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Title: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 21, 2011, 09:14:01 PM
Because we lost so much material from the crash.

QuoteNew from GMT Games. Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Infantry Division  marks the first in an ongoing series of wargames covering WWII tactical combined-arms combat at the platoon and squad levels. Each game will focus on several battles of a particular formation during World War II. Price: $85.
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-279-fighting-formations-grossdeutschland-infantry-division.aspx

Anyone order their copy?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 21, 2011, 09:38:31 PM
I played this on Tuesday.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 21, 2011, 10:19:29 PM
Quote from: Berkut on April 21, 2011, 09:38:31 PM
I played this on Tuesday.

Well? Or do we have to mention taxing the wealthy to make you say more than 5 words?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Neil on April 21, 2011, 10:48:16 PM
I recommend that someone make a joke at CdM's expense in this thread.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 21, 2011, 11:51:36 PM
Oh yeah, because that never happens.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 22, 2011, 12:30:47 AM
Yeah, I pre-ordered it.  Haven't gotten the chance to play yet, unfortunately, but I'm probably going to play against a local guy within the next two weeks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 22, 2011, 07:17:01 PM
I liked it a lot, it has some pretty interesting mechanics. In some cases, I am not really sure those mechanics have much to do with WW2, but they make for interesting gameplay.

It plays very fast, which is nice.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 23, 2011, 08:53:27 AM
Quote from: Berkut on April 22, 2011, 07:17:01 PM
In some cases, I am not really sure those mechanics have much to do with WW2, but they make for interesting gameplay.

Can you give an example?  Is it the impulse-driven turns, or a subset to that?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 23, 2011, 09:00:03 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 23, 2011, 08:53:27 AM
Quote from: Berkut on April 22, 2011, 07:17:01 PM
In some cases, I am not really sure those mechanics have much to do with WW2, but they make for interesting gameplay.

Can you give an example?  Is it the impulse-driven turns, or a subset to that?

Well, the basic "impulse" mechanic is based on initiative.

There is an orders track, which looks like this:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic506536.jpg&hash=9a2c86647777255511712bc43d6667c176e3fa6b)

SO at the start of each turn, you take ten cubes and seed the track by rolling ten ten sided dice.

So maybe the result iis like this:

10, 9, 6, 6, 5, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1

So you put 1 cube on 10, 1 on 9, 2 on 6, etc., etc.

Whoever has the initiative (and there is chit that goes on that bottom track) gets to move next. He picks a cube off of the orders track. By doing so he can take whatever action is at that level of the cube or lower.

So lets say the initiative marker is on the 3 space on the Russian side, and he wants to take a 'Rally' action. There is no cube on the 4 spot of the track, so he has to take a 5 spot cube instead. So he takes that one, and his action costs him 5 initiative. The cube is removed from the track, and the initiative marker moves from the Russian 3 to the German 2. He takes his rally action, and then it is the Germans turn to do something. Actions may (and often do) take more than the track cost in initiative, since it costs init for each unit that takes the action as well, depending on their command status - so that Rally action could cost a bit more than just 5. BUt for our example lets just assume it costs him the base 5.

Now, if the Germans decide they want some asset cards, and take the 10 value cube, the initiative will go to Russian 8 - now the Russians could actually take several actions in a row, until he uses up enough initiative to push it back to the German side. You go back and forth like this until all the cubes are used up, and that is 1 turn. And the non-action player can use initiative as well, for reaction fire.

From a game perspective, it is a pretty neat mechanic - everything you do has a cost associated to it, and you have to think pretty carefully about whether low odds attacks (for example) are worth it. But it feels kind of eurogameyish.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 23, 2011, 10:18:23 AM
Hmmm, it sounds very intriguing.  I think the Eurogameyishism stems from a desire for fast, quick play.

I think I'll get it, even if it does pluralize "Soviets", which I find incredibly annoying.

And even though I'm a diehard Red Army fanboi, I'll grab any game with Panzer IV F2s.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on April 23, 2011, 11:32:44 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 23, 2011, 10:18:23 AM
I think I'll get it, even if it does pluralize "Soviets", which I find incredibly annoying.
Well, it isn't a game of Germans against Soviets, or Germany against the Soviet Union, it is about Germany versus Soviets.  :lol:

I, too, find it irritating when publishers confuse countries with people, and vice-versa.  Pretty minor nit, though.

Seems like a nice, clean system, though fairly generic.  The different costs for a given action depending on side, plus unit capabilities may make my perception of blandness inaccurate, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 26, 2011, 09:42:59 AM
I see Decision is making another magazine with a game in it. This one on modern conflicts.

I should buy 10 issue ones and keep them in a cool dry place. they'll be a hundred bucks each on ebay in a year or so after release.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 26, 2011, 08:41:56 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 26, 2011, 09:42:59 AM
I see Decision is making another magazine with a game in it. This one on modern conflicts.

I should buy 10 issue ones and keep them in a cool dry place. they'll be a hundred bucks each on ebay in a year or so after release.

Worth $100 dollars each in a year.  And yet, produced by Decision Games.  We call that: unfulfilling prophecy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on April 26, 2011, 09:39:09 PM
What ever became of the Nappy game tracing the career of a general (or somesuch)?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 26, 2011, 09:45:00 PM
Assuming you're talking about Legion of Honor from Clash of Arms, it's still in the works and seems to be nearing release.

They did an art dump not too long ago and have stated that the counters are finally finished, so it's probably just a couple months or so away.  Now that Moscowa is out, there's nothing in the way of it hitting the presses...

There was, however, a rather amusing kerfuffle over the game's art choice which you can see in the CSW folder for Clash.  Apparently, Hexasim used the same art without knowledge of Clash using it as well.  I'm skeptical of that, but it's hard to prove of course.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 26, 2011, 10:06:48 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 26, 2011, 09:45:00 PM
Assuming you're talking about Legion of Honor from Clash of Arms, it's still in the works and seems to be nearing release.

They did an art dump not too long ago and have stated that the counters are finally finished, so it's probably just a couple months or so away.  Now that Moscowa is out, there's nothing in the way of it hitting the presses...

There was, however, a rather amusing kerfuffle over the game's art choice which you can see in the CSW folder for Clash.  Apparently, Hexasim used the same art without knowledge of Clash using it as well.  I'm skeptical of that, but it's hard to prove of course.

Been following that.  Considering the guy from Hexasim is on Ed's mailing list for all the LoH pre-pub adverts that's been going out for well over a year, I find it difficult to believe as well. 
Some people may think it's not that big of a deal, but for somebody like Ed who operates on such a little margin, I can understand why it would rub him the wrong way.  He took such a bath with Persian Incursion--which is a shame, because it's a great little model, but designed more for Harpoonheads--Moscowa couldn't come at a better time and he really wanted LoH to ride that wave.
I doubt that LoH will make the Origins/Historicon window that he wanted to make, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 27, 2011, 07:19:56 AM
And fuck, I knew I shouldn't have read this thread. Wargame buying fever is flaring up.

I'm worse than Fred Flintstone and his betting problem.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2011, 08:09:38 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 27, 2011, 07:19:56 AM
And fuck, I knew I shouldn't have read this thread. Wargame buying fever is flaring up.

I'm worse than Fred Flintstone and his betting problem.

No shit.
I've run out of room in my all-games closet;  taking them out to put on proper bookcases this weekend, I think.  I'll post pics for all of you to jizz upon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 27, 2011, 08:10:11 PM
Oh, yeah, talk wargamey to me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2011, 08:15:43 PM
BITCH I SAID SHIFT THE CRT BABY YOU WANT 1-2 ODDS DONT YOU SAY IT SAY IT
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:18:00 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2011, 08:15:43 PM
BITCH I SAID SHIFT THE CRT BABY YOU WANT 1-2 ODDS DONT YOU SAY IT SAY IT

Ah yes why Seedy's niece asks why he's alone.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on April 27, 2011, 08:32:02 PM
Quote from: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:18:00 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2011, 08:15:43 PM
BITCH I SAID SHIFT THE CRT BABY YOU WANT 1-2 ODDS DONT YOU SAY IT SAY IT

Ah yes why Seedy's niece asks why he's alone.

And what's your excuse?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2011, 08:33:45 PM
Daaaamn...who knew the Canuck had my back.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:42:17 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 27, 2011, 08:32:02 PM
Quote from: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:18:00 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2011, 08:15:43 PM
BITCH I SAID SHIFT THE CRT BABY YOU WANT 1-2 ODDS DONT YOU SAY IT SAY IT

Ah yes why Seedy's niece asks why he's alone.

And what's your excuse?

Who says I am?
Like I'm gonna tell you freaks about my love life.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2011, 08:45:55 PM
Quote from: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:42:17 PM
Like I'm gonna tell you freaks about my love life.

11 herbs and spices do not a romance make.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:47:28 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2011, 08:45:55 PM
Quote from: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:42:17 PM
Like I'm gonna tell you freaks about my love life.

11 herbs and spices do not a romance make.

I ain't no negro so of course there is no fried chicken involved :rolleyes:

Oh and Queensryche is playing the Fair this year :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2011, 08:48:35 PM
Quote from: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:47:28 PM
Oh and Queensryche is playing the Fair this year :lol:

Woot! :punk:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 28, 2011, 10:26:47 AM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.atomagazine.com%2Fimages%2FHN_Counters_Front_Slice.jpg&hash=c5bcda8767ef3d5e1ec1a6c89d4af71cbc7409b7)

Killing Krauts and Hungarians in a single game? SIGN ME UP
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 28, 2011, 10:31:16 AM
:bleeding:  The game developed by Paul Koenig and then Lembit Tohver?  Pass.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 28, 2011, 11:16:48 AM
Ok, it is the rare colleration of stars when the Forint is strong while the Dollar is weak. It means: AN EXCUSE TO GO BOARDGAME SHOPPING!

I am looking for solitaire-friendly titles mostly. I have actually found an enthusiastic boardgaming group nearby, but:
a) we have a crapload of games already which I must sell them. Republic of Rome in particular. At least they do like High Frontier though, which is awesome
b) they are not really wargamers. Yet! :menace:

Whats the final word on that spanish civil war game by GMT?

How are the solitaire DVG games?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on April 28, 2011, 04:32:29 PM
Quote from: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:47:28 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2011, 08:45:55 PM
Quote from: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:42:17 PM
Like I'm gonna tell you freaks about my love life.

11 herbs and spices do not a romance make.

I ain't no negro so of course there is no fried chicken involved :rolleyes:

Apparantly, Katmai fucks his chicken raw.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Razgovory on April 28, 2011, 06:34:43 PM
I hope he doesn't eat it after words.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 28, 2011, 06:45:22 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 28, 2011, 11:16:48 AMI am looking for solitaire-friendly titles mostly.

You'd have a blast with GMT's Labyrinth.  Honestly.

QuoteWhats the final word on that spanish civil war game by GMT?

Looks light enough, but haven't played it yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 29, 2011, 12:22:09 AM
I already own Labyrinth yes, it's great :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 29, 2011, 11:17:05 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 28, 2011, 06:45:22 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 28, 2011, 11:16:48 AMI am looking for solitaire-friendly titles mostly.

You'd have a blast with GMT's Labyrinth.  Honestly.

QuoteWhats the final word on that spanish civil war game by GMT?

Looks light enough, but haven't played it yet.

No shit?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 29, 2011, 07:11:34 PM
Quote from: Berkut on April 29, 2011, 11:17:05 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 28, 2011, 06:45:22 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 28, 2011, 11:16:48 AMI am looking for solitaire-friendly titles mostly.

You'd have a blast with GMT's Labyrinth.  Honestly.

QuoteWhats the final word on that spanish civil war game by GMT?

Looks light enough, but haven't played it yet.

No shit?

You know damned well my rate of acquisition outpaced my rate of play.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on April 30, 2011, 10:50:44 AM
Quote from: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:47:28 PM
I ain't no negro so of course there is no fried chicken involved :rolleyes:

<_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Grey Fox on April 30, 2011, 10:31:54 PM
I want to buy a boardgame. I don't know which. Any recommendation?


Note that this a CdM game. I'll probably never play it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on April 30, 2011, 11:03:22 PM
Quote from: garbon on April 30, 2011, 10:50:44 AM
Quote from: katmai on April 27, 2011, 08:47:28 PM
I ain't no negro so of course there is no fried chicken involved :rolleyes:

<_<
Hey he's the one throwing around fried chicken insults.


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 01, 2011, 01:50:41 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 30, 2011, 10:31:54 PM
I want to buy a boardgame. I don't know which. Any recommendation?


Note that this a CdM game. I'll probably never play it.

Which type of boardgame?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2011, 08:08:25 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 30, 2011, 10:31:54 PM
Note that this a CdM game. I'll probably never play it.

Ugh, such a worn-out, obsolete Languish meme.  So sad.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2011, 08:08:25 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 30, 2011, 10:31:54 PM
Note that this a CdM game. I'll probably never play it.

Ugh, such a worn-out, obsolete Languish meme.  So sad.

Yet is true or have you played

HAVE YOU PLAYED?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 10:55:48 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 01, 2011, 01:50:41 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 30, 2011, 10:31:54 PM
I want to buy a boardgame. I don't know which. Any recommendation?


Note that this a CdM game. I'll probably never play it.

Which type of boardgame?

I don't know. :unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 01, 2011, 11:18:50 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 10:55:48 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 01, 2011, 01:50:41 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 30, 2011, 10:31:54 PM
I want to buy a boardgame. I don't know which. Any recommendation?


Note that this a CdM game. I'll probably never play it.

Which type of boardgame?

I don't know. :unsure:

*slaps Gen. Wolfe hard across the face* Jesus Christ what's wrong with you, man?  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on May 01, 2011, 11:30:33 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 10:55:48 AM
I don't know. :unsure:

Who do you want to play with?
When (i.e. what kind of occasion) do you want to play? Party? Friends? Devoted evening to gaming?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 01, 2011, 02:09:51 PM
In a fit of insanity, I ordered La Bataille de la Moscowa.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 02:37:27 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on May 01, 2011, 11:30:33 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 10:55:48 AM
I don't know. :unsure:

Who do you want to play with?
When (i.e. what kind of occasion) do you want to play? Party? Friends? Devoted evening to gaming?

As I said, I'll never get to play it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2011, 04:02:46 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 10:55:07 AM
Yet is true or have you played

HAVE YOU PLAYED?

In no particular order, I have, since the first of this year played--WITH A REAL LIVE FTF OPPONENT, MIND YOU--

Hell of Stalingrad
Fires of Midway
Spearpoint '43
King Phillip's War
The Tide at Sunrise
Popular Front
Persian Incursion
Labyrinth
The Caucausus Campaign
Next up:  Either the Spanish Civil War, Baltic Gap, or another shot at Triumph of Chaos.  We haven't decided.


Much like Ed Anger, I don't bother telling you this stuff, since you're all not worth it.  But your little memes keep you warm at night, so I don't bother fighting it.

I will, however, continue to purchase games at a pace beyond my ability to play them.  That's just the way it's going to be.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2011, 04:03:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 01, 2011, 02:09:51 PM
In a fit of insanity, I ordered La Bataille de la Moscowa.

You're going to jizz at the size, scope and quality of it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 01, 2011, 05:01:50 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2011, 04:03:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 01, 2011, 02:09:51 PM
In a fit of insanity, I ordered La Bataille de la Moscowa.

You're going to jizz at the size, scope and quality of it.

:)

I'm not even going to punch the fucker. If they put the rules online, I'll load it into my ipad and read them on the can.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 01, 2011, 05:30:25 PM
I would recommend the new edition of Twilight Struggle.  You might actually even get to play it, since the mechanics are incredibly simple.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Lettow77 on May 01, 2011, 08:13:46 PM
 I played and enjoyed twilight struggle a dozen times or so. The soviets were pretty rigged, it was felt.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 01, 2011, 09:09:10 PM
The Soviets, in the base game, certainly have a decent advantage (roughly 55/45, give or take) and the USA definitely takes a bit of finesse to play properly.  I think the Chinese Civil War variant and the new edition's additional cards go a good way to fixing that imbalance, however.  NORAD, especially.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 02, 2011, 02:32:48 AM
Because of the aformentioned reasons regarding my gaming group, I went on massive solitaire-spending, and  have ordered like 4 Victory Point Games solitaire games (Ottoman Sunset -goes well with me reading The Peace to End All Peace-, the pacifip war one, the russkie-bombing one, and Nemo's War)
Plus the über-expensive but sexy-looking newest edition of Hornet Leader.

nerdgasm!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 02, 2011, 11:51:42 AM
Something of an info dump for Legion of Honor was dropped today :

QuoteA game is divided into 16 Campaign Seasons for the "grand game." LoH provides two scenarios - the Republican (1792 to 1800) and the Imperial (1801 to 1815) - plus instructions on how to design your own scenario, which can be any length desired. The grand scenario with 6 players takes about 8 to 9 hours.

A campaign seasion consists of an administrative phase (the Campaign Season Segment) plus 0 or more In Garrison Rounds and 0 or more On Campaign Rounds (depending on what happened in that Campaign Season historically). Play is broken down into the following phases:

Organization of Play

Campaign Season Segment

1. The Fair Sex Phase - When using this optional rules, determine changes in the characteristics of a lady of quality in play: her charm, influence, and wealth.

2. Money Transfer & Tax Phase: Move money in between one's bank account ("Paris") and person ("Purse"). Tax the money in the bank at 10%.

3. Aging Phase: Determine the amount of Health points the player (the "Grognard") loses.

4. Assignment Phase: Determine any changes in the Grognard's Army (pre-Imperial) or Corps assignment. This is out of his control.

5. Glory Phase: Acquire Glory points for a Grognard who has a Legion of Honor (based on his level in the Legion) and for having a wife and/or mistress with charm (if playing with The Fair Sex).

In Garrison Round(s)

1. Recovery Phase: Check to see if a wounded Grognard is able to leave convalescence and re-enter normal play.

2. Income Phase: Collect income associated with rank and, if well advanced in life, from one's wife, office, title, Imperial Guard membership, and/or level in the Legion of Honor.

3. Support Phase: Pay for that expensive wife and/or mistress(es).

4. Deck Phase: Compose the deck for the round, inserting any relevant In Garrison Event Cards and the randomly selected In Garrison Cards.

5. In Garrison Phase: Act on each card dealt to a player in sequence. This is when duels can take place if the right conditions are met. This is also when a Grognard can try to get his assignment changed.

On Campaign Round(s) 1. Recovery & Health Phase: Same as above, but also an automatic decline in health due to the rigors of campaigning.

2. Income Phase: Same as above.

3. Support Phase: Same as above.

4. Deck Phase: Same as above, but for On Campaign Event Cards and On Campaign cards.

5. On Campaign Phase: Same as above, but for the On Campaign deck.

There are six kinds of cards:

In Garrison Event Cards (typically of a political nature)

In Garrison Cards (depicting the humdrum aspects of military and personal life while in garrison)

On Campaign Event Cards (typically of a military nature)

On Campaign Cards (depicting the humdrum aspects aspects of military life while on campaign plus minor military actions)

Combat Cards (to determine the battle outcome for one's unit during a major battle)

Duel with Swords Cards

Duel With Pistols

The above description does not do justice to the period color and even the dark humor woven into the game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on May 02, 2011, 12:12:25 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 01, 2011, 05:01:50 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2011, 04:03:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 01, 2011, 02:09:51 PM
In a fit of insanity, I ordered La Bataille de la Moscowa.

You're going to jizz at the size, scope and quality of it.

:)

I'm not even going to punch the fucker. If they put the rules online, I'll load it into my ipad and read them on the can.
I've got punched and unpunched versions of all the games in this series (back to the original la Bataille de la Moskowa).   I think that, this time 'round, I will just keep an unpunched copy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on May 02, 2011, 01:00:27 PM
What the hell kind of game is Legin of Honour? :huh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: ulmont on May 02, 2011, 01:23:32 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 02, 2011, 01:00:27 PM
What the hell kind of game is Legin of Honour? :huh:

French soldier RPG in nominal CDG format.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39941/legion-of-honor
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 02, 2011, 01:55:01 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 02, 2011, 01:00:27 PM
What the hell kind of game is Legin of Honour? :huh:

Dropping letters from some words and adding them to others is just plain weird.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Caliga on May 02, 2011, 02:11:07 PM
Princesca found my copy of Empire of the Sun (GMT) last night while she was cleaning out some moving boxes... I got it right before we moved and never had the chance to look it over.  Is this a: good game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 02, 2011, 02:13:38 PM
If you like boredom, sure.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 02, 2011, 02:41:05 PM
Hehe, I've gone from likeing it, to hating, to tolerating it, to hating, and am now back to really, really, REALLY liking it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 02, 2011, 02:56:54 PM
Quote from: Berkut on May 02, 2011, 02:41:05 PM
Hehe, I've gone from likeing it, to hating, to tolerating it, to hating, and am now back to really, really, REALLY liking it.

I read a WLDLWW record right there!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on May 03, 2011, 04:59:58 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 02:37:27 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on May 01, 2011, 11:30:33 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 01, 2011, 10:55:48 AM
I don't know. :unsure:

Who do you want to play with?
When (i.e. what kind of occasion) do you want to play? Party? Friends? Devoted evening to gaming?

As I said, I'll never get to play it.

OK, let's try another line of questioning.

Do you want to get something that's out-of-print, or something that you can order direct from the current publisher?  Once you get it, do you intend to keep it just for the sake of having it, or are you thinking of getting something that might become a valuable collectible (if it's not already) that you can sell down the road at a profit?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 03, 2011, 05:06:13 PM
The kerpluffle at Consimworld over the GMT banner ads and that Pictavage dude making a banner of the new game 'Farting Formations' is amusing. Bonus points to Pictavge needling Berg into a rage post.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on May 03, 2011, 05:26:16 PM
What folder was that in?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 03, 2011, 05:30:42 PM
"upcoming game releases"

http://talk.consimworld.com/[email protected]@.ee6eca2

It wasn't much of a rage post, but it still amused me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on May 03, 2011, 06:01:22 PM
Berg is resting on his laurels so much that he can't  even rage post well anymore.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 04, 2011, 04:05:14 PM
Getting closer...

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 04, 2011, 04:07:06 PM
Is this The Duellists: The Game?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 05, 2011, 07:43:00 PM
Inspired by The Battle of Algiers, I ordered Legion's Ici, c'est la France.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 05, 2011, 08:04:27 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 05, 2011, 07:43:00 PM
Inspired by The Battle of Algiers, I ordered Legion's Ici, c'est la France.

Yeah, picked that up a month or so ago, nice production.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 05, 2011, 08:23:32 PM
Plus it has Evian Talks.  Very refreshing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 23, 2011, 08:04:42 AM
I got my La battalie whatever and should be getting GMT's Infidel soon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 23, 2011, 09:45:00 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 23, 2011, 08:04:42 AM
and should be getting GMT's Infidel soon.

Let us know what that's like;  I've been jonseing for some old fashioned crusading.  Do you have Men of Iron already?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 24, 2011, 08:34:08 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 23, 2011, 09:45:00 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 23, 2011, 08:04:42 AM
and should be getting GMT's Infidel soon.

Let us know what that's like;  I've been jonseing for some old fashioned crusading.  Do you have Men of Iron already?

Yep. I played Men of Iron to death via vassal with a friend. Simple system, with each activation alternating you get to move or fight with a command. Better leaders can attempt to break in and take a activation. The game is basically one long turn until an army hits it flight level.

It is a simpler game and Berg seemed to have kept his chrome under control.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 25, 2011, 03:53:50 PM
Also:

http://www.locknloadgame.com/Section_Cat_Content_Detail.asp?SCAT=83&SID=33&ID=120

I liked the European one. Dead japs? Murder boner.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 25, 2011, 04:00:50 PM
Is that you, John Wayne?  Is this me?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 25, 2011, 04:33:28 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 25, 2011, 04:00:50 PM
Is that you, John Wayne?  Is this me?

:lol:

Reminds me of the Spartacus game in Command magazine. The counter for Spartacus was a dead ringer for Kirk Douglas.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 25, 2011, 04:37:45 PM
I've eased back on my own purchasing of late and mostly just traded for games in preparation for buying a good amount at the WBC auction this year.

Managed to snag This Accursed Civil War (completing my MPBS collection) in exchange for Afrika (SCS 2nd edition) and got a copy of Ace of Aces Rotary Deluxe for the Eagle Games' version of Conquest of the Empire.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 25, 2011, 07:48:46 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 25, 2011, 04:37:45 PM
Managed to snag This Accursed Civil War (completing my MPBS collection) in exchange for Afrika (SCS 2nd edition)

You won that round.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 25, 2011, 07:52:47 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 25, 2011, 07:48:46 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 25, 2011, 04:37:45 PM
Managed to snag This Accursed Civil War (completing my MPBS collection) in exchange for Afrika (SCS 2nd edition)

You won that round.

Fuck yes I did.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 25, 2011, 08:03:16 PM
You guys may want to check out the soon-to-roll-out Strike Of The Eagle (http://academy-games.com/games/fog-of-war/strike-of-the-eagle), on the Soviet-Polish War of 1920;  back at Cold Wars, Uwe was so pleased that he actually met somebody that could talk to him at length about the Miracle on The Vistula he emailed me the drafts to the rulebook in March.

Very cool command-specific fog-of-war area system that can be knocked out in a decent evening.  Fascinating little production. Satisfies both your Murder Bolsheviks or Murder Polacks boners, depending on your mood.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 25, 2011, 08:15:06 PM
I almost pre-ordered that, but the map is...messy.  Reminds me of a plate of spaghetti (a la Clash of Monarchs), so I'm holding off until I see some good word.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 25, 2011, 09:07:18 PM
I will admit it's not the most intuitive out there;  then again, I felt Triumph of Chaos took a lot of getting used to before I could really focus on it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 26, 2011, 01:46:18 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 25, 2011, 08:03:16 PM
You guys may want to check out the soon-to-roll-out Strike Of The Eagle (http://academy-games.com/games/fog-of-war/strike-of-the-eagle), on the Soviet-Polish War of 1920;  back at Cold Wars, Uwe was so pleased that he actually met somebody that could talk to him at length about the Miracle on The Vistula he emailed me the drafts to the rulebook in March.

Very cool command-specific fog-of-war area system that can be knocked out in a decent evening.  Fascinating little production. Satisfies both your Murder Bolsheviks or Murder Polacks boners, depending on your mood.

oh, sexy

but yeah the map is a bit chaotic
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on May 27, 2011, 05:37:06 PM
Anyone played C&C: Napoelon, Napoleon's War: the 100 days, or Battles of Napoleon: the Eagle and the Lion?  I am thinking it may be time to pick up a Napoleonic game. :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 29, 2011, 08:32:56 AM
Quote from: Kleves on May 27, 2011, 05:37:06 PM
Anyone played C&C: Napoelon

Never played the C&C system, but man, their fanbois at boardgamegeek are a trip.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 29, 2011, 11:54:43 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 26, 2011, 08:41:56 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 26, 2011, 09:42:59 AM
I see Decision is making another magazine with a game in it. This one on modern conflicts.

I should buy 10 issue ones and keep them in a cool dry place. they'll be a hundred bucks each on ebay in a year or so after release.

Worth $100 dollars each in a year.  And yet, produced by Decision Games.  We call that: unfulfilling prophecy.

Hey at least they use the SPI logo...... :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 31, 2011, 07:02:40 PM
I see consimworld is having the vapors over using a 'real name'. Old people. Wargamers.  :lol:

Enjoy the cyber stalking and the identity theft.



Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 31, 2011, 09:59:45 PM
There are a lot of giant douchebags (David Hughes, Michael "Whinella" Rinella, to name two) on CSW, but the people who aren't make it worth it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 31, 2011, 10:00:28 PM
In practice, by the way, you don't really need to use your real name.  A realistic fake name will suffice.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 05:24:01 AM
Alright board wargame guru's. I need some imput.

I'm looking at purchasing these games below. Yes, yes I know..Kursk, but I cant help myself. Looks like these guys have done on board, what I've been working on with my TOAW III scenario.

Anyone heard anything on these guys or these games?

DRK-GD
Add-on DRK-11TH PANZER
Add-on DRK-3RD PANZER
Key Features                                                                     
(14) 11" x 17" game maps of the Kursk area (Butovo to Ivnya)
(4) Full Color Order of Battle Charts
Air Support, Casualty, and Replacement Charts
Rules covering the use and benefit of patrols, reserves and overwatch movement
Rules Written as Battlefield Operating System (BOS) Representations (level of fidelity)
     Maneuver (High)
     Fire Support (Medium-High)
     Air Defense (Medium)
     Mobility and Survivability (High)                                                                                         
     Combat Service Support (Medium-High)
     Intelligence (Medium)
     Command and Control (Medium-High)
Approximately 1700 Die Cut Unit Counters and Markers
Germans at platoon and company/battery level, Red Army at company/battery level
Numerous scenarios that allow play on smaller parts of the battle or the entire affair
Highly detailed without overbearing rules
Excellent Solitaire Play

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http://www.grognardsims.com/v/prod05.html
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 05:30:04 AM
Sequence of Play.

Aside from the July 4 day, which consists of 2 daylight turns and 2 nighttime turns, each day consists of 8 daylight turns and 2 nighttime turns. Each turn is broken down into the following sequence of play;
1. Air Allocation - once per day, first daylight turn

2. Combat Service Support- once per day, first daylight turn
a. Reinforcements/Withdrawals
b. Replacements
c. Reorganization
d. Intelligence
e. Supply determination (optional)

3. German Turn
a. Command and control- (optional) determining if units are within command range of their respective HQ.
b. Operations phase- movement, combat, creation or removal of obstacles, minefields, rafting sites
c. Close assault phase
d. Unit Suppression Recovery
e. Air Interdiction Placement/Return and Close Air Support Mission Return.

4. Red Army Turn- steps a-e above are repeated for Soviet player.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 06:03:39 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 05:24:01 AM
Anyone heard anything on these guys or these games?

DRK-GD
Add-on DRK-11TH PANZER
Add-on DRK-3RD PANZER

I expect my 11th Panzer to arrive in the mail today.  :P

Death Ride Kursk is a fantastic tactical level system;  I usually don't order games from little companies or one-man ops because of the production value (look how long it took Lock N Load to actually start pumping out quality components), but I have to say this system is a total blast.  I haven't even played the larger scenarios.

The cool thing is that it's wholly centered around the BOS, and the rules reflect that, so the'yre pretty light and straightforward so grunt like yourself would probably appreciate them.  :P It's drawn down on such a tactical level, the organic combat service support units such as trucks, maintenance, and medical have their own units. And you can split between a unit's primary weapon functionality and its secondary weaponry/small arms.  It's got fucking Overwatch Fire, for fuck's sake, because nothing's as annoying than Opportunity Fire fucktards messing with your plans.  How cool is that?

The only detractors I think it has:
---HQs:  Because so much gameplay and operational ability is tied to a unit's HQ, the current RAW makes it way too easy to unhinge your opponent's ops.  I haven't seen this kind of reliance on HQ units since Flashpoint:Golan.
---Counters:  They're heavyduty and designed well to contain a lot of info, but for the regular units it looks more like the Pink Army than the Red Army.  Whoo hoo, girlfriend! *snap, snap*
---More counters:  Not enough NKVD.  I can't shoot my troops for cowardice in the face of the Hun for the Party, like I can in Hell of Stalingrad.  Does have Pioneer units, though, so you can pinch your nipples when they blow shit up.

I highly recommend it.  Rules are a relative breeze, and it takes care of your massive tactical-level murder boner without paralysis by analysis like ASL.  I was so impressed, I bought all his Pacific-theater games.  Haven't decided on his new Arab-Israeli '73 game yet.

The designer is logged on CSW practically every day.  Very cool dude.

If you order them, order the "Deluxe Maps" versions.  They're just better.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 06:07:14 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 31, 2011, 07:02:40 PM
I see consimworld is having the vapors over using a 'real name'. Old people. Wargamers.  :lol:

Enjoy the cyber stalking and the identity theft.

Link me, haven't seen it in any of the threads I read.  Although I do sooo enjoy the cross-post pooh-slinging flare-ups between CSW and BBG;  man, some of these fuckers make EUOT look like an insurance company's extranet discussions.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 06:10:38 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 31, 2011, 09:59:45 PM
There are a lot of giant douchebags (David Hughes, Michael "Whinella" Rinella, to name two) on CSW, but the people who aren't make it worth it.

I want a Mark Pitcavage microbadge.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 06:34:47 AM
Great review CD, thanks. From a quick look at what I could see on their site, The OOB is pretty accurate. I will put these on order.

Massive Kursk wargames=  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:. Now if these guys continue w/ III panzer Corps and II SS Panzer Corps areas and Nipe comes out with his book, everything will be right in the world.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 06:49:07 AM
Yeah, he had such a positive response from the first game, he ramped up production of 3rd and 11th Panzer;  3rd wasn't supposed to come out until later in the summer, and 11th was slated for 2012.  Now you can have them all.  Right now.  Get them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 01, 2011, 07:36:02 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 06:34:47 AM
Great review CD, thanks. From a quick look at what I could see on their site, The OOB is pretty accurate. I will put these on order.

Massive Kursk wargames=  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:. Now if these guys continue w/ III panzer Corps and II SS Panzer Corps areas and Nipe comes out with his book, everything will be right in the world.

What is it about Kursk that you find so appealling?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 07:41:22 AM
Date:           Order#:
06/01/2011  170

GSI-0004  Death Ride Kursk - Gross Deutschland; Deluxe Map Edition    1  $125.00  $125.00 

GSI-0007  Death Ride Kursk - 3rd Panzer; DME Expansion    1  $65.00  $65.00 

GSI-0010  Death Ride Kursk - 11th Panzer; Deluxe Map Edition    1  $85.00  $85.00

Blam, and that's how we roll. :P

 
 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 07:55:31 AM
Quote from: The Brain on June 01, 2011, 07:36:02 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 06:34:47 AM
Great review CD, thanks. From a quick look at what I could see on their site, The OOB is pretty accurate. I will put these on order.

Massive Kursk wargames=  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:. Now if these guys continue w/ III panzer Corps and II SS Panzer Corps areas and Nipe comes out with his book, everything will be right in the world.

What is it about Kursk that you find so appealling?

Didnt see this Brain until I was getting ready to leave work. Sorry. I'll give you a reply tonight.
I take this battle from 04 July to 23-25 Aug '43 from the soviet prospective.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 09:24:49 AM
To generally sum it  up.
1. The amount of misinformation and myths about this battle. Lion's share of that on the commy Russians, which I believe did them a dis-service.

2. First time the Russians stopped a major German summer offensive in the shallow operational depths. Russians "were" worried and the Germans were over confident.

3. The effects that the German losses at Stalingrad had on this battle. Infantry

4. Both side essentially brought their "A" team of Army Group and below leadership to the battle.

5. The steady evolution of Russian organizational and doctrinal changes that culminated with this battle.

6. The initiative firmly passed as a result of Kursk.

7. How the hard core german fan bois try and eek out, find, justify, or what have you, a german victory, no matter how slight from fantasy land.

8. There's more, but I'm lazy and tired.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 01, 2011, 10:00:38 AM
ty
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 01, 2011, 03:15:49 PM
11B4V, I like you signature, and I've thought about copying it (with appropriate revisions), but I might get into trouble if I did.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 07:11:17 PM
Quote from: dps on June 01, 2011, 03:15:49 PM
11B4V, I like you signature, and I've thought about copying it (with appropriate revisions), but I might get into trouble if I did.

Just link your collection, like I do.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/CountDeMoney

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 07:13:37 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 07:41:22 AM
Date:           Order#:
06/01/2011  170

GSI-0004  Death Ride Kursk - Gross Deutschland; Deluxe Map Edition    1  $125.00  $125.00 

GSI-0007  Death Ride Kursk - 3rd Panzer; DME Expansion    1  $65.00  $65.00 

GSI-0010  Death Ride Kursk - 11th Panzer; Deluxe Map Edition    1  $85.00  $85.00

Blam, and that's how we roll. :P

 


That is how we roll.

Great thing is, you ordered it today, you'll probably get them all on Friday.  He's that fast.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 07:57:45 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 07:11:17 PM
Quote from: dps on June 01, 2011, 03:15:49 PM
11B4V, I like you signature, and I've thought about copying it (with appropriate revisions), but I might get into trouble if I did.

Just link your collection, like I do.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/CountDeMoney

I'm going to check that out tonite.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 01, 2011, 08:14:50 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 07:11:17 PM
Quote from: dps on June 01, 2011, 03:15:49 PM
11B4V, I like you signature, and I've thought about copying it (with appropriate revisions), but I might get into trouble if I did.

Just link your collection, like I do.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/CountDeMoney

:yes:  http://www.boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/habbaku
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 01, 2011, 09:32:39 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 07:11:17 PM
Quote from: dps on June 01, 2011, 03:15:49 PM
11B4V, I like you signature, and I've thought about copying it (with appropriate revisions), but I might get into trouble if I did.

Just link your collection, like I do.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/CountDeMoney



Shit, I'd have to actually inventory everything and figure out what all I do own.  I've probably forgotten the names of half the games I have.  Of course the ones I don't remember are mostly magazine games that came with the subscription and that I've never actually played.  But I've never actually sold a wargame (unless it was an extra copy) and I have stuff that I haven't opened the game box of in 30 years.

BTW, is your list complete?  I seem to recall that you owned March to Victory and Over There, but they aren't on your list.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 10:02:59 PM
Quote from: dps on June 01, 2011, 09:32:39 PM
BTW, is your list complete?  I seem to recall that you owned March to Victory and Over There, but they aren't on your list.

Thanks for the reminder:)  I even saw stuff on Habby's list that reminded me of shit I forgot to put up there.

At first, I was like all, damn Habbsy, 220? And then I saw he was stacking it with Settlers stuff and other games that would land him before my Committee on Un-American Games, and that wounds my heart with a monotonous languor.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 10:07:18 PM
Quote from: dps on June 01, 2011, 09:32:39 PM
But I've never actually sold a wargame (unless it was an extra copy) and I have stuff that I haven't opened the game box of in 30 years.

Ditto on both counts.  There's about 4 or 5 games I've ever traded as well.  And I'm still pissed about trading away A Gleam of Bayonets for War and Peace.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 10:36:01 PM
The games I have listed in my have owned and played that were SPI games were casualties. They got thrown away by my step-dad when I left home in '83. Nine years later, when the relationship got mended, I asked him about the games (not knowing he threw them away),  I just about punched him in the face. I loved the SPI "monster" games and I had "just a few" of them back then....lol

Im still thinking of dropping the coin for Highway to the Reich 2nd edition, just as a big F U to that dead MF.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 10:40:37 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 09:24:49 AM
7. How the hard core german fan bois try and eek out, find, justify, or what have you, a german victory, no matter how slight from fantasy land.

:lol:

Personally, as far as the Eastern Front goes, I'm a big fan of Bagration, all rolling up in AGC's ass donkey-dick style.  More dead Germans, and more delicious german fan boi tears.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 10:46:39 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 10:36:01 PM
The games I have listed in my have owned and played that were SPI games were casualties. They got thrown away by my step-dad when I left home in '83. Nine years later, when the relationship got mended, I asked him about the games (not knowing he threw them away),  I just about punched him in the face. I loved the SPI "monster" games and I had "just a few" of them back then....lol

Ouch.

And good to see Flashpoint: Golan, Arab-Israeli Wars, Central America and Vietnam in your list.  Demonstrative of heightened intelligence.
Oh, and you're not the only person I've seen rave about Panzer Command.  Feel like I missed something there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 11:43:52 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 10:40:37 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 09:24:49 AM
7. How the hard core german fan bois try and eek out, find, justify, or what have you, a german victory, no matter how slight from fantasy land.

:lol:

Personally, as far as the Eastern Front goes, I'm a big fan of Bagration, all rolling up in AGC's ass donkey-dick style.  More dead Germans, and more delicious german fan boi tears.

hehe Bargration was a Russian Masterpiece.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 11:55:30 PM
Spi's Air War has a low rating on Board Game Geek. Hell, once you got the rulesssss down it was smooth playing.....lol. I was an Air War junkie back in the day..loved that game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 02, 2011, 02:49:12 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 01, 2011, 08:14:50 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 07:11:17 PM
Quote from: dps on June 01, 2011, 03:15:49 PM
11B4V, I like you signature, and I've thought about copying it (with appropriate revisions), but I might get into trouble if I did.

Just link your collection, like I do.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/CountDeMoney

:yes:  http://www.boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/habbaku

Great collections guys. CdM, Hab, and Berkut.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 02, 2011, 05:33:47 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 11:55:30 PM
Spi's Air War has a low rating on Board Game Geek. Hell, once you got the rulesssss down it was smooth playing.....lol. I was an Air War junkie back in the day..loved that game.

:bleeding:

Great scenarios and database, though.  Unfortunately, I could never secure a scholarship to Colorado Springs to learn to play the damned thing when I was 13.  I'd use the counters for spares for other games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 02, 2011, 06:29:34 AM
If I ever get un-lazy one of these days, I'll have to put my shit up on there.

I loved Air War. That and Fast Carriers.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4623/the-fast-carriers
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 02, 2011, 06:55:52 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 02, 2011, 06:29:34 AM
If I ever get un-lazy one of these days, I'll have to put my shit up on there.

I loved Air War. That and Fast Carriers.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4623/the-fast-carriers

I remember that one. Never played it though
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 02, 2011, 07:41:27 AM
I don't like to let people know what I have, it removes the element of surprise, which is critical in warfare.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 02, 2011, 10:23:06 AM
Quote from: Berkut on June 02, 2011, 07:41:27 AM
I don't like to let people know what I have, it removes the element of surprise, which is critical in warfare.

Yes, I can see how it would be a valid defensive tactic with the wife.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 02, 2011, 12:40:42 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 10:07:18 PM
I'm still pissed about trading away A Gleam of Bayonets for War and Peace.

Ouch.  While I like War and Peace and think it was an under-rated game in many ways, that's not a good trade.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 02, 2011, 12:41:34 PM
Quote from: Berkut on June 02, 2011, 07:41:27 AM
I don't like to let people know what I have, it removes the element of surprise, which is critical in warfare.

I'm not worried;  I'm sure that mine is bigger than yours.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on June 02, 2011, 12:50:14 PM
Quote from: Berkut on June 02, 2011, 07:41:27 AM
I don't like to let people know what I have, it removes the element of surprise, which is critical in warfare.

Habs will have already played with them and told them all your secrets.  He plays the field and is very indiscrete about such things.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 02, 2011, 03:05:08 PM
OK, I've started a list of my collection:  http://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/dps1962  I'm up to 100 games, mostly from memory.  I'll add more games later, and put the like in my sig when it's reasonable complete.  That might take a while;  I don't really want to devote a lot of time at once to this, and I anticipate that the total is well over double what I have listed so far.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on June 02, 2011, 04:42:14 PM
I saw a reprint of Talisman at a random game store the other day.  Now 12 year old me played that a lot with my similarily geeky friends.

I wasn't the one who owned it though.

Anyone think it would hold up well enough to play in my 30s?  Anyone think it is accessible enough to play with my wife, brother and sister in law (we stayed up playing Settlers of Catan till 2am last weekend)?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 02, 2011, 06:36:07 PM
Here ya go. As you can tell, I'm lazy and haven't entered everything.

http://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/Sweater%20Vest
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 02, 2011, 07:30:31 PM
Quote from: dps on June 02, 2011, 12:40:42 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 10:07:18 PM
I'm still pissed about trading away A Gleam of Bayonets for War and Peace.

Ouch.  While I like War and Peace and think it was an under-rated game in many ways, that's not a good trade.

Well, I was 15 at the time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 02, 2011, 07:33:54 PM
I still remember how much I paid for War and Peace. 16 bucks direct from AH. Even remember the day I got it. I just came home from having a dentist drill into my teeth and there was my package on the doorstep. I remember being extra careful not to drool blood on it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 02, 2011, 08:35:06 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 02, 2011, 07:33:54 PM
I still remember how much I paid for War and Peace. 16 bucks direct from AH. Even remember the day I got it. I just came home from having a dentist drill into my teeth and there was my package on the doorstep. I remember being extra careful not to drool blood on it.

I remember my Dad ordered AH's Midway for my 13th birthday.  Those two weeks in July of waiting for the Big Brown Truck(tm) to arrive were some of the longest of my life.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 02, 2011, 08:38:29 PM
You know, everytime I see a UPS truck turning onto my street, I get an irrational hope that someone has ordered me a wargame as a gift.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 02, 2011, 08:41:29 PM
Quote from: dps on June 02, 2011, 08:38:29 PM
You know, everytime I see a UPS truck turning onto my street, I get an irrational hope that someone has ordered me a wargame as a gift.

The big brown truck is good. Waiting for the Kursk wargames and PC:ostfront.

Even had an engine block delivered from ford racing a year ago..nice guys those brown truck drivers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 02, 2011, 09:01:08 PM
Dude, you have the Assault series.  Me so jealous.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 02, 2011, 09:49:38 PM
I know this is board wargaming thread, but I had to share this. Been running various comp v. comp run throughs for past year.

Toaw III (Version new patch 3.4) :ultra:
A Mid Summer Dream (17th testing of version J )
Kusrk (South)
Comp v. Comp Turn 10
Afternoon 7 July '43
photo may be large, dont know with screen hunter
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 02, 2011, 10:28:55 PM
The Germans appear to be in what we call "a pickle."
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 02, 2011, 10:29:16 PM
I download a pdf of of Death Ride's game play. Looks very good. Cant wait till they get here.

II SS and III Panzer area.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 02, 2011, 10:34:02 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 02, 2011, 10:28:55 PM
The Germans appear to be what we call "a pickle."

Yes it would appear so :yeahright:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 02, 2011, 10:38:27 PM
:yeahright:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 02, 2011, 10:41:55 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2011, 10:46:39 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 01, 2011, 10:36:01 PM
The games I have listed in my have owned and played that were SPI games were casualties. They got thrown away by my step-dad when I left home in '83. Nine years later, when the relationship got mended, I asked him about the games (not knowing he threw them away),  I just about punched him in the face. I loved the SPI "monster" games and I had "just a few" of them back then....lol

Ouch.

And good to see Flashpoint: Golan, Arab-Israeli Wars, Central America and Vietnam in your list.  Demonstrative of heightened intelligence.
Oh, and you're not the only person I've seen rave about Panzer Command.  Feel like I missed something there.
A qiuck overview of PC. I wish they would have expanded it.
http://ftp.grognard.com/reviews/panzcomm.txt

http://ftp.grognard.com/reviews1/panzerpc.txt
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Razgovory on June 03, 2011, 12:26:24 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 02, 2011, 10:28:55 PM
The Germans appear to be what we call "a pickle."

I dunno, some of those German units have some obscene attack and defense values.  Knowing TOAW they could probably herd a great deal of those Soviet Units into encirclements fairly easily.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 03, 2011, 12:30:23 AM
I've never really gotten into TOAW (primarily because my CD of TOAW III has a huge gash in it and I've never bothered to "pirate" the files needed to actually play it), but it seems like the Germans in the first pic are mostly surrounded.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 03, 2011, 12:34:35 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on June 03, 2011, 12:26:24 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 02, 2011, 10:28:55 PM
The Germans appear to be what we call "a pickle."

I dunno, some of those German units have some obscene attack and defense values.  Knowing TOAW they could probably herd a great deal of those Soviet Units into encirclements fairly easily.
Naw Habs is correct.
Not really insane, a lot of thing effect those factors
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 03, 2011, 01:24:37 AM
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/structure.htm
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 03, 2011, 06:38:23 PM
Newly ordered:

Compass- Proud Monster Deluxe(pre-order) and Yalu & Bataan!(why?)

Lock 'n Load- Summer Lightning and that Space Infantry game

Like I need more games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 03, 2011, 07:58:21 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 03, 2011, 06:38:23 PM
Newly ordered:

Compass- Proud Monster Deluxe(pre-order) and Yalu & Bataan!(why?)

Lock 'n Load- Summer Lightning and that Space Infantry game

Like I need more games.

LOL, waiting on my Infidel, Summer Lightning and None But Heroes myself.

I need more games.  But I don't know why.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2011, 10:31:08 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 02, 2011, 10:29:16 PM
Cant wait till they get here.

I got mine.  You get yours?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 04, 2011, 12:04:56 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2011, 10:31:08 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 02, 2011, 10:29:16 PM
Cant wait till they get here.

I got mine.  You get yours?
Not yet. Should be anytime now.

Been looking at some TSR/SPI games;
Panzer Gruppe Guiderian
TSR Cobra
TSR Drive on Stalingrad
SPI Kharkov
The whloe GDW Assault series again

Also, What's you alls opinions on two Civil War games;
Descion Games "War Between the States"???? An SPI monster copy???
or
Victory Games "The Civil War"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2011, 02:57:35 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 04, 2011, 12:04:56 PM
Also, What's you alls opinions on two Civil War games;
Descion Games "War Between the States"???? An SPI monster copy???
or
Victory Games "The Civil War"

Decision Games came out with a WBTS 2nd Edition a few years ago, so they're available; you don't have to score an old SPI copy, since DC has the SPI rights.

I'm pretty sure everybody here will say VG's Civil War is the consensus pick.  Personally, I think it edges out WBTS as well, mainly because you can drill down and truly prioritize your actions on the specific theaters.  But WBTS has a production spiral and other kind of neato production and supply stuff.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 04, 2011, 03:41:08 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2011, 02:57:35 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 04, 2011, 12:04:56 PM
Also, What's you alls opinions on two Civil War games;
Descion Games "War Between the States"???? An SPI monster copy???
or
Victory Games "The Civil War"

Decision Games came out with a WBTS 2nd Edition a few years ago, so they're available; you don't have to score an old SPI copy, since DC has the SPI rights.

I'm pretty sure everybody here will say VG's Civil War is the consensus pick.  Personally, I think it edges out WBTS as well, mainly because you can drill down and truly prioritize your actions on the specific theaters.  But WBTS has a production spiral and other kind of neato production and supply stuff.
I'll put VG's Civil War on the hit list for next month. I just ordered SPI/TSR's TSS and AGoB from noble knight. That will round out the Civil War for awhile.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2011, 03:49:44 PM
As much as burning the entire South in an orgasm of fire and death totally makes my nipples hard, I've always found it difficult to get into the strategic-level games;  smaller the units, the better.

I'm waiting for my copy of None But Heroes, which is MMP's new ACW regimental/battery-level system.   Combine that with the addition of new games as well as redoing the old ones in the GBACW system, I think those are the levels I prefer for the ACW.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 04, 2011, 05:10:09 PM
If you play VG's Civil War as the Union, insist on the Lyons/Jackson optional rule. Lyons able to command an army is much more useful than the South's benefit of yet another good army commander.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 04, 2011, 06:22:37 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 04, 2011, 03:41:08 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2011, 02:57:35 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 04, 2011, 12:04:56 PM
Also, What's you alls opinions on two Civil War games;
Descion Games "War Between the States"???? An SPI monster copy???
or
Victory Games "The Civil War"

Decision Games came out with a WBTS 2nd Edition a few years ago, so they're available; you don't have to score an old SPI copy, since DC has the SPI rights.

I'm pretty sure everybody here will say VG's Civil War is the consensus pick.  Personally, I think it edges out WBTS as well, mainly because you can drill down and truly prioritize your actions on the specific theaters.  But WBTS has a production spiral and other kind of neato production and supply stuff.
I'll put VG's Civil War on the hit list for next month. I just ordered SPI/TSR's TSS and AGoB from noble knight. That will round out the Civil War for awhile.

As far as it goes, I'd recommend both "War Between the States" and "The Civil War", but if you are only going to get one of the two, "The Civil War" is the way to go.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Razgovory on June 04, 2011, 08:52:11 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 04, 2011, 05:10:09 PM
If you play VG's Civil War as the Union, insist on the Lyons/Jackson optional rule. Lyons able to command an army is much more useful than the South's benefit of yet another good army commander.

He's my hero :wub:  Lyons, that is.  Not Jackson.  I think I had ancestors who served under him in St. Louis.  When they fired into a pro-Confederate mob.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 05, 2011, 12:18:47 PM
I was searching around boardgamegeek trying to find, but not remembering a few obsure ziplock games I owned back in the early days. Played these so far back (1979). Even forgot the names of them. I know I played them, owned them, just couldnt remember the name or much about the game play. Probably too much of the sticky-icky back then. Finnaly pulled them up by visual recognition of their covers.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4245/asteroid-zero-four

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3160/holy-war

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3466/warpwar

Ordered Zero-four from trool and toad. The others for next month.



Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 05, 2011, 12:22:36 PM
Ah, WarpWar. The game where every one of my ship designs were so shitty, I might as well not even bothered.

I think my Mom threw my copy away way back when.

Also, Decision should have WarpWar cheap, since they do Excalibre's(the dude that owns the rights) games
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 07, 2011, 07:42:36 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2011, 10:31:08 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 02, 2011, 10:29:16 PM
Cant wait till they get here.

I got mine.  You get yours?
Got it today. Cracked open GD prior to leaving for work and grabbed the rule book. :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 07, 2011, 09:55:41 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 07, 2011, 07:42:36 PM
Got it today. Cracked open GD prior to leaving for work and grabbed the rule book. :D

Should've grabbed 11 Pz's as well;  has some minor changes in red.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 08, 2011, 05:31:15 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 07, 2011, 09:55:41 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 07, 2011, 07:42:36 PM
Got it today. Cracked open GD prior to leaving for work and grabbed the rule book. :D

Should've grabbed 11 Pz's as well;  has some minor changes in red.

Did the first good read through of the rules to include 11th Pz. Very good , very good. I like what I see. Clean and straight forward. Some of the rules I'm impressed with are; Combined Arms Modifiers, Reorg, Maint/Med/Replacement rules,  Levels of Suppression, Combat Patrols, Counter Batt Fire, CAS, and The open type operations phase.

The supply rules (optional) IMO are overkill for the level of simulation. There is already C&C.

Stacking is kind of befuddling. It says: "Units can retreat through friendly units but not end the turn in the same hex in excess of stacking limits." It says nothing else. Are the retreating units eliminated if they do and can go nowhere else? Or is there a displacement rule? Where as the retreating unit displaces a non-retreating unit which is now supressed, beings that the non-retreating unit was displaced? Probably this is not a common occurence, more like a rare one....but then again Murpy's Law always strikes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 11, 2011, 04:29:51 PM
TSS and Gleam of Baynets came in today. Along with Asteroid Zero-Four.

On the hunt for two others; Bitter End and SPI's Outreach. Let me know if anyone gets a line on one of these. If you dont mind.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 11, 2011, 04:37:31 PM
You try Noble Knight?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 11, 2011, 04:48:18 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 11, 2011, 04:37:31 PM
You try Noble Knight?

Out for Noble and Toad.... :cry:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 11, 2011, 05:11:41 PM
Fine Games might have it. If you can stand their weird ass online ordering.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 12, 2011, 08:05:31 PM
I know it is going to disappoint Seedy, but I bought Munchkin today.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 12, 2011, 08:35:54 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 12, 2011, 08:05:31 PM
I know it is going to disappoint Seedy, but I bought Munchkin today.
Never seen that one before. We all have our dark secrets.... :ph34r: Just last night I was browsing through the card set on WoC. I left off at Weatherlight. I was like..... :huh:. Then just started browsing cards on Noble. "Natural Order" 30.00. I said to myself, I think I got that one, havent looked in my card folders for years. I did, six mint copies.  :lmfao: Then I looked at a couple of the decks that are still together that I used to run back in the day.
From the Elephant Deck
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From the White Lightning deck
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From the Land Destroyer
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmagic.tcgplayer.com%2Fdb%2Fcards%2F1387.jpg&hash=6a90c17727a7d2746dbe4661a67522c2f1506d18)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectorscache.com%2FStoreModules%2FProductImages%2F98%2Fsinkhole.jpg&hash=29b32a4690ca217e0bf9578c3898327848115954)

Reliezed I was a little old school to some of the players today. :lmfao:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 12, 2011, 08:40:08 PM
BTW talking to a dude on BGG to buy Downtown Hanoi. Seems like a interesting game. I will probably look at the Mideast Version, if DT Hanoi is as good as they say.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 12, 2011, 08:51:52 PM
Munchkin:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.wikia.com%2Fogres%2Fimages%2F4%2F44%2F20081214-munchkin-card2.jpg&hash=2aef68c2b8e27939fffd46c04965b17ac45fc1d8)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2011, 09:47:41 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 12, 2011, 08:05:31 PM
I know it is going to disappoint Seedy, but I bought Munchkin today.

Well, you are a parent.  It's a known scientific fact that owning children retards higher thinking.



But I will admit, Munchkin is fun as balls.  :blush:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2011, 09:49:48 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 12, 2011, 08:40:08 PM
BTW talking to a dude on BGG to buy Downtown Hanoi. Seems like a interesting game. I will probably look at the Mideast Version, if DT Hanoi is as good as they say.

Awesome game.  Great mechanics for larger scale air ops than the usual fighter vs fighter theme.  The Battle of Britain one is cool too.

Ask Berkut how I beat his ass like a whore in the one Downtown scenario we played via Vassal.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 12, 2011, 10:14:06 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2011, 09:49:48 PM
Ask Berkut how I beat his ass like a whore in the one Downtown scenario we played via Vassal.

Yep.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 12, 2011, 10:47:52 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2011, 09:49:48 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 12, 2011, 08:40:08 PM
BTW talking to a dude on BGG to buy Downtown Hanoi. Seems like a interesting game. I will probably look at the Mideast Version, if DT Hanoi is as good as they say.

Awesome game.  Great mechanics for larger scale air ops than the usual fighter vs fighter theme.  The Battle of Britain one is cool too.

Ask Berkut how I beat his ass like a whore in the one Downtown scenario we played via Vassal.
Looks like it is what a board air game IMO should be and looking forward to it.

The board "air to air" games are just eclisped by the computer simulations now. Nostalgia only, would be the only real reason to play them IMO. Everytime I think of running an "Air War" fight with three Israeli mirages against ten raghead migs, I just cant justify it and I'm pretty good with the rules. Easier and better to fire up Strike Fighters 2: Israel. Air War, is in the end, what you get when you try to put a realistic flight sim on board.

I will still get the GDW Air series and the Heat of Speed :huh:I think it's called. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 12, 2011, 10:56:20 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 12, 2011, 08:05:31 PM
I know it is going to disappoint Seedy, but I bought Munchkin today.

Had to ED. First thing that came to mind. Loved Jordan in this movie.

"Will you tell General Seedy, that General Anger sends his regrets. Will you tell him.... how very sorry I am."
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 13, 2011, 01:34:25 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 12, 2011, 10:14:06 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2011, 09:49:48 PM
Ask Berkut how I beat his ass like a whore in the one Downtown scenario we played via Vassal.

Yep.

Bah.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 13, 2011, 07:50:12 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2011, 09:49:48 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 12, 2011, 08:40:08 PM
BTW talking to a dude on BGG to buy Downtown Hanoi. Seems like a interesting game. I will probably look at the Mideast Version, if DT Hanoi is as good as they say.

Awesome game.  Great mechanics for larger scale air ops than the usual fighter vs fighter theme.  The Battle of Britain one is cool too.

Ask Berkut how I beat his ass like a whore in the one Downtown scenario we played via Vassal.

Ask me how it was boring as all hell.

Downtown is parallel solitaire.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 15, 2011, 03:45:57 AM
Quote from: Berkut on June 13, 2011, 07:50:12 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2011, 09:49:48 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 12, 2011, 08:40:08 PM
BTW talking to a dude on BGG to buy Downtown Hanoi. Seems like a interesting game. I will probably look at the Mideast Version, if DT Hanoi is as good as they say.

Awesome game.  Great mechanics for larger scale air ops than the usual fighter vs fighter theme.  The Battle of Britain one is cool too.

Ask Berkut how I beat his ass like a whore in the one Downtown scenario we played via Vassal.

Ask me how it was boring as all hell.

Downtown is parallel solitaire.

I'll most and likely be getting Elusive Victory also. I think it will have different dynamics than DT. Different type of conflict.

A Faulklands version I think could be interesting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 15, 2011, 07:34:19 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 15, 2011, 03:45:57 AM
Quote from: Berkut on June 13, 2011, 07:50:12 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2011, 09:49:48 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 12, 2011, 08:40:08 PM
BTW talking to a dude on BGG to buy Downtown Hanoi. Seems like a interesting game. I will probably look at the Mideast Version, if DT Hanoi is as good as they say.

Awesome game.  Great mechanics for larger scale air ops than the usual fighter vs fighter theme.  The Battle of Britain one is cool too.

Ask Berkut how I beat his ass like a whore in the one Downtown scenario we played via Vassal.

Ask me how it was boring as all hell.

Downtown is parallel solitaire.

I'll most and likely be getting Elusive Victory also. I think it will have different dynamics than DT. Different type of conflict.

A Faulklands version I think could be interesting.

I have EV, and I think it has much more potential, since it is not quite as asymmetric as DT.

I still like the idea of a fictional 1980ish WW3 game using that engine. That would be awesome.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 15, 2011, 09:18:59 AM
Quote from: Berkut on June 15, 2011, 07:34:19 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 15, 2011, 03:45:57 AM
Quote from: Berkut on June 13, 2011, 07:50:12 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2011, 09:49:48 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 12, 2011, 08:40:08 PM
BTW talking to a dude on BGG to buy Downtown Hanoi. Seems like a interesting game. I will probably look at the Mideast Version, if DT Hanoi is as good as they say.

Awesome game.  Great mechanics for larger scale air ops than the usual fighter vs fighter theme.  The Battle of Britain one is cool too.


Ask Berkut how I beat his ass like a whore in the one Downtown scenario we played via Vassal.

Ask me how it was boring as all hell.

Downtown is parallel solitaire.

I'll most and likely be getting Elusive Victory also. I think it will have different dynamics than DT. Different type of conflict.

A Faulklands version I think could be interesting.

I have EV, and I think it has much more potential, since it is not quite as asymmetric as DT.

I still like the idea of a fictional 1980ish WW3 game using that engine. That would be awesome.

That would be even better and massive. :yes: About late 1980's. From Norway to Turkey.

"Newclear combat, toe to toe with the Ruskies"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 15, 2011, 09:22:41 AM
You ever play GDW's Third World War games? Totally awesome.

Link the 3 European games together and you get a bucketfull of Russian killin'.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 15, 2011, 09:39:08 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 15, 2011, 09:22:41 AM
You ever play GDW's Third World War games? Totally awesome.

Link the 3 European games together and you get a bucketfull of Russian killin'.
Never played, but I do remember those
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 15, 2011, 09:47:02 AM
I had all four games. And sold all four so I could meet a house payment. :weep:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 15, 2011, 06:09:08 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 15, 2011, 09:47:02 AM
I had all four games. And sold all four so I could meet a house payment. :weep:

Ass.


Those 4 titles are the sole members of my Holy Grail list.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 15, 2011, 07:32:20 PM
Got 'em all.  I've played the Balkan and Gulf games, but not the other 2.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 15, 2011, 07:52:48 PM
I always though Arctic Front was the funnest of the bunch. Low counter density and it had Finns. Who pre-internet, I thought were cool, military wise.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 15, 2011, 10:13:08 PM
Military wise, they are.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Jaron on June 15, 2011, 10:13:49 PM
Give them enough mouth sugar and they will blitz anyone you wish.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 16, 2011, 04:23:04 PM
DT got here today. All I got to say is WOW, what a beautiful looking game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on June 16, 2011, 04:30:14 PM
Ordered from GMT:

Command & Colors: Napoleonics (though the first expansion is Spain, ugh)
Fading Glory
Sun of York

Thinking about:

No Retreat
Pax Baltica
Dominant Species - Card Game
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 16, 2011, 06:15:17 PM
Quote from: Kleves on June 16, 2011, 04:30:14 PM
Thinking about:

No Retreat
Dominant Species - Card Game

:x
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on June 16, 2011, 07:58:20 PM
Really, no love for No Retreat? I thought it was fairly well respected. I do need a new, relatively low-complexity Eastern Front game; Stalin's War doesn't do it for me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 16, 2011, 08:05:25 PM
The designer's probably one of the biggest douchebags in existence.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on June 16, 2011, 08:28:19 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 16, 2011, 08:05:25 PM
The designer's probably one of the biggest douchebags in existence.
This Paradis guy? He doesn't seem so bad on BGG. Jensen seems to be much more of a douche.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 16, 2011, 08:29:02 PM
MMP announced plans for another OCS monster on Case Yellow: The Blitzkrieg Legend.  It's as if millions of Werhmacht fanboi voices suddenly cried out in joy and were suddenly silenced in post-orgasmic drowsiness.

QuoteThe Blitzkrieg Legend simulates Case Yellow, the German offensive in May of 1940 that shocked the world. In less than a month's time it made quick work of Belgium and Holland, shattered the armies of France, and pushed the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) into the sea at Dunkirk. This twelfth game in theOperational Combat Series (OCS) departs from its established norms in using a ground scale of 3 miles per hex and a time scale of two-day turns, and as such is similar to Sicily. The chosen scale lets this lightning campaign unfold a bit more slowly, and gives the densely-packed armies more room to maneuver.

Case Yellow achieved the largest pocket ever to be created in the war, with the largest number of captured soldiers as well. This result is sometimes looked upon by gamers and historians alike as a foregone conclusion, but Manstein's daring strike through the Ardennes was a gamble that might easily have gone awry. Hindsight suggests the fighting could have gone much differently.

A range of historical problems confront the player directing the Allies in this game. His French, Belgian, Dutch, and BEF combat units have not yet mastered the faster pace of action in WWII, and therefore are slow and don't fight at full Action Rating when in Move Mode. The Allies are also forced to adopt the historical Dyle Plan (when not playing the what-if version of the campaign), which leaves the French with inadequate reserves behind the Ardennes and too many of their best forces committed to shielding Antwerp and Brussels. Because history tells us the headlong rush into Belgium was primary cause of the quick Allied defeat, an "If I Was in Charge..." version of the campaign is presented to allow both sides to explore some different initial deployments.

A simple set of campaign objectives are presented, with Victory Point awards centered on the following:

• The French must vigilantly protect Paris, which is the ultimate German objective. Two more cities along the map's south edge, Verdun and Metz, are also worth points (so the French cannot just abandon the Maginot Line).

• The possible surrender of Holland is triggered by German armor moving adjacent to any of the three Dutch major cities. Surrender chances are modified if the French and BEF are supporting Holland (which is why French 7th Army initially moved north of Antwerp).

• The possible surrender of Belgium and BEF Evacuation are triggered when the Germans drive a wedge between the Belgian coast and Paris. Surrender chances are modified, however, if the French and BEF are supporting Belgium (another nod toward the historical rationale of the Dyle Plan).

• The Germans also win points for battering the BEF, so the Allies are encouraged to keep this force intact.

The game's special rules are judiciously chosen to evoke the full flavor of the campaign. For instance, the Maginot Line is given its historical due, shown as a strong right shield that can unfortunately be outflanked through the Ardennes. Rules for special operations are something new to OCS, and these can capture enemy bridges and forts (but just on 10 May unless playing an optional rule). As mentioned above, the BEF can get isolated or mauled as part of the victory conditions, and if this happens a ragtag assemblage rides to the rescue: RN Destroyers, special Evacuation Ports, elite Irish and Welsh battalions, and even some Spitfires finally appear to provide some top-cover. Mix in the occasional Pause — an event that tugs sharply on the panzers' leash — and you've the kind of chrome that make The Blitzkrieg Legend a tremendous tool for historical study and an exciting source of gaming  pleasure.

The Blitzkrieg Legend is also a game with tremendous replay value.  Presented are 7 scenarios and 3 campaigns. The longest is just 13 turns; the largest fits on a standard 4' x 6' table.  Series veterans know the depth of the model can lead to some long and complex turns, but here at last we have an entire campaign that can easily be played to the finish!

Scenarios

   1. South.  The first 4 turns on the southern half of Map B. Covers the fighting at Sedan as well as the crossings of the Meuse further downstream by 6th and 8th Panzer.
   2. Center. The first 4 turns on the northern half of Map B. Covers the fighting at Gembloux Gap as well as the crossings of the Meuse by 5th and 7th Panzer.
   3. North. The first 4 turns on Map C. Covers the air landings and surrender of Holland.
   4. Mini-Campaign. Links the first three scenarios into a short campaign using two maps.
   5. Sedan. Lasts just 2 turns and uses just a small portion of Map B. Covers the French counterattack and German breakout.
   6. Arras. Lasts just 1 player turn. A teaching scenario covering the Allied counterattack.
   7. Dynamo. Lasts 8 turns. Plays like a campaign game, using just Map A to cover the important events during the last half of the campaign.

Campaigns

   1. "No Holland" Version. Doesn't include the fighting in Holland, which is "automatic" and not under player control. Uses two maps, the full 13 turns.
   2. "With Holland" Version. Uses all three maps, the full 13 turns.
   3. "If I Was in Charge..."  Several variations on either of the two campaigns are offered.

The Blitzkrieg Legend Components:

    * OCS Series Rulebook
    * TBL Game Specific Rulebook
    * Two Charts and Tables Booklets
    * Full Color Game Map (two 22x34, one 28x15) (Take a look!)
    * 1,960 Counters (Sheet 1)  (Sheet 3)
    * One 8.5x11 Play Aid
    * 10 Scenarios (3 of them are Campaign Scenarios)
    * Box and Dice
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Caliga on June 16, 2011, 08:53:55 PM
Quote from: Kleves on June 16, 2011, 08:28:19 PM
This Paradis guy? He doesn't seem so bad on BGG. Jensen seems to be much more of a douche.
Habs has probably met him.  I don't think I've ever met any of those dudes and thought they were douchebags, but some seemed a little weird (e.g. Ted Raicer).  I've met a couple that were totally awesome, such as Andy Lewis, Mark Miklos, Keith Cumiskey, and Gene Billingsley (even if the latter is a kiddie diddler  :Embarrass: )
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 16, 2011, 08:55:46 PM
I like Ty Bomba. There, I said it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 16, 2011, 09:10:51 PM
Quote from: Caliga on June 16, 2011, 08:53:55 PM
Quote from: Kleves on June 16, 2011, 08:28:19 PM
This Paradis guy? He doesn't seem so bad on BGG. Jensen seems to be much more of a douche.
Habs has probably met him.  I don't think I've ever met any of those dudes and thought they were douchebags, but some seemed a little weird (e.g. Ted Raicer).  I've met a couple that were totally awesome, such as Andy Lewis, Mark Miklos, Keith Cumiskey, and Gene Billingsley (even if the latter is a kiddie diddler  :Embarrass: )

Haven't met him personally, alas.  He actually completely bailed on the Montreal convention I went to in April precisely because he knew myself and a few other people who loathed him would be there--this despite scheduling an event for some newbies that he was supposed to be teaching something.

He's a fuckhead on CSW all the time and acts like a child whenever anyone disagrees with him on anything.  It's quite bizarre to see him melt down.

I will ditto that Andy Lewis is a class-act and a fun guy to be around.  I think I've met Mark Miklos, but don't recall entirely.  Ted Raicer is a giant creep, makes bad games (BtB and POG being the exceptions) and said he was moving to Canada if Bush won reelection.  He now lives in Florida.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 16, 2011, 10:25:09 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 16, 2011, 08:55:46 PM
I like Ty Bomba. There, I said it.

I'm the guy on BGG always bitching about wanting an Adam Starkweather microbadge.

And I consider Ed at COA a buddy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 16, 2011, 10:26:25 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 16, 2011, 10:25:09 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 16, 2011, 08:55:46 PM
I like Ty Bomba. There, I said it.

I'm the guy on BGG always bitching about wanting an Adam Starkweather microbadge.

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 17, 2011, 08:10:39 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2011, 03:49:44 PM


I'm waiting for my copy of None But Heroes, which is MMP's new ACW regimental/battery-level system.   Combine that with the addition of new games as well as redoing the old ones in the GBACW system, I think those are the levels I prefer for the ACW.

You get it yet?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 17, 2011, 08:36:57 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 17, 2011, 08:10:39 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2011, 03:49:44 PM


I'm waiting for my copy of None But Heroes, which is MMP's new ACW regimental/battery-level system.   Combine that with the addition of new games as well as redoing the old ones in the GBACW system, I think those are the levels I prefer for the ACW.

You get it yet?

I went with Cool Stuff Inc, so it's waiting to come in from MMP.  Cheaper.  So I wait.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 20, 2011, 06:20:40 AM
I'm so bad. :lmfao:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 20, 2011, 06:37:23 AM
You sure are. :lmfao:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 20, 2011, 07:00:02 AM
Yea, got WV, Ney v. Wellington, and In Their Quiet Fields II coming. I'll have to move around the Bowflex, Stat Bike, and Ellipitical down in the den/war room.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 20, 2011, 07:37:07 AM
In a fit of boardgame-nerdness, I ordered Conquest of Planet Earth and Battles of Westeros. My wallet is crying.

Also, yesterday I played Mansions of Madness. Fun, fun, fun!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 20, 2011, 07:41:28 AM
Ive been keeping my eye open for something I could get the old lady into. I just dont think Air War or TSS will be of much interest to her....... :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 20, 2011, 09:28:46 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 20, 2011, 07:41:28 AM
Ive been keeping my eye open for something I could get the old lady into. I just dont think Air War or TSS will be of much interest to her....... :lol:

Might try POG, or some other card-driven game. 

Diplomacy would be a possibility, if you can get enough other people together.

Or, if you can already get her to play Risk, step her up to Axis and Allies.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 20, 2011, 09:30:33 AM
Euro games. There is a plenty, and a lot of them are actually decent for proper boardgamers to play, while casual-friendly.

Alternatively, find a game on a topic which strongly interests her. Like War of the Ring if she is into the whole Tolkien thing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on June 20, 2011, 10:29:07 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 16, 2011, 10:25:09 PM
And I consider Ed at COA a buddy.
Ed Wimble is a terrific guy and smart as hell.

I just wish I could get him to write down some of his stuff in longer form than designer notes.  Alas, his muse is for short, pithy stuff.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 20, 2011, 07:41:47 PM
Quote from: grumbler on June 20, 2011, 10:29:07 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 16, 2011, 10:25:09 PM
And I consider Ed at COA a buddy.
Ed Wimble is a terrific guy and smart as hell.

I just wish I could get him to write down some of his stuff in longer form than designer notes.  Alas, his muse is for short, pithy stuff.

lol, yeah.  Quite frankly, he strikes me as the kind of guy that has so much going on in his head, he doesn't have the time to put it all down.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 21, 2011, 03:49:13 AM
Anyone know anything on this one???

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/67272/alma-balaclava-inkerman-1854-bloody-steppes-of

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic803987.jpg&hash=10963884e8abd09269f5cfdd3b4b49486f1fa7a9)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic816800.jpg&hash=4d67e5df8208b6c08fb01537b64413e26eb887ae)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 21, 2011, 04:12:31 AM
My personal take is that the PC has become vastly superior to the tactical simulation of battles. Probably operational ones as well, but that's debatable due to the lack of computer content.

So for quite many years I have been concentrating on more strategic board games. The social aspect is there and the same (except better), and due to the lack of good strategical coverage of historical conflicts on PC, I don't feel like doing something I could do ten times easier on the computer.

It's not a complaint though or wanting to fling crap at your preferences, just a random outburst of personal opinion :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2011, 04:57:15 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 17, 2011, 08:36:57 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 17, 2011, 08:10:39 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2011, 03:49:44 PM


I'm waiting for my copy of None But Heroes, which is MMP's new ACW regimental/battery-level system.   Combine that with the addition of new games as well as redoing the old ones in the GBACW system, I think those are the levels I prefer for the ACW.

You get it yet?

I went with Cool Stuff Inc, so it's waiting to come in from MMP.  Cheaper.  So I wait.

OK, CSI just sent me an email overnight;  they're sending me my order of None But Heroes, GMT's Infidel, and the ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1.  Wooties.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 21, 2011, 05:23:07 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2011, 04:57:15 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 17, 2011, 08:36:57 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 17, 2011, 08:10:39 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2011, 03:49:44 PM


I'm waiting for my copy of None But Heroes, which is MMP's new ACW regimental/battery-level system.   Combine that with the addition of new games as well as redoing the old ones in the GBACW system, I think those are the levels I prefer for the ACW.

You get it yet?

I went with Cool Stuff Inc, so it's waiting to come in from MMP.  Cheaper.  So I wait.

OK, CSI just sent me an email overnight;  they're sending me my order of None But Heroes, GMT's Infidel, and the ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1.  Wooties.
Trifecta

I'm courious about the LoB system and how it stacks against GBACW system (ala Gleam of Bayonets.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 21, 2011, 05:46:10 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 21, 2011, 04:12:31 AM
My personal take is that the PC has become vastly superior to the tactical simulation of battles. Probably operational ones as well, but that's debatable due to the lack of computer content.

So for quite many years I have been concentrating on more strategic board games. The social aspect is there and the same (except better), and due to the lack of good strategical coverage of historical conflicts on PC, I don't feel like doing something I could do ten times easier on the computer.

It's not a complaint though or wanting to fling crap at your preferences, just a random outburst of personal opinion :)

I can see your point. I've been watching the "Birds of Prey" comments and threads. My preference is a computer air sim over a board air game as reflected in my comments about Air War and Air Superiority. I cringe when I think about setting up a scenario in Air War of 4 Nesher's vs. 10 Mig 21/Mig 17. I was good with the Air War rules rules in the day. IMO that game would take a concerted investment in time.   

Board Wargames had an allure to me years ago. After years on the bench so to speak, they do again, but in a more targeted way. Mainly tactical and operational. Strategic not so much. The artwork nowadays is head and shoulders above the 1980 era games IMO.

Not to say boardwargames will displace CM, TOAW III, or PC: Ostfront.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 21, 2011, 02:46:21 PM
Quote from: Tamas on June 21, 2011, 04:12:31 AM
My personal take is that the PC has become vastly superior to the tactical simulation of battles. Probably operational ones as well, but that's debatable due to the lack of computer content.

On a certain level, I agree with you, but OTOH, I'd rather play Terrible Swift Sword or any other game in the GBACW series than any computer game on a ACW battle.  Though it can be argued that TSS is operational or "grand tactical" instead of tactical.

In practice, my computer gaming is mostly what I would describe as games that are strategy games but not wargames--EU, Civ, Heroes of Might and Magic, MOO, MOM, Colonization, etc.  I haven't played an actual computer wargame in years. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2011, 04:41:05 PM
Quote from: dps on June 21, 2011, 02:46:21 PM
I haven't played an actual computer wargame in years.

MatrixGames customers can say the same thing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 21, 2011, 05:44:12 PM
Oh no he didn't!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 22, 2011, 07:20:09 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2011, 04:41:05 PM
Quote from: dps on June 21, 2011, 02:46:21 PM
I haven't played an actual computer wargame in years.

MatrixGames customers can say the same thing.

oh snap  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 24, 2011, 04:00:01 PM
Did another partial update to my owned list on boardgame geek after going through some stuff I had boxed up.  A bunch more left to do. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 24, 2011, 04:06:09 PM
Quote from: dps on June 24, 2011, 04:00:01 PM
Did another partial update to my owned list on boardgame geek after going through some stuff I had boxed up.  A bunch more left to do.

Nice

I just got the S&T order from Noble of; Battle of Monmouth, Wilson's Creek, Pleasant Hill, and Cedar Mountain.

Wellington's Vic and Ney v. Wellington should be here anytime.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 24, 2011, 07:08:54 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 24, 2011, 04:06:09 PM
Quote from: dps on June 24, 2011, 04:00:01 PM
Did another partial update to my owned list on boardgame geek after going through some stuff I had boxed up.  A bunch more left to do.

Nice

I just got the S&T order from Noble of; Battle of Monmouth, Wilson's Creek, Pleasant Hill, and Cedar Mountain.

Wellington's Vic and Ney v. Wellington should be here anytime.

There's a few of them in there that I had actually forgotten that I owned.  Mostly magazine games that came with the subscription and I've never even read the rules for, but I also somehow forgot that I had Wellington's Victory.  I haven't actually played it, either, and I frankly have no idea when or where I acquired it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 24, 2011, 09:07:20 PM
QuoteI haven't actually played it, either, and I frankly have no idea when or where I acquired it.

I love that line
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 25, 2011, 10:51:09 AM
I have vague recolections of this.  The pieces spraked something when I was looking for a civil war illistrated book.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2428/battle-cry
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 27, 2011, 11:26:13 PM
This is absofuckinglutely the last time I let work interfere with Origins ever again. :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 27, 2011, 11:31:03 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 27, 2011, 11:26:13 PM
This is absofuckinglutely the last time I let work interfere with WBC ever again. :mad:

Look, you can use this one next month!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on June 28, 2011, 07:05:18 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 27, 2011, 11:31:03 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 27, 2011, 11:26:13 PM
This is absofuckinglutely the last time this year I let work interfere with WBC ever again. :mad:

Look, you can use this one next month!
He can use this one year after year.  :cool:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 28, 2011, 01:21:50 PM
Quote from: grumbler on June 28, 2011, 07:05:18 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 27, 2011, 11:31:03 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 27, 2011, 11:26:13 PM
This is absofuckinglutely the last time this year I let work interfere with WBC ever again. :mad:

Look, you can use this one next month!
He can use this one year after year.  :cool:

I hate having to work.  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 28, 2011, 07:51:17 PM
I noticed Pazio bought out a regional distributor and is selling the old stuff they had. Mostly RPG stuff so far, but some wargames.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 29, 2011, 06:10:49 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 27, 2011, 11:26:13 PM
This is absofuckinglutely the last time I let work interfere with Origins ever again. :mad:

I'm thinking of going to Gen Con this year, just for shits and giggles.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 29, 2011, 06:21:00 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 29, 2011, 06:10:49 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 27, 2011, 11:26:13 PM
This is absofuckinglutely the last time I let work interfere with Origins ever again. :mad:

I'm thinking of going to Gen Con this year, just for shits and giggles.

I only go for the exhibit hall, so I can drop $600 in about 90 minutes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 29, 2011, 06:21:46 PM
Played a face-to-face game of Labyrinth today.  I won by setting off a WMD in the USA.  Not sure how I feel about that.   :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 29, 2011, 06:35:59 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 29, 2011, 06:21:46 PM
Played a face-to-face game of Labyrinth today.  I won by setting off a WMD in the USA.  Not sure how I feel about that.   :hmm:

:lol: Think of it this way: Vince Lombardi would've done it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 29, 2011, 06:57:17 PM
Just imagine Tim was under the blast.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on June 30, 2011, 09:31:04 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 29, 2011, 06:21:46 PM
Played a face-to-face game of Labyrinth today.  I won by setting off a WMD in the USA.  Not sure how I feel about that.   :hmm:

I think it is OK as long as no Pequots were harmed.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Razgovory on June 30, 2011, 09:38:47 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 29, 2011, 06:10:49 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 27, 2011, 11:26:13 PM
This is absofuckinglutely the last time I let work interfere with Origins ever again. :mad:

I'm thinking of going to Gen Con this year, just for shits and giggles.

Be warned, I was thinking of going as well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 02:01:56 AM
I just wrote to coolstuffinc.com because they ship to everywhere in the world except Hungary (slovakia, slovenia, dutch antilles, wtf), and their prices and stocks (assuming they would indicate if a game is out of stock) is awesome.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: AnchorClanker on July 04, 2011, 10:40:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 26, 2011, 09:42:59 AM
I see Decision is making another magazine with a game in it. This one on modern conflicts.

I should buy 10 issue ones and keep them in a cool dry place. they'll be a hundred bucks each on ebay in a year or so after release.

That reminds me of Command / XTR.  I miss it, although it appears most of that gang migrated to GMT.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 05, 2011, 05:24:24 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 02:01:56 AM
I just wrote to coolstuffinc.com because they ship to everywhere in the world except Hungary (slovakia, slovenia, dutch antilles, wtf), and their prices and stocks (assuming they would indicate if a game is out of stock) is awesome.

You might be able to work out a deal with one of the posters here for postal services.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 05, 2011, 05:26:14 AM
Worthington Games is FINALLY shipping Victoria's Cross II.  Finally.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 05, 2011, 06:43:22 PM
I was looking for a game on the Franco-Prussian War so I picked up, Deathride: Mars-la-Tour 1870.

What's funny this is Ive never owned or played a game that's Area Impulse. This is a first.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 07, 2011, 01:58:43 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 05, 2011, 05:24:24 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 02:01:56 AM
I just wrote to coolstuffinc.com because they ship to everywhere in the world except Hungary (slovakia, slovenia, dutch antilles, wtf), and their prices and stocks (assuming they would indicate if a game is out of stock) is awesome.

You might be able to work out a deal with one of the posters here for postal services.

Nah, I wouldn't want to impose myself on you people.

BTW, I did get a reply from Coolstuffinc.com, they will ship stuff to me if I have a verified Paypal account, which I do. I just have to set Germany as country in their web form and then e-mail support.


Do you guys know this place? I am planning to do a BIG purchase now that I have this shorted out (their prices, even shipping, is sweet sweet sweet), and I would certainly not like to cash that pile of money out and then never see anything because they claimed they had it shipped to a German address.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 07, 2011, 02:04:50 AM
Make a small test purchase.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 07, 2011, 02:18:52 AM
Quote from: The Brain on July 07, 2011, 02:04:50 AM
Make a small test purchase.

Good idea of course, but accross-the-pond shipping costs don't scale particularly well. eg. 2 boxes, shipping cost: $60. 5 boxes, shipping cost: $74
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 07, 2011, 02:51:22 AM
WTF SINCE WHEN DO I HAVE TO PAY 25% VAT ON THESE STUFF?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 07, 2011, 04:47:18 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 07, 2011, 01:58:43 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 05, 2011, 05:24:24 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2011, 02:01:56 AM
I just wrote to coolstuffinc.com because they ship to everywhere in the world except Hungary (slovakia, slovenia, dutch antilles, wtf), and their prices and stocks (assuming they would indicate if a game is out of stock) is awesome.

You might be able to work out a deal with one of the posters here for postal services.

Nah, I wouldn't want to impose myself on you people.

BTW, I did get a reply from Coolstuffinc.com, they will ship stuff to me if I have a verified Paypal account, which I do. I just have to set Germany as country in their web form and then e-mail support.


Do you guys know this place? I am planning to do a BIG purchase now that I have this shorted out (their prices, even shipping, is sweet sweet sweet), and I would certainly not like to cash that pile of money out and then never see anything because they claimed they had it shipped to a German address.

I order from them all the time.  Don't know about overseas, but they're fast as shit here.

LOL, just checked my account; I've spend over $1,000 with them in the last year.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 07, 2011, 04:55:55 AM
lol

ok thanks. I ditched the orders my friend would have liked to add - I told him I would rather risk only my own money first, but I mostly mean god damn VAT and tariffs.

I don't get the VAT thing. I dont recall paying that like, ever, for US orders. I will place an order just shy of a hundred bucks which will put me below the tariff barrier, here's hoping they'll forget VAT again as well :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 07, 2011, 05:04:49 AM
Tamas, if you wind up having any problems, let me know and I'll work something out with you regarding shipping.  It's no big deal to me.  I've got nothing else to do.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 07, 2011, 06:14:21 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 07, 2011, 05:04:49 AM
Tamas, if you wind up having any problems, let me know and I'll work something out with you regarding shipping.  It's no big deal to me.  I've got nothing else to do.

Thanks :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 10, 2011, 03:16:17 PM
Was browsing consimworld and was like WTF

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 10, 2011, 03:42:57 PM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbadassbookreviews.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F07%2Fholy_shit_a_shocking_face-s418x300-93419-580.jpg&hash=e3240c12236eea3ef9489b6e419f002d01e532ba)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 10, 2011, 03:47:01 PM
Is that the old Jack Radey game? If so, I'll pray for the players.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 10, 2011, 03:53:03 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 10, 2011, 03:47:01 PM
Is that the old Jack Radey game? If so, I'll pray for the players.

Spot on. Korsun Pocket
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 10, 2011, 03:54:52 PM
I'm sure it'll take a week to do a turn. Berk would blow his stack playing that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 10, 2011, 04:11:22 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 10, 2011, 03:54:52 PM
I'm sure it'll take a week to do a turn. Berk would blow his stack playing that.

lol. The only game I remember playing on the Korsun debacle was the AGS Quad from SPI. Fast playable little game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: sbr on July 10, 2011, 04:19:53 PM
Quote from: Tamas on July 10, 2011, 03:42:57 PM
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:lol:  Love it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 10, 2011, 08:53:52 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 10, 2011, 03:54:52 PM
I'm sure it'll take a week to do a turn. Berk would blow his stack playing that.

Berkut requires a turn every 20 minutes.  You think I'm kidding.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 10, 2011, 10:10:47 PM
Which is funny, because he's really been dragging ass in our HIS game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 10, 2011, 10:36:49 PM
It suddenly got a lot less interesting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 10, 2011, 10:38:06 PM
Is that why you made your play before it was your turn?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on July 11, 2011, 06:26:46 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 10, 2011, 08:53:52 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 10, 2011, 03:54:52 PM
I'm sure it'll take a week to do a turn. Berk would blow his stack playing that.

Berkut requires a turn every 20 minutes.  You think I'm kidding.

Too bad he and I don't live near each other, then--he'd probably like my style of play.  I've done Fire in the East turns less than that.  Can't do the surprise turn that fast, but Europa games can play surprisingly quickly if you know the rules and have a solid plan for what you want to do.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on July 11, 2011, 07:30:53 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 10, 2011, 03:53:03 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 10, 2011, 03:47:01 PM
Is that the old Jack Radey game? If so, I'll pray for the players.

Spot on. Korsun Pocket
I used to have that one.  The smaller scenarios were playable, but the larger ones... No only did you have massive counter density, but you moved supply (used by artillery only, IIRC), one supply point at a time.  Used to get ten-SP chits lost in stacks all the time.  :lol:

Great design, but not for that scale.  Black Sea, Black Death was a much better game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 11, 2011, 07:36:30 PM
Quote from: grumbler on July 11, 2011, 07:30:53 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 10, 2011, 03:53:03 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 10, 2011, 03:47:01 PM
Is that the old Jack Radey game? If so, I'll pray for the players.

Spot on. Korsun Pocket
I used to have that one.  The smaller scenarios were playable, but the larger ones... No only did you have massive counter density, but you moved supply (used by artillery only, IIRC), one supply point at a time.  Used to get ten-SP chits lost in stacks all the time.  :lol:

Great design, but not for that scale.  Black Sea, Black Death was a much better game.

The density looks rather excessive. I managed to pick up PWG Duel for Kharkov and Gazala for a descent price on a whim. I understand PRP has got a remake of PWG's Korsun in the works.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on July 12, 2011, 03:06:27 PM
Could the Northeastern Americans remind me again where - online or not - they buy their boardgames?

Thanks.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 12, 2011, 03:09:58 PM
I've used:

Troll and Toad www.trollandtoad.com
NWS http://yhst-12000246778232.stores.yahoo.net/
Bunker Hill (at least his ebay auctions) http://www.bunkerhillgames.com/index.php?UID=2011071213083075.186.147.38
Noble Knight www.nobleknight.com
Pazio http://paizo.com/store/games/cardBoardGames

I haven't been screwed by any of them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 12, 2011, 04:34:10 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on July 12, 2011, 03:06:27 PM
Could the Northeastern Americans remind me again where - online or not - they buy their boardgames?

Thanks.  :)

If I don't order them directly from the game companies themselves, I prefer www.coolstuffinc.com
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 15, 2011, 07:58:54 PM
Victoria's Cross II arrived today.  Finally.

I think I'll solo some of it out.  I'm in the mood for bayoneting negros for Her Majesty.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 21, 2011, 06:43:56 PM
Enjoying your sparring with CSW's biggest wet blanket, Seedy?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 21, 2011, 06:49:50 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 21, 2011, 06:43:56 PM
Enjoying your sparring with CSW's biggest wet blanket, Seedy?

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 21, 2011, 06:59:56 PM
That guy is almost as big a tool as "The Preacher."
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 22, 2011, 09:15:39 AM
I tread lightly on CSW.  Man, they're more sensitive than the Islamic boards.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 23, 2011, 10:30:59 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 03, 2011, 06:38:23 PM
Newly ordered:

Compass- Proud Monster Deluxe(pre-order)

So it's out.  Thoughts?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 23, 2011, 11:43:04 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 23, 2011, 10:30:59 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 03, 2011, 06:38:23 PM
Newly ordered:

Compass- Proud Monster Deluxe(pre-order)

So it's out.  Thoughts?

