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  • CesareBCesareB Registered User regular
    Sidenote: "get your hands on a cowboy ASAP" is good advice pretty much regardless of context.

  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    CesareB wrote: »
    Cantido wrote: »
    How do you play Great Western Trail without getting your hands on a cowboy? My first score, and income for that matter, was half that of my girlfriend because I couldn't get that first cowboy for cow-shopping for a while. And cowboys are tied to the job market.

    Just to make sure, you know that the first, full-color employee on your private board counts as having 1, right? I'll agree that am early 2nd one is valuable depending on the market, but you're also using a pretty big hunk of your early cash between hiring the cowboy and buying the cattle so it kind of has to be pretty rewarding.

    Oh the printed dudes on your character sheets are freebies?

    Thats....

    yuuuuuge.

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  • CesareBCesareB Registered User regular
    Cantido wrote: »
    CesareB wrote: »
    Cantido wrote: »
    How do you play Great Western Trail without getting your hands on a cowboy? My first score, and income for that matter, was half that of my girlfriend because I couldn't get that first cowboy for cow-shopping for a while. And cowboys are tied to the job market.

    Just to make sure, you know that the first, full-color employee on your private board counts as having 1, right? I'll agree that am early 2nd one is valuable depending on the market, but you're also using a pretty big hunk of your early cash between hiring the cowboy and buying the cattle so it kind of has to be pretty rewarding.

    Oh the printed one is a freebie?

    Thats....

    yuuuuuge.

    Yeah. I remember not being sure and hunting through the rulebook to clarify. It was definitely less clear than it could have been. Like it couldn't have been that hard to print 12 more of those tiles and have you place them during setup. They're tiny.

  • FryFry Registered User regular
    At the bachelor and bachelorette party I went to a couple of weeks ago, we saw our first legit 5 word clue, and we all lost our collective minds from the time it was said to 10 minutes after we picked the assassin and lost the game. :biggrin: Such a great game!

    I was on a team that received a legit 5 clue and it felt great when we successfully got 5 contacts out of it. The opposing spymaster committed seppuku in response by giving their team a 1 clue pointed at the assassin.

  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    BlazeFire wrote: »
    This 7th Continent kickstarter is stressing me out. All the optional buys add up to a significant amount of money, but I am having a serious case of the "But what if I love it?!"-itis since this will be the only opportunity to get it.

    Fuck it just don't but the game or any of the extra stuff, there's plenty of games in the world without stressing out over this one

  • CaptainPeacockCaptainPeacock Board Game Hoarder Top o' the LakeRegistered User regular
    Fry wrote: »
    At the bachelor and bachelorette party I went to a couple of weeks ago, we saw our first legit 5 word clue, and we all lost our collective minds from the time it was said to 10 minutes after we picked the assassin and lost the game. :biggrin: Such a great game!

    I was on a team that received a legit 5 clue and it felt great when we successfully got 5 contacts out of it. The opposing spymaster committed seppuku in response by giving their team a 1 clue pointed at the assassin.

    My mum and I scored a 5 point clue once. It was marvelous.

    Cluck cluck, gibber gibber, my old man's a mushroom, etc.
  • HydroSqueegeeHydroSqueegee ULTRACAT!!!™®© Registered User regular
    Alright Gloomhaven players. I have officially given up on my so called "friends" flaking out on me for the 3rd time trying to get this epic game going. Playing solo with 2 characters is doable, but 3 becomes a bit of a chore. Have any advice for running a 3 or 4 man game solo?

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    CesareB wrote: »
    Sidenote: "get your hands on a cowboy ASAP" is good advice pretty much regardless of context.

    as someone who does this every weekend, by god grap you some cowboy

  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    I finished my first game of Eldritch Horror (with Forsaken Lore) last night. That was great! We fought Azatoth and managed to beat him with the doom tracker at 2. My character went insane and I had to choose another character, but we succeeded in the end. Now I want to pick up the Strange Remnants expansion for more cards and the Focus mechanic. I'm not sure if I'd get any of the larger boxes, though. I only have so much space on my table. And I'm going to need some kind of external storage option for all the cards.

