New boardgames

[frunk]

I'm really looking forward to Maria.  I'm hoping it'll smooth out some of the problems of Friedrich while maintaining the elegance of the original game.

[LaCroix]

i'm very new to boardgames (aside from your usual: monopoly, risk, scrabble, life, etc), and i thought i would introduce myself by purchasing one for a friend for her upcoming birthday. her interests are evolution, genetics, animals, and really anything scientific (she thinks space is silly, though, go figure). complexity isn't a problem, but the number of players might be. i don't have any sort of gaming group, so it would likely be just us plus maybe the occasional third. american megafauna seems the way to go, from what i've read on this boardgamegeek site. would anyone have any experience with it, good or bad, or any other suggestions?

[Habbaku]

   Who's sockpuppet?

[LaCroix]

  Who's sockpuppet?

i don't know which is worse.. "wtfau" or that. "wtfau" at least implies i'm a person! 

i would deny that i'm sockpuppet, but i don't know if it would help. either way, would you have any ideas? unless i'm mistaken, you know your boardgames.

[Tamas]

Yes Jaron, Megafauna is a good idea 

[Tamas]

Oh, and Carthage has been ordered

[CountDeMoney]

and have just traded it off to some OCS-tard

They certainly have become their own breed, now haven't they?

[Jaron]

Lacroix is not me. I wouldnt even play your crap evolution games on a sockpuppet, Tamas.

[Lettow77]

 Twilight Struggle has got to be one of my favourite games ever.

  Stopping communism in its tracks feels so monumentally satisfying. The game itself is gripping, because at all points im watching the communists TAKE OVER THE WORLD. There's an incentive to stick with it, the game is fast and non-repetitive. I am definetely pleased.

Edit: I cant prove anything, but I am fairly sure I know who Lacroix is. Not a sock puppet, in that case. Used to go by Zhouvas in the old forum- maybe 50 posts the whole run.

[LaCroix]

what's the problem with american megafauna? 

[Jaron]

what's the problem with american megafauna? 

Mostly the fact Tamas recommends it.

[Tamas]

what's the problem with american megafauna? 

Mostly the fact Tamas recommends it.

and that you abandoned a game of it

Lacroix, its a nice game but interest in the subject matter is very much required.

[LaCroix]

if that's the case, perfect. looks like i'll be picking it up. thanks! 

[LaCroix]

also: does anyone recommend paths of glory?

[ulmont]

also: does anyone recommend paths of glory?

Paths of Glory is a great game.  Watch your supply lines.