Well, it gets old fast and some people just don’t enjoy deck building. It is an entry solo game. People probably just moved on if they don’t list it as high. But I agree that probably every solo gamer who does not hate deck building should at least have it in their collection.

Well, it gets old fast and some people just don’t enjoy deck building. It is an entry solo game. People probably just moved on if they don’t list it as high. But I agree that probably every solo gamer who does not hate deck building should at least have it in their collection.

I like The Golden Ages for that. It is very tight, but IMO very non-fiddly. You need to pay attention to your actions and your opponent’s actions right from the start, because there are just a few rounds and just a few actions per round. So what it won’t provide is a slow buildup and feel of sprawling epicness – it is more like civ building in a phone booth, crammed into two tight and packed hours.

I like The Golden Ages for that. It is very tight, but IMO very non-fiddly. You need to pay attention to your actions and your opponent’s actions right from the start, because there are just a few rounds and just a few actions per round. So what it won’t provide is a slow buildup and feel of sprawling epicness – it is more like civ building in a phone booth, crammed into two tight and packed hours.

TEK is fun, but you have to realize that it is not really a civ game, but a points race. First to achieve one of the victory conditions wins. It is much tighter than it looks, there is not much time to roam the lands and build up, you more or less have to start to hunt for win conditions with the first turn. I think the main problem there is that activities in TEK are more or less deterministic – there is nothing keeping someone back, nothing throwing obstacles in the way of players.

TEG gave me a much more civ-like feel where I actually build up and grab opportunities, where the dice will screw you every now and then and break your plans, but not so much that you actually start to hate the dice (like I do with Cosmic Run, for example).

TEK still is a good game, it’s just that I felt it was a bit lacking after having TEG to compare it to. Still, at the price point of UTEK (and the size) it should be a great travel game choice.

TEK is fun, but you have to realize that it is not really a civ game, but a points race. First to achieve one of the victory conditions wins. It is much tighter than it looks, there is not much time to roam the lands and build up, you more or less have to start to hunt for win conditions with the first turn. I think the main problem there is that activities in TEK are more or less deterministic – there is nothing keeping someone back, nothing throwing obstacles in the way of players.

TEG gave me a much more civ-like feel where I actually build up and grab opportunities, where the dice will screw you every now and then and break your plans, but not so much that you actually start to hate the dice (like I do with Cosmic Run, for example).

TEK still is a good game, it’s just that I felt it was a bit lacking after having TEG to compare it to. Still, at the price point of UTEK (and the size) it should be a great travel game choice.