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japanjapan Registered User regular
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Forbidden stars is a boardgame made by Fantasy Flight, set in the Warhammer 40K universe.

It emphasises balancing control of the board as a means of producing units, with aggressively capturing areas holding your objective markers. Building influence and infrastructure grants access to higher tier units and enables you to upgrade those that you have, and issue more sophisticated orders to the units you control. You can play as one of four 40K factions, each with their own units, upgrades, advantages and quirks.

The order system relies on placing markers face down in the areas you want them to have their effect, but others (including you) can place other orders on top of them that will be resolved first, meaning you can bluff, sabotage, and otherwise interfere with the carefully laid plans of your opponents.

Also, just look at it.

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  • knitdanknitdan Registered User regular
    That looks complicated. Give me Yahtzee or Scrabble and I'm happy.

    “I was quick when I came in here, I’m twice as quick now”
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  • zepherinzepherin Russian warship, go fuck yourself Registered User regular
    That looks delightful. I love fantasy flight games. They need more iOS versions.

  • So It GoesSo It Goes We keep moving...Registered User regular
    All of the voice acting in this is so good

    And the music

  • firewaterwordfirewaterword Satchitananda Pais Vasco to San FranciscoRegistered User regular
    I like Boggle.

    Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
  • Nova_CNova_C I have the need The need for speedRegistered User regular
    Forbidden Stars was surprisingly easy to learn.

    Totally recommend it.

    Also, great minis.

  • PowerpuppiesPowerpuppies drinking coffee in the mountain cabinRegistered User regular
    i reached otu to a friend so i might be able to play Blood Rage next weekend

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  • OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    good lord how long does it take to get out of the box and set up

  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
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    So i used the "Path" tool in GIMP this time to trace over my pencil sketch and...

    It's working really well, I think.

    it's time consuming, but it smooths out real nicely.

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  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    So It Goes wrote: »
    All of the voice acting in this is so good

    And the music
    Forbidden Stars has voice acting and music? Dang. That's quite a board game!

    Oh brilliant
  • japanjapan Registered User regular
    Orphane wrote: »
    good lord how long does it take to get out of the box and set up

    I don't know, we texted @Mojo_Jojo to start setting up before setting off on the hour and a half drive to his place

  • Blameless ClericBlameless Cleric An angel made of sapphires each more flawlessly cut than the last Registered User regular
    I finally picked up A Wizard of Earthsea and hot damn is it awesome so far

    Orphane wrote: »

    one flower ring to rule them all and in the sunlightness bind them

    I'd love it if you took a look at my art and my PATREON!
  • OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User regular
    http://i.imgur.com/8JEUX1I.gif

    add a v to the end for better loading

    @So It Goes @Hakkekage

  • bloodyroarxxbloodyroarxx Casa GrandeRegistered User regular
    Damn that The Division PC port sounds BALLIN
    Bullet points

    completely customisable UI - resize and reposition every HUD element.

    multiple monitors support - you can move UI elements to one screen and keep one screen completely free for example.

    seamless switch from keyboard and mouse to controller.

    multi-GPU support from launch.

    unlocked framerate.

    no mouse acceleration/smoothing.

    text chat and proximity voice chat.

    uPlay lets you invite your Steam friends into your Uplay Friends list and find people you recently played with.

    supports LED keyboards (example: the button that is mapped to your medkit will begin to flash when you're low on health. You can also map a key for teammates, and it too will flash when they are in need of support)

    menus properly support mouse - to the point that you can equip gear by dragging and dropping pieces from your inventory onto the character model.

    exclusive feature to the PC version - Parkour Mode, in which gamers press a button and their agent can continuously leap over barriers.

  • So It GoesSo It Goes We keep moving...Registered User regular
    Dark Raven X wrote: »
    So It Goes wrote: »
    All of the voice acting in this is so good

    And the music
    Forbidden Stars has voice acting and music? Dang. That's quite a board game!

    Batman tas

  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    Why is the forbidden city forbidden ?

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  • Hi I'm Vee!Hi I'm Vee! Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C E Registered User regular
    The XCOM board game has music and sound effects, although no voice acting.

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  • Kid PresentableKid Presentable Registered User regular
    Okay I am ready to enact whatever Protocol the situation demands

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  • Rear Admiral ChocoRear Admiral Choco I wanna be an owl, Jerry! Owl York CityRegistered User regular
    Seamless switching from keyboard and mouse to controller is actually ballin'

    My favourite way to play GTA has been doing just that - I drive and generally move around with the controller, and then when it's clear a firefight's breaking out I switch to FPS and KBAM

    It is absolutely the best of both worlds and getting to experience it that way has rekindled my love of the game

  • ShivahnShivahn Unaware of her barrel shifter privilege Western coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Bagels were a bit doughy. But edible and fibre with stuff on them

  • Hi I'm Vee!Hi I'm Vee! Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C E Registered User regular
    Rear Admiral Choco wrote: »
    Seamless switching from keyboard and mouse to controller is actually ballin'

    My favourite way to play GTA has been doing just that - I drive and generally move around with the controller, and then when it's clear a firefight's breaking out I switch to FPS and KBAM

    It is absolutely the best of both worlds and getting to experience it that way has rekindled my love of the game

    Yeah, I was doing this with Dying Light near the end of the game. Most of the time it's melee combat and parkour, so the controller is way better, but occasionally you're inside and shooting humans who are shooting at you, so I switched to KBAM for that part because I can't aim a gun with a controller to save my life.

