Jun
01
2016

New comment on Blog Post 100+ plays of the same game – which games and why?

by TheGargoyle
Related Item: Thematic Solitaires for the Spare Time Challenged So far only one game over 100 plays, and that is Progress: Evolution of Technology – it is the favorite game of me and my wife, at times we played it multiple times a da…

May
31
2016

7 Wonders: Duel

I played a game of 7 Wonders: Duel.

May
30
2016

/u/bboomslang on [WSIG] Looking for a strategic solo game

An alternative to the multitude of coop game suggestions you probably will get (which are all fine, don’t get me wrong) could be the GMT COIN games. They give a nice historic background and a really strategic game that can be played with 1-4 players. They all have asymmetric factions (current COIN games all have 4 factions) that can be played solo, with the other factions run by flowchart-driven bots. Currently easily available should be Cuba Libre (Cuban Revolution), A Distant Plain (Afghanistan conflict), Falling Sky (Gallic tribes vs. Caesar). Cuba Libre or Falling Sky would be great starting points, as they are the simplest of those games. A Distant Plain is quite heavy, I wouldn’t get that as my first COIN game.

I myself havbe Cuba Libre and love it, and have Liberty or Death, which I haven’t yet played (but man is that game gorgeous to look at, I could almost hang the map on the wall as a picture 😉 ). LoD is about the american war of independence.

Play time for the full scenario can easily go up into the multi-hour range (4+ hours) with the bigger COINs, but with the smaller ones (CL and FS) and with selecting smaller scenarios, you can get down to 1-2 hours. And yes, they are heavily strategic. They sit on the border of war games and euro games, my feeling is they are more leaning towards the euro genre, but they keep the theme up very well. And hey, you might even learn a bit about history!

May
30
2016

/u/bboomslang on [WSIG] Looking for a strategic solo game

An alternative to the multitude of coop game suggestions you probably will get (which are all fine, don’t get me wrong) could be the GMT COIN games. They give a nice historic background and a really strategic game that can be played with 1-4 players. They all have asymmetric factions (current COIN games all have 4 factions) that can be played solo, with the other factions run by flowchart-driven bots. Currently easily available should be Cuba Libre (Cuban Revolution), A Distant Plain (Afghanistan conflict), Falling Sky (Gallic tribes vs. Caesar). Cuba Libre or Falling Sky would be great starting points, as they are the simplest of those games. A Distant Plain is quite heavy, I wouldn’t get that as my first COIN game.

I myself havbe Cuba Libre and love it, and have Liberty or Death, which I haven’t yet played (but man is that game gorgeous to look at, I could almost hang the map on the wall as a picture 😉 ). LoD is about the american war of independence.

Play time for the full scenario can easily go up into the multi-hour range (4+ hours) with the bigger COINs, but with the smaller ones (CL and FS) and with selecting smaller scenarios, you can get down to 1-2 hours. And yes, they are heavily strategic. They sit on the border of war games and euro games, my feeling is they are more leaning towards the euro genre, but they keep the theme up very well. And hey, you might even learn a bit about history!

May
29
2016

1775: Rebellion

I played a game of 1775: Rebellion.

May
28
2016

Reply: Dawn of the Zeds (Third edition):: General:: Re: Card Count

by TheGargoyle
25 research cards + DPC card, which sets up in the research deck, too, so we get to 26 research cards. probably mixo should recount 😉

May
28
2016

Reply: Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars:: News:: Re: Pericles now available for preorder!

by TheGargoyle
Still waiting for UGG listing it to jump in.

May
28
2016

/u/bboomslang on Arkham Horror: The Card Game (possible leak)

Man I’d so be over another Coop lcg! Especially one where the Lore is not so tightly constructed as in LOTR (it always Bugs me if I put Steward of Gondor on anyone but a Gondor noble). And well, after they Finish the main Saga for LOTR, I guess it is maybe another cycle of their own non-saga stuff and then they will run low on story Content. Sure, they can do even more of their own Content, but I guess the amount is kinda limited.