I've only opened the box and checked to see if everything is there. It does look nicer than the original Command Mag version.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 24, 2011, 01:24:13 PM
Bought the Emerald Empire and Enemies Of The Empire books for Legend Of The 5 Rings 4th Ed. Very nice books, just like the rulebook. Lots of book for your buck, too bad I probably won't get to play the game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 24, 2011, 03:59:06 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 24, 2011, 01:24:13 PM
Bought the Emerald Empire and Enemies Of The Empire books for Legend Of The 5 Rings 4th Ed. Very nice books, just like the rulebook. Lots of book for your buck, too bad I probably won't get to play the game.

No, probably not;  but it makes for fun reading.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 26, 2011, 02:05:13 AM
I was on a buying spree recently (btw, coolstuffinc worked magnificently, by keeping just under a hundred bucks I avoided both tariff and VAT, yay!), and my funnest aquisition is a (yeah Berk, I know) solitaire space strategy: Struggle for the Galactic Empire:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic996940_md.jpg&hash=9c3e21b5854fb033534983865e49ecae96620d6c)


It is one of those games where the random events manage to present a narrative, and I often preferred the story aspect in games, so it is quite nice. But it is far from being devoid of any decision-making.

In it, you rule a galaxy-spanning empire, in various states of decline, depending on the scenario.Depending on how fucked up the internal situation (represented by a Chaos Index), you draw a number of events per turn. There is a lot of them. Mere rebellions, invaders, independent empires (also simpleton rebels can end up forming their own independent empires), various aliens (like Alien-ish killing machines, or V'ger-ish megaprobes, and the like), usurpers, the chance to install a WH40K-ish immortal cyber-emperor etc.

There are two types of combat: the actual "combat" and the political/psych/whatever conversion of the opponents. Obviously the cheapo units specialize in one, and can get easily wiped by the other combat if caught on the defensive, plus there is the Imperial Guard which is half-decent in both, plus the World Ships which are expensive like hell but are very nice (if slow) units.

Another interesting unit is the Transhumans, representing an evolution of humans. Their combat values depend on the chaos index and the side they are on.

And of course there are rules regulating the various types of chaos units but they are pretty straightforward, and they do fight each other if encountered, so as I said, while a lot of it is random, and the management is as macro as it can get, nice situations and narrative can appear.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 26, 2011, 02:10:53 AM
Did you play it yet? I own it but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 26, 2011, 02:34:02 AM
Quote from: The Brain on July 26, 2011, 02:10:53 AM
Did you play it yet? I own it but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

yes! Took a couple of games to not forget any rules. Last time I won a long version of the first scenario (you start with much chaos but everything still under Empire control, and you only win if you retain control of every system and having the chaos index at or below 10), mostly by luck of events. Especially because once I had a very low chaos index, I drew the god-emperorish event (where you can install a WH40Kish immortal cyber-emperor), which halves chaos index changes.

Right now I am in a much more interesting session of the same scenario. I gradually decreased the chaos index (starts at 80, over 100 is game over), while an Independent Empire grew up in the Alpha Quadrant, with a big but totally combat-oriented fleet. I grew greedy and unleashed a Control Group (think badass Hansmeisters) army on them to convert that huge force to myself, but rolled horribly both for my attack, then the following regular combat defeat (the latter wasn't that hard, I merely had a couple of starfleets as escort), ending up with the majority of my entire armed forces totally wiped out. Chaos index rose big time, eliminating all my work.

But since then I have managed to defeat this local empire, and survived a general mutiny as I had no money reserves when the "troops demand pay" event came up. Have discovered the stargate tech in an expedition but seriously lack the money to build some. Etc.

Good game. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 26, 2011, 02:44:55 AM
Nice. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 26, 2011, 01:45:24 PM
Man, I love public records :

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 26, 2011, 04:47:40 PM
I assume a shitstorm is brewing at consimworld? I'll also assume the guy at GMT fondling underage girls is being brought up?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 26, 2011, 05:48:25 PM
Nah, RHB came up and someone made a crack about his being disbarred.  So, I being myself, I asked if anyone had the story.  They linked me that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 27, 2011, 05:17:08 AM
Lot5R got me in an Asian mood. I ordered Ikusa (Shogun) and A Most Dangerous Time.

My money is going. I can feel it.

Edit: I never played Shogun back in the day btw.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 30, 2011, 12:04:44 PM
Played Android today with 4 friends. Interesting game, quite unique.

I was playing the corrupt cop, in serious guilt over the death of my partner, for which the cause was me being away due to bribery, and trying to save his marriage, which was in a crisis for exactly the same thing. While I tried to subtly build up evidence against the guy I suspected for the game's murder case (and I did manage: the guys were so busy fighting over the other suspects they cancelled each others' evidences out and my guy was determined to be the perpetrator at the end, even if barely), I took good care of personal issues. First I managed to make my crime boss let me leave his side of the business, out of my guilt, then saved my marriage :goodboy:

I did not care much for the third aspect of the game, the puzzle game of figuring out the conspiracy behind the murder, but I did not need to. With the perpetrator being my hunch, and my personal triumphs, I won the game.

But, since it was a first for almost all of us, it took a long fucking time. Also in part because of all the possible options make this game hard to play with sufferers of Analysis Paralysis.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on July 30, 2011, 02:01:18 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 26, 2011, 05:48:25 PM
Nah, RHB came up and someone made a crack about his being disbarred.  So, I being myself, I asked if anyone had the story.  They linked me that.

What folder was that in?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 30, 2011, 06:15:41 PM
Quote from: Tamas on July 30, 2011, 12:04:44 PM
Played Android today with 4 friends. Interesting game, quite unique.

I was playing the corrupt cop, in serious guilt over the death of my partner, for which the cause was me being away due to bribery, and trying to save his marriage, which was in a crisis for exactly the same thing. While I tried to subtly build up evidence against the guy I suspected for the game's murder case (and I did manage: the guys were so busy fighting over the other suspects they cancelled each others' evidences out and my guy was determined to be the perpetrator at the end, even if barely), I took good care of personal issues. First I managed to make my crime boss let me leave his side of the business, out of my guilt, then saved my marriage :goodboy:

I did not care much for the third aspect of the game, the puzzle game of figuring out the conspiracy behind the murder, but I did not need to. With the perpetrator being my hunch, and my personal triumphs, I won the game.

But, since it was a first for almost all of us, it took a long fucking time. Also in part because of all the possible options make this game hard to play with sufferers of Analysis Paralysis.

Own it, haven't played it yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 30, 2011, 11:29:23 PM
At WBC now.  Already enjoyed one drama-queen session with some d-bag here.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 30, 2011, 11:31:52 PM
Tell me more, your fucking asshole. You know I cannot be there, the least you could do is come through with some juicy details.

More or less d-baggy than the TNW guy last year?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 30, 2011, 11:39:28 PM
Since I unfortunately don't know about the d-bag that you dealt with at TNW last year, I can only assume this is vastly worse.

Basically, Dockter ropes me and Burdett into playing, sight-and-rules-unseen, the 2nd edition of The Russian Civil War (the DG/S&T thing).  We get 7 people total together and settle down for The Rules Reading by Dockter so we get some basic idea of what the fuck is going on.

Anyway, one of the guys at the table (Marvin Birnbaum) gets up after the rules reading is over with and wanders off without a word.  Not having any clue what was going on, we decided to punish him for his transgressions by purging him from the Politburo in the game.  He gets back to find out that he's been kicked from the Politburo and, as a consequence, loses one of his minor units.

He might have a claim of being mad at this point, sure.  But we're all laughing, joking around with him about how we're going to purge him further, turn him over to the Cheka, etc.. So he leaves again without warning while we're puzzling over some rules issue or another.  When he comes back, we make the same joke about purging him and inform him that we went ahead and skipped him, even though skipping him doesn't really matter that much (instead of playing 1st, he plays 2nd). Guy flips the fuck out.  Starts cursing up a storm, getting pissed off while Burdett goes quiet, I look skeptical, Dockter and the others try to get him to calm down.  He doesn't.  Instead, he wanders off again after his petulant tirade saying he'll "be back."

Naturally, we purge him again in absentia.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 30, 2011, 11:45:49 PM
He didn't talk with a thick Austrian accent did he?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 30, 2011, 11:47:09 PM
Nein.  Just an annoying, Jew Yorker one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 02, 2011, 11:48:23 PM
A Few Acres of Snow is better at using Dominion's mechanics than Dominion is.  A lot better.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 08, 2011, 12:35:09 AM
Reading on the CSW boards that Mark Herman's redux of VG's Pacific War is slated for playtesting in September with MMP.  Should be a lovely production.
Apparently, he's redoing the original map perspective, which I find unfortunate as I always thought it was probably the best, most accurate projection of the Pacific theater.

Hope he doesn't cock it all up.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on August 08, 2011, 01:51:19 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 08, 2011, 12:35:09 AM
Apparently, he's redoing the original map perspective, which I find unfortunate as I always thought it was probably the best, most accurate projection of the Pacific theater.
Absolutely agree - terrific projection that really made some issues (like "WTF Aleutians?") much clearer.  I remember discussing this map with him at Origins when it was first published, and he was delighted with the way it turned out.  Wonder what changed?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 08, 2011, 05:31:49 AM
Apparently not to sweat it, g:

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QuoteYou will be pleased then to hear that this is precisely what it is, this will serve as the basis for the redux of "Pacific War" that Mark Herman is currently working on.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2011, 05:49:08 AM
Lulz, Richard Berg catching shit for using the term "Teabaggers" on CSW.

I'm starting to appreciate the Berg more.  Is resistance: futile?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 20, 2011, 05:30:26 PM
Played Android for the first time. Didn't finish it today but we'll continue later. We like it, it's certainly a bit different from most other games we play.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 20, 2011, 06:34:25 PM
In the mail: Habs did me a big favor, and scored a copy of Armies of Oblivion for me at WBC.  And one for himself.

Anybody going to get anything new in the very near future?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 20, 2011, 07:19:15 PM
I am planning a game of SPQR with someone I met through work. Work actually being useful? That's something new.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 20, 2011, 07:35:48 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 20, 2011, 07:19:15 PM
I am planning a game of SPQR with someone I met through work. Work actually being useful? That's something new.

The gamers at work are all RPG/Fantasytards.  Not that I don't mind throwing in with a Warhammer 40K night now and then, but there ain't a fucking panzerpusher in the bunch.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 20, 2011, 10:14:11 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 20, 2011, 07:19:15 PM
I am planning a game of SPQR with someone I met through work. Work actually being useful? That's something new.

That's pretty awesome.  Looking forward to hearing how that goes.  I've always wanted to give the system a try, but it has Berg's name on it...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 20, 2011, 10:14:42 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 20, 2011, 06:34:25 PM
In the mail: Habs did me a big favor, and scored a copy of Armies of Oblivion for me at WBC.  And one for himself.

$$$  Scoring that at the price I did will pay for about 1/3 of my WBC expenses.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 20, 2011, 10:45:36 PM
As for new stuff, I am definitely ordering A Few Acres of Snow when I find a cheaper copy.  Game's a lot of fun and on a rather esoteric topic :

http://www.treefroggames.com/a-few-acres-of-snow-2
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on August 21, 2011, 08:16:47 PM
Esoteric ?!?!  :ultra:

Seriously, as I am contractually obliged to purchase and play games taking place in New France (okay, this bit is not so serious), I am glad this one is good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 21, 2011, 10:12:30 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on August 21, 2011, 08:16:47 PM
Esoteric ?!?!  :ultra:

You're right, I forgot about the plethora of games focused on North American settlement and the conflict between France and England over it.  Such as...uh...

...

:P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PRC on August 21, 2011, 11:08:14 PM
It's a Martin Wallace game, i haven't played this one in particular but i'm a big fan of his games.  They're Euro style i'd say but the best of the genre.  Brass is just amazing, never had a bad play of it.  Automobile is very good and so is the "Last Train to Wensleydale". 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on August 21, 2011, 11:59:20 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 21, 2011, 10:12:30 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on August 21, 2011, 08:16:47 PM
Esoteric ?!?!  :ultra:

You're right, I forgot about the plethora of games focused on North American settlement and the conflict between France and England over it.  Such as...uh...

...

:P

I was more expressing surprise to see the French and Indian War described as an esoteric topic... But you are right: when every drunken bar fight of WWII gets made into its own wargame, and the History Chanel is running a 12-hour marathon over the "Secret Imaginary Weapons of the Nazis" any other conflict is bound to appear "esoteric"...  :P

(But, as for the gaming world, there are at least GMT's Wilderness War and Columbia Games' Quebec 1759 on the topic).

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 22, 2011, 01:13:25 AM
Yeah, but the game isn't just the Seven Years War, which is why I called it esoteric.  Wilderness War is a fine game, but much more traditional in terms of topic than A Few Acres.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 22, 2011, 05:34:23 AM
Quote from: Oexmelin on August 21, 2011, 11:59:20 PMI was more expressing surprise to see the French and Indian War described as an esoteric topic... But you are right: when every drunken bar fight of WWII gets made into its own wargame, and the History Chanel is running a 12-hour marathon over the "Secret Imaginary Weapons of the Nazis" any other conflict is bound to appear "esoteric"...  :P

(But, as for the gaming world, there are at least GMT's Wilderness War and Columbia Games' Quebec 1759 on the topic).

I've definitely seen a resurgence in interest in colonial North America--Worthington Games' Clash For a Continent and the F&IW module for their Hold the Line system has been very popular, as has GMT's King Philip's War (OK, no French but lotsa Indians).  Empires in America is reviewed on CSW's first page this weekend, and Academy is coming out with a Birth of America series, so the interest has still been there.

I'd say that, as far as specific topics go with conflicts that don't involve The Big Four (Napoleonic/ACW/WWI/WWII), only the Spanish Civil War has probably seen more productions in the last couple of years.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on August 22, 2011, 06:29:42 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 22, 2011, 05:34:23 AM
Quote from: Oexmelin on August 21, 2011, 11:59:20 PMI was more expressing surprise to see the French and Indian War described as an esoteric topic... But you are right: when every drunken bar fight of WWII gets made into its own wargame, and the History Chanel is running a 12-hour marathon over the "Secret Imaginary Weapons of the Nazis" any other conflict is bound to appear "esoteric"...  :P

(But, as for the gaming world, there are at least GMT's Wilderness War and Columbia Games' Quebec 1759 on the topic).

I've definitely seen a resurgence in interest in colonial North America--Worthington Games' Clash For a Continent and the F&IW module for their Hold the Line system has been very popular, as has GMT's King Philip's War (OK, no French but lotsa Indians).  Empires in America is reviewed on CSW's first page this weekend, and Academy is coming out with a Birth of America series, so the interest has still been there.

I'd say that, as far as specific topics go with conflicts that don't involve The Big Four (Napoleonic/ACW/WWI/WWII), only the Spanish Civil War has probably seen more productions in the last couple of years.

It's funny, but not long ago, when it comes to wargaming, nobody would have put WWI in "The Big Four".  Its place would have been taken by games on hypothetical contemporary/near contemporary topics, a subject we don't see covered much anymore.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 22, 2011, 07:23:53 AM
Quote from: dps on August 22, 2011, 06:29:42 AM
It's funny, but not long ago, when it comes to wargaming, nobody would have put WWI in "The Big Four".

Paths of Glory changed all that. 


QuoteIts place would have been taken by games on hypothetical contemporary/near contemporary topics, a subject we don't see covered much anymore.

Died roughly the same time as the Cold War.  Contemporary conflicts with competitive opposing sides are few and far between.  Gaming Gulf War 1: Roll 1d6, 1-6 Result = US Strategic Victory

But, some revisionist stuff has been popping up again, if only for nostaglic "What Ifs".
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 22, 2011, 07:29:16 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 22, 2011, 07:23:53 AM

QuoteIts place would have been taken by games on hypothetical contemporary/near contemporary topics, a subject we don't see covered much anymore.

Died roughly the same time as the Cold War.  Contemporary conflicts with competitive opposing sides are few and far between.  Gaming Gulf War 1: Roll 1d6, 1-6 Result = US Strategic Victory

But, some revisionist stuff has been popping up again, if only for nostaglic "What Ifs".
Aint that the truth. I pretty much have no more interest in Nato v. WP games. Not even in TOAW
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on August 22, 2011, 02:17:46 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 22, 2011, 07:23:53 AM
Quote from: dps on August 22, 2011, 06:29:42 AM
It's funny, but not long ago, when it comes to wargaming, nobody would have put WWI in "The Big Four.  Its place would have been taken by games on hypothetical contemporary/near contemporary topics, a subject we don't see covered much anymore.

Died roughly the same time as the Cold War.  

Yeah, for once we see a clear reason why there was a change in what's popular.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 22, 2011, 10:42:51 PM
On a whim and with a recommendation from a friend, I'm picking up GMT's Sekigahara.  Looks neat and is certainly not your average block game.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25021/sekigahara-unification-of-japan

On a related note, I think I may end up being the developer for Combat Patrol.  We'll see how that comes along, though...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 28, 2011, 09:24:26 AM
nice article:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/08/27/cardboard-children-heroquest/#more-71387
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 05, 2011, 09:30:12 PM
A Few Acres of Snow is definitely the current hotness for me.  Playing 8 games back to back yesterday with different results in each one (well, okay, aside from the fact that I won 7/8 games), I didn't notice any single strategy to be overpowered. 

The game can easily develop into a peaceful build-up, which I've seen happen amongst other games and had happen twice to me, but I suspect that's a losing proposition for the British.  The real trick seems to be when and where to prepare for raiding and sieges of enemy stuff to throw a wrench in their development.  Subtle differences between the decks (French and English each have a Rangers/Coureurs de Bois card, yet only the British one costs anything to get, for example) make for pretty interesting options.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 06, 2011, 04:32:41 AM
That definitely sounds interesting Habs.  If it's the kind of card management game like Hell of Stalingrad, where you can play 4-5 drops in an evening, I can get with that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 12, 2011, 02:24:02 PM
Stickering blocks for Sekigahara from GMT right now.  Game seems neat and the rules are very short.  Lots of good reviews pouring out, too.  Probably going to get a game in of it this weekend.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on September 14, 2011, 11:35:01 PM
Hey, CdM, check it out.  I got the maps for Total War in the mail earlier this week.  They offered an extra set of unfolded maps in addition to the folded ones that will be in the game box.  The maps came back from the printers (some of the other components aren't yet), so they went ahead and sent the unfolded maps.

I was going to take a pic and post it here, but I've misplaced my digital camera, and I tried to take a polariod  and scan it, and the dang isn't working.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 15, 2011, 04:35:45 AM
I've been keeping an eye on their developments over at CSW;  somebody took a pic of them all put out.  I'll believe the existence of the rest of the product when I see it.

Good to see independent verification from a trusted source, though.  ;)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 21, 2011, 04:12:52 PM
Played Betrayal At House On The Hill. We had a blast. Simple basic rules with 50 different scenarios.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 01, 2011, 03:17:21 PM
GMT is doing its annual November sale.

I'd mention Avalanche's too, but nobody else here likes them.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 01, 2011, 03:28:54 PM
IIRC I have got Labyrinth from a P500 pre-order so I am eligible for two(2) 50% discounts.

What 2 games should be it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 01, 2011, 04:01:17 PM
Sadly, the only new GMT game I've gotten to try is Infidel, and both games were prematurely aborted.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 01, 2011, 07:13:30 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2011, 03:17:21 PM
I'd mention Avalanche's too, but nobody else here likes them.  :P

Not only do they make bad games, but they're crooks, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 04, 2011, 06:34:30 PM
If you're at all interested in Southern folklore and shit check out Hoodoo Blues, an RPG available (pdf) for 5 bucks. Pretty damn nice.

http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=80520
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on November 04, 2011, 06:44:27 PM
I brought back Android, Blockade Runner and Pitch Car from Spiel in Essen.

Oh, and also Eclipse, which after one play seems to be absolutely amazing. The rules click very elegantly and the epic feeling is definitely there. Very happy that I managed to snatch up a copy by when the unclaimed pre-orders were released...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 04, 2011, 06:56:32 PM
Eclipse looks interesting. What was your playing time?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 05, 2011, 03:06:07 AM
I have just used my 50% GMT discount to order Spanish Civil War, and No Retreat.  :cool:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on November 05, 2011, 05:49:38 AM
Quote from: The Brain on November 04, 2011, 06:56:32 PM
Eclipse looks interesting. What was your playing time?

Three man game about 3.5 hours - plus 30 minutes of rules explanation. I'd say that 2 hours for a three man game is probably  realistic.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 05, 2011, 05:54:51 AM
Quote from: bogh on November 05, 2011, 05:49:38 AM
Quote from: The Brain on November 04, 2011, 06:56:32 PM
Eclipse looks interesting. What was your playing time?

Three man game about 3.5 hours - plus 30 minutes of rules explanation. I'd say that 2 hours for a three man game is probably  realistic.

Interesting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on November 05, 2011, 06:45:58 AM
Looks like I'll have a four or give man game tonite. Will report back...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on November 05, 2011, 10:55:51 AM
I've just broken down and gifted myself

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstores.homestead.com%2FFlyingFrogProductions%2Fcatalog%2FFFP0501_FortuneAndGlory.jpg&hash=0aa8c0994cae7482a2b885dc7fb5c1be25d6e0b5)

After RPS sold me on it (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/08/cardboard-children-fortune-glory/).

:blush:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on November 06, 2011, 07:45:36 AM
Another interesting boardgame over at RPS.
STAR TREK: FLEET CAPTAINS (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/11/06/cardboard-children-fleet-captains/)

QuoteIn a nutshell, Fleet captains is an adventure game. You assume, by looking at it, that it's a space combat game of some kind. But it really isn't. It's a space exploration game, with the occasional fight, and that's the first big tick in the "Does this feel like Star Trek?" box. I've never understood why so many Star Trek computer and board games of the past have put a focus on space combat. There's hardly any space combat in any of the shows. This game gets the balance just right. You can play a game of this and never fire one photon torpedo. That is how it should be.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 06, 2011, 08:08:56 AM
QuoteYou can play a game of this and never fire one photon torpedo. That is how it should be.

gay.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on November 06, 2011, 10:44:43 AM
Quote from: Syt on November 05, 2011, 10:55:51 AM
I've just broken down and gifted myself

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstores.homestead.com%2FFlyingFrogProductions%2Fcatalog%2FFFP0501_FortuneAndGlory.jpg&hash=0aa8c0994cae7482a2b885dc7fb5c1be25d6e0b5)

After RPS sold me on it (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/08/cardboard-children-fortune-glory/).

:blush:

I played a playtest of this over a year back.  I was unimpressed at the time, but my understanding is that they've majorly revamped it.  Let me know what you think.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 06, 2011, 12:04:38 PM
Quote from: Syt on November 06, 2011, 07:45:36 AM
Another interesting boardgame over at RPS.
STAR TREK: FLEET CAPTAINS (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/11/06/cardboard-children-fleet-captains/)

QuoteIn a nutshell, Fleet captains is an adventure game. You assume, by looking at it, that it's a space combat game of some kind. But it really isn't. It's a space exploration game, with the occasional fight, and that's the first big tick in the "Does this feel like Star Trek?" box. I've never understood why so many Star Trek computer and board games of the past have put a focus on space combat. There's hardly any space combat in any of the shows. This game gets the balance just right. You can play a game of this and never fire one photon torpedo. That is how it should be.


:mmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 07, 2011, 01:52:33 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 06, 2011, 08:08:56 AM
QuoteYou can play a game of this and never fire one photon torpedo. That is how it should be.

gay.

The gay version of SFB by the sound of it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 07, 2011, 02:54:49 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 07, 2011, 01:52:33 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 06, 2011, 08:08:56 AM
QuoteYou can play a game of this and never fire one photon torpedo. That is how it should be.

gay.

The gay version of SFB by the sound of it.

If you read it: no.

I have ordered it in my enthusiasm: it is an adventure game, exploring a random map and doing missions and solving encounters and stuff. One of the reviewers made a perfectly valid point here: why star trek games of the past focused exclusively on combat? You had like one proper space duel every dozen episodes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 07, 2011, 04:27:18 AM
I have been browsing a blog-ish thing on the 'geek about iOS and Android board game conversions.

I just can't see how long I can go on without pissing money away on an ipad. Oh, the humiliation. :weep:

When is the ipad 3 coming?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 07, 2011, 11:43:05 AM
Quote from: Tamas on November 07, 2011, 04:27:18 AM
I have been browsing a blog-ish thing on the 'geek about iOS and Android board game conversions.

I just can't see how long I can go on without pissing money away on an ipad. Oh, the humiliation. :weep:

When is the ipad 3 coming?

ipad 2 came out in the spring, so I bet they'll do a #3 in the spring next year.

Also, IIRC, Apple had a 10% off sale on Black Friday. Or Cyber Monday. so that'll save you 50 bucks or so.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 07, 2011, 12:02:19 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 07, 2011, 11:43:05 AM
Quote from: Tamas on November 07, 2011, 04:27:18 AM
I have been browsing a blog-ish thing on the 'geek about iOS and Android board game conversions.

I just can't see how long I can go on without pissing money away on an ipad. Oh, the humiliation. :weep:

When is the ipad 3 coming?

ipad 2 came out in the spring, so I bet they'll do a #3 in the spring next year.

Also, IIRC, Apple had a 10% off sale on Black Friday. Or Cyber Monday. so that'll save you 50 bucks or so.

Fag.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 10, 2011, 04:52:11 PM
Got that Star Trek game.

Oozes with theme indeed, and I can't wait to get a game of it.

But the components... they LOOK awesome, but the paper quality is quite low, it bothers me most regarding the tiles which should be more thicker. The cards aren't perfect either but they are okay.

The click-whatever mechanic in the ship bases though :bleeding: Apparently I have got a chinaman on acid assembling mine because I have found 3 models where I had to take them apart and fix them via knife, and I have only checked like a quarter of them.

It's a shame because the game appears to be great and just screams for expansions. But I am not paying a shitload of money to then spend time on fixing what some yellow assembly line worker fucked up. :ultra:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 11, 2011, 03:17:14 AM
Did a quick solitaire test of Fleet Captains (there are no solo rules, I just had to do the grognardy mind-split technique)

Not only the ships drawn supported the classic "Federation explores, Klingons fight" setup, the most badass fighter on the Federation side was Voyager, with the old Enterprise as close second, plus two other frigate-like thingies, and for the Klingons I drew a big battleship. Plus a sort of medium one, and a scout vessel.

Since I was wary of storming into unexplored space with my Klingon warships, the Federation had time to scan some sectors, extend it's influence to 8 sectors, and in the process gather most of their ships in an effort to stop a moon collapsing into one of the habitable planets they discovered, gaining a healthy lead in VPs. All the while the Klingon scout ship ran into a temporal discplacement, returning to the starting zone, and the medium ship got some water-whatever happening to them, intoxicating the crew, but they quickly managed to regain proper control.

A bit later, one of the Federation ships had an encounter with the mirror universe, causing the Federation and Klingon hands to be exchanged with each other. Also, their most scouty scout ship ran into the envoys of this pacifist race which name I forgot, and since the Federation had combat cards in their hand, the scout had to retreat to the starting zone.

And that lead to the most Klingon moment of the game. As the Federation frigate started to explore the half of the map which had been ignored 'til that point, the big Klingon ship cloaked, and had enough engine powers, and an explored patch of space ahead of it, to storm the frigate at half the map's distance, uncloak, and just brutally rape the small ship.
The Enterprise fought the the medium Klingon ship to a draw but got into yellow alert (light damage). The Voyager stormed to the rescue and shot down the Klingon ship to red alert (major damage), and this escalated into a big battle, as the Klingon main battleship arrived to the scene, and combining with the remaining firepower of it's smaller comrade destroyed Voyager.
All these victories helped the Klingons to work toward their secret missions, but not fast enough.

While this lasted, the 4th Federation ship, the Excelsior IIRC, flew into Klingon-explored space to place and retrieve an away team to a Klingon-controlled habitable planet, for an intelligence mission they had.
As their comrades tangled with the Klingons, the Excelsior flew back into Federation space, and created an Outpost in one of their planets, then upgrading it to a Colony, thus scoring two more missions and winning the match.

This game has what I often value most in a game: narrative
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on November 15, 2011, 09:36:18 AM
Quote from: frunk on November 06, 2011, 10:44:43 AM
Quote from: Syt on November 05, 2011, 10:55:51 AM
I've just broken down and gifted myself

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstores.homestead.com%2FFlyingFrogProductions%2Fcatalog%2FFFP0501_FortuneAndGlory.jpg&hash=0aa8c0994cae7482a2b885dc7fb5c1be25d6e0b5)

After RPS sold me on it (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/08/cardboard-children-fortune-glory/).

:blush:

I played a playtest of this over a year back.  I was unimpressed at the time, but my understanding is that they've majorly revamped it.  Let me know what you think.

Was delivered yesterday. The production values are nice, ut I was expecting that - I already have Flying Frog's Last Night On Earth.

Where LNoE is rather fast paced, this seems, at first glance a bit more cumbersome. Actually, the manual warns that with mroe than 4 players the game becomes rather slow - I guess downtime for other players seems the biggest issue. We're three people who normally play such games, so that should be fine.

My initial fear is that while there are quite a few cards, the variety in the various stacks (Gear, General Items, Enemies, etc.) seems a bit limited at first glance, and it remains to be seen how quickly they become repetitive. I guess I will run a few playtests this weekend of the game modes. Competitive has heroes competing to amass fortune and glory while thwarting their opponents and evading villains (crime syndicate or Nazi Germans). Cooperative (and solo) mode have the heroes trying to stop the Nazis/Criminals from obtaining artifacts and ruling the world.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 16, 2011, 07:23:15 AM
Slowly catching back up with my hoarding, waiting for the big brown truck to drop off For King and Country and Guderian's Blitzkrieg II.

Did anybody pre-order Where Eagles Dare and receive it yet?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 17, 2011, 01:08:06 PM
Just wanted to say, that a couple of weeks ago I introduced the gaming group I met in the city I work at to Republic of Rome. The new edition which I bought on excuse of this introduction (had the AH one since many years). It was so successful that our regular host in the city has bought a copy of his own and we will play again this weekend.
I am so happy  :cry:



One more step from euro-candyland to proper boardgaming! :menace:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 04, 2011, 12:28:57 PM
I have two questions:

1) Price of Freedom, the strategic ACW game from Compass is on holiday sale. It appears to be well received, but since this forum is full of ACW nerds, I thought I ask for your opinion.
2) If it is decent, do any of you poor bastards desperate enough for a copy of For the People to pay shipping cost from out of Hungary? :P
I haven't touched that game for years, ever since my first PBEM game, where a guy as the North did some trickery with putting a single unit in like every square of his. I can't recall what this was for, but I knew it looked fucking fugly and completely disillusioned me in the game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 04, 2011, 12:57:57 PM
1) Well-received by who?  Certainly not wargamers.

2) You're dissatisfied with FtP but want to get PoF?  Lulz.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 04, 2011, 01:04:08 PM
If you want an ACW game that is actually fun and historical, I would recommend GMT's Blue vs. Grey.  The only trouble with it is that it's pretty much nothing but a hassle to PBEM it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 04, 2011, 01:06:22 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 04, 2011, 12:57:57 PM
1) Well-received by who?  Certainly not wargamers.

2) You're dissatisfied with FtP but want to get PoF?  Lulz.

Well I skimmed the reviews on the geek. I don't mind abstraction and such, with a 3 hours or so playtime I could actually get a face to face opponent every once in a while
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2011, 04:36:11 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 04, 2011, 12:57:57 PM
1) Well-received by who?  Certainly not wargamers.

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 04, 2011, 04:44:14 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2011, 04:36:11 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 04, 2011, 12:57:57 PM
1) Well-received by who?  Certainly not wargamers.

:lol:

Ok so now that the two of you had a nice good view off your high horses, let's step down a bit and make clear that counter density does necessarily raises the quality of a game. My question was not about "does this cover the rationing regulations of the Army of Potomac adequately" but rather: does it succeed at what it wants to do, which appears to be a strategic coverage of the conflict in an amount of time which is okay for people with a life?
IF you don't know, then you don't know.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 04, 2011, 04:53:03 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 04, 2011, 04:44:14 PM
does it succeed at...strategic coverage of the conflict in an amount of time which is okay for people with a life?

No.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2011, 05:00:33 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 04, 2011, 04:44:14 PM
does it succeed at what it wants to do, which appears to be a strategic coverage of the conflict in an amount of time which is okay for people with a life?

Which is more important for you?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 04, 2011, 05:14:03 PM
Another game that is just downright awesome is GMT's Sekigahara.  It's about a civil war...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 04, 2011, 05:17:24 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2011, 05:00:33 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 04, 2011, 04:44:14 PM
does it succeed at what it wants to do, which appears to be a strategic coverage of the conflict in an amount of time which is okay for people with a life?

Which is more important for you?

Good question. :) Proper strategic coverage, normally, but again, if it is playable in an evening, I run a decent chance of actually playing it some time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2011, 05:21:07 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 04, 2011, 05:17:24 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2011, 05:00:33 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 04, 2011, 04:44:14 PM
does it succeed at what it wants to do, which appears to be a strategic coverage of the conflict in an amount of time which is okay for people with a life?

Which is more important for you?

Good question. :) Proper strategic coverage, normally, but again, if it is playable in an evening, I run a decent chance of actually playing it some time.

Then go for it.  It's wholly digestible in a decently planned evening.
Just don't expect the same kind of replayability over time like other CDGs.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 05, 2011, 01:36:41 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2011, 05:21:07 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 04, 2011, 05:17:24 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2011, 05:00:33 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 04, 2011, 04:44:14 PM
does it succeed at what it wants to do, which appears to be a strategic coverage of the conflict in an amount of time which is okay for people with a life?

Which is more important for you?

Good question. :) Proper strategic coverage, normally, but again, if it is playable in an evening, I run a decent chance of actually playing it some time.

Then go for it.  It's wholly digestible in a decently planned evening.
Just don't expect the same kind of replayability over time like other CDGs.

Thanks! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 05, 2011, 11:21:37 AM
CDG :yuk:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: DontSayBanana on December 05, 2011, 11:35:19 AM
Getting ready to jump into the fray myself.  After some friends finally grabbed me for a gaming night the other night, I'm about ready to get my own copy of Arkham Horror.  I see a lot of expansions for it- would you guys recommend any of them?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 05, 2011, 11:45:55 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on December 05, 2011, 11:35:19 AM
Getting ready to jump into the fray myself.  After some friends finally grabbed me for a gaming night the other night, I'm about ready to get my own copy of Arkham Horror.  I see a lot of expansions for it- would you guys recommend any of them?

Not until you've played the basic game a while. I think the expansions work to keep the game fresh if you play it a lot but it's not like they are necessary to enjoy it. And it gets messy with a couple of expansions with a million cards, extra boards, a handful of rules booklets etc.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 12, 2011, 10:22:21 AM
One of the games I bought on 50% discount from GMT was their version of No Retreat.

Good. Purchase.

Mounted board, nice big counters, very low counter density, easy rules but a LOT of way for operational and strategic trickery through the rules and the cards which are not CDG-ish, just cover events, almost all of them are held in hand to fuck your opponent's plans up.
Not to mention the cool victory rules which appear to make an excellent effort, possibly even succeed, of translating the entire eastern war into a GAME in terms of balance at chances of victory throughout the years. And that while keeping the theme and the general historic flow.

I haven't checked if a PBEM module is available, but I would sure love to PBEM it. I just love it based on my test play.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 12, 2011, 11:20:00 AM
Yeah, I played it once and was very impressed. I know there is Vassal out there for it, but no CB.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 12, 2011, 11:23:25 AM
Spoke to soon - GMT has a CB gamebox up on their site for it now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 12, 2011, 12:19:16 PM
Managed to sell my old, first edition copy of Twilight Struggle for enough to cover the purchase of the newest edition.

lol : Poles.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 12, 2011, 12:20:36 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 12, 2011, 11:23:25 AM
Spoke to soon - GMT has a CB gamebox up on their site for it now.

:perv:


I don't want to overcommit again, did that too much recently, but my finish-off-the-year-in-a-blaze-of-laziness holiday starts at the end of this week, would love a game of it from, say, Sunday.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 12, 2011, 12:20:53 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 12, 2011, 12:19:16 PM
Managed to sell my old, first edition copy of Twilight Struggle for enough to cover the purchase of the newest edition.

lol : Poles.

wow
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 12, 2011, 03:53:20 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 12, 2011, 12:19:16 PM
Managed to sell my old, first edition copy of Twilight Struggle for enough to cover the purchase of the newest edition.

lol : Poles.

Did you check if your copy was one of the rare valuable misprints?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 15, 2011, 03:56:46 AM
Uh-oh Seedy

QuoteHow does DRK - LAH; DRK - DR; DRK - T sound to you?  They sound good to us!  We have finally figured out how to put these in the Death Ride format.  Don't look for them any time soon, but we're workin' on 'em.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 15, 2011, 08:47:43 AM
That would be awesome.

One day, we could have a counter for every company that ever served in the German military.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Lucidor on December 16, 2011, 11:38:45 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 12, 2011, 12:19:16 PM
Managed to sell my old, first edition copy of Twilight Struggle for enough to cover the purchase of the newest edition.

lol : Poles.
I got that one two weeks ago. So far 3 games, 2 against a friend and 1 against my girlfriend (who wants to play more). The wording on the "We will bury you" is harder to understand than the original, but the map is mounted on delicious 3-4 mm cardboard. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 16, 2011, 11:50:23 AM
I am definitely happy with my upgrade, to be sure.  I will miss "Chili" though.

What did you find confusing about WWBY?  Seems pretty straightforward to me, though I don't recall the old text.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Lucidor on December 17, 2011, 04:17:31 AM
I read it as the USSR gets point before any scoring from the US player that turn. Holding two scoring cards in my own hand at the time I got it played at me, I had to go check the FAQ.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 20, 2011, 05:02:13 PM
Tales from CSW :

QuoteBerg needed a name for an ADC for a general in his Shiloh Game for SPI, Bloody April. He couldn't find the historical name, so he named the guy after his analyst in NYC at the time Dr. Loutsch.

Lo and behold, FGA does a shiloh game, and not only is Dr. Loutsch in the game, but he's been promoted to brigade command.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on December 20, 2011, 08:21:16 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 20, 2011, 05:02:13 PM
Tales from CSW :

QuoteBerg needed a name for an ADC for a general in his Shiloh Game for SPI, Bloody April. He couldn't find the historical name, so he named the guy after his analyst in NYC at the time Dr. Loutsch.

Lo and behold, FGA does a shiloh game, and not only is Dr. Loutsch in the game, but he's been promoted to brigade command.


Sounds like standard FGA procedures to me.  lol
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 22, 2011, 02:40:57 AM
Finnally found a copy of Bitter End. Also ordered Kursk II - The Southern Pincer. Couldnt find the one cover the north sector.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 22, 2011, 02:44:15 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 22, 2011, 02:40:57 AM
Finnally found a copy of Bitter End.

:)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 24, 2011, 04:29:36 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 22, 2011, 02:44:15 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 22, 2011, 02:40:57 AM
Finnally found a copy of Bitter End.

:)

I was reading the designer notes (Ive had the pdf copy of the rules for awhile) and he considered Operation Frühlingserwachen first. Decided against it and I agree. The Konrad offensives were more dramatic.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 24, 2011, 05:37:33 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 24, 2011, 04:29:36 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 22, 2011, 02:44:15 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 22, 2011, 02:40:57 AM
Finnally found a copy of Bitter End.

:)

I was reading the designer notes (Ive had the pdf copy of the rules for awhile) and he considered Operation Frühlingserwachen first. Decided against it and I agree. The Konrad offensives were more dramatic.

As far as I can tell, most of my grandparents' stories come from the Konrad timeline, as they were caught by the middle of it, as civilians. (IIRC you can find the village of "Zamoly" on the map, which is were my mother comes from. It was more or less completely destroyed during this time, changing hands like a dozen times)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 24, 2011, 06:27:54 PM
http://shop.decisiongames.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=EXC7704

:)

and other stuff.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 24, 2011, 06:29:17 PM
You and your Decision Games fetish.

You get the Dai Senso/Totaler Krieg reduxs?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 24, 2011, 06:37:35 PM
It is a Ty Bomba fetish.

And yes. They look nice(except for the freaky map with the extra fold in Dai). I might even get to play them next year.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 24, 2011, 06:41:01 PM
Also got GMT's Battle of Normandy. 5 maps? I better see latrine battalions on the map.

Me likey NWS.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 24, 2011, 06:54:18 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 24, 2011, 06:41:01 PM
Also got GMT's Battle of Normandy. 5 maps? I better see latrine battalions on the map.

Awesome system.  Wait till the Battle of Sicily comes out.  Three player option, with the US and UK racing for points.  Patton versus Monty versus Bob Guccione.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 24, 2011, 06:57:54 PM
QuotePatton versus Monty versus Bob Guccione.

:XD:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 24, 2011, 07:43:08 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 24, 2011, 05:37:33 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 24, 2011, 04:29:36 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 22, 2011, 02:44:15 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 22, 2011, 02:40:57 AM
Finnally found a copy of Bitter End.

:)

I was reading the designer notes (Ive had the pdf copy of the rules for awhile) and he considered Operation Frühlingserwachen first. Decided against it and I agree. The Konrad offensives were more dramatic.

As far as I can tell, most of my grandparents' stories come from the Konrad timeline, as they were caught by the middle of it, as civilians. (IIRC you can find the village of "Zamoly" on the map, which is were my mother comes from. It was more or less completely destroyed during this time, changing hands like a dozen times)
Interesting story Tamas, thanks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 26, 2011, 12:56:11 AM
This is laziness of the designer.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic147882_lg.jpg&hash=d4f568f9fd45f64d225ded42a370bb30118de2da)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic722828_lg.jpg&hash=9939114c891f18e311cfc0d1063d8bb658379018)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 26, 2011, 08:38:01 AM
Oh no, the nefarious white-on-black SS counters!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 26, 2011, 08:52:11 AM
Whoever picked the white on light blue color needs an asswhoopin'.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on December 26, 2011, 01:59:32 PM
I'm really hoping that his scanner introduced a good bit of distortion to the countersheets, because otherwise, some of those are barely legible.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 26, 2011, 02:04:02 PM
The counters in my copy were perfectly legible.  Except the ugly white on blue ones.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 26, 2011, 02:07:44 PM
Tamas, you still want to give No Retreat a try?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 26, 2011, 02:10:40 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 26, 2011, 02:07:44 PM
Tamas, you still want to give No Retreat a try?

Sure.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 26, 2011, 04:47:38 PM
I guess it has no ACTS-y thingie?
Do you want to test the CB module with one of the scenarios, or jump straight into the campaign? If the latter, I would prefer the Soviets, so feel free to create a game and send it to me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 26, 2011, 05:19:18 PM
Campaign is fine, will get it together.

To bad they don't have a CB app for the kindle fire...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 26, 2011, 10:41:48 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 26, 2011, 02:04:02 PM
The counters in my copy were perfectly legible.  Except the ugly white on blue ones.

That's the scan off BGG.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 26, 2011, 11:11:52 PM
Anywho, got the Alea Mag's Kursk the Southern Pincer. Open up the mag and looked at the map. Not bad. Said to myself, "Where the fuck are the counters".  They are there, I guess. What the fuck do I have to color copy them and glue the fucking things to cardboard or something. Ghetto ass Spainards. What a bunch of cheap fucks.

Dont get me started on the German OOB. For a game that was made in 2009...no excuse. Those lazy fucking Asshats. I'd like to roll it up and beat the retard Spainards about the head and shoulders.

Fucking fucks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 27, 2011, 05:22:28 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 26, 2011, 02:04:02 PM
The counters in my copy were perfectly legible.  Except the ugly white on blue ones.

Probably those faggoty ass Luftwaffe
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 27, 2011, 05:31:26 AM
Now this OOB looks pretty tight. They could have picked better colors for the Krauts. SS-Totenkopf looks like they should be marching in a gay pride parade.

This is a different game than that Spainish made cluster fuck.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic770314_lg.jpg&hash=bae5bca6118e5500de7fa63e8624bd9d5c83f1ae)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 08:10:22 AM
Haven't seen that many colors since AH's Anzio.  Or a pack of Skittles.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 27, 2011, 08:53:10 AM
Uh-oh. I see SS runes. The panties in a bunch crowd at CSW won't like that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 27, 2011, 08:58:40 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 27, 2011, 08:53:10 AM
Uh-oh. I see SS runes. The panties in a bunch crowd at CSW won't like that.
A bunch of PC hippies.

Already see a mistake on the GT sheet, 375th Guards Div. It was 375th Rifle Div.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 27, 2011, 09:04:16 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 27, 2011, 08:58:40 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 27, 2011, 08:53:10 AM
Uh-oh. I see SS runes. The panties in a bunch crowd at CSW won't like that.
A bunch of PC hippies.



http://talk.consimworld.com/[email protected]@.ee6e862/0

enjoy!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 09:25:34 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 27, 2011, 09:04:16 AM
http://talk.consimworld.com/[email protected]@.ee6e862/0
enjoy!

Oughta check out the last few pages of COA's main folder;  "Triumph of Chaos" designer is getting some shit from the PC crowd over "Triumph of Fascism", because "fascism" isn't a nice term.

I'm the one hoping it's a "Triumph of Editing".
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 27, 2011, 10:52:59 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 09:25:34 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 27, 2011, 09:04:16 AM
http://talk.consimworld.com/[email protected]@.ee6e862/0
enjoy!

Oughta check out the last few pages of COA's main folder;  "Triumph of Chaos" designer is getting some shit from the PC crowd over "Triumph of Fascism", because "fascism" isn't a nice term.

I'm the one hoping it's a "Triumph of Editing".
:pinch: I'd be banned in record time.

Anyhow started a review for "Guards Tank" on my BGG collection page.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 27, 2011, 12:16:25 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 09:25:34 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 27, 2011, 09:04:16 AM
http://talk.consimworld.com/[email protected]@.ee6e862/0
enjoy!

Oughta check out the last few pages of COA's main folder;  "Triumph of Chaos" designer is getting some shit from the PC crowd over "Triumph of Fascism", because "fascism" isn't a nice term.

I'm the one hoping it's a "Triumph of Editing".

*looks*

What a bunch of faggits.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 27, 2011, 12:21:47 PM
That is the most annoying/best avatar yet, Mr Anger.  :cheers:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 27, 2011, 12:25:10 PM
That is my normal face when surfing the internet.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 27, 2011, 12:37:22 PM
SON OF A BITCH. Cool Stuff Inc has the new TK game for 60 bucks. Cocksuckers.

For the OCS fan, they have Gurderian's Blitzkrieg II for 82.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on December 27, 2011, 07:19:32 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 08:10:22 AM
Haven't seen that many colors since AH's Anzio.  Or a pack of Skittles.

Dude, you own Europa titles.  I only see 7 different colors on that countersheet.  In Europa, the Germans and the Soviets each get more color schemes than that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 10:10:50 PM
Quote from: dps on December 27, 2011, 07:19:32 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 08:10:22 AM
Haven't seen that many colors since AH's Anzio.  Or a pack of Skittles.

Dude, you own Europa titles.  I only see 7 different colors on that countersheet.  In Europa, the Germans and the Soviets each get more color schemes than that.

Yes, but see, in Europa, you still have shades.  Are the Brits & Co. khaki?  Yes;  but they're 8 different shades of khaki.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 10:39:35 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 27, 2011, 12:37:22 PM
SON OF A BITCH. Cool Stuff Inc has the new TK game for 60 bucks. Cocksuckers.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop paying bills.

QuoteFor the OCS fan, they have Gurderian's Blitzkrieg II for 82.

SON OF A BITCH.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 27, 2011, 11:22:24 PM
Here's the start of my review of Guards Tank.

Refer to the latest update.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 11:24:00 PM
Don't fuck with 11 Bravo.  Nigga knows his dope.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 27, 2011, 11:32:07 PM
I really liked TK. Too bad the only game I got to play of it Tamas screwed up completely.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 27, 2011, 11:40:43 PM
To be fair, you got to play the setup phase with CdM as well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 11:42:43 PM
Lulz
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 28, 2011, 02:15:42 AM
Updated.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: HisMajestyBOB on December 28, 2011, 07:31:42 AM
I've been playing a lot of B-17: Queen of the Skies using Vassal.
Are there any other good single-player games I can play with it? Preferably ones where I can find a .pdf of the instructions online.  :pirate:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 28, 2011, 08:05:39 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on December 28, 2011, 07:31:42 AM
I've been playing a lot of B-17: Queen of the Skies using Vassal.
Are there any other good single-player games I can play with it? Preferably ones where I can find a .pdf of the instructions online.  :pirate:

I did my Languish AAR using my B-29 copy. I think these are basically the same game, but B-29 is told to be easier.

An other excellent solitaire game is RAF. I understand there is a very new edition of it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: HisMajestyBOB on December 28, 2011, 09:14:44 AM
Is there a version of B-29 where I can bomb the Japs?

Found RAF - looks pretty cool. Thanks :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 28, 2011, 10:37:47 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on December 28, 2011, 09:14:44 AM
Is there a version of B-29 where I can bomb the Japs?

Found RAF - looks pretty cool. Thanks :)

B-29 is a completely separate game from B-17 (altough admittedly inspired by it), and it IS about bombing the Japs.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: HisMajestyBOB on December 28, 2011, 11:43:05 AM
Sweet! Searching for it now.
Looks like it's only for Cyberboard, not Vassal. Doesn't matter though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 28, 2011, 12:12:06 PM
I would love the give 3 player TK another shot...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 29, 2011, 12:14:14 AM
Contining the living review for "Guards Tank".

Gents I would like your opinions if you think there's too much nastiness. I dont want it to appear that way.

Quote
Ongoing to be sure. :what:
1=worst to 10=best
Counters; (6)
  A first look at the counter sheet shows good clear markings and symbols. I like the different colors on the German counters. It makes them readily identifiable. Since the designer used the German SS "Lightning Bolts", the historical SS regimental names should have been used. Might as well have went for the "Full Monty". The Russian counter colors should be more disernable between formations. It was the 375th Rifle Division not 375th Guards. The Russian tank brigades appear to be historically named. Why not the same for their rifle regiments? That info is easily attainable.
(+)Counter markings clear and easy to read.
(+)German units distinguishable
(-)Unit ID errors
(-)Historical unit ID not used throughout
 
OOB; (3) 
The OOB is not bad. This is a glass half full perspective. A lot of the represented units and formations are included. However, the designer got the Russian command structures wrong. This game begins on 5 July not 10 July. Command structures need to be present IAW what was historical in place on 5 July.   
  Big problems to follow. The 5th Gds Army is missing as a formation. 5th Guards Army divisions are lumped in with the 6th Guards Army. Why? These divisions were not subordinate to 6th Gds Army. 5th Gds Army was SS-Totenkopf's primary antagonist when that division was shifted from the Corps right flank and put back into the Corps main effort. This is a major oversight on the designer's part.
  There is the 23rd RC HQ, but no 33rd and 32nd Gds Rifle Corps Hq's for the 5th Gds Army divisions. Several divisions are missing that weighed into the II SS sector (i.e. 6th Gds Abn, 66th Gds, 97th Gds, 93rd Gds). Several tank formations are just lumped in with the 5th Gds Tank Army (5th and 2nd Gds Tank Corps). Background; Both these Corps were subordinate to 1st Tank Army around 5 july. It wasn't until 11 July that 2nd Gds Tank Corps was attached to 5th Gds Tank Army. Again the game does not start on 10 or 11 July. Why are they lumped in with the 5th Gds Tank Army? Both of these Corps operated and had an impact in the II SS Corps' area. As did the 31st Tank Corps, which is also missing.

  The Russian 6th Gds Army's command structure is all skewed. As it stands by the rule book, the 6th GA HQ and 23rd RC HQ control 28 Russian formations/units(see rule snippet). How is that supposed to be accomplished within their command ranges? Russian divisional HQs should have been included. Not to mention 5th Gds Army's, 32nd GRC, and 33 GRC HQs.  I see major handicaps for the Russians that should not be there.

C2 rule snippets;
7.3 Command Structure: Each scenario has a "Command Structure" section for each side. This will delineate which HQ can provide command for which units.

7.5 Units Without HQ: In certain cases, a unit may have no HQ assigned to it, which means that unit is always OOC. ??????

24.7 Soviet Deployment
Soviet Command Structure
6 Guards Army (6GD) and 23 Guards Corps
(23 GD) command all units of:
the 42 Guards, 51 Guards, 52 Guards,
95 Guards, 183 Rifle and 375 Guards Rifle Divisions; 9 Guards Airborne Division;
6 Guards Army (6 GD) non-divisional units.


How is this supposed to be accomplished by these two HQs?

FYI: The 183rd Rifle Div. was part of the 48th Rifle Corps which was subordinate to the 69th Army not the 6th Gds Army. We have another formation present that is is lumped into the 6th Gds Army from the start.

A regiment from the German 167th  ID is present for the start of the game, which is good. Where is the rest of the division? The 167th ID relieved SS-Totenkopf from the Corps right flank around 8-9 July. The rest of the division should have been included and scheduled to arrive as reinforcements.
(+)(-) OOB is OK, just not complete or structured correctly
(-) Missing Russian Army/Corps/Division HQs.
(-)Missing formations that are critical towards the latter half of the offensive

Map/Scale; (2.5)
This map is so lacking I am stunned. Not much effort appeared to go into any research of the terrain in the sector.  Even a good portion of the Bykovka-Pokrovka road is missing. That was directly along SS-Leibstandarte's axis. A portion of the map sheet is taken up with charts and tables. These tables could have been put in the magazine. That would have fixed areas that are lacking in regards to the map coverage of the II SS sector. The map is labeled with the wrong scale, however that is minor. I disagree with a map scale of 1 km for regimental sized units. Background; Historically the 52nd Gds Rifle Division covered roughly 14 kms of the first defensive belt. They had eight of their nine battalions in the forward line. In order to cover that same frontage at game scale leaves some mighty big holes. I could provide a deployment example for the 375th (Rifle) Division for 5 July if needed. This information and deployment maps are easily found even on the internet. This does not make the Russian defensive line(s) very formidable nor realistic. Again it would seem the Russians are unnessisarily handicapped by the designer.
(-)Not much effort into the map
(-)Regimental units and 1km map scale unrealistic.
(-)Game tables should be elsewhere instead of map.

Rules/Tables;
The rules are well laid out and very readable. Some minor typos in the tables and rules text do appear. As already stated the charts and tables should not be on the map. More to follow. I have to take a break from this game.

Game Mechanics;

The Flow of the Battle;
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 29, 2011, 06:08:42 AM
Meh, I don't think you're really being nasty.  After all, it's a historical war game, and designers know what kind of crowd they're dealing with. 

And when it comes to OOB, after the Eastern Front perhaps only Napoleonictards are the biggest nitpickers (ZOMG NEY DIDNT ARRIVE UNTIL 11:10 THAT MORNING NOT 10:55 ZOMG FAIL), so a designer should know better than to toss out such shoddy research work, particularly on a subject that's been covered so much as Kursk.

OTOH, 1) it IS a magazine game, and 2) it IS a Decision Games magazine game.  That's kinda like being surprised about errors on a Wiki page. I mean: whaddya expect?

But no, I see no nastiness.  Just your typical wargamer nitpicking.  :P  But you put out crap, you're gonna get called on it.  And fucking Joe fucking knows better.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 29, 2011, 01:00:15 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 29, 2011, 06:08:42 AM

OTOH, 1) it IS a magazine game, and 2) it IS a Decision Games magazine game.  That's kinda like being surprised about errors on a Wiki page. I mean: whaddya expect?

Thanks for the input and very good points.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 29, 2011, 03:09:05 PM
The more I investigate the map and what is missing in this abomination, the more enraged I get. This guy is a professional designer of games? Map is lowered to a (2.5)out of 10. At least he put Prokhorovka on it. This smacks of diehard German fanboi-ism.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 29, 2011, 03:35:27 PM
My condolences that you bought a JoeMi game with the hopes that it might be good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 29, 2011, 03:57:16 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 29, 2011, 03:35:27 PM
My condolences that you bought a JoeMi game with the hopes that it might be good.

I am really stunned. I posted the partial review at BGG. It's pending right now. On to Consimworld I go.

http://talk.consimworld.com/[email protected]@.1dd4b7fd/112
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 29, 2011, 05:08:51 PM
I guess you aren't buying the upcoming Minsk '44 game with the same system.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 29, 2011, 06:05:55 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 29, 2011, 05:08:51 PM
I guess you aren't buying the upcoming Minsk '44 game with the same system.
:lmfao: Not based off what Ive seen with this one. "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." I am eyeballing  Kirovograd for next month.

I will continue to slog forward with Guards Tank. I have to complete this review. People must be warned. :bleeding:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on December 29, 2011, 06:59:49 PM
Any good strategic-level ACW games out there? For the People doesn't count.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 29, 2011, 09:05:11 PM
Thought about ordering from Fine Games, since they extended their clearance sale. But for the life of me, I'm not going to jump through all the hoops to order. WRITE DOWN THE ITEM NUMBER? WHAT IS THIS, 1985?

Sheesh.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 29, 2011, 09:10:26 PM
My PayPal spooged all over CoolStuffInc's face today.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 29, 2011, 09:15:22 PM
 :lol:

I ordered Case Yellow(killing Zoupas for fun and profit), That solo Alexander game for a friend, that Excalibre Ancient Conquest and almost that Sun of York game. Good thing I looked at BGG. CARD GAME? FAGG0TRY!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 30, 2011, 02:04:10 AM
Quote from: Kleves on December 29, 2011, 06:59:49 PM
Any good strategic-level ACW games out there? For the People doesn't count.

Civil War by Victory Games???? http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2081/the-civil-war I have always heard good thing about it. Preety big game though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 30, 2011, 02:05:00 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 29, 2011, 09:10:26 PM
My PayPal spooged all over CoolStuffInc's face today.

Do tell.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on December 30, 2011, 10:22:06 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 10:10:50 PM
Quote from: dps on December 27, 2011, 07:19:32 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 27, 2011, 08:10:22 AM
Haven't seen that many colors since AH's Anzio.  Or a pack of Skittles.

Dude, you own Europa titles.  I only see 7 different colors on that countersheet.  In Europa, the Germans and the Soviets each get more color schemes than that.

Yes, but see, in Europa, you still have shades.  Are the Brits & Co. khaki?  Yes;  but they're 8 different shades of khaki.

True, except for the Indians and some other colonials (i.e., not the Dominions) which are white with khaki/black & khaki/etc print, and the Royal Marines, who have apparantly got stuck with grey counters (though technically, that's supposed to be just an interim measure).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 30, 2011, 12:04:43 PM
Meanwhile down in the War Room, the playtesting continues to cmplete the review. :bleeding:

This is the initial deployment at start for this..game. It shows the formidable 1st line and 2nd lines of defense. Remember there are only two Russian HQs to control these units. :mad: One with a command radius of (4 in the second line) and the other with a radius of (3 in the first line). Right now 50% of the first line defending units will be out of command starting turn 2. :huh: You are suppose to pack 3 SS divisions and Corps assests into that little area south of the frontline. I modified that. SS-LAH and SS-Das Reich are deployed on map with their Arty off map. SS-Totenkopf and Corps assests are in reserve still in the counter sheet ready to exploit.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/386061_2865135198697_1569276284_32787556_2046278893_n.jpg)

Btw; Elements of two russian rifle divisions are missing that were historically in the second line, but not included in the game. :mad: No matter I guess, thay would all be out of command by turn 2 anyway.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2011, 12:11:27 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 29, 2011, 09:15:22 PM
:lol:

I ordered Case Yellow(killing Zoupas for fun and profit), That solo Alexander game for a friend, that Excalibre Ancient Conquest and almost that Sun of York game. Good thing I looked at BGG. CARD GAME? FAGG0TRY!

I ordered the Axis Empires duo (only because they were on sale), Few Acres of Snow (Hab's rave reviews sold me), and I caught up on a shitload of WH40K books I'd fallen behind on.  I was thinking about Case Yellow, but I think I'm gonna wait for the OCS version they're working on to come out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2011, 12:27:37 PM
Incidentally, anybody planning on going to ASL Winter Offensive in Bowie in January?  They'll be debuting Festung Budapest.  It looks like it's going to be as big, if not bigger, than Valor of the Guards.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 30, 2011, 08:17:08 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 24, 2011, 05:37:33 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 24, 2011, 04:29:36 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 22, 2011, 02:44:15 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 22, 2011, 02:40:57 AM
Finnally found a copy of Bitter End.

:)

I was reading the designer notes (Ive had the pdf copy of the rules for awhile) and he considered Operation Frühlingserwachen first. Decided against it and I agree. The Konrad offensives were more dramatic.

As far as I can tell, most of my grandparents' stories come from the Konrad timeline, as they were caught by the middle of it, as civilians. (IIRC you can find the village of "Zamoly" on the map, which is were my mother comes from. It was more or less completely destroyed during this time, changing hands like a dozen times)

It's there on the map.

I have to say this game has excellent componets.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 31, 2011, 04:23:29 PM
For those that remember the old SPI games, their 1979 catalog:

http://wargamememories.com/Documents/SPI%20Brochure%201979.pdf

Sigh.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on December 31, 2011, 06:49:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 31, 2011, 04:23:29 PM
For those that remember the old SPI games, their 1979 catalog:

http://wargamememories.com/Documents/SPI%20Brochure%201979.pdf

Sigh.

I have about 20 of those games, depending on how you count some of them that could be either purchased individually or as a set.

Several more, I'd like to get my hands on, especially if I could get them for the '79 list price.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 01, 2012, 10:04:15 AM
Gents,

How do this (https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic272032.jpg&hash=f627aef750c459dee581965b6f966fdfd54e0aaa) compare to this (https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic432415_md.jpg&hash=fc51e7b3e8dbbc85149a767f5760e07f9156bc05)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 01, 2012, 10:14:31 AM
With the first you have to get Operation Garbo.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 01, 2012, 10:29:35 AM
Ah, kind of meant  a comparison of the system.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 11:20:44 AM
Can't say;  always wanted the Assault system, never got it.
World at War is a quiet, streamlined system if you don't want to get bogged down too much, and very pretty components, although Monkeybutt hates the font, and I prefer top-down as opposed to profile silohuettes.  But you have to be careful if you want it to remain "authentic", because he starts going off the rails with the system later on:  it's all eventually tied into his fantasy/sci-fi premise.  It's...strange.

Personally, as far as US/USSR stuff goes for tactical West Germany WW3 stuff, I still prefer AH's MBT.  It's got West German OOB in it, I just wish it had a few more NATO nations as well.  It's sister, IDF, is a pip, too.  Get to tear up Syrians with TEH CHOSIN PIPPLES with that one.

Also, AH's Tac Air is a little on the unwieldly side--these games are symptomatic of the late AH design features, which included god-awful rules systems--but still fun when you get it down.  More of a platoon/company level thing.  With A-10s.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 01, 2012, 12:05:38 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 11:20:44 AM

Personally, as far as US/USSR stuff goes for tactical West Germany WW3 stuff, I still prefer AH's MBT.  It's got West German OOB in it, I just wish it had a few more NATO nations as well.  It's sister, IDF, is a pip, too.  Get to tear up Syrians with TEH CHOSIN PIPPLES with that one.

Two very good and top notch choices in IDF & MBT.

I played the shit out of the Assault sytem w/ the add=ons. A good system, but can get intensive. I've been on the fence about getting any new or replacing old NATO/WP games. They had a huge appeal to me back in the day. When the WP broke up the appeal went to zero. Thanks to the Commie Russian fucks. IMO they fucked up a perfectly good category of wargaming. :ultra:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 01:37:33 PM
QuoteMonkeybutt hates the font

Sweet lord my EYES.

I also liked the Corps command version.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38471/corps-command-dawns-early-light

Just don't pay retail for it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 04:06:48 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 01, 2012, 12:05:38 PM
I played the shit out of the Assault sytem w/ the add=ons. A good system, but can get intensive. I've been on the fence about getting any new or replacing old NATO/WP games. They had a huge appeal to me back in the day. When the WP broke up the appeal went to zero. Thanks to the Commie Russian fucks. IMO they fucked up a perfectly good category of wargaming. :ultra:

No shit, on land, at sea and in the air, NATO-WP/US-USSR stuff was fun. 

Now what the fuck do we get? 

FIFTH FLEET: ANTI-PIRACY PATROL! Can YOU enforce freedom of the seas?  Can YOU sink ships too small to lock on with Harpoons?  Now YOU have ALL the weapons available to the USN in combating teenaged Somalis...including .50 CALIBER DECK GUNS...WATER CANNONS...and ANTI-BOARDER SLIPPERY FOAM!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 04:10:38 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 01:37:33 PM
I also liked the Corps command version.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38471/corps-command-dawns-early-light

Just don't pay retail for it.

Meh, gimme Victory Games' NATO: The Next War In Europe any day.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 04:21:25 PM
I had that one.

The last one I played was Group of Soviet Forces Germany. No ZoC's made the game sorta weird and we gave up after 2 turns. Or to be more precise, my friend gave up after I killed a bunch of his German divisions. THEY WEREN'T WHITE ON BLACK.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 04:24:38 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 04:21:25 PM
I had that one.

Why'd you get rid of it? I have 2 copies.  Best playable invasion of WG out there, IMHO.

QuoteThe last one I played was Group of Soviet Forces Germany. No ZoC's made the game sorta weird and we gave up after 2 turns. Or to be more precise, my friend gave up after I killed a bunch of his German divisions. THEY WEREN'T WHITE ON BLACK.

That's why I like VG's NATO:  Wessies are yellow on black. The 3rd Shock shits on the Steelers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 04:29:10 PM
Hey, 11B, did you ever consider picking up SPI's The Next War again sometime?  Didn't you have a copy once upon a time?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 04:36:12 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 04:24:38 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 04:21:25 PM
I had that one.

Why'd you get rid of it? I have 2 copies.  Best playable invasion of WG out there, IMHO.



Me poor in the mid 90's. Me had to eat and make house payment. Wargamers are suckers and pay high prices for old games.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 04:37:57 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 04:36:12 PM
Me poor in the mid 90's. Me had to eat and make house payment. Wargamers are suckers and pay high prices for old games.

Then you man up, suck the cock, and be done with it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 01, 2012, 05:51:55 PM
Hey Seedy, want to play a PBEM game of Totaler Krieg?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 05:58:27 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 01, 2012, 05:51:55 PM
Hey Seedy, want to play a PBEM game of Totaler Krieg?

Not with that attitude.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on January 01, 2012, 07:15:45 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 01, 2012, 05:51:55 PM
Hey Seedy, want to play a PBEM game of Totaler Krieg?

Since he's said "no", if you buy me a copy of the game and have it shipped to me, I'll consider playing a game against you.  I'll even give you choice of sides.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 07:31:09 PM
Berkut was just being Berkut, dps.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 07:51:45 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 05:58:27 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 01, 2012, 05:51:55 PM
Hey Seedy, want to play a PBEM game of Totaler Krieg?

Not with that attitude.

:lol:

YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 01, 2012, 08:34:29 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2012, 04:29:10 PM
Hey, 11B, did you ever consider picking up SPI's The Next War again sometime?  Didn't you have a copy once upon a time?

Ah, another favorite. Played  a lot of it too. However Noble has no stock as does Troll and toad that lists at 249.00. BGG has one for 98.00 at a good rating but who knows.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 01, 2012, 08:39:53 PM


Quote

That's why I like VG's NATO:  Wessies are yellow on black. The 3rd Shock shits on the Steelers.

I remember that. Oddly reminiscent of OMG, TEH BLAK SS KOUNTERS
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 08:47:47 PM
You tried the Central Front system? Hof Gap, et al?

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/4255/central-front-series
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 01, 2012, 09:22:20 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 01, 2012, 08:47:47 PM
You tried the Central Front system? Hof Gap, et al?

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/4255/central-front-series

At one time I had V Corps and Hof Gap. Maps were works of art. System was OK too. If I remember right, somethings like Air Power was abstracted. Friction points anyone?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 02, 2012, 07:53:40 AM
Ran into a term on BGG.....EuroGamer????? :huh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2012, 07:59:02 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 02, 2012, 07:53:40 AM
Ran into a term on BGG.....EuroGamer????? :huh:

Where have you been, man?

You see, Eurogamers have to be cleared away by the hand of God, like the Jews of old.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 02, 2012, 08:01:50 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 02, 2012, 07:53:40 AM
Ran into a term on BGG.....EuroGamer????? :huh:

Yes, and they call any game where there is randomness (ie. a need to improvize, adapt, and generally show a creative brain) "ameritrash"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 02, 2012, 08:16:14 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2012, 07:59:02 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 02, 2012, 07:53:40 AM
Ran into a term on BGG.....EuroGamer????? :huh:

Where have you been, man?

You see, Eurogamers have to be cleared away by the hand of God, like the Jews of old.

On the fringe, man, the fringe.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 02, 2012, 08:17:36 AM
Quote from: Tamas on January 02, 2012, 08:01:50 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 02, 2012, 07:53:40 AM
Ran into a term on BGG.....EuroGamer????? :huh:

Yes, and they call any game where there is randomness (ie. a need to improvize, adapt, and generally show a creative brain) "ameritrash"
Complexity or asysemetrical in other words.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2012, 08:18:58 AM
11B, Sounds like you need a big ol' heapin' helping of...PUERTO RICO!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 02, 2012, 08:25:31 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2012, 08:18:58 AM
11B, Sounds like you need a big ol' heapin' helping of...PUERTO RICO!

I only had to see a couple of the images on BGG of that game to say.....I'm good, thanks. :huh:

From BGG
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic478330_md.jpg&hash=76d1bce07c565a5dd69b4b641d3006413d0e4bc4)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2012, 08:29:05 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 02, 2012, 08:25:31 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2012, 08:18:58 AM
11B, Sounds like you need a big ol' heapin' helping of...PUERTO RICO!

I only had to see a couple of the images on BGG of that game to say.....I'm good, thanks. :huh:

When I went out to Origins last year (2010), the largest area in the exhibit hall was for Mayfair Games and playing area for Settlers of Catan.  I wanted to go all Jesus-in-the-Temple on them. But I didn't.
It was still disgusting to watch, though.  Not a single panzer division was in play.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 02, 2012, 08:33:31 AM
QuoteNot a single panzer division was in play.

Sacrilege. If they look anything like dude  :huh: above, he dont need to be around a panzer div. The french or polish...eh I'll grant him that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 02, 2012, 09:33:18 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2012, 08:18:58 AM
11B, Sounds like you need a big ol' heapin' helping of...PUERTO RICO!

Friends don't let friends play Puerto Rico.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 02, 2012, 12:02:50 PM
SO how do you guys feel about Eurogamers mechanics creeping into your wargames?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 02, 2012, 01:13:22 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 02, 2012, 12:02:50 PM
SO how do you guys feel about Eurogamers mechanics creeping into your wargames?

Posing aside, I think classical "american" games can learn from the eurogames, and they have been doing just that, to good effect.

That's because, a lot of these "european" mechanics offer a lot of streamlining compared to the classics without sacrificing the number, difficulty, or quality of decisions. And let's face it, the ""eurogamer" spread raised the production qualities. Gone are butt-ugly maps and counters.

The plight of eurogames aren't the rules and mechanics - Puerto Rico has very nice and clever mechanics. The problem is their philosophy - they too often cater to the Mensa-members and assorted "intellectuals" who are no doubt very smart and have a great talent in number-crounching and analysis, but start to shake and frown when any kind of random factor is involved. They think you need bigger brains for something you can win repeatedly by the same way, they don't realize that it is a far greater challenge to constantly adopt for ever-chaning circumstances.

And of course the other big eurogamer problem is the very loosely attached theme. That's what hurts me most regarding them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on January 02, 2012, 02:24:28 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 02, 2012, 08:01:50 AM
Yes, and they call any game where there is randomness (ie. a need to improvize, adapt, and generally show a creative brain) "ameritrash"

That's not true.  Classically Eurogames have no problem with randomness.  See Settlers of Catan (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/the-settlers-of-catan), Um Reifenbreite (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/442/um-reifenbreite), Manhattan (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199/manhattan), Hare and Tortoise (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361/hare-tortoise), El Grande (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/93/el-grande), Ursuppe (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124/primordial-soup) and many others.  Even if you go back to the American game that is considered the father of Eurogames, Acquire (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5/acquire), it's got a healthy dose of luck.  The major impetus behind most Eurogames is the exploration of game mechanics over faithfulness to the theme.  This can lead to accusations of the theme being "tacked on", which in some cases is literally true.  Despite this there almost always is some sort of theme, which along with a degree of randomness differentiates them from Abstracts like Chess, Checkers or Go.

The Ameritrash label isn't separated from Eurogames by randomness, rather it's typified by games with a historical, fantasy or science fiction bent where the theme and components have a greater importance than the mechanisms of the game.  They tend to trace their roots back to the Milton Bradley Big Box games of the 80s, like Shogun (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221/ikusa), Conquest of the Empire (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97/conquest-of-the-empire), Fortress America (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/99/fortress-america) and Axis & Allies (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98/axis-allies). 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 02, 2012, 08:00:20 PM
http://compassgames.com/show/product/nations_in_arms:_valmy_to_waterloo

QuoteNations In Arms: Valmy To Waterloo

Nations in Arms brings one of the most famous periods in history to your gaming table: the French Revolution and the legend of Napoleon in Europe, from 1792 to 1815. This epic treatment of the Napoleonic period covers 24 years of warfare at the strategic level.

Nations in Arms uses a extensively updated, modified and streamlined version of the Le Grand Empire game system from Pratzen Editions (that game covered the 1800-1815 time period). The result is that Nations in Arms is an entirely new, and very playable, Napoleonic epic from designer Stanislas Thomas.

Players control every major and minor power of the Napoleonic period: from the largest participants to the smallest. This allows anywhere from 2 to 7 players to participate in the game. Players are challenged with strategically managing their annual national production, diplomacy, and most importantly, war.

The game systems emphasize the military importance of lines of communication, the command and control ability of skilled leaders, quality of troops above quantity, and the impact of battle, epic sieges and attrition on a nation. You will have the power of great leaders at your fingertips, and the might of the corps they commanded: line infantry, guards, militia, supply trains, light and reserve cavalry, fleets and more.

Each game year is broken into four interactive, seasonal turns. A Chit Activation system is used to recreate the 'chaos of war', and events occur using an Historical Event card deck. This combination of variable chit pull and card play ensures a high replay value of the ten (10) scenarios. Nations in Arms features a one-turn tutorial scenario , four epic campaign scenarios, and five smaller scenarios.

Now it's your turn to either fan the flames of The French Revolution throughout Europe, or to preserve the Old Order...

Huh. That got my attention.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 02, 2012, 08:19:48 PM
Yeah, it's definitely on my radar and I'm hoping for good things from it.  Compass puts out some good stuff and the guys in charge of it aren't douchebags.

It has cards, though.  ;)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 02, 2012, 08:24:02 PM
I tolerated cards those for Hammer of the Scots, I can tolerate them to shove Davout down somebody's throat.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2012, 08:45:27 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 02, 2012, 08:24:02 PM
I tolerated cards those for Hammer of the Scots, I can tolerate them to shove Davout down somebody's throat.

Blocks AND cards?  Dude.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 02, 2012, 09:01:53 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2012, 08:45:27 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 02, 2012, 08:24:02 PM
I tolerated cards those for Hammer of the Scots, I can tolerate them to shove Davout down somebody's throat.

Blocks AND cards?  Dude.

I got my wife to play it. She won't play as the English though.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 02, 2012, 11:44:24 PM
The completed review so no one else hopefully wastes their money on this. Posted at BGG and in the Guards Tank folder at consimworld.


1=worst to 10=best
Counters; (6)
A first look at the counter sheet shows good clear markings and symbols. I like the different colors on the German counters. It makes them readily identifiable. Since the designer used the German SS "Lightning Bolts", the historical SS regimental names should have been used. Might as well have went for the "Full Monty". The Russian counter colors should be more disernable between formations. It was the 375th Rifle Division not 375th Guards. The Russian tank brigades appear to be historically named. Why not the same for their rifle regiments? That info is easily attainable.
(+)Counter markings clear and easy to read.
(+)German units distinguishable
(-)Unit ID errors
(-)Historical unit ID not used throughout

OOB; (3)
The OOB is not bad. This is a glass half full perspective. A lot of the represented units and formations are included. However, the designer got the Russian command structures wrong. This game begins on 5 July not 10 July. Command structures need to be present IAW what was historical in place on 5 July.
Big problems to follow. The 5th Gds Army is missing as a formation. 5th Guards Army divisions are lumped in with the 6th Guards Army. Why? These divisions were not subordinate to 6th Gds Army. 5th Gds Army was SS-Totenkopf's primary antagonist when that division was shifted from the Corps right flank and put back into the Corps main effort. This is a major oversight on the designer's part.
There is the 23rd RC HQ, but no 33rd and 32nd Gds Rifle Corps Hq's for the 5th Gds Army divisions. Several divisions are missing that weighed into the II SS sector (i.e. 6th Gds Abn, 66th Gds, 97th Gds, 93rd Gds). Several tank formations are just lumped in with the 5th Gds Tank Army (5th and 2nd Gds Tank Corps). Background; Both these Corps were subordinate to 1st Tank Army around 5 july. It wasn't until 11 July that 2nd Gds Tank Corps was attached to 5th Gds Tank Army. Again the game does not start on 10 or 11 July. Why are they lumped in with the 5th Gds Tank Army? Both of these Corps operated and had an impact in the II SS Corps' area. As did the 31st Tank Corps, which is also missing.

The Russian 6th Gds Army's command structure is all skewed. As it stands by the rule book, the 6th GA HQ and 23rd RC HQ control 28 Russian formations/units(see rule snippet). How is that supposed to be accomplished within their command ranges? Russian divisional HQs should have been included. Not to mention 5th Gds Army's, 32nd GRC, and 33 GRC HQs. I see major handicaps for the Russians that should not be there.

C2 rule snippets;
7.3 Command Structure: Each scenario has a "Command Structure" section for each side. This will delineate which HQ can provide command for which units.

7.5 Units Without HQ: In certain cases, a unit may have no HQ assigned to it, which means that unit is always OOC. ??????

24.7 Soviet Deployment
Soviet Command Structure
6 Guards Army (6GD) and 23 Guards Corps
(23 GD) command all units of:
the 42 Guards, 51 Guards, 52 Guards,
95 Guards, 183 Rifle and 375 Guards Rifle Divisions; 9 Guards Airborne Division;
6 Guards Army (6 GD) non-divisional units.

How is this supposed to be accomplished by these two HQs?

FYI: The 183rd Rifle Div. was part of the 48th Rifle Corps which was subordinate to the 69th Army not the 6th Gds Army. We have another formation present that is lumped into the 6th Gds Army from the start.
Also, a regiment of the 183rd rifle was deployed in the second defensive line. The rest of the division should be deployed in the games third line along with another missing rifle division (305th)from 69th Army's 48th Rifle Corps. Missing elements of the 89th Gds Div in the second line also. Not even included in the game.

It appears that SS-LAH and SS-Das Reich each have (two) panzer battalions. Historically each of these division had only one. Did the designer not research their OOB's? Or are they representative of panzer Kampf Gruppen? They are mark as a battalion and not a (KG). SS-Totenkopf had (two) panzer battalions.

A regiment from the German 167th ID is present for the start of the game, which is good. Where is the rest of the division? The 167th ID relieved SS-Totenkopf from the Corps right flank around 8-9 July. The rest of the division should have been included and scheduled to arrive as reinforcements.
(+)(-) OOB is OK, just not complete or structured correctly
(-)Missing Russian Army/Corps/Division HQs
(-)Missing formations that are critical towards the latter half of the offensive.
(-)Appears to be an extra panzer bat for the SS-LAH and SS-DR
(-)Total of SIX russian rifle divisions and one Tank Corps missing from the OOB.

Map/Scale; (2.5)
This map is so lacking I am stunned. Not much effort appeared to go into any research of the terrain in the sector. Even a good portion of the Bykovka-Pokrovka road is missing. That was directly along SS-Leibstandarte's axis. A portion of the map sheet is taken up with charts and tables. These tables could have been put in the magazine. That would have fixed areas that are lacking in regards to the map coverage of the II SS sector. The map is labeled with the wrong scale, however that is minor. I disagree with a map scale of 1 km for regimental sized units. Background; Historically the 52nd Gds Rifle Division covered roughly 14 kms of the first defensive belt. They had eight of their nine battalions in the forward line. In order to cover that same frontage at game scale leaves some mighty big holes. I could provide a deployment example for the 375th (Rifle) Division for 5 July if needed. This information and deployment maps are easily found even on the internet. This does not make the Russian defensive line(s) very formidable nor realistic. Again it would seem the Russians are unnessisarily handicapped by the designer.
(-)Not much effort into the map
(-)Regimental units and 1km map scale unrealistic.
(-)Game tables should be elsewhere instead of map.

Rules/Tables; (5)
The rules are well laid out and very readable. Some minor typos in the tables and rules text do appear. As already stated the charts and tables should not be on the map. There's just nothing really new here.

Game Play; (5)
The system appears to work rather well. I didn't encounter any major flaws other than the Russian Command units. This needs to be fixed IMO. The sequence of play is rather standard fair. The second wave attack is a good inclusion. I would have liked to have seen a second movement/exploit for the phasing player and maybe a reactive phase for the non-phasing player. Russian unit density can get alarming low. This didn't appeal to me. The CRTs can be nice and bloody, a good thing. I believe this game would have done good with a formation activation type system. The zone of control rules IMO are too restrictive at this scale and unit size. Perhaps a facing rule would having been better. All in all I beleive the designer tried to accomplish too much and in the process short changed what could have been a good game. He should have just went with the actual Battle of Prokhorovka starting from 10 July.

One of the reasons for playing wargames is to figure out what happened historically. That is not represented by Guards Tank. This game is not about the battle of Prokhorovka. It is a game covering the portion of II SS Panzer Corp's assault with in Operation Citadel. It's doesn't even represent that very well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 02, 2012, 11:56:44 PM
Getting burned on a wargame purchase is never good.  I've had it happen enough times now that I'm pretty careful about what I purchase.  I've canceled most of my pre-orders of late and only order stuff by untested designers if the topic really interests me and the playtester word-of-mouth makes it seem worthwhile.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 03, 2012, 12:14:20 AM
I usually live and never learn. :lol: I really wanted to like it. I'll be digging into the Deathride Kursk series this year. With some sprinkling of the smaller GBACW games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 03, 2012, 03:47:33 AM
Well it's next month ( :lol:) and
Wintergewitter with the weird unit symbols from ATO.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12049/wintergewitter
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic190479_md.jpg&hash=534c45189bd48c4e09c7ffaa9abab8a431614d1f)
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic219544_lg.jpg&hash=07e79ba9a081cf68a4c9c7e0e2f3f0cade29f248)

Kirovograd, an old Radey game.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13837/kirovograd
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic70610_t.jpg&hash=4c90118621e1f396405554a0bb00798e97d68076)

and SS Panzer. I ve owned this before, liked it, and lost it somewhere along the way.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4232/ss-panzer-bloodbath-at-kursk
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic196852_t.jpg&hash=c1b73588cd11a9cb2ae798d5a6250f9ad65c99ae)

are on the way.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 03, 2012, 05:56:06 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 03, 2012, 03:47:33 AM
Wintergewitter with the weird unit symbols from ATO.

At least they'll make you think.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 03, 2012, 05:57:17 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 03, 2012, 05:56:06 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 03, 2012, 03:47:33 AM
Wintergewitter with the weird unit symbols from ATO.

At least they'll make you think.

Kind of reminisent of AH The Longest Day.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 03, 2012, 06:30:01 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 03, 2012, 05:57:17 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 03, 2012, 05:56:06 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 03, 2012, 03:47:33 AM
Wintergewitter with the weird unit symbols from ATO.

At least they'll make you think.

Kind of reminisent of AH The Longest Day.

No shit.  DOES IT LOOK LIKE I ATTENDED WEHRMACHT GENERAL STAFF SCHOOL
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 03, 2012, 08:48:27 AM
QuoteATO

Ah, ATO. The artist responsible for Fortress Berlin's counters should be beaten with a rubber hose.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 03, 2012, 10:51:24 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 03, 2012, 08:48:27 AM
QuoteATO

Ah, ATO. The artist responsible for Fortress Berlin's counters should be beaten with a rubber hose.

The only other game I got from them is Deathride: Mars-la Tour. Looks nice, havent played it though.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/33018/deathride-mars-la-tour-1870

I can deal with there Wintergewitter counters. As long as they arent damn vehicle  silhouettes at this scale. Those irritate me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 03, 2012, 10:55:02 AM
QuoteFortress Berlin's

:huh: Oh no, those would give me a headache.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 04, 2012, 07:11:40 PM
Woot, the Big Brown Truck showed up today.

It's even better getting it to show up at work instead of home.  You get your toys faster.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 04, 2012, 08:22:41 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 04, 2012, 07:11:40 PM
Woot, the Big Brown Truck showed up today.

It's even better getting it to show up at work instead of home.  You get your toys faster.

I need to try that, but I fear the shift LT will have a cow ;). What you get?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 04, 2012, 08:24:04 PM
Few Acres of Snow, the Axis Empires duo, and a few WH40K RPG books I needed
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 04, 2012, 08:33:14 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 04, 2012, 08:24:04 PM
Few Acres of Snow

That one's a big hit with Habbaku IIRC
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 04, 2012, 08:36:50 PM
Yeah, that's why I got it.  I trust his judgement.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 04, 2012, 08:42:34 PM
If you do play it, make sure you use the "errata" posted on BGG (can provide link if you want).  It fixes the small amount of the more egregious stuff that players have discovered after a hojillion plays.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 04, 2012, 09:18:24 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 04, 2012, 08:42:34 PM
If you do play it, make sure you use the "errata" posted on BGG (can provide link if you want).  It fixes the small amount of the more egregious stuff that players have discovered after a hojillion plays.

Thanks.  And yeah, we'll play it.  If we can knock out a decent 5 or 6 rounds of Hell of Stalingrad on a good weekend evening, looks like we can do some damage with this one.

It's the big 'uns we never seem to have the time or strength for anymore.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 04, 2012, 09:21:58 PM
Axis Empires, sweet! Lets get a PBEM game going!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 04, 2012, 09:23:17 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 04, 2012, 09:21:58 PM
Axis Empires, sweet! Lets get a PBEM game going!

I see what you're doing there.  But my speed chess clock is broken anyway.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 06, 2012, 06:34:54 PM
Fedex drop off the order today.

Wintergewitter is a quality production. Hope it plays as well as it looks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 07, 2012, 03:09:46 PM
Just got World at War Blood and Bridges. Dead Brits ahoy!

I hope I don't already have it.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 07, 2012, 03:54:28 PM
Looks good. I'm still mulling over the Nato/WP.

Looking at Across Five Aprils or Hell's Highway as next purchase. T&T and Noble Knight both out of stock though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 09, 2012, 09:24:48 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 07, 2012, 03:54:28 PM
Looks good. I'm still mulling over the Nato/WP.

Looking at Across Five Aprils or Hell's Highway as next purchase. T&T and Noble Knight both out of stock though.

Check Days of The Knights in Newark, DE for Across Five Aprils, I seem to recall seeing a well-loved copy for sale.  Their store online sucks, but they've got a good collection, but you have to call them.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 09, 2012, 10:39:36 PM
I will, thanks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 11, 2012, 01:13:23 PM
Another fawning review of A Few Acres of Snow, this time from Quarter to Three :

http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2012/01/10/a-few-acres-of-snow-you-say-vous-desirez-la-revolution/

QuoteSo that's it then, eh? A cool game that you can't buy or play because it's already sold out, and therefore is just another example of hot boardgames being unavailable to anyone who isn't compulsively refreshing Boardgamegeek every five minutes? Oh no, friends. That is where you're wrong.

Yucata.de, a long-time Eurogame online free-to-play website, offers a very nice implementation of A Few Acres of Snow. Play is asynchronous, so you can't see your opponent's move until it's done, but the applet does a nice job of refreshing itself when a move is available (and sending you an email about it). It can even move you from game to game if you're playing multiple instances. The applet itself works cleanly, has an elegant interface, and — most importantly — enforces the rules.

:)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2012, 08:22:24 AM
Fuck, bit the bullet for HttR2 from coolstuff.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 13, 2012, 05:39:08 PM
I got stir crazy today, so I ran down the road to Winter Offensive, and grabbed a copy of Where Eagles Dare, and the new ASL Festung Budapest.

Counters stick to you when you roll around them, all sweaty like.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 15, 2012, 06:47:01 AM
Played the Blood Bowl card game from FFG. It was pretty awesome.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 16, 2012, 01:54:42 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 13, 2012, 05:39:08 PM
I got stir crazy today, so I ran down the road to Winter Offensive, and grabbed a copy of Where Eagles Dare, and the new ASL Festung Budapest.

Counters stick to you when you roll around them, all sweaty like.

I'm charged about Heights of Courage by MMP. On the too buy list when it comes out.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84834/heights-of-courage
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 17, 2012, 07:26:41 AM
Seedy you prob seen this. Fuck five maps.

It Never Snows

Five Full Color 22" x 34" Game Maps
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 17, 2012, 12:27:25 PM
My speculative investment, er, Where Eagles Dare arrived the other day.  Into the pile it goes, waiting for the day when it is out of print and worth double what I paid.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 17, 2012, 07:03:37 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 17, 2012, 12:27:25 PM
My speculative investment, er, Where Eagles Dare arrived the other day.  Into the pile it goes, waiting for the day when it is out of print and worth double what I paid.

Aren't they all?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 17, 2012, 07:13:19 PM
No, because I play some of them and that greatly diminishes the value.   :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 18, 2012, 12:11:17 AM
So you bought two copies?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on January 18, 2012, 09:46:19 AM
I've actually done that on occasion--bought 2 copies of a game, 1 to play and 1 to leave in mint condition as an investment.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 18, 2012, 11:08:39 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 18, 2012, 12:11:17 AM
So you bought two copies?

Don't plan on playing it, so just bought the one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 20, 2012, 09:37:56 AM
Hey Habs, you are big on this Few Acres game right? I am reading the rules. Would you mind handing me my ass in it so I can learn it? :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 20, 2012, 11:22:33 AM
No problem, though it isn't really much of a PBEM game.  Still, if you want to give it a swing, just send me a Vassal turn whenever you're comfortable to start.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 20, 2012, 11:26:30 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 20, 2012, 11:22:33 AM
No problem, though it isn't really much of a PBEM game.  Still, if you want to give it a swing, just send me a Vassal turn whenever you're comfortable to start.

there is that german free service thing starting with a Y. It sends out e-mails when its your turn and all, I heard.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 20, 2012, 11:42:05 AM
Never heard of it, so I put you in charge of finding it.  :P

Also, here are the errata rules : http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/743531/rules-changes-from-martin-wallace
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on January 20, 2012, 02:10:34 PM
Try Yucata (http://www.yucata.de/en).

It implements the errata rules, although there's a bug associated with retreating from a seige.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 20, 2012, 02:17:35 PM
Thanks, Frunk.  :)

Just registered as "Habbaku" and waiting on your invite, Tamas.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 20, 2012, 02:21:39 PM
CdM Next time you over at consim forum, pop in the Grognard Sim folder. Notice Chris' avatar?   ;)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 20, 2012, 02:28:15 PM
lol, by the time it's all over he'll see to it that we'll have games representing every company ever served in the German military. :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 20, 2012, 05:14:13 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 20, 2012, 02:28:15 PM
lol, by the time it's all over he'll see to it that we'll have games representing every company ever served in the German military. :lol:

True dat. Here's his reply
QuotePaul,

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftalk.consimworld.com%2FWebX%3F31%40%4011e1ba82%404&hash=59bf9c4bcf10307f35e3be1c4dbab4ed27f9c131)

I am indeed working on the IISS Pz Korps at Kursk as an add on to the DRK series. I have sent some test units out for feedback on whether a camo background works with it. This 3 game set will be able to be connected to the original DRK. Specifically they hook up along the right side of 11th Panzer.

