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Alfred J. Kwak
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DISCLAIMER: All boardgame PC ports mentioned in this thread have the permission of the respective publisher.
Well, today I discoverd the wondeful world of free online boardgames, and I figured, hey, maybe it's time for another boardgame thread to share these games with my fellow PAers. So, here we go:
Race to the Galaxy
Currently sits at the number 12 spot in the list of the best games over at BoardGameGeek. Its theme is "to build galactic civilizations via game cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments". It's also quite complicated and seemingly hard to get into.
Luckily, some lad over at http://keldon.net has made a full-fledged PC version of the game and its two addons, with all the original rules and card art, and a malicious computer AI on top of it. Seriously, it makes even the toughest men cry.
Download it here:
http://keldon.net/rftg/
No dice how to play? No worry, here's a pdf with all the game rules you need:
http://www.riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_240_gameRules.pdf
for the addons:
http://www.riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_253_gameRules.pdf
http://www.riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_301_gameRules.pdf
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And when you feel ready to measure your skills against real players - visit http://genie.game-host.org/main.htm. Apparently you can improve the speed of the site by following these instructions.
Blue Moon
"Based in a unique fantasy setting, Blue Moon simulates the struggles of the various peoples who live in the Blue Moon world. Each people has its own unique traits and gameplay mechanics, and is represented by a 30 card deck."
Haven't tried it yet, but the game seems to be kind of Magic-ish, you pick a faction and stomp your opponent. Looks like good fun! I'll search for the game rules and add them to the OP later. For now, try to improvise!
You can download it from http://keldon.net/bluemoon/ as well, with working AI enemies.
Brettspielwelt.de
(don't be afraid, we are not all the Nazis)
http://www.brettspielwelt.de/?nation=en
Client: http://www.brettspielwelt.de/Data/BrettspielWelt_en.exe (runs much faster)
I did a quick forum search and found this precious little thread, which unfortunately lasted all of four replies. Let's just all hope this one fares better! Anyway, the site has a quite a selection of great, and more importantly free boardgames. All relevant informations can be displayed in English, and there seems to be a sizeable community of people from other countries. Check it out!
Some of the more notable games available are several Spiel des Jahres winners:
* Settlers of Catan
* Thurn und Taxis
* Niagara
* Carcassonne
* Manhattan
* Bluff (Liar's Dice)
* Imperial
* Saint Petersburg
* Caylus
Wait, they also have DOMINION?!
Look like you need to make an account first though.
Okay, lets get this over quick. If you know any other popular and fun card & boardgames that fit the criteria (online and free), then by all gods mention them. I guess we could also have a [Game On] going if there's enough interest (if past attempts for this are any indication, probably not).
Discuss!
Well, today I discoverd the wondeful world of free online boardgames, and I figured, hey, maybe it's time for another boardgame thread to share these games with my fellow PAers. So, here we go:
Race to the Galaxy
Currently sits at the number 12 spot in the list of the best games over at BoardGameGeek. Its theme is "to build galactic civilizations via game cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments". It's also quite complicated and seemingly hard to get into.
Luckily, some lad over at http://keldon.net has made a full-fledged PC version of the game and its two addons, with all the original rules and card art, and a malicious computer AI on top of it. Seriously, it makes even the toughest men cry.
Download it here:
http://keldon.net/rftg/
No dice how to play? No worry, here's a pdf with all the game rules you need:
http://www.riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_240_gameRules.pdf
for the addons:
http://www.riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_253_gameRules.pdf
http://www.riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_301_gameRules.pdf
---
And when you feel ready to measure your skills against real players - visit http://genie.game-host.org/main.htm. Apparently you can improve the speed of the site by following these instructions.
Blue Moon
"Based in a unique fantasy setting, Blue Moon simulates the struggles of the various peoples who live in the Blue Moon world. Each people has its own unique traits and gameplay mechanics, and is represented by a 30 card deck."
Haven't tried it yet, but the game seems to be kind of Magic-ish, you pick a faction and stomp your opponent. Looks like good fun! I'll search for the game rules and add them to the OP later. For now, try to improvise!
You can download it from http://keldon.net/bluemoon/ as well, with working AI enemies.
Brettspielwelt.de
(don't be afraid, we are not all the Nazis)
http://www.brettspielwelt.de/?nation=en
Client: http://www.brettspielwelt.de/Data/BrettspielWelt_en.exe (runs much faster)
I did a quick forum search and found this precious little thread, which unfortunately lasted all of four replies. Let's just all hope this one fares better! Anyway, the site has a quite a selection of great, and more importantly free boardgames. All relevant informations can be displayed in English, and there seems to be a sizeable community of people from other countries. Check it out!