May
28
2016

/u/bboomslang on Arkham Horror: The Card Game (possible leak)

Man I’d so be over another Coop lcg! Especially one where the Lore is not so tightly constructed as in LOTR (it always Bugs me if I put Steward of Gondor on anyone but a Gondor noble). And well, after they Finish the main Saga for LOTR, I guess it is maybe another cycle of their own non-saga stuff and then they will run low on story Content. Sure, they can do even more of their own Content, but I guess the amount is kinda limited.

May
28
2016

Progress: Evolution of Technology

I played a game of Progress: Evolution of Technology.

May
28
2016

D-Day Dice: Free Trial Version

I played a game of D-Day Dice: Free Trial Version.

May
27
2016

Reply: Dawn of the Zeds (Third edition):: General:: Re: I Got It Thread!

by TheGargoyle
Just received my game in Germany. Yay! I forgot to order the time to actually play it, though … (at least for the moment – wife is away in two weeks for a week, so I guess the it is solo beat-the-zeds time 😉 )

May
27
2016

/u/bboomslang on Do you Solo?

I play quite a bit Solo, especially consims, since my wife doesn’t really like to dive into complex games and most of them are in English (she doesn’t speak it). It works even with games without Solo options for me, I usually let the game expand and tell the story, providing only the guiding Hand for decisions in that story. I think the key is to not identify with one side, but really take an Outsider perspective.

May
27
2016

/u/bboomslang on Do you Solo?

I play quite a bit Solo, especially consims, since my wife doesn’t really like to dive into complex games and most of them are in English (she doesn’t speak it). It works even with games without Solo options for me, I usually let the game expand and tell the story, providing only the guiding Hand for decisions in that story. I think the key is to not identify with one side, but really take an Outsider perspective.

May
25
2016

Paperback

I played a game of Paperback.

May
23
2016

7 Wonders: Duel

I played a game of 7 Wonders: Duel.

May
20
2016

7 Wonders: Duel

I played a game of 7 Wonders: Duel.

May
17
2016

7 Wonders: Duel

I played a game of 7 Wonders: Duel.

May
14
2016

Berge waren uns zu kalt und zu nass. Eigentlich war erstmal Asti geplant, aber da hat sich eine halbe Million Reserve-Berg-Infanteristen (Alpini) zusammengefunden und jeden Parkplatz belegt. Alba als Ausweichquartier hat den Campingplatz versteckt, also die harte Tour quer durch die Berge nach Ligurien. Und da sind wir jetzt in Finale Ligure. Nette mittelalterliche Stadtsammlung. Heute wohl rauf nach Finalborgo.

Berge waren uns zu kalt und zu nass. Eigentlich war erstmal Asti geplant, aber da hat sich eine halbe Million Reserve-Berg-Infanteristen (Alpini) zusammengefunden und jeden Parkplatz belegt. Alba als Ausweichquartier hat den Campingplatz versteckt, also die harte Tour quer durch die Berge nach Ligurien. Und da sind wir jetzt in Finale Ligure. Nette mittelalterliche Stadtsammlung. […]

May
14
2016

7 Wonders: Duel

I played a game of 7 Wonders: Duel.

May
12
2016

/u/bboomslang on What were your biggest Kickstarter wins and losses for 2015-2016?

Lost Woods is a big meh. Concept sounded cool, implementation is just boring and random. And for that it was far too expensive.

May
12
2016

/u/bboomslang on What were your biggest Kickstarter wins and losses for 2015-2016?

Lost Woods is a big meh. Concept sounded cool, implementation is just boring and random. And for that it was far too expensive.

May
12
2016

Jo. Italien. Passt.

Jo. Italien. Passt. (View on Google+)

May
12
2016

7 Wonders: Duel

I played a game of 7 Wonders: Duel.

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