The NEW New Boardgames Thread

[Syt]

A year late, but the first part of the Conan boardgame I kickstarted has arrived.

http://www.monolithedition.com/conan-en/

This includes the main game and the stretch goals (the two big boxes), plus a variety of add on figures I also signed up for. Still waiting for the expansions (Khitai, Stygia, Nordheim), and the Artbook.



Back of main box:


Back of stretch goals:


If only I could paint

[The Brain]

Nice.

[celedhring]

Looks gorgeous. One of my friends got it, too. We have dozens of games in the pipeline though, so it might take a while to get to it. 

[Syt]

Yeah, I backed it at a time when my usual gaming partners had not yet decided to move out of Vienna, have another child, or get married.

[celedhring]

Yeah, I backed it at a time when my usual gaming partners had not yet decided to move out of Vienna, have another child, or get married.

Same here, half the members of one of my two gaming groups have decided to get their wives pregnant at the same time.

Fortunately, the guys in my main gaming group are in their 40s and still single. 

[Maladict]

Yeah, I backed it at a time when my usual gaming partners had not yet decided to move out of Vienna, have another child, or get married.

Most of my friends (well, basically all of them) have done all of those three by now.
I find some will still prioritize friendships/boardgaming and make the time, if only a few times a year, and I appreciate that.
Others seem to have given up completely on life outside parenting and work . Not judging them, just observing. And being glad I'm not one of them.

Managed to get 5 people for a Virgin Queen game last week, 4 of them parents with one of two young kids. It was excellent, apart from England stealing my near-certain victory 

[The Brain]

I'll probably get Conan for the minis, but I don't really care for boardgames with a GM.

[Delirium]

Looks too heavy for me to carry around. Star Wars: Rebellion gets away with a lot of weight but then it's a damn fine game.

Star Trek: Ascendancy has still not made it across the pond. 

[Habbaku]

Black Orchestra has been hitting my table lately.  Who wouldn't want to play Tom Cruise and try to kill Hitler? 

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156858/black-orchestra

[CountDeMoney]

So that's how it is in the reality of the post-truth, Cubs-championship, Trump-POTUS world, is it.

[The Brain]

No one plays Hitler?

[Ed Anger]

No one plays Hitler?

*waves*

I will.

[Habbaku]

So that's how it is in the reality of the post-truth, Cubs-championship, Trump-POTUS world, is it.

War of the Ring is hitting the table next week. 

[Tamas]

Cooperative, you say? How does it play with two players, I wonder?

[Habbaku]

Cooperative, you say? How does it play with two players, I wonder?

Very similarly, I think, only the players have fewer character abilities to utilize and so must focus a little more.  Also, with only two conspirators floating around, it could lead to a situation in which they are more frequently screwed over by Hitler's deputies.

Would definitely recommend for two.