Some of the more notable games available are several Spiel des Jahres winners:
* Settlers of Catan
* Thurn und Taxis
* Niagara
* Carcassonne
* Manhattan
* Bluff (Liar's Dice)
* Imperial
* Saint Petersburg
* Caylus
Wait, they also have DOMINION?!
Look like you need to make an account first though.
Okay, lets get this over quick. If you know any other popular and fun card & boardgames that fit the criteria (online and free), then by all gods mention them. I guess we could also have a [Game On] going if there's enough interest (if past attempts for this are any indication, probably not).
Discuss!
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It's also on Brettspielwelt, give me a minute and I'll find you the link.
edit: Take a look here http://www.brettspielwelt.de/Spiele/Siedler. Click on "Play Now!" and you will redirected to the game. I don't know if you need an account for this, the site loads slow as hell for me now.
Starchamber
Both are great board game/CCG hybrids.
That's the spirit! I want to see more of these.
stupid me, it says right so in the description of Solium Infernum. Only the demos seem to be free though.
Sanctum and StarChamber are multiplayer only ... additionally Sanctum and StarChamber are "Traditional" CCG's even with the Boardgame Hybrid. This means plunking down money for digital cards (although you can get your starter decks "free")
those aren't free. I think this list is supposed to be free ones unless i am mistaken.
No, you are right about that. I'd say they run under "honorable mentions". Not many are willing to pay good money for internet games.
Exploration is your culprit.
Games idea is that each player picks a phase in secret and All players play only those phases that at least one player picked.
So if no one picked a development phase no one can play development cards/abilities as the development phase is skipped.
if someone else picked development phase you can play 1 development card + must play any abilities.
if you picked development phase it's as above expect you get -1 discount on cards price (if I remember correctly)
@Jhunz: Yep, that should help tremedously. We'll see how the comp will respond to my newly acquired knowledge of rules.
This probably also explains your lack of understanding on the economic component. There are two types of planets you get goods from. One type is a windfall world (colored halo around the world), which starts with one good. The other type is a production world, which produces a good whenever the production phase happens. Then you can use goods in the consume phase if you have worlds or developments with powers that activate in that phase.
Edit: Drat!
4 games down:
1 completed (yay, 3/3)
1 game, guy missing for 3 hours
1 game, same for 30 minutes
1 game unannounced 20 minute breaks, with game continuing just as I type this message-
Might be fun with PA table, but pubs are
So, it's like every game ever. :P
Will be hard to get people together for a game or two though, there's apparently very little interest for this. On the plus side however, I came very close to beating the AI a few times already, thanks to the help I got here.
The full game or the card game? The full game has an aspect of diplomacy to it that I just couldn't get in to online. The card game is directly confrontational in many ways and works out well online. In fact, in some ways it is much better because you dont have to worry about turning cards, shuffing, having enough room, etc.
I remember playing this game as the Seer (or the Oracle) . Can't remember much.
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
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Amun Re
Bus
Tikal
Wallenstein
Hacienda
Hoiti Toiti
Reef Encounter
Santiago
Mabi Web
http://mabiweb.com
In The Year of the Dragon
Mykerinos
Ur
Kreta
In the Shadow of the Emporer
Gods
Samura
Hansa
Richelieui
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not the most graphical beautiful thing ever but it does re-create the board game damned well.
Unfortunately, this online version has some problems.
1. There never seems to be anyone online.
2. The animations for alien powers take for-freaking-ever, and they're unskippable.
3. Unless you pay you only get access to a very limited set of aliens.
It's still Cosmic, so it's still fun, but lacking.
IOS Game Center ID: Isotope-X
NICE! I cant wait to get home now. Thanks for the link!
PSN:Missing_a_legg
I love this site. I've been Playing their Axis and Allies knock off aptly named WWII for a couple years now.
It's pretty basic, but it has some classic board games including Diplomacy, Risk, and History of the World.
militia, thief, spy, swindler, village were the five cards I remember
the first province didn't get bought for half an hour. total runtime: sixty one minutes
never again
So, is the average playing time for wwII 5-6 years? :P
A group of four friends usually gets through a game in about 1-2 weeks. Which really isn't bad since 10-20 minutes a day is far less of a time commitment then the 4-8 hours in one sitting it would take to play in real life.