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Started by CountDeMoney, April 21, 2011, 09:14:01 PM

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bogh

Quote from: Habbaku on March 11, 2024, 08:09:35 AMI have a playtest credit for it and I don't think I will ever play the printed game. What an overburdened mess.

Suspicion confirmed. What a shame, it held some promise.

In other news I taught my oldest to play Pax Pamir and he trounced me and two other adults.

celedhring

That's a shame, I have a group of friends that are huge fans of Here I Stand and we were looking forward to this given the Iberian focus.

celedhring

Not a NEW boardgame, but I'm setting up a Rebellion game for May the 4th. It's gonna be 4 people and I'm not sure how well it will play with the official 4-player rules. The game seems definitely best as 1v1.

I know Habbaku was a Rebellion junkie back in the time so maybe he has some feedback, although I suspect he mostly played it 1v1.

Habbaku

I have, indeed, only played 1 v. 1, many many times. I can't recommend the 4-player rules-set because of that and am pretty leery of it being worthwhile.

Similar to Dune: War for Arrakis and War of the Ring, the games are initially designed as 2-player and it seems to me that the 4-player rules are tacked on as a marketing ploy.

I do hope it works out, regardless. I also recommend playing out a turn or two solo so you don't encounter too many stumbles if you're teaching the game.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.

-J. R. R. Tolkien

celedhring

Thanks a lot. Yeah, I was going to run a few turns to freshen up the rules, since it's been a while since I last played it.


celedhring

One more thing. What's your take on the expansion? Do you recommend including it or better leave it out for a first game?

I actually never played it myself.

Habbaku

For a first game, leave it out, definitely. I would say add it in after ~2-3 games and see if you like it. IMO, once you hit the advanced/experienced level of play, it's vital to ensuring a more balanced game.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.

-J. R. R. Tolkien

celedhring


Solmyr

Got Downfall: Conquest of the Third Reich, since it looked interesting and has good reviews. Gonna test it with a friend sometime soon.

Habbaku

It's a good'un. I've played a few campaign games of it. Definitely can be a bit brittle as the Germans, so watch your potential retreats and garrison those invasion beaches.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.

-J. R. R. Tolkien

The Minsky Moment

Quote from: Solmyr on July 21, 2024, 02:43:49 AMDownfall: Conquest of the Third Reich

Quote from: Habbaku on July 28, 2024, 09:09:46 PMDefinitely can be a bit brittle as the Germans

Understatement? :)
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
--Joan Robinson

Habbaku

 :P Not that kind of brittle! I mean that a seemingly-minor error can compound over the long haul.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.

-J. R. R. Tolkien