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  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
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  • OnTheLastCastleOnTheLastCastle let's keep it haimish for the peripatetic Registered User regular
    @preacher since you like crazy ex, galavant is in season 2 and still delightful silliness

  • OnTheLastCastleOnTheLastCastle let's keep it haimish for the peripatetic Registered User regular
    visiblehowl wrote: »
    The XCOM board game has music and sound effects, although no voice acting.

    I want friends to play it with


    Sob

  • bloodyroarxxbloodyroarxx Casa GrandeRegistered User regular
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  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    @So It Goes BTAS is great. Along with great animation that I think is only equaled by JLU, it stands apart from the rest of the DCAU in having a really deliberate, cinematic pace. It doesn't feel all rushed and coked-up. The stories are simple and iconic and don't rush past the big moments.

  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    Jacobkosh wrote: »
    @So It Goes BTAS is great. Along with great animation that I think is only equaled by JLU, it stands apart from the rest of the DCAU in having a really deliberate, cinematic pace. It doesn't feel all rushed and coked-up. The stories are simple and iconic and don't rush past the big moments.

    Batman Of The Future was pretty great too. Inque was such a great villain.

    Oh brilliant
  • So It GoesSo It Goes We keep moving...Registered User regular
    Danny elfman 4 life btw

  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products, Transition Team regular
    edited January 2016
    The original Batman cartoons in the 90s were just streets ahead of everything else on TV at the time, cartoon-wise.

    I am pretty sure I could go back and enjoy them now - something I cannot say for pretty much any of the other dreck I enjoyed when younger.

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    Let's play Mario Kart or something...
  • So It GoesSo It Goes We keep moving...Registered User regular
    syndalis wrote: »
    The original Batman cartoons in the 90s were just streets ahead of everything else on TV at the time, cartoon-wise.

    I am pretty sure I could go back and enjoy them now - something I cannot say for pretty much any of the other dreck I enjoyed when younger.

    Season 1-4 is on Amazon prime

  • Kid PresentableKid Presentable Registered User regular
    These suave and flippant dialogue options in Alpha Protocol are pretty fun already.

    How much do you think it would cost to hire Jon Benjamin to record a voice over DLC pack? I'll pay it.

  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    so my wife texts me

    "Ugh, this guy just walked out on me after hearing the price, how rude."

    What a jerk!
    My wife is a surgical counselor for a laser vision corrective surgery clinic.

    Context is important, kids!

  • bloodyroarxxbloodyroarxx Casa GrandeRegistered User regular
    Dark Raven X wrote: »
    Jacobkosh wrote: »
    @So It Goes BTAS is great. Along with great animation that I think is only equaled by JLU, it stands apart from the rest of the DCAU in having a really deliberate, cinematic pace. It doesn't feel all rushed and coked-up. The stories are simple and iconic and don't rush past the big moments.

    Batman Of The Future was pretty great too. Inque was such a great villain.

    Oh god did they give you euro's that awful title?

  • LudiousLudious I just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered User regular
    I love btas. Batgirl returns and deep freeze stand out for me. The newer late 90s run had an amazing episode called over the edge with batgirl as well

    I stream sometimes and talk to myself.
  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    making a murderer is p good

    i can see why the internet went batshit about this

  • Blameless ClericBlameless Cleric An angel made of sapphires each more flawlessly cut than the last Registered User regular
    bloodyroarxx wrote: »
    Dark Raven X wrote: »
    Jacobkosh wrote: »
    @So It Goes BTAS is great. Along with great animation that I think is only equaled by JLU, it stands apart from the rest of the DCAU in having a really deliberate, cinematic pace. It doesn't feel all rushed and coked-up. The stories are simple and iconic and don't rush past the big moments.

    Batman Of The Future was pretty great too. Inque was such a great villain.

    Oh god did they give you euro's that awful title?

    wait did he mean Batman Beyond??

    Orphane wrote: »

    one flower ring to rule them all and in the sunlightness bind them

    I'd love it if you took a look at my art and my PATREON!
  • Hi I'm Vee!Hi I'm Vee! Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C E Registered User regular
    I thought the animation in Young Justice was fantastic.

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  • LudiousLudious I just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered User regular
    Batgirl was pretty awesome in BTAS

    I stream sometimes and talk to myself.
  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    just shoveled my steps and about four feet of the walkway

    time for a nap

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • bloodyroarxxbloodyroarxx Casa GrandeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2016
    Blameless Cleric wrote: »
    bloodyroarxx wrote: »
    Dark Raven X wrote: »
    Jacobkosh wrote: »
    "So It Goes" BTAS is great. Along with great animation that I think is only equaled by JLU, it stands apart from the rest of the DCAU in having a really deliberate, cinematic pace. It doesn't feel all rushed and coked-up. The stories are simple and iconic and don't rush past the big moments.

    Batman Of The Future was pretty great too. Inque was such a great villain.

    Oh god did they give you euro's that awful title?

    wait did he mean Batman Beyond??

    Yeah

    bloodyroarxx on
  • So It GoesSo It Goes We keep moving...Registered User regular
    Trim the @ plz dudes

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