges.

Ouch. Mine came in 5 days.

 

[joeyjoejoeshabadoo]

Well I was veto'd on all my game choices. We did get to play Power Grid with 6 which was only my second time playing it. Besides running damn near four hours it was fun. I don't know I'd I would play it with that many again but I'm glad we played.

 

[StoOgE]

Astro,

if you move to Austin and I don't move to Mpls we need to get gaming nights going.

 

[AstroLad]

Astro,

if you move to Austin and I don't move to Mpls we need to get gaming nights going.

Oh hell yeah.

Ouch. Mine came in 5 days.

Hmm, well that sucks. :/ I do remember my last order taking a while though so I'll just sit tight for now I suppose. Not like I absolutely need it now, and I will likely just throw it into the mix and have DominionKD select it at its leisure so it probably wouldn't come up for a few weeks anyway :lol.

 

[MichaelBD]

AstroLad,

I've seen you mention Kingsburg a few times; have you heard of Alien Frontiers? It hasn't been published yet, but it sounds like a cross between Kingsburg and To Court the King. I go through phases of wanting to roll a lot of dice, so I took a chance and signed up to be a backer of AF (the creator and publisher are using Kickstarter to get $5,000 in pledges to do the first print run. They are up to $11,000). I would get Kingsburg, but I'm a sucker for a scifi theme.

 

[aechris]

Long thread so I'm not sure if either have been mentioned, but Babel and Lost Cities are both amazing games, both from the Kosmos two-player series. Highly, highly recommended.

Also a bit "plebeian", but I had a lot of fun playing Power Yahtzee this past week. It's like regular Yahtzee but with ridiculous modifiers.

 

[BattleMonkey]

Just did last night some LNOE with the Survival of the Fittest expansion included now. Not exactly sure about the whole idea of how the set is balanced as the humans are given such a big advantage with the new stuff and all zombies get are the Grave Weapons which are not all that amazing, and not very often given out. The survival tactics cards are all pretty amazing, and the unique items are a mixed bag. But they also get the barricade and sewer rules which seem to make some scenarios much lopsided to the human players.

 

[hoverX]

Has anyone played mag blast? I'm trying to get my friends into a game of thrones LCG but I also want to introduce them to something light hearted and quick.

 

[Neverfade]

Has anyone played mag blast? I'm trying to get my friends into a game of thrones LCG but I also want to introduce them to something light hearted and quick.

Are you trying to scare them off?

 

[hoverX]

It sounds like it's a pretty fun lighthearted game. Do you have any alternate suggestions?

 

[Neverfade]

It sounds like it's a pretty fun lighthearted game. Do you have any alternate suggestions?

I was just giving you a hard time. When I was new to gaming, I'd have probably enjoyed it.

Are you looking for something specifically card based as a way of easing them into GOT? Or just general quick easy fun?

 

[Flynn]

Just played my first game of Chinatown from Z-Man, not a bad little game. The phase where anything goes trades can go down is kinda crazy. One weak link can really swing the game.

Also played Incan Gold which was light and merely alright.

 

[hoverX]

I was just giving you a hard time. When I was new to gaming, I'd have probably enjoyed it.

Are you looking for something specifically card based as a way of easing them into GOT? Or just general quick easy fun?

It doesn't have to be card based but i'd like to keep the rules simple. I've introduced them to Axis and Allies and i don't think they want anything more complex than that. I'd love to get them into Tide of Iron but the rulebook is just too big for their tastes.

Mag blast seemed short and fun, something we could play quickly before trying to get into AGame of thrones.

Is Battlestar Galactica easy to pick up? i think they'd love that. we are all big BSG fans.

 

[Gatekeeper]

I think I am in the minority here but I really do not enjoy BSG. I think it stumbles all over itself as a quasi-cooperative game.

 

[Neverfade]

It doesn't have to be card based but i'd like to keep the rules simple. I've introduced them to Axis and Allies and i don't think they want anything more complex than that. I'd love to get them into Tide of Iron but the rulebook is just too big for their tastes.

Mag blast seemed short and fun, something we could play quickly before trying to get into AGame of thrones.