Regards, Chris

Here's a link to a page in which a preliminary pdf of the SS-T countersheet

http://talk.consimworld.com/[email protected]@.1dd55af7/124
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 22, 2012, 11:47:21 PM
Some orders are finally rolling in.

Hell's Highway; also ordered anderson's updated counters

Highway to the Reich (2nd Ed.);  :w00t: Holy chit. This is not your SPI HttR as I remember. Flippin gourgeous

Baltic Gap; Hasn't arrived yet. Was looking at Hube's Pocket, but fat chance on that $$$$$$$

Korsun (an SPI AGS Quad); This is one of the first I cut my teeth on along with Operation Star and what started it all with the Russian Theater back in '79-'80. Plus this will be interesting because I'm also reading Hell's Gate right now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 12:26:39 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 22, 2012, 11:47:21 PM
Some orders are finally rolling in.

Hell's Highway; also ordered anderson's updated counters

Highway to the Reich (2nd Ed.);  :w00t: Holy chit. This is not your SPI HttR as I remember. Flippin gourgeous

Baltic Gap; Hasn't arrived yet. Was looking at Hube's Pocket, but fat chance on that $$$$$$$

Korsun (an SPI AGS Quad); This is one of the first I cut my teeth on along with Operation Star and what started it all with the Russian Theater back in '79-'80. Plus this will be interesting because I'm also reading Hell's Gate right now.

Baltic Gap is a great OCS product.  Not too big, not too small.  Germans have some punch on the defensive, Reds can get caught up in their own speed. 

HTTR is a gorgeous production, but I fear the mechanics are questionable.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 23, 2012, 11:32:34 AM
Was browsing Consim and I found this intriguing(sound it out Marty).

QuoteThe best games are played with a referee who really knows the subject, can keep the game moving, and the players know as little about the rules intricacies as possible, and just focus on solving the tactical problems (if its that scale, the operational or strategic problems if its bigger). The players are able to make choices, and propose solutions that may not have been covered by whatever rules there are. It all happens behind the referee's eyes, or screen, and whether he is just making the calls, or rolling a die, hardly matters. Quit quibbling about the rules and focus on playing. That's my idea of fun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
This is why "Le vol de l'aigle" (did you end up buying it, CdM?) is so fun. Players are (mostly) in the dark about the rules, their enemies, their allies. You need to trust the referee though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 02:09:39 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
This is why "Le vol de l'aigle" (did you end up buying it, CdM?) is so fun. Players are (mostly) in the dark about the rules, their enemies, their allies. You need to trust the referee though.

Yes, it is.  It has the potential to be the best refereed game since Diplomacy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: mongers on January 23, 2012, 02:44:08 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
This is why "Le vol de l'aigle" (did you end up buying it, CdM?) is so fun. Players are (mostly) in the dark about the rules, their enemies, their allies. You need to trust the referee though.

The best crisis management games work that way.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 03:10:22 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 02:09:39 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
This is why "Le vol de l'aigle" (did you end up buying it, CdM?) is so fun. Players are (mostly) in the dark about the rules, their enemies, their allies. You need to trust the referee though.

Yes, it is.  It has the potential to be the best refereed game since Diplomacy.

I have been toying with the idea of hosting a game here - but I have so little time...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 03:23:01 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 03:10:22 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 02:09:39 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
This is why "Le vol de l'aigle" (did you end up buying it, CdM?) is so fun. Players are (mostly) in the dark about the rules, their enemies, their allies. You need to trust the referee though.

Yes, it is.  It has the potential to be the best refereed game since Diplomacy.

I have been toying with the idea of hosting a game here - but I have so little time...

Lol, I may wind up having a lot of time on my hands in the near future, but we know how that'll go over here  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 23, 2012, 04:39:38 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 03:10:22 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 02:09:39 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
This is why "Le vol de l'aigle" (did you end up buying it, CdM?) is so fun. Players are (mostly) in the dark about the rules, their enemies, their allies. You need to trust the referee though.

Yes, it is.  It has the potential to be the best refereed game since Diplomacy.

I have been toying with the idea of hosting a game here - but I have so little time...

:hmm:  For what it's worth, I put in an order for the 1st volume and was considering the same thing.  I should be able to take care of running it if you were interested in playing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 23, 2012, 04:40:17 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 23, 2012, 04:39:38 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 03:10:22 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 02:09:39 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
This is why "Le vol de l'aigle" (did you end up buying it, CdM?) is so fun. Players are (mostly) in the dark about the rules, their enemies, their allies. You need to trust the referee though.

Yes, it is.  It has the potential to be the best refereed game since Diplomacy.

Personally, I am interested in you checking my Acres invite :P
I have been toying with the idea of hosting a game here - but I have so little time...

:hmm:  For what it's worth, I put in an order for the 1st volume and was considering the same thing.  I should be able to take care of running it if you were interested in playing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 23, 2012, 04:44:01 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 23, 2012, 04:40:17 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 23, 2012, 04:39:38 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 03:10:22 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 02:09:39 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
This is why "Le vol de l'aigle" (did you end up buying it, CdM?) is so fun. Players are (mostly) in the dark about the rules, their enemies, their allies. You need to trust the referee though.

Yes, it is.  It has the potential to be the best refereed game since Diplomacy.

Personally, I am interested in you checking my Acres invite :P
I have been toying with the idea of hosting a game here - but I have so little time...

:hmm:  For what it's worth, I put in an order for the 1st volume and was considering the same thing.  I should be able to take care of running it if you were interested in playing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 23, 2012, 04:48:07 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 23, 2012, 04:44:01 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 23, 2012, 04:40:17 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 23, 2012, 04:39:38 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 03:10:22 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 02:09:39 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 23, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
This is why "Le vol de l'aigle" (did you end up buying it, CdM?) is so fun. Players are (mostly) in the dark about the rules, their enemies, their allies. You need to trust the referee though.

Yes, it is.  It has the potential to be the best refereed game since Diplomacy.

Personally, I am interested in you checking my Acres invite :P
I have been toying with the idea of hosting a game here - but I have so little time...

:hmm:  For what it's worth, I put in an order for the 1st volume and was considering the same thing.  I should be able to take care of running it if you were interested in playing.

:rolleyes: I was saying: I invited you to the Acres game about 3 days ago.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 23, 2012, 04:52:59 PM
Ah, and you didn't feel the need to post this in the thread that you asked me about for some reason?  Despite my specifically asking you to do just that?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 23, 2012, 04:59:53 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 23, 2012, 04:52:59 PM
Ah, and you didn't feel the need to post this in the thread that you asked me about for some reason?  Despite my specifically asking you to do just that?

You ought to get an e-mail about it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 23, 2012, 05:05:04 PM
I didn't, but I'll go ahead and figure out why not on Yucata's thingy.

You're up.   :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 24, 2012, 03:31:44 AM
Ain't that Yucata software just swell? I couldnt get the "trader" action activate for my, you know, trader, so I discarded it thinking perhaps that's the way. It wasn't :bleeding:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 24, 2012, 10:33:41 AM
Discard = discard.

To get the multiple-cards-required action working, you have to click each card involved in the action, then hit the button necessary.  So, you click the Trader card, then click whichever furs you're going to use for it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 24, 2012, 10:39:27 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 24, 2012, 10:33:41 AM
Discard = discard.

To get the multiple-cards-required action working, you have to click each card involved in the action, then hit the button necessary.  So, you click the Trader card, then click whichever furs you're going to use for it.

yeah but what if the trade option doesnt light up?

but anyways, I just gave you a free round, it is a learning game for me anyway :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 24, 2012, 10:55:10 AM
Guards Tank Update

I emailed JM last nite. I inquired if he would have a problem with me constructing a scenario starting 10 July 43 when the actual battle of Prokhorovka began and post it to BGG. I dont know the protocals and all, so we'll see if he replies. Still wont change my rating of it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 24, 2012, 03:48:02 PM
Just FYI, Tamas, I will be in Canada from tomorrow until next Monday, so will be rather delayed in my turns.

I would note that Berkut will also be delayed in his turns, but that would be redundant.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 24, 2012, 03:53:00 PM
Pfft, I will have you know that right now I am waiting on him.

I think his morale has taken a hit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 24, 2012, 04:00:52 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 24, 2012, 03:53:00 PM
Pfft, I will have you know that right now I am waiting on him.

I think his morale has taken a hit.

errr, I sent you a move several days ago.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 24, 2012, 04:04:54 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 24, 2012, 04:00:52 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 24, 2012, 03:53:00 PM
Pfft, I will have you know that right now I am waiting on him.

I think his morale has taken a hit.

errr, I sent you a move several days ago.

NO, you sent me a question several days ago, which I answered, and since then...nothing.

And since the question included the direction that you would be taking something from my hand, I can't really continue until you tell me what you want to take.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 24, 2012, 04:05:46 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 24, 2012, 04:04:54 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 24, 2012, 04:00:52 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 24, 2012, 03:53:00 PM
Pfft, I will have you know that right now I am waiting on him.

I think his morale has taken a hit.

errr, I sent you a move several days ago.

NO, you sent me a question several days ago, which I answered, and since then...nothing.

no, I sent you a file
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 24, 2012, 04:07:08 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 24, 2012, 04:05:46 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 24, 2012, 04:04:54 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 24, 2012, 04:00:52 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 24, 2012, 03:53:00 PM
Pfft, I will have you know that right now I am waiting on him.

I think his morale has taken a hit.

errr, I sent you a move several days ago.

NO, you sent me a question several days ago, which I answered, and since then...nothing.

no, I sent you a file


...along with a question.

I quote:

Quote...I played Red Orchestra so I need to know what's in your hand

That card forces me to give you a card or discard or something. So until you tell me what card you want me to give or discard, I cannot continue.

So yeah...waiting on you. Again.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 24, 2012, 04:14:37 PM
I sent you a file after that. Anyway, resent
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 24, 2012, 08:41:15 PM
Oh, the huge manatee!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 25, 2012, 06:58:03 AM
Few Acres of Snow does appear to be interesting, altough I only have the vaguest of ideas of how it will progress and what I am supposed to do. No doubt newcomers can be easily schooled in it.

But still, I quite like it already and considering that Berk and Habs will go on a romantic holiday together, anyone feeling like playing a game on yucata just let me know. Very originally, I am known as 'Tamas' there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 25, 2012, 08:12:33 AM
Unlike a lot of other games, figuring out what to do in AFA is pretty organic.  There are only a few victory conditions and only so many things that will garner VPs and, on top of that, you always have some idea of what your opponent is up to and may take steps to counter such.

A big part of the game is expansion vs. efficiency.  The more territory you get, generally the more VPs you'll gain, but expansion exposes you to raids (a big up/down shift in VPs) and fills out your deck with potentially useless cards.  Do not underestimate the power of things like Hme Support, Governor and Intendant (a French-only card).  Of course, to utilize the first and third requires money, and that's always in short supply...

I'll try to think of more tips to give, but typing on a cell phone is becoming onerous.  Feel free to ask for strategt or an explanation of why I'm doing certain actions.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 25, 2012, 11:54:22 PM
Just purchased Assault and Boots & Saddles on BGG. Played the shit outta this system in the day. I bought these in '85 and when a new expansion came out. I have all the maps in my PB/PL game boxes, just not the rest of the games...strange.

Bundeswehr, Chieftain, and Reinforcement are going to be harder to find. :(

:menace: Ah, very familar. From BGG
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic162058_md.jpg&hash=dc3591e708366f26df9989e56151e3c12f0f393d)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 27, 2012, 03:05:14 AM
Thanks for the tips Habs.

Is there any reason why the game resets after I make a move including the improvement of Montreal? It does it, I do my second action (choosing an empire card), then either it shows me your move again like nothing happened, or gives me an error message.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 27, 2012, 04:18:42 AM
Okay so they are in the middle of a DNS move, hence the bug :P Someone posted the IP for the site in the chat so I managed to make my move.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 31, 2012, 06:45:39 AM
Alright wargamers. What's the deal with Perry Moore? I see some folks, usually the same ones bagging on this guy. Did a look at his games and the ratings overall arent that bad. Whats up?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 31, 2012, 08:14:55 AM
Your average DTP guy made good. I suppose.  No opinion either way on him, don't have any of his work.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 31, 2012, 08:25:10 AM
His Last Panzer Victory from way back in the past was alright.

That submarine game in ATO might have been interesting, except the graphics on it was like tim puking pastels on the map.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 31, 2012, 10:20:45 AM


Last Panzer Vic is on the to-order list. He seems to do some obsurce EF battles. Which is good, for me anyway.

CdM, Ed..This guy just gets no slack from what seems to be the same folks on BGG and consim. I'm going to order a couple of his DTP games. I have his "Kesselschlacht",
game on the shelf. That game gets bagged on BGG, but on consim it's almost the opposite. *Shrugs Shoulders* I'll crack it after I get done with BfK and SPI's old Korsun game.

Consims a weird animal. How would we have ever played some of these games back in the day before the internet. Oh, I know, come to a mutual consesus on a conflicting rule and
continue playing. Funny how the panzers kept rolling in those days. :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on January 31, 2012, 11:01:41 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 31, 2012, 10:20:45 AM

Consims a weird animal. How would we have ever played some of these games back in the day before the internet. Oh, I know, come to a mutual consesus on a conflicting rule and
continue playing. Funny how the panzers kept rolling in those days. :lol:

There was a discussion about that in relation to A Few Acres of Snow on BGG.  That works well for face to face opponents, but it gets difficult if you play a lot of games online through Vassal, Cyberboard or other non-direct mediums.  Many of your opponents may be one off type of things, and negotiating errata midgame or with each opponent each time you start up a game is tricky.  It also raises headaches for any competitive formats like tournaments.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 31, 2012, 12:36:45 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 31, 2012, 10:20:45 AM
CdM, Ed..This guy just gets no slack from what seems to be the same folks on BGG and consim. I'm going to order a couple of his DTP games. I have his "Kesselschlacht",
game on the shelf. That game gets bagged on BGG, but on consim it's almost the opposite. *Shrugs Shoulders* I'll crack it after I get done with BfK and SPI's old Korsun game.

Consims a weird animal. How would we have ever played some of these games back in the day before the internet. Oh, I know, come to a mutual consesus on a conflicting rule and
continue playing. Funny how the panzers kept rolling in those days. :lol:

While there's a lot of overlap, there's still two totally distinct crowds between BGG and CSW, and the twain shall never meet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 31, 2012, 01:21:56 PM
I seem to remember some sort of stink at CSW about Perry and a Warsaw uprising game. But then again, those fairies at CSW get their panties in a bunch about everything.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 31, 2012, 03:39:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 31, 2012, 01:21:56 PM
I seem to remember some sort of stink at CSW about Perry and a Warsaw uprising game. But then again, those fairies at CSW get their panties in a bunch about everything.

ZOMG SS IS OVERPOWERD
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on February 01, 2012, 04:07:35 AM
Got invited to play Axis & Allies Global 1940 this weekend. Should I?  :huh:
I played the original back in the day, it was fun but I was around 15 at the time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 01, 2012, 11:43:51 PM
Re-purchasing some old favs (These had some badass covers.)

AGS Korsun & Kiev(Not shown)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/428109_3118573454495_1569276284_32886118_2083308172_n.jpg)

Arnhem
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic586750_md.jpg&hash=7f179658c2918605ab7c3ac31b68d287086b4849)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on February 02, 2012, 11:46:48 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 25, 2012, 11:54:22 PM
Just purchased Assault and Boots & Saddles on BGG. Played the shit outta this system in the day. I bought these in '85 and when a new expansion came out. I have all the maps in my PB/PL game boxes, just not the rest of the games...strange.

Bundeswehr, Chieftain, and Reinforcement are going to be harder to find. :(

:menace: Ah, very familar. From BGG
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic162058_md.jpg&hash=dc3591e708366f26df9989e56151e3c12f0f393d)

That map brings back some old memories.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 03, 2012, 08:59:12 AM
The Man with 1500 boardgames:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120202/NEWS/302039999

lol. Eurogames.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 03, 2012, 09:01:45 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 03, 2012, 08:59:12 AM
lol. Eurogames.  :rolleyes:

1,500 Eurogames.  Whatever.

Squee. Mew.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Admiral Yi on February 03, 2012, 12:52:31 PM
Quote from: Maladict on February 01, 2012, 04:07:35 AM
Got invited to play Axis & Allies Global 1940 this weekend. Should I?  :huh:
I played the original back in the day, it was fun but I was around 15 at the time.

How different is it from the original?  The original was only fun if you had newbs or retards playing the Allies.

Another vote in for Victory Games' Civil War.  Don't bother with the Indian/West nonsense.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 03, 2012, 01:09:33 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 03, 2012, 12:52:31 PM


Another vote in for Victory Games' Civil War.  Don't bother with the Indian/West nonsense.

:o

Heresy. How else will Lyon get promoted up when using the Jackson/Lyon optional rule?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on February 03, 2012, 01:23:36 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 03, 2012, 12:52:31 PM
How different is it from the original?  The original was only fun if you had newbs or retards playing the Allies.

No idea, I'll find out in a few hours.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 05, 2012, 11:38:09 PM
Anyone know anything on this one?

http://www.hfdgames.com/zfvkg.html

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hfdgames.com%2Fzfvkg%2FZV_cover1.jpg&hash=eb8565961bf4363c39c68d0663c52274a2e30501)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 06, 2012, 12:47:19 AM
HFD is a Paul Rohrbaugh joint and, universally, his games are condemned among anyone who actually wants a fun/serious wargame.  Avoid at all costs.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 06, 2012, 02:10:12 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 06, 2012, 12:47:19 AM
HFD is a Paul Rohrbaugh joint and, universally, his games are condemned among anyone who actually wants a fun/serious wargame.  Avoid at all costs.

Thank ya
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 06, 2012, 10:31:11 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 06, 2012, 12:47:19 AM
HFD is a Paul Rohrbaugh joint and, universally, his games are condemned among anyone who actually wants a fun/serious wargame.  Avoid at all costs.

Forgive me I just seen his name on this.  :bleeding: :bleeding: :bleeding: :bleeding:
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic137260_md.jpg&hash=34b77389fec054252980861018cc4d3f0a20f4a9)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 07, 2012, 05:27:35 AM
Hey Habs, I have been playing two games of Few Acres as the Brits against random Yucata folk and both French-playing fuckers insisted on a zerg rush of sieges and raids.

Now I understand that they are using it to good effect right now, since I have been trying to both block them and expand on the sides which isnt really working out, but is this really a viable French strategy? It must be godawful boring, but effective? The Brits have tons more military cards and easier income sources.

It is fuckin' annoying.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 08, 2012, 10:34:44 AM
ZOMG HES TINKERING WITH A GAME THAT DOESNT ACCOMPLISH WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO!!!!! THE HORROR!!!! :GASP: HE MIGHT FIX IT.

Some of those people at CSW..... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 10, 2012, 10:25:18 AM
Still F'ing with Guards Tank. Working on a focused Prokhorovka scenario with JM's go ahead. Here's a map showing the general deployment guidelines for the 10 July '43 start. In order for the whole game to work, partially at least, it needs a map extension off the west edge.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftalk.consimworld.com%2FWebX%3F233%40%40.1dd4b7fd%2F144%21enclosure%3D.1dd63be5&hash=b6c9a6a81f15c5d4f6e90fd090246fee0dcf68d2)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 10, 2012, 12:38:21 PM
Friggin' Grognard Sims is pushing out more product than I can keep up with.  DEATH RIDE: PAYPAL
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 10, 2012, 02:19:08 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 10, 2012, 12:38:21 PM
Friggin' Grognard Sims is pushing out more product than I can keep up with.  DEATH RIDE: PAYPAL

Yea, I'm starting to get a Arab-Israeli itch. Looking at their Armored Knights series for that.

I told Chris on CSW that whaen the II SS Panzer sector is out it's as good as bought.

Anyway just got back from the print shop. Printed the custom Arnhem map on heavy stock paper. Looks fantastic.
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Hansmeister on February 11, 2012, 09:43:32 AM
Hey, does anyone still play ASL?  Is it still good, or are there better systems out there for that type of small-scale scenarios?  Just before I deployed I discovered a new gaming store which was big on ASL and wondered if it is still a very good system to get into.

On a related note, I brought a bunch of boardgames, of a lighter note, with me in hopes of playing it here but no luck so far.  My FOB is very small.   I brought Mansion of Madness, Blood Bowl Team Manager Card Game, Lord of the Rings Card Game, Arkham Horror, City of Thieves, Zombies!!!, and the Gears of War Board Game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 11, 2012, 10:20:50 AM
Quote from: Hansmeister on February 11, 2012, 09:43:32 AM
Hey, does anyone still play ASL?  Is it still good, or are there better systems out there for that type of small-scale scenarios?  Just before I deployed I discovered a new gaming store which was big on ASL and wondered if it is still a very good system to get into.

It's beginning to see a bit of a renaissance the last couple years;  MMP has begun republishing the "core" modules, as so much stuff has been out of print for so long. 
I was at Winter Offensive a few weeks ago, and the "all we play is ASL" crowd is still going strong.

And, they're working on a Historical ASL module to bring it into the Korean War.

As far as squad-level tactical goes, I don't think anything else really touches it for level of depth.  GMT's system Combat Commander seems pretty popular, but I haven't picked up any of those titles yet.

QuoteOn a related note, I brought a bunch of boardgames, of a lighter note, with me in hopes of playing it here but no luck so far.  My FOB is very small.   I brought Mansion of Madness, Blood Bowl Team Manager Card Game, Lord of the Rings Card Game, Arkham Horror, City of Thieves, Zombies!!!, and the Gears of War Board Game.

Give it a few more weeks, and I'm sure the guys will be screaming for things to do out of boredom.  You just got there yourself not too long ago, right?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Hansmeister on February 11, 2012, 10:41:26 AM
I got here a little over a month ago.  I found one person who would play, but he is on R&R now.  Yesterday I ran into an old friend from my days in Somalia who just got back in the Army after an 16-year break who would be willing to play.  Most of the people here are currently rotating out of country so I have to have a look at the new guys coming in, or are a bunch of LTC and COL that wouldn't want to be seen playing a game even if they liked it due to peer pressure.

But our post is currently shrinking down to about 100 Soldiers so it'll be slim pickings.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 11, 2012, 06:49:09 PM
I actually hate this more than counter clipping.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 11, 2012, 08:02:16 PM
Firefly: The Complete Season?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 11, 2012, 08:06:28 PM
I SEE SS RUNES
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on February 11, 2012, 11:34:23 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 11, 2012, 10:20:50 AM

As far as squad-level tactical goes, I don't think anything else really touches it for level of depth.  GMT's system Combat Commander seems pretty popular, but I haven't picked up any of those titles yet.

Combat Commander is pretty good, but isn't designed to have the same detail or scope (strictly small infantry units, no AFVs, other vehicles or medium/large on map field pieces).  It captures the chaos of such situations very well, but is abstracted at several points where ASL would drive into maddening detail.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 12, 2012, 09:25:50 AM
That's a lot of snipers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 12, 2012, 10:49:03 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 11, 2012, 08:02:16 PM
Firefly: The Complete Season?

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 13, 2012, 08:03:22 PM
More counter cutting fun. Actually I like making the counter sheets. Just not cutting them.

Look Ed, PC friendly (SS). :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 13, 2012, 08:09:43 PM
Damn Scout Snipers!



:P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 15, 2012, 09:10:58 PM
My constructed counters can be used as weapons in case your opponent pisses you off.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 17, 2012, 09:35:25 PM
I think I have reached my max level of practical thickness for counters. What ya think? 

L to R
1st & 2nd column(from the Debrecen game): Lastest game batch. Kind of thick, but easy to pick up.

3rd column(from Operation Sonnenwende game): More standard thickness.

4th column(from EndKampf: Ostpreussen game): Industry standard.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 17, 2012, 10:41:15 PM
Those on the left, I had no idea bath tiles came in those schemes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 17, 2012, 10:44:39 PM
 :lol: It's the Panzer and Guards pattern.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 18, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
But, anywho I need to start experimenting maybe with a top coat. Just got to do some research as to witch is best. I will probably settle on a counter thickness between columns 1-2 & 3.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 20, 2012, 01:55:49 AM
Damn those SS their petroleum jelly.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on February 24, 2012, 09:46:08 AM
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 24, 2012, 10:14:13 AM
 :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PRC on February 24, 2012, 11:51:47 AM
I found a copy of Axis & Allies at a Value Village (yes, I scavenge thrift stores for board games, sometimes you get a gem) for 6 bucks the other day so I picked it up.  I had a copy in my teenage years.  Sure it ain't high strategy but at that price i'll take it for the box art.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 24, 2012, 03:32:08 PM
Quote from: PRC on February 24, 2012, 11:51:47 AM
(yes, I scavenge thrift stores for board games, sometimes you get a gem)

Damned right you do.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 26, 2012, 11:58:44 PM
Iran and Iraq square in the Battle of the Punch Drunk Retards.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 27, 2012, 12:42:05 AM
You know, you get a CRT shift for using 12 year olds to sweep minefields.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 27, 2012, 01:03:18 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 27, 2012, 12:42:05 AM
You know, you get a CRT shift for using 12 year olds to sweep minefields.

:D

Moore has some interesting stuff in this one. The review for Guderian's Last Gamble is just about ready for BGG. This one will follow.

For some reason I have an itch for the conflict. Finally found a copy of S&T's Ignorant Armies from fine games.

On the hunt for any AIW mods for the Iran/Iraq War.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 27, 2012, 01:07:36 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 27, 2012, 01:03:18 AM
On the hunt for any AIW mods for the Iran/Iraq War.

Honestly, I don't think there is.
I seem to remember an issue of The General that had an expansion for the '82 Lebanon invasion for AIW, but nothing I can recall on War of The Retards.  Which is interesting, since it had the largest armored battles of the post-WW2 era.

Check Grognards?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 27, 2012, 01:13:38 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 27, 2012, 01:07:36 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 27, 2012, 01:03:18 AM
On the hunt for any AIW mods for the Iran/Iraq War.

Honestly, I don't think there is.
I seem to remember an issue of The General that had an expansion for the '82 Lebanon invasion for AIW, but nothing I can recall on War of The Retards.  Which is interesting, since it had the largest armored battles of the post-WW2 era.

Check Grognards?

I will. I reading the 600 page tome,The Lessons of Modern War III, The Iran Iraq War right now. Really good BTW, but it's  :lol: :huh: :lmfao: :huh: :wacko:.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 27, 2012, 01:18:25 AM
Speaking of tomes, I just started Grant's Memoirs.  What a fascinating man.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 27, 2012, 02:07:08 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 27, 2012, 01:18:25 AM
Speaking of tomes, I just started Grant's Memoirs.  What a fascinating man.

Wonder how sober he was. :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 27, 2012, 02:07:58 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 27, 2012, 02:07:08 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 27, 2012, 01:18:25 AM
Speaking of tomes, I just started Grant's Memoirs.  What a fascinating man.

Wonder how sober he was. :D

That'll be enough of that, soldier.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Hansmeister on February 27, 2012, 05:25:09 AM
Just played the Blood Bowl Team Manager Card Game.  A quick, fun game.  I'm going to try to play Mansion of Madness this Thursday.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Martim Silva on February 27, 2012, 09:24:09 AM
Quote from: Hansmeister on February 27, 2012, 05:25:09 AM
Just played the Blood Bowl Team Manager Card Game.  A quick, fun game.  I'm going to try to play Mansion of Madness this Thursday.

Check the MoM FAQ and try to get the updated cards. Many are misprinted and many scenarios in the original are broken (you need to correct them with the Errata).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 01, 2012, 12:20:51 AM
More contributions to Noble Knight. Helping to supprt small business.

Products Quantity  Unit Price  Total
#67 w/Stonewall (VG) (Magazine)

#85 w/Fighting Sail (EX) (Magazine)

Chechnya - The Russian Bear Attack, 1999 (MINT/New) (Ziplock)

Kursk in Normandy - Operation Goodwood, 1944 (MINT/New) (Ziplock)

Liberty Roads (SW (MINT/New)) (Boxed Game)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 02, 2012, 07:54:24 PM
Today's payday, and while I'm sandbagging for the inevitable "redundancies" thing, that doesn't preclude me from sending Chris Fasulo's kids to college.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 02, 2012, 07:58:03 PM
I noticed Bunker Hill is going out of business.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 02, 2012, 08:06:48 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 02, 2012, 07:54:24 PM
Today's payday, and while I'm sandbagging for the inevitable "redundancies" thing, that doesn't preclude me from sending Chris Fasulo's kids to college.

What you get.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on March 04, 2012, 06:00:22 AM
Pre-ordered 1989 and Virgin Queen from GMT.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 05, 2012, 10:18:10 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 02, 2012, 08:06:48 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 02, 2012, 07:54:24 PM
Today's payday, and while I'm sandbagging for the inevitable "redundancies" thing, that doesn't preclude me from sending Chris Fasulo's kids to college.

What you get.

I hadn't decided, but I was going to catch up with the few outstanding titles.
Of course, that was before Verizon took a dump on me this weekend.  <_<  OMG A BOOK? WTF?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 06, 2012, 10:42:25 PM
The Wargamer.com starts the Awards season.

QuoteIt is with great pleasure that we here at Wargamer would like to present our awards to the games that have made an impact on not only the staff here but also the wargame community. After the votes were tallied, it was evident how much of a competition these games have played in our minds and hearts. So here it is, the Game of the Year 2011 Awards!

Best PC Wargame of 2011 – Community Award

Let us start off with the Gold Community Award, which goes to Battlefront.com's Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy! This tactical wargame focuses on the campaign in western France three months after the Normandy landings in 1944. With authentic rural and urban landscape, historically-correct weapons and uniforms, as well as the new and improved Tactical AI system, Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy evidently made itself at home in wargamer's computers. Congratulations!

Earning the Silver Community Award is Matrix Games/Slitherine's Panzer Corps. The spiritual heir to classic Panzer General series, Panzer Corps quickly became a favorite amongst the community. After two years of development by a team of dedicated experts known as The Lordz Games Studio and the help of the community, Panzer Corps evolved into a game that makes it easy to get into and play a strategy game with combined-arms tactics, but a wargame that will still be a challenge to all comers. Congratulations!

Grabbing the Bronze Community Award for 2011 is another Matrix Games/Slitherine title by Wastelands Interactive: Time of Fury. It is no surprise that Time of Fury made it into the Community Awards, especially for a wargame that covers the entire European theater during World War II. With a game that gives players the full opportunity to control all types of units, from ground to air to sea, but also pick a single country or a group and lead them to victory or stave off defeat to the very end during the war, Time of Fury earned its place.

Best Boardgame of 2011 – Community Award

The Wargamer Community made their voice heard very clearly when they voted for A Few Acres of Snow to the top for the Gold Community Award! A two-player card game that encourages a lot of thinking and tactics, especially a game set during the struggle between France and Britain for control of Canada. Congratulations Treefrog Games for taking home the gold!

The Silver Community Award actually goes to two games, after reaching a tie that was sure would be hard to break; we decided to give them both the award! Field Commander: Napoleon by DVG and No Retreat! Deluxe Edition by GMT Games earned their position in the community awards. Both offer up fantastic artwork for units and their playing boards, as well as their in-depth rulebooks to provide countless hours of strategic tabletop action. Congratulations to both!

We also have another tie, this time for the Bronze Boardgame Community Award! Decision Games' Axis Empires - Dai Senso! and Grognard Simulations' Armored Knights – Operation Gazelle earned their awards from the community for capturing wargamer's tactical and strategic minds during the World War II period, on opposite theaters of war! With Armored Knights small learning curve and Axis Empires' large-scale gameplay, it is no surprise they made it into the awards for 2011. Congratulations!

We also decided to have Wargamer staff pick out their favorite wargames of 2011, presented here as "Editor's Choice"! We would also like to thank the Wargamer staff for helping us pick out these games, and offer our congratulations to the winners for being the top wargames in our minds!

Best PC Wargame of 2011 – Editor's Choice

Panzer Corps captured the attention of not only the community, but the staff here at Wargamer. What more can be said about this triple A title that scratches the itch for Panzer General fans? We would like to offer our Gold Editor's Choice Award to Matrix Games/Slitherine and The Lordz Games Studio for Panzer Corps! Congratulations!

Snagging the Silver Editor's Choice Award is also another title from Matrix Games/Slitherine: Advanced Tactics: Gold. It should be no surprise as it offers up everything that the staff at Wargamer enjoys, such as a well-done scenario editor for community-made scenarios, a versatile engine for us to simulate different aspects of warfare; all of which just gives us the replayability we all want. Congratulations to Matrix Games/Slitherine and the developer VR Designs!

The Bronze Editor's Choice Award goes to Sega's Total War: Shogun 2, developed by The Creative Assembly, one of the most-anticipated releases in the Total War series. Some of the Wargamer staff expressed their liking towards Shogun 2, especially for the combination of turn-based strategy with the challenge of real-time tactical battles during feudal Japan. Complete with a well-establishing modding community, Total War: Shogun 2 has definitely earned its spot in the Editor's Choice Awards. Congratulations!

Best Boardgame of 2011 – Editor's Choice

Oddly enough, the awards for the Editor's Choice Awards line up with what the community decided! It goes to show that the Wargamer staff are in tune with the wargame community and generally have the same interests, and so we'd like to reiterate our congratulations to the winners!

Gold Editor's Choice: A Few Acres of Snow
Silver Editor's Choice: Field Commander: Napoleon and No Retreat! Deluxe Edition
Bronze Editor's Choice: Armored Knights – Operation Gazelle and Axis Empires - Dai Senso!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 11, 2012, 02:19:33 PM
Who was it that asked about my copy of TSR's Air War?  Was it you, EleventyBee?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 12, 2012, 12:58:03 PM
I have a copy. Great game, played the shit out of it back in the day.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 12, 2012, 01:06:31 PM
Well, somebody was asking about it a while back.  Whoever wants it, lemme know.  I'm thinking about thinning the herd of some titles.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 14, 2012, 08:02:54 PM
Anybody order the new title from Avalanche Press, Frontier Battles of 1866 (http://www.avalanchepress.com/game1866Frontier.php)? 
Ed, I know contrary to good taste, you order stuff from AP.  You get this?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 14, 2012, 08:44:02 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 14, 2012, 08:02:54 PM
Anybody order the new title from Avalanche Press

:lmfao:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 14, 2012, 08:52:39 PM
Meanwhile, soon-to-come from MMP :

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25900/kingdom-of-heaven-the-crusader-states-1097-1291-ad

Kingdom of Heaven, a CDG covering a wide variety of the wars in the Crusading era ("Nine scenarios cover all the major campaigns of the era, from the First, Second and Third Crusades to the Mongol invasion and the rise of the Mamluk Empire.")

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And...

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4688/angola

Angola, an awesome game covering the fun segment of the Angolan Civil War.  Cubans and South Africans and tanks, oh, my.  It's a reprint that's got new artwork and incorporates some minor changes, but otherwise remains the same game.  Berkut can stump for this one as well since he's played it.

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Both are in production and should be shipping relatively soon.  The pre-order price is still available for both.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 15, 2012, 12:30:37 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 14, 2012, 08:44:02 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 14, 2012, 08:02:54 PM
Anybody order the new title from Avalanche Press

:lmfao:

Give em credit, it's not Great War at Sea--The Imperial Navy: What If There Were No Nazis in WW2?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 29, 2012, 10:03:20 AM
Hilarious.

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/744696/breakthrough-cambrai/page/1
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 29, 2012, 11:51:04 AM
Yeah, Rinella's a piece of shit.  I rated the game a '1' with a 'Meh' comment a few days ago.  I was promptly gifted .10 GeekGold for my efforts.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 01, 2012, 12:57:41 PM
Considering how much of a shithole Consimworld and BGG are, I don't blame the man a bit for being grumpy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 01, 2012, 03:11:23 PM
Heh, Joe Kuhler's even got a "Rules Lawyer" microbadge.  Heh, like shit like that wouldn't be noticed by him;  and he's called a lying douche for his efforts in calling a duck a duck.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 01, 2012, 06:01:15 PM
Ugh, rules lawyers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 01, 2012, 09:16:22 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 01, 2012, 06:01:15 PM
Ugh, rules lawyers.

HEY NOW  :mad:  THATS WHY THEY ARE THERE: TO ARGUE ABOUT
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 01, 2012, 09:26:12 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 29, 2012, 11:51:04 AM
Yeah, Rinella's a piece of shit.  I rated the game a '1' with a 'Meh' comment a few days ago.  I was promptly gifted .10 GeekGold for my efforts.  :lol:

I'm telling you, Languishites don't know the meaning of the term "nasty forum" until they take a spin around CSW or BGG.  Holy fucksticks.  It's worse than academia.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 05, 2012, 09:28:55 PM
Hey 11B, Chris has pushed out the Air Support and Artillery Support supplements for Death Ride Kursk.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 05, 2012, 09:42:54 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 05, 2012, 09:28:55 PM
Hey 11B, Chris has pushed out the Air Support and Artillery Support supplements for Death Ride Kursk.

:punk: Thanks it will be on order.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 05, 2012, 09:50:05 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 14, 2012, 08:52:39 PM
Meanwhile, soon-to-come from MMP :

They do seem to be on schedule to pump out quite a few products in 2012, a few more titles than they've done the last couple years.  The GTS title on the French Foreign Legion is on its way, and I believe the OCS title for Case Yellow should be out this year, as well as their monster on the Sino-Japanese conflict, which should be awesome as balls.

Personally, I have been waiting a couple years for Angola.  I want my fucking Jonas Savimbi counter.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 05, 2012, 10:17:10 PM
The best part is that most of MMP's stuff looks like it might actually be fun to play.  I have way more stuff on pre-order from them than I do from GMT, for example, including just about everything of the stuff you mentioned.

Legion of Honour is supposed to be out, soonish, too...

I also found a decent player's copy of Flat Top.  The idea of it sounds intriguing, at least.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 05, 2012, 10:24:44 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 05, 2012, 10:17:10 PM
The best part is that most of MMP's stuff looks like it might actually be fun to play.

Yeah, and comparatively actually playable in a sitting or two.  Surprisingly for all you smart asses, we've managed to knock out a few drops of Tide at Sunrise and King Philip's War;  Angola is another that can conceivably get knocked out in a night, and it looks like a lot more titles are going that way with them:  digestible and playable in short time frames.

QuoteLegion of Honour is supposed to be out, soonish, too...

I don't know what the hold-up is on that, other than the big dust-up over the cover art last year;  but I know it was of paramount economic importance for Charlie to push Moscowa out the door.

QuoteI also found a decent player's copy of Flat Top.  The idea of it sounds intriguing, at least.

Flat Top is definitely one of the all time greatest carrier games, ever.  Best played with an umpire for orders and combat results, though.  Ratchets up the tension something fucking fierce.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on April 05, 2012, 10:27:09 PM
Oh I got the notice that they are going to be charging for Virgin Queen orders.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 05, 2012, 10:31:58 PM
QuoteI want my fucking Jonas Savimbi counter.
:thumbsup:


I wonder if a counter for Costas Georgiou will be in the mix.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 05, 2012, 10:35:15 PM
Quote from: garbon on April 05, 2012, 10:27:09 PM
Oh I got the notice that they are going to be charging for Virgin Queen orders.

That's the damned thing about the board game industry in the day and age;  because of such limited print runs, you need to snatch up titles that you could conceivably want, even if you don't want it know--because you can't wait two years for it to finally intrigue you, as it'll be gone or tough to find.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 05, 2012, 10:46:02 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 05, 2012, 10:24:44 PM
Yeah, and comparatively actually playable in a sitting or two.  Surprisingly for all you smart asses, we've managed to knock out a few drops of Tide at Sunrise and King Philip's War;  Angola is another that can conceivably get knocked out in a night, and it looks like a lot more titles are going that way with them:  digestible and playable in short time frames.

I don't know what the hold-up is on that, other than the big dust-up over the cover art last year;  but I know it was of paramount economic importance for Charlie to push Moscowa out the door.

Flat Top is definitely one of the all time greatest carrier games, ever.  Best played with an umpire for orders and combat results, though.  Ratchets up the tension something fucking fierce.

Angola is definitely playable in a night.  Call it 5-6 hours, longer if no one's read the rules aforehand.  Once you get the sequence down, it flows very quickly and is a lot of fun.

As for LoH, the hold-up for a long time was apparently personal stuff with the designer, but that seems to be cleared up now.  I remember seeing card proofs and such at WBC last year, so I was surprised it didn't come out very swiftly afterwards.

Flat Top is going to be a game I try to get in at a convention, hopefully with 3 people--1 umpire.  Seeing someone 'guess' wrong on where to commit would be too fun to miss.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 05, 2012, 10:48:47 PM
Quote from: garbon on April 05, 2012, 10:27:09 PM
Oh I got the notice that they are going to be charging for Virgin Queen orders.

If you hurry, you might still be able to get your very own t-shirt!  I mean, who wouldn't want a purple "Virgin Queen" shirt?

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftalk.consimworld.com%2FWebX%3F233%40%40.1dd547a8%2F415%21enclosure%3D.1dd6c992&hash=63a370f60973bd9a768c0fd3f3ebe4045463ea61)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on April 05, 2012, 10:57:55 PM
Maybe if Virgin Queen was on the front. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 11, 2012, 04:02:19 AM
A few questions regarding the Virgin Queen:

-when is it shipping
-will we be able to PBEM it without everyone having a copy
-when are we doing the first PBEM?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 11, 2012, 07:39:50 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 11, 2012, 04:02:19 AM
A few questions regarding the Virgin Queen:

-when is it shipping

If they're already charging for it, it's because they've got the product in the production cycle, so I'd expect definitely within the next two (?) months.

Quote-will we be able to PBEM it without everyone having a copy
-when are we doing the first PBEM?

Lolz.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on April 11, 2012, 07:48:45 AM
Tamas got us to play that Battlestar Galactica game and no one but him had a copy (i believe).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 11, 2012, 07:53:22 AM
Quote from: garbon on April 11, 2012, 07:48:45 AM
Tamas got us to play that Battlestar Galactica game and no one but him had a copy (i believe).

Yes, so CdM, STFU :P

Also we had a bunch of people here playing HiS, either too poor to afford the game (Jaron, FB), living in a backward hellhole (Martinus), or because the box wasn't pink enough (Martinus).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: ulmont on April 11, 2012, 08:18:55 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 11, 2012, 07:53:22 AM
Also we had a bunch of people here playing HiS, either too poor to afford the game (Jaron, FB), living in a backward hellhole (Martinus), or because the box wasn't pink enough (Martinus).

After reading the rules for Virgin Queen, I think it's too chromed out and with too many responses to be a whole lot of PBEM fun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 11, 2012, 08:23:31 AM
Quote from: ulmont on April 11, 2012, 08:18:55 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 11, 2012, 07:53:22 AM
Also we had a bunch of people here playing HiS, either too poor to afford the game (Jaron, FB), living in a backward hellhole (Martinus), or because the box wasn't pink enough (Martinus).

After reading the rules for Virgin Queen, I think it's too chromed out and with too many responses to be a whole lot of PBEM fun.

:(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on April 11, 2012, 08:45:43 AM
Quote from: ulmont on April 11, 2012, 08:18:55 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 11, 2012, 07:53:22 AM
Also we had a bunch of people here playing HiS, either too poor to afford the game (Jaron, FB), living in a backward hellhole (Martinus), or because the box wasn't pink enough (Martinus).

After reading the rules for Virgin Queen, I think it's too chromed out and with too many responses to be a whole lot of PBEM fun.

Any new mechanism in particular?

I definitely would agree the patronage thing seems completely unnecessary.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 11, 2012, 07:59:00 PM
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/847271320/ogre-designers-edition

I just got a boner.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: ulmont on April 11, 2012, 08:57:17 PM
Quote from: garbon on April 11, 2012, 08:45:43 AM
Any new mechanism in particular?

I definitely would agree the patronage thing seems completely unnecessary.

IIRC the treasure resolution was what really bugged me, but it's been a little while since I looked at it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 11, 2012, 09:14:44 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 11, 2012, 07:59:00 PM
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/847271320/ogre-designers-edition

I just got a boner.

Steve Jackson Games is a lot like Friedrich Nietzche:  fun in high school and college, but you grow out of it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 12, 2012, 07:28:18 AM
 :lol:

Sorta like re-reading Elric when I was 35. I LIKED THIS SHIT?!?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 12, 2012, 10:09:31 AM
Somebody got their copy:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftalk.consimworld.com%2FWebX%3F233%40%40.ee6bb77%2F64318%21enclosure%3D.1dd6da32&hash=f3e3ed72ec373564b86eac95706f1d757cd0a0e4)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: sbr on April 12, 2012, 10:32:17 AM
Map sucks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 12, 2012, 10:35:20 AM
Quote from: sbr on April 12, 2012, 10:32:17 AM
Map sucks.

At least it actually fits on a table.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 12, 2012, 11:26:25 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 12, 2012, 10:35:20 AM
Quote from: sbr on April 12, 2012, 10:32:17 AM
Map sucks.

At least it actually fits on a table.

like you need to worry about that
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 12, 2012, 11:44:24 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 12, 2012, 11:26:25 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 12, 2012, 10:35:20 AM
Quote from: sbr on April 12, 2012, 10:32:17 AM
Map sucks.

At least it actually fits on a table.

like you need to worry about that

Fuck you, you filthy fucking gypsy.  At least I have a table.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 12, 2012, 12:11:19 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 12, 2012, 11:44:24 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 12, 2012, 11:26:25 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 12, 2012, 10:35:20 AM
Quote from: sbr on April 12, 2012, 10:32:17 AM
Map sucks.

At least it actually fits on a table.

like you need to worry about that

Fuck you, you filthy fucking gypsy.  At least I have a table.

I have a huge table.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 12, 2012, 12:12:01 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 12, 2012, 12:11:19 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 12, 2012, 11:44:24 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 12, 2012, 11:26:25 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 12, 2012, 10:35:20 AM
Quote from: sbr on April 12, 2012, 10:32:17 AM
Map sucks.

At least it actually fits on a table.

like you need to worry about that

Fuck you, you filthy fucking gypsy.  At least I have a table.

I have a huge table.

Who'd ya steal it from LOLOLOLOL HOHOHOHOHOHO PW3ND
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 12, 2012, 01:29:35 PM
The Balkan countries are not represented with enough detail and not enough mention of their glorious history. PYRAMIDS IN BOSNIA
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 12, 2012, 04:25:12 PM
Next on Sand in the Vagina at BGG....

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/789374/this-is-how-complaints-against-sexism-are-treated/page/1
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 13, 2012, 08:03:20 AM
Big Brown Truck should be bringing Daddy some more stuff from Grognards.  Yay.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 13, 2012, 05:35:04 PM
Funagain has a bunch of shit on sale. There might be a wargame in the list. I'm too lazy to look.

http://www.funagain.com/control/catalogsearch?&category_id=CLEANING_SALE_2012&sort_order=SortProductField:productName;Y&list_type=list&view_size=10&view_index=0&show_unavailable=N#pagecontent
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 13, 2012, 05:42:46 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 13, 2012, 05:35:04 PM
Funagain has a bunch of shit on sale. There might be a wargame in the list. I'm too lazy to look.

http://www.funagain.com/control/catalogsearch?&category_id=CLEANING_SALE_2012&sort_order=SortProductField:productName;Y&list_type=list&view_size=10&view_index=0&show_unavailable=N#pagecontent

LOL just a shitload of those tiny Decision Games, and the wildly popular D&D 4th edition.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on April 13, 2012, 06:39:36 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 12, 2012, 04:25:12 PM
Next on Sand in the Vagina at BGG....

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/789374/this-is-how-complaints-against-sexism-are-treated/page/1
QuoteOne of the reasons the wargame hobby is so dominated by men is that many of them use misogynistic language and interact with women in such a way that the women feel (to put it mildly) uncomfortable and unwelcome. Believe me, as a wargamer of several decades, I have seen much of this.

I am not saying that it doesn't happen in other boardgame genres (even in the international chess tournament, for example), or other hobbies, because, unfortunately, it does, and sometimes with extreme viciousness (like in the video game communities). But it definitely does happen here, and perhaps the reason some men do not particularly notice is because it does not affect them personally so it is not important to them. They only notice what they consider unreasonable responses from women because the women's comments, because they target men, do seem personal enough to notice (if not to believe).

One of the personal attacks I had was from someone saying that I should quit being such a crybaby (I was not crying, BTW, I was reacting with rage) over the sexist comments here because it is everywhere so I should get used it and quit being so sensitive. NO, I won't. I will not excuse and overlook such disgusting behavior from men who will not act with courtesy and respect towards others. Most men have no idea what it is like to have have to put up with insulting remarks no matter where you go. For example, to be reading a thread about some aspect of a favorite hobby, and have it turn into a sexist joke, or to have recurring posts about how they don't belong there or can't possibly be a part of it (or that they are too stupid to understand it) because of their sexual gender.

The pervasiveness occurs when one person posts something sexist and then other men join in with "jokes" or even worse posts agreeing with it or expanding on it. If a woman dares to comment in protest, then she is attacked and bullied and told that she is over-reacting, over-sensitive, and a cry-baby (which are personal attacks, BTW). If she actually gets angry, she is told that she is being unfair and ruining the thread (which is already off-topic because of the sexist posts, but none of the male posters or admins seemed to think that was a problem), and perhaps even gets punished for "personal attacks" (but the personal attacks against her were not acknowledged). Also, vulgar language or derisive comments about men are met with horror and outrage, but almost no one (except the few women who can stand to still stay in this disgusting atmosphere) is outraged and horrified by the common usage here of vulgarities referring to women or the sexist comments and "humor".

So, it's very funny that you haven't noticed the pervasive misogyny, Roger, since you are the Wargames Forum Admin, and it is part of your responsibilities to uphold the BGG Forum Rules, one of which forbids posting of bigotry of any sort.
It's even more funny, since you have had geekmails from women concerning this very problem. (EDIT: See Roger's post below for a correction of this statement)

In any case, the sexism here has already driven off several women that I know of, and caused a couple more to reconsider posting here. So, why don't women play wargames? They do, they just don't like hanging out in a place where sexism is not only tolerated but enjoyed. They don't like being belittled, made fun of, and propositioned, (and attacked if they protest) just because they are female gamers.
:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 13, 2012, 06:41:23 PM
Damn.  In after da lock.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on April 13, 2012, 06:41:44 PM
While overwrought, not sure I see anything wrong with the sentiment.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 13, 2012, 06:44:31 PM
Quote from: garbon on April 13, 2012, 06:41:44 PM
While overwrought, not sure I see anything wrong with the sentiment.

The comical part is, he's addressing the "pervasive misogyny" of female wargamers.

Now, I've been to my share of wargame conventions, and in all honesty, I've only seen one Panzer pusher with tits.  Ever.  And that was Origins '85.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 13, 2012, 06:52:05 PM
However, I've seen plenty of wargamers with tits. All male.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 13, 2012, 06:52:42 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 13, 2012, 06:52:05 PM
However, I've seen plenty of wargamers with tits. All male.

HEY NOW
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 13, 2012, 10:31:59 PM
Speaking of internet brouhahas, gotta check out the "Line of Battle Series (was RSS) (MMP/The Gamers)" thread over at CSW.

Nothing like Confederatards squealing over Lee at Gettysburg.  OMG WHAT IF HE ARRIVED 3 HOURS EARLIER THE FATE OF TEH NATION WAWS AT HAND
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 14, 2012, 01:57:56 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 13, 2012, 06:44:31 PM
Quote from: garbon on April 13, 2012, 06:41:44 PM
While overwrought, not sure I see anything wrong with the sentiment.

The comical part is, he's addressing the "pervasive misogyny" of female wargamers.

Now, I've been to my share of wargame conventions, and in all honesty, I've only seen one Panzer pusher with tits.  Ever.  And that was Origins '85.

She.  She's also the infamous Beer Lady of WBC.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 14, 2012, 02:07:02 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 13, 2012, 10:31:59 PM
Speaking of internet brouhahas, gotta check out the "Line of Battle Series (was RSS) (MMP/The Gamers)" thread over at CSW.

Nothing like Confederatards squealing over Lee at Gettysburg.  OMG WHAT IF HE ARRIVED 3 HOURS EARLIER THE FATE OF TEH NATION WAWS AT HAND

It bothers them so much that they cant pull a victory out of it and their beloved Lee was out generaled.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 14, 2012, 02:11:20 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 14, 2012, 02:07:02 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 13, 2012, 10:31:59 PM
Speaking of internet brouhahas, gotta check out the "Line of Battle Series (was RSS) (MMP/The Gamers)" thread over at CSW.

Nothing like Confederatards squealing over Lee at Gettysburg.  OMG WHAT IF HE ARRIVED 3 HOURS EARLIER THE FATE OF TEH NATION WAWS AT HAND

It bothers them so much that they cant pull a victory out of it and their beloved Lee was out generaled.

Makes me want to change my avatar to Sherman with the tag "Yeah, I burn little gray counters"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 14, 2012, 03:01:59 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 13, 2012, 05:35:04 PM
Funagain has a bunch of shit on sale. There might be a wargame in the list. I'm too lazy to look.

http://www.funagain.com/control/catalogsearch?&category_id=CLEANING_SALE_2012&sort_order=SortProductField:productName;Y&list_type=list&view_size=10&view_index=0&show_unavailable=N#pagecontent

How about, The Campaigns of King David:
http://www.funagain.com/control/product?product_id=017000

and, The Halls of Montezuma?
http://www.funagain.com/control/product?product_id=019737
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on April 17, 2012, 06:07:07 PM
QuoteShipping:  We will begin shipping P500 orders of both 1989 and Virgin Queen on Tuesday, May 1.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 17, 2012, 07:23:10 PM
My copy of Amateurs To Arms should be here Wednesday.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 17, 2012, 07:48:17 PM
Every day that I don't have War of the Suns or Kingdom of Heaven hurts me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 17, 2012, 09:00:21 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 17, 2012, 07:48:17 PM
Every day that I don't have War of the Suns or Kingdom of Heaven hurts me.

Soon, grasshopper.  Soon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 18, 2012, 01:45:23 AM
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-401-when-eagles-fight.aspx



:mmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 18, 2012, 07:55:50 AM
Hhhmmmm...turns represent 1 to 2 months?  I dunno...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 18, 2012, 08:04:13 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 18, 2012, 07:55:50 AM
Hhhmmmm...turns represent 1 to 2 months?  I dunno...

Well, it does cover the entire war. And I have a severe WW1 fetish, yet I was too scared to order that monster game about 1914 in the Eastern Front. Looked unplayably huge.

This one, appears more accessible. It doesn't include bitchslapping ROMAnians around, but so be it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 18, 2012, 08:11:45 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 18, 2012, 08:04:13 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 18, 2012, 07:55:50 AM
Hhhmmmm...turns represent 1 to 2 months?  I dunno...

Well, it does cover the entire war. And I have a severe WW1 fetish, yet I was too scared to order that monster game about 1914 in the Eastern Front. Looked unplayably huge.

This one, appears more accessible. It doesn't include bitchslapping ROMAnians around, but so be it.

True, it does have that as an attraction: the entire length of the war.  And yeah, 1914 is a filthy fucking beast.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 18, 2012, 08:18:36 AM
I had the old Command WWI games. Loved the 1918 stormtroopers western front one.

Don't even remember playing the east front ones.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 18, 2012, 08:19:20 AM
Also, while I am fairly certain it will not deal with politics and diplomacy and shit (La Grande Guerre still reigns supreme on a full-scale simulation of the conflict), the East Front is cool because the whole dying old world empires duking it out is so much more apparent there, especially with hindsight.

Those 3 huge machines of war, putting like 7-9 nationalities against each other in varying setups, all 3 to be gone by the time the smoke clears. Fascinating.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 18, 2012, 08:23:28 AM
This is what I want.....

http://www.gmtgames.com/p-400-wellington-in-india.aspx
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 18, 2012, 08:28:59 AM
Massacring Indians sounds fun, but the game must be a bore.

Tactical battles are for the PC in this day and age.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 18, 2012, 08:38:16 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 18, 2012, 08:28:59 AM
Tactical battles are for the PC in this day and age.

Nonsense.  Victoria Cross II rocks, Boots On The Ground is beer and popcorn fun, and classics like Little Big Horn and Remember Gordon! still work.

And the new tactical series on the ACW from Victory Point definitely seems promising.

AND LETS NOT FORGET ASL
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 18, 2012, 08:49:10 AM
Speaking of Tactical and GMT, they need to start getting their asses in gear with Panzer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 18, 2012, 08:50:44 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 18, 2012, 08:49:10 AM
Speaking of Tactical and GMT, they need to start getting their asses in gear with Panzer.

You can always get the Excalibre version. Enjoy the 1980 graphics.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on April 18, 2012, 10:11:55 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 17, 2012, 07:48:17 PM
Every day that I don't have War of the Suns

Wasn't that put off indefinitely because of the the great counter design controversy?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 18, 2012, 10:33:52 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 18, 2012, 01:45:23 AM
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-401-when-eagles-fight.aspx



:mmm:

Ted Raicer turd that he crapped out 20 years ago?  Pass.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 18, 2012, 10:36:49 AM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on April 18, 2012, 10:11:55 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 17, 2012, 07:48:17 PM
Every day that I don't have War of the Suns

Wasn't that put off indefinitely because of the the great counter design controversy?

Nah, it was put off definitely so they could rejigger the counters.  It's back in the production queue, though it will be a few more months until release.  The current schedule for MMP looks like this :

QuoteNo Question of Surrender - parts are in house and waiting for collation
Angola - slightly ahead of KoH, card decks due in next week, all other bits at various printers
Kingdom of Heaven - this and Angola could flip flop
The Blitzkrieg Legend
Kawaguchi's Gamble: Edson's Ridge
France '40 (somewhere mixed in above depending on how counters fit)
It Never Snows...
War of the Suns
Special Ops #3 (in time for WBC first week in August)
Stonewall Jackson's Way II
Storm Over Dien Bien Phu
Storm Over Normandy

So, hypothetically it will be out in time for WBC (late July/early August).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 18, 2012, 12:47:26 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 18, 2012, 10:36:49 AM
So, hypothetically it will be out in time for WBC (late July/early August).

Too late for Origins, but yeah, I don't think they'd want to miss out on the sales for WBC.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 18, 2012, 03:07:34 PM
One can hope.  If it's out in time, I might just spend the majority of WBC playing it and KoH.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 18, 2012, 03:51:21 PM
Amateurs To Arms showed up.  Fantastic production value, as usual from COA.  And any chance to kill Brits is worth it.  FORT MCHENRY REPRASENT
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 19, 2012, 01:03:14 AM
PLayed that tonight with Nels. I liked it a lot - the rules are kind of....loose though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 19, 2012, 06:38:41 PM
YOU PEOPLE PUT ME BACK INTO A BUYING MOOD. I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL SUMMER.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 19, 2012, 06:39:36 PM
Quote from: Berkut on April 19, 2012, 01:03:14 AM
PLayed that tonight with Nels. I liked it a lot - the rules are kind of....loose though.

It was a loose kinda war.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 19, 2012, 06:40:41 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 19, 2012, 06:38:41 PM
YOU PEOPLE PUT ME BACK INTO A BUYING MOOD. I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL SUMMER.  :(

That's when they all pile up, man.  Too many titles being released this year.  You have to pace yourself.

I just ordered No Question of Surrender and Strike of Eagles today.  I have an addiction.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 19, 2012, 07:26:37 PM
Quote from: Berkut on April 19, 2012, 01:03:14 AM
PLayed that tonight with Nels. I liked it a lot - the rules are kind of....loose though.

Elaborate.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 19, 2012, 07:26:56 PM
Boardgaming in the news again :

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/04/19/to_infinity_and_beyond
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 19, 2012, 07:28:20 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 19, 2012, 06:40:41 PM
Strike of Eagles today.

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).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 19, 2012, 07:51:08 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 19, 2012, 07:28:20 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 19, 2012, 06:40:41 PM
Strike of Eagles today.

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).

Yeah, typing too fast.  I met Uwe last year and he had emailed me a draft of the rules, but I only now got to it in my batting order.  The mechanics read really well, but I haven't been able to manhandle it. 
Not too thrilled with the map, but that's cosmetic.

Really not enough titles on that fascinating conflict.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 19, 2012, 07:59:31 PM
ARGH. Will to resist...fading.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 19, 2012, 10:10:29 PM
DO IT DO IT DO IT.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 20, 2012, 07:52:27 AM
Dammit. I'm poking through Worthington's catalog.

Fuckers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 20, 2012, 07:59:48 AM
Fuck you all. I have decided to not buy any more games until late this year the earliest. I have way too many shit I never played, even with having access to a decent-sized gaming group.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 20, 2012, 08:01:31 AM
I blame Seedy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 20, 2012, 08:06:51 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 20, 2012, 07:52:27 AM
Dammit. I'm poking through Worthington's catalog.

Fuckers.

Definitely get Victoria's Cross II.  Best system to bayonet darkies with since 3W's Rorke's Drift.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 20, 2012, 12:44:05 PM
I'll upload the rules onto dropbox and read them on the can later with my iPad.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 20, 2012, 05:20:38 PM
Ordered:

Mercury / Market Garden (A Rinella game just for tha haters)
VC II (DAMMIT SEEDY)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 20, 2012, 09:48:37 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 20, 2012, 05:20:38 PM
VC II (DAMMIT SEEDY)

Junkies always blame their pimps.  I DIDNT PUT THAT PIPE IN YOUR DICE TOWER

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 24, 2012, 08:23:56 PM
Wooties!  FedEx Fairy arrived!

Christ, Strike of The Eagle is fucking heavy.  Knew it was a block game;  didn't know it was cinder blocks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 24, 2012, 08:31:10 PM
 :D  It's an excellent production, all around.  The map takes some getting used to because of how muddy everything is, though, but it does its job.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 25, 2012, 10:58:02 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 24, 2012, 08:31:10 PM
:D  It's an excellent production, all around.  The map takes some getting used to because of how muddy everything is, though, but it does its job.

Yeah, the map looks kinda like what would happen if you took a color satellite photograph of the Ardennes and used it as an overlay for Candyland.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 25, 2012, 11:02:39 AM
Also, for any of you guys that missed the Grand Tactical Series with Devil's Cauldron and Where Eagles Dare[/i], No Question of Surrender is a great one-mapper of the system. 

I mean, c'mon;  Rommel's boys and everyone's favorite comic sidekicks, the Italians, versus The Fucking French Fucking Foreign Fucking Legion, man.  Doesn't get much cooler than that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 25, 2012, 11:14:50 AM
I dunno, pretty much anything NOT involving the French and Italians would be cooler than that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 25, 2012, 11:17:46 AM
Quote from: Berkut on April 25, 2012, 11:14:50 AM
I dunno, pretty much anything NOT involving the French and Italians would be cooler than that.

Think of it as a competitive Division I-A match-up.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 26, 2012, 03:15:03 PM
Rommel was a traitor.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 28, 2012, 08:06:23 PM
found a copy and it's on the way. :showoff:

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 28, 2012, 08:09:34 PM
 :)

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 30, 2012, 12:57:00 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 28, 2012, 08:06:23 PM
found a copy and it's on the way. :showoff:

I just did you one better, Daddyo.  Just scored an unpunched mint copy of Tactics II for $20.

And she will be punched.  Oh yes, she will be punched.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 30, 2012, 07:35:40 PM
Punched and clipped, by god!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 30, 2012, 07:44:20 PM
It isn't right to clip your counters until the counters grow old enough to make their own decision on the matter.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 30, 2012, 10:16:06 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 30, 2012, 12:57:00 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 28, 2012, 08:06:23 PM
found a copy and it's on the way. :showoff:

I just did you one better, Daddyo.  Just scored an unpunched mint copy of Tactics II for $20.

And she will be punched.  Oh yes, she will be punched.

Vice nice
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 01, 2012, 09:38:20 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 20, 2012, 05:20:38 PM
Ordered:

Mercury / Market Garden (A Rinella game just for tha haters)
VC II (DAMMIT SEEDY)

About fucking time too. 10 days ship time? WHAT IS THIS, THE 70's?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2012, 09:54:19 AM
Heh, Worthington does have its snailness.  I think I waited for 3 weeks for them to ship me Boots on The Ground, and that was when it was in stock.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2012, 04:43:45 PM
Hey Habs, you've played a ton of drops of AFAS, and you follow the BGG debates:  what's your opinion on all the HH bullshit?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 01, 2012, 04:46:57 PM
Though the game is still fun if the British go about some method other than gunning straight for HH, HH makes the game rather completely broken.  The scores of British players floating around on Yucata that have mastered the method have yet to hammer (hyuk hyuk) out a proper counter to it when playing the French, even when they know it's coming and even when focusing entirely on defending against it.

It's a shame to have happened to an otherwise excellent game, but these things happen.  Wallace will learn his lesson and hopefully so will all the deck-building designers out there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2012, 04:58:15 PM
No hop for a revamp to rescue the mechanics?

I mean, I can understand and accept game play issues in much larger, more complex products where playtesting can sometimes be limited in both time and scope, but for a game like AFAS, which can be played with soooo much more repetition during playtesting, it's just interesting that something so crippling could be noticed so quickly after release.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 01, 2012, 05:22:24 PM
If the game were reworked with the same basic concepts but a change in how sieges work and the disparity between troops available (one of the reasons HH works is because the British are so efficient at producing money and have a larger force-pool, overall, than the French), it could potentially work.  What are the odds of that, though?  Wallace released some patch-not...er, errata, but those don't significantly change the basic imbalance between the two sides in the military sphere.

I am likewise surprised that something so 'basic' was missed in playtesting despite a similar tactic being seen in, for example, Stalin's War and Barbarossa to Berlin shortly after release.  I am not completely surprised, though, because I've found that the majority of playtesters don't really play enough to discover holes like that.  A developer/designer would seem to need to consciously urge his players to try extreme tactics to prevent such pitfalls.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2012, 09:16:29 PM
In short:  it's a great game, as long as both opponents haven't figured out the HH strategy.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 01, 2012, 09:29:51 PM
Lots of games are great until they're broken.  Look at For the People.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 02, 2012, 11:41:30 AM
Quick question for Habs and everyone else:

Was talking to my buddy, and we were reminiscing about AH's old Gladiator, good, old-fashioned individual combat, which I played the shit out of growing up.  I was doing some surfing on BGG, and really didn't find too many alternatives for pseudo-miniature type individual combat, regardless of era.  Anybody know of any titles?

I know AH once had Gunslinger, and one of the other companies out there has a similar Wild West gunfight game, but I haven't found much else out there.  You guys know of anything else?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 02, 2012, 11:47:58 AM
Gunslinger would have been my sole stab at it, aside from Gladiator.  I can't recall any off the top of my head.  I'm headed to Montreal tomorrow, though, for a nerd-gasm so I'll poll the people there and see if they can come up with something.

I do think that Legion of Honour (Clash of Arms) that's due out some time around WBC this year is going to have personal duels in it, though I don't think they'll be all that involved.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 02, 2012, 11:54:14 AM
I sorta count AH's Firepower, although that's a title I never played.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 11:58:12 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 02, 2012, 11:54:14 AM
I sorta count AH's Firepower, although that's a title I never played.

Awesome game. Would make my head explode these days though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 02, 2012, 12:02:46 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 11:58:12 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 02, 2012, 11:54:14 AM
I sorta count AH's Firepower, although that's a title I never played.

Awesome game. Would make my head explode these days though.

Yeah, a bit meticulous and over-engineered I suspect.

Boots On The Ground isn't really similar, but as far as small-unit individual action goes, it's a fast and furious play.

I was cruising through DriveThruRPG.net, and there are tons of miniatures rules for small-unit, individual combat.

Alas, I was sorta pining for something similar to Gladiator, for some reason.   :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 04:00:12 PM
There also used to be a game with medieval man to man combat. Cry Havoc I think.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 05:20:58 PM
Hey. They are reprinting Dungeon!

http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/dungeonbg

I'll have to get one to play with my sons.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 03, 2012, 12:47:44 PM
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
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 03, 2012, 01:10:31 PM
No shit.  Reminds me of Starship Troopers.  The good, old one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on May 04, 2012, 12:29:53 AM
So, are A Few Acres of Snow and Strike of the Eagle worth getting?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on May 04, 2012, 12:34:13 AM
Quote from: Kleves on May 04, 2012, 12:29:53 AM
So, are A Few Acres of Snow and Strike of the Eagle worth getting?


Read the fucking thread Kleves.  :rolleyes:  :P

Quote from: Habbaku on April 19, 2012, 04:40:41 pm



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).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 04, 2012, 08:03:03 AM
Quote from: Kleves on May 04, 2012, 12:29:53 AM
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.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 07, 2012, 09:30:17 PM
The ogre kickstarter is nearing a nerd Apoclypse with Car Wars now within reach.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 08, 2012, 07:20:55 PM
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.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 08, 2012, 09:23:06 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 08, 2012, 07:20:55 PM
On an unrelated note, Virgin Queen was, despite all my reticence and distrust...fun.  A lot of fun, actually.

Sold.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 08, 2012, 09:59:34 PM
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.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 08, 2012, 10:02:26 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 08, 2012, 09:59:34 PM
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.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on May 08, 2012, 10:07:40 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 08, 2012, 07:20:55 PM
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.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 09, 2012, 02:03:42 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 08, 2012, 10:07:40 PM
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  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on May 09, 2012, 11:38:01 AM
Mine just came. Box is so heavy!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 09, 2012, 11:56:54 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 09, 2012, 11:38:01 AM
Mine just came. Box is so heavy!

Damn, that was fast.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 09, 2012, 12:00:36 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 09, 2012, 11:38:01 AM
Mine just came. Box is so heavy!

The ACTS module is due to be finished/released rather soon.  I fully support PBEM ASAP.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on May 09, 2012, 12:00:50 PM
5 days or so I guess as it shipped on 3rd. But yeah.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 09, 2012, 02:31:09 PM
Speaking of ASL, a week old, but still a production update from MMP:

QuoteASL Update

Rising Sun: Counters, rules, overlays, and scenarios are in the final stages of layout and proofing. The geo maps and the Gavutu-Tanambogo map are all done. We are finalizing the errata/Q&A updates that will be included in the new edition of Chapter G. There is a lot of "stuff" here and I'm trying to make sure all of the interconnected threads are still tied properly. Also, the overlays from RS are obviously intimately associated with The Overlay Bundle that is being developed concurrently, and should be able to complete it later this summer, once RS has been wrapped up.

Journal 10: We've taken the opportunity presented by Festung Budapest to develop some new FB material for J10. We'll have a new FB scenario and article, both by Bill Cirillo, and a Series Replay of FB17 Stalingrad Redux featuring Phil Palmer (Russians), John Slotwinski (Germans), and Sean Deller (neutral commentary). J10 will, of course, also contain several other articles and 12-16 other scenarios.

Decision at Elst is the first ASL Starter Kit Historical module and covers the fighting between British and German forces in the area known as "the Island" located between Nijmegen and Arnhem during Operation MARKET-GARDEN. Playtesting has wrapped up and we are in the final proofing stage for the components. These will include a 22" x 34" map, the latest SK rules set, 4 stand-alone scenarios, a Campaign Game, specific rules for the Elst ASLSK HASL, charts, and enough counters to play the entire module without having to own any other ASLSK product. Anyone who came to this year's Winter Offensive got a glimpse of the almost-final map.

Hakkaa Päälle continues to steam along. I have recently been working on its counters as well as its new rules. We are also updating the national Capabilities Chart to not only include the new Finn units and characteristics, but also Hungarian, Marine Raider/Paramarine, and SS MMC that have all been released since the last version of the chart was published.

At some point in the not-too-distant future we will be producing Martin Svärd and Erik Leander's mini-module Swedish Volunteers, covering the exploits of the Swedish Volunteer Corps in World War II. This will include 12-16 scenarios and a sheet of counters for the Infantry, SW, and Guns of the SVC. We're still discussing the best format for its release (magazine, scenario pack, etc.) but will post as soon as we know more details.

Lots of other "down the road" projects are still moving forward nicely as well, such as Korea ASL, Manila, Ortona, the reprints for both the Italian and the American core modules, and much much more.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 09, 2012, 02:33:04 PM
I would shoot myself if I was still an ASL fan. The glacial pace they release content would make me insane.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 09, 2012, 02:35:56 PM
You'd at least have Critical Hit's shit to buy for ASL.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 09, 2012, 02:37:34 PM
Shit is right.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 09, 2012, 02:44:08 PM
Quote from: Berkut on May 09, 2012, 02:33:04 PM
I would shoot myself if I was still an ASL fan. The glacial pace they release content would make me insane.

No kidding.

As somebody who missed (read: voluntarily opted out) the ASL rage of the early 90s and onward, actually wanting to get into the system and waiting for them to reprint the series has been painful to watch.

But I do so detest the ASL community: talk about a snobby elitist buncha bastards.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 09, 2012, 02:50:56 PM
SFB Module V: Stupid shit we made up with weapons that are just renamed Photons

SFB Module X: The ISC. To play them, you have to cram a bunch of ships on the map. Enjoy that 3 day game nerds.

SFB: Module F: Fighters. All the Federation fighters are named after American fighters. Stephen V Cole has no imagination edition.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 09, 2012, 07:44:22 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 09, 2012, 02:50:56 PM
SFB Module V: Stupid shit we made up with weapons that are just renamed Photons

SFB Module X: The ISC. To play them, you have to cram a bunch of ships on the map. Enjoy that 3 day game nerds.

SFB: Module F: Fighters. All the Federation fighters are named after American fighters. Stephen V Cole has no imagination edition.

:lol: yea. I hear and only have heard the stripped down version plays pretty well though. No exp with it. I'm not going to collect XX upteen modules.

BTW that reminds me I need to get ISC War for F+E.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 10, 2012, 12:06:45 AM
Ordered ISC War and Labyrinth

Damn you Ed Anger :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2012, 12:26:35 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 10, 2012, 12:06:45 AM
Ordered ISC War and Labyrinth

Damn you Ed Anger :lol:

Don't put that Federation Commander crack pipe in your mouth, man.  I'm telling you now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 10, 2012, 12:32:54 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2012, 12:26:35 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 10, 2012, 12:06:45 AM
Ordered ISC War and Labyrinth

Damn you Ed Anger :lol:

Don't put that Federation Commander crack pipe in your mouth, man.  I'm telling you now.

;)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 10, 2012, 08:30:23 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 10, 2012, 12:06:45 AM
Ordered ISC War and Labyrinth

Damn you Ed Anger :lol:

:blush:

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2012, 12:26:53 PM
WOOT! Got my copy of Tactics II today!

Since I'm not going to be doing much for the foreseeable future, I think I just might grace Languish with a Tactics II AAR.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 10, 2012, 06:41:25 PM
Ill be looking forword to that. :cheers:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on May 10, 2012, 06:42:26 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2012, 12:26:53 PM
WOOT! Got my copy of Tactics II today!

Since I'm not going to be doing much for the foreseeable future, I think I just might grace Languish with a Tactics II AAR.


I believe it when i see it <_<

He said while clearing the dust off Gringo.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2012, 07:06:53 PM
Quote from: katmai on May 10, 2012, 06:42:26 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2012, 12:26:53 PM
WOOT! Got my copy of Tactics II today!

Since I'm not going to be doing much for the foreseeable future, I think I just might grace Languish with a Tactics II AAR.


I believe it when i see it <_<

He said while clearing the dust off Gringo.

:lol:  It's Tactics II.  Only an AAR of checkers would be less interesting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 11, 2012, 12:04:05 AM
The Tactics II speech. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 14, 2012, 02:03:48 PM
Major gaming catastrophes--

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 14, 2012, 04:14:45 PM
Dammit where's MY 1989?  :ultra:

First impressions? Before the cat ruined it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 14, 2012, 04:46:33 PM
Quote from: Maladict on May 14, 2012, 04:14:45 PM
Dammit where's MY 1989?  :ultra:

First impressions? Before the cat ruined it?

Kind of curious about that myself.

I don't think there's a "Execute Gay Polish Lawyer Bloc" card to play, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on May 15, 2012, 11:29:43 AM
Quote from: Berkut on May 09, 2012, 02:33:04 PM
I would shoot myself if I was still an ASL fan. The glacial pace they release content would make me insane.

I don't really have the time to commit to it or the patience to learn the tactical nuances, but I don't think the OOP problem is the key bottleneck. 

The rule Book, the East Front module and the UK core module are all in print - so that gives Germans, Soviets and the UK which is plenty to work with.  Plus you can get all sorts of other counters and scenarios from the starter kits, which they seem to be committing to keep in print on somewhat regular basis.  Plus they are constantly releasing new scenarios and boards in those add-on packs.  If you really want to play Pacific or French-Italian skirmishes you are out of look or spending high on ebay but there is still a lot to do with what's out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 15, 2012, 12:36:45 PM
Oh yeah, if you're solely an East Front fan, you have everything needed available to you with current ASL production.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 15, 2012, 06:42:28 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 15, 2012, 12:36:45 PM
Oh yeah, if you're solely an East Front fan, you have everything needed available to you with current ASL production.

I cant take hits off that bong. Good games to be sure.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PRC on May 16, 2012, 11:49:56 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 14, 2012, 02:03:48 PM
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Sing Praise to the Lord!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Lucidor on May 17, 2012, 01:39:53 AM
I still see some Romans standing. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 17, 2012, 06:16:21 AM
Quote from: Lucidor on May 17, 2012, 01:39:53 AM
I still see some Romans standing. :)

I'm sure there's a CATaphract joke in there somewhere, but I can't find it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 17, 2012, 06:20:12 AM
M Garfieldus Catallus commanding.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 21, 2012, 06:03:01 PM
Today's GMT update

QuoteCharging Schedule:

Charge #1: We will charge on Thursday, May 24, for the following three items:

Ardennes '44 ( Reprint Edition)
Reds (Reprint Edition)
Next War: Korea

If you have ordered any of these games via the "Pay by Check" method, please send your checks out by May 24th.


Charge #2: We will charge on Tuesday, June 5, for the following items:

Dominant Species: The Card Game
Panzer (base game)
Red Winter

If you have ordered any of these games via the "Pay by Check" method, please send your checks out by June 5.

Charge #3: We will charge on Thursday, June 21, for these two items:

Panzer Expansion #1
Panzer Expansion #2

If you have ordered either of these expansions via the "Pay by Check" method, please send your checks out by June 21.

Woot, NW:K and Panzer in the same summer!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on May 22, 2012, 10:27:08 PM
Its older than me, but I scored and unpunched copy of SPI's Golan this weekend.  Don't know if I want to ruin that pretty card...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 22, 2012, 10:29:27 PM
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on May 22, 2012, 10:27:08 PM
Its older than me, but I scored and unpunched copy of SPI's Golan this weekend.  Don't know if I want to ruin that pretty card...

I went for a punched copy a few months back. Depends, you a player or collector?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on May 22, 2012, 10:33:11 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 22, 2012, 10:29:27 PM
I went for a punched copy a few months back. Depends, you a player or collector?

I'm a player when I can find opponents.  I wouldn't mind sitting on this copy and finding another punched one, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 22, 2012, 10:38:57 PM
Kingdom of Heaven is finally grinding along.  Could be as little as 2 weeks until the games go out.  Ditto Angola.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 22, 2012, 10:39:35 PM
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on May 22, 2012, 10:33:11 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 22, 2012, 10:29:27 PM
I went for a punched copy a few months back. Depends, you a player or collector?

I'm a player when I can find opponents.  I wouldn't mind sitting on this copy and finding another punched one, though.

Prob a good COA :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on May 22, 2012, 10:42:49 PM
Me, my brother, and our wives played Carcassone over the weekend.  Had never played it before.  It was fun.   :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 22, 2012, 10:53:26 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 22, 2012, 10:38:57 PM
Kingdom of Heaven is finally grinding along.  Could be as little as 2 weeks until the games go out.  Ditto Angola.

Wooties!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 22, 2012, 10:56:00 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 22, 2012, 10:53:26 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 22, 2012, 10:38:57 PM
Kingdom of Heaven is finally grinding along.  Could be as little as 2 weeks until the games go out.  Ditto Angola.

Wooties!

Two I've been waiting on
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 22, 2012, 10:56:50 PM
Same here.  So close...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 23, 2012, 05:53:58 AM
I want my Jonas Savimbi counter.  I will make his little accent ever time he moves, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 23, 2012, 07:21:23 AM
Hey Habs, you hear any jungle tom toms on the improvements on the 2012 edition of Wacht Am Rhein from the 2nd edition?  I've read some comments from Youst on the boards, but I'm having trouble looking for any playtest comments.

Now with the Hurtgen expansion, me want.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on May 24, 2012, 06:28:35 AM
So if I want to get either Here I Stand or Virgin Queen, and potentially introduce some friends to it, which one should I get first?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: ulmont on May 24, 2012, 07:57:48 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on May 24, 2012, 06:28:35 AM
So if I want to get either Here I Stand or Virgin Queen, and potentially introduce some friends to it, which one should I get first?

I'd suggest Here I Stand, because it's finished.  All the weird questions have been asked and answered on consimworld or in the faq on Ed Beach's site.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 24, 2012, 11:07:31 AM
Grabbed Raicer's The First World War from my FLGS. A month ago I realized that a very high level WW1 game that could be played quickly would be cool. I don't know if this is it (I understand that many people dislike it) but it was fairly cheap.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 24, 2012, 11:12:49 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 24, 2012, 11:07:31 AM
Grabbed Raicer's The First World War from my FLGS.

:bleeding:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 24, 2012, 11:49:00 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 23, 2012, 07:21:23 AM
Hey Habs, you hear any jungle tom toms on the improvements on the 2012 edition of Wacht Am Rhein from the 2nd edition?  I've read some comments from Youst on the boards, but I'm having trouble looking for any playtest comments.

Now with the Hurtgen expansion, me want.

It's a Youst game.  Don't hold your breath on it being worth a damn.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 24, 2012, 12:24:03 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 24, 2012, 11:49:00 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 23, 2012, 07:21:23 AM
Hey Habs, you hear any jungle tom toms on the improvements on the 2012 edition of Wacht Am Rhein from the 2nd edition?  I've read some comments from Youst on the boards, but I'm having trouble looking for any playtest comments.

Now with the Hurtgen expansion, me want.

It's a Youst game.  Don't hold your breath on it being worth a damn.

:lol:  Candor noted and catalogued.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on May 27, 2012, 12:12:42 PM
Ordered HIS, the reprinted version. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 27, 2012, 01:21:55 PM
Quote from: Solmyr on May 27, 2012, 12:12:42 PM
Ordered HIS, the reprinted version. :)

Make sure you get the errata counters with your package.  They probably have it packed in the box that you get, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 27, 2012, 01:53:11 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 27, 2012, 01:21:55 PM
Make sure you get the errata counters with your package.  They probably have it packed in the box that you get, though.

They mailed them together with mine, but in a separate envelope in the shipment.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on May 28, 2012, 01:26:39 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 27, 2012, 01:53:11 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 27, 2012, 01:21:55 PM
Make sure you get the errata counters with your package.  They probably have it packed in the box that you get, though.

They mailed them together with mine, but in a separate envelope in the shipment.

Same.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 29, 2012, 12:20:01 PM
Just picked up 1989 and Virgin Queen at the post office.  :cool:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 29, 2012, 02:16:00 PM
I find the premise of 1989 to be stupid, ever since I saw it does cities.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 29, 2012, 02:20:47 PM
Quote from: Tamas on May 29, 2012, 02:16:00 PM
I find the premise of 1989 to be stupid, ever since I saw it does cities.

It's like Twilight Struggle, except for kittens.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 30, 2012, 02:10:28 PM
Virgin Queen, Case Yellow, and Summer Lightning: The Invasion of Poland 1939 are en route.   :blush:


So's a WH40K: Deathwatch book.  :unsure:

As long as I'm still drawing a paycheck, I'm gonna keep chasing the dragon.   :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Jaron on May 30, 2012, 08:42:20 PM
Let's play 1960
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2012, 01:59:22 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 30, 2012, 02:10:28 PM
Virgin Queen, Case Yellow, and Summer Lightning: The Invasion of Poland 1939 are en route.   :blush:


So's a WH40K: Deathwatch book.  :unsure:

As long as I'm still drawing a paycheck, I'm gonna keep chasing the dragon.   :ph34r:

Wooties.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 03, 2012, 11:23:25 AM
CSW chatter sounds like GMT is already charging for the Next War:Korea revamp and the Reds! reprint (which I was never really all that impressed with before), and it looks like Andean Abyss is getting ready to go out the door soon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 04, 2012, 04:38:48 PM
Official word from the Youse-Meister : Angola starts shipping today or tomorrow.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 04, 2012, 05:25:03 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 04, 2012, 04:38:48 PM
Official word from the Youse-Meister : Angola starts shipping today or tomorrow.  :)

Wooties.

I never pre-order, so it looks like I'll have to wait a couple weeks for it to show up at CoolStuffInc.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 04, 2012, 07:33:02 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 04, 2012, 04:38:48 PM
Official word from the Youse-Meister : Angola starts shipping today or tomorrow.  :)

Yes
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on June 06, 2012, 09:22:51 AM
HIS arrived in the mail. :yeah: Now to get some friends together.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 06, 2012, 09:31:48 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on June 06, 2012, 09:22:51 AM
HIS arrived in the mail. :yeah: Now to get some friends together.

Heavy fucker, ain't it?  Gotta love a game you could kill a grown man with.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on June 06, 2012, 09:38:47 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 06, 2012, 09:31:48 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on June 06, 2012, 09:22:51 AM
HIS arrived in the mail. :yeah: Now to get some friends together.

Heavy fucker, ain't it?  Gotta love a game you could kill a grown man with.

I like the VQ package that had 6lbs on the packing label. :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 07, 2012, 06:40:48 AM
GMT's update from yesterday:

QuoteCharging and Shipping Schedule

Shipping: Since our last update, we have shipped all the P500 orders for the 3rd Printing of Dominant Species, as well as the Update Kits that we offered for that game. Next up for shipping will be Next War: Korea and Red Winter, both shipping later this month.

Charging: On May 24-26, we charged for Next War: Korea, as well as for the new/reprint editions of Ardennes' 44 and Reds, respectively.

Yesterday, June 5, we charged for Red Winter. Due to some short production delays on a few other games and the earlier-than-expected arrival of Andean Abyss, we have decided to hold off a bit on our other previously announced charges, and revise the near-future Charge Schedule to look like this:

June 21: Andean Abyss, Dominant Species Card Game
July 5: Crown of Roses, Panzer
July 19: Bloody April, Panzer Expansions 1 & 2.

Estimated shipping dates:

Quote
Late June, 2012:
Next War: Korea
Red Winter

 
Early July, 2012:
Ardennes '44 (New Edition)
Reds (Reprint Edition)

Mid-Late July, 2012:
Andean Abyss
Dominant Species: The Card Game

August, 2012:
Bloody April, 1917
Crown of Roses
Panzer + Expansions 1 and 2


September, 2012:
Space Empires: Close Encounters
Saints in Armor
Fading Glory

October, 2012:
Mr. Madison's War
Pax Baltica 

November, 2012:
The Hunters (for Consimworld Press)
Commands & Colors Napoleonics, 2nd Printing
C & C Napoleonics: The Russian Army


Unscheduled for Now:
The Supreme Commander (Once we get a new developer and address one balance issue, we'll add this one back to the schedule)
Battle for Normandy Expansion Pack
Great Campaigns of the Thirty Years War


I was really hoping to see the BfN expansion pack this summer.  :(  Really looking forward to Andean Abyss, though.  Between that and Angola!, your brown person fix should be sated for the year.
The Panzer system, just in time for football season.  :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Grey Fox on June 07, 2012, 06:58:50 AM
Any of you guys ever played Munchkin?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 07, 2012, 07:00:20 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on June 07, 2012, 06:58:50 AM
Any of you guys ever played Munchkin?

Played a few sessions with guys at work;  fun and mindless.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on June 07, 2012, 10:31:56 AM
Definitely mindless, very little fun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 07, 2012, 10:42:28 AM
Quote from: frunk on June 07, 2012, 10:31:56 AM
Definitely mindless, very little fun.

:lol:

As an aside, I highly recommend Red November as brain toast.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 08, 2012, 07:14:39 AM
 :cool:

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Somebody mentioned that it looks like UNO goes to war.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 08, 2012, 07:17:36 AM
Is it out.... :w00t:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 08, 2012, 07:18:33 AM
They're shipping to pre-orders now;  people have been receiving their copies already.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 08, 2012, 07:19:28 AM
Yes
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on June 08, 2012, 07:46:14 AM
Quick question for HIS here (so as not to clutter the VQ thread). Reformation rule says:

QuoteHe adds a +1 die roll modifier to each roll if this attempt was generated by Calvin's Institutes or a Full Bible translation and if this attempt is in the target language zone(s).

Does this mean that you get +2 if both conditions apply, or do both conditions need to apply to get +1?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: ulmont on June 08, 2012, 08:38:51 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on June 08, 2012, 07:46:14 AM
Quick question for HIS here (so as not to clutter the VQ thread). Reformation rule says:

QuoteHe adds a +1 die roll modifier to each roll if this attempt was generated by Calvin's Institutes or a Full Bible translation and if this attempt is in the target language zone(s).

Does this mean that you get +2 if both conditions apply, or do both conditions need to apply to get +1?

You cannot have a reformation attempt that is both "generated by Calvin's Institutes" and "generated by...a Full Bible translation."

You get +1 if:

1) The attempt was generated by Calvin's Institute and the attempt is in the target language zone (France); or
2) The attempt was generated by a full Bible translation in a language and the attempt is in that language zone.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 08, 2012, 11:14:09 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 08, 2012, 07:18:33 AM
They're shipping to pre-orders now;  people have been receiving their copies already.

Considering you're, what, five feet from their office, I'm surprised you didn't just walk over there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 08, 2012, 11:34:23 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 08, 2012, 11:14:09 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 08, 2012, 07:18:33 AM
They're shipping to pre-orders now;  people have been receiving their copies already.

Considering you're, what, five feet from their office, I'm surprised you didn't just walk over there.

I asked that once, I believe I was rebuffed for some reason.  Not to mention ordering something from them direct they had in stock took over 10 days to get here once.  :lol:

Next time they ask for volunteers for a mega collating party though, I'm raising my hand.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on June 08, 2012, 01:33:23 PM
Quote from: ulmont on June 08, 2012, 08:38:51 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on June 08, 2012, 07:46:14 AM
Quick question for HIS here (so as not to clutter the VQ thread). Reformation rule says:

QuoteHe adds a +1 die roll modifier to each roll if this attempt was generated by Calvin's Institutes or a Full Bible translation and if this attempt is in the target language zone(s).

Does this mean that you get +2 if both conditions apply, or do both conditions need to apply to get +1?

You cannot have a reformation attempt that is both "generated by Calvin's Institutes" and "generated by...a Full Bible translation."

You get +1 if:

1) The attempt was generated by Calvin's Institute and the attempt is in the target language zone (France); or
2) The attempt was generated by a full Bible translation in a language and the attempt is in that language zone.

Okay, the way I was reading it was:

+1 die roll modifier to each roll if
a) this attempt was generated by Calvin's Institutes or a Full Bible translation
and if
b) this attempt is in the target language zone(s)

So my question was whether you had to have both (a) and (b) to get +1, or whether you got +1 for (a) and another +1 for (b). I think I got it now though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 08, 2012, 01:34:13 PM
You only ever get a single DRM.  No double-stacking the +1s there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on June 08, 2012, 01:38:23 PM
Another question, about minor powers. Suppose England DOWs Scotland but France doesn't intervene, so Scotland remains unactivated and fights the war on its own. If England destroys the Scottish army and controls all its spaces, what happens? Does the war simply go on until France (or someone) allies with Scotland and fights for its spaces?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 08, 2012, 01:39:48 PM
Correct; the war would go on indefinitely, but with no one really able to do anything with Scotland.

If someone played Diplomatic Marriage to activate Scotland, they could then get credit for Edinburgh with a later play of City State Rebels (or vice-versa--play of CSR, then DM), but that would take a lot of resources to get that one key.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on June 08, 2012, 04:33:15 PM
When someone else who will actually play Angola gets theirs, let me know. Never buying a game again just because Seedy has it. <_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on June 08, 2012, 05:01:50 PM
Quote from: katmai on June 08, 2012, 04:33:15 PM
When someone else who will actually play Angola gets theirs, let me know. Never buying a game again just because Seedy has it. <_<

How much does it cost, and can you buy it if you ddn't pre-order it?

