The NEW New Boardgames Thread

[Ed Anger]

Mein Gott:

http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=2101&Category_Code=09

With quite possibly the ugliest counters(in this day and age):

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/798526/star-fleet-marines-assault-up-for-order

[CountDeMoney]

No shit.  Reminds me of Starship Troopers.  The good, old one.

[Kleves]

So, are A Few Acres of Snow and Strike of the Eagle worth getting?

[katmai]

So, are A Few Acres of Snow and Strike of the Eagle worth getting?

Read the fucking thread Kleves.   

Do you mean Strike of the Eagle, the Polish-Soviet War block game?  If so, that's a good pick, at least from my limited playings (a few scenarios, one of which Berkut was in).

[CountDeMoney]

So, are A Few Acres of Snow and Strike of the Eagle worth getting?

From what I've read and seen, Strike of the Eagle doesn't have issues with replayability that AFAS has.  Both are superior products, well made with quality production value, but I would definitely err towards SotE between the two, especially now that AFAS has been blown wide open as totally broken for an instant British victory.

[Ed Anger]

The ogre kickstarter is nearing a nerd Apoclypse with Car Wars now within reach.

[Habbaku]

The Ogre Kickstarter is approaching a farcical level.  I can't believe there is that much pent-up demand for that game.  Nor can I believe that there are so many people likely speculating on resale of it.  Yet so it goes...

On an unrelated note, Virgin Queen was, despite all my reticence and distrust...fun.  A lot of fun, actually.

[CountDeMoney]

On an unrelated note, Virgin Queen was, despite all my reticence and distrust...fun.  A lot of fun, actually.

Sold.

[Habbaku]

I am still skeptical that the Espionage system works as intended, but could see it having some effect if the game goes late.  The best thing is the fact that it doesn't seem to have Here I Stand's problem of having some of the players not really interact with one-another until late in the game. 

The diplomatic marriages, the HRE's accumulation of for-hire mercenaries instead of winter regular and the overall level of "Fuck You" events that players have a strong incentive to play (Spanish Pay Ships Seized, for instance, nukes some Spanish soldiers and then gives the player of the event a card draw) suffice to fix some of the nagging issues I have always had with HIS while keeping things pretty focused.  Probably the only thing I didn't necessarily enjoy is the patronizing mechanic of sponsoring artists and scientists because it seems relatively boring and, effectively, is a dice-off similar to the New World stuff in HIS.  Unlike HIS, though, it's a slow-burn style of VP-gain rather than a quick rush, giving you plenty of reason to start paying attention to someone's VPs level when they gather up their 3rd-VP-in-a-row from sponsoring art.

As a final note, I can't wait to play the Spanish in the game.  Whereas the Habsburgs in HIS usually had the resources to fight two people at once, the Spanish have the resources to fight 3-4 at once...and potentially win that battle if their opponents aren't coordinating.  The other players at the board allow Spain to keep its New World treasures at their peril.

[CountDeMoney]

Probably the only thing I didn't necessarily enjoy is the patronizing mechanic of sponsoring artists and scientists because it seems relatively boring and, effectively, is a dice-off similar to the New World stuff in HIS.

Perhaps, but it fits the context;  and like you said, it's a reliable VP gain with low risk.

[garbon]

On an unrelated note, Virgin Queen was, despite all my reticence and distrust...fun.  A lot of fun, actually.

Cool. Can't wait for my copy to arrive.

[Maladict]

Cool. Can't wait for my copy to arrive.

Me too. I can't quite remember, but I think I chose the slow shipping option 

[garbon]

Mine just came. Box is so heavy!

[CountDeMoney]

Mine just came. Box is so heavy!

Damn, that was fast.

[Habbaku]

Mine just came. Box is so heavy!

The ACTS module is due to be finished/released rather soon.  I fully support PBEM ASAP.