Is Battlestar Galactica easy to pick up? i think they'd love that. we are all big BSG fans.

As far as super light games go, Say Anything, Incan Gold, No Thanks! and For Sale are pretty big hits here.

And I'm so glad you asked about Battlestar

Granted, the rulebook is not the tiniest. But once you've gotten everything down, the turns are really simple and even the most Analysis Paralysis-prone of my group doesn't take too long. The biggest upside is that you as the game owner/rules keeper can keep track of a lot of the "paper work" so to speak without everyone having to explicitly know how to adjust the board. Give them the rundown of how X affects Y and take it from there yourself. There are a couple video reviews up (which you can find through BGG.com) with some rules explanations. I'd recommend checking those out and seeing if it interests you. If your friends don't instantly turn their nose at the theme, they're probably going to enjoy the whole paranoia thing its got going for it. Accusing each other and not knowing who to trust is just a ton of fun. It's easily in my top 5 or so and I'd be happy to help with any questions you have with it.

 

[joeyjoejoeshabadoo]

It doesn't have to be card based but i'd like to keep the rules simple. I've introduced them to Axis and Allies and i don't think they want anything more complex than that. I'd love to get them into Tide of Iron but the rulebook is just too big for their tastes.

Mag blast seemed short and fun, something we could play quickly before trying to get into AGame of thrones.

Is Battlestar Galactica easy to pick up? i think they'd love that. we are all big BSG fans.

If you guys are BSG fans BSG the game is a no brainer. Like Neverfade said, just as long as you do the "paperwork" it's fairly easy to play. The game mechanics are so-so but the metagame is where the game shines. Trying to figure out who the Cylon is or if you are the Cylon, trying to hide that fact and knowing when to screw everyone over is amazing. Since your friends are BSG fans they should really get into it.

 

[BattleMonkey]

I think I am in the minority here but I really do not enjoy BSG. I think it stumbles all over itself as a quasi-cooperative game.

Never felt it was a coop game, the whole game is pretty much about tension and everyone suspecting everyone. Despite what side your on, your somewhat always thinking about yourself more than the team.

 

[RaySpencer]

So what are some good spacey board games, Ive played Twilight Imperium before, and loved it, what all is out there thats either like Twilight Imperium, or just set in space and fun?

 

[BattleMonkey]

So what are some good spacey board games, Ive played Twilight Imperium before, and loved it, what all is out there thats either like Twilight Imperium, or just set in space and fun?

Theres tons of space set games, but really depends on what you like about the space setting or what you are looking for in style.

 

[AstroLad]

Played a whole bunch of stuff this weekend.

-Robo Rally: Went back to a classic. We only had 3 but picked some of the expert maps, which were actually really fun. Don't think I've ever had that much fun with 3 in RR.

-Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Always leads to fights, which is why it's so great. Perfect game for 3.

-Bananagrams: Always a good way to kill a few minutes when you want to play a word game but don't want to endure Scrabble's horrendous late-game.

-Catan: This damn game. So infuriating. Damn robber. Need to learn C&K.

-Carcassonne iPhone: Playing about five different games with gaffers and finally really getting into Carc.

 

[RaySpencer]

Theres tons of space set games, but really depends on what you like about the space setting or what you are looking for in style.

Negotiation and political type stuff I guess, those were the best parts of Twilight Imperium.

 

[hoverX]

If you guys are BSG fans BSG the game is a no brainer. Like Neverfade said, just as long as you do the "paperwork" it's fairly easy to play. The game mechanics are so-so but the metagame is where the game shines. Trying to figure out who the Cylon is or if you are the Cylon, trying to hide that fact and knowing when to screw everyone over is amazing. Since your friends are BSG fans they should really get into it.

That sounds like a lot of fun, perhaps we'll give that a try as well.

 

[TOM f'N CRUISE]

every time i see this thread i will always say Heroscapse.

kick ass action and you build the map so each time its a different battle

they even have Marval sets too.....always wish they would come out with a DC one.

heres the web sight. you can click to see characters, expansion pack, etc etc....
http://www.hasbro.com/games/kid-games/heroscape/