:shifty:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 08, 2012, 08:05:30 PM
Quote from: katmai on June 08, 2012, 04:33:15 PM
When someone else who will actually play Angola gets theirs, let me know. Never buying a game again just because Seedy has it. <_<

Gringo! is a wonderful game system.  :unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on June 08, 2012, 08:13:13 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 08, 2012, 08:05:30 PM
Quote from: katmai on June 08, 2012, 04:33:15 PM
When someone else who will actually play Angola gets theirs, let me know. Never buying a game again just because Seedy has it. <_<

Gringo! is a wonderful game system.  :unsure:

I wouldn't know you ass.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on June 08, 2012, 08:16:30 PM
Quote from: Barrister on June 08, 2012, 05:01:50 PM
Quote from: katmai on June 08, 2012, 04:33:15 PM
When someone else who will actually play Angola gets theirs, let me know. Never buying a game again just because Seedy has it. <_<

How much does it cost, and can you buy it if you ddn't pre-order it?

:shifty:

I want to be whichever side gets to kill Cubans.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on June 12, 2012, 03:11:32 AM
I have another question about HIS. Suppose England declares war on Scotland and France intervenes. England captures Edinburgh and France captures Calais. Subsequently they agree to peace and England keeps Edinburgh. What if Scotland is later deactivated via card play, does England still keep Edinburgh or is the English control marker removed?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 12, 2012, 03:13:34 AM
England keeps it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on June 12, 2012, 03:23:53 AM
Anybody have more insight on 1989 by GMT (http://www.gmtgames.com/p-304-1989.aspx)?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 12, 2012, 03:32:51 AM
Quote from: katmai on June 12, 2012, 03:23:53 AM
Anybody have more insight on 1989 by GMT (http://www.gmtgames.com/p-304-1989.aspx)?

I received my copy, will be playing it next Saturday.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on June 12, 2012, 03:43:43 AM
rgr that, yeah saw it at my game/hobby/comic shop over weekend.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 12, 2012, 04:08:46 AM
It looks great, excellent production value. I'm a tad afraid I've bought a second copy of Twilight Struggle, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on June 12, 2012, 04:15:11 AM
Heh mainly what i'm curious about.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 12, 2012, 08:36:22 AM
Quote from: Maladict on June 12, 2012, 04:08:46 AM
It looks great, excellent production value. I'm a tad afraid I've bought a second copy of Twilight Struggle, though.

What else did you expect?  :huh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2012, 08:58:34 AM
Quote from: Maladict on June 12, 2012, 04:08:46 AMI'm a tad afraid I've bought a second copy of Twilight Struggle, though.

It's not like GMT was hiding that concept as a state secret or anything.   :P

It does look interesting, though.  But the topic may not be for everyone.  Not enough blood.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 12, 2012, 09:44:45 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 12, 2012, 08:36:22 AM
Quote from: Maladict on June 12, 2012, 04:08:46 AM
It looks great, excellent production value. I'm a tad afraid I've bought a second copy of Twilight Struggle, though.

What else did you expect?  :huh:

That it would not be the exact same game?  :huh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 12, 2012, 09:46:12 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2012, 08:58:34 AM
Quote from: Maladict on June 12, 2012, 04:08:46 AMI'm a tad afraid I've bought a second copy of Twilight Struggle, though.

It's not like GMT was hiding that concept as a state secret or anything.   :P

It does look interesting, though.  But the topic may not be for everyone.  Not enough blood.

I know the concept is the same, just like HIS and VQ.
But I fear 1989 and TS will be much more alike.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2012, 09:48:16 AM
Quote from: Maladict on June 12, 2012, 09:44:45 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 12, 2012, 08:36:22 AM
Quote from: Maladict on June 12, 2012, 04:08:46 AM
It looks great, excellent production value. I'm a tad afraid I've bought a second copy of Twilight Struggle, though.

What else did you expect?  :huh:

That it would not be the exact same game?  :huh:

It's not the same game;  it's the same mechanics, maybe, but that doesn't mean its the same game.   And at least they're successful mechanics at that, something that's not always seen in new games (see earlier posts onA Few Broken Acres of Snow)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 12, 2012, 09:55:34 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 12, 2012, 09:48:16 AM
It's not the same game;  it's the same mechanics, maybe, but that doesn't mean its the same game.   And at least they're successful mechanics at that, something that's not always seen in new games (see earlier posts onA Few Broken Acres of Snow)

It also looks much more asymmetrical, which is a plus if it's done well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Warspite on June 12, 2012, 05:21:47 PM
I would like to buy a friend a copy of Axis and Allies for their birthday - which is the best edition to get?

Should I just go for the most recent one I can find (eg, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Avalon-Hill-HAS25066-Axis-Allies/dp/B0026J3PO6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339538776&sr=8-1)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 13, 2012, 12:30:14 AM
Some gamers get the best wives :

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 13, 2012, 12:38:25 AM
Quote from: Warspite on June 12, 2012, 05:21:47 PM
I would like to buy a friend a copy of Axis and Allies for their birthday - which is the best edition to get?

Should I just go for the most recent one I can find (eg, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Avalon-Hill-HAS25066-Axis-Allies/dp/B0026J3PO6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339538776&sr=8-1)

From what I know, the A&A Anniversary Edition is the stepping off point for all those battle-specific and year-specific A&A titles, but I could be talking out of my ass, as I'm not 100% familiar with the entire family of games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 13, 2012, 04:08:06 AM
Made a drop for

Lock n load:
Band of Heroes
Not One Step Back
Dark July

Was wanting Ring of Hills, but Coolsuff was out on that one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 13, 2012, 04:39:43 AM
I shall  :bash: Mr. Walker if he is trying to say the below units were anywhere in Fourth Panzer Army's AO.  :grr:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic345943.jpg&hash=a42f8cab01a7f57b8a9f17061b7cf51f78d57063)

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on June 13, 2012, 04:59:06 AM
What's the difference between Cyberboard and Vassal? I've looked at them both and they seem pretty similar.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 13, 2012, 06:32:13 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on June 13, 2012, 04:59:06 AM
What's the difference between Cyberboard and Vassal? I've looked at them both and they seem pretty similar.

IIRC, about 10+ years ago, they debuted roughly the same time; while Cyberboard came out with a few more game modules when Vassal was principally dedicated to ASL, but the community really jumped forward on Vassal with programming and producing modules over the years, and ADC withered and died.  :(

I'd say that Cyberboard is a bit more labor intensive, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 13, 2012, 06:34:01 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 13, 2012, 04:39:43 AM
I shall  :bash: Mr. Walker if he is trying to say the below units were anywhere in Fourth Panzer Army's AO.  :grr:

He's a lot of hit and miss.  A lot.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 13, 2012, 06:34:40 AM
I think Cyberboard is easier for PBEM, VASSAL is more for TCIP/IP play.

VASSAL is perfectly fine for PBEM as well, but the whole interface screams that it wasnt made for it.

Plus, VASSAL installs itself so it is easily identifiable on work computers, unlike Cyberboard which you just copy there and nobody knows.  :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on June 13, 2012, 06:36:13 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 13, 2012, 06:34:40 AM
Plus, VASSAL installs itself so it is easily identifiable on work computers, unlike Cyberboard which you just copy there and nobody knows.  :ph34r:

:ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 13, 2012, 06:47:05 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 13, 2012, 06:34:40 AM
I think Cyberboard is easier for PBEM, VASSAL is more for TCIP/IP play.

Yup.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on June 13, 2012, 06:52:37 AM
Btw Tamas, we need one more for our HIS game, you should join. You might even pwn us noobs. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 13, 2012, 09:26:48 AM
Quote from: Warspite on June 12, 2012, 05:21:47 PM
I would like to buy a friend a copy of Axis and Allies for their birthday - which is the best edition to get?

Should I just go for the most recent one I can find (eg, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Avalon-Hill-HAS25066-Axis-Allies/dp/B0026J3PO6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339538776&sr=8-1)

As I understand it the 50th Anniversary Edition is the most complete, the 1942 version is less complex and has a smaller map.
Then you have Europe 1940 and Pacific 1940 (the 1940 is important, there are also two version named Europe and Pacific), which can be combined to form a huge game. I've only played the combined game, which was a lot of fun, but I believe they are quite good separately as well.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 17, 2012, 10:57:56 AM
1989 was a lot of fun. The two games we played were wildly different, in the first the commies were barely dented at all and auto-won by turn 7 or so, in the second they won again but only on a single VP and after an utter slugfest from start to finish. Every square counts in this game, something I don't recall happening in my admittedly few games playing TS. The power struggle mechanic is not that special in itself but it does add a lot of tension because of what is at stake. I think I'll pick 1989 over TS for some time to come.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 18, 2012, 07:29:50 PM
Here's an interview with Ed Beach (designer of Here I Stand and Virgin Queen) about his other (day-job) design :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGNI8UqN6MA
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 18, 2012, 07:37:57 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 18, 2012, 07:29:50 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGNI8UqN6MA

I bet she likes to be punched in the face and then fucked on roll of 5 or 6 on the Attrition CRT.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on June 18, 2012, 07:38:23 PM
I've only watched the first few seconds so far, but wow they were plugging hard in that vid for why girls get little respect.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 18, 2012, 07:55:19 PM
Quote from: garbon on June 18, 2012, 07:38:23 PM
I've only watched the first few seconds so far, but wow they were plugging hard in that vid for why girls get little respect.

Yeah, her glancing multiple times to the back to double-check what she's reporting/interviewing on is...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 18, 2012, 10:12:33 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 18, 2012, 07:37:57 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 18, 2012, 07:29:50 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGNI8UqN6MA

I bet she likes to be punched in the face and then fucked on roll of 5 or 6 on the Attrition CRT.

and a Dirty Sanchez on 1.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2012, 06:48:46 AM
Quote from: Maladict on June 17, 2012, 10:57:56 AM
1989 was a lot of fun. The two games we played were wildly different, in the first the commies were barely dented at all and auto-won by turn 7 or so, in the second they won again but only on a single VP and after an utter slugfest from start to finish. Every square counts in this game, something I don't recall happening in my admittedly few games playing TS. The power struggle mechanic is not that special in itself but it does add a lot of tension because of what is at stake. I think I'll pick 1989 over TS for some time to come.

That's pretty interesting to hear, Mal.  Let us know when you knock out another 10 or so games, see how the replay value is for 1989, as opposed to TS.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 19, 2012, 06:51:49 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2012, 06:48:46 AM
Quote from: Maladict on June 17, 2012, 10:57:56 AM
1989 was a lot of fun. The two games we played were wildly different, in the first the commies were barely dented at all and auto-won by turn 7 or so, in the second they won again but only on a single VP and after an utter slugfest from start to finish. Every square counts in this game, something I don't recall happening in my admittedly few games playing TS. The power struggle mechanic is not that special in itself but it does add a lot of tension because of what is at stake. I think I'll pick 1989 over TS for some time to come.

That's pretty interesting to hear, Mal.  Let us know when you knock out another 10 or so games, see how the replay value is for 1989, as opposed to TS.

But what is this bullshit of buying influence in cities? It was never, never a geographical struggle in the small-ish states of eastern europe. EVER.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 19, 2012, 07:41:18 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2012, 06:51:49 AM
But what is this bullshit of buying influence in cities? It was never, never a geographical struggle in the small-ish states of eastern europe. EVER.

The spaces are not cities like they were countries in TS. They represent the various parts of the population.
One of the spaces in Poland is called "Catholic Church", another "Polish Writers". I suppose they could have put in a Polish Bureaucrats and Polish Workers space as well, but they called them Warsaw and Gdansk instead (they still are bureaucrat and worker spaces) to make the map resemble, well, a map.

And to appease overreacting Hungarians, they put a card in that lets you obliterate a space of your choice in Romania :)

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 19, 2012, 07:46:01 AM
call them bureaucrats and workers spaces then, not cities. :P Stupid :P Especially in Hungary :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2012, 09:31:19 AM
Hey Habs, you and your droogies making it to Lancaster this summer?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 19, 2012, 09:45:48 AM
Yeah, we're packing 'em in like sardines again this year.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2012, 09:55:33 AM
Unless I become gainfully employed by then, I'll swing by and say Hella...?

Let's see...Combat Commander, BO: Normandy, HIS, Advanced Civ.... :hmm:

HIS, though?  Really, J?  JESUS H CHRIST YOURE NOT A WRITER YOURE A KILLER


Well, at least with Combat Commander, Berkut can't complain about the other guy attacking him for no reason.  :nelson:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: szmik on June 19, 2012, 10:16:53 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2012, 09:55:33 AM
Well, at least with Combat Commander, Berkut can't complain about the other guy attacking him for no reason.  :nelson:
good one
:lmfao:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 19, 2012, 10:23:09 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2012, 09:55:33 AM
Unless I become gainfully employed by then, I'll swing by and say Hella...?

That'd be fun.  Hopefully won't see you there if renewed employment prevents it. :cheers:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 19, 2012, 10:26:15 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2012, 09:55:33 AM
Well, at least with Combat Commander, Berkut can't complain about the other guy attacking him for no reason.  :nelson:

Nobody has ever complained about you attacking them for any reason.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 19, 2012, 10:26:52 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 19, 2012, 10:23:09 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2012, 09:55:33 AM
Unless I become gainfully employed by then, I'll swing by and say Hella...?

That'd be fun.  Hopefully won't see you there if renewed employment prevents it. :cheers:

Something will prevent it, but it won't be employment. Or lack of employment.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2012, 12:20:24 PM
Quote from: Berkut on June 19, 2012, 10:26:52 AM
Something will prevent it, but it won't be employment. Or lack of employment.

lol, My social calendar is blown wide open, baby.  DayRunner is:  blank as a motherfucker.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 19, 2012, 01:58:01 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2012, 12:20:24 PM
Quote from: Berkut on June 19, 2012, 10:26:52 AM
Something will prevent it, but it won't be employment. Or lack of employment.

lol, My social calendar is blown wide open, baby.  DayRunner is:  blank as a motherfucker.  :(

Hell, come on up and visit for a weekend. Play some games. Its only about 6 hours.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 19, 2012, 04:20:15 PM
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 21, 2012, 09:36:49 AM
Ha

LnL BoB, NOSB, and DJ have arrived. Nice components in all three. For some reason there is a Ponyri scenario in Dark July. That is the reason for the Ferdinand. The DJ module is centered around Prokhorovka. So the Ponyri scenario is like..... :huh: . They could have added another Tiger instead of that POS assault gun. :mad:

Oh and CM Normandy and Commonwealth too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 10:01:23 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 21, 2012, 09:36:49 AM
Ha

LnL BoB, NOSB, and DJ have arrived. Nice components in all three. For some reason there is a Ponyri scenario in Dark July. That is the reason for the Ferdinand. The DJ module is centered around Prokhorovka. So the Ponyri scenario is like..... :huh: . They could have added another Tiger instead of that POS assault gun. :mad:

Like I said, Lock n Load can be a little hit or miss when it comes to their stuff.  Should've named the company "Spray N Pray".  Heh.  Just made that one up.

The more I read through it, the more I'm impressed with the mechanics of Summer Lightning, though.  Always been intrigued with operational level and below Poland '39 stuff.  I like games where the Poles have a chance, and can show their grit.

QuoteOh and CM Normandy and Commonwealth too.

Let me know if the Germans scream when they're hit by PIATs.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 23, 2012, 09:32:04 AM
GMT's busy summer continues, update from Monday:

QuoteShipping: We began shipping TODAY for both Next War: Korea :yeah: and Red Winter. It should take us about 5 days to get all the P500 games out, so look for yours soon! Next up, within just a few weeks, will be the new/reprint editions of Ardennes' 44 and Reds, as well as the Dominant Species Card Game, which is arriving a bit earlier than we expected last time we did an update.

Charging:  Starting tomorrow, June 21, we will charge all P500 orders for  Andean Abyss :yeah: and the Dominant Species Card Game

July 5: Crown of Roses, Panzer :yeah:
July 19: Bloody April, Panzer Expansions 1 & 2 :yeah:

Interesting p500 intro tidbit for you WW1tards--

QuoteDesigner Michael Resch, whose previous GMT design, 1914 Twilight in the East, was the 2007 Charles S. Roberts Award winner for Best pre-WWII Board Game and Best Wargame Graphics, has a new game! This time, in 1914, Offensive à outrance, Mike takes us to the Western Front of WWI, focusing on the early 1914 campaigns. For those of you who liked Twilight in the East and for you WWI gamers in general, we think you'll like this one. Click the banner above for more details and to order.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 23, 2012, 10:58:04 AM
Panzer, had to jog the memory on that one.


The "Air War" of tank games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 23, 2012, 11:00:04 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 23, 2012, 10:58:04 AM
The "Air War" of tank games.

My God, let's hope not.  :bleeding:

I mean, MBT/IDF is user-friendly enough.  I don't think GMT would make that kind of mistake in today's gaming market.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 23, 2012, 11:04:32 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 23, 2012, 11:00:04 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 23, 2012, 10:58:04 AM
The "Air War" of tank games.

My God, let's hope not.  :bleeding:

I mean, MBT/IDF is user-friendly enough.  I don't think GMT would make that kind of mistake in today's gaming market.

I think the designer talks a little about the new Panzer here.

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/601846/new-panzer-vs-old-panzer
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 23, 2012, 11:14:17 AM
Well, I guess if people don't like it and want an alternative, they can always play Combat Commander.  You know, the "tactical WW2 combat game" without vehicles at all.   :lol: OMG INFANTRY ZERG RUSH KEKEKEKEKE
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 23, 2012, 11:44:52 AM
kingdom of Heaven starts shipping Monday.  :yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 23, 2012, 11:45:58 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 23, 2012, 11:44:52 AM
kingdom of Heaven starts shipping Monday.  :yeah:

The only thing that drives me nuts about MMP is how they wait for weeks before they ship to wholesalers. :bleeding:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 23, 2012, 11:53:43 AM
S Craig Taylor died.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 23, 2012, 12:01:21 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 23, 2012, 11:53:43 AM
S Craig Taylor died.  :(

Well, shit.  A giant of a name in the industry.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on June 24, 2012, 03:33:44 AM
RPS reviews the reprint of Fortress America:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/06/24/cardboard-children-fortress-america/

It also sums up my feelings about America when I was a kid:

QuoteSee, when I was young, America was this big scary glamorous place that would fuck you up if you looked at it the wrong way. America existed in my head as a creature with Stallone's muscles, an eagle's head, Ronald Reagan's voice and a rocket launcher. In the 1980s, American culture fed me the idea that the USA was built on solid foundations of kissing beautiful girls, driving shit hot cars, shooting anyone who wasn't American, putting lasers in space and playing some pretty sweet rawk guitar. Now all of this is BAD, sure, and it was a LIE too. But for an 8 year old boy in Glasgow it was certainly cool. Every kid wanted to be an American in the 80s. Fact. These days America is just a confused skinny dude with horn-rimmed glasses trying to decide what to do with a bible.

Exchange Glasgow with a small town in North Germany, and it's spot on. :blush:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 24, 2012, 09:28:09 AM
Quote from: Syt on June 24, 2012, 03:33:44 AM
It also sums up my feelings about America when I was a kid:

QuoteSee, when I was young, America was this big scary glamorous place that would fuck you up if you looked at it the wrong way. America existed in my head as a creature with Stallone's muscles, an eagle's head, Ronald Reagan's voice and a rocket launcher. In the 1980s, American culture fed me the idea that the USA was built on solid foundations of kissing beautiful girls, driving shit hot cars, shooting anyone who wasn't American, putting lasers in space and playing some pretty sweet rawk guitar. Now all of this is BAD, sure, and it was a LIE too. But for an 8 year old boy in Glasgow it was certainly cool. Every kid wanted to be an American in the 80s. Fact. These days America is just a confused skinny dude with horn-rimmed glasses trying to decide what to do with a bible.

Exchange Glasgow with a small town in North Germany, and it's spot on. :blush:

LOL, Now I don't know about all that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 24, 2012, 09:55:30 AM
Sword of Rome was on sale at my local store so I bought it. Mostly because I like the time period, I have no real plans right now to play it. Is it any good?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 24, 2012, 10:16:18 AM
Quote from: The Brain on June 24, 2012, 09:55:30 AM
Sword of Rome was on sale at my local store so I bought it. Mostly because I like the time period, I have no real plans right now to play it. Is it any good?

Hmmm, good question--Habs might know.  But I know there's an expansion kit available, so you may want to score that, just to feel OCD complete.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 24, 2012, 11:48:13 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 24, 2012, 10:16:18 AM
Quote from: The Brain on June 24, 2012, 09:55:30 AM
Sword of Rome was on sale at my local store so I bought it. Mostly because I like the time period, I have no real plans right now to play it. Is it any good?

Hmmm, good question--Habs might know.  But I know there's an expansion kit available, so you may want to score that, just to feel OCD complete.

This said it included the 5-player expansion (second printing and all).

Having a mounted board was nice, didn't expect that (until I picked up the box).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 25, 2012, 12:45:23 PM
Man, are there some sensitive ass fuckers over at BGG.  :lol:

CdM:  WARNED  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 25, 2012, 02:38:33 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 25, 2012, 12:45:23 PM
Man, are there some sensitive ass fuckers over at BGG.  :lol:

CdM:  WARNED  :lol:

Was you in the Misogyny thread over there?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 25, 2012, 02:39:27 PM
CSW is going slower than old people fuck, so I can't even check to see what I missed.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 25, 2012, 02:45:12 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 25, 2012, 02:38:33 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 25, 2012, 12:45:23 PM
Man, are there some sensitive ass fuckers over at BGG.  :lol:

CdM:  WARNED  :lol:

Was you in the Misogyny thread over there?

No, even more fun:  Der Holocaust.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 25, 2012, 02:54:57 PM
Punch was served.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 28, 2012, 04:44:02 AM
Couldnt find a decent Kursk game, so I bought some Munckin shit to get the kids board games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 28, 2012, 08:45:33 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 28, 2012, 04:44:02 AM
Couldnt find a decent Kursk game, so I bought some Munckin shit to get the kids board games.

I hate this card:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fallthingsfangirl.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fmunchkin2.jpg&hash=f4a30f40db79431d2b5b6987b4c80f14701abe6a)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 28, 2012, 08:55:13 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 28, 2012, 04:44:02 AM
Couldnt find a decent Kursk game,

You already have one.  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 28, 2012, 09:35:12 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 28, 2012, 08:45:33 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 28, 2012, 04:44:02 AM
Couldnt find a decent Kursk game, so I bought some Munckin shit to get the kids board games.

I hate this card:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fallthingsfangirl.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fmunchkin2.jpg&hash=f4a30f40db79431d2b5b6987b4c80f14701abe6a)

:wacko:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 28, 2012, 10:16:46 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 28, 2012, 08:55:13 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 28, 2012, 04:44:02 AM
Couldnt find a decent Kursk game,

You already have one.  :mad:

Death Ride not for kids.  ;)   Cool your jets. :lol:

I have not found one at the operational level. None.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 28, 2012, 10:19:45 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 28, 2012, 08:45:33 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 28, 2012, 04:44:02 AM
Couldnt find a decent Kursk game, so I bought some Munckin shit to get the kids board games.

I hate this card:

*snip*

Some of those cards are funny as balls.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 28, 2012, 10:41:31 AM
Munchkin :yawn:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 30, 2012, 10:02:45 AM
I'm not really into the vampire scene but I finally bought Twilight Struggle.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 30, 2012, 10:07:12 AM
Quote from: The Brain on June 30, 2012, 10:02:45 AM
I'm not really into the vampire scene but I finally bought Twilight Struggle.

:lol:  TEAM MIKHAIL
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 02, 2012, 11:57:33 AM
Could no longer wait for CoolStuffInc to get their MMP shipment, so I ordered Angola! direct.  I so hate doing that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 05, 2012, 07:31:35 AM
so now with Kingdom of Heaven VASSAL module being out, does one have access to all resources to, well, PBEM it  with someone who has a physical copy?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 06, 2012, 06:02:33 AM
MMP is have a sale.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 06, 2012, 06:29:43 AM
Fucking CoolStuffInc's only problem is updating their calendar days after;  I put in an order on the 3rd, and then yesterday they announced GMT's Next War: Korea in stock.  When?  The fucking 3rd, of course.  Thanks, fellas.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 07, 2012, 12:33:34 PM
Got my copy of Angola.  Definitely a 4-player game, no two ways about it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 09, 2012, 01:43:18 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 06, 2012, 06:29:43 AM
Fucking CoolStuffInc's only problem is updating their calendar days after;  I put in an order on the 3rd, and then yesterday they announced GMT's Next War: Korea in stock.  When?  The fucking 3rd, of course.  Thanks, fellas.

omg they have it for $55? Even with shipping I would only be at its regular $80 price tag.

Too bad I must fiddle with CSI as they dont have Hungary in their shipping cost calculator, and I must set my location as Germany and e-mail them to NOT send it to Fritz.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 09, 2012, 01:54:19 AM
QuoteNew P500 Addition!
Our newest P500 addition is the latest volume (#3) in Volko Ruhnke's COIN Series. A Distant Plain takes 1 to 4 players into the Afghan conflict of today's headlines, this time in a unique collaboration between two top designers of boardgames on modern irregular warfare. A Distant Plain teams Volko Ruhnke, the award-winning designer of LABYRINTH-The War on Terror, with Brian Train, a designer with 20 years' experience creating influential simulations such as Algeria, Somalia Interventions, Shining Path, and many others.

www.gmtgames.com/p-416-a-distant-plain.aspx
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 09, 2012, 07:27:39 AM
More GMT
QuoteShipping: We have finished all the P500 and distributor shipping for both Next War: Korea and Red Winter. We have finished all P500 shipping for Ardennes' 44 and Reds, as well as the Dominant Species Card Game, this past Thursday. We'll start distributor shipments mid-week or so this week.

Charging:  We gave the office ladies a three day weekend this weekend, so I held off on the planned July 5-6 charge of Crown of Roses and Panzer. We'll charge those two starting tomorrow, July 9.

Future Charges:

July 19: Bloody April, Panzer Expansions 1 & 2.

I don't see anything on Andean Abyss, though.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 09, 2012, 07:43:38 AM
I discovered that a Hungarian shop is selling Assyrian Wars for cheap, a game I have been eyeing for quite a while.

I have ordered it.  :Embarrass:

It has rules and CB module online, I think what it is missing is scenario particularities.
Sooo, if at least two other people are feeling adventourous maybe we should attempt a PBEM.

Basically, it is Napoleonic Wars (and I mean that, the basic game mechanic is very much the same) with some economy added in, plus various unit abilities if you decide to use the advanced rules (like, by default, an archer unit is a unit which hits on, say, 1-3. With advanced rules, archer units get a separate first round of combat, horse archers get to shoot and retreat, heavy units cause extra losses, that kind of thing).

But the rules are not particularly easy, altough I recon that experience in multiplayer CDGs help a great deal.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 09, 2012, 10:03:12 AM
Grr, Andean Abyss isn't shipping until late July.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 09, 2012, 10:19:50 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 09, 2012, 10:03:12 AM
Grr, Andean Abyss isn't shipping until late July.

Andy is taking e-mails from those who want to pick theirs up at WBC.   ;)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 09, 2012, 10:20:16 AM
Got my Kingdom of Heaven shipping notice! :yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 09, 2012, 10:36:13 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 09, 2012, 10:20:16 AM
Got my Kingdom of Heaven shipping notice! :yeah:

Nice!  As soon as MMP opens up the orders for it, I'm pulling the trigger.  Really should get off my ass and do more pre-pub orders;  Ed's still accepting pre-pub orders for Fontenoy over at COA.

Chatted with GMT over the intrawebs;  they're still accepting the P500 price for Andean Abyss.  I figure what the hell.  Already did enough damage with CoolStuffInc today for Korea and some other goodies, might as well spread the love.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 09, 2012, 10:48:35 AM
I very much regret for ignoring the nerd drooling you people did here. Both Kingdom of Heaven, and Next War: Korea look neat :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 09, 2012, 10:53:49 AM
Seriously, Kingdom of Heaven is an excellent topic, has a good pedigree (CDG family) and comes from a designer who is known as an excellent player of CDGs (Scott de Brestian) so might realize a few of the major pitfalls to avoid.

That it comes with nine different scenarios is the best part, though.  The variability between the scenarios and the different cards used for each ensures a very healthy amount of replay value.  I'll be playing the shit out of it at WBC, most likely.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 09, 2012, 10:54:59 AM
Dude, put up your team's roster already.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 11, 2012, 04:42:52 AM
so I have properly read the Assyrian Wars rules and set it up to gaze at the map and counters. Going to do a solitaire test, too.

I think the lot of initial grief over the rules must have been resolved with the 1.3 version of them (which was also the one in the box btw). At least I had no major problems.
However, there are little expection rules, For the People style, so multiple noobs sitting down to a table to tackle a campaign? Ugh that must take a while.

But as I said, the core of the game is Napoleonic Wars, with economy added. Your cities, and your trade (you can place land traders to the trade box and/or place raiders there, and move your ships to trade zones), and tribute give you an income level, which gives you a number of CPs you get each impulse.
And you play a card. You either use it to buff your CP count with it's CP value, or you play the event, but the event has a CP cost you must pay from your income. So you do get to do less if you play an event.

There are more minors to influence than in Nappy Wars of course (btw, the two jewish states get to be influence for half price :D ).

Also, while the advanced unit rules give you a minor batch of more small rules to remember, and you certainly have a good dose of that anyway, I think they are great. Heavy Infantry can really hurt stuff, and if you mass enough of them, they decrease the efficiency of missile troops. You can be potentially really annoying with a force of exclusively horse archers or chariots (altough chariots can only ambush if accompanied by at least some horse archers). The number available of the various types depend on the countries of course.
Also there are mercenaries, of which you get a random bunch each turn you can hire.

Sooo, the game certainly aims to be a playable simulation of the era, and I think it succeeds, but barely, and is not for the faint of hearth. 

I would still be interested in a PBEM attempt of it however. Deporting masses of Jews to boost your economy fits Languish well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 11, 2012, 04:44:23 AM
and more importantly, is Coolstuffinc going to have Kingdom of Heaven?

At the worst possible timing, I have got my new card for my USD account which still has like a couple hundred bucks.  :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 11, 2012, 06:49:35 AM
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/boardgame-review-assyrian-wars.htm
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 11, 2012, 07:07:48 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 11, 2012, 04:44:23 AM
and more importantly, is Coolstuffinc going to have Kingdom of Heaven?

Probably, but not for a while.  MMP isn't the most friendliest to wholesalers and distributors.  They're not exactly a priority for MMP.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 11, 2012, 07:22:25 AM
Your Kickstarter Lunacy of the day. Enjoy!

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/811447/latest-update/page/1
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on July 11, 2012, 07:33:31 AM
:huh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 11, 2012, 07:55:35 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 11, 2012, 07:22:25 AM
Your Kickstarter Lunacy of the day. Enjoy!

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/811447/latest-update/page/1

That thread starter is is about 4 Languishites rolled into one.  You go ahead and decide which ones I'm talking about.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 11, 2012, 07:59:19 AM
lol that chick regularly steals people's money it seems:

http://ishrahsan.livejournal.com/51945.html
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 11, 2012, 12:03:14 PM
Got my copies of:
Next War: Korea
Red Winter (wanted to kill Finns, lulz),
1989 (what the hell, gonna see if there's an Execute All Lawyers In Poland card in there somewhere), and
Modern War 1: Red Dragon/Green Crescent .

Goddamn summer publishing schedule.  So dangerous for crackheads.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on July 11, 2012, 12:13:18 PM
Quote from: Tamas on July 11, 2012, 07:59:19 AM
lol that chick regularly steals people's money it seems:

http://ishrahsan.livejournal.com/51945.html

Of course, you're citing someone who still uses livejournal...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 11, 2012, 01:19:40 PM
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2012, 12:13:18 PM
Quote from: Tamas on July 11, 2012, 07:59:19 AM
lol that chick regularly steals people's money it seems:

http://ishrahsan.livejournal.com/51945.html

Of course, you're citing someone who still uses livejournal...

well the guy also gave $250 in advance  to that woman to make a custom crane, when the woman admitted she has never made a crane, ever. So obviously he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.
Doesn't negate the fact that the kickstarter appears to be bluffing people out of their money with fake projects.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on July 11, 2012, 01:24:07 PM
Oh I agree - just really wanted to bash livejournal. :lol:

Also cane not crane.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 11, 2012, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2012, 01:24:07 PM
Oh I agree - just really wanted to bash livejournal. :lol:

:D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 11, 2012, 02:32:29 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 11, 2012, 12:03:14 PM
1989 (what the hell, gonna see if there's an Execute All Lawyers In Poland card in there somewhere),

Nope.  Not in there.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 12, 2012, 08:01:43 PM
1989 has a Li Peng counter.  :lol:  Rat bastard.  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: szmik on July 13, 2012, 02:56:50 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 11, 2012, 07:22:25 AM
Your Kickstarter Lunacy of the day. Enjoy!

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/811447/latest-update/page/1

People are stupid, what's new? :nelson:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 13, 2012, 03:20:30 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 12, 2012, 08:01:43 PM
1989 has a Li Peng counter.  :lol:  Rat bastard.  :mad:

It also has Trololo man and the Hoff. Not as counters, but still.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 13, 2012, 03:23:41 AM
Quote from: Maladict on July 13, 2012, 03:20:30 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 12, 2012, 08:01:43 PM
1989 has a Li Peng counter.  :lol:  Rat bastard.  :mad:

It also has Trololo man and the Hoff. Not as counters, but still.

:yeahright:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 13, 2012, 12:03:15 PM
Put my order in for Panzer..... <_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 13, 2012, 12:35:42 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 13, 2012, 12:03:15 PM
Put my order in for Panzer..... <_<

:lol:  I ordered it and Andean Abyss today as well.



Oooh, I forgot to tell you: scored unpunched, mint copies of AH's Submarine and GDW's Road To The Rhine for $18 each.  Pristine copies. 

Let's hear it for estate sales.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 13, 2012, 02:25:05 PM
Quote from: Tamas on July 11, 2012, 06:49:35 AM
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/boardgame-review-assyrian-wars.htm

Not that any of you lazy gits care, but I have been testing this on my own.

What a game this could have been! CDG, multiplayer, interesting not well-covered era, rich historical flavour, distinctivly different player countries, good detail in combat via unit types.
It has all that, but the badly written rules slow it down to almost monster game speed, while it certainly is not a monster. It's not that the rules are incomplete or bad, but somehow they manage to hide important stuff pretty well. I think most of it is the translation from German.

I STILL would like a PBEM game :P I think I have covered enough of it to spot if anyone else would be making a serious rule mistake, but I can't really recommend it to be bought for F2F gaming, unless you know a guy who already has experience in it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on July 13, 2012, 03:45:22 PM
I'm up for a PBEM game. Is it on CB? Where can the rules/pictures be found?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 13, 2012, 03:49:07 PM
Quote from: Solmyr on July 13, 2012, 03:45:22 PM
I'm up for a PBEM game. Is it on CB? Where can the rules/pictures be found?

you can find the living rules and CB module here:

living rules: http://www.ugg.de/bg/AW/AWRules.pdf

CB module: http://www.ugg.de/bg/AW/Grafic/AWcyber.zip

What is missing is the scenarios information, and a pretty useful 2-pages summary of charts and stuff, which I can provide if we have enough people, of course.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 13, 2012, 04:27:09 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 13, 2012, 12:35:42 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 13, 2012, 12:03:15 PM
Put my order in for Panzer..... <_<

:lol:  I ordered it and Andean Abyss today as well.



Oooh, I forgot to tell you: scored unpunched, mint copies of AH's Submarine and GDW's Road To The Rhine for $18 each.  Pristine copies. 

Let's hear it for estate sales.

Very nice.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 14, 2012, 07:27:31 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 13, 2012, 12:35:42 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 13, 2012, 12:03:15 PM
Put my order in for Panzer..... <_<

:lol:  I ordered it and Andean Abyss today as well.



Oooh, I forgot to tell you: scored unpunched, mint copies of AH's Submarine and GDW's Road To The Rhine for $18 each.  Pristine copies. 

Let's hear it for estate sales.

Got the rules to Panzer off GMT's site. Very familar considering how long ago I played MBT/IDF. I played those two quite a bit along with GDW's Assault series.

and yes reading those rules started an itch. You know the kind. I have ordered MBT and IDF from noble Knight  <_< . They will be in my possession again.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 14, 2012, 07:34:01 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 14, 2012, 07:27:31 PM
and yes reading those rules started an itch. You know the kind. I have ordered MBT and IDF from noble Knight  <_< . They will be in my possession again.

:lol:  Only thing worse than a crackhead is a recidivist crackhead.

They aren't too expensive, are they? They were some of the last mass-printed titles from AH's own shop.  Should be tons of copies around.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 14, 2012, 07:36:07 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 14, 2012, 07:27:31 PM
with GDW's Assault series.

Always wanted those and the Third World War series.  :glare:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 14, 2012, 08:22:07 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 14, 2012, 07:34:01 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 14, 2012, 07:27:31 PM
and yes reading those rules started an itch. You know the kind. I have ordered MBT and IDF from noble Knight  <_< . They will be in my possession again.

:lol:  Only thing worse than a crackhead is a recidivist crackhead.

They aren't too expensive, are they? They were some of the last mass-printed titles from AH's own shop.  Should be tons of copies around.

MBT 55.00
IDF 85.00  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 14, 2012, 08:33:17 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 14, 2012, 07:36:07 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 14, 2012, 07:27:31 PM
with GDW's Assault series.

Third World War series.  :glare:

Arent cheap from what I've seen :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 14, 2012, 08:37:42 PM
No, they're not;  frigging outrageous for that whole set.

$85 for IDF?  What the fuck, did it come shrink wrapped in Siegy's foreskin?  Damn.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 14, 2012, 09:04:18 PM
I dont know what's up with IDF

BGG Marketplace
New  AU $120.00  13-Jul-2012   
Like New  €80.00  2-May-2011   
Like New  €95.00  4-Nov-2007

NW 75.00-80.00
Noble Knight 85.00 s/o now  :P
T&T 65.00 s/o 

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 17, 2012, 05:40:01 PM
Anybody familiar with the Vae Victus games GMT distributes here in the states? Aspern-Essling looks interesting, but I just don't know.

And before somebody says buy them while over there, it is still more expensive than getting them through a US retailer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 18, 2012, 12:49:50 AM
Bored tonight. Farting around with a revised OOB of Bloodbath at Kursk.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 18, 2012, 07:06:15 PM
I noticed that forums whipping boy Rinella has formed his own wargame company.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 18, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 18, 2012, 07:06:15 PM
I noticed that forums whipping boy Rinella has formed his own wargame company.

What forums?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 18, 2012, 07:27:49 PM
HEY ELEVEN WHATEVER!

MBT -40 bux unpunched, 35 used.

http://yhst-12000246778232.stores.yahoo.net/avhimbtmabat1.html

IDF?

75 there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 18, 2012, 07:28:37 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 18, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 18, 2012, 07:06:15 PM
I noticed that forums whipping boy Rinella has formed his own wargame company.

What forums?

CSW.

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.1dd70cb3

Or if you meant the bitchiness, BGG. Where nerds menstruate.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 18, 2012, 07:32:57 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 18, 2012, 07:28:37 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 18, 2012, 07:27:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 18, 2012, 07:06:15 PM
I noticed that forums whipping boy Rinella has formed his own wargame company.

What forums?

CSW.

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.1dd70cb3

Meh
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 18, 2012, 07:44:23 PM
Don't forget to submit your Charles S Roberts Awards ballots.

http://charlesrobertsawards.com/voting.php

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 18, 2012, 07:46:25 PM
I'll just flood them with all Ty Bomba votes.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 19, 2012, 04:50:44 PM
Been reading MMP's HoD rules and the changes they made to the original PB. Looks good and some nice changes. Also downloaded an assload of shit from Imaginative Strategist....again



Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 19, 2012, 06:29:37 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 19, 2012, 04:50:44 PM
Been reading MMP's HoD rules and the changes they made to the original PB. Looks good and some nice changes. Also downloaded an assload of shit from Imaginative Strategist....again

I've considered it from time to time, but I've never really been interested in it, as--and I know none of you fuckers will believe me--we played the total ass out of PB/PL back in the day, all the time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 19, 2012, 06:58:06 PM
My brother had that Arab-Israeli version of PB/PL. As the little, little brother, I got to command the crappy Arab shit. I remember being stuck with PLO trash in once scenario.

FUCK YOU GUYS, I'M GONNA GO PLAY MATTEL FOOTBALL.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 19, 2012, 08:36:33 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 19, 2012, 06:29:37 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 19, 2012, 04:50:44 PM
Been reading MMP's HoD rules and the changes they made to the original PB. Looks good and some nice changes. Also downloaded an assload of shit from Imaginative Strategist....again

I've considered it from time to time, but I've never really been interested in it, as--and I know none of you fuckers will believe me--we played the total ass out of PB/PL back in the day, all the time.

My conern is they revamped a whole lot more than was needed in HoD. Some good things in it to be sure. The old PB/PL counters wont transition too well. IMO MMP shot themselves in the foot.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 19, 2012, 10:42:37 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 19, 2012, 06:58:06 PM
My brother had that Arab-Israeli version of PB/PL. As the little, little brother, I got to command the crappy Arab shit. I remember being stuck with PLO trash in once scenario.

FUCK YOU GUYS, I'M GONNA GO PLAY MATTEL FOOTBALL.

I still like the PB/PL/AIW games alot. While in their stock form they are outdated. But IMO they got a lot of things right. The good thing is their is still a diehard community behind them. A lot of the short commings have been addressed. Imaginative Strategist has a good site for PB stuff. 


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 19, 2012, 10:47:54 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 19, 2012, 06:58:06 PM
FUCK YOU GUYS, I'M GONNA GO PLAY MATTEL FOOTBALL.

You member dont you.
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.cdn.turner.com%2Fsi%2Fmultimedia%2Fphoto_gallery%2F0808%2Fmattel.madden%2Fimages%2Fmattel-1977.jpg&hash=a2a1d1c2ef526e8ced1c7fbe1cc4b3f1523a0b45)

but do you remember this....
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kshs.org%2Fcool3%2Fgraphics%2Fftballgameclose.jpg&hash=734a19892eafc4d7cce3d6d5f26dd34c4b5578ce)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijCNk0PqaCs&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL55D8003C341DB37C
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 19, 2012, 10:52:31 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 19, 2012, 10:42:37 PM
I still like the PB/PL/AIW games alot. While in their stock form they are outdated. But IMO they got a lot of things right. The good thing is their is still a diehard community behind them. A lot of the short commings have been addressed. Imaginative Strategist has a good site for PB stuff.

Yeah, very revolutionary at the time, but a lot of other systems on the tactical/platoon level have outpaced it.  Still a viable game system, though.

Had a ton of fun with that system in high school and college, especially with PL.  So much Brit hardware.  But the AIW game is a blast as well, lots of stuff in there that's still only rarely addressed with more modern Arab-Israeli treatments.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 19, 2012, 11:20:14 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 19, 2012, 10:52:31 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 19, 2012, 10:42:37 PM
I still like the PB/PL/AIW games alot. While in their stock form they are outdated. But IMO they got a lot of things right. The good thing is their is still a diehard community behind them. A lot of the short commings have been addressed. Imaginative Strategist has a good site for PB stuff.

Yeah, very revolutionary at the time, but a lot of other systems on the tactical/platoon level have outpaced it.  Still a viable game system, though.

Had a ton of fun with that system in high school and college, especially with PL.  So much Brit hardware.  But the AIW game is a blast as well, lots of stuff in there that's still only rarely addressed with more modern Arab-Israeli treatments.

Good points. Too many modules, add-ons and the like nowadays. Seems more a marketing ploy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 20, 2012, 03:32:45 PM
LOLZ, catching up on all my CSW threads;  Habbaku fights censorship.  Power to the pipple, Habs!  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 20, 2012, 04:32:40 PM
http://www.tsww-online.com/

?

15 miles to the hex WWII stuff. Website is a giant CLUSTERFUCK though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 20, 2012, 05:15:49 PM
Ed, that is a revamp/republish of the Europa series.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 20, 2012, 05:16:32 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 20, 2012, 03:32:45 PM
LOLZ, catching up on all my CSW threads;  Habbaku fights censorship.  Power to the pipple, Habs!  :D

DG can eat me.  Pitcavage is a bit too large for them, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 20, 2012, 05:23:09 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 20, 2012, 05:15:49 PM
Ed, that is a revamp/republish of the Europa series.

Lol. I think I'll bail on looking at that then.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 20, 2012, 05:35:38 PM
DG needs to get Ty Bomba back on there. That was when the place was interesting.

I think DG have him chained to a desk, editing magazines for 20 hours a day.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 20, 2012, 05:51:45 PM
As much as I love CSW, it is a pretty shit forum layout, particularly when it comes to searching for specific topics and items.

I mean, I think it's great how everything is archived back to the Clinton Administration, but I think a good 30 or 40% of CSW are made up of "I'm sure this has been asked before, but" posts.

And another 30 or 40% are posts in the HMS/GRD folder about how Total War counters are at the printers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 20, 2012, 05:57:18 PM

I caught up with that Total war thread at BBG a couple of days ago. Now that is comedy.

I'm amused at CSW. REAL NAMES ONLY!  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 20, 2012, 05:59:50 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 20, 2012, 05:35:38 PM
DG needs to get Ty Bomba back on there. That was when the place was interesting.

I think DG have him chained to a desk, editing magazines for 20 hours a day.

I'm still pissed at DG for Guards Tank. A gaping assfuck of a game.

But Ty was a big help with that. Playtest my ass.
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 20, 2012, 06:02:04 PM
Sometimes, I think Ty Bomba is the game industry's equivalent of Ricky Watters.  For who? For what?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 20, 2012, 06:03:33 PM
I miss Command magazine. Not that stupid chess game issue though.  :yucky:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 20, 2012, 06:22:22 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 20, 2012, 06:03:33 PM
I miss Command magazine. Not that stupid chess game issue though.  :yucky:


I liked that one too. Not the chess one that is.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 20, 2012, 06:23:21 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 20, 2012, 05:16:32 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 20, 2012, 03:32:45 PM
LOLZ, catching up on all my CSW threads;  Habbaku fights censorship.  Power to the pipple, Habs!  :D

DG can eat me.  Pitcavage is a bit too large for them, though.

I cant resist digging on Guards Tank even in the SS Panzer ( Command Mag game) thread or any that the subject comes up.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 20, 2012, 06:28:42 PM
Well, you have a substantially...softer...approach than the PitSavage.   He's like Berkut and grumbler's love child, after a four day bender on meth.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 20, 2012, 06:45:13 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 21, 2012, 01:21:34 AM
Uh-Oh look what came in the Brown Truck.... :yes:

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 21, 2012, 07:26:06 AM
Good man.  Get a little refresher course in before Panzer comes out the door.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 21, 2012, 07:40:46 AM
You fuckers are pushing me towards blowing 200 bucks on ebay. FUCKERS.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 21, 2012, 07:50:36 AM
LOL, I went even older Old School than ElevenBravo this week...$17.99

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 21, 2012, 11:19:55 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 21, 2012, 07:50:36 AM
LOL, I went even older Old School than ElevenBravo this week...$17.99

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I  memeber that one. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 21, 2012, 11:54:26 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 21, 2012, 07:40:46 AM
You fuckers are pushing me towards blowing 200 bucks on ebay. FUCKERS.

What you eyeballing?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 21, 2012, 12:00:12 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 21, 2012, 11:54:26 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 21, 2012, 07:40:46 AM
You fuckers are pushing me towards blowing 200 bucks on ebay. FUCKERS.

What you eyeballing?

I'm in window shopping mode.

HEY! THAT LOOKS GOOD. NO! THAT LOOKS BETTER. WARGARBL
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 21, 2012, 01:31:27 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 21, 2012, 11:19:55 AM
I  memeber that one. :thumbsup:

I'm all about M-60s and M-113s...Only thing that's missing is the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle.

Love NATO-WP stuff from the late 70s-early 80s.  God Bless General Al Haig.

I think it comes from learning about female mud wrestling in Stripes at roughly the same time I discovered masturbation.   :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 21, 2012, 09:39:25 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 21, 2012, 01:31:27 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 21, 2012, 11:19:55 AM
I  memeber that one. :thumbsup:

I'm all about M-60s and M-113s...Only thing that's missing is the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle.

Love NATO-WP stuff from the late 70s-early 80s.  God Bless General Al Haig.

I think it comes from learning about female mud wrestling in Stripes at roughly the same time I discovered masturbation.   :lol:

Been downloading additional US, brit, french, USMC, chinese, russian, and israeli data crads and couters. Most are from Jim Day.  :yes:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 22, 2012, 01:48:10 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 21, 2012, 01:31:27 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 21, 2012, 11:19:55 AM
I  memeber that one. :thumbsup:

I'm all about M-60s and M-113s...Only thing that's missing is the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle.

Love NATO-WP stuff from the late 70s-early 80s.  God Bless General Al Haig.

I think it comes from learning about female mud wrestling in Stripes at roughly the same time I discovered masturbation.   :lol:

YOU discovered masturbation? How American to claim that you discovered something that other people knew about long before you were even born. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 22, 2012, 07:15:32 AM
Quote from: The Brain on July 22, 2012, 01:48:10 AM
YOU discovered masturbation? How American to claim that you discovered something that other people knew about long before you were even born. :rolleyes:

I patented it.  Gimme my royalties.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 22, 2012, 09:05:01 PM
Digging into IDF, I had forgotten how sexy these M51 look. Something about these.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 23, 2012, 06:48:10 AM
July 22 Update from GMT

QuoteHi guys!   

We have a few updates for you today on the charging and shipping schedules, as well as an updated longer-term tentative print schedule.
 
Short-Term Bad News on the Printing Front:
Tony just let me know a few days ago that the printer who is doing many of the components for our August releases (Andean Abyss, Panzer, Bloody April, 1917)  is having some weather-related humidity issues at the plant which require that they lengthen their drying processes to make sure we get the quality we want. We hate delays, but we had this problem once before and were very happy with the products that the company delivered after their extended drying process. So, at the end of the day, we're happy for their concern for quality control, although we regret the delay this will cause. We don't know for certain exactly when the games will arrive at this point, but should know within a couple of weeks once the printer has boxed everything up and we have an inbound ship date. Again, sorry for the delay
.

Speaking of recent releases, we're really pleased by the positive feedback from so many of you on our summer releases, especially for those games with new systems, like Dominant Species: The Card Game and Red Winter, and for the excellent response to the updated designs Next War: Korea and Ardennes '44. We hope all of you are finding some cool new games to play this summer, and that hopefully at least some of them say "GMT" on the box!

For you guys travelling to the World Boardgaming Championships next week, Tony and Andy will both be there, along with a bunch of GMT designers and developers. We hope you'll take a few minutes as you have time between games to drop by the GMT booth or some of our demos and say "hi."

Thanks, guys, as always, for your support of GMT!

Enjoy the games!


Gene


QuoteTentative Production Schedule 

Here's what the current tentative game release schedule looks like:

Mid-Late August, 2012:
Andean Abyss
Bloody April, 1917
Panzer + Expansions 1 and 2

September, 2012:
Crown of Roses
Saints in Armor

October, 2012:
Fading Glory
Space Empires: Close Encounters
Mr. Madison's War

November, 2012:
The Hunters (for Consimworld Press)
Pax Baltica
 
December, 2012:
Commands & Colors Napoleonics, 2nd Printing
C & C Napoleonics: The Russian Army

1st Quarter, 2012:
Iron & Oak
Rebel Raiders on the High Seas

Unscheduled for Now:

Battle for Normandy Expansion Pack
The Supreme Commander (Once we get a new developer and address one balance issue, we'll add this one back to the schedule)
Great Campaigns of the Thirty Years War (Ben is making good progress on this one - we hope to see it back on the print schedule very soon)

The only deal I know with the Normandy expansion pack is the designer is still tweaking some scenario issues.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 23, 2012, 07:03:27 AM
Pax Baltica? I has it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 23, 2012, 08:03:16 AM
Iron and Oak looks faboo.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 23, 2012, 07:01:17 PM
I am preparing some Call of Cthulhu. Among other things I bought and read the campaign Tatters of the King. It seems to be awesome. Hastur la vista, baby.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on July 24, 2012, 08:08:24 AM
Any of you guys played Corps Command: Dawn's Early Light http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38471/corps-command-dawns-early-light (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38471/corps-command-dawns-early-light) or any of the World at War games http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25729/world-at-war-eisenbach-gap (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25729/world-at-war-eisenbach-gap)? Would anyone recommend one of them over the other? I have a hankering for some WW3 action (though I doubt either game can be well-balanced; I have it on good authority that a Soviet T-72 formation can cut through an American armored division like a hot knife through bullshit).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 24, 2012, 07:24:22 PM
Ed's got Dawn's Early Light, so I can't speak to that; I've got most of the WAW games (except the one in the US, that's just fucking stupid--nobody games Red Dawn :mad:), and while they're not nearly as meatier as MBT, they still drill down to the tactical level.  Cool thing is, you can futz around with a variety of nationalities, like the Belgians, Canucks, Poles and Swedetards. 

Very light rules-wise, good components (the maps are mounted) and counters (even though Ed hates the font and thinks they're too "busy"), but it's a nice little system to burn your brain out with.  The rules system allows you to get as chromey  as you want, like air power and landmines, so it's only as deep as you want it to be.

Not a bad system, very scenario-driven.   My fave is Blood & Bridges;  BOAR, bitches.  Death of the 1st Panzer is a neat little expansion, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 26, 2012, 05:34:08 PM
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/57937/the-doomsday-project

Dont know if I can justify to myself getting this on a topic that never happened.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 26, 2012, 09:15:25 PM
I'll pre-order it if it ever hits the P500 list, but I don't expect to ever see it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 26, 2012, 10:18:52 PM
I have faith in the popularity of Starkweather stuff;  I could see it moving fast on the P500 parade.

Then again, it is MMP.  You guys been following the BBG MMP-bash-a-thon?
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/833250/whats-going-on-with-mmp

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 27, 2012, 01:30:18 AM


Quoteyour company needs to print that game, or risk jeopardizing customer trust in the whole P500 system.

What a moron. The days of SPI like printing of games just to print games is long over. Companies would go belly-up in no time.

btw just order Panzer '44, Mechwar '77, and October War. A very definition of why SPI went tits up in my opinion.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 27, 2012, 01:48:20 AM
I have ordered the new Thunderbolt Apache Leader solitaire game (from the UGG shop). I really like the latest edition of Hornet Leader, I read this one is even better.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 27, 2012, 02:07:38 AM
I hate  browsing BGG.  :mad: I see stuff like this and want to start making counters to update the game.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 29, 2012, 01:53:53 AM
I kind of went off the deep end this month...

Panzer, MBT, IDF, Panzer '44, MechWar '77, October War, Crisis: Sinai, White Death, Suez '73.  :blush:

and yes Seedy, I pre-ordered the II SS Panzer sector from Chris.   :menace:

and I like the Totenkopf guys.......
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 29, 2012, 07:41:45 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 29, 2012, 01:53:53 AM
I kind of went off the deep end this month...

Panzer, MBT, IDF, Panzer '44, MechWar '77, October War, Crisis: Sinai, White Death, Suez '73.  :blush:

Yeah, I've gone off the deep end as well the last two months.  Too many titles available + too many job rejections = depression-based impulse buying.

Where'd you score the Crisis: Sinai from?  How much did it set you back?  I know it's been sorta tough to find the last couple years.

Quoteand yes Seedy, I pre-ordered the II SS Panzer sector from Chris.   :menace:

and I like the Totenkopf guys.......

That doesn't surprise me.  You strike as a Totenkopf kinda guy.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 29, 2012, 08:02:56 AM
The counters are extra white on black for them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 29, 2012, 10:14:05 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 29, 2012, 07:41:45 AM

Where'd you score the Crisis: Sinai from?  How much did it set you back?  I know it's been sorta tough to find the last couple years.



Off BGG. It was 42.00 with ship. 

http://boardgamegeek.com/geekstore.php3?action=listforsale&gameid=2138
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 31, 2012, 06:42:10 AM
Ordered a bunch of Napoleonic stuff. Mostly Vae Victis stuff that has die cut counters.

MOUNT MY OWN COUNTERS? WHAT IS THIS.... ART CLASS?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 31, 2012, 10:17:36 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 31, 2012, 06:42:10 AM
Ordered a bunch of Napoleonic stuff. Mostly Vae Victis stuff that has die cut counters.

MOUNT MY OWN COUNTERS? WHAT IS THIS.... ART CLASS?

It's not as bad as you think

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 31, 2012, 10:21:57 AM
Has anyone ever ordered stuff from UGG.de?

I mean, neither of the two stuff I ordered are designated as out of stock, I ordered on Thursday, and no feedback yet. Yeah, probably at least one IS out of stock, so whatever. But I wrote to them, asking kindly if I will get an "it shipped" e-mail. That was yesterday. No answer.
All I ever got was an auto-message about my order.

Just meh. I could have ordered from the UK for tincy-wincy bit more and they promised to ship the day after ordering. I can't tolerate bad service when there are decent alternatives
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 31, 2012, 02:22:27 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 31, 2012, 10:17:36 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 31, 2012, 06:42:10 AM
Ordered a bunch of Napoleonic stuff. Mostly Vae Victis stuff that has die cut counters.

MOUNT MY OWN COUNTERS? WHAT IS THIS.... ART CLASS?

It's not as bad as you think

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It is bad enough I've got glittered up My Little Ponies on my fridge. I get enough arts and crafts to last a lifetime.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 01, 2012, 12:27:28 PM
I've been buying a wargame for every job rejection I get. :unsure:

I've bought a lot of wargames the last few months.  :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PRC on August 01, 2012, 01:53:15 PM
I bought Dominant Species the other day, it's pretty sweet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 01, 2012, 02:01:51 PM
What's wrong with arts and craft?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 01, 2012, 07:01:20 PM
All shit is in other than White Death and Suez '73 coming from noble. Those SPI flat trays (MechWar '77 and Panzer '44) are a fucking blast from the past.

Crisis Sinai what a gorgeous map.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 01, 2012, 10:03:50 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 01, 2012, 07:01:20 PM
Crisis Sinai what a gorgeous map.

yeah, as far as Muddled East maps go, that's always been one of the better ones; some people have complained it is a little too "busy", but I like it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 02, 2012, 07:01:42 AM
Cool Stuff summer sale.

http://www.coolstuffinc.com/main_summerSale2012.php

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on August 02, 2012, 07:54:40 AM
Quote from: PRC on August 01, 2012, 01:53:15 PM
I bought Dominant Species the other day, it's pretty sweet.

I bought it yesterday, do I really have to go on vacation tomorrow?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 02, 2012, 08:40:48 AM
The package from those UGG fellows arrived today, but no answer to my previous e-mail yet. :D

Oh well.

One week is pretty nice going from Germany, figures they posted it right after the day I ordered. Nice.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PRC on August 02, 2012, 10:37:10 AM
Quote from: Maladict on August 02, 2012, 07:54:40 AM
Quote from: PRC on August 01, 2012, 01:53:15 PM
I bought Dominant Species the other day, it's pretty sweet.

I bought it yesterday, do I really have to go on vacation tomorrow?

I've really enjoyed it, the length can be a turn off but it's easy to learn (the rules are easy to learn anyways - learning the strategies, what to do and when is tougher).  The rulebook is very well written as well with some great examples. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 02, 2012, 10:59:21 AM
FYI, CoolStuffInc is doing a board game summer sale:  only real item of interest is GMT's Fighting Formations: GD Motorized Infantry Division is knocked down to $42.99.

I highly recommend it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 03, 2012, 11:15:39 AM
As Europa turns.....

QuoteWe have received a possible print slot from the original printer. The start date is for August 29th with the same 5-8 days of print time. I am very disappointed in these dates and followed up with calls to their office. They felt the best they could do was to break up the package and offered to print the charts beginning August 21st and have it done by the 24th.

We had sent requests for bid on our print jobs to 22 printers late last week after the talks with the original printer. We have received 10 responses. While I had asked for print slots in each request, only 5 printers actually gave dates they could begin printing. While all of the 10 responses were higher in cost than the original shop, several were close enough to the original bid to consider. The best looking bid at this point can begin printing on August 20th and would finish on or before the 30th.

I will be calling each of the responding print shops for clarification on dates, costs and guarantees. I hope we can get something better but if the August 20th date holds up, we will go with that one. For those of you who remember the disaster with the Wavell's War maps, you can imagine that we put a high value on guarantees or reprint policy. We have had several offers from friends of out of state printers who could probably do a fine job, but if something went wrong, we do not have real recourse at a distance.

We will put up the first of the samples I mentioned late today or tomorrow. This will be the UIC or Unit Identification Chart that has been requested by a number of callers. This will be followed by charts and tables every day or two as we move to a print date.

Also, I hate USPS.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 03, 2012, 11:33:33 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 03, 2012, 11:15:39 AM
As Europa turns.....

:lol:  Man, I've been following this story since Winston Hamilton passed away--I honestly think I got one of his last emails, days before he croaked--and this shit just gets more hilarious as time goes on.

I hope it's never printed, because then it would be like your favorite daytime soap getting cancelled.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 03, 2012, 11:41:13 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 02, 2012, 10:59:21 AM
FYI, CoolStuffInc is doing a board game summer sale:  only real item of interest is GMT's Fighting Formations: GD Motorized Infantry Division is knocked down to $42.99.

I highly recommend it.

I see they also have the new WaR for 90.00 bucks. I have read a lot that say Decision veered from the original. BGG has the old one rated higher.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 03, 2012, 11:46:15 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 03, 2012, 11:41:13 AM
I see they also have the new WaR for 90.00 bucks. I have read a lot that say Decision veered from the original.

I rest on Habbaku's judgement on that one;  if he says the 2nd Ed is still wonky even with the changes, it's still wonky.
As much as I would love to pull the trigger on that AND the Hurtgen extension, I'm not taking any chances on a Decision Games production.

You want a Bulge fix, get GMT's Ardennes '44;  people are simply raving about it.  The 2nd Ed reprint is out.

QuoteBGG has the old one rated higher.

I'm loathe to trust those ratings over there;  people don't always rate their games, and new games don't always level off in their ratings.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 03, 2012, 12:31:49 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 03, 2012, 11:46:15 AM

You want a Bulge fix, get GMT's Ardennes '44;  people are simply raving about it.  The 2nd Ed reprint is out.


That one would have would have made the last round, but I couldnt bypass White Death.  I did a lot of reading on A'44. It's at the top of my hit list for next round. Same guy who did Caucasus Campaign and Ukraine '43.  :yes:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 03, 2012, 01:46:23 PM
QuoteAlso, I hate USPS.

The tracker said a note was left yesterday. I look for it and see NOTHING. So I go to the post office like the tracker said to and they can't find my package. So I go home in FULL FROTH and see the postal dude plopping the package on my doorstep.

Me: WHARGARBL

Fuck the Post Office.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 03, 2012, 02:17:54 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 03, 2012, 01:46:23 PM
Fuck the Post Office.

I dunno, man...my dazzling urbanite carrier lugged her overweight and diabetic ass up three flights of stairs in this fucking heat to bring me my copy of Carrier Battles today.

So it must be you.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 03, 2012, 02:20:21 PM
They know I hate their mail misplacing asses.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 03, 2012, 02:56:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 03, 2012, 02:20:21 PM
They know I hate their mail misplacing asses.

Their govmint workers. What do you expect? :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2012, 07:38:41 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 03, 2012, 02:56:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 03, 2012, 02:20:21 PM
They know I hate their mail misplacing asses.

Their govmint workers. What do you expect? :lol:

I've never had an issue with the USPS;  now, the Big Brown Truck, on the other hand...crushed a couple poster frames once, and they totally annihilated a pristine and totally cherry 1930's Royal KHM typewriter for me in February.  Totally shattered the cast-iron in the frame, and the miracle worker I send my typewriters to couldn't save it.  Went from collector's item to spare parts.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 04, 2012, 10:55:17 AM
They bent my wookie.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 04, 2012, 12:04:00 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2012, 07:38:41 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 03, 2012, 02:56:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 03, 2012, 02:20:21 PM
They know I hate their mail misplacing asses.

Their govmint workers. What do you expect? :lol:

I've never had an issue with the USPS;  now, the Big Brown Truck, on the other hand...crushed a couple poster frames once, and they totally annihilated a pristine and totally cherry 1930's Royal KHM typewriter for me in February.  Totally shattered the cast-iron in the frame, and the miracle worker I send my typewriters to couldn't save it.  Went from collector's item to spare parts.

Opposite here. Never had issues with UPS or Fedex. Two big things UPS has delivered for me was an engine block and manual transmission. Always called to coordinate a meet and loaded the shit on my truck for me. I do have the same UPS and Fedex guy all the time. UPS dude finally won over clyde (dog), who hated the big brown truck. Now clyde exepts and gets a treat everytime the UPS drops something off. win win

UPS on the other hand....I know the local postmaster and had a talk with him about his lazy ass rural carrier govmint worker. Havent had a problem since.

UPS/FEDEX for the win IMO.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 04, 2012, 12:52:12 PM
Anyhoo

Bear's Claw looks interesting. Kind of reminds me of the old AG South quad games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on August 04, 2012, 02:03:36 PM
I now picture Seedy as a hoarder surrounded by unpunched tokens, type writers and cats.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2012, 02:10:20 PM
Quote from: garbon on August 04, 2012, 02:03:36 PM
I now picture Seedy as a hoarder surrounded by unpunched tokens, type writers and cats.

Well then you'd be kinda sorta wrong.  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on August 04, 2012, 02:18:17 PM
You're right. Your mother would never let you be so messy as to be a hoarder.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2012, 02:19:35 PM
Quote from: garbon on August 04, 2012, 02:18:17 PM
You're right. Your mother would never let you be so messy as to be a hoarder.

SON OF A
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 04, 2012, 06:13:21 PM
Too Busy??
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2012, 06:46:12 PM
Not bad there, scooter.  Have you tried using more white or off-white for the smaller digits, or do they lose their resolution?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 04, 2012, 07:46:33 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2012, 06:46:12 PM
Not bad there, scooter.  Have you tried using more white or off-white for the smaller digits, or do they lose their resolution?

White seems to be the ticket. Off white is the second one.

Cut some numbers.
For ref
The 3 - T ; is unit strength/ mobility (tracked)
Top left white box: AT factor 2hex/1hex
Bottom left #'s: Top is Conventional fire factor and bottom is Troop Quality.
Bottom right #'s: Top is Assault factor and bottom is Defense Factor.

I'll see if I can post some actual size pics


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 05, 2012, 06:01:58 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 04, 2012, 07:46:33 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2012, 06:46:12 PM
Not bad there, scooter.  Have you tried using more white or off-white for the smaller digits, or do they lose their resolution?

White seems to be the ticket.

There ya go.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 06, 2012, 04:15:44 PM
Comparisons to 5/8 and 1/2 inch counter.

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/406323_4300787529108_913535210_n.jpg)

I'll post a small battle map of the Nafekh area when it gets done.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on August 06, 2012, 10:48:42 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2012, 07:38:41 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 03, 2012, 02:56:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 03, 2012, 02:20:21 PM
They know I hate their mail misplacing asses.

Their govmint workers. What do you expect? :lol:

I've never had an issue with the USPS;  now, the Big Brown Truck, on the other hand...crushed a couple poster frames once, and they totally annihilated a pristine and totally cherry 1930's Royal KHM typewriter for me in February.  Totally shattered the cast-iron in the frame, and the miracle worker I send my typewriters to couldn't save it.  Went from collector's item to spare parts.



Never had issues with UPS back when they actually had you sign for stuff.  If they couldn't catch you at home, they'd leave a card saying when they'd be back, and if you weren't going to be there at that time you could mark one of several optionson the card--pick up your package at a UPS store, authorize them to leave it with a neighbor, authorize them to leave in on your property without a signature, and a couple others I don't remember now.  If I wasn't going to be there, I always had at least one neighbor I trusted enough to have UPS leave it with.  Now, though, they just leave the package on your doorstep.  I've had stuff left out in the rain, and once, we were home, but didn't here them knock, and they left the package leaning on the screen door where we couldn't see it from inside, so when we opened the screen, the package got knocked down the stairs.  Grrrr.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 07, 2012, 03:32:23 PM
Looks like they settled on final artwork, 11B....very AH old-school.

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-323-panzer.aspx

Scroll down for the expansions as well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 07, 2012, 04:43:33 PM
Very nice  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 07, 2012, 04:53:47 PM
Yeah, gave me a PanzerBlitz boner.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 07, 2012, 07:21:52 PM
In case my avatar isn't enough indication, Kingdom of Heaven has proven to be a lot of fun.

Angola, as Berkut will no doubt attest to, is probably the best 4-player game on the market right now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 09, 2012, 12:56:35 PM
The latest on the Europa saga...

QuoteOn August 9, 2012, in News, by Gar ....A fire broke out at the Fitz Apartments here in Aurora, Colorado. Two of our residents died and as many as 25 were injured fleeing what was reported to be arson. Jason Long, our German OB researcher, escaped through a window. Arthur Goodwin, a principal in the company was working with Gar at his house in central Denver. Neither of them were injured but the company may be affected.

Our inventory of games and Total War components were apparently not directly touched by the fire but smoke and water reached the ground level, where our material is stored. While Arthur and I arrived by 11:30pm, no one was allowed in the building. I reached an arson investigator with the Aurora Fire Department who explained that there is water and smoke in the storage area but could give us no further details. We may be given limited access shortly to access the damage.

Since the building is a crime scene and a suspect has been taken into custody, renters may not remove material at this time. The damage to the building is extensive enough that the residents and renters will not be able to remain there. We will update you as soon as we have more information. We are deeply saddened by the deaths and injuries. Aurora has had more tragedy than anyone could expect. We will not know the extent, if any, of impact on HMS until we can access the inventory.

We will start sending sample again as soon as possible. One of the many reports of the fire can be found at:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/31336684/detail.html
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 09, 2012, 02:45:52 PM
Next, their components will be attacked by a guy dressed as the Riddler.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 09, 2012, 07:41:02 PM
GMT's Update from tonight:

QuoteHi guys!   

Today's update is specifically to get you the latest information on our August Charges and Shipments, the ones we noted were delayed at the printers in our July 22nd update.

We just received final shipment verification on those components today, so we can tell you that we intend to begin shipping P500 orders in the August 20-22 window for the following new games:

Andean Abyss
Bloody April, 1917
Panzer
Panzer Expansion #1
Panzer Expansion #2


As we noted in our previous update, we had held off on charging for Bloody April and the two Panzer Expansions until we knew for sure when they would arrive in our warehouse. So you guys are going to get a real short charge-to-ship time on those. We'll begin charging for those three titles this coming Monday, August 13.

Thanks again for your patience with us through this unexpected delay at the printers. It won't be long now!

Enjoy the games!

Gene

After AA and the three Panzer products, that just leaves MMP's Blitzkrieg Legend to wait for as far as pre-orders go, and then I believe I'll be finished spending money until War of The Suns is available later in the year.

At least I think so.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 09, 2012, 08:01:06 PM
What Price Glory, Crusade and Revolution, Korea, Storm Over Dien Ben Phu and War of the Suns are on the list for me.

I have almost nothing on pre-order for GMT, in comparison. A first, I think.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 09, 2012, 08:02:56 PM
There's also Legion of Honour from Clash coming up.  That one's eagerly awaited.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 09, 2012, 08:24:24 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 09, 2012, 08:02:56 PM
There's also Legion of Honour from Clash coming up.  That one's eagerly awaited.

Yeah, but I haven't seen anything lately on that.

QuoteWhat Price Glory, Crusade and Revolution, Korea, Storm Over Dien Ben Phu and War of the Suns are on the list for me.

Do you have the original OCS Korea? Looks like it's gonna be a long wait.

I really don't see any of those getting printed anytime soon, save WotS and Stonewall Jackson's Way II.  Not too jazzed over CaR myself, but I would totally love to see Dien Bien Phu make it;  but 89 of 520 orders? Ugh..that's like waiting for the Fallschirmjaeger reprint.

But I can barely wait for WotS.  An actual, playable alternative to War of Resistance?  Hells yeah.

But once they put up the latest Grand Tactical Series game up for preorder, The Greatest Day: The British Beaches, I figure that fucker will be ready to run in about 90-120 days.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 09, 2012, 08:40:26 PM
Yeah, most of those are long-shots, unfortunately.  I do know that LoH is supposed to be out this year, though, for what that's worth.  Supposed to have been out for WBC, but they slipped the print apparently.

Only OCS game I have so far is Tunisia, unfortunately.  Korea should see a resurgence in interest for me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 09, 2012, 08:47:26 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 09, 2012, 08:40:26 PM
Only OCS game I have so far is Tunisia, unfortunately.  Korea should see a resurgence in interest for me.

For what it's worth, you should check out Baltic Gap;  it's a very manageable size physically, one of the smaller ones considering the rest of the OCS line-up, and even though it's the far north sector when Bagration was really starting to run the donkey dick right up the Wehrmacht's ass, it still offers some pretty cool scenarios between a Red Army that almost can't stay out of its own way momentum-wise, and a relatively still-mobile defense-in-depth with the Dancing Martim Silvas.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 10, 2012, 01:43:43 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 09, 2012, 08:47:26 PM
the Dancing Martim Silvas.


:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 15, 2012, 09:39:01 PM
GMT pulls the plug on OSG

QuoteTermination of OSG Strategic Partnership
Kevin decided late last week that our strategic partnership just wasn't working out for him. Though I had certainly hoped for a better outcome, for his sake and ours, I think this is probably for the best. I imagine many of you, just noting how the P500 numbers were looking, had the same sense I did - that it was going to be difficult for the OSG games to getting printed through us anytime soon. Given that, I think Kevin made  the right call, as he's going to have more control over his brand if the games aren't on our list competing with all our other P500 games. And based on what I've been reading from him online, it sounds like he's going to be able to print at least one of those new games more quickly than we would have been able to, especially if you guys who ordered the games through us will go and re-place those orders with OSG in the near future.

And that's a point I'd like to stress here. Those orders you made for the OSG games through the GMT website have been deleted, as we do not share customer data, credit card numbers, etc, with anyone. We keep your data on secure encrypted servers and will never give out that information or send that data over e-mail. Additionally, you guys made those orders from us in good faith, and you didn't authorize us to share that order information with anyone else. So, to make sure we honor our ethical and legal committments to our customers, we have cancelled all orders for the OSG P500 games on our servers. They should no longer show up on your order lists on our site.

That said, we remain very supportive of Kevin and OSG, and I want to strongly encourage all of you who had ordered the games through us to go to Kevin's website at  http://www.napoleongames.com/pre-ord.html  and re-order those games directly from him. He told me today that their site won't be ready to take pre-orders until late this weekend, but please do go over and support Kevin by pre-ordering the games as soon as it is up. Thanks!

Kevin asked us to make sure that this note from him got out to all who had pre-ordered, so here it is:

-------------------
OSG Pre-Orders (from Kevin Zucker at OSG)

I have just spoken to Tony (at GMT), and he offered their help in publicizing the url for the OSG pre-order page, to their customer list and on GMT's website. The url for OSG's P-350 page is

http://www.napoleongames.com/pre-ord.html

Unfortunately it is confirmed that GMT policy prohibits sharing customer databases. Some will agree with this policy, some disagree, but this does take them "out of the loop" altogether, which is fine and sensible. This means re-doing all pre-orders for OSG games that were placed with GMT. I am sorry about that.

NOTE: Our pre-order page only has information. At this time we are not set-up to record any pre-orders. We will re-install those old pre-order forms in the next few days...

I certainly do apologise for the inconvenience this causes. Please accept my apology for the extra work I am asking you to do ... :) Let's get on with it.

If you had placed pre-orders before the Alliance then those are still good. (All Pre-orders for the Special Studies books are o.k.)

-Kevin

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 15, 2012, 09:47:20 PM
I wonder what happened with Zucker's retirement and move into that new age healing bullshit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 16, 2012, 07:04:48 AM
So since most of you people play alone anyways, Thunderbolt Apache Leader should hold great interest to you. It is awesome.

Not sure  how much you are familiar with Hornet Leader (the latest edition of it is also very good. You get to bomb shit not just with Hornets but also with F-14s, Harriers, and other stuff). Apache Leader is the same system, but with some important differences. Most notably that you have a 10-hexes randomly generated terrain for each mission, on which you randomly place the units  listed on your target battalion's card, and you must destroy them. Each units (artillery, tanks, trucks, scuds, infantry, buildings, SAMs, AAA, etc) have a VP value and it is given for each battalion, how much VP worth of units you must destroy to make the battalion half-eliminated or totally eliminated.

The challenge comes from all these fuckers shooting at your rather fragile planes.

Which you fight mostly by good use of timing and terrain.

The terrain fetaures which matter are... ridges, basically. So the point to random generation is the setup of ridges which you get.

They block LOS, especially for the ground-based stuff. Even if you are high altitude they can't spot you through a hex edge with a ridge.

Now of course you don't REALLY want to go high altitude. Sure, it saves you the trouble of stressing your pilots with zig-zagging through a ridge hex side, but going high altitude may trigger the appearance of various nasty enemies like helicopters.

And since you have to keep your precious planes and pilots going for the whole campaign, you want to avoid unecessary shootings at them.

But, then again, ridge-maneuvering is stressful and you must keep your pilots functioning properly. So it is a matter of choosing one risk over the other and managing them, and the game is great at presenting interesting choices, and then fucking your choices up via random  luck.


A key concept in the game (more important than in Hornet Leader I think) is Special Options points. You buy the better ordinance with them, you buy refuel priority with them so you dont have to lose prescious weight limits to fuel, you send your stressed-out pilots on R&R with SOs, and you  occasionally pay for some beneficary events with them.

Now, the thing here is that not only some enemy battalions (like artillery) decreases your daily SO gain by themselves, the more enemy battalions get closer to your airbase (this is tracked in a simple manner), the more daily SO penalties you get..

How many SOs you gain daily depend on the kind of campaign you play. You set up a campaign by theatre (Lybia 84 or 2011, Pakisan 2013, Israel 2001, WW3 1986, Korea 2014 and a couple of others), and situation.

FOR EXAMPLE, I am now playing a Rapid Deployment Israel Defense 2001 scenario. With the imagined story of shit hitting the fan and some US forces rushed to help defend the joos.

Right, so the starting situation gives you a number of SOs to buy your planes and scouts.
A big mistake I was making in early tries is that I just basically spent all here.
That is a BAD IDEA. Various support and command battalions can have various adverse effects on your campaign so you want to hit them early and hard, and you also need bo QUICK and EFFECTIVE because you can't loiter above battlefields gathering damage and stress, when you have several days of hard fighting ahead.

While I would LOVE to finally try the AC-130 "gunboat", it is just too fucking expensive for a rapid deployment situation, where you get 25 SOs to start off with (the AC-130 costs 10, and you then only have a single plane in your squadron.

So I went with two Harriers, and two 64A Apaches. That left me with some SOs to buy fueling priority, and special equipment so I could destroy two battalions right off the bat: the enemy arty unit, and a command unit which I can't remember.


The main ordinance I bought was... CLUSTER BOMBS. Gotta' tell you I love cluster bombs. The arty unit was full of trucks and SCUDs and shit and it would have taken an eternity (spent in small arms fire) to get rid of them all. Not with cluster bombs.

So the first day went surprisingly well. My two Harriers obliterated the arty unit, and the old Apaches took care of the other unit, altough due to extensive ridge-maneuvering to minimize the threat plus bad rolls with their missiles, they took their sweet time with it, and went home with bingo fuel. One of them became a nervous wreck due to this, so at the start of the 3rd day of a 4 days campaigns, he is still nowhere ready to fight again.

On the second day, I had to take notice of the various assault battalions making their progress toward my base. It is a bad enough situation to have enemies camping near it in any campaign, but in the Israel one, if any of them reaches the Airbase square, it is game over for you.

But, you see, I spent all but one SO points to repair my planes fully (1 SO point can decently set up two Apaches with premium ordinance), and the daily event for the 2nd day was "enemy reinforcements", so I had to spend that last SO to avoid the appearance of a new battalion.

So with regular ammo, going after all those tanks in two separate missions against two battalions wasnt that good an idea. It relied too much on luck, and I could have ended up with badly damaged planes, freaked out pilots, and enemies rapidly advancing on me.
So I just flew a single mission, two Apaches and a Harrier, against the enemy battalion which had the special attribute of having more chance to advance.

At least I didn't have to worry on where to assign my single scout for the day! scouts increase your potential loiter time over the target, but wasn't very effective on this one. Luckily I never leave home without fuel tanks!

The battalion didn't have any effective  anti-air units, so what I had to was stay low and bide my time.
The plan suffered a setback when it took basically all the rockets of one of the helicopters do destroy a tank unit. They were reduced to their gun and it's not exactly anti-tank material.
I had more luck with the regular bombs fitted on my Harrier, so I ended up destroying the tansk with those, while the Apaches flew around machine-gunning APCs and Trucks.
Still, I did not have time to destroy EVERYTING, I had to leave a tank, behind ridges from all sides but the edge of the  map, alone. That was enough to declare the battalion destroyed, but I didnt get the extra XP for completely eradicating a battalion.


Well that's a long post, but I didn't mention some things. Like how you can also have drones for your squadron, and they are great because if you have a Drone on high altitude (drones and AC-130s don't trigger extra enemies when at high altitude), all pilots are considered Fast, which means they act before the enemy units.
But drones are rather fragile since in these cases they are sent above the battlefield and can be shot at.

Also you can not just repair, but replace planes, and when you do, you can use some of their non-damaged parts to retrofit your other damaged planes with. But you buy replacement vehicles and pilots from Victory Points, and the limits on judging your performance (by VPs) are quite hard.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2012, 07:17:40 AM
Yeah, I got all three Leader games the other week; haven't cracked Thunderbolt yet; too busy blasting the Viet Cong with Phantom Leader.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 16, 2012, 07:27:00 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2012, 07:17:40 AM
Yeah, I got all three Leader games the other week; haven't cracked Thunderbolt yet; too busy blasting the Viet Cong with Phantom Leader.

I read mixed reviews of that one, but I am awfully tempted.

I am also awfully tempted for DVG's Napoleonic solitaire game. It is big and just gorgeous. But it is also super-expensive.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2012, 07:54:00 AM
Quote from: Tamas on August 16, 2012, 07:27:00 AM
I read mixed reviews of that one, but I am awfully tempted.

Yeah, I've read that it's the "weakest" of the three Leaders, but since the reprint for the Deluxe version doesn't seem to be coming anytime soon because the pre-orders are so low  , I pulled the trigger on it anyway.  The wide spread of aircraft availability is, for my part, the coolest feature.  And I haven't even started with Carrier Op yet.

QuoteI am also awfully tempted for DVG's Napoleonic solitaire game. It is big and just gorgeous. But it is also super-expensive.

I think you should go for it, before it disappears.

Since these are my first DVG games, I'm totally impressed;  what fantastic productions.  Personally, in addition to the Israeli Air Leader, I'm really looking forward to the Nimitz game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 16, 2012, 08:32:28 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2012, 07:54:00 AM
I think you should go for it, before it disappears.

Good point, actually... :unsure:

Carrier Ops (if that's the last HL edition) was my first DVG game. Yes, very impressive production value. And such a cool game. I like how you have the basic Navy game, where yeah, you can shoot yourself in the foot and even without that can have some hairy situation but by and large you play a superior force with a vast array of potential weaponry. But then you can play a Marine Corps game and have your Harriers or whatnots and be in a different ballpark.

Plus not to mention the range from 80s planes to the F-22s. Cool.


So yeah, Field Commander Napoleon is probably a buy. I wanted to stop purchasing shit and pissing away my money on bullshit, but I think I will just pretend that I already have this looming promotion in the bag and spend. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2012, 08:38:46 AM
Quote from: Tamas on August 16, 2012, 08:32:28 AM
I wanted to stop purchasing shit and pissing away my money on bullshit, but I think I will just pretend that I already have this looming promotion in the bag and spend. :P

As more than one individual here will attest, there's no such thing "purchasing shit and pissing away my money on bullshit" when it comes to stockpiling wargames. :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 16, 2012, 10:25:03 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2012, 08:38:46 AM
Quote from: Tamas on August 16, 2012, 08:32:28 AM
I wanted to stop purchasing shit and pissing away my money on bullshit, but I think I will just pretend that I already have this looming promotion in the bag and spend. :P

As more than one individual here will attest, there's no such thing "purchasing shit and pissing away my money on bullshit" when it comes to stockpiling wargames. :mad:

Most certainly
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2012, 10:43:01 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 16, 2012, 10:25:03 AM
Most certainly

You know the Big Brown Truck is showing up with all your Panzer shit next week, right?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 16, 2012, 11:45:29 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2012, 10:43:01 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 16, 2012, 10:25:03 AM
Most certainly

You know the Big Brown Truck is showing up with all your Panzer shit next week, right?

and I cant wait  :D . Meantime I'm contemplating pulling the trigger on three games

Ardennes '44; IMO a no brainer off your recommendation and other things I've read. Was looking at the new WaR2, but fuck, they (DG) seemed like they complexed the fuck out of it.

Other two are Avalanche and Citadel by GDW

Going to put in a preorder for Bear's Claw and Sichelschnitt: May 1940 (Simonitch's new game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 16, 2012, 11:53:45 AM
what drama!

On the 3rd day of my Israel Defense campaign, I had two battalions just a space away from my airbase (and game over). I sent the two Harriers against the one choke full of tanks. The other one was a scout force.

I filled up the Harriers mostly with cluster bombs but there were also two enemy helicopters, and assorted heavy-hitting anti-aircraft stuff, so it was tricky. And of course you target tanks with a penalty (since hitting a target equals destroying it). Did not go well, the Harriers had to abort with the enemy reduced to half size only. There was a good chance they won't advance though, as half battalions get a penalty on advance check.

But the harder mission was still ahead: Out of 3 Apache pilots (for 2 helicopters), one was totally fucked up stress-wise, the other wasn't THAT fucked up, but being a green guy, he was useless. So I had to send my coolest guy into action alone. It was iffy but I didn't really have a choice.

Lucky me, I drew 'MLRS bombardment" as target-bound event - for an SO point, I could roll against the enemy units to see which one gets pulverized, and a good amount of them did. Actually, the lone Apache had only mop-up work remaining.

I reduced them enough to count as destroyed, only an infantry and an APC remained in one of the hexes on the edge. I figured I would go for the extra XP and kill them off. The pilot was Slow, though, so before he could destroy them with a rocket run, they were to shoot at him first - infantry small arms fire forced the heli to go high altitude.
He did destroy the enemy units, but before the mission could end, he had to suffer a draw for the "pop-up" of enemy units as a reaction to him being high up in the sky. And... a SAM unit spotted him and fired at him...
killing the pilot :cry:

Plus the half-reduced battalion managed to advance anyway and collapse my section of the front :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2012, 12:08:09 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 16, 2012, 11:45:29 AM
and I cant wait  :D . Meantime I'm contemplating pulling the trigger on three games

Ardennes '44; IMO a no brainer off your recommendation and other things I've read. Was looking at the new WaR2, but fuck, they (DG) seemed like they complexed the fuck out of it.

Other two are Avalanche and Citadel by GDW

Going to put in a preorder for Bear's Claw and Sichelschnitt: May 1940 (Simonitch's new game.

Yeah, I think I'm going to pull the trigger on Ardennes '44 as well sometime--far too many people are raving about it.  And yes, looks like WaR2 has become an unmitigated errata fest, worse than the last one.  Habbaku was right.

I figured Bear's Claw would definitely be up your alley  :lol:  I was thinking about Sichelschnitt as well, but between grabbing GMT's Case Yellow 1940 (although I am more partial to Simonitch than Racier) and waiting for the OCS treatment Blitzkrieg Legend shipping by the end of the month, I think I'll be 1940'd out for a while.  I think I'll pre-order the 1914 western front game.

But I can only tolerate seeing the French taking it on the chin so much. :D

After this flurry of releases, I think I'll be done for a while.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2012, 12:10:56 PM
Quote from: Tamas on August 16, 2012, 11:53:45 AM
Lucky me, I drew 'MLRS bombardment" as target-bound event

Love those fuckers.

QuoteI figured I would go for the extra XP and kill them off. The pilot was Slow, though, so before he could destroy them with a rocket run, they were to shoot at him first - infantry small arms fire forced the heli to go high altitude.
He did destroy the enemy units, but before the mission could end, he had to suffer a draw for the "pop-up" of enemy units as a reaction to him being high up in the sky. And... a SAM unit spotted him and fired at him...
killing the pilot :cry:

lol, rolling the dice with those choppers is a bitch, man.  High risk, high reward...and sometimes a high amount of flaming wreckage.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 18, 2012, 01:12:01 PM
looks like there is a cardgame version of Lords of Sierra Madre in the works:
http://www.sierra-madre-games.com/conflict-simulations/#ecwid:category=482250&mode=product&product=14143298
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 22, 2012, 10:50:25 AM
On a bit of a Nappy kick; Big Brown Truck is bringing me Napoleon's Triumph and Age of Muskets Vol 1: Tomb for an Empire today.

And to offset all these recent purchases that I'm chalking up to depression, I'm going to be thinning the herd a bit and putting some titles up on eBay this week.  If anybody's interested, I'll post them once I finally decide which ones are going.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 22, 2012, 01:12:51 PM
I'd be interested...

In other news :

http://boardgamegeek.com/article/9882113#9882113

Wut.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 22, 2012, 01:15:35 PM
Yeah, I saw that.  Personally, I think it's bullshit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 22, 2012, 07:35:15 PM
Any of you guys you ever hear about this Mouth Sugar Project?

http://www.mikugames.com/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 22, 2012, 07:40:40 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 22, 2012, 07:35:15 PM
Any of you guys you ever hear about this Mouth Sugar Project?

http://www.mikugames.com/

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on August 22, 2012, 08:56:44 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 22, 2012, 07:35:15 PM
Any of you guys you ever hear about this Mouth Sugar Project?

http://www.mikugames.com/

Damn, that looks like a very detailed OB.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 23, 2012, 07:32:12 AM
Hey, Eleventy Bravo:

Quotei everyone!

Just a quick update on shipping for all the new August P500 games. Everything arrived in the warehouse this past weekend, and we have begun the assembly process.

Unfortunately, we found one problem that is going to affect our delivery schedule. The Data Cards for Panzer, which were supposed to come packaged in three sets (so that they fit in the boxes) came packaged in two sets, which means the sets stack too high to fit in the boxes! Ugh - the samples were correct, but the entire set of components on the final delivery batch is packaged incorrectly.

I want to emphasize here that there is nothing wrong with the actual game components - everything looks fine - these cards look fine, too (and you guys will like the thickness!), but are just packaged wrong. This is something that we can fix by repackaging the data cards back into three sets, but as you might imagine, it's going to take our office/warehouse folks some time to do this.

So here's what we're doing. We are going to go ahead and ship all P500 copies of both Andean Abyss and Bloody April, 1917 as planned tomorrow, August 22. We're going to hold all three Panzer products for about a week to give us time to repackage all the data card sets. Then we'll ship all three of those products, probably starting about August 29th.

We apologize for the delay and inconvenience. We didn't see this one coming. We'll do our best to get this fixed quickly and accurately and have your Panzer game and expansions out to you shortly.

Enjoy the games!

Gene
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 23, 2012, 11:09:37 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 22, 2012, 07:35:15 PM
Any of you guys you ever hear about this Mouth Sugar Project?

http://www.mikugames.com/
Looks interesting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 23, 2012, 11:16:40 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 23, 2012, 07:32:12 AM
Hey, Eleventy Bravo:

Quotei everyone!


We're going to hold all three Panzer products for about a week to give us time to repackage all the data card sets. Then we'll ship all three of those products, probably starting about August 29th.

We apologize for the delay and inconvenience. We didn't see this one coming. We'll do our best to get this fixed quickly and accurately and have your Panzer game and expansions out to you shortly.

Enjoy the games!

