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[PRIME] Tabletop Freeplay Thread
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Indeed, how do we get these everwhere! (in TTfreeplay, not all over pax.)
Dude, that is AWESOME! (But I'm afraid of the button too.. ) I wonder what the overhead would be for TT to have signs like that available. Maybe printed signs that can just be folded over and sat on tables or held up? Hrmm.. Reusability would be an issue, though.
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My favorite basic idea is having a smallish (4-8 seats) table near the game library that is officially labeled "LFG." People looking to join a game could sit there and be recruited, or, when they reach critical mass, form their own game and go check something out.
Portable table signs like above would also be super cool, especially if they were laminated/mounted on cardboard in such a way that they would be visible while wandering the area.
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Now to gather the courage to 'dip my toes in'.
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Rumor has it more info about the Tabletop Library will be adding eventually about what games are available.
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Well if you want someone that's willing to dive in with ya, lemme know
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Cool. Thanks for the info. Ill be keeping my eyes open on the forums and crossing my fingers.
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Argh, why am I "cursed" with GMs who introduce me to phenomenal fringe systems that are widely beloved but nobody ever plays? First a GM got me addicted to Shadowrun, and then one got me hooked on L5R.
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I'm very excited about the tabletop gaming area in general though. I'm a very avid gamer, and while I love me a good console game, I'll always love a good old fashioned board game.
Talking about epic games, anyone ever play the WoW board game from Fantasy Flight. I still have yet to get a good game going of it.
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I'm in. Playing BSG was one of the highlights of last year's PAX. On the rare occasions I can actually arrange at-home TT nights, I rarely have people willing to learn/play the game. It's intimidating at first - I had to twist my husband's arm to get him playing - but really worth it. I'm glad PAX was my first exposure to the game. Awesome people to learn with.
This game is part of my groups rotation. Great game once cylon's start leaning the best time to reveal.
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Most the games I own are non-direct conflict. Several of them are co-op. I like games like Race for the Galaxy (base), Citadels, and 7 Wonders where for the most part you're just playing in your own little part of the world/universe and trying to win before the other players do. Sometimes even games of Ticket to Ride get too conflict-y for me..
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I'll be playing Pokemon and/or Magic so if ya see someone in a Ness costume (with a beard and long hair) come say hi and play me! I'll also be attempting to fix up my warmachine army a lil better and get some games in at pax but no promises. I'm newer to that one so I need a few more models, mainly play warhammer but thats too many models/too much time to spend on it at pax.
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I'd be more than happy to answer any questions people may have about what will be going down in our various play areas. I don't want to rant or spam up the forum, but I figured people may want to know what will be going on in advance. (We're still fleshing out our tournament schedules.)
We'll have WoW beginner tournaments and a group of awesome volunteers on hand to teach you how to play. We're also going to have tournaments for the Penny Arcade deck building game going on as well. At PAX East, we gave out Fruit F*cker figurines as prizes. If you don't know how to play, you can get a demo at our booth and then hop right in to the tournament.
Hope to see many of you there! I love PAX, it's such an awesome time.
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Otherwise, for out of the way systems, Shadowrun would be fun to see run, and Deadlands is always hoot to see in action too. And of course there's Paranoia for something quick and dirty.
....no, I don't system hop, why do you ask?
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On a different note, my boyfriend will be bringing his game Paiko for more play-testing (he's a perfectionist). It's two-person strategy kind of like Japanese chess. Now that he has one PAX under his belt, he says he'll dedicate more time during PAX for it, so I expect it'll make it's way to Tabletop Freeplay. I'm also going to look into getting a copy into the TT Library. It debuted last year on the PAXtrain and people really liked it.
So if you're bored and looking for people to play with, look for the green and orange diamond-shaped board, because he'll be looking for people as well.
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You talking LCG? Cause I just picked that up and am pretty stoked to play it with people, I tell you what.
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I'm planning on running at least one Burning Wheel demo session on the 30th at the Sheraton lobby with the rest of the tabletop swarm, with the possibility of a repeat performance on the night of the 2nd after the Omegathon. We had a great crew show up last year, and with any luck we'll be able to do it again. I'll post scheduling information when the Sheraton gaming thread goes up, as it inevitably will.
If you're playing at the DnD Encounter area put on by Wizards, they will have prerolled character for you. Every table will have the same set, so you can get used a specific character if you want.
Otherwise, for "unofficial" games? No clue. I think some DMs preroll and some don't?
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I probably wouldn't be able to make the 30th, but I'll make time on the 2nd. If I decided to burn up a character how many life paths should I use? Any race/lifepath restrictions I ought to know about?
YES! I was reading this trying to find a Pokemon TCG player! My friend and I have sweet decks and I was trying to find someone to battle beside him! Sweet I shall continue to pimp out my Fire Lightning deck!
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Demo games run best with pre-generated characters due to the time constraints involved. Unless everyone was familiar with the game and we had time to do a setting-burning and group character creation, but I don't think that's too likely.
Burning Wheel has a number of "convention scenarios" to choose from, accommodating anywhere from two to eight players. Depending on the amount of interest we get I'll select from one of those. Personally I'm hoping for The Gift, a six- to eight-player scenario about pride, hospitality, succession, and the kinds of consequences that happen when you fail an Etiquette roll in the court of the Elvish Prince. It is awesome.
That scenario sounds like something that would be right up my alley.