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  • BlazeFireBlazeFire Registered User regular
    Ah_Pook wrote: »
    BlazeFire wrote: »
    This 7th Continent kickstarter is stressing me out. All the optional buys add up to a significant amount of money, but I am having a serious case of the "But what if I love it?!"-itis since this will be the only opportunity to get it.

    Fuck it just don't but the game or any of the extra stuff, there's plenty of games in the world without stressing out over this one

    "Stressed" was probably the wrong word choice. It is just a hard decision.

    I upped my pledge amount to include all the extra expansions and cards. I can justify it and likely sell it if it ends up not being a favourite.

  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    It's an easy decision to not spend a ton of money on a thing that you might not care about! I think my position on Kickstarters is pretty out of line with a lot of boardgame people though so yknow. You do you natch.

  • FishmanFishman Put your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain. Registered User regular
    FOMO is a powerful motivator. This is a game which I suspect I may (or may not) like, I'll rarely get a chance to play, probably won't fit on any of my regular gaming surfaces, and costs me as much in shipping alone as another top shelf game.

    And yet, I still keep looking at it, because the potential promise of it is both tempting and intriguing.

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    The theme on S.T.E.M. amuses me immensely.

    Tesla, Turing, Carver, Lovelace and other people Young-Whippersnappers don't care about are superheroes, putting them on a pedestal like America does with entertainers.

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  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    Yea I love the art an theme of that one. The game didn't really grab me sadly.

  • mysticjuicermysticjuicer [he/him] I'm a muscle wizard and I cast P U N C HRegistered User regular
    Made it to grand-finals in International Yomi League 5! :biggrin:

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  • CptHamiltonCptHamilton Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    Cantido wrote: »
    The theme on S.T.E.M. amuses me immensely.

    Tesla, Turing, Carver, Lovelace and other people Young-Whippersnappers don't care about are superheroes, putting them on a pedestal like America does with entertainers.

    What is this? Is this a kickstarter? Do I need to kick and/or start it? I must know!

    *googles*

    I found it.

    Kicked the fuck out of that starter.

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  • Dirk2112Dirk2112 Registered User regular

    What is this? Is this a kickstarter? Do I need to kick and/or start it? I must know!

    *googles*

    I found it.

    Kicked the fuck out of that starter.

    I checked it out too. I love the theme and the art. The game itself looks alright, nothing special. I was on the fence until I saw that I can have my very own Grace Hopper playing card and immediately backed the regular edition. I'll have to bring it to work and show it off to the other dinosaurs that still do COBOL.

    Double the price for 5 foil cards? GTFO!

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  • VyolynceVyolynce Registered User regular
    Somebody thinks it's a good idea to make a goddamn Settlers of Catan movie. Because when I think "gripping narrative," I think "mid-90s eurogame".

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  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    Vyolynce wrote: »
    Somebody thinks it's a good idea to make a goddamn Settlers of Catan movie. Because when I think "gripping narrative," I think "mid-90s eurogame".

    From the producer of Air Force One. The hope is that Harrison Ford will reprise the role.

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  • Dirk2112Dirk2112 Registered User regular
    Vyolynce wrote: »
    Somebody thinks it's a good idea to make a goddamn Settlers of Catan movie. Because when I think "gripping narrative," I think "mid-90s eurogame".

    An hour and 45 minutes to make a "wood for sheep" joke.

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    Dirk2112 wrote: »
    Vyolynce wrote: »
    Somebody thinks it's a good idea to make a goddamn Settlers of Catan movie. Because when I think "gripping narrative," I think "mid-90s eurogame".

    An hour and 45 minutes to make a "wood for sheep" joke.

    cut out the middle man and make it a porno

  • DelduwathDelduwath Registered User regular
    Do what to the middle man, now?

  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    Delduwath wrote: »
    Do what to the middle man, now?

    anything you want baby i got 15 minutes of film to fill

  • Dirk2112Dirk2112 Registered User regular
    Magic Pink wrote: »

    cut out the middle man and make it a porno

    I wonder which game would be best suited for an adult film. Love Letter obviously. Some have great titles, but are not big on theme... "Ticket to Ride: Legendary Asia". Some titles could be modified slightly and already have a good theme... "One Night Stand Ultimate Werewolf". Can an adult movie be kickstarted?