Gene

Curses, evil forces are at work here!  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 26, 2012, 03:49:21 AM
Habbaku, how is Kingdom of Heaven? How PBEM-worthy is it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 28, 2012, 02:49:38 AM
My gaming group will have it's first play of Twilight Imperium 3 this weekend. I am both very-very interested, and intimidated.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 28, 2012, 05:27:59 AM
Quote from: Tamas on August 26, 2012, 03:49:21 AM
Habbaku, how is Kingdom of Heaven? How PBEM-worthy is it?

I've tinkered with the VASSAL module myself, haven't found any bugs yet in it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 28, 2012, 09:19:15 AM
Quote from: Tamas on August 26, 2012, 03:49:21 AM
Habbaku, how is Kingdom of Heaven? How PBEM-worthy is it?

Fun.  Very.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 28, 2012, 09:40:11 AM
I was afraid you would say something like that. :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 29, 2012, 07:33:26 PM
Hey Tamas, check this out:

Hornet Leader: Cthulhu Expansion (http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/61/Hornet%20Leader%20-%20Cthulhu%20Expansion)

QuotePreorder from Dan Verssen Games. Hornet Leader: Cthulhu Expansion places your squadron in the middle of a global war against the denizens of The Great Cthulhu. Fly strike missions against his hoards, sweep his minions from the skies, and save the planet from his eternal servitude!

QuoteKey Design Features:
The inclusion of Insanity attacks against your pilots.

:lol:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8311%2F7889193452_9333a2fffa_o.jpg&hash=547eb715bd5f25db70bafe989984ac356b5f498e)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 29, 2012, 07:38:09 PM
My wallet is safe with that one.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 29, 2012, 09:26:37 PM
 :D

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/251531_4403662140909_2080282751_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 29, 2012, 09:30:40 PM
Those are some really ugly covers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 29, 2012, 09:35:18 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 29, 2012, 09:26:37 PM
:D

Oh, you bastard;  I still don't have a tracking number for mine yet, or for Andean Abyss.

And personally, I think the covers are gorgeous.  It's like Redmond Simonsen meets Jackson Pollack.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 29, 2012, 11:05:01 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 29, 2012, 09:30:40 PM
Those are some really ugly covers.

Gasp! Those covers are great.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 30, 2012, 02:07:25 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 29, 2012, 07:33:26 PM
Hey Tamas, check this out:

Hornet Leader: Cthulhu Expansion (http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/61/Hornet%20Leader%20-%20Cthulhu%20Expansion)

QuotePreorder from Dan Verssen Games. Hornet Leader: Cthulhu Expansion places your squadron in the middle of a global war against the denizens of The Great Cthulhu. Fly strike missions against his hoards, sweep his minions from the skies, and save the planet from his eternal servitude!

QuoteKey Design Features:
The inclusion of Insanity attacks against your pilots.

:lol:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8311%2F7889193452_9333a2fffa_o.jpg&hash=547eb715bd5f25db70bafe989984ac356b5f498e)

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 31, 2012, 01:01:35 AM
Waiting on one more delivery for games this month. SPI's War of the Ring. USPS dropped off Red Storm over the Reich today. I dont think there's anymore pending.

There will be much game playing this winter.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 31, 2012, 07:45:38 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 31, 2012, 01:01:35 AM
Waiting on one more delivery for games this month. SPI's War of the Ring. USPS dropped off Red Storm over the Reich today. I dont think there's anymore pending.

Yeah, all I have left is The Blitzkrieg Legend, and the season is done:  unless War of The Suns gets printed before the holidays, like rumor has it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 31, 2012, 07:48:05 AM
HAY SEEDY (and others)

Possible security breach at Troll and Toad:

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/849260/an-fyi-security-breach-troll-toad
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 31, 2012, 07:55:10 AM
I don't think I've ordered from T&T for years. 

When Ukrainians break into CoolStuffInc, then it's time to panic.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 05, 2012, 01:35:18 PM
Legion of Honor is pretty close to printing.  Still time to pre-order for those out there that haven't :

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.1dd5935a/57

http://www.clashofarms.com/LegionofHonor.html
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 05, 2012, 01:37:38 PM
I have ordered Kingdom of Heaven, as well as the huge beautiful solitaire Napoleon game. Both on the merits of them might dissappearing by the time I REALLY want to buy them. eg. I didn't order the DVG U-boat game from this german retailer when I first stumbled upon it, now it is out of stock. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 05, 2012, 01:41:31 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 05, 2012, 01:37:38 PM
the huge beautiful solitaire Napoleon game

:unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2012, 01:46:02 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 05, 2012, 01:35:18 PM
Legion of Honor is pretty close to printing.  Still time to pre-order for those out there that haven't :

About fucking time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 05, 2012, 01:49:34 PM
No kidding.  I checked my PayPal statements just to figure up how long it's been since I pre-ordered.  It'll be three years two weeks from now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2012, 01:59:46 PM
Jeez, that's a good idea.  I can't remember if I did or not.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 05, 2012, 02:18:19 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 05, 2012, 01:41:31 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 05, 2012, 01:37:38 PM
the huge beautiful solitaire Napoleon game

:unsure:

DVG's Field Commander Napoleon. It has like a dozen maps and separate counter sets for each campaigns, plus a tactical battle map with formation rules and shit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2012, 07:12:04 PM
Yeah, that one looks interesting, but I'm much more intrigued with Nimitz.  Curious as to how that is going manage play on both strategic and operational levels.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 13, 2012, 01:50:45 AM
I have been playing the solitaire Napoleon game. I am quite hooked.

I first trashed the 1796 scenario, but figured more than halfway in that I was ignoring some important rules, so no wonder it was that easy.

Then I tried the 1798 campaign and attrited to shit in no time. That one appears to be more about establishing a stable foothold and just running the clock down (you get VPs for surviving units, even).

I figured I would start over in chronological order, but first I wanted to try a bigger campaign, so 1805 seemed like a good choice.

You see, the "AI" is of course random, but the way it is set up, it can cause problems, since you are trying to be as fast as possible, for the best score.

In  battles, there are standard orders you can give to any unit, and there are special orders for both the French, and the enemies. The number of special orders you can assign to Frenchmen depends on Nappy's skill in the campaign, (usually you can just assign one per round if he is not around), while enemy orders depend on the campaign.
What this ends up in practice is that to avoid a fairly standard slug fest you either need Nappy to be around, or spend a good amount of Supply (the game's currency) on extra plans.
The other end result is that the bulk of the enemy forces will operate on a fairly standard routine when numerous enough to not be completely covered by enemy special orders, but there will be always a number of possible surprises or effective enemy unit actions. Among the enemy orders are also 'global' modifiers, so you may end up with all enemy units having various bonuses for the round.
All in all, you obviously have the chance to "outsmart" the enemy AI but it is not always easy, and you cannot be sure.
Just like in my ongoing 2nd play of the 1796 campaign, where I was planning to kick the arse of a numerically superior Austrian stack which moved against my Nappy stack, but at the most crucial moment of overruning their advancing columns, one of my two cavalries failed to follow my order, which in the end left the Austrians enough time to decimate my troops and force me to retreat.

On the campaign map, the way the AI random move orders work, you will most likely end up with them converging on any weak spot you leave. In the 1805 game, I had to fight two small, but nail-biting battles to keep Munich against the Austrians pouring in from the North while my two main stacks advanced on Vienna
Speaking of 1805 and two stacks, I didn't check the Russian stack I would have to fight in Austerlitz (Austerlitz is the furthest objective on the map and the Russians appear on it's space when you enter it), and had a very bloody an inconclusive battle there, before deciding to just give up and restart from 1796.

All in all, I know it's solitaire and whatever, and it is much superior to stare at unpunched counters of monster games you will never play, but I do enjoy it so far. All the campaigns (and there is a crapload of them) present you with different problems to solve, and while you always have the tactical superiority since you are fighting an AI, you can seldom be sure of your victory, and the victory conditions force you to be tight and always seek the most efficient way of handling things.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 13, 2012, 05:58:24 AM
I picked up an excellent, barely used copy of Where There Is Discord a couple weeks ago;  without a doubt, one of the finest solitaire innovations in a very long time.  Been having a total blast with it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 13, 2012, 04:58:59 PM
I'm putting this in the board game section. BECAUSE I CAN.

Marines like Warhammer.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/gaming/2012/09/warhammer_40k_why_american_troops_love_to_play_a_game_featuring_orks_necrons_and_space_marines_.single.html
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 13, 2012, 06:03:05 PM
That's total awesomeness. :darkangels:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 14, 2012, 01:14:40 PM
 :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 19, 2012, 06:27:21 AM
Is the Kingdom of Heaven rulebook available somewhere? It would be nice to read it at work. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2012, 06:34:33 AM
Probably not.  MMP don't play like that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 19, 2012, 06:43:38 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2012, 06:34:33 AM
Probably not.  MMP don't play like that.

Oh crap. Fuck'em.


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2012, 07:00:10 AM
Like they need eastern Europeans ripping off their products, selling photostatic copies of cards and shit.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 19, 2012, 07:30:04 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2012, 07:00:10 AM
Like they need eastern Europeans ripping off their products, selling photostatic copies of cards and shit.  :P

Oh screw you too, I have bought the game. :P

But reading the rulebook TAKES TIME, and I would prefer to read it when I am payed to do so. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2012, 09:03:03 AM
Take it to work with you and do the old comic-book-inside-the-text-book thing.  It still works, after all these years.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 19, 2012, 10:05:20 AM
There is a .pdf floating around and I happen to have it.  :goodboy:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2012, 10:15:12 AM
Is it the pre-pub one posted on CSW a while back?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 19, 2012, 12:57:06 PM
Yep.  It's the same as the printed rules, only lacking the errata (which have been posted).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2012, 03:31:15 PM
Great, send it to Tamas so he can start selling copies for 500000 zlotydracmas, or whatever stone coin they use over there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 19, 2012, 03:33:33 PM
They use the Megkövültcukorrépa ($B).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on September 19, 2012, 04:13:28 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2012, 09:03:03 AM
Take it to work with you and do the old comic-book-inside-the-text-book thing.  It still works, after all these years.

Now days one just uses a tablet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 20, 2012, 06:49:07 PM
Really tempted to buy up a used copy of http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3935/the-art-of-siege after hearing some more about it.

Fuck.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 20, 2012, 07:04:31 PM
Yeah, that's always on a lot of people's grail lists.  Always popular.

DO IT DO IT DO IT
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on September 20, 2012, 10:32:46 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 20, 2012, 06:49:07 PM
Really tempted to buy up a used copy of http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3935/the-art-of-siege after hearing some more about it.

Fuck.

I got a copy last Origins I attended.  Think I got it at the auction, but not sure.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 20, 2012, 11:03:54 PM
And you're selling it now for the low, low price of $50, right?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on September 21, 2012, 12:27:20 AM
I don't intend to sell it.  I might be persuaded to change my mind, but not for $50.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 21, 2012, 12:55:05 AM
You drive a hard bargain.  45?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 21, 2012, 09:09:21 AM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 21, 2012, 10:18:49 AM
Blitzkrieg Legend is charged and packing;  unless they ship it by the end of the day, doubtful I'll get it by tomorrow.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 23, 2012, 05:50:10 AM
KoH seems to be great!

I like how the sieges work, how an important siege (or one you started ill-prepared) can totally get the focus of an entire turn

Would be cool to PBEM, say, the 2nd Crusade scenario.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 23, 2012, 09:55:37 AM
http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Kingdom_of_Heaven:_The_Crusader_States_1097-1291
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 23, 2012, 11:28:23 AM
yeah, but are you: up for a game?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 23, 2012, 04:19:54 PM
gave a solitaire test to the egyptian civil war scenario as well. Very interesting how it presents you with a quite different situation. You have the regular VP spaces to fight over between the christians and the seljuks, but there is the very lucrative Egypt, but that is quite bothersome to reach and conclude the civil war there in your favour, as non-fatimid forces must disperse during winter regardless of any normally applicable exceptions.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 23, 2012, 05:50:36 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 23, 2012, 11:28:23 AM
yeah, but are you: up for a game?

That is not really the question.  The question is really if you can keep up and not make me pull my hair out from correcting your rules-fu.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 23, 2012, 05:52:31 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 23, 2012, 04:19:54 PM
gave a solitaire test to the egyptian civil war scenario as well. Very interesting how it presents you with a quite different situation. You have the regular VP spaces to fight over between the christians and the seljuks, but there is the very lucrative Egypt, but that is quite bothersome to reach and conclude the civil war there in your favour, as non-fatimid forces must disperse during winter regardless of any normally applicable exceptions.

Aye, I really like that scenario from a gameplay standpoint.  The Kingdom of Jerusalem is stable and able to project power.  So what does it do?  Picks a fight in Egypt while ignoring the building threat on its borders!

I also like the "Kingdom of Heaven" (3rd Crusade) scenario because of its situation--Saladin conquering all before him only to suddenly have a massive Crusader army appear on turn 4, after which he has to batten down the hatches and survive.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 24, 2012, 12:43:57 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 23, 2012, 05:50:36 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 23, 2012, 11:28:23 AM
yeah, but are you: up for a game?

That is not really the question.  The question is really if you can keep up and not make me pull my hair out from correcting your rules-fu.  :P

I have mastered the rules and I am ready to handle you your bottom
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 24, 2012, 12:58:04 AM
:x

Send me a file when you're ready to do something besides handle my bottom.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on September 24, 2012, 01:01:08 AM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 24, 2012, 04:44:43 AM
you know what I WANTED to say and that's all that matters. :P

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on September 24, 2012, 09:19:01 AM
Quote from: Tamas on September 24, 2012, 04:44:43 AM
you know what I WANTED to say

Fondle?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 24, 2012, 10:34:03 AM
oh shut up!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 25, 2012, 11:31:52 AM
Somebody is using the Hungarian phrase book again.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 25, 2012, 12:58:26 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 25, 2012, 11:31:52 AM
Somebody is using the Hungarian phrase book again.

I am no longer infected.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on September 25, 2012, 01:28:19 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 25, 2012, 12:58:26 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 25, 2012, 11:31:52 AM
Somebody is using the Hungarian phrase book again.

I am no longer infected.

But is your hovercraft full of eels?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 25, 2012, 04:43:12 PM
Hungarian crusades move very slowly.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 08, 2012, 01:36:55 AM
If you think Berkut is slow in his answers, try playing with CdM :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 08, 2012, 02:40:58 AM
So I celebrated my salary-raise with a rampage of game purchases.

The dust was settling, I decide to have only 3 remaining on my list:
-Pax Prolifiarana or something, the cardgame version of Lords of Sierra Madre (looks awesome)
-Merchant of Venus new edition
-Colonial

Then Rockpapershotgun does a review of the X-Wing miniatures game.

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 08, 2012, 05:40:32 AM
Quote from: Tamas on October 08, 2012, 01:36:55 AM
If you think Berkut is slow in his answers, try playing with CdM :P

lol, gimme a break, I'm working on it.  I send no turn before its time, especially when I'm muddling through it the first time.   :P 

Besides, you fill out these online job applications all goddamned day and evening, and see how much you want to sit in front of the computer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on October 08, 2012, 05:43:39 AM
Quote from: Tamas on October 08, 2012, 02:40:58 AM
Then Rockpapershotgun does a review of the X-Wing miniatures game.

That one actually looks pretty sweet and I have friends who would be willing to try that. But it looks like a money pit with every extra ship costing extra.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 08, 2012, 05:46:10 AM
Quote from: Syt on October 08, 2012, 05:43:39 AM
But it looks like a money pit with every extra ship costing extra.

It is, especially if you want to build a proper squadron, and that's not counting the specialty ships.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on October 08, 2012, 06:07:38 AM
I may dig out West End Games' Star Warriors instead, but it was kinda slow to play . . .  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 08, 2012, 06:44:34 AM
BTW, in the Pax Prolifiriaanana game, you can do a strawman play to generate outrage.

I am SO organizing a Languish game if there ever be a VASSAL set
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 13, 2012, 06:25:30 PM
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-425-blood-roses.aspx

:boner:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 13, 2012, 06:33:31 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 13, 2012, 06:25:30 PM
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-425-blood-roses.aspx

:boner:

Paint an army, then maybe you deserve a boner.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 13, 2012, 09:12:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 13, 2012, 06:25:30 PM
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-425-blood-roses.aspx

:boner:

Designer:  RICHARD H. BERG

Pass.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 29, 2012, 06:46:37 PM
GMT FALL SALE. BE THERE.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 29, 2012, 07:26:34 PM
Sadly, this is both a sale I barely qualify for (I have only pre-ordered Saints in Armor out of the games on the qualifying list) and only kinda want a single game that would qualify (Crown of Roses).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on October 29, 2012, 09:37:21 PM
Labyrinth and/or Washington's War any good?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 29, 2012, 09:59:34 PM
Labyrinth yes, Washington's War no.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on October 30, 2012, 01:19:16 PM
Labyrinth is in, then. What about Wilderness War? :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 30, 2012, 06:25:11 PM
Haven't played it enough to recommend or not, alas.  A lot of guys I respect think it's great, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 31, 2012, 03:45:12 AM
Are Pursuit of Glory and PQ-17 any good?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 31, 2012, 04:06:37 AM
Pursuit of Glory is excellent.


Pax Porfiriana, the new Ecklung game appears to be great. Got it in the mail last weekend.

I have also preordered Merchant of Venus, and the Romulan expansion for the Star Trek Fleet Captains game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on October 31, 2012, 12:32:14 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 30, 2012, 06:25:11 PM
Haven't played it enough to recommend or not, alas.  A lot of guys I respect think it's great, though.
Thanks, Habs. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 02, 2012, 06:18:23 AM
Crown of Roses any good?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 02, 2012, 07:50:10 AM
Anyone play Sheepland?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 02, 2012, 10:56:45 PM
Quote from: The Brain on November 02, 2012, 07:50:10 AM
Anyone play Sheepland?

Check with Marty.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 04, 2012, 03:15:43 PM
Played 1830 for the first time (the new edition from Mayfair). Fun game, long though, with 4 noobs. I was too lenient early on and one of the guys rushed ahead via selling his two private companies to his own companies.

I ALMOST catched him though. I had 40% in his two most lucrative firms, dumped both en masse in what I suspected to be the last stock round, destroying a lot of his stock value. I was right, but I couldn't force bankrupcy of the weakest link soon enough, so Leader Guy managed to recover enough of his stock prices to get the win.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 05, 2012, 09:10:56 PM
MMP folds to the little bitches on BGG.

QuoteWe are announcing a number of changes here at Multi-Man Publishing. In listening to your feedback, we have heard a number of frustrations, which we have taken to heart. After analyzing how we can better provide our customers with quality games and service within our given constraints, we are undertaking two initiatives to improve our process. The first initiative comes in the area of customer relations. We understand that MMP needs to do a better job communicating with our customers, so we have engaged Steven Mitchell as our Communications Coordinator to help us accomplish that goal. Steven will be an active presence on the various wargaming boards and social networks, and he will help us release a monthly status update about our game development and preorders. This will allow us to respond better to your feedback and help us keep you informed about the games you enjoy and the games you hope to enjoy soon.

     The second initiative is to improve and streamline how Multi-Man Publishing handles pre-orders and the production queue. The perception exists that games languish on the MMP preorder list forever and that even after a game hits, MMP takes forever to publish any game. While we have made great strides in the past year, there is no question that some games have spent a very long time on our preorder list and that we have at times taken a very long time to publish a game after it hit its P#.

     We are taking a number of concrete steps to correct this as outlined in this list and then further explained below:

1.   We will not put a game up for preorder unless development is essentially complete and we have in hand box art and solid rules for the game.
2.   We will publish all games within a reasonable amount of time after they hit their preorder #.
3.   We also commit to a two-year deadline for new preorders.
4.   We are dropping some games from our preorder list (see below).
5.   We are putting VCS-Salerno on a six-month deadline.
6.   We are moving our magazine Special Ops to a once-a-year schedule

1.   We promise that we will not put a game up for preorder unless development is essentially complete and we have in hand box art and solid rules for the game. On game series that we know are well supported, like ASL and OCS, we will not post the game for preorder until all artwork is complete and the game is ready to go to press. Please just think of preorders for these series as a way to offer our most supportive customers a bit of a discount! Whenever we put a game up for preorder, we will post the box art and the rules for review. This will not only serve as a reminder of our commitment to full development for all preorders, but it should also help better inform players about the game in question. We will also post other playtest components when appropriate.

   
2.   The above will help fulfill another promise: we will publish all games within a reasonable amount of time after they hit their preorder #. We cannot commit to an exact timeframe because there are too many variables involved. Although we cannot afford to sink a lot of money into artwork for a preorder that might not hit its P#, we intend to monitor carefully the progress of our games to ensure that the artwork is being completed as the game hits its goal.       
3.   As part of our effort to combat the perception that games languish too long on our list, we also commit to a two-year deadline for new preorders. If a game does not hit its P# within two years of going on our preorder list, we will drop it from our list. We will either redevelop it (if we think that is the problem), or hold it for a more promising time in the future or-if not part of an existing series-return it to the designer. In light of our new commitment to having games ready to go, two years should be plenty long enough for a game to hit its P#.

We think that there are various reasons why some of our games have not been able to hit their P#. Sometimes it was the wrong game at the wrong time. Sometimes our marketing efforts may have been insufficient, although in other cases there is not much more the designer could have done along those lines. Part of the problem is that some people are discouraged from preordering by the perception that the game will just sit on the preorder list, both before and after hitting its P#, and we aim to address those concerns directly.   


4.   Putting our money where our mouth is (so to speak), we are dropping some games from our preorder list. Make no mistake about it, we think these are great games that we would be proud to publish, but we think we need to make some hard decisions concerning games that are not capable of hitting their P# anytime soon.

The easiest games to cut are two reprints, Drive on Paris and Fallschirmjager. Although these games are proven successes, the market to reprint them just isn't there right now. Maybe later for them. Harder decisions were required for the reprint of A Las Barricadas and its expansion Help Arrives, and for the initial entry in the War Storm Series-France 1940. All three suffer from competing with our other tactical WWII-era games, with ALB's problems compounded by a seemingly-limited interest in the Spanish Civil War as a topic. Another tough decision surrounded another great game on that topic-Crusade and Revolution. Despite some great artwork and the Herculean efforts of designer David Gómez Relloso, this card-driven game could not garner the preorders we need to publish with confidence in success. We remain confident that this is a great game, and we believe David has another home for this title. Also coming down off the preorder list are What Price Glory and The Setting Sun. We are glad to say that What Price Glory will be going into the next issue of Special Ops as a magazine game, and we hope that we will be able to do something similar with The Setting Sun. 


5.   A tough decision that we hope not to have to make concerns VCS-Salerno. This great game has also been struggling on the list despite its beautiful map, the tireless efforts of its designer, and a priced-to-move preorder cost of $31.50. We are putting this game on a countdown to hit its P# within the next six months-or else. If it doesn't hit by May Day, we will take it off our preorder list no matter how close it is. We don't want to do that, but we think that limiting the time that games spend on our list is the best thing to do. 


6.   Speaking of Special Ops, we are going to move to a once-a-year schedule for a slightly larger magazine-timed to come out at the World Boardgaming Championships in the summer. So, Special Ops #4 will be available around August of 2013. We found that a bi-annual schedule was diverting our efforts away from publishing the games on our preorder list, and we think that an annual schedule will allow us to produce a better 'zine.

     That's a lot of changes packed into one announcement, but we think all are changes for the better. We are disappointed that we will not be able to publish the great games that we have cut from the list, but we think that cutting them will help us to publish other great games that have a better chance of being successful. We are dedicated to doing a better job of communicating with our customer base. We think we have some of the most dedicated customers in the business, and they deserve no less.

     There will be more to announce in the near future, including new games to preorder. So please, preorder a game today and stay tuned for more news.


Multi-Man Publishing
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 05, 2012, 09:15:32 PM
 :lol:

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on November 07, 2012, 04:06:07 AM
Quote from: Tamas on October 31, 2012, 04:06:37 AM
Pursuit of Glory is excellent.

Thanks, ordered it.

Also played Reds!, or at least tried to. These rules are impossible.
When the whites started to push back my reds all over the board we decided it wasn't bad luck or bad play anymore and called it quits. Shame, it looks like a decent game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2012, 11:17:47 AM
GMT loves those hated by shareholder value.   Gotta send them my severance letter.

QuoteThe "Tough Economy" Special Offer is Back!!

We've run these specials four times in the past few years, but we are STILL hearing from gamers who are out of work and we all know the economic environment for many of us is still pretty difficult. So, we are going to offer our tough economy special once again. Here are the details of the offer:

If you have lost your job since November 1, 2011 and remain unemployed, if you will provide verification of such status to Tony ([email protected]) or the office folks by mail or phone or e-mail, we will send you TWO FREE IN-STOCK GAMES of your choice. Play them, Enjoy them, and know that we will keep this information private and wish you only the best for a quick recovery.

We hope you guys find this special helpful.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 09, 2012, 11:47:51 AM
Quote from: Maladict on November 07, 2012, 04:06:07 AM
Quote from: Tamas on October 31, 2012, 04:06:37 AM
Pursuit of Glory is excellent.

Thanks, ordered it.

Must've missed this.  Yes, Pursuit of Glory is excellent.  One of my favorite CDGs, by far.  It has the bonus of being a lot more historically-sound than Paths of Glory, too.

QuoteAlso played Reds!, or at least tried to. These rules are impossible.
When the whites started to push back my reds all over the board we decided it wasn't bad luck or bad play anymore and called it quits. Shame, it looks like a decent game.

I'm surprised the rules didn't get cleaned up in the reprint.  Shame, that.  If you want a better (but by no means easier to grok set of rules) RCW game, try Triumph of Chaos.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 09, 2012, 11:54:06 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 09, 2012, 11:47:51 AM
Triumph of Chaos.


(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg41.xooimage.com%2Ffiles%2F7%2Fa%2F4%2Fgiga-wub-1ef2e34.png&hash=4ee8d2214e6d5bf2c0f0d006b9f4f308a0e1a730)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2012, 11:57:51 AM
If he had trouble with the Reds! rules set, you honestly think he'd do better with TOC?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 10, 2012, 02:56:12 AM
My order of the Romulan expansion for the Star Fleet Captains game, and  Merchant of Venus, has shipped from Coolstuff.

They had some excellent pricing on these. Even with the blood-boiling shipping cost I'll come out ahead compared to ordering from Europe, and in theory customs should leave it alone as it was below $100.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:12:40 PM
Heads up.

Noble knight has a sale going on and MMP will have their sale Friday.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 14, 2012, 03:09:59 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:12:40 PM
Heads up.

Noble knight has a sale going on and MMP will have their sale Friday.

SHUT UP!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 14, 2012, 05:12:03 PM
 :lol:

Critical Hit's website is about unreadable.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 14, 2012, 07:33:43 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:12:40 PM
and MMP will have their sale Friday.

Yes, nothing like a sale to make it less difficult to choose between "Currently Out of Print!" and "Temporarily Out of Stock!"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 14, 2012, 07:47:55 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on November 15, 2012, 10:53:39 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 14, 2012, 07:33:43 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2012, 12:12:40 PM
and MMP will have their sale Friday.

Yes, nothing like a sale to make it less difficult to choose between "Currently Out of Print!" and "Temporarily Out of Stock!"

You forgot "still waiting for a printing slot (or whatever equivalent technology will exist in the 22nd century)"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 15, 2012, 01:31:11 PM
Well, Brian did say something like over 30 items will be on sale.  I'm assuming 28 of them are ASL map boards.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 15, 2012, 05:51:02 PM
If I can snag an SCS game, I'll be happy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 15, 2012, 08:52:08 PM
Friday after thanksgiving, I will be playing Avalanche's Midway. I will command the Nips. My slightly retarded friend will be the treacherous Yankees.

BANZAI!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 15, 2012, 08:56:26 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 15, 2012, 08:52:08 PM
Friday after thanksgiving, I will be playing Avalanche's Midway. I will command the Nips. My slightly retarded friend will be the treacherous Yankees.

BANZAI!

:lol:

I'm selling all my AP naval titles, except SOPAC and Bomb Alley, because Brit and Italian shitfights are fun as balls.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 15, 2012, 08:58:52 PM
First one to get Carpal Tunnel.....loses!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 15, 2012, 09:00:58 PM
Roll 1d6 then 2d6 then 3d6 then 4d6 then 5d6 to determine if you can hit me for 1d6 damage.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 16, 2012, 08:58:36 AM
The MMP sale isn't bad. My wallet took two step losses.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 16, 2012, 09:22:13 AM
That was too good a price to pass up for GD42.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 16, 2012, 07:59:38 PM
L2 is having a sale too. Shipping to US: 18 smackers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on November 17, 2012, 12:17:29 AM
I consider picking up "Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery" for me and my friends:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/04/cardboard-children-spartacus/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 17, 2012, 12:21:13 AM
Quote from: Syt on November 17, 2012, 12:17:29 AM
I consider picking up "Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery" for me and my friends:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/04/cardboard-children-spartacus/

Yeah it looks interesting. Don't think my gaming group would be hugely interested though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on November 17, 2012, 12:29:41 AM
Quote from: The Brain on November 17, 2012, 12:21:13 AM
Quote from: Syt on November 17, 2012, 12:17:29 AM
I consider picking up "Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery" for me and my friends:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/04/cardboard-children-spartacus/

Yeah it looks interesting. Don't think my gaming group would be hugely interested though.

My group of irregulars likes topical games, ideally ones that are easy to pick up. Our mainstays atm are Talisman and Last Night on Earth. I know we have a couple of fans of the Spartacus tv show, so this should be popular.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 19, 2012, 03:02:52 PM
Mmp is holding that sale again Friday, because of a few complaints.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 19, 2012, 04:10:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 19, 2012, 03:02:52 PM
Mmp is holding that sale again Friday, because of a few complaints.

LOL, what is it this time?  Somebody couldn't hoard a dozen copies of Beyond Valor?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 19, 2012, 05:13:56 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 19, 2012, 04:10:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 19, 2012, 03:02:52 PM
Mmp is holding that sale again Friday, because of a few complaints.

LOL, what is it this time?  Somebody couldn't hoard a dozen copies of Beyond Valor?

The way I read it at BGG, because the Black Friday sale wasn't on Black Friday.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 19, 2012, 05:19:03 PM
 :lol:
You mean, the one advertised as:

QuoteTHE FRIDAY BEFORE BLACK FRIDAY!

This Friday only! November 16, 2012

Christ, sometimes I wish everybody on BGG would accidentally gas themselves in the garage.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 19, 2012, 05:24:54 PM
Folks,

We have received a lot of complaints about holding our "Friday before Black Friday" sale prior to the actual Black Friday.

I thought we had advertised this well enough, and the sale was the most successful (by about 32 orders) of any sale we've ever had, but there were enough emails to warrant trying this again.

So, we will hold an identical "Black Friday" sale the Friday after Thanksgiving.

This sale will be identical to what we ran on the 16th! Nothing new will be added, nothing has sold out, and the prices will remain the same!

Please note: We can not add to an earlier order!. The office is already swamped trying to get the last J10's out and dealing with the orders from the 16th! We are not going to complicate the office's job with this second chance sale.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 19, 2012, 05:44:07 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 19, 2012, 05:24:54 PM
Folks,

We have received a lot of complaints about holding our "Friday before Black Friday" sale prior to the actual Black Friday.

I thought we had advertised this well enough,

And people wonder why Perry, Chaz and the boys don't "communicate enough".
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 19, 2012, 06:02:45 PM
I can see why Ty Bomba dropped off the face of CSW. I wouldn't want to communicate with wargamers either.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 19, 2012, 09:59:04 PM
QuoteFirst, the good news -

From Worthington Games November Newsletter:

Starting at 12:01am on the 22nd of November until 11:59pm the 25th the following games are only $15.00 each plus shipping.

COWBOYS
HOLD THE LINE
PRUSSIA'S DEFIANT STAND
MEDWAR SICILY
CHAINMAIL
CAESAR'S GALLIC WAR

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on November 20, 2012, 07:42:37 PM
How long does it take a GMT P500 game to go from charging to shipping?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 20, 2012, 08:19:22 PM
Depends on the game.  Usually 2-3 months.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on November 21, 2012, 03:24:25 AM
Fucking customs. A 50% surcharge, really?
Second time in a row, not importing any games from the US for a while  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 22, 2012, 02:04:19 PM
Just ordered moar wargames. MOAR!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 22, 2012, 02:16:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 22, 2012, 02:04:19 PM
Just ordered moar wargames. MOAR!

More from MMP?  Hope you at least got Black Sunday.

I'm waiting for my "Unemployment Special" 2 freebies from GMT.  Nice guys.  Figured "Nightfighter" and "PQ-17" looked interesting enough.

Never knew Tony C was a 17 year vet for a brokerage firm before he decided to save what was left of his soul, and got the fuck out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 22, 2012, 02:25:34 PM
I hit Worthington's sale. Decided hold the line and the Sicily game needed a new home.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on November 22, 2012, 10:12:50 PM
Is the Blue vs. Grey card game any good?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 23, 2012, 12:12:41 AM
Easily one of the best Civil War strategy games of all time, yes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 23, 2012, 02:14:01 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 23, 2012, 12:12:41 AM
Easily one of the best Civil War strategy games of all time, yes.

Damn that's some faint praise.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 23, 2012, 11:43:31 AM
Internet wargamer: OMG, MMP SERVER DOWN! Complain about sale.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 23, 2012, 06:26:15 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 15, 2012, 08:52:08 PM
Friday after thanksgiving, I will be playing Avalanche's Midway. I will command the Nips. My slightly retarded friend will be the treacherous Yankees.

BANZAI!

Forgot to give the results:

Yorktown: sunk
Hornet: sunk
Enterprise: withdrawing, damaged

Akagi: 1 bomb hit
Kaga: fine and dandy
Hiryu: sank
Soryu: badly damaged

Midway: taken. BANZAI!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 26, 2012, 02:59:30 PM
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-430-1914-serbien-mu-sterbien.aspx

/fap
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 26, 2012, 03:59:34 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 26, 2012, 02:59:30 PM
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-430-1914-serbien-mu-sterbien.aspx

/fap

:mmm:

Megállj, megállj kutya Szerbia, nem lesz tiéd Bosznia!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwYUMEvCwCY


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 26, 2012, 05:13:05 PM
I'll wear a track suit while pre ordering.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 30, 2012, 03:29:19 PM
Oh, good Lord...

QuoteLegion of Honor status - cross posted from LOH folder

From the Art Dept. . .

All 200 cards have been revised by me (for the 3rd time) and are with Rich and team for FINAL review. To my knowledge, we are just missing two pictures for cards and hopefully all other cosmetic and game related information is finished on them. The cards are the most time conusming part of the production spiral (6-8 week lead time), so when I receive the proofs back from Rich, I will immediately make any rev's needed and shoot them off to printer toot suite (sweet?).

Box is ready for printer. Rich is working on rules and charts and I will "graphasize" and send to printer (usually 1-2 weeks production time). So we can send these to printer while cards are being produced and collated.

Believe me, we are moving this along as fast as possible before Ed pops a vein!

We ask for your patience just a while longer - you will be rewarded with a wonderful game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 30, 2012, 03:30:04 PM
That game's never coming out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 30, 2012, 06:24:14 PM
Think of it this way:  you're actually living through the length of Napoleonic Wars waiting for it.  So it's sorta appropriate, I guess..
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on November 30, 2012, 07:35:28 PM
That game sounds like its made for Languish MP, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 30, 2012, 07:53:22 PM
Got my Worthington games package. I stared at the USPS guy through my window, curtains covering my new games boner.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 30, 2012, 08:49:34 PM
Quote from: Kleves on November 30, 2012, 07:35:28 PM
That game sounds like its made for Languish MP, though.

I'll try to run a game when it comes out.  Eventually.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 01, 2012, 02:53:15 PM
And with the arrival of my MMP stuff, I have fondled all the Black Friday sale stuff. Into the closet they go, maybe to be rediscovered in 5 years.

And with that, this wargame buying fit is over.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 01, 2012, 03:09:21 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 01, 2012, 02:53:15 PM

And with that, this wargame buying fit is over.

It does come in, like, spasms or something, doesn't it? :P You get your fix then you are fine for a few months. Then your hands start to shake on the Paypal buttons again.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 06, 2012, 10:14:25 AM
Tell me about Andean Abyss, and tell me why I should not buy it while it is in stock in a Hungarian shop.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 06, 2012, 10:22:01 AM
I am also considering GMing a Star Trek: Fleet Captains Languish game the way we did BSG, since now I have the Romulan expansion... but I would need to figure out how to make it feasible to deal with the not-small-but-fully-random-and-hidden map. I could take a photo of the whole, or make some hexes readable but not both.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 06, 2012, 10:31:05 AM
Quote from: Tamas on December 06, 2012, 10:14:25 AM
Tell me about Andean Abyss, and tell me why I should not buy it while it is in stock in a Hungarian shop.

Meh.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 06, 2012, 12:03:51 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 06, 2012, 10:31:05 AM
Quote from: Tamas on December 06, 2012, 10:14:25 AM
Tell me about Andean Abyss, and tell me why I should not buy it while it is in stock in a Hungarian shop.

Meh.

is it meh, ha?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on December 06, 2012, 04:23:34 PM
HMSGRD is having a (literal) fire sale:

http://hmsgrd.com//wordpress
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 06, 2012, 05:37:11 PM
QuoteThe purpose of this fire sale is to raise the money needed to print the final components and ship Total War

lol
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 06, 2012, 09:06:19 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 06, 2012, 10:31:05 AM
Quote from: Tamas on December 06, 2012, 10:14:25 AM
Tell me about Andean Abyss, and tell me why I should not buy it while it is in stock in a Hungarian shop.

Meh.

Volko's components are increasingly crossing over into Euro territory.  Soon he'll be including thimbles and top hats.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 06, 2012, 09:34:32 PM
Black top hats for the SS.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on December 08, 2012, 04:58:25 PM
I'm considering counter clipping. :bleeding:
Tried a few spares using an exacto blade. They turn out somewhat decent, but it's really slow going.
How do you guys go about it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 08, 2012, 05:19:52 PM
 :lol:  If you have a problem with slow going, you don't want to use my method.

I use a box cutter razor blade to separate the rows from the counter sheets and from each other, an Exacto knife to separate the ones in the counter sheet corners, and once they're all out, I use an emory board to lovingly sand down all the nibs.  One. Counter. At. A. Time.

Yeah, it's pretty fucking anal.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on December 08, 2012, 05:37:00 PM
 :lol:
Every time I think I'm doing something really weird I post it here and you guys make me feel completely normal in no time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 08, 2012, 05:50:04 PM
Quote from: Maladict on December 08, 2012, 04:58:25 PM
I'm considering counter clipping. :bleeding:
Tried a few spares using an exacto blade. They turn out somewhat decent, but it's really slow going.
How do you guys go about it?

(https://www.mountainside-medical.com/product_images/uploaded_images/nail-clipper.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on December 08, 2012, 06:11:40 PM
Tried that but the counters only barely fit and tend to get scratched. I could buy a larger one, of course.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 08, 2012, 06:55:18 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 08, 2012, 05:50:04 PM
Quote from: Maladict on December 08, 2012, 04:58:25 PM
I'm considering counter clipping. :bleeding:
Tried a few spares using an exacto blade. They turn out somewhat decent, but it's really slow going.
How do you guys go about it?

(https://www.mountainside-medical.com/product_images/uploaded_images/nail-clipper.jpg)

+1
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 08, 2012, 06:56:08 PM
or dont clip...... :huh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 08, 2012, 07:20:45 PM
I remember reading that fingernail clippers work.

I never clip counters. EVER.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 08, 2012, 07:21:11 PM
OH FUCK YOU FAST POSTER.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 08, 2012, 08:42:01 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 08, 2012, 07:20:45 PM
I never clip counters. EVER.

Somehow, I don't think letting the kids do it will give you an accurate inventory.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 08, 2012, 08:53:45 PM
I don't think they'll hoard white on black SS counters

me discovering a Baggie of counters..WHO TAUGHT YOU THIS?

Kid: I GOT IT FROM YOU DAD! I SAW YOU PUNCH COUNTERS!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on December 09, 2012, 10:21:29 AM
It's going to be the knife all the way. Two or three cuts gets you a nice rounded edge, quite pleased with the results.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 11, 2012, 01:57:02 PM
Interesting find of the day:  data sheets for COA's Speed of Heat, starring famous Sci-Fi fighters, courtesy of some Japanese website.

(https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxd9nz1NSE1qb0zi0o4_500.jpg)

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 11, 2012, 01:58:53 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 06, 2012, 10:31:05 AM
Quote from: Tamas on December 06, 2012, 10:14:25 AM
Tell me about Andean Abyss, and tell me why I should not buy it while it is in stock in a Hungarian shop.

Meh.

I bought it anyway :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 11, 2012, 03:27:47 PM
Enjoy the Euro-faggotry.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 20, 2012, 05:41:27 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 11, 2012, 03:27:47 PM
Enjoy the Euro-faggotry.

You know what? I like it.

Sure, the units are cubes and whatever the english name for the guerillas' geometrical object is, but so what?

Very asynchronous victory conditions as well as possible actions, novel operations and event resolution, unique and interesting theme...

We should have a Languish PBEM via Vassal, since I have the game, I could scan the player aid for you people so you could play.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on December 20, 2012, 06:35:23 AM
Played Crown of Roses last night with some friends. Only got two turns in but it was lots of fun. I played the Lancasters, Henry VI the Mad managed to stay King, and I almost killed York but he got away at the last second. Hopefully a CB or Vassal module comes out for this soon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 26, 2012, 01:38:56 PM
You gimps might want to check cool stuff inc out. Year end 'blowout' sale looks....alright.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 02, 2013, 09:08:40 AM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic1521428_md.jpg&hash=4aa8f678e29e8bf2e788f48130dcec647a2601dd)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 03, 2013, 01:24:40 PM
Do you have the Desert Shield expansion?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 03, 2013, 01:27:44 PM
Nah, never bothered with scoring that.  I preferred the Cold War superpower angle.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 04, 2013, 07:30:30 AM
Since we have the solar system colonization thread: would anyone be up for a Languish PBEM of High Frontier?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on January 04, 2013, 07:32:49 AM
What would I need for that?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 04, 2013, 07:51:55 AM
Quote from: Syt on January 04, 2013, 07:32:49 AM
What would I need for that?

VASSAL. The rules are available, and I own a copy of both the base game and the expansion, so you shouldn't have moral worries :P

I will provide VASSAL and rule links in a separate thread shortly, to draw interest.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on January 04, 2013, 08:01:57 AM
I've never played a VASSAL module of a boardgame. What do I need to know/do?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 04, 2013, 08:20:34 AM
Quote from: Syt on January 04, 2013, 08:01:57 AM
I've never played a VASSAL module of a boardgame. What do I need to know/do?

Well, you need to instal VASSAL, then unzip the module files somewhere, launch it, and then learn to use it. :)

VASSAL is  basically a board and pieces on your computer, altough this particular map has a lot of added extras like overlays to make it easier. So you have all the stuff, like pieces and cards you need, but it will not be able to enforce the rules.

The normal way to PBEM via Vassal is to create "replays". You receive a replay from your opponent, you watch it, then start yours (if its your turn), do your stuff, save the replay, and send it out.

Since this game has zero hidden information, I would be willing to maintain the board myself, in which case you would only be required to be able to load the game saves I'll be sending out (and keep an eye on mistakes! :) )
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on January 04, 2013, 04:03:48 PM
I would play but Tamas would accuse me of using the rules properly to win.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 04, 2013, 05:46:52 PM
Got Crown of Roses. Mostly just because.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 05, 2013, 08:51:17 AM
Quote from: The Brain on January 04, 2013, 05:46:52 PM
Got Crown of Roses. Mostly just because.

Yeah, the sale price was too good, and the flowers are so darn pretty.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on January 05, 2013, 10:43:41 AM
It's on sale?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 05, 2013, 10:48:25 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on January 05, 2013, 10:43:41 AM
It's on sale?

Quote from: Ed Anger on December 26, 2012, 01:38:56 PM
You gimps might want to check cool stuff inc out. Year end 'blowout' sale looks....alright.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 17, 2013, 01:32:49 PM
Nothing like getting hit with an MMP charge order for something you forgot you pre-ordered from, like, 9 months ago.   :lol:

THANKS FOR THE WARNING FELLAS
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on January 18, 2013, 06:05:39 AM
Thinking of picking up a copy of Bomb Alley.
Is it any good? And does it allow solitaire play?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 18, 2013, 09:27:59 AM
I suppose it's solitaire capable...as much as hidden movement of naval and aircraft can be. :unsure:

But it's my favorite of all the AP WW2 titles.  Brits and Italians.  It's like a Division 1AA match-up.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 24, 2013, 03:08:05 AM
Took out Fields of Fire again, and once again I am taken away what a fun and authentic-feeling experience it can be once you tackled the rules (which are, funnily enough, extremely easy once you get a grip. Prepare for furious rulebook-searching until then, though).

You are, in effect, the captain of an infantry company, and you need to worry about terrain, maintaining communication with your platoons during advance, striking a balance between locating and defeating the enemy in due time without running blind into an ambush - fun fun fun

eg:
I started the Normandy campaign again. Right in the first mission the map was very bad: it was small, and the top right section of it was like a huge hill, overseeing most of the rest of the map. Instead of trying to tackle the big hill-section head-on, I designated the left top edge of the map as the objective, trying to use LOS rules to my advantage. Only problem was that one of the two columns of terrain cards leading there had a clear line of sight through most of it, and sure enough, a scouting squad made contact with a German bunker - heavy MG combo, which promptly pinned the squad and its whole platoon behind it for most of the scenario.
I got extremely lucky with the rest of the contact draws though, so all I had to do is flank the bunker and get rid of ze Germans.

Fast forward to the 2nd mission (9th Infantry's first contact with the Falschirmjagers rushing to the defense), and the map is even worse. It is bigger than the first, it only has a single-space hill, but again at the top end of the map. Worst of all, it has some pretty limited safe lines of possible advance, with a lot of open fields and terrains barely giving any cover. The top end of the map, where I had to designate my two objectives, ended up with some boccages on the left end, a couple of village spaces and a church at the right edge. Boccage blocked view to them.

This meant a few things: first of all, I could except to need some considerable firepower to dislodge any enemy held up in the village-with-church section. With time limited, it meant I had to push forward agressively. But, with most lines of advance being abysmal cover-wise, there was a real challenge of bottlenecking myself to oblivion, if the safe routes come under enemy fire.
Only advantage of the clear terrain was that I had some considerable artillery support at my disposal, so spotters could shine in removing initial resistance, or smoke-cover the advance.

Because of this, I decided to move all 3 platoons forward at the same time beside each other, on the right end of the map. Idea being that if any close-range resistance comes up I will be able to quickly lay crossfire on it, and I would use the safest route of the 3 being opened to move up support equipment like my machine gun sections and the bazooka teams.

My luck with the contact draws ended quickly though. While the initial contact with a light machine gun team ended in quickly forcing it to fall back via crossfire, a sniper pinned down one of my platoons, while a squad moving into an open field got teared to pieces by an incoming mortar strike.
But I was about to deal with the sniper and the mortar spotter, when an enemy HQ event (these are pretty rare), triggered a counter-attack. Again, a nasty draw saw my freshly promoted veteran platoon be just about swept away by being hit by an artillery strike while being exposed, an other platoon got less decimated by an other artillery strike due to being already in cover in village houses along the way, and a couple of new machine gun nests opened fire.

So this where I am now. I have lost two platoon commanders, my workhorse platoon of veterans lay dead and injured in a god damn marsh. I will need to move the XO and the 1st Sergeant forward to take charge of the situation, because almost half of the scenario is over and I am yet to encounter the worst resistance.
I will also need to check rules on telephone wires on destroyed units, because those two platoon HQs carried like 2/3rd of my wire stockpile and there is a shitload of terrain to advance, and judged by happenings so far, I don't feel like moving my company HQ forward too much.

Can't wait to get home and continue :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 03, 2013, 12:25:12 PM
http://www.nutspublishing.com/To-the-last-man!

Comes out soonish--the pre-order numbers have been met and it's off to the printers for finalizing.  Considering it's based on a tried system, I have high hopes for it.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128780/pax-porfiriana

A kind of distilled version of Lords of the Sierra Madre that I bought recently and played a few times at the recent Niagara convention.  Players take on the roles of various hacendados of northwest Mexico and the southwest USA and attempt to either succeed in overthrowing Presidente Porfirio Diaz or keeping him propped up (he's good for business!).  Players buy enterprises (mines, ranches, plantations--slaves included--and banks), recruit business partners, exploit the locals and engage in troop movements either to protect their own businesses or to extort other players' enterprises.  Four stages of governance (Anarchy, US Intervention, Martial Law and Pax Porfiriana) determine how much each business produces while the players constantly try to manipulate the stage of governance to their own advantage.

Even with my playing it three times already, there's still plenty that I haven't seen.  The game has a deck of 200 cards and only ~40-60 of them will see play each game based on the number of players.  Some games will be relatively poor in the number of enterprises, making money extremely scarce where others will see the players flush with gold and outbidding one-another on things to spend it on.  A neat, little system all around.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 03, 2013, 01:31:53 PM
Didn't I mention Pax Porfiriana here already? It's really cool and was well liked by my boardgaming crowd, despite them being quite far from history nerdness on the Languish scale.

What you need to do, Habs, is a Vassal module for it, so we can have a Languish game of it, as that would be total hillarity :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 03, 2013, 03:51:22 PM
Quote from: Tamas on February 03, 2013, 01:31:53 PM
Didn't I mention Pax Porfiriana here already?

If you did, my scroll wheel ate it.  :P

QuoteIt's really cool and was well liked by my boardgaming crowd, despite them being quite far from history nerdness on the Languish scale.

What you need to do, Habs, is a Vassal module for it, so we can have a Languish game of it, as that would be total hillarity :P

Buy me a scanner and I'll think about it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 03, 2013, 03:51:52 PM
Look what I found!

http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Pax_Porfiriana
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 04, 2013, 05:19:11 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 03, 2013, 12:25:12 PM
Even with my playing it three times already, there's still plenty that I haven't seen.  The game has a deck of 200 cards and only ~40-60 of them will see play each game based on the number of players.  Some games will be relatively poor in the number of enterprises, making money extremely scarce where others will see the players flush with gold and outbidding one-another on things to spend it on.  A neat, little system all around.

I only played two games of this, the first had an abundance of enterprises, so was like a relatively peaceful tableau-building game, with gradually escalating "PvP" actions as the economical empires built up.

The second was much more scarce on businesses, so there was some fierce give and take of hurtful cards and troops, which of course made the existing Mexican businesses even more risky, and everyone tried to take some US enterprises for a more stable income.

But despite these two greatly different plays, in both instances, the player who took a measured long-term stance to building up his empire won, which I found particularly impressive about the system: despite the high randomness, crazy high-risk play seemed to not work.

VASSAL module looks great, too bad there's only 4 players.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 04, 2013, 03:24:33 PM
GMT's first shipping and production update for the year, for those of you not on their email list:

QuoteCharging and Shipping Schedule

Shipping: We will begin shipping our newest game, Commands & Colors Napoleonics Expansion: The Russian Army, late this week.

Charging: As we announced last week, we will charge for Commands & Colors Napoleonics Expansion: The Russian Army tomorrow, February 5th. If you use the "pay by check" option for your P500 orders, please send your check right away, as we will begin shipping late this week. We won't have any more charges for a couple weeks, until we get closer to having the March releases in the warehouse.

Tentative Production Schedule

Tony and Mark have laid out a Master Production Schedule for most of 2013. As always, this is a TENTATIVE schedule - things could change based on final development issues, production snags, etc - and new games could pop onto the list as you guys order your favorites. You can figure, though, that the 1st and 2nd Quarter information is pretty firm, with things getting a bit hazier for 3rd and (especially) 4th quarter. So, that said, here's what the current tentative game release schedule looks like:

Late this Week:
C & C Napoleonics: The Russian Army

March, 2013:
Iron & Oak
Newtown/Oriskany
Rebel Raiders on the High Seas

April, 2013:

Battle for Normandy Expansion Pack
Roads to Moscow

May, 2013:

Combat Commander BP #5: Fall of the West
No Retreat: The North African Front

June, 2013
C & C Napoleonics: The Austrians
Navajo Wars
The Supreme Commander
The Hunters (for ConSim Press)

July, 2013:
Sichelschnitt, 1940 (Name Change Coming Soon)
Operation Dauntless
C&C Ancients Reprints of Expansions 1,2,3

For WBC, 2013:
A Distant Plain
Cuba Libre
A World at War (Reprint)
Sekigahara (Reprint)

Mid-Late 3rd Quarter, 2013

1914: Offensive a Outrance
C&C Napoleonics: The Prussian Army
Churchill
The Dark Valley
Thunder Alley
Won by the Sword

4th Quarter, 2013 (VERY tentative):

Blood & Roses
Combat Commander BP 6: Sea Lion
Panzer Expansion #3: Drive to the Rhine
Unconditional Surrender
Wild Blue Yonder
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 04, 2013, 08:20:14 PM
Rebel Raiders and Won By the Sword are the only things I want.  I used to order a lot more from GMT.   :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 06, 2013, 09:03:38 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 04, 2013, 08:20:14 PM
I used to order a lot more from GMT.   :(

I don't know if it's a lack of imagination, or the fact that anything that could conceivably be covered has been covered.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 07, 2013, 12:36:34 AM
Lack of imagination and a lot of rehashes, mainly.  I have plenty of MMP and Clash of Arms stuff on pre-order and most of the stuff that Battles/Nuts Publishing has been putting out has been worthwhile.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 09, 2013, 07:18:31 PM
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1280624810/the-guns-of-gettysburg

Guns of Gettysburg (the "sequel" to Bowen Simmons' Napoleon's Triumph and Bonaparte at Marengo) is up on KS.  Some of the locals and I have done the 4-copy option.  Judging from all the developer diaries that have been published through the years and based on the fun of NT, I'm hoping for good things out of this.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 10, 2013, 02:05:10 AM
But NT sucked.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 10, 2013, 03:07:07 AM
What is the hook of this game as opposed to every other Gettysburg game out there?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 10, 2013, 09:12:35 AM
Quote from: Berkut on February 10, 2013, 02:05:10 AM
But NT sucked.

Fortunately, there is a support option on Kickstarter for you if you think that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 10, 2013, 10:00:02 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 10, 2013, 03:07:07 AM
What is the hook of this game as opposed to every other Gettysburg game out there?

Can somebody from Georgia have too many Civil War games? Who knows, in one of them, the CSA will finally win!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 10, 2013, 10:42:45 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 10, 2013, 03:07:07 AM
What is the hook of this game as opposed to every other Gettysburg game out there?

The hook for the system is due more of its non-traditional approach to units and map movement;  it appeal to the 19th century General Staffer.  And the basics are simple enough to learn on the fly.

Just wish the new title was on a more competitive battle than Gettysburg.  And yes:  ugh, another Gettysburg title.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 10, 2013, 03:36:37 PM
Why do people keep saying "...another Gettysburg title"?

I actually cannot think of any good, playable GB wargames.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 10, 2013, 04:22:08 PM
Quote from: Berkut on February 10, 2013, 03:36:37 PM
Why do people keep saying "...another Gettysburg title"?

Because there are a lot of Gettysburg titles out there as it is, with more on the way?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 10, 2013, 06:22:23 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 10, 2013, 04:22:08 PM
Quote from: Berkut on February 10, 2013, 03:36:37 PM
Why do people keep saying "...another Gettysburg title"?

Because there are a lot of Gettysburg titles out there as it is, with more on the way?

Name one thought that is well done and playable.

Considering it is probably the most famous battle in American history, I am kind of amazed there is not a single game out there on the subject that is any good without being a monster in size.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 10, 2013, 06:44:43 PM
Quote from: Berkut on February 10, 2013, 06:22:23 PM
Name one thought that is well done and playable.

First you said "good, playable", now you're saying "well done" and "playable".  The old Avalon Hill 1958 version is good and certainly playable.  :P

QuoteConsidering it is probably the most famous battle in American history, I am kind of amazed there is not a single game out there on the subject that is any good without being a monster in size.

My problem with the battle the way games have portrayed it is that unless there are staggered victory conditions, Johnny Reb doesn't really stand a chance.  Hell, there are more games out there where the Germans have a better chance at Stalingrad.



Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 10, 2013, 06:50:23 PM
I think the mistake that is made in regards to GB is that the designers assign nominal VPs to historical locations.

Which is stupid. Nobody fought over the Peach Orchard because it mattered, they fought over it because that is where they ran into each other. Little Round Top is not important EXCEPT for its tactical relelvance. You should want to fight over it because it unhinges (maybe) a Union position along Seminary Ridge - hence it doesn't need to have VPs assigned to it in and of itself.

We need a GB game at the brigade level where the VPs are based on fixing and destroying the enemy army, not on grabbing some piece of ground that is of only historical relevance. Then perhaps the CSA can have a chance, rather than letting the US player grab the ridge first, then force the CSA player to attack him.

But my point is that there really isn't a good GB game out there. You have to reach back over a half century to find an example, which pretty nicely proves my point. If we can have another good GB game 50+ years after the last one, I think we can safely say that there is no market saturation on the topic.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 10, 2013, 07:21:40 PM
Quote from: Berkut on February 10, 2013, 06:50:23 PM
I think the mistake that is made in regards to GB is that the designers assign nominal VPs to historical locations.

Which is stupid. Nobody fought over the Peach Orchard because it mattered, they fought over it because that is where they ran into each other. Little Round Top is not important EXCEPT for its tactical relelvance. You should want to fight over it because it unhinges (maybe) a Union position along Seminary Ridge - hence it doesn't need to have VPs assigned to it in and of itself.

We need a GB game at the brigade level where the VPs are based on fixing and destroying the enemy army, not on grabbing some piece of ground that is of only historical relevance. Then perhaps the CSA can have a chance, rather than letting the US player grab the ridge first, then force the CSA player to attack him.

That's why I think Gettysburg fits better into an wider campaign model, than a focus on the battle itself like Antietam, Shiloh or Chickamauga, one that doesn't focus on achieving goals that weren't goals at the time, like you say;  may explain why GCACW's Roads To Gettysburg proved to be the most popular title of the series:  it works better on an operational macro level, as a meeting engagement that turns into a monumental battle that can be avoided at that time and place rather than on the battle itself, which I feel is simply too lop-sided historically once the first day placements are established.

QuoteBut my point is that there really isn't a good GB game out there. You have to reach back over a half century to find an example, which pretty nicely proves my point. If we can have another good GB game 50+ years after the last one, I think we can safely say that there is no market saturation on the topic.

Well, there's a substantial drop off between Gettysburg '58 and Terrible Swift Sword.  :D  But sometimes those old AH titles were so much fun because they worked in their simplicity.  But over-engineered wargames is for another thread.

Granted, there's no real market saturation on GB, since there are ACW fanbois out there that will suck up every Gettysburg title out there because there's still a substantial romanticism attached to wargaming the Lost Cause, ZOMG ITS MAH HERITAGE, etc, but still, gack, there's a shitload of GB titles out there.  I don't really see how the NT treatment with Guns of Gettysburg should do anything for the battle itself, other than its approach to rules, but I haven't really been following its development.

I am looking forward to seeing how MMP's redo of Gettysburg with the None But Heroes Lines of Battle rules set works out, though.  If you haven't checked it out, it's a substantial revamp of the RSS This Hallowed Ground rules, particularly with the command-control orders issuance features.  Should still be a Super-Size Me scope, though.

I just noticed I haven't had a GB title in my collection for years.  So yeah, point taken.  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on February 10, 2013, 07:50:13 PM
Damn, I have been trying to remember the name of the boardgame of the Gettysburg Campaign.  I covers the whole Lee Moves North scenario - it was written as some sort of doctoral research by a lady, then it was cleaned up and became a game.  It had leaders and detachable divisions and the ability of the Union to take the troops around Washington and make a 2nd army...and fantasy rules if Jackson hadn't died and Hooker grew a pair, etc.

Help a brother out here?

-edit- I know, not a lot to go on here...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 10, 2013, 08:59:37 PM
Doesn't ring any bells, Professor.  Going to have to read around for that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 10, 2013, 09:03:57 PM
West End printed those games. I think Decision has the rights and have it in print.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 10, 2013, 09:04:53 PM
I think.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 10, 2013, 09:05:57 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 10, 2013, 09:03:57 PM
West End printed those games. I think Decision has the rights and have it in print.

That would explain why it doesn't ring any bells.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 10, 2013, 09:13:02 PM
I just noticed the avatar. I laffed.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 10, 2013, 09:15:25 PM
And it was 'Killer Angels'. My memory: shot.  Just like Dan Sickles.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 10, 2013, 09:16:52 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 10, 2013, 09:15:25 PM
My memory: shot.  Just like Dan Sickles.

Same limp, too.   :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 10, 2013, 09:18:48 PM
Ow.  :lol:

And you fuckers are going to get me spending again.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 10, 2013, 09:20:10 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 10, 2013, 09:13:02 PM
I just noticed the avatar. I laffed.

It's Couples Skate now.  Outta the rink, kid.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on February 10, 2013, 09:34:20 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 10, 2013, 09:15:25 PM
And it was 'Killer Angels'. My memory: shot.  Just like Dan Sickles.

Bingo!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on February 10, 2013, 09:42:40 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 10, 2013, 09:15:25 PM
And it was 'Killer Angels'. My memory: shot.  Just like Dan Sickles.

Yeah, I think I still have my copy of that one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on February 11, 2013, 07:58:45 AM
I do too - it is in the box, in another box, under some more boxes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on February 11, 2013, 05:26:48 PM
The Chinese have taken down GMT games:
QuoteWe received some stunning news this morning when we finally heard from our ISP, and they made it clear to us that WE were the lone target of a massive DOS attack, large enough to bring all their servers down. The good news is that it was only a DOS, not something where they got into customer data. So thankfully we have no worries about the security of your data.

The bad news is that we have to find a new ISP and that the GMT site is going to be down for awhile. I spent part of my morning talking with the FBI, so please understand that we can't talk in detail about every aspect that we know while there is an ongoing investigation. The only really important news here is a) your data is fine, and b) the GMT website and e-mail servers are down for the near future.

Some details for you customers:

Contacts and E-Mail. First off, the online chat from the website is down until we have the site up again.

Lost e-mail: If you sent us e-mail since about 3 PM Friday afternoon, it is lost, probably forever. So please resend or call the office ladies.

We have set up a temporary e-mail address for the office ladies that you guys can use to contact them while our gmt mailserver is down. That address is [email protected]. Please use this address for contacts with them until further notice. Thanks!

Orders. Obviously, web-ordering is down until the site is back up. Our office ladies are still ready to take your orders, though, as always! Just call 800-523-6111 or e-mail to [email protected] and they'll fix you up.

E-Mail Updates: I use an off-site service for the mass customer e-mail updates, so I'll use that venue as well as CSW and Facebook to give you guys detailed updates as we move forward. Hopefully, we can get this fixed before too long.

Thanks for your patience with us as we work to get everything back up and functioning normally. If you have any suggestions - especially you guys who work in the realm of internet security, feel free to drop me a line at [email protected].

Enjoy the games!

Gene
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on February 11, 2013, 05:32:35 PM
What, did some GMT game portray 1930s China as disunited?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 12, 2013, 01:12:44 PM
Quote from: Solmyr on February 11, 2013, 05:32:35 PM
What, did some GMT game portray 1930s China as disunited?

Little yellow bastards probably just think their OOB is underpowered in Next War: Korea.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on February 12, 2013, 01:29:01 PM
Quote from: Solmyr on February 11, 2013, 05:32:35 PM
What, did some GMT game portray 1930s China as disunited?


Wonder what the PRC's response would be to War of Resistance, with it's 15 different Chinese factions (not counting the various Japanese puppets)?  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 12, 2013, 09:14:58 PM
Like everybody else's opinion of HMS/GRD, they wouldn't care.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2013, 09:13:18 AM
Hey Hab or anybody else;  anyone have GMT's Pax Baltica?  I'm sure a few Euros must have it considering the topic.  Interested in thoughts on it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 13, 2013, 02:34:50 PM
I thought it was a neat idea and the game itself isn't bad, per se (no major errata, the rules are well put together and so on), but...it's lacking in anything of what I would call real fun or significant choices, at least based upon my play of it.

John Buse's thoughts are very similar to my own :

QuoteThe most troubling part was the lack of any attritional pressure on the Swedes. There is an elaborate Swedish attrition track system, which is triggered when Swedish army blocks are destroyed. But with reasonably careful play, it is very difficult, bordering on impossible, for Swedish army blocks to be destroyed! The combat system is basically Hammer of the Scots, and the Swedish army blocks are mostly, if not entirely, A rated. No Coalition blocks are A rated, so even if weakened, the Swedes should be able to withdraw before combat if they are attacked. They won't lose an army unless there is no retreat path. While retreat is tricky - you can't retreat to the area you attacked from unless you control it - the Swedes can ensure that this generally doesn't happen.

The A rating of many Swedish blocks does provide an incentive to be historically aggressive, but a prudent Swedish player will be cautiously aggressive - somewhat oxymoronic, perhaps, but you'll see how it works in the game. In contrast, the historical Karl XII was crazy-aggressive (the battles are marked on the map, so you can see where Poltava is - but no sane Swedish player will fight a battle there).

Meanwhile, the attritional pressure on the Russians is much more acute, which seems somewhat backwards. With the inevitable loss of territory and the need to modernize its armies, Russia will frequently be on the losing end of the attritional curve, while in our game the Swedes always were able to build to full strength.

This is all based on a single play of the campaign game, so we may be wrong, but I've seen others report similar experiences. I love the period, like the system, and enjoyed playing, but it didn't seem quite right.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2013, 02:49:19 PM
Bummer.  Love the period and the concept, but if it's broken at such a fundamental level, it's broken.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on February 13, 2013, 04:05:07 PM
Quote from: Solmyr on February 11, 2013, 05:32:35 PM
What, did some GMT game portray 1930s China as disunited?

Could be Russians, no?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on February 14, 2013, 04:36:57 PM
Quote
The A rating of many Swedish blocks does provide an incentive to be historically aggressive, but a prudent Swedish player will be cautiously aggressive - somewhat oxymoronic, perhaps, but you'll see how it works in the game. In contrast, the historical Karl XII was crazy-aggressive

This can be a major problem in a lot of wargames--players tend to not be as aggressive as their historical counterparts.  Sure, wargamers will criticize McClellan or Montgomery for being too risk-adverse, but in actual play, they'll be even more cautious.  And a lot of the tools available to designers to try to encourage historical play are a bit heavy-handed, to say the least:  "The Swedes don't attack Poltava in your game?  Make it worth 500 VPs for them to capture!"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 15, 2013, 05:33:33 PM
Here is the thing. you can plan as hard as you want, if the dice are against you in Empire of the Sun, you can fuck it and be mowed down by the Japs.

Not sure what to think of the game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 15, 2013, 05:45:27 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2013, 09:13:18 AM
Hey Hab or anybody else;  anyone have GMT's Pax Baltica?  I'm sure a few Euros must have it considering the topic.  Interested in thoughts on it.

Own the non-GMT version. Haven't played it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 15, 2013, 10:23:49 PM
War Of The Suns hit its pre-order number.  It's officially on its way.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 15, 2013, 10:29:32 PM
I've had that one on preorder for a couple of years now.  I might get a second one for resale bait when it comes out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 15, 2013, 10:31:17 PM
Yeah, I don't see stock lasting longer than a year, tops.  And you know how MMP loves to reprint.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 15, 2013, 10:37:35 PM
Adam threw the combat sequence up on facebook and BGG.  Looks pretty involved in a good way. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 15, 2013, 10:50:36 PM
As a designer, I trust him.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Larch on February 17, 2013, 12:31:32 PM
Played a scenario of "Strike of the Eagle" (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/83734/strike-of-the-eagle (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/83734/strike-of-the-eagle)), a wargame set up during the Polish-Soviet 1920 war. Pretty funny how some wargame stereotypes are common in any war involving Russia and whoever is invading it from the west, the invaders (doesn't matter if it's Napoleon, the German Empire, Poland or the Nazis) always have the white on black counters (better troops, equipment and leadership), but are finally drowned in a sea of bodies.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 23, 2013, 04:54:50 PM
Finnally found a copy of Federation Space

http://e23.sjgames.com/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 23, 2013, 06:21:18 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 23, 2013, 04:54:50 PM
Finnally found a copy of Federation Space

http://e23.sjgames.com/

Now there was a fun game as a slightly nerdy teenager. Especially if you could get 5 players. Backstabbing ahoy!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: mongers on February 23, 2013, 06:35:03 PM
I've been thinking about a concept for a boardgame; now I've had an idea about how I can implement game mechanics.

How much of my time shall I waste on this product, given that something like one in 15-20 general boardgames have any success ? :unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 23, 2013, 07:17:34 PM
Never know till you try.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 23, 2013, 07:25:47 PM
Pooping Outside: a collectible card game
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 23, 2013, 07:57:08 PM
Quote from: mongers on February 23, 2013, 06:35:03 PM
I've been thinking about a concept for a boardgame; now I've had an idea about how I can implement game mechanics.

How much of my time shall I waste on this product, given that something like one in 15-20 general boardgames have any success ? :unsure:

There's a local college here that offer non-credit courses in board game design, with the final project of the semester to create your own game.
I'd probably fail on attendance.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 23, 2013, 08:04:07 PM
MINT IN BOX: THE GAME
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: mongers on February 23, 2013, 08:20:33 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 23, 2013, 07:17:34 PM
Never know till you try.

Yeah, but it's a lot of money to first pay someone to do all of the artwork and then the small matter of an initial 'print run'.   :hmm:

Oh and it's a 'family' game so no interest to anyone here, not a black on white 5-6-6 counter to be seen.   :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: mongers on February 23, 2013, 08:21:25 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 23, 2013, 08:04:07 PM
MINT IN BOX: THE GAME

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: mongers on February 23, 2013, 08:25:35 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 23, 2013, 07:57:08 PM
Quote from: mongers on February 23, 2013, 06:35:03 PM
I've been thinking about a concept for a boardgame; now I've had an idea about how I can implement game mechanics.

How much of my time shall I waste on this product, given that something like one in 15-20 general boardgames have any success ? :unsure:

There's a local college here that offer non-credit courses in board game design, with the final project of the semester to create your own game.
I'd probably fail on attendance.

Hmm, sounds like a good idea. 

Not directed at you, but given the historical nerdism+ number of opinions on games most people have here, I'd think that most of us would have at least one reasonable or fairly decent idea for a boardgame. 

I don't know why more of us, other than Grumbler and our resident videogame designers, haven't tried even just prototype games for further play testing ?

I reckon there's some hidden talent of this forum. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 23, 2013, 08:48:19 PM
I made a campaign system for West End's Imperium Romanum II to simulate the empire until 476. It worked, but it was clunky and required a wad of paperwork.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 23, 2013, 10:01:41 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 23, 2013, 08:04:07 PM
MINT IN BOX: THE GAME

:P
STFU and go download Zulus On The Ramparts for the iPad.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 23, 2013, 10:03:21 PM
I'd need to add cash to iTunes. Money is tight right now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 23, 2013, 11:13:48 PM
Liar.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 24, 2013, 10:46:07 AM
 :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 06, 2013, 06:41:46 PM
My war gaming buying itch fired up(spring has sprung!) and I noticed something:

WWII TOTALLY BORES THE FUCK OUT OF ME NOW.

The guy who cheated playing Stalingrad Pocket by bumping the table? The dude who only wanted to build SS units in War in the east?

The love is gone.

:(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 06, 2013, 06:56:20 PM
Try WW1, then.  Your boys over at Decision have reprinted the entire Der Weltkrieg collection.
Get your Austria Hungary on.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 06, 2013, 07:06:33 PM
http://shop.decisiongames.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SPW108A


Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Maybe.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 06, 2013, 07:08:16 PM
Maybe, my black ass.  I'm unemployed, and even I pulled the trigger on that shit.

DO IT NOW DO IT NOW DO IT NOW
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 06, 2013, 07:10:52 PM
Oh, okay.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 06, 2013, 07:12:19 PM
You're lying to me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 06, 2013, 07:12:59 PM
Yes. I'm still going through their selection.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 06, 2013, 07:18:45 PM
My brain is telling me to comparison shop.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on March 06, 2013, 08:52:02 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 06, 2013, 07:18:45 PM
My brain is telling me to comparison shop.

Then get Over There.  On sale now for half off.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 07, 2013, 04:49:10 PM
Yuk. Europa.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 07, 2013, 04:55:06 PM
My March To Victory and Over There are just sitting around, waiting for the right time to meet that special person that wants to pay through the nose for them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 07, 2013, 07:42:47 PM
Ordered Summer storm and Fateful Lightning from Noble.

Fuck, i cant wait to see this map.
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic89476.jpg&hash=7a4b774450704ddbc36129bc62e81d25c04cd684)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on March 07, 2013, 07:44:50 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 06, 2013, 06:56:20 PM
Try WW1, then.  Your boys over at Decision have reprinted the entire Der Weltkrieg collection.
Get your Austria Hungary on.

Which is the best of those?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 07, 2013, 08:11:08 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 07, 2013, 07:42:47 PM
Ordered Summer storm and Fateful Lightning from Noble.

Fuck, i cant wait to see this map.

Then you need to get the expansion for Summer Storm, The Devil's To Pay.  Has overlap maps to extend the battle to include the Dillsburg action.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 07, 2013, 08:19:58 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on March 07, 2013, 07:44:50 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 06, 2013, 06:56:20 PM
Try WW1, then.  Your boys over at Decision have reprinted the entire Der Weltkrieg collection.
Get your Austria Hungary on.

Which is the best of those?

I'm partial to the Eastern Front and Italian Front action.  If you pick up the Eastern Front reprint, you get all those previous games that included Galicia, Tannenberg and the Serbs, all that stuff.  Italian Front hooks up to it, so you can do all the Balkans action from Trieste down to the Ottoman border.  How can you not love hot Balkan WW1 action?

If you don't get the whole enchilada at once, I'd go Eastern Front, Italian Front then Ottoman or Western, depending on your tastes. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 07, 2013, 08:27:08 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 07, 2013, 08:11:08 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 07, 2013, 07:42:47 PM
Ordered Summer storm and Fateful Lightning from Noble.

Fuck, i cant wait to see this map.

Then you need to get the expansion for Summer Storm, The Devil's To Pay.  Has overlap maps to extend the battle to include the Dillsburg action.

cool
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 09, 2013, 05:53:43 PM
Lets see what the Polish take on Kursk is. OOB looks desent. Map area looks good. Rules look clean.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic1014355.jpg&hash=ad73f1fb13cd51e77cda67b95f2b26672c548a1c)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 09, 2013, 06:09:33 PM
OMG, white on black counters. nazi glorification!!!!!!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 09, 2013, 06:13:52 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 09, 2013, 06:09:33 PM
OMG, white on black counters. nazi glorification!!!!!!

Eh, blame the Poles..er I mean Marti  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 09, 2013, 07:31:54 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 09, 2013, 06:09:33 PM
OMG, white on black counters. Chicago White Sox glorification!!!!!!


FYP
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 09, 2013, 07:33:50 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 09, 2013, 05:53:43 PM
Lets see what the Polish take on Kursk is.

First game ever published with Panzer Ws.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 09, 2013, 07:57:57 PM
Kampfgruppe Wiktor
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 09, 2013, 08:23:09 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 09, 2013, 07:33:50 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 09, 2013, 05:53:43 PM
Lets see what the Polish take on Kursk is.

First game ever published with Panzer Ws.

You lost me
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 09, 2013, 08:50:28 PM
Panzer V ---> LOL, Wiktor --->  Panzer W


ITS A JOKE SON A GAG IMMA PITCHIN EM BUT YOU AINTA SWINGIN AT EM
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 09, 2013, 08:55:10 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 09, 2013, 08:50:28 PM
Panzer V ---> LOL, Wiktor --->  Panzer W


ITS A JOKE SON A GAG IMMA PITCHIN EM BUT YOU AINTA SWINGIN AT EM

ah so
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on March 09, 2013, 09:18:25 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 09, 2013, 08:50:28 PM
Panzer V ---> LOL, Wiktor --->  Panzer W


ITS A JOKE SON A GAG IMMA PITCHIN EM BUT YOU AINTA SWINGIN AT EM

The boy is about as smart as a sack full of wet mice.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 10, 2013, 01:37:33 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 09, 2013, 08:50:28 PM
Panzer V ---> LOL, Wiktor --->  Panzer W


ITS A JOKE SON A GAG IMMA PITCHIN EM BUT YOU AINTA SWINGIN AT EM

joke, ha? You lucky SOB you don't have to play with Polacks in World of Tanks. As if constant "Siema"-ing wasnt enough insult, they keep doing stuff like talking about this tanks called "KW-1" and "KW-2"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 10, 2013, 04:43:14 PM
Calm down Beavis.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 10, 2013, 04:47:24 PM
Quote from: Tamas on March 10, 2013, 01:37:33 PM
You lucky SOB you don't have to play with Polacks in World of Tanks. As if constant "Siema"-ing wasnt enough insult, they keep doing stuff like talking about this tanks called "KW-1" and "KW-2"

We have to deal with Brazilians with their pig Spanish.  Brasielieros?  Brazzieres?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on March 10, 2013, 06:51:53 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 10, 2013, 04:43:14 PM
Calm down Beavis.

Beetvis
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 10, 2013, 09:11:46 PM
https://shop.strategyandtacticspress.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ST283

I CAME.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 10, 2013, 09:13:59 PM
Oh my.  Oh my, indeed.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 10, 2013, 09:17:19 PM
I haven't had such a murder boner since I last saw SPI's World War 3.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 10, 2013, 09:19:15 PM
Meh, World War 3 was wholly unsatisfying, IMHO.  Yeah, it had ICBMs and shit, but all the conventional stuff really muddied it all up.  Talk about counter density on that little ass map.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 10, 2013, 09:23:29 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 10, 2013, 09:11:46 PM
https://shop.strategyandtacticspress.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ST283


:)

but I do remember the last game I bought that he designed.  :glare:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 10, 2013, 09:48:28 PM
For you likers of mushroom clouds

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38205/first-strike
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 10, 2013, 09:50:51 PM
DTP? Pass.

I get enough arts and crafts with the kids.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 10, 2013, 09:52:46 PM
I've considered both his nuke games--he's got another one from the 1960's called DropShot--but they're both DTP, and I hate those.  They always turn out like shit when I do it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 10, 2013, 10:03:25 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 10, 2013, 09:52:46 PM
I've considered both his nuke games--he's got another one from the 1960's called DropShot--but they're both DTP, and I hate those.  They always turn out like shit when I do it.

If I could do it. You lazy shits would have no probs.

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/404003_4275393454272_827562103_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: mongers on March 10, 2013, 10:18:43 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 10, 2013, 09:11:46 PM
https://shop.strategyandtacticspress.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ST283

I CAME.

OK, must be quite good as it's got Vulcans.  Plus by the look of the counters, Super Genie atomic AA missiles.   :cool:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 11, 2013, 03:44:33 AM
I don't remember having to cut out Warplan Dropshot counters on my own.  :huh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 11, 2013, 08:16:22 AM
Quote from: Tamas on March 11, 2013, 03:44:33 AM
I don't remember having to cut out Warplan Dropshot counters on my own.  :huh:

It's only available in DTP now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 11, 2013, 08:21:02 AM
Should have bought the the 60s version as well when I had the chance, then.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 11, 2013, 09:25:03 PM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg18.imageshack.us%2Fimg18%2F9177%2Fttlmkitweb.jpg&hash=a8aad19d5dbbeb47e5d5f5be31f3d9b2e19aa6cd)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 12, 2013, 05:53:55 PM
Another Polish game I'm waiting on http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/67272/alma-balaclava-inkerman-1854-bloody-steppes-of

Cant read their website to get any current updates.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 12, 2013, 11:05:25 PM
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/springboard/emperors-new-clothes?ref=live
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on March 14, 2013, 09:22:36 AM
Odd. I feel I'm missing out on what makes that brilliant. :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 14, 2013, 11:56:57 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 14, 2013, 09:22:36 AM
Odd. I feel I'm missing out on what makes that brilliant. :(

its a joke
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 14, 2013, 12:06:35 PM
Quote from: Tamas on March 14, 2013, 11:56:57 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 14, 2013, 09:22:36 AM
Odd. I feel I'm missing out on what makes that brilliant. :(

its a joke

Heel , even I got that one. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on March 14, 2013, 12:55:28 PM
Quote from: Tamas on March 14, 2013, 11:56:57 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 14, 2013, 09:22:36 AM
Odd. I feel I'm missing out on what makes that brilliant. :(

its a joke

I know it is a joke. I don't know why it is a brilliant joke. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 14, 2013, 10:08:52 PM
It's a neck and neck race to see which gets here first. The Polish Kusk game or Duel of Eagles. Noble Knight vs Victory point. Reading the downloaded rules to Duel of Eagles now.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 15, 2013, 05:47:37 PM
Those maps from Summer Storm should be framed and hung up. Christ.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on March 15, 2013, 06:20:05 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 15, 2013, 05:47:37 PM
Those maps from Summer Storm should be framed and hung up. Christ.

Like black people?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 15, 2013, 06:23:22 PM
Quote from: The Brain on March 15, 2013, 06:20:05 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 15, 2013, 05:47:37 PM
Those maps from Summer Storm should be framed and hung up. Christ.

Like black people?

I was thinking Polacks
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on March 17, 2013, 03:01:01 PM
Quote from: Maladict on January 18, 2013, 06:05:39 AM
Thinking of picking up a copy of Bomb Alley.


It's here.  :mmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 30, 2013, 02:13:14 PM
Seedy, I could no longer resist. I'm weak. I found a copy of The Next War at a good price and pulled the trigger.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 30, 2013, 06:24:46 PM
You're a good egg, 11B.

It's old and SPI ugly, but since Starkweather doesn't like seem he'll be getting to The Doomsday Project anytime soon, it will have to do for all your war boner.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 30, 2013, 08:01:49 PM
There doesnt seem to be much movement on that.


Anyhoo till then I'll have fun with tNW. Hedgehog defense, Breakthrough Zones, Column Assault and persistant chems, oh the memories.

Oh and the poor Leichenstein speed bump :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 30, 2013, 09:46:22 PM
Check out some of the revamped rules on the forums;  there's been some tinkering with the air game by the community.  People say the air game's slanted to the WP, but I would think that NATO would see atrocious attrition rates at the get-go in a late 1970's invasion. 
Just protect those A-10s, they're fresh off the assembly line.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 30, 2013, 11:05:52 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 30, 2013, 09:46:22 PM
Check out some of the revamped rules on the forums;  there's been some tinkering with the air game by the community.  People say the air game's slanted to the WP, but I would think that NATO would see atrocious attrition rates at the get-go in a late 1970's invasion. 
Just protect those A-10s, they're fresh off the assembly line.

Digging through the CSW folder. Seen a lot of good stuff. Comical tiff over the CRT. IMO Mark Herman gave a very lucid explanation not to the liking of a couple (obviously severe OCD) people. He made sense to me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 03, 2013, 04:37:15 PM
The Doomsday Project is still alive. They need to get that on P500
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 04, 2013, 06:04:32 PM
Apparently someone else is trying to get a WP/Nato game out too.

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.1dd37337/315
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 06:33:09 PM
Ugh, Gulf strike system.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 04, 2013, 07:57:39 PM
Dont be a girl.

I am current awaiting my WP/Nato resupply arrivals.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 04, 2013, 07:58:56 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 06:33:09 PM
Ugh, Gulf strike system.

You didn't have a fucking problem with it in high school.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 08:02:18 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 04, 2013, 07:58:56 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 06:33:09 PM
Ugh, Gulf strike system.

You didn't have a fucking problem with it in high school.

I do now. I want my rule books thin. Like Ide's women.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 04, 2013, 08:48:36 PM
Coward.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 08:52:10 PM
I'm too old for thick rulebook shit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 04, 2013, 08:58:46 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 08:02:18 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 04, 2013, 07:58:56 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 06:33:09 PM
Ugh, Gulf strike system.

You didn't have a fucking problem with it in high school.

I do now. I want my rule books thin. Like Ide's women.

40 pages isnt fat.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 09:01:58 PM
Ugh, 40 pages.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 04, 2013, 09:03:21 PM
You're not lifting them with your leg, dammit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 09:04:54 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 04, 2013, 09:03:21 PM
You're not lifting them with your leg, dammit.

My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on April 04, 2013, 09:06:10 PM
Ditto
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 09:07:06 PM
 :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 08, 2013, 02:39:09 PM
WP/NATO boner. An old friend arrived today. Another one is still inbound.
(https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/533985_10200797752457348_1239445848_n.jpg)

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/544352_10200797770617802_2058677997_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 08, 2013, 02:43:48 PM
Lucky you.  I scored an unpunched copy a few years ago, but it was ziplocked. 

I don't have the box.  :(  I love those old SPI detergent boxes, too.   :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 08, 2013, 02:58:00 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 08, 2013, 02:43:48 PM
Lucky you.  I scored an unpunched copy a few years ago, but it was ziplocked. 

I don't have the box.  :(  I love those old SPI detergent boxes, too.   :mad:

A bygone era for sure.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 08, 2013, 03:08:14 PM
I love the 200 playing hours time

Young Ed: AWESOME
Older Ed: HOLY SHIT. I wanna take a nap
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 08, 2013, 03:11:59 PM
No shit. I want everything bite-sized these days. Pre-chewed if possible.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 08, 2013, 03:17:39 PM
Wusses.  I started a 30-turn campaign of GCACW last week.  :nerd:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 08, 2013, 03:30:44 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 08, 2013, 03:17:39 PM
Wusses.  I started a 30-turn campaign of GCACW last week.  :nerd:

Which one?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 08, 2013, 03:38:20 PM
Battle Above the Clouds, Scenario 8, the Chickamauga Campaign.  Got in about 5 turns last week before a particularly brutal flank attack by my guys (Crittenden and Thomas' Corps) smashed most of a division (Hindman's) along the crossroads in Trenton, Georgia.  After that, we decided to restart now that we both had an idea of what early movements can lead to.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 08, 2013, 04:17:30 PM
That's cool.  I like the "new look" that BATC has given the series.  Hopefully they'll reprint the rest of the series after SJW2 is out and they're done with the BATC theme to Atlanta.

But it's MMP, which means we'll both be dead by then.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 08, 2013, 04:22:29 PM
 :D  SJW2 is due out pretty soon and isn't just a straight reprint of the older stuff.  I think that's what they're trying to avoid, actually--straight reprints--which does end up adding some time to the schedule.  Seems to me that they're going to do one new game followed by one "reprint" in an alternating pattern.

I'll have to pick Ed's brain at WBC as for what's next on the list--hopefully Atlanta.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 08, 2013, 06:39:36 PM
IIRC, they wanted to go with a series of contiguous games that go straight from BATC to Atlanta for the series.  My William Tecumseh Boner applauded.

If you haven't stopped by the LOB folder recently, they're putting the finishing touches on the Gettysburg project.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 09, 2013, 01:25:17 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 08, 2013, 06:39:36 PM
the finishing touches on the Gettysburg project.

finally!



I was wondering if anyone will ever cover that battle.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 11:53:45 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 08:02:18 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 04, 2013, 07:58:56 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 04, 2013, 06:33:09 PM
Ugh, Gulf strike system.

You didn't have a fucking problem with it in high school.

I do now. I want my rule books thin. Like Ide's women.

Last two came in Nato/Pact games came in including B&G I and II. Yes ED, these have thin rule books.
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 12:01:13 PM
Now get the other three GDW WWIII games.

I wish I still had my set.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 12:15:23 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 12:01:13 PM
Now get the other three GDW WWIII games.

I wish I still had my set.

I did at one time too. Fuck are they $$$$ now.

I have purchased the White Star Rising series. Pre-ordered their EF title. How could I resist.
http://www.locknloadgame.com/Section_Cat_Content_Detail.asp?SCAT=80&SID=33&ID=145
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on April 11, 2013, 03:26:19 PM
I still have my WWIII games...I only ever remember playing the central front and the one with the worthless Yugoslavians though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on April 11, 2013, 04:32:44 PM
Quote from: PDH on April 11, 2013, 03:26:19 PM
and the one with the worthless Yugoslavians though.

Which side did they fight for?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 11, 2013, 04:36:50 PM
Quote from: PDH on April 11, 2013, 03:26:19 PM
I still have my WWIII games...I only ever remember playing the central front and the one with the worthless Yugoslavians though.

They have an excellent tracksuit record. :huh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 04:38:56 PM
I thought Arctic Front was the best one of the bunch. Low counter density was a major plus.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 11, 2013, 05:39:40 PM
Should've pulled the trigger on that system back in the 80's, when I had the chance at Origins '85.
But, instead of blowing my hard earned allowance-and-lawn-mowing wad on 4 games in one system, I bought Air Cav and the big ticket item, Pacific War, instead.

Dear God, was Air Cav mediocre.  Had promise, but wasn't truly fleshed out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 07:47:43 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 11, 2013, 05:39:40 PM
Should've pulled the trigger on that system back in the 80's, when I had the chance at Origins '85.
But, instead of blowing my hard earned allowance-and-lawn-mowing wad on 4 games in one system, I bought Air Cav and the big ticket item, Pacific War, instead.

Dear God, was Air Cav mediocre.  Had promise, but wasn't truly fleshed out.

Should have went with Air & Armor. Fantastic two player game. ;)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 11, 2013, 07:49:44 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 07:47:43 PM
Should have went with Air & Armor. Fantastic two player game. ;)

Yeah, by all accounts a much better modern combat game system.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 08:03:05 PM
Those WWI games from decision are on sale for 300 .
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 08:14:03 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 08:03:05 PM
Those WWI games from decision are on sale for 300 .

I sure they're good games, but I'd rather watch paint peel.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 08:56:27 PM
Odd question. Have any of you ever used time limits on turns?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 08:58:44 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 08:56:27 PM
Odd question. Have any of you ever used time limits on turns?

Nope. I'd beat my opponent with the star fleet battles rule book if they tried that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 08:59:42 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 08:58:44 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 08:56:27 PM
Odd question. Have any of you ever used time limits on turns?

Nope. I'd beat my opponent with the star fleet battles rule book if they tried that.

I still got that honkin tome downstairs.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 09:00:48 PM
I actually got my wife to play it. Once.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 09:01:26 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 09:00:48 PM
I actually got my wife to play it. Once.

Was this a good or bad experience????
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 09:03:12 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 09:01:26 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 09:00:48 PM
I actually got my wife to play it. Once.

Was this a good or bad experience????

it was too nerdy for her.

I can get her to play wargames with SIMPLE rules.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 11, 2013, 09:05:04 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 08:56:27 PM
Odd question. Have any of you ever used time limits on turns?

No.  People who do that outside of a tournament setting are the gaming equivalent of sweaty ass cracks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 09:10:00 PM
That's cool.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 09:11:23 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 11, 2013, 09:05:04 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 08:56:27 PM
Odd question. Have any of you ever used time limits on turns?

No.  People who do that outside of a tournament setting are the gaming equivalent of sweaty ass cracks.

:lol: It would be by mutual consent. But it would throw OCD gamers for a loop.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 11, 2013, 09:11:45 PM
Then again, I will grief you for spending 60 minutes setting up the Italians in Ethiopia in 1936.  Like it fucking matters.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 09:15:19 PM
I remember my friend spending a huge amount of time figuring out where to move his carrier BG in sixth fleet. Only for me to hit it with a badger and backfire strike.

VAMPIRE VAMPIRE. Lol
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 11, 2013, 09:21:55 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 09:15:19 PM
I remember my friend spending a huge amount of time figuring out where to move his carrier BG in sixth fleet. Only for me to hit it with a badger and backfire strike.

VAMPIRE VAMPIRE. Lol

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He acted schutpidly
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 09:24:06 PM
Playing the Americans in the fleet games give you an invincibility boner.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 11, 2013, 09:27:33 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 09:15:19 PM
I remember my friend spending a huge amount of time figuring out where to move his carrier BG in sixth fleet. Only for me to hit it with a badger and backfire strike.

VAMPIRE VAMPIRE. Lol

CAP not, want not.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 11, 2013, 09:33:19 PM
Now I want to play AH's Midway.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 18, 2013, 04:04:14 PM
Hey, you old grogs

I put in a pre-order for http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/94373/dien-bien-phu looked good. Any one have any info on the designer or legion games in general.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 18, 2013, 06:32:00 PM
Legion Games stuff has better production value than most people think, but some of their games seem to be put together better than others--I have their Saipan & Tinian game, and it's a nice little production for what you pay for.  FWIW, I recommend that game if you've never done any WW2Pac island-hopping--but Chris Faluso's combat system is better.   :D

re the designer:  I've got his game on the Algerian War.  It's not hardcore hexes-and-counters; it's area movement-based, but you can get through it solo considering it's got political facets.  From that and the rest of their titles' reputations, Legion Games seems to do a good job on topics you really don't see elsewhere very often. 

I'm waiting on MMP's game on DBP myself, but you probably can't go wrong with this one.  Looks light and fun.  And you can't have too many games in Indochina.

Speaking of MMP, looks like their Salerno game squeeked under the P500 wire in the nick of time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 18, 2013, 06:37:55 PM
Thanks. I was looking at GDW Citadel too, but for fucks sake $$$$$. I might take a look at the MMP DBP.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 18, 2013, 06:44:18 PM
LOL, Man, some of those GDW titles from back in the day are outrageous, eclipsing most SPI titles.  You don't even want to know what I paid for GDW's Crusader.
And to top it off, it was missing an entire fucking countersheet. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Larch on April 29, 2013, 02:48:12 PM
So, some friends of mine have just opened an online shop for customized tokens, bits and pieces for boardgames. In case you are interested, here's their website.  :)

http://www.customeeple.com/ (http://www.customeeple.com/)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 29, 2013, 02:50:05 PM
That site will make Hab toss his Eurocookies.

Cubes look kinda neat, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 03, 2013, 09:04:58 AM
http://www.whitedoggames.com/#!red-menace/cqg6

NUCLEAR WAR BONER
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 03, 2013, 09:52:16 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 03, 2013, 09:04:58 AM
http://www.whitedoggames.com/#!red-menace/cqg6

NUCLEAR WAR BONER

I was impressed with their Duel of Eagles title.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 03, 2013, 09:55:31 AM
Would be more fun if it were computer-based and therefore fahdiz-proof.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 06, 2013, 05:12:17 PM
Sweet, got hit by MMP for my Rising Sun preorder.

edit: dammit, just a confirmation.  I really hate their system sometimes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 06, 2013, 05:32:25 PM
So many games coming in the next couple of weeks/months...

GMT's Rebel Raiders and Won By The Sword, MMP's War of the Suns and Stonewall Jackson's Way, Nuts! Publishing's To The Last Man and, finally, Clash of Arms' Legion of Honour.  Going to be a busy summer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 06, 2013, 05:39:49 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 06, 2013, 05:32:25 PM
Going to be a busy an expensive summer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 06, 2013, 05:49:04 PM
 :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on May 06, 2013, 06:00:40 PM
I'm in for the inevitable Legion of Honour Languish MP game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 06, 2013, 06:18:14 PM
I will gladly run it, but it will crash and burn a week later when Berkut's computer explodes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 06, 2013, 07:16:01 PM
Only if you insist on using FUCKING VASSAL!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 09, 2013, 09:41:40 PM
More Cold War fappage:

https://sites.google.com/site/schutzegames/product-list2/firststrike62

QuoteThe Cuban missile crisis spins out of control in this new version of Bruce's acclaimed nuclear war fighting game system.
Using historically accurate strategic (ie Nuclear) force structures the players will be responsible for fighting the war on a global scale when the diplomats fail.
Rather than concern themselves with the operations of Army Corps and Naval Task Forces, players will be directing the B-52 bomber wings of SAC or the Strategic Rocket Forces new SS-7 "Saddler" ICBM's.
Of course the new Soviet missile complexes on Cuba still retain their importance as a dagger aimed at the heart of the USA and will have to be factored into both sides plans. The surprise potential of these weapons are accounted for in the radar rules.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 10, 2013, 01:07:18 AM
Except America's nuclear forces are in a deep Malaise Pocket.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: sbr on May 10, 2013, 10:43:26 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 10, 2013, 01:07:18 AM
Except America's nuclear forces are in a deep Malaise Pocket.

:glare:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 13, 2013, 07:31:40 PM
Hey Ed, your boys at Decision Games is starting a "25 at 25" promo:  one game at 25% off every day for 25 days.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: AnchorClanker on May 14, 2013, 09:09:40 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 13, 2013, 07:31:40 PM
Hey Ed, your boys at Decision Games is starting a "25 at 25" promo:  one game at 25% off every day for 25 days.

:thumbsup:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 14, 2013, 10:13:43 AM
I think I have about everything I want from them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 14, 2013, 10:24:57 AM
Yeah, pretty much.  And there's some stuff of theirs I'd rather get rid of.

Anybody want a copy of Wacht Am Rhein 2005, 1st edition?  I already know how it turns out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 15, 2013, 03:52:41 PM
GMT is having a sale, 50% off everything.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 15, 2013, 06:51:51 PM
Klingons vs Tribbles.

http://www.starfleetgames.com/Tribbles.shtml

I sorta want.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 15, 2013, 06:56:16 PM
Unless it is an elaborate joke.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 22, 2013, 11:29:26 AM
New arrival:

The Speed of Heat. F-86's? Neato.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 22, 2013, 11:30:27 AM
That's my fave-rave air combat game of all time.  So much early Cold War shit in there.  Voodoos, baby. Voodoos.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 22, 2013, 11:35:33 AM
I thought I had Whistling Death also. But it seems to have vanished.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 22, 2013, 11:36:10 AM
Dummy.  You need that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 22, 2013, 11:39:21 AM
I need to go through my piles of stuff. Time for spring cleaning. Next week.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 22, 2013, 04:32:57 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 22, 2013, 11:29:26 AM
New arrival:

The Speed of Heat. F-86's? Neato.

GDW's AS system was the best one out there IMO. Does Speed have any scenarios covering the F-102 in nam?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 22, 2013, 04:38:11 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 22, 2013, 11:30:27 AM
That's my fave-rave air combat game of all time.  So much early Cold War shit in there.  Voodoos, baby. Voodoos.

An ungodly ugly aircraft.

the A-5 being the prettiest from that time period.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 22, 2013, 04:49:36 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 22, 2013, 04:32:57 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 22, 2013, 11:29:26 AM
New arrival:

The Speed of Heat. F-86's? Neato.

GDW's AS system was the best one out there IMO. Does Speed have any scenarios covering the F-102 in nam?

TSOH is actually a continuation/refinement of the GDW AS system, so it's completely compatible with Air Superiority and Air Strike.  The only one from the set I don't have is Desert Strike.  :(

And there aren't any Vietnam-specific scenarios for the Delta Dagger--even though there's a shitload of 'Nam scenarios--but they're in some hypothetical Cold War scenarios, and you can always rip and replace scenarios.

I love TSOH because it's got so much stuff that never saw real combat in the early jet age, like the Cutlass.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 24, 2013, 05:58:18 PM
I found my Whistling Death. Mint in shrink.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 24, 2013, 06:49:17 PM
And people give me shit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 24, 2013, 06:55:20 PM
I was apparently busy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 25, 2013, 08:59:47 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 11, 2012, 01:57:02 PM
Interesting find of the day:  data sheets for COA's Speed of Heat, starring famous Sci-Fi fighters, courtesy of some Japanese website.

(https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxd9nz1NSE1qb0zi0o4_500.jpg)

Bumped for Ed, now that he's got TSOH.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 25, 2013, 09:04:27 AM
Lol. I can be timmay now and pit Colonial Vipers vs Tie Fighters.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 25, 2013, 09:17:43 AM
I was thinking more like Colonial Vipers against a shitload of MiG-19s in Thud Ridge.

BOOMER VERSUS COL TOOMB
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 25, 2013, 09:25:08 AM
He flew mig-21's. :nerd:

And wiki sez mig-17's also.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 25, 2013, 09:25:29 AM
The nerd smiley is racist.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 25, 2013, 09:33:44 AM
I know he flew MiG-17s, goddammit, that's what he was shot down in by tax evasion.

I figure MiG-19s would give Vipers a better challenge.  Don't get all grumbler on me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 25, 2013, 09:36:54 AM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 25, 2013, 10:39:24 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 25, 2013, 09:25:29 AM
The nerd smiley is racist.

I do a great Asian person, but it's so racist I cannot show off in polite company. :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 28, 2013, 07:01:43 AM
Hitler learns Total War will be delayed.  Again.

http://youtu.be/L1PBjb1LSGk
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 28, 2013, 07:48:18 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 28, 2013, 07:01:43 AM
Hitler learns Total War will be delayed.  Again.

http://youtu.be/L1PBjb1LSGk

:lol:

The agony of the wargamer.  :D :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 28, 2013, 05:15:38 PM
Got a Compass Games catalog in the mail and promptly splooged on the page with the US v China naval game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 28, 2013, 05:26:21 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 28, 2013, 05:15:38 PM
Got a Compass Games catalog in the mail and promptly splooged on the page with the US v China naval game.

Yeah, I dunno about that one...doesn't look like it drills down into the weeds like I'd want in a game for that kind of conflict.  Daddy wants something like Gulf Strike: Monopalooza.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 28, 2013, 06:17:18 PM
http://www.avalanchepress.com/game1967.php

Sort of want.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 28, 2013, 06:22:29 PM
"The game system is based on the very popular Panzer Grenadier system"

Pass.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 28, 2013, 06:40:12 PM
I'll never get around to playing it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 28, 2013, 06:44:16 PM
And yet, I'm the one that gets shit.

Like when I banned Bmolsson.  <_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 28, 2013, 07:24:11 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 28, 2013, 06:17:18 PM
http://www.avalanchepress.com/game1967.php

Sort of want.

I'll keep an eye out. I still wish battle front would do a CM on this topic.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 28, 2013, 07:36:06 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 28, 2013, 06:22:29 PM
"The game system is based on the very popular Panzer Grenadier system"

:bleeding:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on May 28, 2013, 07:57:46 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 28, 2013, 06:44:16 PM
And yet, I'm the one that gets shit.

Like when I banned Bmolsson.  <_<

About time you own up to it. :hug:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 28, 2013, 09:11:21 PM
Shaddup.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 28, 2013, 09:12:29 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 28, 2013, 07:36:06 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 28, 2013, 06:22:29 PM
"The game system is based on the very popular Panzer Grenadier system"

:bleeding:

No joke.  PG still holds the dubious distinction of being the only game I ever returned to the game store.  Didn't even bother the trading route, either.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 08, 2013, 12:41:19 PM
So MMP's been shipping War Of The Sun all week;  you get yours yet, Hab?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 09, 2013, 09:31:11 AM
Shipped on Friday; no sign of it yet.  Usual MMP shipping means likely Tuesday.

Guns of Gettysburg is also on the way.  Pictures of both to follow as soon as I get them set up.   :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 10, 2013, 03:25:16 PM
No sign of WotS, alas, but the big brown truck did drop a big package off :

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1004434_10152859853000411_1186060037_n.jpg)

:)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 10, 2013, 04:02:23 PM
So, is it like mandatory for Georgians to buy 4 copies of every Civil War game, just in case the South wins in one of them?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 10, 2013, 04:12:27 PM
You're just mad you can't pirate it yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 10, 2013, 04:15:15 PM
 :Embarrass:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 13, 2013, 06:16:06 AM
Got my WotS yesterday.  It's a lovely package.

I haven't decided on GoG yet.  If I do, it's only because of the system, as Gettysburg is so over-gamed.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 13, 2013, 07:51:05 PM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi14.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa313%2FHabbaku%2FWotS_zpsa1c583e6.jpg&hash=b7c013fc7a76081e40857e3822a6043a8043e4d0)

:wub:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 13, 2013, 07:52:29 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 13, 2013, 06:16:06 AM
Got my WotS yesterday.  It's a lovely package.

I haven't decided on GoG yet.  If I do, it's only because of the system, as Gettysburg is so over-gamed.

Poking through my WotS today.  Looks awesome.  Can't wait to play it.

The GoG game is very much a hopeful purchase for me.  I enjoyed, but didn't love Napoleon's Triumph and am hoping the transition and heavy changes to tackle an ACW game will improve things.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 14, 2013, 08:45:51 AM
Should have bought 4 to annoy beet boy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 14, 2013, 11:24:11 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 14, 2013, 08:45:51 AM
Should have bought 4 to annoy beet boy.

Did you get your copy yet?  And don't lie or I'll know.

Next up:  the Pacific core module for ASL.  Chock full of little Lettows to be mowed down by the USMC.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 14, 2013, 01:12:19 PM
Didn't order it. I don't preorder stuff.

Plus, my mailbox is far, far away.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 14, 2013, 01:13:58 PM
So get your electric wheelchair out; I don't see the problem.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on June 14, 2013, 05:13:04 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 14, 2013, 01:13:58 PM
So get your electric wheelchair out; I don't see the problem.
That would be a long one way trip.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 14, 2013, 07:29:38 PM
MAH HOVEROUND
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 18, 2013, 12:33:30 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 13, 2013, 07:52:29 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 13, 2013, 06:16:06 AM
Got my WotS yesterday.  It's a lovely package.

I haven't decided on GoG yet.  If I do, it's only because of the system, as Gettysburg is so over-gamed.

Poking through my WotS today.  Looks awesome.  Can't wait to play it.

Made 20 Geek Gold uploading the counter sheets.  I YAM AN EEESSENTIAL POSTER.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 18, 2013, 03:02:00 PM
Upload this shot of my set-up for even more.   :P

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/5590_10152883534275411_2058294477_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 18, 2013, 04:04:00 PM
The War of the Suns Vassal module is out, for anyone (other than Berkut) that wants to take a peek at the game without buying it :

http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:War_of_the_Suns

Find the rulebook here : http://www.multimanpublishing.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=FzXqCYrYTYw%3d&tabid=65
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 18, 2013, 06:50:34 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 18, 2013, 03:02:00 PM
Upload this shot of my set-up for even more.   :P
:)
I was actually surprised the physical footprint; not as big as I thought it would be.  War of Resistance it ain't.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 18, 2013, 07:27:15 PM
Not pictured: cat sleeping on map
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 19, 2013, 08:38:19 AM
Love that MMP production quality, what with the multi-colored background paper for the play aids. They are not fooling around.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2013, 08:48:52 AM
Such a grumpus.

Hab's photo has the really cool player aids up at the top.  Nice aircraft art on them, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 19, 2013, 01:14:25 PM
Don't you have to actually play to get aids?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2013, 01:14:50 PM
Go away.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 19, 2013, 01:26:13 PM
Stop being so negative.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 19, 2013, 01:29:12 PM
Some higher-quality stuff from WOTS so Berkut will stop whining (Oh, who am I kidding?) :

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi14.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa313%2FHabbaku%2Fphoto1_zps45505449.jpg&hash=ed4cf957e81330548949d2bf95af9328b830848c)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi14.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa313%2FHabbaku%2Fphoto_zps9936083a.jpg&hash=8baf41f78ae78093fbdfb98d6779f32f842883a4)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 19, 2013, 01:30:07 PM
Quote from: The Brain on June 19, 2013, 01:26:13 PM
Stop being so negative.

You're funnier than Jaron, so why try to emulate him?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 19, 2013, 01:35:34 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 19, 2013, 01:30:07 PM
Quote from: The Brain on June 19, 2013, 01:26:13 PM
Stop being so negative.

You're funnier than Jaron, so why try to emulate him?

Because he's being mentioned as an iconic poster and I'm not.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 19, 2013, 01:35:58 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 19, 2013, 01:29:12 PM
Some higher-quality stuff from WOTS so Berkut will stop whining (Oh, who am I kidding?) :

I had no idea off-map counter stack and unit pool cards were such a production priority for him.  Now we know.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 19, 2013, 01:53:28 PM
Pfft. Those are nice.

But after the hot mess that was the production quality of Angola!, MMP gets no assumption of anything from me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 09, 2013, 05:58:57 AM
Liberty Roads + expansion have arrived, it looks really nice.
Need to get a larger plexiglass plate by the looks of it.  <_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 14, 2013, 09:21:27 AM
https://shop.strategyandtacticspress.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ST283

My pants: creamy
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2013, 10:21:18 AM
It's already in my queue.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on September 14, 2013, 11:06:11 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 14, 2013, 09:21:27 AM
https://shop.strategyandtacticspress.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ST283

My pants: creamy

Well go put on some clean pants, nasty. :angry:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 14, 2013, 11:48:58 AM
 
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2013, 10:21:18 AM
It's already in my queue.

:punk:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 14, 2013, 11:58:33 AM
My fall war gaming buying spree is about to begin. The itch is becoming unbearable.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2013, 12:02:42 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 14, 2013, 11:58:33 AM
My fall war gaming buying spree is about to begin. The itch is becoming unbearable.

Yeah, there's a lot of stuff coming out.  2012-13's been a very productive season for the hobby.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 17, 2013, 07:42:08 PM
MMP sent me emails yesterday.  Something's been "Processed", and it's "Packing"!   :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 18, 2013, 07:33:28 PM
Fun Find: was at a antique mall(SHUT UP) and what do I find? A copy of 3W's SS AMERIKA. lol. 30 bucks.

Bought it. Heil Hitler.


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Caliga on September 18, 2013, 08:11:09 PM
Got Cuba Libre in the mail the other day and have been reading the rules.  Neat system.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 18, 2013, 08:13:48 PM
Meh.  I've considered Cuba Libre and A Distant Plain, but I dunno;  wasn't impressed with Andean Abyss, and all the silly plastic.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Caliga on September 18, 2013, 08:14:56 PM
The little block and cylinder things are weird, but I guess the generic nature of them makes sense in this sort of a conflict when everyone pretty much equally sucked. :sleep:

I also like that it's possible to be the Mafia in this game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 18, 2013, 08:16:26 PM
No George Raft counter, like I had asked for.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 18, 2013, 08:29:59 PM
I need white on black counters.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 19, 2013, 07:58:22 AM
The fact that my gaming table is in an other country now and I have no place for one here, certainly helps in avoiding any boardgame purchase flare-ups.

So keep torturing me, assholes.  <_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2013, 08:21:10 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 19, 2013, 07:58:22 AM
So keep torturing me, assholes.  <_<

Arrived today.  Squee.  Mew.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic1779619_lg.jpg&hash=d58b145be07ee37aca993c296a848a7a324dce66)

GangstaKitty's laying in the shipping box now as we speak.

AND YES ASSHOLES I'M OPENING THIS MOTHERFUCKER TONIGHT
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 19, 2013, 08:28:24 PM
That box looks like it could hold 6 or 12 beets!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 19, 2013, 08:46:09 PM
Anyways, I'm prepping for a multi game order myself.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2013, 08:48:27 PM
Don't be teasing, dammit. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 19, 2013, 08:56:40 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2013, 08:48:27 PM
Don't be teasing, dammit.

Deluxe Eisenbach Gap
That Failsafe game

And a few impulse purchases to get free shipping.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 19, 2013, 09:13:09 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 19, 2013, 08:56:40 PM
And a few impulse purchases to get free shipping.

Fuckers at BGG even have a microbadge for that:  "I use free shipping as an excuse to buy more games"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 20, 2013, 08:18:21 AM
Ah, BGG. A hive of Aspies and Retards.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 20, 2013, 10:00:47 AM
I love the whole CSW hate on BGG, and how all those Ritalin-addled Cataan players say they can't make heads or tails of it.

I DONT LIKE BOOKS WIFFOUT PITCHERS
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 20, 2013, 10:02:13 AM
 :lol:

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 22, 2013, 08:06:52 AM
I think instead of watching the bungles get assraped, I'm going to inventory my collection for insurance purposes.

My Men of Iron mint copy is worth a hundred!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 22, 2013, 08:14:57 AM
I gave my Frank a spreadsheet that I generated from that program posted on BGG that makes rough estimates of your collection's value.

I don't want Estelle selling my Killing Ground/Overlord combo for $5 at a yard sale if I buy the farm.  Talk about a post-mortem aneurysm.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 22, 2013, 08:26:54 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 22, 2013, 08:14:57 AM
I gave my Frank a spreadsheet that I generated from that program posted on BGG that makes rough estimates of your collection's value.

I don't want Estelle selling my Killing Ground/Overlord combo for $5 at a yard sale if I buy the farm.  Talk about a post-mortem aneurysm.

And you would know some guy is going to paw through them to check to make sure everything is there before springing for that 5 bucks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 22, 2013, 08:37:57 AM
And talked down to $4, because the dice are missing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 22, 2013, 12:23:56 PM
Holy crap, found a shipping box unopened. I ordered some GMT stuff apparently while blitzed out on Painkillers. My wife apparently plopped the box in the basement.

:lol:

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 22, 2013, 01:04:40 PM
Kids. They do the darndest things.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 22, 2013, 03:34:15 PM
Quote from: The Brain on September 22, 2013, 01:04:40 PM
Kids. They do the darndest things.

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 22, 2013, 06:54:49 PM
For a game called Rebel Raiders on the High Seas, you have to deal with a lot of crap inland. Hell though, I likely thought the game was about Ole Miss or UNLV when I ordered it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 22, 2013, 07:23:20 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 22, 2013, 06:54:49 PM
For a game called Rebel Raiders on the High Seas, you have to deal with a lot of crap inland. Hell though, I likely thought the game was about Ole Miss or UNLV when I ordered it.

Hab may feel differently, but ACW naval games seem about as interesting as, well, the ACW naval war.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 22, 2013, 07:33:46 PM
I find the Kearsage vs Alabama interesting. No Ide, that isn't a court case.

I did get Iron and Oak in the same box.  :lol: I guess my doped up ass was interested in nautical stuff. Or Sodomy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 22, 2013, 07:53:27 PM
Weirdo.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 24, 2013, 08:50:01 AM
I loathes stickering blocks. LOATHE IT.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2013, 11:28:48 AM
Get your daughters to do it.  Little girls love stickers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 24, 2013, 12:26:54 PM
I'd like the job to be done well. They are a few years from doing shit competently.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2013, 01:28:43 PM
Your Pilsudski block from Strike of the Eagle would have a "My Pretty Pony" sticker on it. With a rainbow.

Cavalry, Daddy!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 04, 2013, 09:36:32 AM
I just noticed that Star Fleet Marines is out. NERDGASAM.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on October 04, 2013, 09:45:01 AM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.starfleetgames.com%2FStar%2520Fleet%2520Marines%2FImages%2FStar%2520Fleet%2520Marines%2520Assault%2520copy2.jpg&hash=d70eeca449671c0c69535fc22407257fea055c79)

That looks pretty crappy...

:unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 04, 2013, 09:47:02 AM
MY EYES. It's so.....Baen.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on October 05, 2013, 07:03:59 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 14, 2013, 11:58:33 AM
My fall war gaming buying spree is about to begin. The itch is becoming unbearable.

Isn't there an ointment for that?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 05, 2013, 08:42:55 AM
I rub my American Express card over my wallet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 05, 2013, 05:01:52 PM
2013 Planned Releases and Highlights:

Armored Knights – Guderian Crosses the Desna 1941 takes the AK game system into the small battle arena. The situation puts you in command of one of Guderian's Panzer Korps from 2nd Panzer Group needing to cross the Desna as a preparation for the drive south to encircle the Russians at Kiev. This game will make a great introductory game for players wanting to get acquainted with the Armored Knights game system. 2 German Panzer Divisions, 3rd and 4th, must push aside a Russian Rifle Division and some Tank Brigades, keep the bridges from being blown up, and establish a bridgehead that can be used as the jump-off point for the drive south. This game will have (4) 11x17 map sections, (1) counter sheet, and numerous charts, tables, and player aides. This game also features map data from Rick Barber.

2014 Planned Releases and Highlights:

Death Ride Kursk – Totenkopf is going to get this series started. It is the link between the original games and the newest games. Price is expected to be $150. If you buy a pre-order coupon then your total cost to purchase will be only $100. Now is the time to get your pre-order coupon as the coupon sales will end sometime early in 2014.

Death Ride Kursk – Leibstandarte adds to the excitement of Death Ride Kursk – Totenkopf by adding the forces that made the most direct attack on Prohkorovka. Price is expected to be $110. If you buy a pre-order coupon then your tot cost to purchase will be only $75. Now is the time to get your pre-order coupon as the coupon sales will end sometime mid in 2014.

Death Ride Kursk – Das Reich adds the last element to the excitement of Death Ride Kursk – Totenkopf and Leibstandardt by putting the right flank elements in place, along with the forces that link to the III Panzer Korps when those games are ready. Price is expected to be $120. If you buy a pre-order coupon then your tot cost to purchase will be only $80. Now is the time to get your pre-order coupon as the coupon sales will end sometime late in 2014.
The current plan now includes releasing the Command and Control and Fire Support enhancements with these games. And remember, if you have the existing GD/3Pz/11Pz games and would like to get the updated maps currently under development by Rick Barber, you'll want to get the pre-order coupons. For each pre-order coupon you buy you will get 1 of the existing map upgrades for free. The new maps are considerably more detailed and the total map size for the nine, yes that's 9, game series is (24) 22x34 map equivalents.

Death Ride Salerno – Maintenance/Logistics/Air Enhancement is a significant add on for the series. Players will be placed in the hot seat to develop and implement a variety of staff functions normally left out of games. Battlefield recovery and repair, moving supplies, and air to air combat and interception are just a few of the additional detail this will bring.

2015 Planned Releases and Highlights:

The four 100 Days battles, Quatre Bras, Ligny, Wavre, and Waterloo, will all be released before the 200th Anniversary of the battles. That means all will arrive before the 15th June 2015 and the 200th Anniversary of the battles. The series will start with Quatre Bras, followed by Ligny, then Wavre, and lastly the crowning jewel, Waterloo. The series will have an overview map that allows you to make some different decisions about how and where each division and corps are deployed and you can then decide to send more cavalry with Napoleon toward Waterloo, or even reassign one of the infantry corps away from Grouchy. Maps will feature the data from Rick Barber.

Death Ride – Tarawa takes the Death Ride games into a new and exciting phase with the addition of the amphibious enhancement. The battle lasted almost 4 days. As one of the Marine regimental commanders said on the first day, the issue is in doubt. This will leave your jaw on the floor when you see how well the Death Ride system integrates this capability. The battle was known for the hammering the Marines took while they were trying to get ashore and wading in the lagoon. The landing phase of the invasion will be modeled from the start of the final run in through the beach lanes. That means the landing craft units of AMTRACS, LCVP, and LCVT, will all be units that carry Marines to the beach. LCVP and LCVT will risk getting stuck on the coral reef and dumping their troops into the lagoon many hundreds of yards offshore. The scale is going to be tightened to 100m per hex in order to bring the most detail we can to the small 4km x 2km island. And all units will be modeled at platoon level. Coupons will be available soon. Price has yet to be determined. Todd Davis is providing the map art for this game.

Death Ride – Arras takes the Death Ride games into the early days of the Blitzkrieg. The British managed to surprise Rommel and the 7th Panzer Division and made a real day of it for the Brits. The Germans were psychologically damaged and the result was the beginning of stop orders to the forward Panzer Spearheads. Matilda's are going to have a little fun with their armor strength and the Germans will need to be able to find something powerful enough to eliminate them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 05, 2013, 09:06:37 PM
Those FS/Maintenance/Logistics/Air Enhancement kits really add some bad ass fun to the DRK series.  It just keeps getting bigger and awesomer.

I am curious how the system will port over to Tarawa.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 05, 2013, 09:26:58 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 05, 2013, 09:06:37 PM
Those FS/Maintenance/Logistics/Air Enhancement kits really add some bad ass fun to the DRK series.  It just keeps getting bigger and awesomer.

I am curious how the system will port over to Tarawa.

Only Chris would do it at 100 meter scale for the entire battle.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 05, 2013, 09:40:53 PM
And he'd be the only one to actually make it playable.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 10, 2013, 05:13:14 PM
Got the Star Fleet Marines( and it's hideous cover art). Rules look simple enough for a 5 year old to semi-understand.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 25, 2013, 06:01:06 AM
Is the No Retreat series any good? The new Italian front P500 sounds interesting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 25, 2013, 06:57:35 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 10, 2013, 05:13:14 PM
Got the Star Fleet Marines( and it's hideous cover art). Rules look simple enough for a 5 year old to semi-understand.  :)

I'm sorry, katmai. :console:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 25, 2013, 08:11:14 AM
Ow.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on October 25, 2013, 08:27:47 AM
I don't get it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 25, 2013, 08:31:20 AM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 25, 2013, 09:16:48 AM
Damn, a 1-2 combo.

I really wish Volko Ruhnke would stop making games.  Every interesting subject he does a Eurogame COIN version of is robbing the conflict of a real potential title out there.

Speaking of Volko, I want to trim some of my collection:  anybody want to buy a copy of Andean Abyss?  I really, really regret getting it, and it's just sucking up space.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 26, 2013, 01:40:40 AM
http://www.grognardsims.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=GSI-0032
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 26, 2013, 05:26:15 AM
GMT is having their sale. Now you can get the endlessly repeated CDG Games you want.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 26, 2013, 01:05:04 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 26, 2013, 05:26:15 AM
GMT is having their sale. Now you can get the endlessly repeated CDG Games you want.

Yeah, I saw.  Too bad I can't take advantage of their "Hard Times" unemployed gamer deal again, I already did that once already.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2013, 11:12:57 AM
For all you Samurai out there--

QuoteThe largest game ever published in Japan, The Longest Day, covering the Sengoku Period.
Quote

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2013, 11:26:51 AM
So ronery.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2013, 11:31:03 AM
Jesus H Christ, even after all this time the Wargames section of BGG is still polluted with that goddamned Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures bullshit.

I must wrap myself in the warmth of CSW, where Assburgers fear to tread.  ITS A PITCAVAGE TRAP
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2013, 11:34:06 AM
I can't stand either one, but BGG's endless languish style Assburger arguments over trivial shit annoys the living fuck out of me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2013, 11:40:51 AM
I've been warned enough over there, so I stay the fuck out of CdM-mode.  They really take umbrage to the term "Confederatard".
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on November 03, 2013, 11:44:03 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2013, 11:31:03 AM
Jesus H Christ, even after all this time the Wargames section of BGG is still polluted with that goddamned Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures bullshit.

I liked the reviews of that, and it's certainly more accessible than West End Games' Star Warriors which collects dust on the shelf. At least this is accessible enough to get friends to play.

The only thing holding me back: this looks like an absolutely retarded money sink.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2013, 11:47:00 AM
You need the 500 page Star Fleet Battles rule book.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2013, 11:47:50 AM
I didn't say it didn't look cool.   :ph34r:  It just doesn't belong in BGG's Wargame section.

But yeah, total mini money sink.  That's the point to movie merchandising.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2013, 11:48:13 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 03, 2013, 11:47:00 AM
You need the 500 page Star Fleet Battles rule book.

Now that's interstellar combat.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2013, 12:01:03 PM
Forgot about Rpg.net. Now that place is retardville.  :yucky:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2013, 12:26:33 PM
 :lol: Learned that one the hard way.  Talk about some headcases.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 20, 2013, 01:26:33 PM
There's so much wrong with this...so much...

<insert pic of Star Trek Catan here>
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on November 20, 2013, 04:25:16 PM
And you weren't bothered by Settlers of Canaan, or The Settlers of Zarahemla (Mormon edition), or Settlers of Catan: Rockman Edition, or Settlers of America: Trails to Rails, or Starship Catan, or Catan Histories: Merchants of Europe, or Catan Geographies: Germany?

What about this particular cash in on the SoC name bothers you over the 100+ other games and peripherals associated with the name?  Settlers is the Monopoly of board games....err...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 20, 2013, 04:48:45 PM
All Catan players should stuff themselves into an oven and turn on the gas.

But porting over Star Trek TOS is going too far, man.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 20, 2013, 04:52:16 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 20, 2013, 04:48:45 PM
All Catan players should stuff themselves into an oven and turn on the gas.

:hug:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on November 20, 2013, 04:53:15 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 20, 2013, 04:48:45 PM
All Catan players should stuff themselves into an oven and turn on the gas.

But porting over Star Trek TOS is going too far, man.

He said clutching his Star Trek Scrabble and three different Star Trek Monopoly games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 20, 2013, 04:57:20 PM
My Black Friday wargame sales itch is getting bad. I need a fix.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on November 20, 2013, 05:11:22 PM
Star Trek Catan?

I'm so buying that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 21, 2013, 12:09:58 AM
Quote from: frunk on November 20, 2013, 04:53:15 PM
He said clutching his Star Trek Scrabble and three different Star Trek Monopoly games.

You gotta problem with TOS Freezicles, pal?

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Funderwire%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fstar-trek-anniversary-merchandise%2Fpage-24-freezcycles-660.jpg&hash=c01e136b4c9e14b4acb383396fd47a736cff2111)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 21, 2013, 09:19:45 AM
Sulu wants to be licked.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 27, 2013, 02:06:19 PM
Funded!

Stalin's Triumph
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic1789879_md.jpg&hash=54fcdfd3c87c8b03a86a1808f90bb18cea9308b4)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on November 27, 2013, 02:20:39 PM
The amount of numbers on those counters frightens me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 27, 2013, 02:35:03 PM
Lock n' Load.  Lock n' Meh.  Although I do like Summer Lightning.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 27, 2013, 03:28:07 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 27, 2013, 02:35:03 PM
Lock n' Load.  Lock n' Meh.  Although I do like Summer Lightning.

Quote from: Valmy on November 27, 2013, 02:20:39 PM
The amount of numbers on those counters frightens me.

Nations at War series
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 27, 2013, 05:30:13 PM
Quote from: Valmy on November 27, 2013, 02:20:39 PM
The amount of numbers on those counters frightens me.

Too many black numbers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 27, 2013, 09:24:27 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 27, 2013, 03:28:07 PM
Nations at War series

I fully expect Demons at War later in the series.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 28, 2013, 09:05:00 PM
Commissar Seedy, you been following PanzerBlitz: East Front (MMP)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 28, 2013, 09:18:09 PM
It also appears Chris is planning the III Panzer corps sector.  ;)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 28, 2013, 09:25:19 PM
Haven't kept up with the chatter since they announced another dev in the mix, but I hope the re-reinvention of PB goes over better than that Hill of Death thing they tried last time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 28, 2013, 09:26:39 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 28, 2013, 09:18:09 PM
It also appears Chris is planning the III Panzer corps sector.  ;)

Man's not going to be happy until he recreates the entire Eastern Front on 1:1 scale.  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 28, 2013, 10:34:49 PM
Christ;

Last Chance for Victory

Last Chance for Victory is the next entry in The Gamers' Line of Battle series (LoB) which simulates the Battle of Gettysburg.

Components:

LoB Series v2.0 Rulebook
Game Specific Rulebook
Two Order of Arrival Booklets
Scenario Booklet
Two Charts and Tables Booklets
Six Full Color Game Maps (Check out some samples here and here and here!)
Three Full Color Play Aids
2,240 Counters (Check out some samples here and here!)
22 Scenarios... with up two three size variations each, one of which is one map for each!
Box and Dice

http://www.multimanpublishing.com/Products/tabid/58/ProductID/239/Default.aspx
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 28, 2013, 10:38:07 PM
Lol, already preordered that shit a while back, love the command and orders process in that LOB system
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 29, 2013, 12:12:20 AM
MMP's Black Friday Sale tomorrow

QuoteThe Black Friday Sale List

                            Regular Price   Sale Price
A Fearful Slaughter   95   50
A Victory Denied   38   20
ASL Action Pack 6   35   19
ASL Action Pack 8   34   19
ASL Journal 2   50   25
ASL Journal 10   28   15
Baltic Gap   70   38
Battle Above the Clouds   83   45
Blood Reef Tarawa ASL Gamers Guide   16   5
Breakthrough: Cambrai   40   20
Guadalajara   34   15
Guiderian's Blitzkrieg 2   160   90
Karelia '44   42   20
King Philip's War   44   20
Leros   40   20
No Question of Surrender   68   35
Operations: Special Issue #2   36   20
Operation Watchtower ASL Historical Study (Ziplock)      40
Out of the Attic #2   20   10
Rock of the Marne   40   20
Solitaire ASL (Ziplock)
NOTE: LIMIT 5 per customer!!      60
Special Ops #1   24   13
Special Ops #2   24   13
Storm Over Stalingrad   44   24
Talavera   47   15
The Kingdom of Heaven   80   45
Tide at Sunrise   40   20
Turning the Tide   20   10
Where Eagles Dare   160   90
Yom Kippur   28    15

First# is the Reg Price, 2nd is the Sale Price.

Pretty sure I have everything from them I'd want.  :mellow:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 29, 2013, 12:21:58 AM
I been working too much. Missed this. 16 maps Chris!!!!!  :lol:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic1367393_md.png&hash=c69c6e304252037a1d5740593f550b236487ef31)

QuoteOperation Crusader as you've never experienced it, at Battalion and company level.  This game is an extensively improved version of Armored Knights - Operation Gazelle.  There are now variable die roll modifiers in addition to variable strengths.  The game allows for the kind of fluid movement and battle flow that happened during the real battle.  There are extensive command and supply rules that will give you the ability to have the same kinds of events happen to your force that happened to 21st Panzer.  They were sent on a wild goose chase and then ran out of fuel and could not respond to additional Commonwealth efforts.  There is a heavy reliance on using Combined Arms to enhance your chances of success in each engagement.  You will even see the ability to use Ground Attack to hit enemy units with air by themselves.  The rules are written using the Seven Battlefield Operating Systems and help to make it easier to learn.  These rules are not overbrearing and can be easily digested.  They are broken out by Command and Control, Maneuver, Fire Support, Intelligence, Air Defense, Mobility and Survivability, and Combat Service Support.  You will need to consider all aspects of the battle and there will be consequences for not considering those aspects.  Don't leave a HQ without an air defense unit nearby for protection.

This battle focuses on the Commonwealth releif of Tobruk.  4 Allied Divisions make a daring plunge into the Axis front and reach Sidi Rezegh only to be hammered because they didn't consolidate the gains or coordinate the breakout attempt well enough.  The Afrika Korps has different plans.  There is even a scenario that has the Germans make their attack on Tobruk first to see if they can take the port before the Allied offensive can disrupt it.

This game has:
(16) 11x17 Map Sections
(6) Unit and Marker Counter Sheets
Many Examples and Play Aides
Rules
(5) 11x17 Scenario Cards
Numerous Charts and Tables
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on November 29, 2013, 02:38:20 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 29, 2013, 12:12:20 AM
MMP's Black Friday Sale tomorrow

QuoteThe Black Friday Sale List

                            Regular Price   Sale Price
A Fearful Slaughter   95   50
A Victory Denied   38   20
ASL Action Pack 6   35   19
ASL Action Pack 8   34   19
ASL Journal 2   50   25
ASL Journal 10   28   15
Baltic Gap   70   38
Battle Above the Clouds   83   45
Blood Reef Tarawa ASL Gamers Guide   16   5
Breakthrough: Cambrai   40   20
Guadalajara   34   15
Guiderian's Blitzkrieg 2   160   90
Karelia '44   42   20
King Philip's War   44   20
Leros   40   20
No Question of Surrender   68   35
Operations: Special Issue #2   36   20
Operation Watchtower ASL Historical Study (Ziplock)      40
Out of the Attic #2   20   10
Rock of the Marne   40   20
Solitaire ASL (Ziplock)
NOTE: LIMIT 5 per customer!!      60
Special Ops #1   24   13
Special Ops #2   24   13
Storm Over Stalingrad   44   24
Talavera   47   15
The Kingdom of Heaven   80   45
Tide at Sunrise   40   20
Turning the Tide   20   10
Where Eagles Dare   160   90
Yom Kippur   28    15

First# is the Reg Price, 2nd is the Sale Price.

Pretty sure I have everything from them I'd want.  :mellow:

Shipping to Europe sucks  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on November 30, 2013, 07:22:48 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 28, 2013, 10:34:49 PM
Christ;

Last Chance for Victory

Last Chance for Victory is the next entry in The Gamers' Line of Battle series (LoB) which simulates the Battle of Gettysburg.

Components:

LoB Series v2.0 Rulebook
Game Specific Rulebook
Two Order of Arrival Booklets
Scenario Booklet
Two Charts and Tables Booklets
Six Full Color Game Maps (Check out some samples here and here and here!)
Three Full Color Play Aids
2,240 Counters (Check out some samples here and here!)
22 Scenarios... with up two three size variations each, one of which is one map for each!
Box and Dice

http://www.multimanpublishing.com/Products/tabid/58/ProductID/239/Default.aspx

Boy, that page is, for a historian, irritating as fuck.  The author of the page tries to set himself up as a genius by setting up and knocking down straw men.  All that "commonly held view" and "commonly assumed" and "everyone assumes" shit is for the birds.  Not that I'd ever buy such a game, but at least the designer can be honest to history.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 30, 2013, 07:39:00 PM
It's a commonly held view that the world needs more Gettysburg games, g. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 30, 2013, 07:46:26 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 30, 2013, 07:39:00 PM
It's a commonly held view that the world needs more Gettysburg games, g.

:yes:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 30, 2013, 07:50:56 PM
I think the LOB series should've gone out West--Shiloh would've been cool--but I think MMP wanted to take advantage of Rick Barber's new map work of Gettysburg while they had the chance.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 30, 2013, 07:55:39 PM
Hopefully one day I can set up Chris' entire DR:K series; XXXXVIII Pz, II SS, and III Pz sectors. Would be monumental. It would be nice for him to include the northern salient AO. Doesnt the credit it deserves.




I do have the space...BTW  ;)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 30, 2013, 07:56:43 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 30, 2013, 07:46:26 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 30, 2013, 07:39:00 PM
It's a commonly held view that the world needs more Gettysburg games, g.

:yes:

I'm thinking about getting that new one from Worthington.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 30, 2013, 07:57:12 PM
We'll yeah, move the beer fridge and the venison freezer in the garage, you should have plenty of square footage.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 30, 2013, 07:58:51 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 30, 2013, 07:50:56 PM
Rick Barber's

That guy is fantastcally sick. His maps are works of art IMO.

Chris is using him to update all the DR:K series maps too.  :punk:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on December 01, 2013, 10:20:29 AM
Bought Histogame's Maria. Looks nifty, especially the map  :wub:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 01, 2013, 12:59:50 PM
Maria is awesome.  :wub:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 01, 2013, 01:27:37 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 30, 2013, 07:39:00 PM
It's a commonly held view that the world needs more Gettysburg games, g. 

Name me a *good* Gettysburg game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 01, 2013, 04:12:38 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 01, 2013, 01:27:37 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 30, 2013, 07:39:00 PM
It's a commonly held view that the world needs more Gettysburg games, g. 

Name me a *good* Gettysburg game.

Avalon Hill's "Gettysburg", 1964 edition.  That's right, the one with the squares.  REPLAY VALUE FOR 12 YEAR OLDS: HIGH
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 04:18:13 PM
 :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 01, 2013, 04:25:49 PM
You know I'm trafficking in the truth, 11B.  You were up to your ass in those squares, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 04:29:47 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 01, 2013, 04:25:49 PM
You know I'm trafficking in the truth, 11B.  You were up to your ass in those squares, too.

What you speak is Truth.

Berkut;
Fateful Lightning
TSS
This Hallowed Ground
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on December 01, 2013, 05:08:34 PM
Oh god, I remember Terrible Swift Sword (still have it someplace).  Mike and I would go and play that for ever, had it set up in the basement of my Dad's place.  Four maps of greatness, if I remember correctly.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 01, 2013, 07:55:08 PM
Quote from: Maladict on December 01, 2013, 10:20:29 AM
Bought Histogame's Maria. Looks nifty, especially the map  :wub:

It's a brilliant game, probably my favorite.  Enjoy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 09:13:02 PM
Quote from: frunk on December 01, 2013, 07:55:08 PM
Quote from: Maladict on December 01, 2013, 10:20:29 AM
Bought Histogame's Maria. Looks nifty, especially the map  :wub:

It's a brilliant game, probably my favorite.  Enjoy.

No Panzers...... <_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 01, 2013, 09:14:57 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 09:13:02 PM
Quote from: frunk on December 01, 2013, 07:55:08 PM
Quote from: Maladict on December 01, 2013, 10:20:29 AM
Bought Histogame's Maria. Looks nifty, especially the map  :wub:

It's a brilliant game, probably my favorite.  Enjoy.

No Panzers...... <_<

Tanks are so overdone.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 09:19:08 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 01, 2013, 09:14:57 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 09:13:02 PM
Quote from: frunk on December 01, 2013, 07:55:08 PM
Quote from: Maladict on December 01, 2013, 10:20:29 AM
Bought Histogame's Maria. Looks nifty, especially the map  :wub:

It's a brilliant game, probably my favorite.  Enjoy.

No Panzers...... <_<

Tanks are so overdone.

:o :grr:

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 01, 2013, 09:29:54 PM
There is nothing more exciting than an field full of Greeks stabbing each other in the butt.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 09:31:04 PM
QuotePaul,

Thank You for responding with some ideas.  The only one I have at the moment is for the 3 battles of Alamein.  I know there are some good ones out there that might be better gamed and would be unique.  I will add these to my list of material.  Some of these will work well with the fluid situations that existed.  It's nice to know someone reads the Designer Notes.  The ones for the updated DRK are quite extensive.

Thank You also for the order.  You have the unique honor of being the first person to receive the new and improved Air Enhancement.  Please let me know what you think of it.  It should add a completely new level of play into the game.  It was greatly expanded just a couple months ago.  The rules were redone and cleaned up considerably.  I reformatted them and added some new charts.  If you have any questions please feel free to ask.  I make myself very available for customers.  As you can see I am at my computer working on a Sunday night.  I have been hammering away at the rules edits and counter sheet reviews for Totenkopf.

Respectfully,

Chris Fasulo Sr

:yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 01, 2013, 09:38:25 PM
Keep sucking up to the designer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 09:41:26 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 01, 2013, 09:38:25 PM
Keep sucking up to the designer.

:blurgh:

I also have rough drafts for smaller Deathride Kursk scenarios. Just need to play test.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 01, 2013, 09:42:15 PM
I held Richard Berg's vomit bucket once.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 10:00:45 PM
Strange comment about he made about designers notes. Do people not read the designers notes anymore.

After the Squence of Play review, I read designers notes second, then a front to back rules read.

Always done that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 01, 2013, 10:05:47 PM
Hell, I always read the Designer's Notes.  Usually that's where they'd put their reasoning behind certain rules, fucked up or otherwise.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 01, 2013, 10:10:39 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 04:29:47 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 01, 2013, 04:25:49 PM
You know I'm trafficking in the truth, 11B.  You were up to your ass in those squares, too.

What you speak is Truth.

Berkut;
Fateful Lightning
TSS
This Hallowed Ground

I don't know anything about Fateful Lightning, but the latter two do not qualify as playable, in my book. They are both monster games.

THG sure was pretty though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 01, 2013, 10:16:05 PM
One of my favorites but it covered the campaign, not the battle:

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4276/across-the-potomac
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on December 02, 2013, 03:47:00 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 04:29:47 PM
This Hallowed Ground

Isn't that just the older version of the new game?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 02, 2013, 04:56:07 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on December 02, 2013, 03:47:00 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 04:29:47 PM
This Hallowed Ground

Isn't that just the older version of the new game?

Older version of what????
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 02, 2013, 04:59:57 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 01, 2013, 10:10:39 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 01, 2013, 04:29:47 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 01, 2013, 04:25:49 PM
You know I'm trafficking in the truth, 11B.  You were up to your ass in those squares, too.

What you speak is Truth.

Berkut;
Fateful Lightning
TSS
This Hallowed Ground

I don't know anything about Fateful Lightning, but the latter two do not qualify as playable, in my book. They are both monster games.

THG sure was pretty though.

Different strokes for different folks. Depends on the rules overhead which seems to be declining. IMO the trend that seems to be going with the newer "monster games" is stream lined rules unlike the heady days of SPI.....

Compare GDW's Crusader to grogsims Crusader

SPI's TSS (Great Battles system)  to Last Chance's (Lob system)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 05, 2013, 09:01:18 PM
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Fap
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 05, 2013, 09:26:42 PM
fleeing civilians. Got to love that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 05, 2013, 10:06:31 PM
In other news;

Chris' AK: Desna came in and what a nice production.






Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 07, 2013, 07:48:05 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 05, 2013, 09:26:42 PM
fleeing civilians. Got to love that.

I don't recognize that;  is Ed rubbing GDW's "Third World War" series in our faces again?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 07, 2013, 07:52:59 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 07, 2013, 07:48:05 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 05, 2013, 09:26:42 PM
fleeing civilians. Got to love that.

I don't recognize that;  is Ed rubbing GDW's "Third World War" series in our faces again?

New one coming from Decision for one of their quadrillion magazines.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 07, 2013, 07:53:47 PM
And yes, if I still owned those GDW games, I'd post a picture a day of the boxes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 07, 2013, 07:54:06 PM
Ass.   :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 08, 2013, 04:02:53 AM
Why do people get rid of games? I haven't sold a game in my life.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 14, 2013, 02:48:56 AM
Been looking for a decent priced copy for a while now.


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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 14, 2013, 04:19:39 AM
:bash:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on December 14, 2013, 04:23:44 AM
Reminds me of the second computer wargame I bought. The first was SSI's Battles of Napoleon for C64.

The second was "Operation Merkur". In the late 80s/early 90s there were monthly C64 magazines with floppy disks enclosed. Usually it would be some demos (which at the time meant sound/animation by a demo group), trial games but also full games. This one came on Golden Disk 64. Of course the graphics looked like puke, but it was the first computer game in which I staged an airborne assault. :wub:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 14, 2013, 09:35:08 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 14, 2013, 02:48:56 AM
Been looking for a decent priced copy for a while now.

:mad:

Goddamn, those flat SPI trays are bitch to find in decent condition nowadays.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Razgovory on December 14, 2013, 03:47:52 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 05, 2013, 09:01:18 PM
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Fap

Who are the purple, beet colored counters at the very bottom?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 14, 2013, 04:06:13 PM
Hungary IIRC
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Razgovory on December 14, 2013, 05:07:56 PM
What is the name of the game, anyway?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 14, 2013, 05:52:05 PM
Red Tide West, and it ain't out yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 14, 2013, 07:22:59 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 14, 2013, 05:52:05 PM
Red Tide West, and it ain't out yet.

Didnt it get cancelled? Thought I seen something on Consim.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Razgovory on December 14, 2013, 07:55:54 PM
I just like that that the Hungarian counters are the color of beets.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 15, 2013, 08:58:03 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 14, 2013, 07:55:54 PM
I just like that that the Hungarian counters are the color of beets.

Beet Tide West: all your hubcaps will be stolen
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 15, 2013, 10:57:57 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 15, 2013, 08:58:03 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 14, 2013, 07:55:54 PM
I just like that that the Hungarian counters are the color of beets.

Beet Tide West: all your hubcaps will be stolen

Hungarian 12th Motorized, the vaunted "Adidas" Division.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 15, 2013, 05:25:50 PM
Roll 2D6 on the beet atrocity table!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on December 15, 2013, 08:26:40 PM
14.3.4.5.3.2a  All Hungarian divisions use an extra 12000L of water per day to boil beets.  Remove this extra water from the Water Table (5.6.4.2.7.5c) when determining Water Used Daily (WUD) calculations for movement.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 15, 2013, 08:30:13 PM
Ah, Campaign for beets.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 17, 2013, 04:51:13 AM
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 17, 2013, 09:12:12 AM
[6.0] Hungarian special rules

When a Hungarian unit enters a city, flip it to its reduced side. This simulates half the unit going off to steal, panhandle, kidnap children, etc.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on December 17, 2013, 09:22:27 AM
With how touchy Tamas gets on the subject, you'd think he was from Hungary or something.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on December 17, 2013, 11:13:58 AM
[6.1]  Hungarian Movement Reduction - All Hungarian units suffer a -1 movement penalty on roads due to mismatched wheels on their gypsy carts.  Note, retreat is at 2x movement.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 17, 2013, 12:19:02 PM
[6.2] Hungarian Supply Rules

All Hungarian units must stay within 5 hexes of a Hungarian supply unit or Hungarian supply hex. This simulates the supply of beets, turnips and paprika they need.

At the end of the turn, a Hungarian unit is more than 5 hexes away, flip to its reduced side.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 17, 2013, 12:46:06 PM
 :rolleyes: NOT FUNNY


Did I choose the only item with paprika in it from the menu of the Christmas dinner? Yes. Was it a coincidence? TOTALLY
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on December 17, 2013, 12:56:56 PM
 :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on December 17, 2013, 01:42:21 PM
Quote from: Tamas on December 17, 2013, 04:51:13 AM
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He ate too many beets  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 26, 2013, 12:49:35 AM
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:showoff:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 26, 2013, 12:50:52 AM
Well well well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 26, 2013, 02:17:04 AM
nice
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 26, 2013, 09:42:31 AM
I be jealous.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on December 29, 2013, 10:37:43 AM
'The Art of Siege'? Does it contain poorly drawn pictures of Disney starlets?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on January 01, 2014, 03:08:45 AM
Having seen this game in action on YouTube, I think I want to expose my friends who I know enjoy roleplaying games to Fiasco (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2014, 02:24:37 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 26, 2013, 12:49:35 AM
:showoff:

Ha, finally pulled the trigger, did you?  Only took you a year to convince yourself.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2014, 02:26:37 PM
Quote from: Syt on January 01, 2014, 03:08:45 AM
Having seen this game in action on YouTube, I think I want to expose my friends who I know enjoy roleplaying games to Fiasco (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/).

I played that with some of the WH40K crew at my old job;  that is a hell of a lot more fun than people think it would be at first.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2014, 02:28:40 PM
MMP just banged me for something big, so it looks like I'm getting something in the mail this week.

Really need to review my preorder status with these game companies, what with limited funds... :unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 23, 2014, 04:48:07 PM
Asian woman?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 23, 2014, 04:52:57 PM
With the weather being shitty, I've been going through my games and getting a buying itch.

That new Dark Valley game from GMT looks....interesting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 24, 2014, 12:08:39 PM
Ever closer

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 24, 2014, 01:20:35 PM
Man, those counters are hard to read.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 24, 2014, 01:24:36 PM
They're supposed to be naked women, right?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 26, 2014, 05:27:15 PM
I ordered a bunch of crap related to Japan.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 07, 2014, 02:10:16 AM
One of the guys that goes to WBC has checked out for good :

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Ringwood_murder-suicide_sparked_by_gun_dispute_neighbor_says.html
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 14, 2014, 12:12:54 AM
Actual new board games news :

Got Martin Wallace's A Study in Emerald.  Cthulhu/Victorian/Sherlock Holmes-based deck-building game a la Dominion, but with way more interaction between players and a much better theme.  Read the short story by Neil Gaiman and you'll get a feel for the game's awesome setting.  I've played three times already and love it.

Also up on the docket : A Distant Plain, GMT's COIN-series game on Afghanistan.  Mostly got it because of the theme and because it got me free shipping for it and ASiE if I ordered it.  Trying it out via PBEM play at the moment.  No idea what I think about it just yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 14, 2014, 06:49:46 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2014, 02:28:40 PM
MMP just banged me for something big, so it looks like I'm getting something in the mail this week.

Really need to review my preorder status with these game companies, what with limited funds... :unsure:

Turns out it was the Line of Battle series Gettysburg game.  Right into storage it went.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 07, 2014, 09:27:54 PM
I wish Blood and Roses would hurry up. Daddy wants some hot English on English killin'.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 07, 2014, 11:06:24 PM
Heh, I can have packages delivered straight to my storage unit place. 

This accomplishes two things: 
1) I can get all of MAH WERGAMES I want, and
2) I don't have to listen to Mom's bullshit about any of it.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 08, 2014, 10:44:27 AM
She doesn't like white on black SS counters either.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 08, 2014, 04:08:32 PM
She used to throw them when she was mad.  Sometimes at me. 
Fuck if I'm going to let her have another crack at it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 08, 2014, 09:43:23 PM
It would appear someone at my bank is a wargamer.  :P

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 08, 2014, 09:45:28 PM
lol, that looks like old school PanzerBlitz style, too.  That should narrow it down to somebody around 50 and eliminate the Assburger generation Eurogamers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 08, 2014, 10:15:01 PM
Bank? Should be a white on black counter.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 10, 2014, 06:43:02 PM
From Noble Knight:

QuoteLa Bataille d'Austerlitz (Ziplock) VG+ $1,395.00

Silly.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 10, 2014, 07:50:05 PM
And yet there is certainly someone who would pay that for it.  :frog:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 10, 2014, 07:51:19 PM
Yeah, but you just hold on to it and then resell it in two years at a 15% margin.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 10, 2014, 08:13:01 PM
My latest success at flipping was buying one of Marshal Games' latest releases a couple months ago, then selling it for double ~2 weeks ago.  I then re-invested that in buying all three of the Finnish Trilogy.  That should be worth something in a year.   :bowler:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 10, 2014, 08:14:03 PM
Those Finnish games look awesome.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 10, 2014, 08:19:09 PM
Apparently the first one is actually a good game, too.  Not typically what happens with monsters of that level, but...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 10, 2014, 08:29:34 PM
They finally got the first game to print?  Going to have to look into that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on March 12, 2014, 04:42:15 AM
Has anyone played The Dark Valley? The reviews seem to be really positive.  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on March 12, 2014, 08:00:05 AM
Those interested in deckbuilders and baseball games should check out Baseball Highlights: 2045 (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/151022/baseball-highlights-2045).  It's currently being kickstarted (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/167427101/baseball-highlights-2045-new-card-game-by-mike-fit) with an estimated delivery date in September.  It's already reached its first stretch goal after only a few days on KS.  I've played the prototype and it is a hell of a lot of fun.  This is not a simulation, so if you are expecting to play out every pitch you'll be disappointed.  This preview (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1134723/baseball-highlights-2045-a-preview-appreciatio) by the designer of Race for the Galaxy describes it quite well.

They'll be selling additional copies beyond the KS, so if you don't like getting involved in that type of speculation you can wait until September for the normal published version.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 19, 2014, 08:48:08 PM
I made the mistake of reading the counter clipping thread at BGG. Now I want to clip every damn counter I have.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 20, 2014, 09:53:57 AM
After my family, what I miss most of the things I have left behind in Hungary is my gaming table. :(
It is quite a luxury around here to get a big enough flat/house to have a proper one, so not sure when it will happen. :(

I would kindly ask you to stop discussing stuff in this thread until  that happens.

I will let you know when you can recommence discussion, in a few years time.

kthxbye
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 20, 2014, 09:55:45 AM
You picked a bad time to ask. I'm about to enter a BUYING FRENZY.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 20, 2014, 06:32:39 PM
Me too, Ed.  What're you looking at?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 20, 2014, 06:45:56 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 20, 2014, 06:32:39 PM
Me too, Ed.  What're you looking at?

http://www.multimanpublishing.com/tabid/59/ProductID/234/Default.aspx
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-453-hoplite.aspx

And whatever catches my fancy.

Maybe something East Front.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 20, 2014, 08:10:12 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 20, 2014, 06:45:56 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 20, 2014, 06:32:39 PM
Me too, Ed.  What're you looking at?

http://www.multimanpublishing.com/tabid/59/ProductID/234/Default.aspx
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-453-hoplite.aspx

And whatever catches my fancy.

Maybe something East Front.

Chris is close to rolling out DR: Totenkopf.................. :contract:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 20, 2014, 08:19:36 PM
No.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 20, 2014, 08:21:07 PM
Also I noticed that CoA is offering    
La Bataille de Dresde, 1813 - Volume No. XIII

:mmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 20, 2014, 08:29:04 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 20, 2014, 08:19:36 PM
No.

Girl.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 20, 2014, 08:29:57 PM
Kursk sucks. Boring. Like jamming your dick in a beehive.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 20, 2014, 08:46:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 20, 2014, 08:29:57 PM
Kursk sucks. Boring. Like jamming your dick in a beehive.

Quit acting childish

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 20, 2014, 08:49:27 PM
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 20, 2014, 08:58:07 PM
 :lmfao: Nice Nebraska neck warmer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on March 25, 2014, 04:33:02 AM
Finally got to play Liberty Roads. It is: awesome.

Well it was awesome, until Monty botched the breakout  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 25, 2014, 02:16:42 PM
Quote from: Maladict on March 25, 2014, 04:33:02 AM
Finally got to play Liberty Roads. It is: awesome.

Well it was awesome, until Monty botched the breakout  :mad:

Good game there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on March 27, 2014, 03:59:46 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 25, 2014, 02:16:42 PM
Quote from: Maladict on March 25, 2014, 04:33:02 AM
Finally got to play Liberty Roads. It is: awesome.

Well it was awesome, until Monty botched the breakout  :mad:

Good game there.

It really is. Too bad you need two days to play it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 31, 2014, 06:36:19 PM
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on March 31, 2014, 08:37:59 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 10, 2014, 06:43:02 PM
From Noble Knight:

QuoteLa Bataille d'Austerlitz (Ziplock) VG+ $1,395.00

Silly.

Holy Fuck!  Any of you want my copy (new, unpunched) for that price, you let me know.  I need to find out what the original La bataille de la Moskva goes for unpunched.  I think I have two of those.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 31, 2014, 08:38:36 PM
I'll pass.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 31, 2014, 08:42:19 PM
Ed's selling a mint unpunched copy of La Bataille d'whoshitinthebidet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 31, 2014, 08:43:47 PM
 :lol:

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on March 31, 2014, 08:49:00 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 31, 2014, 08:42:19 PM
Ed's selling a mint unpunched copy of La Bataille d'whoshitinthebidet.
But you are hanging on to your mint unpunched copy of La Bataille d'Wheredidthecatshidecountersheet2.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 31, 2014, 08:51:22 PM
Goddamned right.  It appreciates in value every month. Or should I say...val-mew!  SQUEE
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 31, 2014, 10:40:43 PM
 http://www.simmonsgames.com/news/

So, didn't see that one coming.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 31, 2014, 10:48:51 PM
Genderfluid. -6 DRM ON THE ERECTION TABLE
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 31, 2014, 10:50:30 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 31, 2014, 10:40:43 PM
http://www.simmonsgames.com/news/

So, didn't see that one coming.

Probably because you didn't realize tomorrow is April 1st.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 17, 2014, 08:52:21 PM
QuoteGrognard Simulations is proud to announce that Death Ride Kursk – Totenkopf is officially released and available for purchase.



Respectfully,



Chris Fasulo Sr

President

Grognard Simulations, Inc.

eMail Address: [email protected]

Website: www.grognardsims.com


:showoff:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 17, 2014, 08:53:43 PM
meanwhile.....

QuoteWe have been out of touch for too long due to tax and medical issues here. An additional series of eye surgeries left me, literally, in the dark for some time. As a result, I missed many phone calls and could not read much e-mail until recently. My vision is better now and expected to return entirely.

Arthur was busy with our 2012 (amended) and 2013 corporate tax returns. With the fire in 2012, prohibited access to most of our records/part of our inventory that extended into 2013, a resulting inventory write-down, and the need to recreate many records lost to the fire/cleanup, our tax accounting was complex and time-consuming. The Fire Sale was successful in recovering our funding for these expenses but it also added to the work and complexity.

Printing of the remaining Total War components has continued and we now have many of the game charts and rules in the storage facility. Unfortunately, while I was down and out and Arthur was off-site, the printer had made several attempts to reach us that went unanswered. They were at a point were they could begin to schedule the remaining blocks of our printing. When they could not reach us, they then proceeded with their regular customers.

Arthur worked alone during this time and coped with a re-occurrence of some medical issues while having to put up with my bad humor. Neither of us felt able to explain what was impacting us here personally and with the business side of the business. We should have made much more effort to do that. I clearly failed to keep the printer informed and I will be meeting with them this week to let you know where we are. We are returning to samples from the Total War game components and will put this out at a much faster pace as well as letting you know more about new work that has been in progress.

Gar

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 18, 2014, 02:19:29 AM
Gor?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 19, 2014, 05:25:31 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 17, 2014, 08:53:43 PM
meanwhile.....

Hilarious;  it's like a really bad daytime soap opera;  you can drop off for years, and then pick up the story immediately.  :lol:

Anyway, MMP charged me for my copy of OCS Reluctant Enemies, not to be confused with my other order in the way, Dom F/F Reluctant Enemas
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 03, 2014, 09:09:10 AM
GMT SALE

Quote[Surprise - it's a Sale!

We're looking to build up some extra funds for producing reprints and also to increase the print run on selected games (so they don't go out of print so quickly), so we've decided to launch a surprise one-week sale.

Details: Between now and midnight Pacific time next Friday (May 9th), you can make ONE ORDER with UP TO THREE IN-STOCK GMT GAMES, and get those games for 50% OFF the retail (or sale - the games on our Specials page DO qualify) price.

Note: this only applies to IN-STOCK games, and only games from GMT, not from the third-party companies (Consimpress, UGG, etc) that we rep on our website.

Coupon Code: When you place your order on our website (www.gmtgames.com) or with our office ladies (800-523-6111 or 559-583-1236 or via online chat from our website), use the following Coupon Code at Checkout to get your discount:

SS2014

Normal Shipping Costs apply.

I hope you guys can use this opportunity to pick up a few games that you've been wanting at a terrific price! Enjoy!/quote]
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 03, 2014, 10:04:32 AM
I recently got Totaler Krieg and Dai Senso. They look like they would be nice to play.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 03, 2014, 11:12:09 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 03, 2014, 09:09:10 AM
GMT SALE

Yeah, I snapped up Bomber Command for that price.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 03, 2014, 05:20:44 PM
Quote from: The Brain on May 03, 2014, 10:04:32 AM
I recently got Totaler Krieg and Dai Senso. They look like they would be nice to play.

Mine are unpunched.  ^_^
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 03, 2014, 07:51:49 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 03, 2014, 05:20:44 PM
Quote from: The Brain on May 03, 2014, 10:04:32 AM
I recently got Totaler Krieg and Dai Senso. They look like they would be nice to play.

Mine are unpunched.  ^_^
But noooo, I'll take the heat instead.   <_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 04, 2014, 01:00:08 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 03, 2014, 05:20:44 PM
Quote from: The Brain on May 03, 2014, 10:04:32 AM
I recently got Totaler Krieg and Dai Senso. They look like they would be nice to play.

Mine are unpunched.  ^_^

Seedy's are still in cellophane.  :blurgh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 02:04:35 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 03, 2014, 07:51:49 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 03, 2014, 05:20:44 PM
Quote from: The Brain on May 03, 2014, 10:04:32 AM
I recently got Totaler Krieg and Dai Senso. They look like they would be nice to play.

Mine are unpunched.  ^_^
But noooo, I'll take the heat instead.   <_<

Do you feel like punching something?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 04, 2014, 10:39:09 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 04, 2014, 01:00:08 AM
Seedy's are still in cellophane.  :blurgh:

"No. They're not."

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 04, 2014, 10:40:53 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 02:04:35 AM
Do you feel like punching something?

For somebody who receives a substantial amount of respect and restraint in his miniatures thread, you certainly have no problem assshitting the fuck up out of hobby threads that don't concern you.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 11:16:18 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 04, 2014, 10:40:53 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 02:04:35 AM
Do you feel like punching something?

For somebody who receives a substantial amount of respect and restraint in his miniatures thread, you certainly have no problem assshitting the fuck up out of hobby threads that don't concern you.

:hmm: From where I'm sitting now I can see at least 15 boardgames, most of which are unplayed.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 04, 2014, 12:49:19 PM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 11:16:18 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 04, 2014, 10:40:53 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 02:04:35 AM
Do you feel like punching something?

For somebody who receives a substantial amount of respect and restraint in his miniatures thread, you certainly have no problem assshitting the fuck up out of hobby threads that don't concern you.

:hmm: From where I'm sitting now I can see at least 15 boardgames, most of which are unplayed.

All are about Gustav Adolf, correct?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 01:11:25 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 04, 2014, 12:49:19 PM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 11:16:18 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 04, 2014, 10:40:53 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 02:04:35 AM
Do you feel like punching something?

For somebody who receives a substantial amount of respect and restraint in his miniatures thread, you certainly have no problem assshitting the fuck up out of hobby threads that don't concern you.

:hmm: From where I'm sitting now I can see at least 15 boardgames, most of which are unplayed.

All are about Gustav Adolf, correct?

No. :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 04, 2014, 01:23:41 PM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 01:11:25 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 04, 2014, 12:49:19 PM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 11:16:18 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 04, 2014, 10:40:53 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2014, 02:04:35 AM
Do you feel like punching something?

For somebody who receives a substantial amount of respect and restraint in his miniatures thread, you certainly have no problem assshitting the fuck up out of hobby threads that don't concern you.

:hmm: From where I'm sitting now I can see at least 15 boardgames, most of which are unplayed.

All are about Gustav Adolf, correct?

No. :(

:console:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on May 06, 2014, 08:21:25 PM
Played Cruel Necessity a solitaire English Civil War game where you play as the Parliamentarian forces. I limped through the first civil war (I was in high negative VP score at the start of 2nd civil war) but then quickly lost that war just a few turns in. I did a good job of keeping control of key fortresses (only lost Edinburgh but never managed to gain Dublin or Oxford)

Unfortunately I did a terrible job at the political side and didn't pay enough attention to Ireland which can quickly lead to a degradation in political affairs. I lost with 5 of the 6 political slides in failing positions. -_-

Can't wait for another go! :w00t: :D

Online screenshot of someone who was doing much better than I managed.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 07, 2014, 04:18:31 AM
looks cool :)

I have decided to placate my boardgame buying urge by buying two Victory Point Games solitaire games, as they are usually fun and require little space and time. Habsburg Eclipse, and Mound Builders.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 09, 2014, 05:47:30 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 03, 2014, 09:09:10 AM
GMT SALE

Broke down and bought The Dark Valley.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 10, 2014, 08:48:47 PM
For Brain, the Charles XII signal:

http://www.atomagazine.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=131
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 10, 2014, 09:26:54 PM
ATO + Rohrbaugh + Lembit developing = avoid.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 10, 2014, 09:31:11 PM
I wasn't going to buy it anyway.  :sleep:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2014, 11:26:05 PM
Fired off an email to GMT;  the sale was to last until midnight Pacific time Friday, and when I tried it shortly after midnight EST, the coupon code was expired.  Rawr.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 11, 2014, 01:56:44 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 10, 2014, 08:48:47 PM
For Brain, the Charles XII signal:

http://www.atomagazine.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=131

Charles was 17, not 18, when war came. Charles didn't invade Russia three years after Narva. Also, Charles should be rated higher and should have the combat value of at least a battalion.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 11, 2014, 07:00:29 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 11, 2014, 01:56:44 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 10, 2014, 08:48:47 PM
For Brain, the Charles XII signal:

http://www.atomagazine.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=131

Charles was 17, not 18, when war came. Charles didn't invade Russia three years after Narva. Also, Charles should be rated higher and should have the combat value of at least a battalion.

No way. Half a squad at best.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 03:47:58 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2014, 11:26:05 PM
Fired off an email to GMT;  the sale was to last until midnight Pacific time Friday, and when I tried it shortly after midnight EST, the coupon code was expired.  Rawr.

So, did you get satisfaction?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on May 13, 2014, 05:02:55 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 03:47:58 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2014, 11:26:05 PM
Fired off an email to GMT;  the sale was to last until midnight Pacific time Friday, and when I tried it shortly after midnight EST, the coupon code was expired.  Rawr.

So, did you get satisfaction?

If Mick Jagger can't get no satisfaction, do you really think Seedy can?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on May 13, 2014, 05:04:51 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2014, 11:26:05 PM
Fired off an email to GMT;  the sale was to last until midnight Pacific time Friday, and when I tried it shortly after midnight EST, the coupon code was expired.  Rawr.

Is that how you should be spending your money, young man?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 06:23:04 PM
Arrived at Casa Monkeybutt:

http://www.gmtgames.com/p-242-nothing-gained-but-glory.aspx

Dead Danes. groovy.

More stuff inbound
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 13, 2014, 07:18:32 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 03:47:58 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2014, 11:26:05 PM
Fired off an email to GMT;  the sale was to last until midnight Pacific time Friday, and when I tried it shortly after midnight EST, the coupon code was expired.  Rawr.

So, did you get satisfaction?

Yeah, they scored me the 1914 East Front game.  They're good peeps.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 13, 2014, 07:19:09 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 13, 2014, 05:04:51 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2014, 11:26:05 PM
Fired off an email to GMT;  the sale was to last until midnight Pacific time Friday, and when I tried it shortly after midnight EST, the coupon code was expired.  Rawr.

Is that how you should be spending your money, young man?

Yes.  Yes it is.

Kind of like you and handbags, it's a comfort purchase.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 13, 2014, 07:20:59 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 06:23:04 PM
Arrived at Casa Monkeybutt:

http://www.gmtgames.com/p-242-nothing-gained-but-glory.aspx

Dead Danes. groovy.

More stuff inbound

Never could get into the Musket and Pike series, regardless of how many filthy Scandiweenians die.

Caught up with a few things from CoolStuff myself.  Heh, P.O. Boxes.  THEYLL NEVER KNOW
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 08:14:29 PM
I love the 1600 shit. English Civil War, dead papists and idiot Swedish kings getting in the line of fire. :w00t:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on May 13, 2014, 10:32:51 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 13, 2014, 07:19:09 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 13, 2014, 05:04:51 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 10, 2014, 11:26:05 PM
Fired off an email to GMT;  the sale was to last until midnight Pacific time Friday, and when I tried it shortly after midnight EST, the coupon code was expired.  Rawr.

Is that how you should be spending your money, young man?

Yes.  Yes it is.

Kind of like you and handbags, it's a comfort purchase.

I don't own any hand bags, girl. I checked out that messenger at Prada and then thought - who do I have to impress with at $3,000 bag? :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 13, 2014, 10:54:31 PM
Storm Over Dien Bien Phu came in today.  :yeah:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/58624/storm-over-dien-bien-phu
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 13, 2014, 10:59:26 PM
I ordered late.  And now I wait.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 13, 2014, 11:22:02 PM
I should be playing it as soon as Thursday, with any luck.  I tried it a bit at WBC and it seems great.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 14, 2014, 10:07:53 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 06:23:04 PM
Arrived at Casa Monkeybutt:

http://www.gmtgames.com/p-242-nothing-gained-but-glory.aspx

Dead Danes. groovy.

More stuff inbound

Lund was my regiment's most celebrated hour. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 14, 2014, 10:08:44 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 08:14:29 PM
I love the 1600 shit. English Civil War, dead papists and idiot Swedish kings getting in the line of fire. :w00t:

The fuck?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 14, 2014, 10:11:25 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 14, 2014, 10:08:44 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 08:14:29 PM
I love the 1600 shit. English Civil War, dead papists and idiot Swedish kings getting in the line of fire. :w00t:

The fuck?

Gustav Adolf was an idiot. Not as big of an idiot like Chuck the twelve but still an idiot.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 14, 2014, 10:12:12 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 14, 2014, 10:11:25 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 14, 2014, 10:08:44 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 08:14:29 PM
I love the 1600 shit. English Civil War, dead papists and idiot Swedish kings getting in the line of fire. :w00t:

The fuck?

Gustav Adolf was an idiot. Not as big of an idiot like Chuck the twelve but still an idiot.

:cry:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 14, 2014, 10:13:08 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 14, 2014, 10:12:12 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 14, 2014, 10:11:25 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 14, 2014, 10:08:44 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 08:14:29 PM
I love the 1600 shit. English Civil War, dead papists and idiot Swedish kings getting in the line of fire. :w00t:

The fuck?

Gustav Adolf was an idiot. Not as big of an idiot like Chuck the twelve but still an idiot.

:cry:

WHO IS EVIL NOW?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 14, 2014, 10:14:56 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 14, 2014, 10:13:08 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 14, 2014, 10:12:12 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 14, 2014, 10:11:25 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 14, 2014, 10:08:44 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 13, 2014, 08:14:29 PM
I love the 1600 shit. English Civil War, dead papists and idiot Swedish kings getting in the line of fire. :w00t:

The fuck?

Gustav Adolf was an idiot. Not as big of an idiot like Chuck the twelve but still an idiot.

:cry:

WHO IS EVIL NOW?

Why can't we all just get along?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on May 14, 2014, 10:53:44 AM
Oxenstierna was pretty solid, and had the good sense to stay out of musket range.
See, mediation.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 17, 2014, 04:24:34 PM
GMT Games has really got to take that call center out of Mumbai.

I changed my shipping address to a PO Box in their system and when I spoke to them on the phone on Monday to make my order, but when I got the notification of shipment, the address was all screwed up.  It looked like this:

CountDeMoney
Condo Street Address That Was Used As My Billing Address
Old Business Street Address I'd Have Stuff Shipped To
City, State ZIP

So I get on the horn with Haji, and she says it would cost $17 to change the shipping address in route;  since it wasn't my fuck up, I told her I wasn't going to pay.  So they're recalling the package, having it sent back to them, to re-ship.


And no, Brain, I don't really live in "City, State ZIP", you filthy Jew-hating Eurotrash.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 17, 2014, 04:39:54 PM
I sense a retardness in the force.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 23, 2014, 02:54:01 AM
Ted Torgerson (designer of 1989) got his BGG account suspended for posting interesting historical documents and articles reflecting the mechanics of the game.
Apparently, this is irrelevant content. :bleeding:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 23, 2014, 03:50:20 AM
Quote from: Maladict on May 23, 2014, 02:54:01 AM
Ted Torgerson (designer of 1989) got his BGG account suspended for posting interesting historical documents and articles reflecting the mechanics of the game.
Apparently, this is irrelevant content. :bleeding:

:lmfao:

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 23, 2014, 08:41:10 AM
Hilarious. Aspieville strikes again.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 23, 2014, 08:58:20 AM
Gotta make room for more X-Wingnut threads.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 23, 2014, 08:39:10 PM
Wooties, got my 1914 Offensive a' la pepe le froufroufrou, or whatever the name is.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 31, 2014, 01:03:38 AM
Seedy, you following the PB Eastfront shit on consim?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 31, 2014, 08:58:09 PM
Not recently, I'll catch up to it tonight.  Anything interesting?  Or more PB hate from Generation Aspie?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 31, 2014, 09:26:15 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 31, 2014, 08:58:09 PM
Not recently, I'll catch up to it tonight.  Anything interesting?  Or more PB hate from Generation Aspie?

Naw, their still chugging forward with it. My fear is they will make it focused like HoD and start coming out with modules and shit. Marketing you know.

Day is working on MBT also.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 31, 2014, 09:37:35 PM
I have the utmost confidence in Mr. Day.  NOM NOM NOM
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 02, 2014, 01:56:37 PM
Picked up HFDG "Bloody Hell" on Ops Goodwood and Spring.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 04, 2014, 10:48:26 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 31, 2014, 09:37:35 PM
I have the utmost confidence in Mr. Day.  NOM NOM NOM
As do I.

I pre-ordered MBT, MBT: FRG, and MBT: BAOR.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 04, 2014, 04:46:48 PM
All I am seeing is MBT: ANALYSIS PARALYSIS
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 04, 2014, 05:14:07 PM
Can I have a long gun?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 05, 2014, 03:46:49 PM
Quote from: Maladict on May 09, 2014, 05:47:30 PM
Broke down and bought The Dark Valley.

It's here, my very first east front game  :mmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 05, 2014, 04:44:22 PM
Quote from: Tamas on June 04, 2014, 04:46:48 PM
All I am seeing is MBT: ANALYSIS PARALYSIS

Actually you can get into it quite quickly. It's not rocket science.

Here's the Panzer rules, which are similar.

http://www.gmtgames.com/panzer/Panzer_Rulebook.pdf
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 07, 2014, 06:54:10 PM
 :) Pre-ordered.


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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 07, 2014, 07:43:24 PM
Another GMT P500 contemplating.

QuoteAt Any Cost: Metz 1870 is a game simulating the situation west of the Metz fortress during those few days of August 1870. The game is designed to be a playable, two-player brigade-scale game that allows players to experience the unique tactical warfare matchups that characterized fighting during the Franco-Prussian War.

This era, though generally overlooked in the gaming industry, is a fascinating study in Napoleonic tactics (and uniforms) slamming head-on into modern killing technology. The Prussian military juggernaut is armed with the new steel Krupp breach-loading artillery pieces that far outclassed the French guns. Prussian doctrine, adapted to the lessons learned during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, allowed junior officers to exercise initiative and aggressiveness. The French army, meanwhile, was armed with the modern and deadly Chassepot rifle, a firearm so advanced that many argue its deployment alone should have won the war for the French. In addition, the French army was now equipped with their ultimate secret weapon - the Mitrailleuse, which was the first machinegun used en masse. Moreover, the game system makes clear that the French soldier, despite misconceptions to the contrary, fought valiantly during these battles. By all rights, they could have – and should have – won many of these engagements. But leadership, morale and tenacity won the day for the Prussians.

All these factors are seamlessly embedded into the At Any Cost game system and players will be challenged to utilize their advantages and minimize their disadvantages throughout the game. Will YOU as the Prussian player be able to withstand an early severe numerical disadvantage and use the brave audacity of the Prussian soldier and artilleryman to win the day? Can YOU as the French player overcome the lethargic and uninspired command structure of the Army of the Rhine and allow your tough and well-equipped infantry to fight unhindered?

At Any Cost: Metz 1870 also features the Blind Swords chit-pull system which emphasizes the three "FOW's" of military conflict: fog-of-war, friction-of-war and fortunes-of-war. With each chit pull, players will be challenged to make tough decisions based on their assessment of the current situation. Unlike traditional chit-pull mechanisms, the Blind Swords system ensures that no combat units can be counted on, or conversely, counted out. This yields an environment of tense action and constant surprises – an environment that will challenge each player.

UNITS

All brigades and artillery groups of both the French Army of the Rhine and the Prussian First and Second Armies that took part in these actions are represented in the Order of Battle. Each Strength Point equals 600 infantrymen, 450 cavalry troopers, 3 heavy artillery pieces or 4 light artillery pieces. In addition, units have a Cohesion Rating, representing the unit's morale, training and experience plus a Movement Allowance.

SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS

Combat and Cohesion System: The combat system is "firepower" based and utilizes the unit's size and Cohesion Rating to determine its effectiveness. The combat system is driven by a two-D10 dice mechanic. Two differently-colored dice are rolled simultaneously. The first (colored) die generates an initial result and the second (white) die simultaneously informs the players of any physical casualties suffered by the unit and any morale effect of the enemy's fire. The assault combat system uses a differential mechanism and results in a more dynamic combat outcome.

Orders System: A player must first choose one of four possible Orders that an activated Brigade will operate under – Attack, Defend, March or Regroup. Each Order has specific parameters that provide benefits and restrictions. This Order choice can be critical to a unit's performance during its activation.

Chit-Pull System: The Blind Swords chit-pull system generates challenging actions and difficult decisions for both players. It features three different types of chits, all of which reside in the same cup, each with special effects:

Activation Chits = these activate all units of the listed Corps or Cavalry Division. In some scenarios, Activation chits for the French player are fed into the game piece-meal to represent the slow reaction time of the French command structure. But the French player does have some options to speed up this process (see below).
CIC Chits = these are special Activation Chits. The Prussian player has a Chief-of-Staff chit and the French player has a Commander-in-Chief chit. These chits allow players to select any one Division (for the Prussian player) or any one Brigade (for the French player) for activation - even if it has already activated or will be activated later in the turn. Thus, this is the opportunity to activate units twice in the turn.
Event Chits = there are nine Event chits assigned to each player. At the start of a turn, players select any one of these chits to place in the cup (obviously an Event they really want). Three Event chits are randomly thrown out of the turn and will not be used – the remaining five Event chits are then placed into the cup with the pre-selected chit. In this manner, players are never assured of drawing any particular Event chit, except for the one they initially chose.

Each Event chit has a Unique Event side (all of which are different) and a Command (or Common) Event side. The Unique Event is tactical in nature and has specific effects and options for the player to consider. Event examples are Auftragstaktik, Krupp's Guns, Beaten Zone, Moulin a' Cafe and Battlefield Conditions. The Command (Common) Event side is used for more strategic options. The Prussian player may attempt to speed up his reinforcements and/or change their arrival location and to curtail the effects of the Prussian Aggressive Tactics Event that the French player may play against him. The French player can use his Command Events to hasten his Activation chit availability and to attempt to cancel the effects of the crippling Bazaine's Malaise Event.

Prussian Strategic Movement: In order to add player input into the strategic off-map movement of the approaching Prussian forces, some scenarios offer the opportunity to use the unique hidden Prussian Strategic Movement system. This involves the Prussian player openly moving units on a special point-to-point map whose results, nevertheless, are hidden from the French player. This will vary where and when the Prussian forces arrive on the map. However, the system is set up so that even the Prussian player cannot be assured of the arrival time or the content of his forces. There will be a solitaire friendly version of this feature, as well.

MAP

The map is 22" x 34" hexagonal map of the entire west of Metz. Each hex equal approximately 500 yards and contains all the significant terrain details – elevations, slopes, woods, towns, quarries etc.

SCENARIOS

The game will include at least five scenarios:

Tutorial – a small, limited battle depicting the fighting around St. Privat on August 16th, which at one point resulted in 6,000 Prussian Guardsmen casualties being inflicted in 15 minutes! This scenario serves as a teaching experience for new players.
The Battle of Mars-La-Tour – the whole battle beginning at 8:00 am and continuing the entire day. There are two variations offered – historical and free-setup deployments. There are also options for a historical reinforcements schedule or a variable schedule utilizing the Prussian Strategic Movement system.
The Battle of Gravelotte-St. Privat – – the entire day-long battle. There are two variations offered – historical and free-setup deployments. There are also options for a historical reinforcements schedule or a variable schedule utilizing the Prussian Strategic Movement system.
Campaign Scenario #1 – the game begins with the Mars-La-Tour scenario but continues past the first day until the campaign victory conditions are achieved.
Campaign Scenario #2 – the game begins on August 15th and the French player must march the entire Army of the Rhine across the map to escape to Verdun or, as a secondary option, protect the army from destruction. The Prussian army's movement is done entirely via the Prussian Strategic Movement system until they enter the game map. This scenario gives players the option to shape an entirely new campaign.

COMPONENTS

1 – 22" x 34" map
2 – 9/16" countersheets
1 – Rulebook
1 – Playbook (Scenarios, Historical Notes and Examples of Play)
1 – Game Tracks Card
1 – Prussian Strategic Movement Card
4 – Player Aids (2 Prussian and 2 French)
4 – Ten-Sided Dice (1 Blue, 1 Red and 2 White)

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 07, 2014, 07:45:49 PM
I was thinking about Hammering Sickles. Not enough detail yet to pull the trigger on a pre-order.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 07, 2014, 07:52:45 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 07, 2014, 07:45:49 PM
I was thinking about Hammering Sickles. Not enough detail yet to pull the trigger on a pre-order.

Thanks for the heads up. It's by the same guy. I liked his Duel of Eagles.

QuoteAs Sickles' III Corps troops marched on their way to the Peach Orchard and past the left flank of II Corps, General Hancock observed: "Gentlemen, that is a splendid advance. But those troops will be coming back very soon."
:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 07, 2014, 08:02:10 PM
Looking at consim forums for the above two games, Rick Barber is apparently heavily involved. His maps alone would/will be the reason why I pull the trigger on these.

QuoteHarrumph.... I kinda liked the title of the 'other' folder on this game; it was longer and easier to find.  Plus I had my name in it!

Now that the cat's out of the bag, I'll elaborate a bit from my angle on things. It will be a two game 'mini series', in that Hammerin' Sickles' will be the first, featuring the whole of Longstreet's Attack area (and now even a little more room for Hood to possible go a bit further 'to the Right, General!') At present, that will be using 5/8" counters, on a 22 x 34 map with nice generous 7/8" hexes, at 150/hex.

I'm this weekend finishing the final art for a game from White dog Games, out very shortly, that uses the exact same system as HS. Stonewall's Sword covers the 1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain in the same regimental scale, on a 17 x 22 map with the same large hex size. I don't know if White Dog will be releasing it as a downloadable P&P game as they did for Hermann's Duel of Eagles, but I'd recommend that anyone who finds the upcoming Gettysburg game to be of interest check out Stonewall's Sword first, just to see the system at work!

The second game in the GMT 'series' (which I'm hoping they call 'We're still UP Here!') will add in the rest of the July 2nd/3rd battlefield to the north, allowing folks to explore all the possibilities of Ewell's dusk attacks on July 2nd, as well as combine them into the whole Monte.. Lee wannabe's will have a field day trying to outdo or outguess the Marble Man's Great Plan, and there's a possibility for Meade to try his own offensive as well.

Picture the two overlaid maps as being a very squat 'T' shape when we're done. Together they show the 'core' of the Gettysburg battlefield that covers the second and third days' actions. I'd almost consider the first day as a completely separate battle, as it was a total meeting engagement, with all thr troops on the march, and many differing possibilities that can only be really covered on a much larger map area. The second and third days are much more of a set piece battle, and lots of wannabe Lees out there really just want to see if they can do the Marble Man one better once the lines are set. (Secretly, I think that the first book on the battle that Hermann happened on was Pfanz's Gettysburg: The Second day.....) 

Alan, the scale is regimental/battery, but it's completely different thanthe old AH Devil's Den game - that one was 'company' level, and used 30-40 yd hexes. This one is 150/hex, and the first game's map shows the southern half of the battlefield, from the area of the Bliss farm south the whole way to Heagy's Hill on the Emmitsburg Road - that means that there will be full room for Hood to try the swinging maneuver to the south that he three times asked Longstreet to do. That is not the full operational maneuver to the south that Longstreet was hoping to convince Lee to do, but still gives the Reb player plenty of room to trey his luck. (It also allows for the Union player to repeat Kilpatrick's futile cavalry attack on July 3rd, but with the option of including Wright's VI Corps Division, which would have landed Lee in a whole world of hurt!!)

West to east the map covers everything from just short of the Pitzer Schoolhouse to a few hexes east of Big Round Top, so plenty of room for all the possible actions on those two days. The Northern map, which overlaps the southern one by a few hexrows so that a couple critical roads are on both, extends the field up to about Barlow's Knoll, and goes from about the location of Lee's HQ on Seminary ridge east to well beyond Wolf Hill, which allow for the possible attack on Ewell's flank that Meade was considering on July 2nd.

Herm has the only 'colored' copy of the prototype so far, but I'm attaching a scan of a small part of my original, just so you folks can see the scale of things and the way I'm handling the terrain. (And if you like that, I've already drawn up, using the same scale, a new two map 'Designer's Edition mapset for my own Summer Storm game - after laying out the field in this scale for Herm, I found that my own game plays very well on it with just minor modifications to arty range and stacking, and I really like the greater detain i got by going from 200 to 150/hex! Just need the time and energy to do that one in final form!)

I'd also say that if a more detailed and closer scale version of 'the best three hours of fighting ever done by any troops on any battlefield' is what you're after, Herm and I are back at work with VPG to finally do the expanded version of his original Tattered Flags: The Wheatfield game, which uses 100 men per counter, arty sections and a hexless map at 50 yds per inch. The new version will have at least three 11 x 17 sections, and cover a lot more of Hood's attack into the Wheatfield/Devil's den area. Lotsa Gettysburg Gaming in the future, kiddies!


His map from summer storm.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 07, 2014, 08:12:11 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 07, 2014, 07:52:45 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 07, 2014, 07:45:49 PM
I was thinking about Hammering Sickles. Not enough detail yet to pull the trigger on a pre-order.

Thanks for the heads up. It's by the same guy. I liked his Duel of Eagles.

QuoteAs Sickles' III Corps troops marched on their way to the Peach Orchard and past the left flank of II Corps, General Hancock observed: "Gentlemen, that is a splendid advance. But those troops will be coming back very soon."
:lol:

General Hancock. :wub:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 07, 2014, 08:34:26 PM
Playtest map for HS

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 07, 2014, 09:15:32 PM
I pre-ordered the Metz game based on a podcast interview with the designer.  Luttmann seems like a pretty straightforward guy.  The preview stuff that is out for the game looks original enough to garner interest, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 07, 2014, 09:58:31 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 07, 2014, 08:02:10 PM
Looking at consim forums for the above two games, Rick Barber is apparently heavily involved. His maps alone would/will be the reason why I pull the trigger on these.

Rick Barber knows his shit when it comes to maps and the ACW.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 09, 2014, 10:23:48 AM
Who has ever made the argument that Sickles was anything but a douche-bag that got his Corps wrecked to no real purpose?