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    Kingdom Little Death

  • KetarKetar Come on upstairs we're having a partyRegistered User regular
    20.5 lbs of Folklore: The Affliction have arrived!

  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    I haven't even got a tracking number! :D
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  • KetarKetar Come on upstairs we're having a partyRegistered User regular
    You normally get Kickstarter deliveries a week or so ahead of me, especially CMON games. I need to savor this :P

  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    Ketar wrote: »
    You normally get Kickstarter deliveries a week or so ahead of me, especially CMON games. I need to savor this :P

    I usually get everything dead last since I'm in the middle of the damn continent so this is really no different.

  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    Dirk2112 wrote: »
    Magic Pink wrote: »

    cut out the middle man and make it a porno

    I wonder which game would be best suited for an adult film. Love Letter obviously. Some have great titles, but are not big on theme... "Ticket to Ride: Legendary Asia". Some titles could be modified slightly and already have a good theme... "One Night Stand Ultimate Werewolf". Can an adult movie be kickstarted?
    ...Dominion, obviously.
    Double D-iplomacy?

    Aldo on
  • ArcSynArcSyn Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    Dirk2112 wrote: »
    Magic Pink wrote: »

    cut out the middle man and make it a porno

    I wonder which game would be best suited for an adult film. Love Letter obviously. Some have great titles, but are not big on theme... "Ticket to Ride: Legendary Asia". Some titles could be modified slightly and already have a good theme... "One Night Stand Ultimate Werewolf". Can an adult movie be kickstarted?

    My mind read this incorrectly the first time. Mentally browsed the love letter card art before I realized my mistake.

    ArcSyn on
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  • DelduwathDelduwath Registered User regular
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    Delduwath wrote: »
    Do what to the middle man, now?

    anything you want baby i got 15 minutes of film to fill
    I only need 2.

  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    Delduwath wrote: »
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    Delduwath wrote: »
    Do what to the middle man, now?

    anything you want baby i got 15 minutes of film to fill
    I only need 2.

    i appreciate a focused performer

  • DarricDarric Santa MonicaRegistered User regular
    edited October 2017
    So hey, this is probably old news, but I hadn't heard of this Kickstarter for Detective: City of Angels, which seems really neat. It's inspired by LA Confidential and LA Noire, and it's a take on competitive case solving like Watson & Holmes (or competitive Consulting Detective). It's got interrogations, and one player is in the role of trying to balance and throw the detectives off the case, which is a nice twist. Rahdo really likes it (if that means anything to you). Seems neat. One of the fastest Kickstarter backs I've ever done.

    Darric on
  • JacobyJacoby OHHHHH IT’S A SNAKE Creature - SnakeRegistered User regular
    Damn you all with your "help kids learn programming" and "scientists as awesome superheroes" Kickstarters.

    Stop mashing my brain buttons! I can't keep doing this!

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    So did anyone else here become a Potato Pirate?

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  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    I picked up Zombie Dice Horde Edition as a reward for passing an exam. That's a really fun little game! I also bought a box of 12 shiny red/black dice with gold numbering for use with Eldritch Horror (since it only comes with six dice and there are boons that let you roll more than that amount).

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  • ArcSynArcSyn Registered User regular
    I've been spoiled by GameScience dice, I just enjoy the hard edges. Just picked up a mis-colored set (set made between color changes that end up between the two) that turned out an awesome dark green. It even has the crazy numbered dice that I hadn't gotten before. d3, d5, d14, d16, d24

    I love the d5, it makes no sense at first glance.
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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Nah, that makes perfect sense, that's how d4s are marked.

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  • ArcSynArcSyn Registered User regular
    Polaritie wrote: »
    Nah, that makes perfect sense, that's how d4s are marked.

    Right, but the shape and the fact it will land like that and not always fall over on it's face (which are labeled 1 and 5).

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