I am curious as  to the idea that somehow Sickles actions (even inadvertently) were a positive for the Union.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on June 09, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
I have never heard that Sickles was anything but an incompetent and that his decision to move his Corps forward was anything but a disaster.  The Fifth Corps (and others) had to be rushed in to save the Union.  Nearly lost the whole damn battle.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 09, 2014, 10:53:16 AM
I should have included this in my note, from the GMT site for the game:

"During the subsequent vicious fighting, Sickles' corps not only received a battlefield "hammering" from Hood's and McLaws' Confederate Divisions, but long after the battle ended Sickles himself had to endure a political "hammering" from various critics regarding his conduct. Nonetheless, some observers feel that his actions that day in fact saved the Army of the Potomac, and thus perhaps the Union itself, from destruction. Now YOU command the valiant troops on both sides of this critical battle and determine for yourself whether this singular maneuver was one of the most brilliant, one of the most arrogant or one of the most ill-advised risks taken during the American Civil War. "

Maybe just an attempt to create some narrative where the move itself could make some kind of sense...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on June 09, 2014, 10:57:17 AM
What a bunch of nonsense.  If Sickles had the 3rd Corps up on the hills like he should have it would be been a suicide attack for the Confederacy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on June 09, 2014, 12:43:57 PM
The Metz game looks intriguing.  Does the designer have a track record?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 09, 2014, 01:47:53 PM
He's designed a couple of solid solitaire games--Dawn of the Zeds and In Magnificent Style.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 10, 2014, 03:53:09 PM
Quote from: Maladict on May 09, 2014, 05:47:30 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 03, 2014, 09:09:10 AM
GMT SALE

Broke down and bought The Dark Valley.

I have been reading the rules online til my copy comes in from Amazon tomorrow. Gotta love Amazon prime.


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 10, 2014, 06:23:02 PM
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From Starkweather back in January.

QuoteWhy yes, heading into final play testing as soon as we have some art to show off...I'm hoping to have a prototype of the game at Stack in Montreal in May and Andy might be showing off the game at WBC this year.

Finally getting to the final stages...can't say much more in terms of scheduling as it depends on how well it plays when in the hands of play testers. It has some unusual stuff in it that while I think it all purrs along, I need to see how it plays when I'm not around.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 10, 2014, 06:27:18 PM
All the blood rushed to my penis.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 10, 2014, 07:12:42 PM
All your blood rushed to my penis, too.  It's about damned time on that project.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 10, 2014, 08:04:48 PM
I'm pretty ambivalent about Starkweather stuff these days.  Guy has a tendency to abandon stuff to the wolves after publishing (IE, not resolve rules issues), promise more than he delivers and such.  I'm still eager to see the finished product, but I doubt I'll pre-order.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 13, 2014, 01:33:16 AM
My first dip into PzG. I'm also looking at the Korea modules. I will make a Timmay counter for those.
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Deathride Kursk: SS-T. The SS-LAH and SS-DR in the works. Then to wait on the 3rd Panzer Corps sector. I should be able to replicate the offense in real time.... :lol:
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 13, 2014, 02:40:39 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 10, 2014, 03:53:09 PM
Quote from: Maladict on May 09, 2014, 05:47:30 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 03, 2014, 09:09:10 AM
GMT SALE

Broke down and bought The Dark Valley.

I have been reading the rules online til my copy comes in from Amazon tomorrow. Gotta love Amazon prime.

Be careful when handling the map, it's pretty flimsy.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 17, 2014, 07:28:47 PM
Almost there.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 17, 2014, 07:55:03 PM
I like Legion productions;  good quality, interesting topics.  Berkut would appreciate the notable absence of pastel-colored cardboard player aids.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 08:58:41 AM
Sooo, I am kind of looking for a decent 2 players game to serve as an intro to boardgames for the girlfriend... Something with a decent theme, so more than a Knizia game, but also a non-war one.
I have bought Carcassone here from home the last time I visited the parents but I just cannot make myself to teach that to her. She would be able, and probably interested, to handle much more complex and interesting ones, so why show that boardgame is for little kids?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on June 19, 2014, 09:51:07 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 08:58:41 AM
Sooo, I am kind of looking for a decent 2 players game to serve as an intro to boardgames for the girlfriend... Something with a decent theme, so more than a Knizia game, but also a non-war one.
I have bought Carcassone here from home the last time I visited the parents but I just cannot make myself to teach that to her. She would be able, and probably interested, to handle much more complex and interesting ones, so why show that boardgame is for little kids?

Jambo (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12002/jambo) - Two player merchant trading game.
Blue Moon: Legends (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147154/blue-moon-legends) - Blue Moon the card game rereleased as a single package with all the cards.  Great art, even better game.  Also serves as an introduction to deck building, with simple and restrictive deck building rules.  There are pre-constructed in the box so you don't have to start with deck building.
San Juan (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8217/san-juan) - I don't particularly like this game, I prefer either playing Puerto Rico or Race for the Galaxy.  However this is an easy introduction to the systems that are used in both.
Phoenicia (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28620/phoenicia) - The only good two player auction game.
Attika (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8051/attika) - My favorite two player, but probably less theme than you were hoping for.
Roll through the Ages: The Bronze Age (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37380/roll-through-the-ages-the-bronze-age) - Simple dice game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 09:55:46 AM
:thumbsup: thanks!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on June 19, 2014, 10:28:00 AM
Arkham Horror. Might be an easy sell because it's co-op.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 10:50:34 AM
Quote from: Syt on June 19, 2014, 10:28:00 AM
Arkham Horror. Might be an easy sell because it's co-op.

Good idea, I could grab it from Hungary eventually, but I have come to be disillusioned of the game. Plus I think she already had that introduced to her and she only have vague memories, so not a great success I guess. :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on June 19, 2014, 10:54:53 AM
Then Last Night on Earth. Fast paced, easy to learn, and very playable with 2 to 6 people.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 19, 2014, 10:56:51 AM
Talisman?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 19, 2014, 10:58:51 AM
Dungeon Quest? It's based on Swedish game Drakborgen, which was completely awesome.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on June 19, 2014, 11:00:17 AM
Quote from: The Brain on June 19, 2014, 10:58:51 AM
Dungeon Quest?

That was a really fun game.

Speaking of Talisman, the Steam version updated today ... :unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 11:04:56 AM
Dungeon Quest: I have it back home: it is awesome. Turn 1, draw a trap card. Be sliced into two pieces, game over.

It's for later times though, place is a bit of an issue

Talisman on PC: I couldn't hold up longer than a few days ago.  :Embarrass: It's a bit boring to be honest.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 19, 2014, 11:44:44 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 11:04:56 AM
Dungeon Quest: I have it back home: it is awesome. Turn 1, draw a trap card. Be sliced into two pieces, game over.


IIRC the Swedish designer's notes said that you had about a 15% chance to get into the central chamber and get out alive.

The "ooh-I-found-a-necklace-2-tiles-in-and-now-I-back-out-and-hope-everyone-else-dies" tactic was hilarious.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on June 19, 2014, 12:27:06 PM
Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 08:58:41 AM
Sooo, I am kind of looking for a decent 2 players game to serve as an intro to boardgames for the girlfriend... Something with a decent theme, so more than a Knizia game, but also a non-war one.
I have bought Carcassone here from home the last time I visited the parents but I just cannot make myself to teach that to her. She would be able, and probably interested, to handle much more complex and interesting ones, so why show that boardgame is for little kids?

Chess
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 12:53:50 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 19, 2014, 12:27:06 PM
Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 08:58:41 AM
Sooo, I am kind of looking for a decent 2 players game to serve as an intro to boardgames for the girlfriend... Something with a decent theme, so more than a Knizia game, but also a non-war one.
I have bought Carcassone here from home the last time I visited the parents but I just cannot make myself to teach that to her. She would be able, and probably interested, to handle much more complex and interesting ones, so why show that boardgame is for little kids?

Chess

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Hansmeister on June 19, 2014, 04:35:40 PM
Quote from: The Brain on June 19, 2014, 10:56:51 AM
Talisman?

I used to play it a lot during my second tour in Somalia. Was a fun little game, too bad I left my copy behind when I left.  Always thought about buying the new version, though I'm not sure if I would find it quite as interesting today.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Hansmeister on June 19, 2014, 04:37:35 PM
I've been playing Battlestar Galactica a lot, usually with 7 players.  What an awesome game!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on June 19, 2014, 05:20:13 PM
Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 12:53:50 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 19, 2014, 12:27:06 PM
Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 08:58:41 AM
Sooo, I am kind of looking for a decent 2 players game to serve as an intro to boardgames for the girlfriend... Something with a decent theme, so more than a Knizia game, but also a non-war one.
I have bought Carcassone here from home the last time I visited the parents but I just cannot make myself to teach that to her. She would be able, and probably interested, to handle much more complex and interesting ones, so why show that boardgame is for little kids?

Chess

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Is it you or her who wouldnt be able to play?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 19, 2014, 07:29:12 PM
Talisman.  :bleeding:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: sbr on June 19, 2014, 07:59:13 PM
Quote from: Hansmeister on June 19, 2014, 04:37:35 PM
I've been playing Battlestar Galactica a lot, usually with 7 players.  What an awesome game!

Battlestar Galactica is a nice game.  Works well as a forum game as well. ;)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 19, 2014, 08:07:23 PM
Try a Diplomacy forum game. The thread should be hilarious.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: sbr on June 19, 2014, 08:18:10 PM
Yes they are.  I have watched a few from afar and cooped another.  Good stuff.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 20, 2014, 12:22:46 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 19, 2014, 08:07:23 PM
Try a Diplomacy forum game. The thread should be hilarious.

We tried that here a few times.  Seedy never put his orders in.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on June 20, 2014, 12:36:32 AM
Quote from: sbr on June 19, 2014, 07:59:13 PM
Quote from: Hansmeister on June 19, 2014, 04:37:35 PM
I've been playing Battlestar Galactica a lot, usually with 7 players.  What an awesome game!

Battlestar Galactica is a nice game.  Works well as a forum game as well. ;)

Yeah we did it here. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 20, 2014, 03:33:02 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 19, 2014, 05:20:13 PM
Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 12:53:50 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 19, 2014, 12:27:06 PM
Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 08:58:41 AM
Sooo, I am kind of looking for a decent 2 players game to serve as an intro to boardgames for the girlfriend... Something with a decent theme, so more than a Knizia game, but also a non-war one.
I have bought Carcassone here from home the last time I visited the parents but I just cannot make myself to teach that to her. She would be able, and probably interested, to handle much more complex and interesting ones, so why show that boardgame is for little kids?

Chess

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages4.static-bluray.com%2Freviews%2F302_3.jpg&hash=b42c8ab21be2ab06d7f1a4637e8ebd2ca4911039)


Is it you or her who wouldnt be able to play?


me  :Embarrass:


Nah, chess is boring :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 20, 2014, 03:33:48 AM
Chess is not non-war, and thus doesn't meet specs.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 20, 2014, 08:37:21 AM
It's a trick question, and thus the discussion is moot:  girls don't play boardgames after 11 years of age.
That is scientific FACT.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on June 20, 2014, 09:43:58 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 20, 2014, 08:37:21 AM
It's a trick question, and thus the discussion is moot:  girls don't play boardgames after 11 years of age.
That is scientific FACT.

:hmm:

Or is it they just won't play boardgames with Seedy?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 20, 2014, 10:59:47 AM
I don't take dives in Candyland. :glare:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on June 20, 2014, 11:46:21 AM
My mother plays Catan and my sister and female friends have taken in several games of Battlestar.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 21, 2014, 08:56:42 PM
Just pulled the trigger on The Killing Ground. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2014, 08:59:50 PM
Didn't even know it was being reprinted. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 21, 2014, 09:49:27 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2014, 08:59:50 PM
Didn't even know it was being reprinted.

Bought it off BGG market place.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2014, 10:13:22 PM
Ah, gotcha.  That usually has a steep price attached to it.  Gotta get the Overlord expansion, though.

Honestly, TKG is one of the most gorgeously produced games I've ever seen.  Ittsa bootiful ting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 21, 2014, 10:33:41 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2014, 10:13:22 PM
Ah, gotcha.  That usually has a steep price attached to it.  Gotta get the Overlord expansion, though.

Honestly, TKG is one of the most gorgeously produced games I've ever seen.  Ittsa bootiful ting.

95.00 condition good. been waiting for awhile on that one. Bought from the guy before.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 23, 2014, 07:27:32 PM
So I preordered all 3 MBT titles, the West Front Panzer expansion, and have some other items coming.

It all goes into the storage unit, a Walter White pallet of wargames.  HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 23, 2014, 07:41:15 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 23, 2014, 07:27:32 PM
So I preordered all 3 MBT titles, the West Front Panzer expansion, and have some other items coming.

It all goes into the storage unit, a Walter White pallet of wargames.  HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH

, but you have them if you need them.  :D


I pre-ordered Hammerin' Sickles and At All Costs.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 27, 2014, 08:40:40 PM
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-498-the-us-civil-war.aspx

Earl Van Dorn boner.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 29, 2014, 10:10:55 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 27, 2014, 08:40:40 PM
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-498-the-us-civil-war.aspx

Earl Van Dorn boner.

Looks like VG's Civil War.  OHWAIT

QuotePlayers of Eric Lee Smith's The Civil War (VG) and Mark Herman's For the People (AH and GMT)  will see many similarities between this game and those two benchmark games. Those two wonderful games inspired many of the rules and concepts used in this game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 29, 2014, 12:15:56 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 29, 2014, 10:10:55 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 27, 2014, 08:40:40 PM
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-498-the-us-civil-war.aspx

Earl Van Dorn boner.

Looks like VG's Civil War.  OHWAIT

QuotePlayers of Eric Lee Smith's The Civil War (VG) and Mark Herman's For the People (AH and GMT)  will see many similarities between this game and those two benchmark games. Those two wonderful games inspired many of the rules and concepts used in this game.

:lol:

That's one of Jimmy D's rules of wargame design. Plagiarism.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 29, 2014, 01:21:23 PM
GMT Games:  "If it can fit in a box, we'll publish it!"

And whatever happened to the Herman/Berg "it'll have more leaders than you thought were even in the Civil War" divisional-level monster ACW collaboration that was hinted to years ago, anyway?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 29, 2014, 01:35:04 PM
That one seems about as dead as Berg's last few brain-cells and Herman's humility.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 29, 2014, 07:17:56 PM
I enjoyed the recent bitch session on Consimworld about Berg.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 29, 2014, 07:21:54 PM
Picked-up two zip lock games.

Sicily: Race to Messina; uses the VitW system.

Hungarian Nightmare





Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on June 29, 2014, 07:48:00 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 29, 2014, 01:21:23 PM

And whatever happened to the Herman/Berg "it'll have more leaders than you thought were even in the Civil War" divisional-level monster ACW collaboration that was hinted to years ago, anyway?

I think it eventually morphed into a one-map army-level game designed by a committee of people you never heard of and published in a wargame magazine.  But that might have been a different game proposal.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 29, 2014, 09:35:01 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 29, 2014, 07:17:56 PM
I enjoyed the recent bitch session on Consimworld about Berg.  :)

The only thing more fun than Bitching About Berg on CSW is Boardgamegeek Bitching About CSW.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 29, 2014, 11:01:23 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 29, 2014, 07:21:54 PM

Hungarian Nightmare

We're living it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 30, 2014, 08:08:05 AM
Quote from: frunk on June 19, 2014, 09:51:07 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 19, 2014, 08:58:41 AM
Sooo, I am kind of looking for a decent 2 players game to serve as an intro to boardgames for the girlfriend... Something with a decent theme, so more than a Knizia game, but also a non-war one.
I have bought Carcassone here from home the last time I visited the parents but I just cannot make myself to teach that to her. She would be able, and probably interested, to handle much more complex and interesting ones, so why show that boardgame is for little kids?

Jambo (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12002/jambo) - Two player merchant trading game.
Blue Moon: Legends (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147154/blue-moon-legends) - Blue Moon the card game rereleased as a single package with all the cards.  Great art, even better game.  Also serves as an introduction to deck building, with simple and restrictive deck building rules.  There are pre-constructed in the box so you don't have to start with deck building.
San Juan (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8217/san-juan) - I don't particularly like this game, I prefer either playing Puerto Rico or Race for the Galaxy.  However this is an easy introduction to the systems that are used in both.
Phoenicia (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28620/phoenicia) - The only good two player auction game.
Attika (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8051/attika) - My favorite two player, but probably less theme than you were hoping for.
Roll through the Ages: The Bronze Age (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37380/roll-through-the-ages-the-bronze-age) - Simple dice game.

I am still looking into these suggestions (WTB reasonably priced Jambo copy), but I did end up playing Carcassone with her.  :D The game is actually not as lame as I remembered, and she liked it.

Also, as it turns out, she liked the computer game Lords of the Realm (not sure if 1 or 2) as a kid so much she kept playing the time-limited shareware/demo version of it.
Any ideas on a game that has a similar theme (as in managing your land and whatnot) Agricola is one, I suppose. And I have read up on Castles of Burgundy, might pull the trigger on that one but it is said to be extremely abstracted with the theme having nothing to do with mechanics, and I hate that in games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on June 30, 2014, 10:20:43 AM
Castles of Burgundy is indeed extremely abstracted.  If that bugs you stay very far away.

Two possibilities for build/manage:

Terra Mystica (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica) - I haven't played this two player, but from reading on BGG it appears to work ok if not great.  Might be pushing the complexity envelope, but it is a hell of a fun game.
Suburbia (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123260/suburbia) - Pretty easy turn structure (buy a tile, place it, resolve) but you do build and manage your suburb.  Works quite well with 2.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 01, 2014, 11:51:00 AM
hah, San Juan seems universally out of stock around here, I could buy a copy for like 150 pounds. Instead, I managed to snatch what is probably the last new copy of the game in Hungary, as far as online stores are concerned, for the equivalent of cca. 20 pounds. Thank you, weak Hungarian money! Will have it shipped to parents and pick it up in a week.
And if we don't like it, I will sell it for a 100.  :cool:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 01, 2014, 01:18:28 PM
Quote from: Tamas on July 01, 2014, 11:51:00 AM
hah, San Juan seems universally out of stock around here, I could buy a copy for like 150 pounds. Instead, I managed to snatch what is probably the last new copy of the game in Hungary, as far as online stores are concerned, for the equivalent of cca. 20 pounds. Thank you, weak Hungarian money! Will have it shipped to parents and pick it up in a week.
And if we don't like it, I will sell it for a 100.  :cool:

Jewpsy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 01, 2014, 01:39:42 PM
All this talk of German games is making me feel all Auschwitzy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 04, 2014, 05:24:03 PM
I bought a X-wing minatures core set to play with the kids. I figure age 6 is a good age to get them started.

Then I noticed the rule book was 28 pages. Whoops. :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on July 07, 2014, 01:05:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 04, 2014, 05:24:03 PM
I bought a X-wing minatures core set to play with the kids. I figure age 6 is a good age to get them started.

Then I noticed the rule book was 28 pages. Whoops. :lol:

Grumbler invented chess when he was six.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 07, 2014, 01:58:26 PM
Taking my first real dip into the Musket and Pike Battle Series later today with This Accursed Civil War.  My Parliamentarians are already shaken from Rupert's approach, I think.

Saints in Armor should be here tomorrow or maybe even today.

On the Euro-ish side of things, I traded for a copy of Space Cadets, which is goofy fun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 07, 2014, 02:00:09 PM
ACW hijack.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 07, 2014, 02:04:19 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 07, 2014, 03:34:45 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 07, 2014, 01:58:26 PM
Taking my first real dip into the Musket and Pike Battle Series later today with This Accursed Civil War.  My Parliamentarians are already shaken from Rupert's approach, I think.

I dunno, those titles always seemed to strike me as more interesting as miniatures.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 09, 2014, 12:31:50 AM
Whether the system would work well with miniatures or not, I cannot say, but I can at least say that I had a lot of fun playing the little Edgehill scenario.  I think we're going to tackle something from the mainland next time--I'm thinking Swedes.  :adolphus:  :uffda:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 09, 2014, 10:26:38 PM
Rough map shots of Hammerin' Sickles.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on July 12, 2014, 04:56:23 PM
My latest investments are:

Last Chance for Victory (played a few small scenarios and one campaign opening at a convention)
Prague (BAR system, unplayed and unread)
Blood and Roses (dito)
Sails of Glory (Napoleonic naval miniatures)

Playing right now is 1914: Twilight in the East, both live and on vassal
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 15, 2014, 04:02:03 AM
Girlfriend and I were in Hungary last weekend, we played DungeonQuest with my sister and her BF. Ended up being a particularly unlucky session, she (GF), did not like it at all. Then my sister suggested we play Puerto Rico, and that was a major success. :) My girlfriend regretted the game ended when we ran out the allocated number of sl... colonists, she enjoyed it that much. Looks like we can progress with "converting" her quicker than anticipated.  :wub:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 16, 2014, 11:59:50 PM
The Brown Truck made a surprise visit.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 17, 2014, 12:14:51 AM
Haven't gotten a shipping notification yet, but that's not surprising.  Gonna have to check the PO Box 'o Fun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 17, 2014, 12:22:15 AM
Those games do look tempting, but I'm awaiting the inevitable reprint edition.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on July 17, 2014, 03:44:41 AM
Purchased Eldritch Horror the other day, after being a longtime fan of Arkham Horror (sorry grognards, my friends just won't do wargames). Had a first game and loved it; they streamlined all the messy parts of the original and added some new mechanics that give more variation to games. It's blatantly an expansion bait game, though, since all the decks are pretty thin and we'll see most variants after we play once against each Old One (4 in the base box).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 17, 2014, 11:06:32 AM
Quote from: celedhring on July 17, 2014, 03:44:41 AM
Purchased Eldritch Horror the other day, after being a longtime fan of Arkham Horror (sorry grognards, my friends just won't do wargames).

They'll play a long, interminably boring game about moving pieces around and drawing cards, but not play a wargame that lasts half as long...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 17, 2014, 11:33:39 AM
I've seen this before. Cool but had to be a lot of work.


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Browse this site.
http://www.myassaultpage.com/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 17, 2014, 08:58:27 PM
I'm tempted to get Critcal Hit's new tactical Civil War game. Just for shits and giggles.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 17, 2014, 09:34:23 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 17, 2014, 12:22:15 AM
Those games do look tempting, but I'm awaiting the inevitable reprint edition.

Before I put them into storage, I found it to be a surprisingly polished system.

What mystifies me, however, is the total lack of interest in the Fighting Formations system.  Guess it just might be a little too revolutionary.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 17, 2014, 10:07:26 PM
FIghting Formations is not too revolutionary, it is just too Eurogamey for a serious wargame.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 17, 2014, 10:12:32 PM
Bäh.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on July 18, 2014, 03:09:27 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 17, 2014, 11:06:32 AM
Quote from: celedhring on July 17, 2014, 03:44:41 AM
Purchased Eldritch Horror the other day, after being a longtime fan of Arkham Horror (sorry grognards, my friends just won't do wargames).

They'll play a long, interminably boring game about moving pieces around and drawing cards, but not play a wargame that lasts half as long...

They can't cope with deciding what to do and moving 22142342 counters every turn, and planning complex strategies. Not because they are dumb (they aren't), but they prefer gaming to be more laid back.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 25, 2014, 08:19:50 PM
http://www.multimanpublishing.com/Products/tabid/58/ProductID/277/Default.aspx

:boner:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on July 27, 2014, 04:19:08 AM
The Wise around here have little love for SCS but I personally enjoyed It Never Snows a lot. I'm on the fence about Day of Days (do we really need another D-Day game?) but will probably come around and preorder it once I see some artwork (although you sort of know what to expect).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 27, 2014, 07:03:51 AM
I like SCS, but it always seems to get lost in the wash with the popularity of the OCS system. 

I think Stalingrad Pocket II is kinda like Goldilock's porridge, not too tactical and not too broad.

But yeah, a lot of D-Day titles recently with more on their way.  They're going to be pumping out the first GTS title sometime, think it's going to be the Brit/Canuck beaches first.

There was a large gaming group here that I really wanted to hang with years ago, but the were all-OCS-all-the-time, and that sorta soured it.  That, and they only wanted to play one weeknight a week, from 7 to 11.  I mean, dude, I have to work in the morning, Why doesn't anybody want to play on the weekends, when you've got tons of time to really sink into a game?  Answer?  Because the wife says so.
Fuck that noise.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 27, 2014, 12:24:53 PM
7 to 11??? That's not time to do shit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 27, 2014, 12:29:56 PM
No kidding, right?  But that's old people for you.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on July 27, 2014, 12:42:27 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 27, 2014, 12:24:53 PM
7 to 11??? That's not time to do shit.

7 AM to 11 PM isn't bad, or even 7 PM to 11 AM, but 7 PM to 11 PM is just set-up time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 27, 2014, 08:18:20 PM
Lulz, the Panzer expansion has been waiting at the Post Office for almost two weeks now  :lol:  Thanks for the shipping notice, GMT!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 28, 2014, 12:26:54 AM
How are the Panzer games?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 28, 2014, 10:28:40 PM
I never got into the Yaquinto Panzer system, but I really got into his MBT/IDF system back in the day.  I like the fact that it's not as labor-intensive as ASL but still gives you the crunchy tactical feel with the reliance on unit-specific stats and reference cards without being overly burdensome.  You'd probably like it;  much lighter than ASL, heavier than stuff like Combat Commander...and more traditional and not as "Euro" as Fighting Formations  :P

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 29, 2014, 01:50:01 AM
Hmmm, that does sound pretty good....

I really like Combat Commander - if they could come up with a way to have vehicles in it, it would be a really great game. My beef with it isn't the weight so much as it is that they kind of left out one of the key components of actual combat in WW2.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 29, 2014, 01:43:39 PM
Quote from: Berkut on July 29, 2014, 01:50:01 AM
Hmmm, that does sound pretty good....

I really like Combat Commander - if they could come up with a way to have vehicles in it, it would be a really great game. My beef with it isn't the weight so much as it is that they kind of left out one of the key components of actual combat in WW2.

You can have a look at the rules on GMT website. Your an ASL player right?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 29, 2014, 02:03:44 PM
Used to be - haven't played ASL in years.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 29, 2014, 02:27:23 PM
Quote from: Berkut on July 29, 2014, 02:03:44 PM
Used to be - haven't played ASL in years.

You'll have no probs with Panzer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: sbr on August 06, 2014, 02:33:48 PM
Probably better here than the D&D thread

Dice Shaming Really Needs to be Thing (http://imgur.com/gallery/4KpQc)  :lol:

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Pedrito on August 06, 2014, 05:07:18 PM
 :lol:

Lovely.

L.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 14, 2014, 04:09:35 PM
Got my box of MMP stuff. More boxes of wargame goodness inbound.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 17, 2014, 11:40:46 PM
Don't be a douche, share with the class.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 04:12:19 AM
Lords of Waterdeep. Pretty cool; it plays like an euro game but with a coat of D&D theme.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Martinus on August 18, 2014, 06:31:58 AM
Quote from: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 04:12:19 AM
Lords of Waterdeep. Pretty cool; it plays like an euro game but with a coat of D&D theme.

There is also a version for iOS.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 18, 2014, 07:13:43 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 17, 2014, 11:40:46 PM
Don't be a douche, share with the class.

The baby OCS game with the Vichy, and the Frogs getting kneed in the groin in Vietnam game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 18, 2014, 07:37:51 AM
Quote from: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 04:12:19 AM
Lords of Waterdeep. Pretty cool; it plays like an euro game but with a coat of D&D theme.

A very thin coat.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Martinus on August 18, 2014, 08:16:21 AM
Can we discuss P&P RPGs in this thread, or is it just for grognards?  :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Martinus on August 18, 2014, 08:17:04 AM
Quote from: Tamas on August 18, 2014, 07:37:51 AM
Quote from: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 04:12:19 AM
Lords of Waterdeep. Pretty cool; it plays like an euro game but with a coat of D&D theme.

A very thin coat.

Wesley Crusher liked it. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 18, 2014, 08:21:34 AM
Quote from: Martinus on August 18, 2014, 08:16:21 AM
Can we discuss P&P RPGs in this thread, or is it just for grognards?  :ph34r:

We have a separate RPG thread, noob
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 08:38:42 AM
Quote from: Tamas on August 18, 2014, 07:37:51 AM
Quote from: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 04:12:19 AM
Lords of Waterdeep. Pretty cool; it plays like an euro game but with a coat of D&D theme.

A very thin coat.

We forced ourselves to say "warrior" "priest", etc... instead of falling to "black cube" "white cube" to help with that :p

But yeah, it does play like an euro game - which isn't a bad thing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 18, 2014, 08:45:50 AM
Quote from: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 08:38:42 AM
Quote from: Tamas on August 18, 2014, 07:37:51 AM
Quote from: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 04:12:19 AM
Lords of Waterdeep. Pretty cool; it plays like an euro game but with a coat of D&D theme.

A very thin coat.

We forced ourselves to say "warrior" "priest", etc... instead of falling to "black cube" "white cube" to help with that :p

But yeah, it does play like an euro game - which isn't a bad thing.

I played it with a random crowd most of them who have played the game before and they just threw the theme away completely. Was still fun but a bit disturbing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 08:50:37 AM
The mechanics are great, but it's not one of those games that are able to translate the theme into them, that's true. Doesn't help that you play with painted pieces of wood.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 18, 2014, 09:25:58 AM
Quote from: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 08:50:37 AM
The mechanics are great, but it's not one of those games that are able to translate the theme into them, that's true. Doesn't help that you play with painted pieces of wood.

My problem is that all worker placement games are basically the same. There is a hidden optimal algorithm based on which you exchange one colour for another. There are some variations based on how well the opponents know the given worker placement game's algorithm, but that's all the variety there is.

I think their popularity (although I do enjoy them sometimes myself as well, but only in very limited portions) stems from this gaming crowd different from me and I imagine most of the wargamers. These guys are not playing the games for the "thrill" and the need to constantly adopt to changing situations. They play to figure out and fall into the bliss of a routine. Or at least this is my recent theory. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 09:45:14 AM
The thrill comes from other players shitting on your algorithm - since for the most part only one player can use a given building - and forcing you to adapt.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 18, 2014, 10:17:58 AM
I like escapism in my games. Hence not really a Euro fan.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 18, 2014, 10:19:07 AM
Quote from: celedhring on August 18, 2014, 09:45:14 AM
The thrill comes from other players shitting on your algorithm - since for the most part only one player can use a given building - and forcing you to adapt.

yes but there are clearly obvious second best choices in all cases, aren't they.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on August 18, 2014, 10:35:44 AM
Quote from: Tamas on August 18, 2014, 09:25:58 AM

My problem is that all worker placement games are basically the same. There is a hidden optimal algorithm based on which you exchange one colour for another. There are some variations based on how well the opponents know the given worker placement game's algorithm, but that's all the variety there is.

I think their popularity (although I do enjoy them sometimes myself as well, but only in very limited portions) stems from this gaming crowd different from me and I imagine most of the wargamers. These guys are not playing the games for the "thrill" and the need to constantly adopt to changing situations. They play to figure out and fall into the bliss of a routine. Or at least this is my recent theory. :P

There are only two worker placement games that I actually like.  Tribune (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30957/tribune-primus-inter-pares) and Last Will (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97842/last-will).  Tribune is a worker placement game on speed, most games will finish in under an hour.  It's not about cranking some algorithm, rather grabbing the right cards to take/steal control of positions.  Last Will is Brewster's Millions the Boardgame (or an updated and modernized Mad Magazine Game if you prefer).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 21, 2014, 05:31:33 PM
Wave 2 arrival:

Sign of the Pagan
Spanish Eagles
Some ATS stuff

Wave 3 arrives tomorrow. Unless UPS fucks up.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on August 30, 2014, 11:34:07 AM
Marvel Legendary arrived, and I hope to christen it with some friends next weekend.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 30, 2014, 11:51:22 AM
Got Legendary Alien.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on August 30, 2014, 04:12:39 PM
Quote from: Syt on August 30, 2014, 11:34:07 AM
Marvel Legendary arrived, and I hope to christen it with some friends next weekend.

It's quite fun, but a bitch to set up and re-store. Too much hassle for what's supposed to be a quick card game (which it is).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 30, 2014, 04:14:05 PM
I have the help set up all my games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 02, 2014, 02:37:57 PM
Wargame convention last weekend with about 40 people. Played It Never Snows, full campaign, eight players in two teams. Great fun but lost, again, as the allies. Some minor quirks that are annoying but overall I forgive the system for its faults.

Also played a tiny bit of BAR, an introduction scenario in Fontenoy. Complex rules but make complete sense and are actually easy to remember. Intricate but fun system.

Some fillers as well: Space Cadets (forgot the subtitle). Completely bizarre experience, eight guys screaming and rolling dice. Real time space ship combat. Also Sails of Glory (a bit too fiddly for what it is worth is my verdict at this point). Age of War (Fantasy Flight, euro-dice game with Japanese theme): simple and repetitive after a short while but a good time waster between turns in INS.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 02, 2014, 03:31:00 PM
Quote from: Berkut on September 02, 2014, 03:22:46 PM
It's kind of scary how completely leaderless NATO seems. There doesn't seem to be any actual idea or plan from anyone.

Obama certainly is not leading anything. Is anyone?

You have to play Obama Takes Command.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on September 02, 2014, 03:43:18 PM
Quote from: celedhring on August 30, 2014, 04:12:39 PM
Quote from: Syt on August 30, 2014, 11:34:07 AM
Marvel Legendary arrived, and I hope to christen it with some friends next weekend.

It's quite fun, but a bitch to set up and re-store. Too much hassle for what's supposed to be a quick card game (which it is).

I did a few dry runs and find it not too bad in the set up/clean up department. It's certainly not Fortune and Glory. Also, we like to do some chatting between games, have a drink etc., so that helps.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 02, 2014, 03:46:00 PM
Quote from: Syt on September 02, 2014, 03:43:18 PM
Also, we like to do some chatting between games, have a drink etc., so that helps.

Nerd card: revoked. :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on September 02, 2014, 03:47:46 PM
I've seen that a local shop is selling Firefly, the board game. It's from the same makers as Spartacus which had received very good reviews.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 02, 2014, 03:48:42 PM
I own Spratacus, haven't played it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on September 02, 2014, 03:54:10 PM
Quote from: Syt on September 02, 2014, 03:47:46 PM
I've seen that a local shop is selling Firefly, the board game. It's from the same makers as Spartacus which had received very good reviews.

I've played it.  It was fun for what it is.  It gives a nice feel of the show/movie, but I wouldn't call it a good game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on September 02, 2014, 03:56:02 PM
 :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 02, 2014, 04:05:55 PM
Quote from: Delirium on September 02, 2014, 02:37:57 PM
Wargame convention last weekend with about 40 people. Played It Never Snows, full campaign, eight players in two teams. Great fun but lost, again, as the allies. Some minor quirks that are annoying but overall I forgive the system for its faults.

Details, please.

QuoteAlso played a tiny bit of BAR, an introduction scenario in Fontenoy. Complex rules but make complete sense and are actually easy to remember. Intricate but fun system.

Fantastic system, once you wrap the noggin on that kind of warfare it becomes intuitive; Lobositz is a good starter game, but definitely check out the BAR Primer that COA offers now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on September 02, 2014, 05:50:23 PM
Quote from: Syt on September 02, 2014, 03:56:02 PM
:hmm:

The theme is conveyed well, and I didn't mind playing it.  It didn't engage me in terms of being an interesting or challenging game to play.  Good entertainment (if you like Firefly), not so good game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on September 02, 2014, 06:17:22 PM
Firefly bored me to tears, and I loved the series. It's not really a good game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on September 02, 2014, 11:20:00 PM
Thanks for the feedback. I'll put this on the back burner, then.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Hansmeister on September 11, 2014, 07:55:08 PM
Unfortunately, I have to agree on Firefly, mainly because the game plays like a solitary game since no interaction between players is necessary. The latest expansion is supposed to fix it but I'm not willing to spend the money to find out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 12, 2014, 09:10:50 PM
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 12, 2014, 09:12:54 PM
One of those five armies better be the 2nd Panzer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 12, 2014, 09:15:27 PM
Elves are pretty panzer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 13, 2014, 02:06:21 PM
Teh ghey
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Hansmeister on September 13, 2014, 08:03:15 PM
Apparently GW is rye releasing Space Hulk,  though at $125 it is a little bit pricey.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 13, 2014, 09:38:39 PM
Yeah, but it's going to get swept up fast, you watch.  I regret not grabbing it the first time around.

Anyway, looks like MMP wants to clean out the warehouse.

Quote
National Butterscotch Pudding Day Sale

Hello from MMP!

Friday, September 19th is National Butterscotch Pudding Day. Coincidentally, we happen to love butterscotch pudding here at MMP and in our opinion, the only thing better than a cup of creamy, brown sugar goodness with a dollop of fresh whipped cream is a National Butterscotch Pudding Day Sale from MMP!

Starting at 8 AM, Friday, September 19th, MMP will be offering a select number of our games in ziplock format. See below for the list of games. All the components are there, except the box and dice. Save some money and pick up a second copy of your favorite title or get that OOP game for a reduced price.

International Buyers! Please note, not only are you saving on a reduced price for the game, but shipping costs should also be lower since there is no box!



The List...
Below you will find the list of ziplock games we plan to offer during the National Butterscotch Pudding Day Sale. As you can imagine, some supplies are limited but the sale will remain in effect until the boss pulls the plug, so get yours while you can!

Storm Over Stalingrad ($22)
Armies of Oblivion ($80)
Rock of the Marne ($20)
Canadian Crucible ($26)
Afrika ($30)
Doomed Battalions ($60)
Yom Kippur ($20)
Operation Watchtower (ASL Historical Study) ($40)
Breakthrough: Cambrai ($20)
Stalingrad Pocket 2 ($25)
Bloody Ridge ($20)
Burma ($28)
The Mighty Endeavor: Expanded Edition ($30)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 13, 2014, 09:45:56 PM
Time to load up on more games that I'll never play.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on September 14, 2014, 03:17:54 AM
Quote from: Hansmeister on September 13, 2014, 08:03:15 PM
Apparently GW is rye releasing Space Hulk,  though at $125 it is a little bit pricey.

GW are so ridiculously overpriced. 125 bucks is insane, no matter how many cheap plastic minis they load the box with.

Space Hulk is *the* game of my childhood, though, alongside Hero Quest.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 19, 2014, 06:57:58 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 13, 2014, 09:45:56 PM
Time to load up on more games that I'll never play.

I didn't buy shit. That and all the good stuff was gone.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 27, 2014, 12:31:19 PM
Agree on Firefly. Love the setting, game severely overwrought. Am selling my copy and looking for buyers. :)

We are playing the Prague campaign game now (although play is not exactly fast-paced), I have Fontenoy and Lobositz plus the Primer and Monmouth is on its way. This is the new Prussian black, this BAR thing.

Also Won by the Sword made its way here, but I am holding off on even opening it until they fix it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 27, 2014, 01:40:57 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 19, 2014, 06:57:58 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 13, 2014, 09:45:56 PM
Time to load up on more games that I'll never play.

I didn't buy shit. That and all the good stuff was gone.

MMP's customer base is sillier than most.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 27, 2014, 01:43:43 PM
Quote from: Delirium on September 27, 2014, 12:31:19 PM
We are playing the Prague campaign game now (although play is not exactly fast-paced), I have Fontenoy and Lobositz plus the Primer and Monmouth is on its way. This is the new Prussian black, this BAR thing.

Once you lock down the basics, the rest of the game system is gravy. 

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on September 27, 2014, 09:32:57 PM
Habbu!
What was that new game you posted on the book of face today?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 27, 2014, 09:37:38 PM
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Dead of Winter.  http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150376/dead-winter-crossroads-game

Betrayer-mechanic game with crises a la Battlestar Galactica, but with a lot of twists thrown in.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 27, 2014, 09:42:21 PM
Hey, have you picked up Quartermaster General, by chance? I heard it was all the rage at Origins.  Been sold out twice at CSI.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159473/quartermaster-general
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 27, 2014, 09:50:41 PM
I saw that game first-hand at WBC.  It looked awful.  I find it hard to believe that there is a good game in there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 28, 2014, 07:14:43 AM
Dead of Winter looks interesting, I can see it being played to cover the 1d4+2 hours extra time slot needed on convention nights... Have you played it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on September 28, 2014, 07:18:47 AM
Dead of Winter looks interesting. Our group loves betrayer games but we've played Galactica to death already.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 05, 2014, 07:56:17 PM
GMT fall sale is on. Buy shit you don't need.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 05, 2014, 11:11:54 PM
Have played Dead of Winter three times now.  I see no reason I won't keep playing it.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 06, 2014, 08:48:34 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 05, 2014, 07:56:17 PM
GMT fall sale is on. Buy shit you don't need.

Aye aye, Capt'n.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on October 06, 2014, 08:52:01 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 05, 2014, 11:11:54 PM
Have played Dead of Winter three times now.  I see no reason I won't keep playing it.  :)

Glad to hear that! I almost bought it last week, but I'm holding out for the Spanish translation (which has already been announced). Some of my friends aren't too fluent reading English and that's the kind of game that gets ruined by "no, that card doesn't mean what you think it means".
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 07, 2014, 02:31:01 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 05, 2014, 07:56:17 PM
GMT fall sale is on. Buy shit you don't need.

EotS reprint pushed back to Q2/3 2015  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 08, 2014, 10:07:07 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 05, 2014, 07:56:17 PM
GMT fall sale is on. Buy shit you don't need.

Pretty sure I have everything I want/don't need;  the MBT series is ordered.  Habbu, did you pick up Hoplite?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 08, 2014, 10:38:55 PM
Is Hoplite the Berg game?   :lol:

Nah, I'm skipping the sale this time around. I have everything from them I want.

Instead, I picked up something that...well, I'll reveal when it arrives.  I will be running a Languish forum game of it.  It looks/sounds OSSUM.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 08, 2014, 11:17:38 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 08, 2014, 10:38:55 PM
I will be running a Languish forum game of it.

WHAT COULD HAPPEN
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 09, 2014, 01:41:43 AM
no berkuts allowed
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 10:30:58 AM
Hey!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 09, 2014, 10:45:01 AM
Quote from: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 10:30:58 AM
Hey!

Right. I am only waiting on your No Retreat and Pax Porfiriana turns.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 10:50:24 AM
And I am waiting on your TK turn.

Games sometimes don't work out. Shit happens. I've completed more games with languish people than anyone. Bite me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 09, 2014, 11:30:40 AM
Quote from: Tamas on October 09, 2014, 10:45:01 AM
Quote from: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 10:30:58 AM
Hey!

Right. I am only waiting on your No Retreat and Pax Porfiriana turns.

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 11:33:44 AM
Besides, No Retreat sucks. I was doing you a favor bailing on that game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 09, 2014, 11:43:19 AM
Quote from: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 11:33:44 AM
Besides, No Retreat sucks. I was doing you a favor bailing on that game.

Is it that bad?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 09, 2014, 11:48:50 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 09, 2014, 11:43:19 AM
Quote from: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 11:33:44 AM
Besides, No Retreat sucks. I was doing you a favor bailing on that game.

Is it that bad?

Its awesome. I was just starting to turn the tide on him :P

Seriously it is a great game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 09, 2014, 12:03:16 PM
Designer's a mega-douche.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 09, 2014, 12:11:16 PM
Quote from: Tamas on October 09, 2014, 11:48:50 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 09, 2014, 11:43:19 AM
Quote from: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 11:33:44 AM
Besides, No Retreat sucks. I was doing you a favor bailing on that game.

Is it that bad?

Its awesome. I was just starting to turn the tide on him :P

Seriously it is a great game.

I dunno, man...there's only so many ways you can redesign the East Front.  AH's The Russian Campaign has lasted as long as it has for a reason.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 12:49:44 PM
Quote from: Tamas on October 09, 2014, 11:48:50 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 09, 2014, 11:43:19 AM
Quote from: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 11:33:44 AM
Besides, No Retreat sucks. I was doing you a favor bailing on that game.

Is it that bad?

Its awesome. I was just starting to turn the tide on him :P

Seriously it is a great game.

How many times have you played it outside our game?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 09, 2014, 12:54:22 PM
Quote from: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 12:49:44 PM
Quote from: Tamas on October 09, 2014, 11:48:50 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 09, 2014, 11:43:19 AM
Quote from: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 11:33:44 AM
Besides, No Retreat sucks. I was doing you a favor bailing on that game.

Is it that bad?

Its awesome. I was just starting to turn the tide on him :P

Seriously it is a great game.

How many times have you played it outside our game?

Twice, shorter scenarios, plus a bunch of solo learning games of the campaign. I know a good system when I see one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 09, 2014, 01:04:35 PM
I thought the system was pretty cool, but I didn't think the scenario itself was very good - seemed pretty scripted.

Although I had another local person who I game with who played it several times say it was actually really good, so I am debating giving it another try.

Habs is right about the designer though. He is a bit of a tool.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 10, 2014, 08:57:42 AM
Will there be anything spectacular featured on this years Essen Spiel which if I won't pick up, will not be considered a proper boardgamer?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on October 10, 2014, 12:43:51 PM
Anyone try Supreme Commander?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 22, 2014, 11:57:50 AM

:yeah:

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The second game of a new 3 game set that will showcase the Kursk battle from the IISS Panzer Korps area. This game focuses on the Leibstandardt Division area.

This game is an expansion and Death Ride Kursk - Totenkopf is required for play.

This package will double the map area that you can maneuver around.  The best part of the southern prong of the Kursk salient and the penetration to Prokhorovka.  The game adds to the power packed fun and excitement started with Totenkopf.  The point of the spear division in the Korps attack zone.  Leibstandarte is ordered to move forward and take the town of Prokhorovka and ends up running into a Red Army counter-attack of epic proportions.  The Command and Control and Fire Support enhancements are built into this game and so you will be able to play with a great set of command rules, plan specific missions for the artillery and have German companies to play with.

The game comes with:

(16)        11x17 Full Color Map Sections

(7)          11x17 Scenario Cards

(10)        Unit Counter and Marker Sheets

(2)          11x17 Task Organization Charts

(3)          8.5x11 Order of Battle charts

A Bound Supplemental Rulebook
An Optional Assault Table that will make combat more exciting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on October 22, 2014, 12:08:59 PM
I wouldn't trust a company that misspells Leibstandarte. Probably also writes "Blitzkreig" and "Kubelwaggon."
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 22, 2014, 12:35:30 PM
Quote from: Syt on October 22, 2014, 12:08:59 PM
I wouldn't trust a company that misspells Leibstandarte. Probably also writes "Blitzkreig" and "Kubelwaggon."

That's your problem. This isnt the first of this series. It is spelled with an "e" at the end on the pdf news letter.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 22, 2014, 02:44:20 PM
I don't mind the occasional typo, but it's the actual title of the game, misspelled more than once.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 25, 2014, 06:40:54 PM
Flew right over your head. anyhoo

Playtest rules for Hammerin' Sickles

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?233@@.1ddaa7ef!enclosure=.1ddaf34f
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 25, 2014, 11:19:10 PM
What's the deal with "Leibstandardt"?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 26, 2014, 01:07:47 AM
Quote from: The Brain on October 25, 2014, 11:19:10 PM
What's the deal with "Leibstandardt"?

Other than spelled wrong. Dont know. Been three years since he fixed that initial that. The pdf flier has it spelled right.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2014, 08:04:16 PM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/858784112/traveller-ascension-imperial-warrant-boardgame

Maybe boner inducing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 06, 2014, 12:47:40 PM
Anyone know about this game system?                             

http://www.gmtgames.com/p-315-operation-dauntless.aspx
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 06, 2014, 12:49:55 PM
Same basic system as Red Winter, which is awesome.  I'd pre-order it on that alone.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 06, 2014, 12:56:49 PM
Danke
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 06, 2014, 10:12:34 PM
Are they fucking mad.

Atlantic Wall (Redux)
Price: $240.00
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 06, 2014, 10:22:45 PM
Seedy's dream.  :lol:

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Looming over the battlefield like a dark menace, Maymi orders 10. Kompanie, SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 26, into a frenzied counter-attack with armored support from "Stummel" SP guns.



http://boardgamegeek.com/image/1944869/operation-dauntless-battles-fontenay-and-rauray-fr

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 06, 2014, 10:25:26 PM
It's hard enough to get my wife to read more than 2 pages of rules.

LETS JUST PLAY RISK
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2014, 12:06:31 AM
That's OK, I bought my sister a copy of Pandemic for Xmas about 5 or 6 years ago, since she's a bio instructor and big into immunology.  It's still in the shrink under the coffee table.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2014, 12:07:01 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 06, 2014, 10:22:45 PM
Seedy's dream.  :lol:

I would go so Red Army on that.  With the Red Army.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 19, 2014, 09:59:55 PM
Fantasy Flight holiday sale is on.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maximus on November 19, 2014, 10:06:04 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2014, 12:06:31 AM
That's OK, I bought my sister a copy of Pandemic for Xmas about 5 or 6 years ago, since she's a bio instructor and big into immunology.  It's still in the shrink under the coffee table.  :lol:

Runs in the family, does it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 19, 2014, 10:06:19 PM
MMP's Early Black Friday is this week, too.  :cry:

However, I am officially broke.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 19, 2014, 10:07:07 PM
Quote from: Maximus on November 19, 2014, 10:06:04 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2014, 12:06:31 AM
That's OK, I bought my sister a copy of Pandemic for Xmas about 5 or 6 years ago, since she's a bio instructor and big into immunology.  It's still in the shrink under the coffee table.  :lol:

Runs in the family, does it?

When are you fucking mutts going to get it straight?  None of my games are in shrink.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 29, 2014, 05:34:47 PM
He's getting closer. The two games I'm looking forward too.


At Any Cost
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Hammerin' Sickles
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 11, 2014, 11:54:30 AM
Berkut and I are having a fun No Retreat game, with me being Axis. I got just one VP from auto-victorying his ass before the table turned at winter of 1943. Now he is about to collapse my entire frontline.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 11, 2014, 04:44:23 PM
So I got a UPS shipping notice in my inbox for delivery tomorrow, and I'm like, "Huh?"

Apparently Clash of Arms is shipping...Legion of Honor.   :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 11, 2014, 05:53:39 PM
 :mad:  No shipping notice for me yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 12, 2014, 01:23:29 AM
It's not like I'll get it anytime soon, though;  I pre-paid for it so long ago, he shipped it to my condo.   :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 12, 2014, 02:05:32 AM
Yeah, he had my old address in there, too.  Fortunately, I had the foresight to amend that a while back.  Pre-paid for the damn thing over 5 years ago. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 12, 2014, 06:47:39 AM
Fortune and Glory.

My experience with Flying Frog games has never been great, there's usually little behind the great production values and fun themes. But as a huge Indiana Jones fan, I really *HAD* to get this one. Sadly it's no better than their usual fare. Way too randomness and dice throwing; you really haven't much control on the outcome of the game as it's all about being lucky with the cards you draw and the dices you roll, and there isn't much strategy to it. The only fun thing is playing against the Nazis and some interesting mechanics that are never exploited to the full. As usual the game's production values are really good and the theme is really well put, but there isn't an engaging game past that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on December 12, 2014, 06:51:18 AM
I thought F&G had some cool ideas, but put together they create quite a drag of a game and it's really slow paced which doesn't suit the theme well.

I play Last Night on Earth with friends a couple times per year, and it's a much better (not to mention more intuitive) game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 12, 2014, 07:45:44 AM
I haven't played Last Night on Earth, I understand it's considered the best one they put out. I have played Touch of Evil, Invasion of Planet Earth and Shadows of Brimstone, and I haven't fallen in love with any.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 15, 2014, 04:43:54 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 11, 2014, 04:44:23 PM
So I got a UPS shipping notice in my inbox for delivery tomorrow, and I'm like, "Huh?"

Apparently Clash of Arms is shipping...Legion of Honor.   :ph34r:

A lovely production.  Glad I paid for it 3 years ago, or I'd be compelled to sift through the change jar for it today. :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 17, 2014, 10:23:27 AM
Anyway, grumbler, I highly recommend this for you;  it's solitaire and right up your Napoleonic Era alley.  I think you would dig it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on December 17, 2014, 10:35:30 AM
Quote from: celedhring on December 12, 2014, 07:45:44 AM
I haven't played Last Night on Earth, I understand it's considered the best one they put out. I have played Touch of Evil, Invasion of Planet Earth and Shadows of Brimstone, and I haven't fallen in love with any.

Its main advantage is that it's fast paced, with simple rules, and cards designed to break/alter the rules. It can lead to some hilarious situations, like the one time two player characters (sheriff and nurse) were holed up in the police station, alternating between shooting at zombies and having sex (the latter being a card that the zombie players can play to make a male/female couple in one spot lose a turn). When they finally got out, they got attacked by the sheriff's son-turned-super-zombie. The sheriff died, while the nurse was saved by the priest who had picked up a chainsaw.

They almost made it to the escape car, but dropped the keys when attacked by zombies. The priest tried to make it back, but they were both overwhelmed by the horde in the end.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 17, 2014, 03:12:40 PM
Watching the mail trucks drive by is harder each day.  No Legion of Honor, no The Case of the Catalans.   :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 17, 2014, 03:20:56 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 17, 2014, 03:12:40 PM
Watching the mail trucks drive by is harder each day.  No Legion of Honor, no The Case of the Catalans.   :(

:console:

LOL, wait until you read the optional rules on mistresses.  :console:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 17, 2014, 04:17:09 PM
What online stores do you people use? I'm looking for some stuff that will never be stocked in these shores, and I want to check if shipping costs from the US aren't too insane.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 17, 2014, 04:21:33 PM
If I'm not ordering from the manufacturer directly, I use www.coolstuffinc.com and www.trollandtoad.com.  Canada has www.sentrybox.com that ships internationally.

And of course, you have several Americans that would be more than happy to help you out with end runs on shipping if necessary.  :spiritofinternationalbrotherhood:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 17, 2014, 04:22:48 PM
Thanks a lot, I will be checking those.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 17, 2014, 05:52:24 PM
They delivered really late today.   :)

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 17, 2014, 05:55:31 PM
Yay!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 17, 2014, 06:37:06 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 17, 2014, 03:20:56 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 17, 2014, 03:12:40 PM
Watching the mail trucks drive by is harder each day.  No Legion of Honor, no The Case of the Catalans.   :(

:console:

LOL, wait until you read the optional rules on mistresses.  :console:

I shall obtain a copy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 17, 2014, 06:41:29 PM
The Case of the Catalans is a fine game, wasn't aware it got airplay outside our turf.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 17, 2014, 06:49:42 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 17, 2014, 06:37:06 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 17, 2014, 03:20:56 PM
LOL, wait until you read the optional rules on mistresses.  :console:

I shall obtain a copy.

You already won that phase.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 17, 2014, 07:19:33 PM
Quote from: celedhring on December 17, 2014, 06:41:29 PM
The Case of the Catalans is a fine game, wasn't aware it got airplay outside our turf.

GMT partnered up to get a bunch of English versions of it, which is fortunate since my Catalan is awful.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 17, 2014, 08:42:36 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 17, 2014, 07:19:33 PM
GMT partnered up to get a bunch of English versions of it, which is fortunate since my Catalan is awful.

I didn't even know you had a Catalan.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 17, 2014, 09:58:46 PM
I should water him more.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 17, 2014, 10:04:37 PM
1 cup of dry food twice a day.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: sbr on December 18, 2014, 12:16:44 AM
That must be a fat Catalan.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 18, 2014, 03:27:53 AM
I'm not that fat, I'm big boned  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 24, 2014, 12:36:51 AM
Played more The Battle of Five Armies tonight.  That game really is very well put-together.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on December 24, 2014, 12:57:59 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 19, 2014, 10:07:07 PM
Quote from: Maximus on November 19, 2014, 10:06:04 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2014, 12:06:31 AM
That's OK, I bought my sister a copy of Pandemic for Xmas about 5 or 6 years ago, since she's a bio instructor and big into immunology.  It's still in the shrink under the coffee table.  :lol:

Runs in the family, does it?

When are you fucking mutts going to get it straight?  None of my games are in shrink.
Just unpunched counters though...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 24, 2014, 01:02:22 AM
You can fuck off too, shitbag.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on December 24, 2014, 01:14:04 AM
:hug:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 24, 2014, 01:38:02 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 24, 2014, 12:36:51 AM
Played more The Battle of Five Armies tonight.  That game really is very well put-together.

I may pick it up. :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on December 24, 2014, 02:18:21 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 24, 2014, 01:02:22 AM
You can fuck off too, shitbag.

Fuck off 2 - Electric Humpaloo
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 24, 2014, 02:43:04 AM
There is only one way to settle this: a fuck-off.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 25, 2014, 07:22:55 AM
Got Imperial Assault for Christmas. As both a big Descent and Star Wars fan, that's the game I was looking for.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on December 25, 2014, 10:30:34 AM
Quote from: katmai on December 24, 2014, 12:57:59 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 19, 2014, 10:07:07 PM
Quote from: Maximus on November 19, 2014, 10:06:04 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2014, 12:06:31 AM
That's OK, I bought my sister a copy of Pandemic for Xmas about 5 or 6 years ago, since she's a bio instructor and big into immunology.  It's still in the shrink under the coffee table.  :lol:

Runs in the family, does it?

When are you fucking mutts going to get it straight?  None of my games are in shrink.
Just unpunched counters though...

Every year that I've been at Origins and attended the auction, there's been at least 1 game for which the description says, "Counters punched but not played" as if it makes any difference to the condition of the game. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 25, 2014, 11:54:25 AM
Quote from: dps on December 25, 2014, 10:30:34 AM
Quote from: katmai on December 24, 2014, 12:57:59 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 19, 2014, 10:07:07 PM
Quote from: Maximus on November 19, 2014, 10:06:04 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2014, 12:06:31 AM
That's OK, I bought my sister a copy of Pandemic for Xmas about 5 or 6 years ago, since she's a bio instructor and big into immunology.  It's still in the shrink under the coffee table.  :lol:

Runs in the family, does it?

When are you fucking mutts going to get it straight?  None of my games are in shrink.
Just unpunched counters though...

Every year that I've been at Origins and attended the auction, there's been at least 1 game for which the description says, "Counters punched but not played" as if it makes any difference to the condition of the game.
To a collector, yes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 25, 2014, 02:12:39 PM
Quote from: dps on December 25, 2014, 10:30:34 AM
"Counters punched but not played" as if it makes any difference to the condition of the game.

Because sometimes "Played" can translate to "Counters worn and faded", "Minor soda stains when Dave opened that Dr. Pepper that one time", or "Cheetos dust on most of the German counters."
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 25, 2014, 02:25:42 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 25, 2014, 02:12:39 PM
Quote from: dps on December 25, 2014, 10:30:34 AM
"Counters punched but not played" as if it makes any difference to the condition of the game.

Because sometimes "Played" can translate to "Counters worn and faded",

:yes: Sunlight has been known to play havoc with monster WW2 games left set up too long.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on December 25, 2014, 08:45:38 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 25, 2014, 02:25:42 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 25, 2014, 02:12:39 PM
Quote from: dps on December 25, 2014, 10:30:34 AM
"Counters punched but not played" as if it makes any difference to the condition of the game.

Because sometimes "Played" can translate to "Counters worn and faded",

:yes: Sunlight has been known to play havoc with monster WW2 games left set up too long.

I tend to clip the corners on counters now, but I didn't used to do so.  I didn't clip the counters from Western Desert, but I played the game so much the counters are worn down to the point that they look like they're clipped.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 25, 2014, 09:14:41 PM
Clipping counters is OK for a small game. I gave up clipping Fasulo's DRK (Five games) for example. That's only five of the 11 divisions. I'm not into clipping the 4th Panzer Army represented at platoon level.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 25, 2014, 10:43:35 PM
Amateur
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 25, 2014, 11:13:54 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 25, 2014, 10:43:35 PM
Amateur

Ball Bag. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 25, 2014, 11:34:12 PM
Just pulled the trigger on Trial of Strength.
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Great Errata Sheet  :lol:
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 26, 2014, 04:22:45 AM
 :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 26, 2014, 04:27:13 PM
Quote
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Demyansk Shield The Frozen Fortress: January - May 1942
game design by Vance von Borries
Covering the battles around Demyansk, Staraya Russa, and the Valday Hills area of the Soviet Union, January through May 1942. Attractive map, lots of snow, many combatants including ski troops, Soviet Guards, and German SS. Not many tanks but it says everything else about WW II on the Russian Front.

Map scale is approximately 2 miles to the hex. Since this is a campaign covering 5 months so ground conditions will change from snow, ice, and bitter cold over to spring time with leaves on the trees - and of course with the inevitable, and formidable, mud in between.

Tentatively the game will include the following:
•one 22" x 34" map used in the campaign game
•352 counters/markers - .6" LWG EasyPunch™ Counters
•Combat units are battalions for the Germans and regiments/brigades for the Soviets.
There are currently 152 German unit counters and 139 Soviet unit counters.
•12 pages of rules
•2 player aid cards
Note: This game is not yet available for pre-order but will be added to the CPO list soon.

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.1ddab79a

Hasn't popped on their preorder yet.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 26, 2014, 04:34:29 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 26, 2014, 04:27:13 PM
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Note: This game is not yet available for pre-order but will be added to the CPO list soon.

Hasn't popped on their preorder yet.  :)

Is it available for pre-order yet?   :P


Legion makes good stuff.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 28, 2014, 06:21:20 PM
 :showoff: Landed two more of the Winter Storm series (Prelude to Disaster and Edelweiss). Already had The Last Victory. Only one left is the first one Winter Storm.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 30, 2014, 09:13:14 AM
Anyone with experience from EuroFront (or East or West for that matter)?

We are playing it ftf right now and even though the system is easy enough in its basic parts it seems really hard on the attacker. Attrition is so deadly barring unlucky defensive die rolls.

Granted, we are all more or less new to it, but it was (too) easy to stop both the Norway campaign and get the Germans bogged down in France just by committing more British troops than they did historically. There does not seem to be a real downside to doing so. Or maybe an experienced German player would have been able to exploit the situation more effectively...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2014, 11:20:14 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 28, 2014, 06:21:20 PM
:showoff: Landed two more of the Winter Storm series (Prelude to Disaster and Edelweiss). Already had The Last Victory. Only one left is the first one Winter Storm.

Do they smell like 1980?  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2014, 11:57:54 AM
Quote from: Delirium on December 30, 2014, 09:13:14 AM
Anyone with experience from EuroFront (or East or West for that matter)?

Meh, stayed away from block games.  Habby or Berkut may have them, dunno.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 30, 2014, 12:16:29 PM
No experience whatsoever.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on December 30, 2014, 01:48:15 PM
Quote from: Delirium on December 30, 2014, 09:13:14 AM
Anyone with experience from EuroFront (or East or West for that matter)?

We are playing it ftf right now and even though the system is easy enough in its basic parts it seems really hard on the attacker. Attrition is so deadly barring unlucky defensive die rolls.

Granted, we are all more or less new to it, but it was (too) easy to stop both the Norway campaign and get the Germans bogged down in France just by committing more British troops than they did historically. There does not seem to be a real downside to doing so. Or maybe an experienced German player would have been able to exploit the situation more effectively...

I've never played any of the games, but I did watch the designers/developers play a demo game of East Front at Origins one year.  My impression was that the game was well-thought out and the rules were pretty well-written, but it's just not what I usually look for in a wargame.

No idea about the specific problem you're having in your game.  Maybe the British need to be constrained more by garrison rules, or logistics?  Or perhaps the British units are just too strong?  Or it might be as you suggest--a better or more experienced German player might make them pay for overcommitting the British too early.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 30, 2014, 01:50:42 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2014, 11:57:54 AM
Quote from: Delirium on December 30, 2014, 09:13:14 AM
Anyone with experience from EuroFront (or East or West for that matter)?

Meh, stayed away from block games.  Habby or Berkut may have them, dunno.

I played East Front a bit, I actually think it is an excellent game.

But I have never tried the other ones, and you question is basically strategic, and hence I can't answer it without knowing how the Germans can threaten Britain.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 30, 2014, 03:02:52 PM
I played East Front years ago, and I remember offensive operations as being possible but tricky.  Can't give any advice on West Front.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 30, 2014, 04:27:47 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2014, 11:20:14 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 28, 2014, 06:21:20 PM
:showoff: Landed two more of the Winter Storm series (Prelude to Disaster and Edelweiss). Already had The Last Victory. Only one left is the first one Winter Storm.

Do they smell like 1980?  :D

Dont they all... :P I love the counter art of the series.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 30, 2014, 05:13:07 PM
I got The Western Front by SPW. No SS counters. :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 30, 2014, 05:31:19 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 30, 2014, 05:13:07 PM
I got The Western Front by SPW. No SS counters. :(

I have not invested any time in that series. Looks smashing though.

On another topic. I have always hated printed movement points on counters. Wasted space IMO.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 30, 2014, 05:47:00 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 30, 2014, 05:31:19 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 30, 2014, 05:13:07 PM
I got The Western Front by SPW. No SS counters. :(

I have not invested any time in that series. Looks smashing though.

On another topic. I have always hated printed movement points on counters. Wasted space IMO.

That is Hersey at CSW. You'd get a lecture from several wargame Aspies

BUT JIM DUNNIGAN HAD MOVEMENT FACTORS!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 30, 2014, 06:41:15 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 30, 2014, 05:47:00 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 30, 2014, 05:31:19 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 30, 2014, 05:13:07 PM
I got The Western Front by SPW. No SS counters. :(

I have not invested any time in that series. Looks smashing though.

On another topic. I have always hated printed movement points on counters. Wasted space IMO.

That is Hersey at CSW. You'd get a lecture from several wargame Aspies

BUT JIM DUNNIGAN HAD MOVEMENT FACTORS!
No shit  :lol:

RIGHT, WOTS ALL THIS THEN
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 30, 2014, 08:15:50 PM
BUT BUT BUT....ASL
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 30, 2014, 08:18:45 PM
Playing Legion of Honor this coming Saturday.  :frog:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 30, 2014, 08:26:44 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 30, 2014, 08:18:45 PM
Playing Legion of Honor this coming Saturday.  :frog:

Solo?  Using Mistress rules? Is Berkut your sworn enemy?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 30, 2014, 09:11:50 PM
Multiplayer, looking like 5 players at this point.  Not using the Mistress stuff--just doing the short (3 hour), Republic scenario to get everyone's feet wet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 31, 2014, 02:55:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 30, 2014, 08:15:50 PM
BUT BUT BUT....ASL

A game where a counter moves every 45 minutes.  :P The Air War of tactical ground games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 01, 2015, 09:08:49 AM
Been playing Imperial Assault these holidays. It's easily my favorite implementation of the Descent engine yet. It streamlines and changes up a few things, resulting in more agile and reactive gameplay. The out-of-the-box campaign isn't the most creative they have put out, but the game is really fun to play if you like the Descent games. Plus it's STAR WARS.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2015, 09:41:13 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 31, 2014, 02:55:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 30, 2014, 08:15:50 PM
BUT BUT BUT....ASL

A game where a counter moves every 45 minutes.  :P The Air War of tactical ground games.

At least you get plenty of reading done between moves.  :lol:

I was doing some proofreading for MMP's online living rules project for the first few sections, but I had to stop.  It was melting my brain.  Gack.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 01, 2015, 05:53:00 PM
Man, MMP is kicking the VCS into overdrive. Salerno made the cut and two others are rolling along. Based on the old Victory in the West system going all the way back to Balkoski's SPI monster, Operation Typhoon. Last installment of this system was The Killing Ground and Iron Tide.

Kharkov '42
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Rzhev: Operation Mars, Nov-Dec 1942
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 01, 2015, 06:22:28 PM
Needs more white on black counters
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 03, 2015, 05:50:46 PM
 :w00t:

QuoteAdam Starkweather - Jan 2, 2015 9:07 am

Many thanks to John Rainey, I am now in possession of a VASSAL module for Doomsday.

Ha! Full speed ahead now!

Andy, move to the on-deck circle, you'll be up soon.


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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 03, 2015, 05:53:41 PM
I got the S&T Red Tide West but haven't had time to do anything other than check if anything was fucked up.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 03, 2015, 06:00:37 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 03, 2015, 05:53:41 PM
I got the S&T Red Tide West but haven't had time to do anything other than check if anything was fucked up.

RTW is taking a pounding.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 03, 2015, 06:05:25 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 03, 2015, 06:00:37 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 03, 2015, 05:53:41 PM
I got the S&T Red Tide West but haven't had time to do anything other than check if anything was fucked up.

RTW is taking a pounding.

Sounds kinky.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 03, 2015, 07:56:27 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 03, 2015, 05:50:46 PM
:w00t:

Well, that is about 5 years earlier than I expected.  DEFEND THE FAPPA GAP
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 06, 2015, 03:11:53 PM
Shame that Edelweiss is in the original unbroken shrink wrap.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 06, 2015, 05:01:04 PM
It's shrink wrap, not the fucking hymen.  Pop that cherry.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 08, 2015, 01:22:00 PM
No doubt. M. Stumptner has an excellent AAR on Edelweiss in the Winter Storm game series folder on Consim. ;)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 08, 2015, 06:45:05 PM
Hey 11B, I checked my PO Box today, and found a mailing from GMT with a shitload of maps.  Are they Panzer reprints or something?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 08, 2015, 07:18:10 PM
Devir's The Case of the Catalans showed up today.  :yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 08, 2015, 07:21:05 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 08, 2015, 06:45:05 PM
Hey 11B, I checked my PO Box today, and found a mailing from GMT with a shitload of maps.  Are they Panzer reprints or something?

I have not got nor heard of Day redoing maps. Are you sure their Panzer maps?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 08, 2015, 07:26:12 PM
Didn't  the 3rd expansion pack have shitty, thin maps?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 08, 2015, 07:32:32 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 08, 2015, 07:26:12 PM
Didn't  the 3rd expansion pack have shitty, thin maps?

I'd have to check, but I've seen no emails stating anything inbound.

P.S. I shall not like Seedy for an hour because of this.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 08, 2015, 09:03:37 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 08, 2015, 07:26:12 PM
Didn't  the 3rd expansion pack have shitty, thin maps?

Bingo.  Found the GMT Updates email, dated December 11--

QuoteNew Maps for Panzer Expansion 3

The replacement maps for Panzer Expansion 3 are now in our warehouse. If you ordered this module directly from us, you don't need to do anything to get the new maps - we'll send them out early next week along with the new game shipments. If you purchased it elsewhere and want the new maps, please contact our office ladies and they'll make sure you get a set.

Call the office ladies tomorrow, 11B.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 08, 2015, 09:08:57 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 08, 2015, 09:03:37 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 08, 2015, 07:26:12 PM
Didn't  the 3rd expansion pack have shitty, thin maps?

Bingo.  Found the GMT Updates email, dated December 11--

QuoteNew Maps for Panzer Expansion 3

The replacement maps for Panzer Expansion 3 are now in our warehouse. If you ordered this module directly from us, you don't need to do anything to get the new maps - we'll send them out early next week along with the new game shipments. If you purchased it elsewhere and want the new maps, please contact our office ladies and they'll make sure you get a set.

Call the office ladies tomorrow, 11B.

I shall due so. That's jacked though since I preordered directly from them.
My old lady said something came from a game company today. Just didn't click in till now. Thought it was the last two AG South folio games I ordered from Noble Knight last night. Thought that was kind of fast.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 08, 2015, 09:11:07 PM
If you ordered from them, you never know, they could be on their way.  Actually, I've never been too terribly impressed with GMT's mail-order operation.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 09, 2015, 02:00:10 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 08, 2015, 09:11:07 PM
If you ordered from them, you never know, they could be on their way.  Actually, I've never been too terribly impressed with GMT's mail-order operation.

That's what is was. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 11, 2015, 04:11:17 AM
Finally found the other two to the AG South set. Paid more than I should have for Operation Star  :pinch:

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 11, 2015, 07:07:48 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 11, 2015, 04:11:17 AM
Finally found the other two to the AG South set. Paid more than I should have for Operation Star  :pinch:

When you get to that point, it's not about the money anymore.  It's about the having.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 11, 2015, 07:14:42 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 08, 2015, 07:18:10 PM
Devir's The Case of the Catalans showed up today.  :yeah:

Make a VASSAL module -> Start a Languish game -> ??? -> Profit!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 11, 2015, 07:56:59 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 08, 2015, 07:18:10 PM
Devir's The Case of the Catalans showed up today.  :yeah:

I live within walking distance of their HQ!

To be honest, when the game came out I sort of dismissed it as just a cash-grab given the political situation over here, but it's actually a fine game; possibly the best locally-produced game I have ever played (which is a low bar to jump, truth be said)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 11, 2015, 12:30:57 PM
It does seem like a very interesting game based on reading the rules.  I do wish they had gotten a native-English speaker, however, to review the cards and the rules first.  There is nothing that is not fully understandable, but some of the wording is clunky.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 12, 2015, 05:56:03 PM
Hey, they reprinted Car Wars.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2015, 06:01:04 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 30, 2014, 08:18:45 PM
Playing Legion of Honor this coming Saturday.  :frog:

Well?  We're waiting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2015, 06:58:07 PM
Holy crap. That price is  :huh:

https://shop.decisiongames.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=3015
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2015, 07:02:17 PM
:whistle:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 12, 2015, 07:04:10 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2015, 06:01:04 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 30, 2014, 08:18:45 PM
Playing Legion of Honor this coming Saturday.  :frog:

Well?  We're waiting.

Fun times, though definitely not your typical game.  More like Dungeons and Dragons without the GM, in that the players are all just trying to score glory, chicks, medals, and money while not getting killed in the process.  It's basically a series of random encounters, trying to avoid getting stuck under a commanding officer that hates your guts, and trying to get assigned to a busy army (or a quiet one, if you prefer to avoid too much trouble).

My character, for instance, narrowly avoided a guillotining, but was imprisoned once.  Also wounded something like 6 times (1 duel, 5 combat), but all were "Flesh Wounds", meaning I get a little uptick in glory and respect, but no real downside to speak of.  France's enemies have nothing on me. :frog:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2015, 07:08:41 PM
What was your highest Napoleon's Attention score? Or did you ever get out of single digits?  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 12, 2015, 07:35:16 PM
We put the game on hold around season 5 (with plans to continue soon).  I think I was around 20 points, thanks to attending his wedding. :vive first Consul:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 12, 2015, 07:37:49 PM
Jean Rapp finds your 6 wounds to be puny.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on January 12, 2015, 07:40:53 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2015, 06:58:07 PM
Holy crap. That price is  :huh:

https://shop.decisiongames.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=3015

Reading the list of physical components, it's probably a reasonable price.  But, yeah, it certainly gives on pause.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2015, 08:18:11 PM
Quote from: dps on January 12, 2015, 07:40:53 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2015, 06:58:07 PM
Holy crap. That price is  :huh:

https://shop.decisiongames.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=3015

Reading the list of physical components, it's probably a reasonable price.  But, yeah, it certainly gives on pause.

Just kind of a shocker for a new game to me. I have no problems paying for what I want. i.e the beach landing follow on to The Killing Ground, ouch, but necessary IMO.

Also I have an itch for Jack Radey's Korsun Pocket  :XD: Fuck. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 12, 2015, 08:37:55 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2015, 07:37:49 PM
Jean Rapp finds your 6 wounds to be puny.

Rapp had a lot longer to work with.  It's still 1797!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 13, 2015, 07:03:11 PM
John Hill died.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 13, 2015, 07:15:33 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 13, 2015, 07:03:11 PM
John Hill died.

Seen that on consim.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 13, 2015, 09:13:19 PM
Wow.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 16, 2015, 05:09:33 AM
So, Habbaku, what's the space requirement for the Legion of Honor game? Seems like it may worth picking up while there are still some copies floating around.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 16, 2015, 09:31:53 AM
never mind, I have bought this instead:

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146652/legendary-encounters-alien-deck-building-game
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 16, 2015, 09:55:06 AM
Quote from: Tamas on January 16, 2015, 09:31:53 AM
never mind, I have bought this instead:

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146652/legendary-encounters-alien-deck-building-game

No way! I own that one. Haven't played it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 16, 2015, 01:07:49 PM
I own the Legendary Marvel Superhero game, and it's one of my favorite quick timewasters when having people over. Tell me what you think of the Alien one, I'm interested in it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on January 16, 2015, 01:16:40 PM
Quote from: celedhring on January 16, 2015, 01:07:49 PM
I own the Legendary Marvel Superhero game, and it's one of my favorite quick timewasters when having people over. Tell me what you think of the Alien one, I'm interested in it.

RPS had a review of it yesterday, which may have triggered Tamas' purchase (I'm actually thinking of it getting, it too):

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/01/13/best-board-game-2014/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 16, 2015, 01:43:22 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 16, 2015, 05:09:33 AM
So, Habbaku, what's the space requirement for the Legion of Honor game? Seems like it may worth picking up while there are still some copies floating around.

I've spread it out, it doesn't seem to need more than a clean desk or kitchen table.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 16, 2015, 06:19:05 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 16, 2015, 05:09:33 AM
So, Habbaku, what's the space requirement for the Legion of Honor game? Seems like it may worth picking up while there are still some copies floating around.

What Seedy said.  If you're going solo, a small table will work.  Only trick is wrangling the charts you may or may not need.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 16, 2015, 06:59:45 PM
Thanks guys
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 16, 2015, 07:05:37 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2015, 05:56:03 PM
Hey, they reprinted Car Wars.

Just ordered it. Time for 1985 flashbacks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 16, 2015, 07:12:54 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 16, 2015, 07:05:37 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2015, 05:56:03 PM
Hey, they reprinted Car Wars.

Just ordered it. Time for 1985 flashbacks.

Old School
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 16, 2015, 11:38:55 PM
At Any Cost

Over the 500 mark on GMT.  :yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 17, 2015, 10:46:07 AM
Just got Legion of Honor.

My playlist for the upcoming local mini-convention is:

Rebel Raiders on the High Seas
Hellenes: Campaigns of the Peleponnesian War
Fire in the Lake
Legion of Honor

And probable some minor fillers at times, like 8 Minute Empire, Lords of Waterdeep, King of Tokyo and the like.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 18, 2015, 11:39:52 PM
Hey 11B, did you get Chris' email for yet more DRK "enhancements"?  :P  Unfortunately, due to fiscal reasons I haven't been able to keep up with the crazy bastard.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 19, 2015, 03:59:00 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 18, 2015, 11:39:52 PM
Hey 11B, did you get Chris' email for yet more DRK "enhancements"?  :P  Unfortunately, due to fiscal reasons I haven't been able to keep up with the crazy bastard.  :lol:

I just checked. The release of Das Reich, means work on III Panzer Corps area will commence. A further 3 panzer and 1 infantry division. With III Corps area compled, all of 4th Panzer army's AO will be encompassed at 330 yards per hex represented by 96 11"x17" maps, German and Russian formations down to platoon/company level.

I will set it up. It will be a sight to behold. Oh yes, I will and play it to completion even if it kills me. It will be glorious.  :P   
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 19, 2015, 08:01:36 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 19, 2015, 03:59:00 AM
I just checked. The release of Das Reich, means work on III Panzer Corps area will commence. A further 3 panzer and 1 infantry division. With III Corps area compled, all of 4th Panzer army's AO will be encompassed at 330 yards per hex represented by 96 11"x17" maps, German and Russian formations down to platoon/company level.

What I want to know is: at the pace he's going, when does a game about Kursk no longer becomes Kursk, and just bleeds into Kharkov?

QuoteI will set it up. It will be a sight to behold. Oh yes, I will and play it to completion even if it kills me. It will be glorious.  :P

With who?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 19, 2015, 11:32:33 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 12, 2015, 07:04:10 PMFun times, though definitely not your typical game.  More like Dungeons and Dragons without the GM, in that the players are all just trying to score glory, chicks, medals, and money while not getting killed in the process.  It's basically a series of random encounters, trying to avoid getting stuck under a commanding officer that hates your guts, and trying to get assigned to a busy army (or a quiet one, if you prefer to avoid too much trouble).

My character, for instance, narrowly avoided a guillotining, but was imprisoned once.  Also wounded something like 6 times (1 duel, 5 combat), but all were "Flesh Wounds", meaning I get a little uptick in glory and respect, but no real downside to speak of.  France's enemies have nothing on me. :frog:

I have just soloed a bit using a two player set-up and realized there was not much chance of  them being in an active army which felt a bit disappointing: all the cool events seemed likely to pass without a player being able to take part in them... Guess more players would take care of that.

Another observation is that Standing seems important but hard to change. As you say, if you're stuck under a "bad" commander (or at least someone who does not like you) then you will lose quite a bit of points in the end unless you get re-assigned. On the other hand, chances of you being re-assigned are higher if you he hates your guts. On the third hand, your new assignment will start with a random standing.

Finally, on women, a gamer's instinct is to include them but they do warn that using that optional rule will add some time to the game. What is your view on that?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 19, 2015, 02:27:46 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 19, 2015, 08:01:36 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 19, 2015, 03:59:00 AM
I just checked. The release of Das Reich, means work on III Panzer Corps area will commence. A further 3 panzer and 1 infantry division. With III Corps area compled, all of 4th Panzer army's AO will be encompassed at 330 yards per hex represented by 96 11"x17" maps, German and Russian formations down to platoon/company level.

What I want to know is: at the pace he's going, when does a game about Kursk no longer becomes Kursk, and just bleeds into Kharkov?

QuoteI will set it up. It will be a sight to behold. Oh yes, I will and play it to completion even if it kills me. It will be glorious.  :P

With who?

I'll solo that bitch.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 19, 2015, 02:42:34 PM
Quote from: Delirium on January 19, 2015, 11:32:33 AM
Finally, on women, a gamer's instinct is to include them but they do warn that using that optional rule will add some time to the game. What is your view on that?

I think if you are planning on doing the grand campaign, so to speak, that including women is a natural add-on to get more interactivity into the game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 20, 2015, 06:51:43 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 16, 2015, 07:05:37 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2015, 05:56:03 PM
Hey, they reprinted Car Wars.

Just ordered it. Time for 1985 flashbacks.

Arriveded. Thanks Amazon Prime.

Looks nice. Plus on the box it sez it is a second printing already. Neato.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 20, 2015, 06:53:25 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 19, 2015, 02:42:34 PM
Quote from: Delirium on January 19, 2015, 11:32:33 AM
Finally, on women, a gamer's instinct is to include them but they do warn that using that optional rule will add some time to the game. What is your view on that?

I think if you are planning on doing the grand campaign, so to speak, that including women is a natural add-on to get more interactivity into the game.

Think of all the nagging.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 20, 2015, 06:54:55 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 20, 2015, 06:53:25 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 19, 2015, 02:42:34 PM
Quote from: Delirium on January 19, 2015, 11:32:33 AM
Finally, on women, a gamer's instinct is to include them but they do warn that using that optional rule will add some time to the game. What is your view on that?

I think if you are planning on doing the grand campaign, so to speak, that including women is a natural add-on to get more interactivity into the game.

Think of all the nagging.

WOMEN DON'T KNOW HOW TO MANEUVER A PANZER DIVISION.  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 20, 2015, 07:08:27 PM
Think of them parking.

MEIN TIGER!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 20, 2015, 07:25:43 PM
 :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 20, 2015, 08:19:06 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 20, 2015, 06:53:25 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 19, 2015, 02:42:34 PM
I think if you are planning on doing the grand campaign, so to speak, that including women is a natural add-on to get more interactivity into the game.

Think of all the nagging.

Bah, the chick rules include multiple lovers and WAIT FOR IT married chicks.  Dude, how can you not.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 20, 2015, 08:30:58 PM
I'll git it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 20, 2015, 08:31:19 PM
I imagine there would be something darkly amusing about banging another player's wife...

His Legion of Honor wife, that is.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on January 23, 2015, 05:17:52 AM
There's a kickstarter for a Conan boardgame from Monolith:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/conan

QuoteConan is a miniature-based board game that pits one player, the overlord, who controls hordes of savage tribesmen, no-good lowlifes and undead minions against 1 to 4 players who incarnate the legendary Conan and his fellow adventurers. The gameplay is asymetric, as the overlord possesses a large selection of models and objectives which are his own, whereas the brave heroes are played from a first person perspective, much like in a role playing game. An adventure can be played out in 1 hour on one of the beautiful game boards (depicting iconic locations of Howard's immersive Hyborian world) as you pit your wits, daring and tactical acumen against your opponent


74 Highly detailed, 32mm, plastic models
1 Book of Skelos (Plastic overlord dashboard)
25 coloured base sleeves
9 engraved, six sided dice (3 Yellow, 3 Orange, 3 Red)
60 Plastic energy gems
4 Hero character sheets
1 Turn counter sheet
43 Creature tiles
55 spell and equipment cards (1.65x2.48in / 42x63mm)
2 double sided game boards 24x28in / 60x70cm (4 maps: Pictish village, Pirate ship, Inn, Fortress)
Over 80 tokens (doors, chests, villagers, effects...)
1 rule book (includes: 8 scenarios)

It's designed by Frederic Henry (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/2617/frederic-henry) with art by Adrian Smith (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameartist/12495/adrian-smith).

They were asking for $80,000. They're at almost $1,050,000. With 19 days to go. :lol:

They actually have seem to be having trouble adding more stretch goals (more miniatures! more characters! more everthing!).

I think I will pledge as well, because this looks beautiful, and also: Conan!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on January 23, 2015, 05:26:13 AM
Also, you don't get often characters like these in games anymore:

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/003/110/816/45a4af1642162cfcad41f8dba217b8c8_large.png)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 23, 2015, 05:28:21 AM
Quote from: The Brain on January 16, 2015, 09:55:06 AM
Quote from: Tamas on January 16, 2015, 09:31:53 AM
never mind, I have bought this instead:

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146652/legendary-encounters-alien-deck-building-game

No way! I own that one. Haven't played it.

You will need a lot of time sleeving and sorting the 600 cards before you try it, mind.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 25, 2015, 03:06:06 AM
No do this again languish. Over the course of the outage I bought;

Nappy at Leipzig 5th ed

Picketts charge (Yaquinto)

Wacht am Rhein

The Battle of Gettysburg (Holte)

Radey's Korsun Pocket

DR: Das Riech w/ II SS enhancement.

I couldnt help myself  :cry:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 27, 2015, 12:30:31 PM
 :lol: Sick bastard.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 27, 2015, 02:18:01 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 23, 2015, 05:28:21 AM
Quote from: The Brain on January 16, 2015, 09:55:06 AM
Quote from: Tamas on January 16, 2015, 09:31:53 AM
never mind, I have bought this instead:

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146652/legendary-encounters-alien-deck-building-game

No way! I own that one. Haven't played it.

You will need a lot of time sleeving and sorting the 600 cards before you try it, mind.

I already sleeved them, but I hear setup time can be a bitch.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on January 27, 2015, 02:18:36 PM
We need to stage an intervention for 11B.  Obviously he has a problem.

Of course, we'll have to take away his games, but it's for his own good and strictly therapeutic.

I call divs on Wacht am Rhein.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 27, 2015, 02:25:15 PM
Some of those old titles from back in the day are still some of the best games and rules systems; they're just not very flashy or, in some instances, even pretty, because they were designed to work--at least before the RANDian Whiz Kid types at SPI started to get real traction in the hobby. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 29, 2015, 06:23:46 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 27, 2015, 12:30:31 PM
:lol: Sick bastard.

You know what's really sick. Most of the KP counters are already clipped.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 31, 2015, 05:58:46 PM
What have you all heard about the Huzzah! Series ?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 31, 2015, 09:08:08 PM
Too new to really know anything about it.  Although you'd think "grand tactical" ACW stuff would start to bleed into the miniatures rules realm.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 31, 2015, 09:12:16 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 31, 2015, 09:08:08 PM
Too new to really know anything about it.  Although you'd think "grand tactical" ACW stuff would start to bleed into the miniatures rules realm.

We'll find out. Should be here in a few days.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 31, 2015, 09:19:09 PM
lol, junkie.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 31, 2015, 09:23:29 PM
I hope there's a post-melee phase where you can bayonet wounded and surrendering Confederate soldiers, as they have to be cleared away by the hand of God like the Jews of old.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 31, 2015, 09:29:09 PM
 :D

I per-order vol 2 also.

Vol 1
Stephenson's Depot was a prelude to the battle of Gettysburg. Richard Ewell enjoyed his finest day of the campaign when he smashed the isolated outpost of Robert Milroy at Winchester. This is a rock-em sock-em affair, with the Yankees throwing the first punch. The blue player must land his blows quick and hard, driving the Rebs off the railway.

Rosey and the Woodpecker, the battle of Iuka, was a meeting engagement of sorts; few units begin on map and both sides receive a steady stream of reinforcements. Grant, the Yankee commander had divided his army into wings, each to simultaneously converge upon the rebels at the small railhead of Iuka.

Old Burn at Newbern, the battle of Newbern, North Carolina. A promising young star of the Union, Ambrose Burnside (Old Burn to his equals) runs up against a scratch force of Confederate militia, artillery, and cavalry.

Smash 'Em Up! the battle of Belmont Missouri, was U.S. Grant's first significant encounter with the Confederate Army. He initially drove the Rebels across the Mississippi River capturing both their headquarters and Belmont, a minor ferry point to Kentucky.

Huzzah! 2: Dark Woods, Dreadful Fields (the Wilderness Campaign) covers the Wilderness Camp
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 31, 2015, 10:00:17 PM
Mew.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 02, 2015, 12:20:42 AM
Finally ebagged a copy of Bloody Steppes of Crimea: Alma – Balaclava – Inkerman 1854  today.

QuoteTactical game about three famous battles of Crimean War.

Game scale:
1 hex = 200 m (Alma 250 m)
1 game turn = 30 minutes
1 counter = infantry battalion-riffle company/cavalry regiment/artillery battery.

Game description
The game uses the standard hex-and-counter system, and ten-sided dice. Each hex represents 200 metres or 218 yards of terrain (Alma 250 metres or 273 yards), each game turn corresponds to 20-30 minutes of real time.

Infantry is represented by battalions and light infantry companies, cavalry by regiments (sometimes divided into two counters), artillery by batteries (classified by weight).

Each game turn is divided into phases:
1)Command phase – players use their Commanders-in-Chief and dispatch riders to give orders to subordinate commanders.
2)Activation phase – after determining the initiative, players, using the Activation Markers, choose the division to activate. Activated units, move, fire, commence melee combat and reorganise disorganised units. The opponent can react by firing or counterattacking
3)Reorganisation phase – players reorganise broken units

The principle of the game is based on an order system, which is associated with target hexes. The player must carry out the assigned order (of course, he gives them to himself), until the order is changed by the Commander-in-Chief, or the division commander manages to change it by himself. The order must be associated with a target hex (i.e attack hex, defend hex). The possible orders are: ATTACK, DEFEND, FORCED MARCH.

The game tries to present the diversity of combatants tactics mainly through unit formations. And so – Russian infantry can fight in company or closed columns, French infantry in closed columns or lines and the British infantry only in lines. Each side can form squares, and can use skirmishers. The French Eastern Army excels in light infantry tactics due to it's many formations of such units (chasseurs, zouaves, algerian tiraillieurs).

The game treats the concept of zone of control differently from other games – it gives up the obligation to stop moving the unit in the enemy ZOC. The ZOC is a phenomenon that allows to fire or initiate close combat, and it is dependent on the units formation and the range of its firearms.

Unit movement doesn't differ from other hex-and-counter systems.

The game discerns fire combat and melee combat. The fire combat takes into consideration the following aspects:
1)firing unit strength
2)firing unit formation (skirmishers)
3)target formation
4)distance to target

Fire combat is initiated at the cost of movement points in the unit's activation phase, and once as a reaction for the enemy's doings. Fire combat is based on the unit's morale modifier, which is a combination of unit's morale, training and other "psychological" factors. Fire combat effects in loss of endurance, disorganisation and in critical cases, breaking of the attacked unit. Losing movement point is also the effect of fire combat.

Artillery fire combat is constructed similarly to infantry fire combat – it only takes into account the differences in range and firepower of guns.

As a rule, to initiate melee combat, the unit must fight in a compact formation (column, line) or be a cavalry unit. Starting combat requires for a attacking unit to posses sufficient movement points after moving (a marker is placed, on the unit that meets that condition). Melee combat is also based on the unit's morale, strength, formation, also the terrain and attacks from the flank or the unit's rear. Effects of melee combat are disorganisation (also of the attacking unit) or breakdown and taking flight. Cavalry combat also includes the unit's momentum – which is taken from the type of the unit (heavy, lancers, light cavalry). Cavalry may react by counter-charging.

The loss of unit's endurance during the game is marked on special tables. The use of tables intents to show precisely the diverse levels of combat losses.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2Fimages%2Fpic816800.jpg&hash=4d67e5df8208b6c08fb01537b64413e26eb887ae)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 02, 2015, 05:07:55 AM
That Legendary Encounters: Alien game has been a total success. It is big fun and we spent a good portion of the weekend with my girlfriend playing it. She had such a great time with the game (she is fairly new to boardgames, I enjoy introducing her to this world) that she insisted on us beating all the movies-scenarios of the game, but Alien 4 has kept defeating us.  :D

How much long-term replayibility is there is yet to see, but otherwise a great deckbuilder, as it manages to be a deck-builder that is cooperative yet challenging (to a degree) and interactive.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on February 02, 2015, 05:18:03 AM
Conan is at over $1.5 million now, with 9 days to go. :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on February 09, 2015, 02:12:29 AM
Quote from: frunk on September 02, 2014, 05:50:23 PM
Quote from: Syt on September 02, 2014, 03:56:02 PM
:hmm:

The theme is conveyed well, and I didn't mind playing it.  It didn't engage me in terms of being an interesting or challenging game to play.  Good entertainment (if you like Firefly), not so good game.

Friends actually bought it, and we gave it a bash yesterday, doing a scenario where you have to do jobs for Badger, Duun, Patience and Niska before doing two more story missions. The theme of the game is indeed superb, with nice little Firefly models, a pretty game board and nicely designed cards. I'm surprised how many characters and equipment they managed to milk out of half a season and a movie. Well done.

The whole thing of flying, doing jobs, doing "provocations" etc. is good enough. What I'm seriously missing, though, is interaction between players. There's few options to fuck each other up beyond trying hit your opponent with the Alliance ship or the Reavers, and that's very difficult.

That said, it's relatively easy to hire crew and gear up to make most challenges trivial in late game, which takes out a lot of the tension.

In all, it reminds me of a slightly more streamlined version of Fortune and Glory which has very similar mechanics, but somehow plays slower and more tedious.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on February 09, 2015, 02:58:41 AM
Well, I put in my pledge for Conan, plus the three expansions (Nordheim, Stygia, Khitai). :weep:

Current stretch goal is a camel for a camel punch scenario.

The base game (King pledge):

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/003/251/769/30c2e0207bbee534eab034fedb99f40e_large.png)

Currently unlocked stretch goals:

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/003/251/662/2fa9249247f77103621f716dded6842c_large.png)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 09, 2015, 11:50:01 AM
There is so much stuff in that KS.   :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on February 09, 2015, 12:06:52 PM
Oh, I forgot to show what the core box contains:

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/003/251/813/73025bf895a5dd84bf46af82c6859dba_large.png)


I'm looking forward to ca. October when this ships. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 09, 2015, 12:13:39 PM
Great, something else with action figures to pollute BGG's front page for the next 2 years.   <_<  MAH X WING
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on February 10, 2015, 05:58:55 PM
Well, it's a not too complex game, which is one of the reasons (besides theme) I'm putting down cash for this - it's the type of game I can easily get going with friends without having to spend hours explaining the mechanics. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on February 10, 2015, 07:02:16 PM
Anyone know anything about the 1714 Catalan game?
Spanish Succession is an under-covered conflict.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 10, 2015, 07:23:08 PM
It's alright.  Some unique, interesting mechanics, but not really a meaty simulation.  More about the discussions/negotiations for position amongst the allied powers than fighting the Bourbons.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 11, 2015, 03:06:19 AM
Well, it's not really a wargame. It's a boardgame that happens to be set during a war and where you move armies around. I like it quite a bit but it isn't a simulation.

I like how it captures the whole partitioning and balance of power malarkey, though. You compete with your allies to get the best slice of the cake. That is fleshed out quite well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on February 11, 2015, 12:45:14 PM
Thanks sounds good.
Hate to pay full retail from GMT though.  Goes against the upbringing and all.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 11, 2015, 12:52:45 PM
Another game on the War for Spicession from a strategic angle is No Peace Without Spain from Compass--

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23995/no-peace-without-spain
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on February 11, 2015, 04:19:05 PM
Well, the Conan Kickstarter is over.

They asked for $80,000.-

They got $3,327,757.-

The final King's Pledge ($135.-) loot:

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/003/267/324/6a13cbed71902fd92c47e834c65d5d4c_large.png)
(+ a Warlock, and an iOS/Android app for rules, scenarios, and easier maintenance).

One of the stretch goals was a collector's edition box large enough to store all the stuff. :lol:

Again, it's an entry level game with a strong theme, so it'll be fun to play this with friends. And there's a plethora of additional (optional) content to be had as well, giving this some longevity.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 11, 2015, 04:57:09 PM
I got that Napoleonic game from Clash of Arms.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 11, 2015, 05:00:33 PM
Oh my God who the hell cares!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 11, 2015, 05:04:19 PM
Fuck off, dirty ass antisemitic European fuckstick.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 11, 2015, 05:30:00 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 11, 2015, 04:57:09 PM
I got that Napoleonic game from Clash of Arms.

Which did you get?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 11, 2015, 06:04:32 PM
Quote from: The Brain on February 11, 2015, 05:00:33 PM
Oh my God who the hell cares!

Dropping the schtick once in a while is fine, you know.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 11, 2015, 06:17:08 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 11, 2015, 06:04:32 PM
Quote from: The Brain on February 11, 2015, 05:00:33 PM
Oh my God who the hell cares!

Dropping the schtick once in a while is fine, you know.

Can't stay #2 on old merits.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 11, 2015, 06:28:56 PM
Okay.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 11, 2015, 06:32:40 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 11, 2015, 05:30:00 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 11, 2015, 04:57:09 PM
I got that Napoleonic game from Clash of Arms.

Which did you get?

Legion of Honor.  Was probably peer pressured into it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 11, 2015, 07:58:37 PM
All the cool kids got it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 11, 2015, 08:15:44 PM
I will be dogsitting all weekend for a friend of my sister's, which means no PC or PS3, so I think I'll give the solo game a shot.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on February 12, 2015, 12:53:41 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 11, 2015, 12:52:45 PM
Another game on the War for Spicession from a strategic angle is No Peace Without Spain from Compass--

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23995/no-peace-without-spain

Huh - that one looks good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 12, 2015, 01:04:41 AM
I can't speak to that particular title--Habbaku may have it--but it seems to have a happy following over at BGG (Dave Dockter, Mr. Triumph of Chaos himself, wrote a glowing review), and Compass does make decent stuff, production-wise.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 12, 2015, 01:59:20 AM
I don't have it, but have played it.  Didn't care for it at the time, but can't condemn it easily without more plays.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 12, 2015, 11:08:59 AM
What, in your brief examination, were the issues?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 12, 2015, 11:16:28 AM
Fuck if I remember.  I played it once very shortly after it was release.  I just recall generic boredom.  That and I was able to point out some errata after a single read through the rulebook, which always annoys the hell out of me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 12, 2015, 11:52:56 AM
I figured it just didn't appeal to your card sharkism.   :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 12, 2015, 01:48:09 PM
The GMT folder just had a nice brew-up over the Labyrinth expansion.  The designer apparently wanted to include a card representing the death of Kayla Mueller, complete with her picture front and center. :yuk:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 12, 2015, 01:57:41 PM
 :lol:

MAH RACHEL CORRIE CARD
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on February 12, 2015, 04:06:16 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 12, 2015, 01:04:41 AM
I can't speak to that particular title--Habbaku may have it--but it seems to have a happy following over at BGG (Dave Dockter, Mr. Triumph of Chaos himself, wrote a glowing review), and Compass does make decent stuff, production-wise.

Saw that review :)
Was very relieved to see his biggest complaint was insufficient chrome.   :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 12, 2015, 04:08:53 PM
It is a very chrome-light game, aye.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 12, 2015, 05:16:30 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on February 12, 2015, 04:06:16 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 12, 2015, 01:04:41 AM
I can't speak to that particular title--Habbaku may have it--but it seems to have a happy following over at BGG (Dave Dockter, Mr. Triumph of Chaos himself, wrote a glowing review), and Compass does make decent stuff, production-wise.

Saw that review :)
Was very relieved to see his biggest complaint was insufficient chrome.   :lol:

Well, it is Dave Dockter.  A '61 Imperial has insufficient chrome for him.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 17, 2015, 05:31:02 PM
The Crimean War game arrived from Poland.

NK sent SPI's Crimean War Quad too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 17, 2015, 05:32:01 PM
B4, do you play with locals or something? How much gaming do you typically get in during the month? Or are you like Seedy?  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 17, 2015, 05:37:04 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 17, 2015, 05:32:01 PM
Or are you like Seedy?  :P

I'm sure that, much like Seedy, he can tell you to go fuck yourself.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 17, 2015, 05:58:47 PM
But would he?  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 17, 2015, 06:04:59 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 17, 2015, 05:58:47 PM
But would he?  :hmm:

I'm nicer.

I have very little time to drive 50+ miles to a game group. I solo a lot. I'm currently on a tac ACW, Franco Prussian, Crimea, and SA War kick. I hope Herman keeps going with his system.


Poles did a good job. Nice production.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t31.0-8/10930943_10205750875522329_5815190179655122175_o.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 20, 2015, 05:00:33 AM
FedEx just made a correct delivery of Monster Island. 300 pages of Runequesty goodness.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on February 20, 2015, 05:09:14 AM
Quote from: The Brain on February 20, 2015, 05:00:33 AM
Monster Island

Is it just a name and actually a peninsula?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 20, 2015, 05:16:28 AM
I am hoping to try the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Rise of the Runelords Core Set this weekend.

At a cursory glance and a quick test game in which I died rolling badly with my d8s, it seems like a very well done conversion of RPG (the moving around killing monsters and overcoming obstacles part at least) into a card game.

It has some deck building elements to it, although less profound than a proper deck builder, and you build your deck over the course of several scenarios as your character advances. And your deck is basically a big common pile of your items, spells, weapons, armor, allies etc, AND your deck is basically your hitpoints: if you run out of your deck, you die.
Most cards give you a basic little bonus just by showing them and keeping them in your hand, but they give a more significant bonus if you discard them, in exchange damaging you in effect. And if you get damage you discard cards.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 20, 2015, 05:27:22 AM
Quote from: Syt on February 20, 2015, 05:09:14 AM
Quote from: The Brain on February 20, 2015, 05:00:33 AM
Monster Island

Is it just a name and actually a peninsula?

It's the name of a book.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 20, 2015, 09:08:01 AM
Quote from: Tamas on February 20, 2015, 05:16:28 AM
I am hoping to try the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Rise of the Runelords Core Set this weekend.

At a cursory glance and a quick test game in which I died rolling badly with my d8s, it seems like a very well done conversion of RPG (the moving around killing monsters and overcoming obstacles part at least) into a card game.

It has some deck building elements to it, although less profound than a proper deck builder, and you build your deck over the course of several scenarios as your character advances. And your deck is basically a big common pile of your items, spells, weapons, armor, allies etc, AND your deck is basically your hitpoints: if you run out of your deck, you die.
Most cards give you a basic little bonus just by showing them and keeping them in your hand, but they give a more significant bonus if you discard them, in exchange damaging you in effect. And if you get damage you discard cards.

I love the basic mechanics of the game and the whole "keep your character and improve it through several games" RPG aspect of it, which is something deckbuilding games rarely do. However, the scenario design is pretty dull and we found it repetitive at the end. Every game is just about cornering the overlord, with only the difficulty of it changing up via the cards you encounter. Only one mission in three or four changes up things a little, so it got old pretty quick for us. However, if they experiment with objectives a little in future expansions I will get them without a doubt.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 20, 2015, 09:13:02 AM
Quote from: celedhring on February 20, 2015, 09:08:01 AM
Quote from: Tamas on February 20, 2015, 05:16:28 AM
I am hoping to try the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Rise of the Runelords Core Set this weekend.

At a cursory glance and a quick test game in which I died rolling badly with my d8s, it seems like a very well done conversion of RPG (the moving around killing monsters and overcoming obstacles part at least) into a card game.

It has some deck building elements to it, although less profound than a proper deck builder, and you build your deck over the course of several scenarios as your character advances. And your deck is basically a big common pile of your items, spells, weapons, armor, allies etc, AND your deck is basically your hitpoints: if you run out of your deck, you die.
Most cards give you a basic little bonus just by showing them and keeping them in your hand, but they give a more significant bonus if you discard them, in exchange damaging you in effect. And if you get damage you discard cards.

I love the basic mechanics of the game and the whole "keep your character and improve it through several games" RPG aspect of it, which is something deckbuilding games rarely do. However, the scenario design is pretty dull and we found it repetitive at the end. Every game is just about cornering the overlord, with only the difficulty of it changing up via the cards you encounter. Only one mission in three or four changes up things a little, so it got old pretty quick for us. However, if they experiment with objectives a little in future expansions I will get them without a doubt.

Yeah I know thats a complaint and was my worry. One of the things I will try if it starts getting stale is using a variant where you limit the locations you can visit, so kind of making a map out of them on which you walk around, instead of jumping around.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on March 02, 2015, 03:28:37 AM
Played Dead of Winter yesterday. It's a really well done zombie survival game, with a "traitor" and hidden objective mechanics ala Battlestar Galactica (one of my favorite boardgames). It has some fun ideas and mechanics, and conveys the whole survival part better than other zombie games I have played; you need food, keep your base clean, protect it from attacking zombies... in addition to venturing out to scavenge and advance mission objectives. The mission we played (obtain 12 zombie samples for a vaccine), ended up being too easy though. The game recommends this mission for your first play, so I assume it's a bit of a "tutorial" before getting to the real stuff. We'll play this again soon.

Crossroads cards are really fun when they trigger.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on March 02, 2015, 03:53:04 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 02, 2015, 03:28:37 AM
Played Dead of Winter yesterday.

Someone's watched the last Table Top episode. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 02, 2015, 11:29:36 AM
I've played it ~20 times.  It's good times.  :)

My group defaults to the red (harder) side of the objective cards every time now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 03, 2015, 05:07:10 PM
anyone knows anything about this?

http://compassgames.com/index.php/preorders/balance-of-powers-7/balance-of-powers.html
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 03, 2015, 06:58:06 PM
Quote from: Tamas on March 03, 2015, 05:07:10 PM
anyone knows anything about this?

http://compassgames.com/index.php/preorders/balance-of-powers-7/balance-of-powers.html

Just a little too early in production for it;  although the Compass Games page has his draft of the rule book.  Infantry is corp level.  Big.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 03, 2015, 07:12:55 PM
Or not.

QuoteDesign Note: Unit sizes vary based on type and theater.  While referred to as "corps" for all game purposes, AF, tank, and siege units are actually battalions of 500-1,000 men with 50-250 machines.  True corps have 25,000 troops (infantry) or 8,000 mounted troopers (cavalry).  Fortresses include about 12,000 men.  Naval units represent squadrons of 4-12 vessels per unit (vessels per piece are: BB-4, CC-6, SS-12) with again as many "built-in" destroyers for surface ships.  Air units include about 50 fighters or 12 bombers per step. 

Naval combat looks fiddly.  Then again, their example in the rule book is Jutland.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 03, 2015, 11:06:53 PM
Cold Wars convention is coming up this weekend;  saw an entry for Friday that's right up Languish's alley--

Quote
F-114 - Zulus vs the Civil War- Theme Game
Fri. 10:00 AM, 4 hrs, 8 players
GM: David Kasper and NOWS
American Civil War 28mm, Rules: LAWS of War

The Zulus, tired of being slaves, decide to attack all foreigners.
They capture a large fleet of slave vessels and land in South Carolina with a large impi. Slaves and black soldiers swell their ranks. The Confederacy and Union cease all hostilities and unite to repel the onslaught. Sherman and Johnston send in their troops to stop Mpande and the Zulus.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 08, 2015, 05:57:19 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 03, 2015, 06:58:06 PM
Quote from: Tamas on March 03, 2015, 05:07:10 PM
anyone knows anything about this?

http://compassgames.com/index.php/preorders/balance-of-powers-7/balance-of-powers.html

Just a little too early in production for it;  although the Compass Games page has his draft of the rule book.  Infantry is corp level.  Big.

I am very tempted to preorder and then have a vassal game going eventually. Diplomacy via bargaining chips you get due to the territory of your enemies becoming available to you to promise away sounds quite interesting: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1230510/balancing-act
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 08, 2015, 09:56:03 AM
Look at Compass's website again; they just announced a 2nd strategic WW1 game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on March 08, 2015, 01:36:11 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 08, 2015, 09:56:03 AM
Look at Compass's website again; they just announced a 2nd strategic WW1 game.

It's called Fatal Alliances and it's a WWI version of WiF?  Did they license this, or are they about to get sued by ADG?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on March 08, 2015, 01:57:25 PM
Considering they are also doing WIF Blitz (the quick version of World in Flames) I'm guessing they have an agreement.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on March 08, 2015, 05:07:17 PM
Quote from: dps on March 08, 2015, 01:36:11 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 08, 2015, 09:56:03 AM
Look at Compass's website again; they just announced a 2nd strategic WW1 game.

It's called Fatal Alliances and it's a WWI version of WiF?  Did they license this, or are they about to get sued by ADG?
Given that Harry Rowland is one of the designers of the new game I don't think he will sue himself.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 10, 2015, 06:30:37 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 08, 2015, 09:56:03 AM
Look at Compass's website again; they just announced a 2nd strategic WW1 game.

Its a bit of a weird strategy to announce a competitor to their own title while also telling people they need 50 more pre-orders.

Harry's WW1 project sounds interesting, but that is in the future and presently I am tempted by Fatal Alliances.

Between buying the expansions for Pathfinder, which is more complex than going with the cheapest source due to print-run differences, and moving to a new flat soon, it would be decidedly unwise financially to pull the trigger right now though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on March 10, 2015, 07:38:27 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 03, 2015, 11:06:53 PM
Cold Wars convention is coming up this weekend;  saw an entry for Friday that's right up Languish's alley--

Quote
F-114 - Zulus vs the Civil War- Theme Game
Fri. 10:00 AM, 4 hrs, 8 players
GM: David Kasper and NOWS
American Civil War 28mm, Rules: LAWS of War

The Zulus, tired of being slaves, decide to attack all foreigners.
They capture a large fleet of slave vessels and land in South Carolina with a large impi. Slaves and black soldiers swell their ranks. The Confederacy and Union cease all hostilities and unite to repel the onslaught. Sherman and Johnston send in their troops to stop Mpande and the Zulus.

Well that is the second stupidest alt-history plot I have heard all morning.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 10, 2015, 12:47:25 PM
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69779/polis-fight-hegemony

Gonna give Polis a shot later tonight. Looks like good times.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 10, 2015, 03:48:41 PM
Quote from: Tamas on March 10, 2015, 06:30:37 AM
Between buying the expansions for Pathfinder, which is more complex than going with the cheapest source due to print-run differences, and moving to a new flat soon, it would be decidedly unwise financially to pull the trigger right now though.

You say that now, but 3 years from now when it's sold out and out of print, you could be very unhappy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 10, 2015, 04:59:17 PM
I know :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 10, 2015, 09:17:20 PM
I think I'm going to order the PC version of Decision's D-Day at Omaha Beach. Since I'll never setup the board version.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on March 10, 2015, 10:29:36 PM
Anybody have any experience with the computer version of Empires in Arms?  Is it worth picking up?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 11, 2015, 09:36:25 AM
Part of the attraction of Empires in Arms is to play against other people in a game that will last as long as the Napoleonic Wars themselves.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 11, 2015, 09:39:56 AM
 :lol:

So for this first Pathfinder card game, I have to make sure I get the expansions from their USA print run because they have starkly different colours, even size, than the first Chinese print.

For the 2nd pack (the first I need) this has proven to be a bit difficult.

First, I saw that Amazon has a product picture that clearly indicates the box is from the US print run. So merrily I order it. It arrives, its the Chinese print. I return it, they are prompt with the whole thing, so no big deal.

Then comes the emailing around. Most shops are working via distributors so they cannot check it for me, but after like a dozen emails I hunt down a store which can a) check it and b) have the US print run. So I ordered it the faster courier option so that it arrives in time for play this weekend.

I have received the parcel not long ago. I opened it... and its the 2nd expansion deck of the 2nd Pathfinder base set, ie. it is absolutely totally useless for me. Invoice indicates the deck I wanted to buy, so store guy screwed up.

LE SIGH
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 11, 2015, 09:44:07 AM
And of course we are stuck with the game because we have already completed the base set's missions  <_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 12, 2015, 06:33:43 PM
That Stonwall's Sword game looks interesting. Mew
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 12, 2015, 06:41:54 PM
That goofy ass Dockter is talking about working on Triumph of Chaos, 2nd Ed.  How about finishing Triumph of Fascism, 1st Ed, you fruitcake?  Jesus H. chrome-laden Christ.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 12, 2015, 09:26:18 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 12, 2015, 06:33:43 PM
That Stonwall's Sword game looks interesting. Mew

Hermann Luttmann seems like a pretty bright dude, too, which is always a bonus.  I'll try it at some point.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 13, 2015, 06:22:00 PM
I kicker started that Old School Tavtical game that Mark Walker is publishing. Like I need another tactical WWII game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 13, 2015, 06:52:05 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 13, 2015, 06:22:00 PM
I kicker started that Old School Tavtical game that Mark Walker is publishing. Like I need another tactical WWII game.

Old School Tactical?  I wonder if it'll have monsters in it, and if so, if they'll be on white-on-black counters.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 13, 2015, 07:11:22 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 13, 2015, 06:52:05 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 13, 2015, 06:22:00 PM
I kicker started that Old School Tavtical game that Mark Walker is publishing. Like I need another tactical WWII game.

Old School Tactical?  I wonder if it'll have monsters in it, and if so, if they'll be on white-on-black counters.

:lol:

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 13, 2015, 07:44:30 PM
SS Cthulhukopf Division.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 13, 2015, 07:54:27 PM
The Romanian Count Chocula division.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 22, 2015, 12:21:46 PM
A friend of mine has created a ZunTzu modul for Legion of Honor. It has actually convinced me to purchase the game.

Also, although I am not sure if it should be distributed (definitely not until I have got my friend's permission), but I could actually use it to run a forum game of it. All information is public in the game, and its basically about each player making one decision when drawing a card, so doesn't seem like a big deal.

Anyone interested? We would probably start off after Easter.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2015, 03:58:05 PM
Spurred by Tamas' posts, I've got my group to take up the Pathfinder card game again. We're enjoying it more than our first go.

Last time it was the repetitive nature of scenarios what made us drop it, though, so we'll see if we can get the full campaign going.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 30, 2015, 04:05:16 PM
Quote from: celedhring on March 30, 2015, 03:58:05 PM
Spurred by Tamas' posts, I've got my group to take up the Pathfinder card game again. We're enjoying it more than our first go.

Last time it was the repetitive nature of scenarios what made us drop it, though, so we'll see if we can get the full campaign going.

If you are into backstories, on boardgamgeek you can get the full one assembled from the RPG module. It is probably even more info than absolutely necessary, but you will be able to connect the dots and see eg. why are certain named allies are included in the deck etc.

We are at the very end of Adventure 4, and running into increased trouble, but often due to only being the two of us. i think with 3 or 4 players who spread the traditional skillsets (melee guy, wizard, priest, rogue) it would be decidedly easier.

Lots of fun though, my girlfriend has come around from mildly liking it to being really invested in her character's deck and optimising it along the plays, and already thinking about restarting when we finish.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2015, 04:28:55 PM
Nobody wanted to take a full time priest, we have a paladin with a cure spell but that's it. Gonna run into trouble later on most probably.

But yeah, customizing you character's deck through the scenarios is what this game shines at, imho. It's addictive.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 17, 2015, 02:36:42 PM
Held a game of Battlestar Galactica tonight, it had been a while since my last one (Larchie sat at the table for that one), and I had forgot how great a game with 6+ players can be. Need to make it a more common fixture in our games mix.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 17, 2015, 03:25:00 PM
BSG is, indeed, one of the best six-player games out there.  Do you guys play as-is, with expansions, or with the Sympathizer Variant (my personal choice)?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 17, 2015, 03:33:53 PM
We pick and choose from the expansions; this time we went with the optional cylon fleet pursuit sideboard (my favorite addon), the Pegasus sideboard and the treachery deck. We did use the sympathizer variant. It had been a while since our last game so we wanted to keep it simple.

The cylons won, due to some pretty poor choices in jumps by the admiral, and a glut of cylon deployments towards the end. I was a cylon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 17, 2015, 03:36:16 PM
I've never played with the Cylon fleet pursuit add-on.  What about it makes it so good in your perspective?  I've been eyeing up some of the expansions, but have heard nothing good about Pegasus, so am pretty leery of getting that one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 17, 2015, 03:46:10 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 17, 2015, 03:36:16 PM
I've never played with the Cylon fleet pursuit add-on.  What about it makes it so good in your perspective?  I've been eyeing up some of the expansions, but have heard nothing good about Pegasus, so am pretty leery of getting that one.

It ensures that you get regular cylon fleets deployed in the main board; instead of depending on crisis cards. It keeps the game tense as you know they are around the corner; without it I feel there's too much luck involved in getting cylon deployment crises, and some games can be really dull if you don't draw those.

We usually use Pegasus when we use the cylon fleet sideboard, since you tend to have more space action with it and the Pegasus sideboard helps to balance it out with its stronger anti-ship locations and the fact it can soak damage off Galactica.

To be honest we don't use too much material from the expansions (besides the extra skill cards and crises, some are fun), since they add a lot of clutter.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 23, 2015, 04:40:30 AM
Quote from: celedhring on April 17, 2015, 03:46:10 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 17, 2015, 03:36:16 PM
I've never played with the Cylon fleet pursuit add-on.  What about it makes it so good in your perspective?  I've been eyeing up some of the expansions, but have heard nothing good about Pegasus, so am pretty leery of getting that one.

It ensures that you get regular cylon fleets deployed in the main board; instead of depending on crisis cards. It keeps the game tense as you know they are around the corner; without it I feel there's too much luck involved in getting cylon deployment crises, and some games can be really dull if you don't draw those.

We usually use Pegasus when we use the cylon fleet sideboard, since you tend to have more space action with it and the Pegasus sideboard helps to balance it out with its stronger anti-ship locations and the fact it can soak damage off Galactica.

To be honest we don't use too much material from the expansions (besides the extra skill cards and crises, some are fun), since they add a lot of clutter.

IIRC I liked the crisis card deployments better. The pursuit timer thingie (can't remember the details, really) made it too Euro-ish: you could manipulate it and I felt actually safer than with the random stuff.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 27, 2015, 11:59:52 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 10, 2015, 03:48:41 PM
Quote from: Tamas on March 10, 2015, 06:30:37 AM
Between buying the expansions for Pathfinder, which is more complex than going with the cheapest source due to print-run differences, and moving to a new flat soon, it would be decidedly unwise financially to pull the trigger right now though.

You say that now, but 3 years from now when it's sold out and out of print, you could be very unhappy.

I think I am going to order it in the last moment for the pre-order price. It is crazy because I will be happy if I will have table space for one of the 2/3 maps, but there shall be a VASSAL module, so there is that.

Its going to end up as being the stupidest purchase this year I am sure, but the rules look good.  :Embarrass:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 28, 2015, 07:28:35 AM
I have pulled the trigger. Berkut and/or Habbaku should consider themselves challenged for PBEM in a month or so.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 28, 2015, 10:36:27 AM
:unsure:  What game?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 28, 2015, 11:03:46 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 28, 2015, 10:36:27 AM
:unsure:  What game?

Balance of Powers, WW1 game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 02, 2015, 05:32:12 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 28, 2015, 10:36:27 AM
:unsure:  What game?

First AAR on Consimworld is quite encouraging. :)

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.1dd63664
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 02, 2015, 08:05:31 PM
A friend brought that over the other day, we were looking at it.

Promising.

However...once again Compass Games shits themselves with the components though. They look like ass. Little helmets on the units? Looks like amateur hour.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 05, 2015, 11:34:42 AM
Quote from: Berkut on May 02, 2015, 08:05:31 PM
A friend brought that over the other day, we were looking at it.

Promising.

However...once again Compass Games shits themselves with the components though. They look like ass. Little helmets on the units? Looks like amateur hour.

I have received the game already. Apparently, post from the States arrive earlier to UK than Hungary.

Now all I need is the VASSAL module to actually be able to play it. :P Although, one map might fit on my table, I shall check.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 05, 2015, 04:02:15 PM
Well indeed, one map, I can do.

Speaking of the map, I think its great: it goes highly for functionality, yet it looks good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 08, 2015, 03:42:36 PM
Mark Simonitch posted that he has finished his side of his new strategic ACW game.  Let's hope it doesn't suck.  Map is pretty good, as expected:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi14.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa313%2FHabbaku%2FCIVIL%2520WAR%2520MAP-11B_zpsajvtbchc.jpg&hash=54cdee6e5768b07474a546ff987bcd89b210594c) (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/Habbaku/media/CIVIL%20WAR%20MAP-11B_zpsajvtbchc.jpg.html)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on May 08, 2015, 09:37:15 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 08, 2015, 03:42:36 PM
Map is pretty good, as expected:

Normally I value functionality over appearance, and it certainly seems functional and accurate enough, but that's a seriously ugly color scheme.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 09, 2015, 12:50:56 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 05, 2015, 11:34:42 AM
Quote from: Berkut on May 02, 2015, 08:05:31 PM
A friend brought that over the other day, we were looking at it.

Promising.

However...once again Compass Games shits themselves with the components though. They look like ass. Little helmets on the units? Looks like amateur hour.

I have received the game already. Apparently, post from the States arrive earlier to UK than Hungary.

Now all I need is the VASSAL module to actually be able to play it. :P Although, one map might fit on my table, I shall check.

Apparently the guy doing the VASSAL has bailed.

I am actually doing the CB module for it. All those counters are a pain in the ass! Gotta be an easier way...

Can you tell which of the counters might be markers, rather than counters?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 09, 2015, 04:54:08 AM
Quote from: Berkut on May 09, 2015, 12:50:56 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 05, 2015, 11:34:42 AM
Quote from: Berkut on May 02, 2015, 08:05:31 PM
A friend brought that over the other day, we were looking at it.

Promising.

However...once again Compass Games shits themselves with the components though. They look like ass. Little helmets on the units? Looks like amateur hour.

I have received the game already. Apparently, post from the States arrive earlier to UK than Hungary.

Now all I need is the VASSAL module to actually be able to play it. :P Although, one map might fit on my table, I shall check.

Apparently the guy doing the VASSAL has bailed.

I am actually doing the CB module for it. All those counters are a pain in the ass! Gotta be an easier way...

Can you tell which of the counters might be markers, rather than counters?

VASSAL construction is under way again. I took over for a day, despite lacking experience :D But I asked the designer to keep looking for somebody who actually knows what he is doing, and we have found an experienced guy.

Progress on the module is already very advanced. All that left is fixing the hex grid on the map for logging purposes (works fine without it), and the scenarios.

I am not sure but I think anything with a white background can be classified as a marker.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 15, 2015, 07:46:50 AM
I started getting involved in the game's discussion over at Consimworld. Bad idea, jesus the people there.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 15, 2015, 01:52:42 PM
David Gray is one of the biggest trolls/morons on CSW. Avoid.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 15, 2015, 09:30:57 PM
Looks like I'm gonna start the twins out wargaming this upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

Federation Commander might be simple enough for 7 year olds. They'll be disappointed there are no Tribbles to kill though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 16, 2015, 04:13:38 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 15, 2015, 09:30:57 PM
Looks like I'm gonna start the twins out wargaming this upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

Federation Commander might be simple enough for 7 year olds. They'll be disappointed there are no Tribbles to kill though.

It you are serious about this, there are plenty of gorgeous looking modern boardgamers that are great for hooking children into boardgamimg.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 16, 2015, 09:34:58 AM
They'll be fine with D-7 battlecruisers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 17, 2015, 07:13:17 AM
I bought Cthulhu Wars. I can't say no to Sandy Petersen.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 19, 2015, 11:35:46 AM
Alright: Balance of Powers VASSAL module is ready:
http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Balance_of_Powers

Here are the rules:
http://compassgames.com/downloads/boprules4115.pdf

I have been testing it on my table and via Zun Tzu so whoever is interested I am ready to play whenever. I suggest playing the 1914 scenario at least one before anything more involved.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 08, 2015, 09:53:57 AM
The Fed Ex guy brought much loot to the Anger Stronghold. After a ritual sniffing of each other's butt, 3 packages were left.

More inbound.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on June 08, 2015, 02:50:33 PM
Has anyone played Star Wars: Armada, Hearts & Minds: Vietnam 1965-1975, or Mr. Madison's War: The Incredible War of 1812? If so, any thoughts?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 09, 2015, 03:45:52 PM
Did anyone play the Axis & Allies 1940 stuff? Europe and Pacific? Any thoughts?

I played Axis & Allies in the 80s and it's a nice game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 09, 2015, 03:56:30 PM
No it isn't.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 09, 2015, 04:03:39 PM
Quote from: The Brain on June 09, 2015, 03:45:52 PM
Did anyone play the Axis & Allies 1940 stuff? Europe and Pacific? Any thoughts?

I played Axis & Allies in the 80s and it's a nice game.

It's fun for what it is. The two combine to make a more complex game than the 80's version, but still kind of clunky and unbalanced. There are some rule sets to address some of the issues.

I think I played the global game about 5 times with a group of friends. I did start to find it lacking too much in depth eventually, even for a beer and pretzels game, and bailed out.
It also takes ages to complete, I don't think we ever made it past 7 turns. And at nearly 200 euros for both I think it is overpriced.

But if you liked the 80's version, you'll probably like this one too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on June 09, 2015, 04:04:23 PM
Quote from: Berkut on June 09, 2015, 03:56:30 PM
No it isn't.

It's a fine game for kids after they've mastered Risk.

For adults, however...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 09, 2015, 04:16:09 PM
Thanks for the info. Berkut you freak.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on June 09, 2015, 04:39:17 PM
Quote from: Barrister on June 09, 2015, 04:04:23 PM
Quote from: Berkut on June 09, 2015, 03:56:30 PM
No it isn't.

It's a fine game for kids after they've mastered Risk.

For adults, however...

For kids it takes too long.  The boys and I played it a grand total of 1.5 times for that reason.  By the time they get old enough to sit through a multi hour game they have much better things to do.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on June 10, 2015, 01:50:06 AM
Axis and Allies was an excellent gateway drug to get my non-wargaming friends into wargaming, back in our late teens-early 20s.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 12, 2015, 04:21:00 PM
Hey Ed, did you use the counter from Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid already? You know which one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on June 29, 2015, 01:09:58 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 08, 2015, 03:42:36 PM
Mark Simonitch posted that he has finished his side of his new strategic ACW game.  Let's hope it doesn't suck.  Map is pretty good, as expected:

Promising indeed. Also looking forward to the remake of another old VG game: Pacific War.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on June 29, 2015, 01:11:34 PM
I am ashamed to say I actually enjoyed Axis & Allies: 1914.  :blush:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 29, 2015, 03:25:22 PM
Quote from: Delirium on June 29, 2015, 01:09:58 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 08, 2015, 03:42:36 PM
Mark Simonitch posted that he has finished his side of his new strategic ACW game.  Let's hope it doesn't suck.  Map is pretty good, as expected:

Promising indeed. Also looking forward to the remake of another old VG game: Pacific War.

Yeah, I've kept my eye on that one as well.  Here's hoping.

QuoteI am ashamed to say I actually enjoyed Axis & Allies: 1914.

http://shamenun.com/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 01, 2015, 07:34:48 AM
I was in my FLGS and I saw that there is a game called Steam Torpedo. I didn't dare look at the box art. :x :x :x
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 03, 2015, 06:37:31 PM
QuoteToday I have started on the detailed planning for Death Ride Kursk - III Panzer Korps. That's the last 3 games in the 9 game series. For those that haven't yet heard the plan is to play the updated XLVIII games at CSW Expo 2016. The following year, 2017, maybe III PzK if they can be complete enough. Then in 2018 I hope to have all 9 games at CSW Expo, being played together. We'll need a lot of Division and Army commanders. So start your planning and be prepared to leap into something quite unique. This years players included an active duty Colonel and he had an amazing time. He went through his planning just like he was in a Command Post. This is a very ambitious undertaking to say the least. But with a little help I feel it is doable.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 08, 2015, 09:58:10 AM
I've done the CB gamebox for Mark Simonitch's new Civil War Game. I think it came out very well. Couple screenshots from the 1863 scenario setup.

Vicksburg
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi284.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll23%2FJeff_Heidman%2FUSCW%25201863%2520Vicksburg_zpsy39xfmii.jpg&hash=ec1bb35518b17f0683170b4256a49d1bd3da7613)

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi284.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll23%2FJeff_Heidman%2FUSCW%25201863%2520West_zpswgjtxxy0.jpg&hash=7ed28afbd5770d387e230223941ef0d41b22990f)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 08, 2015, 10:10:37 AM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi284.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll23%2FJeff_Heidman%2FUSCW%25201863%2520East_zpszdnfygsn.jpg&hash=6efc951ad58d5c861e2e0e97b92a13c57873fb2e)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 08, 2015, 01:23:21 PM
OK, replaced Dropbox links with Photobucket (thanks Habs).

This is the first time Dropbox has failed me. I am saddened.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 08, 2015, 03:52:11 PM
Good job
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on July 13, 2015, 02:51:51 AM
Looks very nice.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on July 13, 2015, 07:20:57 AM
I am just relieved there are no images of the Confederate Flag there to offend me. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 13, 2015, 09:25:35 AM
The CSA control marker is the battle flag. Prepare to be offended.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on July 13, 2015, 09:39:28 AM
Quote from: Berkut on July 13, 2015, 09:25:35 AM
The CSA control marker is the battle flag. Prepare to be offended.

:weep:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 13, 2015, 01:51:50 PM
all the other rebel leaders are trying to stay away from the Bragg counter.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 13, 2015, 11:20:32 PM
http://www.aresgames.eu/14864

Anniversary Edition of War of the Ring, 2nd edition coming out next year.  Pre-orders start on the 20th of this month.  Seems like an easy way to make some money when it inevitably sells out and goes for $1000 on ebay.  :yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 14, 2015, 11:58:51 AM
If you didn't play the Call of Cthulhu campaign Horror on the Orient Express back in the day it is now in print again. It is an awesome campaign.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 17, 2015, 04:56:20 PM
Empire of the Sun is here  :cool:

After paying 35 euros import duties at the post office :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ancient Demon on August 06, 2015, 07:24:30 PM
Triumph and Tragedy was just released by GMT games. It looks pretty good.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130960/triumph-and-tragedy (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130960/triumph-and-tragedy)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 15, 2015, 02:58:57 PM
Finally got Winter Storm. The last I need to fill out the series.

Winter Storm
Edelweiss
Last Victory
Prelude to Disaster

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 02, 2015, 06:37:47 AM
Churchill now has a VASSAL module. I am awaiting it to be available in Europe to buy my copy, but if somebody has the game, we should do a Languish AAR game of it, should be fun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 08, 2015, 05:37:55 AM
You guys are a bore.


So has anyone checked out Triumph and Tragedy yet? Unlike Churchill, my only chance of playing it would be Languish, but I am still wondering as it looks very intriguing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ancient Demon on September 08, 2015, 05:18:37 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 08, 2015, 05:37:55 AM
You guys are a bore.


So has anyone checked out Triumph and Tragedy yet? Unlike Churchill, my only chance of playing it would be Languish, but I am still wondering as it looks very intriguing.

I just mentioned that game three posts ago in this thread, but was ignored. :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 10, 2015, 01:47:59 PM
I was at a mini-convention last weekend and played https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163172/waterloo-1815-fallen-eagles

Great, great game, just the right level of detail for me and beautiful game visually. Best game I played this year.

There were games of Triumph and Tragedy and Churchill going on contiuously over the weekend and all players seemed to enjoy T&T more. Two guys I know who are notoriously picky wargamers ran in three consecutive games of T&T and were very impressed with it.

Personally I bought Churchill and am reading the rules now, the topic interests me more than T&T. It may be that T&T is easier to get into at a convention for new players.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on September 10, 2015, 02:57:57 PM
I haven't played either, but my friends that have dislike Churchill and like T&T.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on September 10, 2015, 03:20:41 PM
I played Churchill at WBC.

I actually really like it as a game - but it is almost designed to make three people hate each other. So that maybe isn't so great...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 10, 2015, 03:32:24 PM
What really intrigues me about TandT is all the claims that its a very tight rule system. Usually games trying to cover the same topic are bloated rule-nightmares
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on September 10, 2015, 03:46:32 PM
Quote from: Berkut on September 10, 2015, 03:20:41 PM
I played Churchill at WBC.

I actually really like it as a game - but it is almost designed to make three people hate each other. So that maybe isn't so great...

Their major complaint seems to be that there isn't enough incentive for the Western Allies to fight the war in Europe (in particular Normandy).  Not enough benefit for themselves and too much benefit for the SU.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 10, 2015, 03:58:30 PM
Quote from: frunk on September 10, 2015, 03:46:32 PM
Quote from: Berkut on September 10, 2015, 03:20:41 PM
I played Churchill at WBC.

I actually really like it as a game - but it is almost designed to make three people hate each other. So that maybe isn't so great...

Their major complaint seems to be that there isn't enough incentive for the Western Allies to fight the war in Europe (in particular Normandy).  Not enough benefit for themselves and too much benefit for the SU.

History is a bitch.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 10, 2015, 04:04:21 PM
Quote from: frunk on September 10, 2015, 03:46:32 PM
Quote from: Berkut on September 10, 2015, 03:20:41 PM
I played Churchill at WBC.

I actually really like it as a game - but it is almost designed to make three people hate each other. So that maybe isn't so great...

Their major complaint seems to be that there isn't enough incentive for the Western Allies to fight the war in Europe (in particular Normandy).  Not enough benefit for themselves and too much benefit for the SU.

The designer has posted a long analysis on why that is not true. He sounded convincing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on September 10, 2015, 04:21:14 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 10, 2015, 04:04:21 PM
The designer has posted a long analysis on why that is not true. He sounded convincing.

Could be.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 11, 2015, 12:29:23 AM
Quote from: Berkut on September 10, 2015, 03:20:41 PM
I played Churchill at WBC.

I actually really like it as a game - but it is almost designed to make three people hate each other. So that maybe isn't so great...

Only if one of them is really unreasonable or doesn't like negotiating.  Treating Churchill as a game that you can just play by the rulebook and ignore the other players is bound to make for a poor game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 11, 2015, 12:30:58 AM
Quote from: Tamas on September 10, 2015, 04:04:21 PM
Quote from: frunk on September 10, 2015, 03:46:32 PM
Quote from: Berkut on September 10, 2015, 03:20:41 PM
I played Churchill at WBC.

I actually really like it as a game - but it is almost designed to make three people hate each other. So that maybe isn't so great...

Their major complaint seems to be that there isn't enough incentive for the Western Allies to fight the war in Europe (in particular Normandy).  Not enough benefit for themselves and too much benefit for the SU.

The designer has posted a long analysis on why that is not true. He sounded convincing.

I definitely agree with that analysis.  At least until I disagree with it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 11, 2015, 02:41:55 AM
Until evidence is put forward to the contrary I will take Mr Herman's word as gospel and continue to think that there is deep deep shit going on in Churchill that some people just do not get.

On the other hand, the main dissident over at BGG (the "Fixing Churchill" thread) played five games of it before giving up. I can honestly say that five games is a lot more patient than I have been in similar cases so I don't think his motivation is just complaining for its own sake...

Another thought: without even having played it, my take on the reactions is that maybe Churchill is one of those games where players have to be about level in their understanding of what you "need" to do or it will be disappointing, both as a simulation and as a game experience? If that is true, then I can understand the accusations of "fragile design". We shall see.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on September 11, 2015, 03:54:58 AM
Quote from: Tamas on September 10, 2015, 04:04:21 PM
The designer has posted a long analysis on why that is not true. He sounded convincing.

Hmm, reading this (https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1432592/churchill-strategies-against-axis-collaborators) that's not what I got.  It sounds actually like he agrees that the Western Allies don't want to advance in Europe, as he focuses on how the SU can push Normandy for their own gain (and even emphasizes the large number of points that SU can get through military victory).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 15, 2015, 04:28:44 PM
On paper, it looks like Mr Herman has a good argument why it is better to win the war than not (although I think it is a problem that some marketing blurbs state that all players lose if they fail to defeat the Axis, which is not true obviously).

But if the war is won, it is a problem for the Soviets if they are too successful in it (a concept I can buy, the rationale being that the rest of the world would unite against anyone becoming too powerful). So UK/US will probably want to make that happen. But if they do, then the Soviets can just hold off on defeating the Axis, wait for game end and win by "world domination" anyway.

I think the victory conditions do hold water as is, but my impression is that Mr Herman took a wrong turn by allowing players to win if the Axis are not defeated (rumour has it it is because players in last spot would sabotage the war otherwise). It would be a cleaner design in my view if all players lose Republic of Rome style if they do not finish the war properly. If what people are saying is true that you can just manipulate other players' fronts anyway to get the results you want then I would think that is enough to get away from the "last player sabotage the war" effect anyway?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 15, 2015, 04:42:09 PM
I just played again on Sunday afternoon and so far I have to agree with Herman's perspective.  The other two players at the table have a plethora of opportunities to cock up things for a player that is deliberately sand-bagging.

If the US is pursuing a Pac-First strategy, the UK and USSR can cooperate to at least start Overlord on-time, if not necessarily at great strength.  They should be able to make the landing, at the very least.  This will, of course, lead to significant enough weakening of the Eastern Front to allow the Soviets some headway.

Ditto for Soviets avoiding advancing in the East in pursuit of some sort of deliberate war-losing/political settlement strategy.  There is a USSR Directed Offensive for a reason.  If the UK/USA are cooperating to push in Europe, they can use that and their own industry to purchase enough OS markers to get the Soviets moving.  It will be harder, but a Soviet player with both the Western powers aligning against them can reasonably expect to win a maximum of 2 issues--and they'll be things like A-Bomb or less-important issues that won't really impede the war-effort.  Combine that with the US/UK cooperating to keep the Pol-Mil issues out of Soviet hands and I don't see a sand-bagging commie winning often, if at all.

The real trick comes where, when cooperating to stop the USSR from doing that, the UK or USA begins to consider going for their own goals near the end of the war...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on September 15, 2015, 07:47:20 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 15, 2015, 04:42:09 PM
I just played again on Sunday afternoon and so far I have to agree with Herman's perspective.  The other two players at the table have a plethora of opportunities to cock up things for a player that is deliberately sand-bagging.

If the US is pursuing a Pac-First strategy, the UK and USSR can cooperate to at least start Overlord on-time, if not necessarily at great strength.  They should be able to make the landing, at the very least.  This will, of course, lead to significant enough weakening of the Eastern Front to allow the Soviets some headway.

Ditto for Soviets avoiding advancing in the East in pursuit of some sort of deliberate war-losing/political settlement strategy.  There is a USSR Directed Offensive for a reason.  If the UK/USA are cooperating to push in Europe, they can use that and their own industry to purchase enough OS markers to get the Soviets moving.  It will be harder, but a Soviet player with both the Western powers aligning against them can reasonably expect to win a maximum of 2 issues--and they'll be things like A-Bomb or less-important issues that won't really impede the war-effort.  Combine that with the US/UK cooperating to keep the Pol-Mil issues out of Soviet hands and I don't see a sand-bagging commie winning often, if at all.

The real trick comes where, when cooperating to stop the USSR from doing that, the UK or USA begins to consider going for their own goals near the end of the war...

In those situations would it be in the UK's best interest to help out the Soviets by pursuing Overlord, and is the USSR materially hurt by the Western Allies pushing them forward in Europe?  It's tough for me to make sense of this having not played.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 15, 2015, 09:11:29 PM
That depends entirely on the situation.  There's never going to be a situation in which one player is devoting all their energy to helping both of the others while getting nothing himself.  The USSR may be materially hurt by being forced to commit in the East simply because they have very few resources to spend in the first place.  If two of their starting three factories are tied down, they aren't going to be pursuing much Pol-Mil action or be able to advance much in Asia.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 16, 2015, 09:22:23 AM
From reading the rules, the extended example of play (really good learning tool) and some BGG articles it seems to me that the game is at its best with three players who co-operate to win the war and the winner "giving away" just enough boons to their competitors to win the game by a safe but not too big margin. This sounds like the most fun way to play the game to me, too. But since us gamers have an intrinsic desire to push every button and pull every lever to see what happens you get a bunch of strange results with people "anti-playing" and need to have rules for that.

Were it a Dean Essig game he would chastise players (probably in advance) for gameyness, but this is Mark Herman so he wants us to trust him that he has thought of the weird tactics and they will not work (or at least not work as we think they do). And on paper I trust him, it just seems like a safer and more controlled environment to collectively defeat the Axis and eke out the few extra points than not doing so, because a winner will have to face more variables and more random elements to be successful. I think.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 08, 2015, 02:13:44 AM
Churchill expected to be out of stock before the sale starts :(
What am I going to get now?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on October 08, 2015, 03:33:56 AM
Me and my friends are looking for a quick timewaster. We have done Race for the Galaxy, Legendary, Ascension, 7 Wonders... we liked all those games, but we feel they have run their course with us and we are looking for something fresh. Any advice?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on October 08, 2015, 03:54:30 AM
Sushi Go looked fun on Table Top.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 08, 2015, 11:28:30 AM
Churchill sold out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 08, 2015, 11:49:26 AM
Damn
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on October 08, 2015, 11:54:37 AM
Quote from: celedhring on October 08, 2015, 03:33:56 AM
Me and my friends are looking for a quick timewaster. We have done Race for the Galaxy, Legendary, Ascension, 7 Wonders... we liked all those games, but we feel they have run their course with us and we are looking for something fresh. Any advice?

I haven't had much opportunity for gaming lately, but here's a few suggestions.

For a poker like game there's Pandante (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/140163/pandante).  Try to get 1st edition if you can, 2nd sounds like they messed with some of the rules.
I assume you've tried the expansions for the games you've mentioned, but there's also Roll for the Galaxy (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/132531/roll-galaxy), the dice version of Race.  Easier to learn than Race and somewhat lighter but still fun.
If you don't mind a baseball themed game there's Baseball Highlights 2045 (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/151022/baseball-highlights-2045).  Great little deckbuilder, particularly for even numbers of players.  Three player works but not as well.
Codenames (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178900/codenames) - More of a party game than the other titles, but fun and quick clue giving/deduction game.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 09, 2015, 12:42:57 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 08, 2015, 11:28:30 AM
Churchill sold out.

CoolStuufInc apparently has 20+ copies on offer for $58.
It looks a bit too good to be true actually, does anyone have experience ordering from them?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 09, 2015, 12:59:55 PM
Yes, I've ordered from CSI several times.  They're top-notch.  The bonus for getting an account with them is that you also accrue a discount over time on all orders.  Worth building up some loyalty points with them if you find their prices are good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 09, 2015, 01:54:15 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 09, 2015, 12:59:55 PM
Yes, I've ordered from CSI several times.  They're top-notch.  The bonus for getting an account with them is that you also accrue a discount over time on all orders.  Worth building up some loyalty points with them if you find their prices are good.

Cool, thanks!
I'm having it delivered within the US as I will be there in December, shipping to Europe and the customs surcharge would double the price. :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 20, 2015, 08:37:01 AM
Mulling over which game to choose as the second of my 50% off picks in the GMT sale (the first is No Retreat Italy).

Triumph and Tragedy looks really cool, but I'm afraid I won't get to play it much.
Maybe something more solo friendly, like that Dambusters game or the WW1 dual pack?

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 30, 2015, 03:19:14 PM
I forgot Pax Pamir would be out by now :o
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 30, 2015, 03:31:19 PM
Supposed to be shipping next week.  I'm pretty eager.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 30, 2015, 03:46:59 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 30, 2015, 03:31:19 PM
Supposed to be shipping next week.  I'm pretty eager.

I could have had a colleague pick it up at Essen if I were aware of it!  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 03, 2015, 08:53:06 AM
Quote from: celedhring on October 08, 2015, 03:33:56 AM
Me and my friends are looking for a quick timewaster. We have done Race for the Galaxy, Legendary, Ascension, 7 Wonders... we liked all those games, but we feel they have run their course with us and we are looking for something fresh. Any advice?

Just any topic, quick to play and requiring little brain capacity?

Eight Minute Empire: Legends
Bang: The Dice Game
Evolution
King of Tokyo
Love Letter
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 03, 2015, 08:54:49 AM
Quote from: Maladict on October 20, 2015, 08:37:01 AM
Mulling over which game to choose as the second of my 50% off picks in the GMT sale (the first is No Retreat Italy).

Triumph and Tragedy looks really cool, but I'm afraid I won't get to play it much.
Maybe something more solo friendly, like that Dambusters game or the WW1 dual pack?

T&T has become very popular in my wargamer circles. It is a good game, only downside is time, usally around 5 hours which some may feel is a bit much for such a "light" game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on November 03, 2015, 09:17:23 AM
Quote from: Delirium on November 03, 2015, 08:54:49 AM
Quote from: Maladict on October 20, 2015, 08:37:01 AM
Mulling over which game to choose as the second of my 50% off picks in the GMT sale (the first is No Retreat Italy).

Triumph and Tragedy looks really cool, but I'm afraid I won't get to play it much.
Maybe something more solo friendly, like that Dambusters game or the WW1 dual pack?

T&T has become very popular in my wargamer circles. It is a good game, only downside is time, usally around 5 hours which some may feel is a bit much for such a "light" game.

I went with Pax Romana as my second pick. Haven't got any ancient world games and it looks like it's possible to solo it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 05, 2015, 03:01:17 PM
Quote from: Tamas on October 30, 2015, 03:46:59 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 30, 2015, 03:31:19 PM
Supposed to be shipping next week.  I'm pretty eager.

I could have had a colleague pick it up at Essen if I were aware of it!  :mad:

Shipping message received.  :yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 06, 2015, 04:24:02 AM
I want to recommend Waterloo 1815: Fallen Eagles by Hexasim but distributed via GMT now to you yanks.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163172/waterloo-1815-fallen-eagles

The topic has never been very appealing to me, but this game actually changed that. It's just a damn fine entertaining wargame: rules kept simple in just the right places, great graphics, luxury counters, just enough historical flavour... Napoleonic grand tactics for those who are not autistic enough to play La Bataille but are satisfied with believable outcomes. Exciting game engine too, both sides take turns activating one formation at a time, with random turn length (when EoT number has been exceeded twice so you have a heads up). Deserves more players, honestly.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 13, 2015, 08:02:54 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 05, 2015, 03:01:17 PM
Quote from: Tamas on October 30, 2015, 03:46:59 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 30, 2015, 03:31:19 PM
Supposed to be shipping next week.  I'm pretty eager.

I could have had a colleague pick it up at Essen if I were aware of it!  :mad:

Shipping message received.  :yeah:

Ordered it too!

Tried to learn the rules using the VASSAL module in the meantime. Seems like a highly interactive confrontational game as mentioned by the "tutorial" video up on BGG.

Maybe the old Virgin Queen crowd would be interested in a PBEM? Assuming you and Berkut actually still send out moves.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on November 13, 2015, 08:38:34 AM
Hey, I've been very good with my PBEM games! Well, not VERY good, because this new job doesn't really let me do turns during the day.

Habs however, has been terrible, but he has a damn good reason.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 19, 2015, 11:00:01 PM
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/187645/star-wars-rebellion

This has been described by some play-testers as "War of the Ring for the Star Wars universe."  Needless to say, my pants are a dairy factory.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 19, 2015, 11:03:21 PM
Don't get the C3P0 counter all sticky.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 19, 2015, 11:21:47 PM
I bent my Wookie.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on November 19, 2015, 11:58:53 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 19, 2015, 11:00:01 PM
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/187645/star-wars-rebellion

This has been described by some play-testers as "War of the Ring for the Star Wars universe."  Needless to say, my pants are a dairy factory.

Yeah saw it on the website when was researching Armada and X-wing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on November 20, 2015, 02:26:48 PM
Holy fuck, I want this.

I even would be willing to learn to use Vassal for this.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on November 20, 2015, 02:28:44 PM
I played the hell out of the original videogame in the 90s. Heck, we used to hotseat it with the very same friends I now play boardgames every weekend, 20 years later. It's going to be awesome.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 20, 2015, 03:33:15 PM
The FFG website has a lot of extra information as well, definitely worth looking over:

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/star-wars-rebellion/

Click the "Read more" tab to unveil a lot of pictures and information.

(https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/ae/fe/aefe192e-8286-4c10-9f9e-2377fd4a459d/epic-battle-diagram.png)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 20, 2015, 08:53:24 PM
Quote from: Syt on November 20, 2015, 02:26:48 PM
Holy fuck, I want this.

I even would be willing to learn to use Vassal for this.

Don't be gay.  Those toys aren't even to scale.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on November 20, 2015, 08:58:53 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 20, 2015, 08:53:24 PM
Quote from: Syt on November 20, 2015, 02:26:48 PM
Holy fuck, I want this.

I even would be willing to learn to use Vassal for this.

Don't be gay.  Those toys aren't even to scale.

Some of the models for X-Wing are ridiculous.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Pedrito on December 14, 2015, 05:39:16 AM
WARNING: EUROGAMING POST INCOMING.

Yesterday I played my first game of Puerto Rico with the kids; my, what a complex game!
But after a couple of rounds spent trying to grasp the rules, the game flows quite smoothly, and in the end it's really enjoyable. My daughter won by one VP, by the way  <_<
We sure made a lot of playing mistakes, but the kids loved it, so we'll give it another spin in a couple weeks for sure.

L.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 14, 2015, 05:44:14 AM
I like Puerto Rico, but we play it seldomly. All those chance-less eurogames sometimes feel like playing chess.  :P

We've finished our Imperial Assault campaign right in time for the release of Force Awakens. I won, but it was really close. Given that most reviews claim that the game is unbalanced in favor of the Imperial player, that means I probably suck at it  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 22, 2015, 10:23:03 AM
I got two games today:

Tornio '44, because many of my ancestors lived in that area and it rarely features in games.

Gathering Storm, for completeness, I played Advanced Third Reich in the 90s and I own both editions of A World At War.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on December 22, 2015, 11:05:30 AM
Quote from: The Brain on December 22, 2015, 10:23:03 AM
Advanced Third Reich

Reich 3.2?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 22, 2015, 11:13:51 AM
Quote from: Syt on December 22, 2015, 11:05:30 AM
Quote from: The Brain on December 22, 2015, 10:23:03 AM
Advanced Third Reich

Reich 3.2?

If you must...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 22, 2015, 11:17:19 AM
Quote from: The Brain on December 22, 2015, 10:23:03 AM
I got two games today:

Tornio '44, because many of my ancestors lived in that area and it rarely features in games.

Gathering Storm, for completeness, I played Advanced Third Reich in the 90s and I own both editions of A World At War.

I loved Gathering Storm, although I guess the naval rules aren't that great 20 years later.

Advanced Third Reich was the first hardcore grognard game I ever played.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 28, 2015, 04:48:04 AM
Quote from: The Brain on December 22, 2015, 10:23:03 AM
I got two games today:

Tornio '44, because many of my ancestors lived in that area and it rarely features in games.

Nice, I've seen it played although the boys did not seem too impressed...I held a copy in my hand at SF-bokhandeln and wanted to support Mikugames, but in the end walked away, I partly regret it. I hope to be able to try a part of the Finnish Trilogy one day.

QuoteGathering Storm, for completeness, I played Advanced Third Reich in the 90s and I own both editions of A World At War.

Ugh, like you I enjoyed the heck out of A3R, but AWAW is just toooooo much.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 28, 2015, 05:56:10 AM
Quote from: Delirium on December 28, 2015, 04:48:04 AM
Quote from: The Brain on December 22, 2015, 10:23:03 AM
I got two games today:

Tornio '44, because many of my ancestors lived in that area and it rarely features in games.

Nice, I've seen it played although the boys did not seem too impressed...I held a copy in my hand at SF-bokhandeln and wanted to support Mikugames, but in the end walked away, I partly regret it. I hope to be able to try a part of the Finnish Trilogy one day.

QuoteGathering Storm, for completeness, I played Advanced Third Reich in the 90s and I own both editions of A World At War.

Ugh, like you I enjoyed the heck out of A3R, but AWAW is just toooooo much.

If I ever play a grand strategy WW2 game again I think I'll probably try Totaler Krieg. Dai Senso intrigues me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 29, 2015, 07:43:18 AM
It is intriguing, I agree, some guys I know have played both and were unimpressed...one complaint I hear about TK is that is extremely punishing on a player who does not know all the possible card combinations beforehand and how to implement a strategy based on your choices. I still think such a game works if both players are equally ignorant and have to make it up as they go along but I can see how it is tough on a newbie against a reasonably experienced player.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 29, 2015, 08:30:55 AM
Interesting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 30, 2015, 12:13:29 AM
Quote from: The Brain on December 28, 2015, 05:56:10 AM
Quote from: Delirium on December 28, 2015, 04:48:04 AM
Quote from: The Brain on December 22, 2015, 10:23:03 AM
I got two games today:

Tornio '44, because many of my ancestors lived in that area and it rarely features in games.

Nice, I've seen it played although the boys did not seem too impressed...I held a copy in my hand at SF-bokhandeln and wanted to support Mikugames, but in the end walked away, I partly regret it. I hope to be able to try a part of the Finnish Trilogy one day.

QuoteGathering Storm, for completeness, I played Advanced Third Reich in the 90s and I own both editions of A World At War.

Ugh, like you I enjoyed the heck out of A3R, but AWAW is just toooooo much.

If I ever play a grand strategy WW2 game again I think I'll probably try Totaler Krieg. Dai Senso intrigues me.

We did a TK game, I really enjoyed it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on January 12, 2016, 04:28:01 PM
If you like games of deception and bluffing, then Secret Hitler looks great fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k69PbHoSWm4
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 05, 2016, 02:08:32 PM
Been Reading a lot of The Mutant Epoch stuff. I like the Palladiumesque "let's describe everything" approach. I note that the author is REALLY into sex slaves and prostitutes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 06, 2016, 06:11:44 AM
Speaking of Third Reich, this past weekend I had lunch with the guys I used to play it with during high school, and we're going to have another go at it for old times' sake.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 10, 2016, 04:34:33 PM
Purchased Warhammer Quest Card Game the other day. It plays like a lightweight version of both LOTR LCG and Pathfinder CG. We're digging it so far, much easier to get to the table than the two other games, even if it doesn't have their depth.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on February 13, 2016, 02:16:34 PM
Pendragon added to P500  :w00t:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 14, 2016, 12:41:17 AM
Quote from: Maladict on February 13, 2016, 02:16:34 PM
Pendragon added to P500  :w00t:

COIN.  :bleeding:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on February 14, 2016, 01:24:52 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 14, 2016, 12:41:17 AM
Quote from: Maladict on February 13, 2016, 02:16:34 PM
Pendragon added to P500  :w00t:

COIN.  :bleeding:

Hey, it's a late antiquity game of some complexity. That's enough for me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 14, 2016, 11:23:36 AM
Honestly, the differences that the game will be making for the system might make it work, a la Fire in the Lake.  I just haven't particularly cared for most of the games in the series and am pretty ambivalent about it being stretched to cover a much older period.

The map/playtest pieces does look pretty awesome, though:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gmtgames.com%2Fpendragon%2Fcirca450AD.jpg&hash=2a36c987bc08beee883cc3e876140afa14e4142a)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on February 14, 2016, 12:32:34 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 14, 2016, 11:23:36 AM
Honestly, the differences that the game will be making for the system might make it work, a la Fire in the Lake.  I just haven't particularly cared for most of the games in the series and am pretty ambivalent about it being stretched to cover a much older period.

The map/playtest pieces does look pretty awesome, though:



It really does. Apart from A Distant Plain I haven't had any particular interest in the series, and in the end I didn't pull the trigger on that one. 
This one I'll preorder, though. Looks like it made the cut in two days, that's a good sign.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 14, 2016, 01:00:09 PM
"The Wall"? Thank you, GRRM. :bleeding:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 15, 2016, 08:49:22 PM
COIN. Barf.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Jaron on February 15, 2016, 08:50:30 PM
Is that Westeros
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 15, 2016, 08:52:05 PM
Thatcher's england after the coal mines were shut down.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 15, 2016, 11:11:04 PM
It's Besteros.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on February 16, 2016, 12:48:03 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 14, 2016, 11:23:36 AM
The map/playtest pieces does look pretty awesome, though:

So it's a fantasy game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 16, 2016, 03:42:17 PM
I thought that was implicit in the mention of it being a COIN game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 16, 2016, 04:17:57 PM
Shut Up and Sit Down nails my feelings well:

QuoteSpeaking of sonar contacts, we also got a weak but very intriguing signal recently, which turned out to be a new title in GMT's award-winning, asymmetrical "Counter Insurgency" series of wargames.

Quinns: Ooh, OK. So we've had Vietnam, Afghanistan, Columbia and Cuba, right? Where are we going next?

Paul: England!

Quinns: What
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 20, 2016, 08:38:33 AM
I had the same feeling about COIN Pendragon, looks absolutely awesome, but it being COIN it will probably feel too abstract and over-wrought for it to be really enjoyable. I ended up selling Fire in the Lake and could never get into it. May buy this one and give it a go but mostly because I'm bizarrely attracted to any game featuring a map of the British Isles.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 20, 2016, 12:21:47 PM
The existence of this game is actually a perfect exmaple of what I don't like about the COIN games.

They have nothing really to do with the conflicts they are representing. They are a Euroish worker allocation game dressed up as "COIN", but in reality it is just moving little chunks of wood from here to there.

Creating a fantasy version is perfect for this, since it means they don't even have to try to mash their meeples into an actual historical narrative.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 20, 2016, 05:36:01 PM
The good thing that came out of Fire in the Lake was that I was sufficiently intrigued by how the conflict could be gamed that I bought a pristine copy of VG's Vietnam '65-75 to see how a real wargame can handle it. Still have a few other games to go before I get to it though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on February 20, 2016, 09:37:16 PM
Quote from: Delirium on February 20, 2016, 05:36:01 PM
The good thing that came out of Fire in the Lake was that I was sufficiently intrigued by how the conflict could be gamed that I bought a pristine copy of VG's Vietnam '65-75 to see how a real wargame can handle it. Still have a few other games to go before I get to it though.
I loved that game.  I am not sure I ever played it against a real human though...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 21, 2016, 12:20:51 AM
Finally got a chance to play Talon tonight. I have a playtesters credit on it, and am planning on designing a race for an expansion.

Very fun game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 23, 2016, 02:49:10 PM
I am very much in the mood of playing a PBEM game of Balance of Powers.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156843/balance-powers

I think it is a quite clever design and while have less detail than La Grande Guerre, it is much easier to handle, too.

there is a very nice VASSAL module available, and I own the game. The only source of possible interrupt during a player's turn are the detailed naval rules, and the campaign game offers simplified naval rules that eliminate all that.
In other words, it should be very straightforward to PBEM.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 23, 2016, 03:42:29 PM
I heard there is a good CB module for it as well.

I heard that from myself, since I did the module...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 23, 2016, 03:51:07 PM
See, people?! Its a good game!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 23, 2016, 03:51:35 PM
Quote from: Berkut on February 23, 2016, 03:42:29 PM
I heard there is a good CB module for it as well.

I heard that from myself, since I did the module...

BTW, do you have link to the final version?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 23, 2016, 06:25:53 PM
How many players does it allow?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 23, 2016, 06:58:58 PM
Finished the campaign for the Warhammer Quest cardgame. Loved it, and the group enjoyed it a lot. It made me think of introducing Pathfinder to them, since they loved the whole "improve your heroes through a campaign" approach (they are all former pen-and-paper RPGers).

Since Tamas is our resident Pathfinder CG expert... what's your opinion on the "Wrath of the Righteous" set that came out last year? I've only played the Runelords set.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 24, 2016, 04:21:17 AM
I am yet to buy the Wrath box, but I have high hopes for it.

The second box, the pirate-themed one, is a marked improvement over the Runelords set in terms of challenge and variety, as well as clearness of rules and card texts. Only thing dragging it down is the theme, as I couldn't care less for fantasy pirates.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 24, 2016, 04:23:02 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 23, 2016, 06:25:53 PM
How many players does it allow?

In theory you can assign the major powers to different players without any hassle (all have separate pools of resources and units), but there are no inidividual victory conditions.
It is a two players game that can be co-oped by whatever number of players between 2 and 6-7.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 24, 2016, 04:31:13 AM
Yeah, what holds me back from buying the pirate box is that my group won't care for that theme either. I could get Runelords and play it again I guess. I suspect it might be better for people new to the game, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 26, 2016, 04:20:28 AM
You guys suck
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 26, 2016, 11:00:08 AM
:unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on February 26, 2016, 11:08:29 AM
No one said they wanted to play his game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 26, 2016, 11:09:51 AM
yes  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 26, 2016, 11:22:11 AM
can i be: ottoman empire?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on February 27, 2016, 08:57:53 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 15, 2016, 11:11:04 PM
It's Besteros.

That's better than Gooderos and Betteros!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 30, 2016, 08:09:06 PM
Seedy, Ed;

Quote
Chris Fasulo

The ramp up to CSW Expo in Tempe is beginning. I am working on readying the XLVIII PzK games and have a good start on their being ready. What we need now are players interested in joining our crew. If you have an interest in running a Panzer Division or elements of the Red Army please contact me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 30, 2016, 08:09:48 PM
East front bores me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 30, 2016, 08:15:15 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 30, 2016, 08:09:48 PM
East front bores me.

You sir, suck.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 30, 2016, 08:17:20 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 30, 2016, 08:15:15 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 30, 2016, 08:09:48 PM
East front bores me.

You sir, suck.

salutations,

You may gently lick my taint. I'll even wash first.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 30, 2016, 08:26:27 PM
Ed prefers the Med, where he can pretend he's Monty and beat up on dago wops.

It's the only time he can wear a beret and knee-high cheerleader socks with little pom poms on them and not get his ass kicked.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 30, 2016, 08:27:29 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 30, 2016, 08:26:27 PM
Ed prefers the Med, where he can pretend he's Monty and beat up on dago wops.

It's the only time he can wear a beret and knee-high cheerleader socks with little pom poms on them and not get his ass kicked.

Right then.  :bowler: Carry on.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 30, 2016, 08:29:35 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 30, 2016, 08:26:27 PM
Ed prefers the Med, where he can pretend he's Monty and beat up on dago wops.

It's the only time he can wear a beret and knee-high cheerleader socks with little pom poms on them and not get his ass kicked.

:mmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 30, 2016, 08:37:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 30, 2016, 08:09:48 PM
East front bores me.

:hug:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 30, 2016, 09:29:27 PM
Monty was a ball bag.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on March 31, 2016, 06:14:12 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 30, 2016, 09:29:27 PM
Monty was a ball bag.

You couldn't handle his sexy beret.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 31, 2016, 07:31:07 PM
"I want to be spanked HEYAH and over HEYAH."
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on April 02, 2016, 04:49:03 PM
Any good strategic-level Civil War games come out recently? I've never managed to find one that I've really liked.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 02, 2016, 05:12:09 PM
The US Civil War from GMT is more operational than strategic I guess but it's pretty awesome
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on April 02, 2016, 05:30:33 PM
If it doesn't have retard camps for Banks, Butler, Fremont and Burnside then it isn't good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 02, 2016, 05:34:01 PM
Quote from: Kleves on April 02, 2016, 04:49:03 PM
Any good strategic-level Civil War games come out recently? I've never managed to find one that I've really liked.

Any one in particular?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 03, 2016, 04:58:46 AM
Quote from: PDH on April 02, 2016, 05:30:33 PM
If it doesn't have retard camps for Banks, Butler, Fremont and Burnside then it isn't good.

It doesn't let you form uber divisions, so I would PBEM it with you :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 03, 2016, 05:00:37 AM
I have decided to sell my copy of The Burning Blue.

It is absolutely gorgeous and very interesting but I could never get an opponent for it and it seems totally unsoloable.

I will have you fine gentlemen have first dibs on it, for 60 pounds plus shipping. I can get you some photos of it if you like. It has never been played, counters are neatly ziplocked. There is the slightest bend on the box at one of the corners, otherwise it is as if new.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 08, 2016, 03:41:58 PM
Latest addition to the collection (no, not the cat):

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi14.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa313%2FHabbaku%2Fstarwar_zps7xkybh63.jpg&hash=a6b3a31d4962bbff8effe52bd141f793ec1d785a) (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/Habbaku/media/starwar_zps7xkybh63.jpg.html)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: katmai on April 08, 2016, 06:35:01 PM
First impressions Habbu? I saw your post on FB about session with Palpentine overthrown.
Thinking of grabbing it before going back to work as group of us have been jonesing for something to play on our weekends.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 08, 2016, 09:19:10 PM
I am very impressed, thus far.  Only one solo game and another full, two-player session clocked right now, but I think it will hold up, long-term.

Would highly recommend it, but allot around 4 hours for your first session.  My local opponents will be able to reduce that to around 2-3 hours now that we've got all our niggling rules questions settled, though.

I am really pleased with the decision trees in the game.  Basically, everyone gets an allotment of leaders to use every turn, with the pool growing by one each for the first several turns until they cap out (so the leader pool is semi-random each game--some will not see Luke or General Veers appear, for instance).  Each leader is then used for one of three purposes: missions, troop activation, or counter-missions.  So, if you send someone on a mission, you won't have them available to invade, say, Tattooine with your Stormtrooper legion.

The mission deck is semi-randomized as well, with each side getting a fixed pool of missions, but also drawing a random assortment.  Since that and the leaders are both mixed each game, you have to be flexible in play-style, else they won't be prepared to take advantage of the opportunities that the missions deck presents.  All this variety seems to provide a significant amount of replay value, but that'll take a few more games to assess.

I think the balance is pretty even, perhaps with a slight tilt to the Empire at the moment since the Rebels can get screwed by a lucky guess on where their starting Base is, however.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 08, 2016, 09:23:13 PM
How mainstream of you, Habb.  I yam:  a bit disappointed.  :yeahright:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 08, 2016, 09:26:16 PM
 :lol:  It's a legit wargame, despite the IP.  I still push plenty of rifle brigades around.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 09, 2016, 02:53:53 AM
How big a tables space does it require?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 09, 2016, 10:32:03 AM
What about 2+ player suitability? That's what's stopping me from heading out to the store to buy it right now. It supposedly accepts more than 2 players, but some reviews I have read seem a bit iffy about it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 09, 2016, 11:34:41 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 09, 2016, 02:53:53 AM
How big a tables space does it require?

It's a double-mapper, about the same size as War of the Ring.  You'll need something fairly big.

Quote from: celedhring on April 09, 2016, 10:32:03 AM
What about 2+ player suitability? That's what's stopping me from heading out to the store to buy it right now. It supposedly accepts more than 2 players, but some reviews I have read seem a bit iffy about it.

While playing with 3 or 4 is supported by the rules, I think that segment is tacked on.  It's a two-player wargame, and having a "team" play one side or the other or both is just giving some duties of a single player to a second player without gaining much.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 09, 2016, 04:03:53 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 09, 2016, 11:34:41 AM
While playing with 3 or 4 is supported by the rules, I think that segment is tacked on.  It's a two-player wargame, and having a "team" play one side or the other or both is just giving some duties of a single player to a second player without gaining much.

Yeah, I feared as much. I don't get to play many 2-player games since we are 4 in my playing group. I guess I'll end up buying it to just look at the pretty figures and tokens though :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 09, 2016, 05:17:59 PM
Shame about that.  I'll try to remember to post some recommendations for good 4-player stuff later if you like.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 09, 2016, 05:40:42 PM
Sure. Between us 4 we own loads of stuff, but we are always on the lookout for cool games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 21, 2016, 09:02:14 AM
Woah, boardgamegeek has a wholly redesigned site. I can't cope with change.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 21, 2016, 09:15:55 AM
Quote from: celedhring on April 21, 2016, 09:02:14 AM
Woah, boardgamegeek has a wholly redesigned site. I can't cope with change.

I'm with you.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 21, 2016, 06:58:07 PM
Stupid MySpacebook interface for Generation Assburger.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 21, 2016, 11:18:20 PM
The new BGG layout is awful.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 21, 2016, 11:27:30 PM
One of the theories is that they're revamping it social media-style to prep for sale.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 22, 2016, 10:45:01 AM
Playing Pandemic Legacy. We're just getting started in the campaign (3rd mission out of 12), but it's certainly an interesting concept. Ripping cards almost physically hurt  :ph34r:

Intrigued to see where it goes, I heard that there's a bunch of twists along the way.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 22, 2016, 10:47:41 AM
I think if I played Legacy, I'd almost certainly try to figure out a way to avoid destroying/modifying anything permanently.  Maybe just write down a bunch of reminder notes or something.  I couldn't bring myself to actually mar the game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 22, 2016, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 22, 2016, 10:47:41 AM
I think if I played Legacy, I'd almost certainly try to figure out a way to avoid destroying/modifying anything permanently.  Maybe just write down a bunch of reminder notes or something.  I couldn't bring myself to actually mar the game.

You can do that easily, imho - at least for what we've seen so far. They could have got away with counters and record sheets instead of permanent stickers (and you could just put away "destroyed" components), but modifying/destroying components is part of the novelty.

In my opinion, it's not a game that can be played twice anyway. Part of the challenge (and excitement) is not knowing what's coming and thus not being able to plan ahead and optimize.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on April 23, 2016, 10:26:35 AM
Bought Star Wars: Rebellion and played it with a 4-player group and we were really, really impressed. It worked great with 4 players: planning the missions with a partner was a good way to share the blame when something goes wrong.

There are specific rules for multiplayer games that a, assign each player on a team certain duties (general-admiral) and b, alters the play sequence into: Rebel#1 - Imp#1 - Imp #2 - Rebel#2. We used the first part but not the second (the double-move effect seemed to change the game and add more needed planning).

My advice is to get the game, mostly because it has the feel of the old Star Wars movies and (after one play) works great as a game.  :bowler:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 23, 2016, 11:05:13 AM
:yes:  I've played four times thus far and am enjoying it more and more as I figure out strategies for both sides.  Highly recommended.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on April 23, 2016, 12:20:07 PM
The only thing that annoys me is the humongous size box. Does it have to a foot deep?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 23, 2016, 12:50:50 PM
 :D  I have no idea why they went with that.  Maybe to accommodate an expansion that's sure to be in the works?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 23, 2016, 01:53:09 PM
Anyone tried Time Stories? (possibly this is the wrong crowd...)

I have heard extremely different reviews of it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 23, 2016, 02:16:21 PM
Haven't played it firsthand, but I am not particularly enamored of it.  Having watched the Shut Up and Sit Down review, I was turned off pretty heavily.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 23, 2016, 02:44:42 PM
So you guys have moved on to movie franchise Euros?  How counter-culture.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on April 25, 2016, 03:39:32 AM
When you buy a game purely for sentimental reasons and then discover that it actually has quality, it is a rare and enjoyable experience.

In other news, I have played these games lately:

Ardennes '44, teams, 3 v 3.
Good experience, but one of the allies collapsed so called the game turn 8 with a German win.

Napoleon's Last Gamble
Kevin Zucker "grand tactical"...I really like this system, simple rules and a lot of fog of war. Only problem is that solitaire capacity is lousy.

La Bataille
On the one hand I like the level here, batallions surging forward, then back. Downside is at least four different rulesets and heated debates over which rules actually work best to which games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 01, 2016, 12:30:59 AM
Got the heads up from MMP Last Blitzkrieg is packing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2016, 02:12:39 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 01, 2016, 12:30:59 AM
Got the heads up from MMP Last Blitzkrieg is packing.

Looks like it's going to be low counter density for maps their size.  Definitely follows the MMP penchant of developing games where there wasn't a marker counter they didn't like.

And yes, I posted wrote that to let you know I already got my copy.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 20, 2016, 02:14:22 PM
Is Tokaido any good?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 20, 2016, 03:51:22 PM
I can't really recommend it.  The game might as well be "Pleasant Stroll And Meeting New Friends".  The number of choices is rather limited and the game doesn't really provide much of a narrative, either.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 20, 2016, 03:52:01 PM
Thanks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 21, 2016, 12:16:02 AM
Wir Sind Das Volk arrived today.  Looking forward to spreading capitalism to the glorious masses.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 22, 2016, 09:00:47 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 21, 2016, 12:16:02 AM
Wir Sind Das Volk arrived today.  Looking forward to spreading capitalism to the glorious masses.

Now you know I ain't much for Meeples, but WSDV is more fun than I was willing to give it credit for. 

Only thing I can't stand is the box cover.  Bunch of fucking EUOT Euroweenies looking at you all the goddamned time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 22, 2016, 11:02:25 PM
 :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 22, 2016, 11:10:31 PM
Oh no, heaven forbid we buy clothes that aren't gray, brown or black.  That would compromise our cynicism.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 28, 2016, 11:34:42 AM
Fasulo FTW  :lol:

(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13508834_10205291793892861_4198853107432120639_n.jpg?oh=f9289b83c80b7663f8f0d99a8943d1e6&oe=57FB6748)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 28, 2016, 11:37:28 AM
:unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 28, 2016, 06:49:11 PM
Ugh, eastern front. Boring.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 29, 2016, 08:37:11 AM
Ed's family has to push him around on a cart on the way to Sainte-Mère-Église.

MAH CANKLES
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 29, 2016, 11:18:45 AM
I laughed.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 29, 2016, 12:48:19 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 28, 2016, 06:49:11 PM
Ugh, eastern front. Boring.

:ultra: HOW 'BOUT WATERLOO

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fraananagamer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F06%2Fwaterloo1.jpg&hash=92059d07851ea252a591f0793a5d24281042290c)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 29, 2016, 01:42:41 PM
Ooh, a Rick Barber map.

Do you know, he confessed to illegally burying a dead cat at Gettysburg?  Mew.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 29, 2016, 06:30:03 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 29, 2016, 12:48:19 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 28, 2016, 06:49:11 PM
Ugh, eastern front. Boring.

:ultra: HOW 'BOUT WATERLOO

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fraananagamer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F06%2Fwaterloo1.jpg&hash=92059d07851ea252a591f0793a5d24281042290c)

Ugh, Waterloo. Better Nappy battles than that. And no Davout counter to rub on my crotch.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 29, 2016, 09:42:17 PM
One would think you would appreciate Waterloo, what with you and Nappy sharing the same gastrointestinal spontaneity.   
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on June 30, 2016, 07:58:23 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 29, 2016, 01:42:41 PM
Ooh, a Rick Barber map.

Do you know, he confessed to illegally burying a dead cat at Gettysburg?  Mew.

Was his cat named General Hood?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 30, 2016, 08:46:06 AM
So sweet.  :wub:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 03, 2016, 09:03:24 AM
Have any of you wargamer types heard any details about this one? http://compassgames.com/index.php/preorders/the-lamps-are-going-out-world-war-1.html

It is coming out in a couple of weeks, and I am intrigued.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on July 03, 2016, 09:40:41 AM
Interesting.

Stuff like this I really wish you could see what the design philosophy is - why is this better than PoG or BoP or whatever? What are they trying to do that hasn't been done already?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 03, 2016, 10:28:47 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 03, 2016, 09:03:24 AM
Have any of you wargamer types heard any details about this one? http://compassgames.com/index.php/preorders/the-lamps-are-going-out-world-war-1.html

It is coming out in a couple of weeks, and I am intrigued.

Well, it's Tim Allen. Galaxy Quest was great, mind.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 03, 2016, 08:44:18 PM
So much for game conventions, not that there were many held there anymore...

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-host-condemned-after-major-water-main-break-collapses-ceilings/article_b84f5ff2-252f-11e6-88fb-ffb8c2d14621.html
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 03, 2016, 09:13:13 PM
WBC fortunately moved this very year.  Just in time.   :showoff:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 03, 2016, 09:25:11 PM
While the Lancaster Host was by no means the new hottness, at least it was close to civilization. 

Nice piece of property, though.  Will be interesting how that eventually turns out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on July 16, 2016, 10:32:19 AM
I found out there's a Pathfinder CG mobile app, made by Obsidian. It plays exactly like the physical game, with an additional "random mission" game mode once you run out of campaign content. So far they have released half of the Runelords adventure path, and you can buy a season pass for €26, which I did.

I love Pathfinder but I have never been able to get a campaign going with my boardgame group, so this will work just fine. The app plays very well, actually, I think it's a great port.

It's only SP, but they have plans to release MP in the future.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Scipio on July 16, 2016, 08:53:02 PM
I'm eagerly awaiting my wooden box set of Secret Hitler.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 21, 2016, 07:32:12 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 01, 2016, 02:12:39 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 01, 2016, 12:30:59 AM
Got the heads up from MMP Last Blitzkrieg is packing.



And yes, I posted wrote that to let you know I already got my copy.  :P

:blurgh:

(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/13690993_10209659264549612_8764843335913165677_o.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoibCJ9)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 21, 2016, 07:35:22 PM
SON OF A
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on August 03, 2016, 06:19:46 AM
Gentlemen, anyone tried Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection? I am very much on the fence about COIN but I had to indulge my 1740-1815 period fetich so ordered it today.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on August 03, 2016, 09:01:41 AM
It sucks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 03, 2016, 11:12:19 AM
Nothing like shoehorning contemporary COunter-INsurgency concepts into an Age of Reason conventional conflict for Meeple Nation.  Indians, and why not.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on August 04, 2016, 07:07:10 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 29, 2016, 12:48:19 PM

:ultra: HOW 'BOUT WATERLOO

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fraananagamer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F06%2Fwaterloo1.jpg&hash=92059d07851ea252a591f0793a5d24281042290c)

What game is that?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on August 04, 2016, 07:08:51 AM
So Falling Sky and the Briton game is/will be no good either?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2016, 04:15:37 PM
Quote from: Delirium on August 04, 2016, 07:07:10 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 29, 2016, 12:48:19 PM

:ultra: HOW 'BOUT WATERLOO

What game is that?

Part of the "Incredible Courage" series from Grognard Simulations, Inc.  Austerlitz and Waterloo at 100m/hex.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2016, 04:19:26 PM
Quote from: Delirium on August 04, 2016, 07:08:51 AM
So Falling Sky and the Briton game is/will be no good either?

I can neither confirm nor deny that statement.  I am sure there are plenty of eurogamers who think they're playing a wargame COIN fans out there that can, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 04, 2016, 04:53:54 PM
Quote from: Delirium on August 04, 2016, 07:08:51 AM
So Falling Sky and the Briton game is/will be no good either?

If any of them have the chance of actually being good, I would suspect it'd be one of those two, with a leaning towards the Briton game.  Those are the ones that might very well do away with a lot of the conventions of the series and lean more towards trying to be a great game than an arbitrary 4-player Euro like Liberty or Death is.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on August 04, 2016, 06:07:04 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 04, 2016, 04:53:54 PM
Quote from: Delirium on August 04, 2016, 07:08:51 AM
So Falling Sky and the Briton game is/will be no good either?

If any of them have the chance of actually being good, I would suspect it'd be one of those two, with a leaning towards the Briton game. 

Not that into fantasy fiction games though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 04, 2016, 06:13:26 PM
You should probably avoid the COIN series entirely, then.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2016, 06:21:38 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 04, 2016, 04:53:54 PM
than an arbitrary 4-player Euro like Liberty or Death is.

But the Indians, man!  They were there!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: sbr on August 04, 2016, 06:49:25 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2016, 04:19:26 PM
Quote from: Delirium on August 04, 2016, 07:08:51 AM
So Falling Sky and the Briton game is/will be no good either?

I can neither confirm nor deny that statement.  I am sure there are plenty of eurogamers who think they're playing a wargame COIN fans out there that can, though.

Well, with you never playing any games that's understandable.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 04, 2016, 06:52:36 PM
Quote from: sbr on August 04, 2016, 06:49:25 PM
Well, with you never playing any games that's understandable.

And there are hookers chained in my basement even though I live on the third floor.  MOAR MEMES PLEASE
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on August 05, 2016, 03:49:18 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 04, 2016, 04:53:54 PMIf any of them have the chance of actually being good, I would suspect it'd be one of those two, with a leaning towards the Briton game.  Those are the ones that might very well do away with a lot of the conventions of the series and lean more towards trying to be a great game than an arbitrary 4-player Euro like Liberty or Death is.

My only personal run-in with COIN so far has been two games of Fire in the Lake which felt very convoluted with four players, too many things going on at the same time. My hope was that there are games with slightly fewer levers than that.

On it not being a wargame, I have no illusions. If it is an advanced version of 1775: Rebellion, it works for me.

I did some reading that suggested that Liberty or Death works well as a 2-player game which is probably the way I will use it at first.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on August 05, 2016, 11:49:45 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 04, 2016, 06:13:26 PM
You should probably avoid the COIN series entirely, then.

Yes but at least some of those games have real factions in them.  As opposed to "Dux" and "Civitas"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Sophie Scholl on August 05, 2016, 02:52:15 PM
Quote from: Delirium on August 03, 2016, 06:19:46 AM
Gentlemen, anyone tried Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection? I am very much on the fence about COIN but I had to indulge my 1740-1815 period fetich so ordered it today.
I'm intrigued.  I'd love to be able to try out a Rev War game.  I'm a big fan of the 1740-1815 stretch as well.  It seems like they need to do some more research, at least from the little I read.  "War Chief Joseph Brant and later War Chief Cornplanter give you the ability to mount a decisive attack with your War Parties" as an example.  Brant wasn't taken seriously as a leader within the native community till later in the war.  Old Smoke and Cornplanter were the top two at the outbreak of the war and only the age of Old Smoke made either lose their influence or positions at the top.  Brant was "Molly's little brother" and much more tied to the British establishment than he was the native community.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on August 06, 2016, 02:30:15 PM
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on August 05, 2016, 02:52:15 PMI'm intrigued.  I'd love to be able to try out a Rev War game.  I'm a big fan of the 1740-1815 stretch as well.

:frog:

If a game has people with wigs, Frenchmen, muskets and/or Frederick the great somewhere, it stands the test. When it comes to real wargames I am halfway to learning the BAR system, and own the Monmouth game. Intriguing system, but a lot of detail.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 15, 2016, 07:36:50 PM
For you Twilight Struggle fans...


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In 1697 the Sun King, Louis XIV, emerged from a decade of war with his Continental ambitions still unsatisfied. Meanwhile, King William III of England sat easier on his new throne than he ever had before. With the Spanish succession crisis unresolved and looming, there were no illusions that the new century would be a quiet one. But neither France nor England could have anticipated the tumult of the years to come: a Second Hundred Years' War, during which these two tenacious adversaries would compete fiercely and proudly along every axis of human achievement. On battlefields from India to Canada to the Caribbean Sea their armies and fleets would clash; in the salons of Paris and the coffee-houses of London the modern world's politics and economics would be born; and finally a revolution would rock the foundations of society – a revolution that could have ended not in blood and terror but in a triumph of democracy and liberty that might have transformed the world beyond imagining.

Imperial Struggle is a two-player game depicting the 18th-century rivalry between France and Britain. It begins in 1697, as the two realms wait warily for the King of Spain to name an heir, and ends in 1789, when a new order brought down the Bastille. The game is not merely about war: both France and Britain must build the foundations of colonial wealth, deal with the other nations of Europe, and compete for glory across the span of human endeavor.

Imperial Struggle covers almost 100 years of history and four major wars. Yet it remains a quick-playing, low-complexity game. It aims to honor its spiritual ancestor, Twilight Struggle, by pushing further in the direction of simple rules and playable systems, while maintaining global scope and historical sweep in the scope of a single evening. In peace turns, players build their economic interests and alliances, and take advantage of historical events represented by Event cards. They must choose their investments wisely, but also with an eye to denying these opportunities to their opponent. In war turns, each theater can bring great rewards of conquest and prestige... but territorial gains can disappear at the treaty table. At the end of the century, will the British rule an empire on which the sun never sets? Or will France light the way for the world, as the superpower of the Sun King's dreams or the republic of Lafayette's?

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http://www.gmtgames.com/p-599-imperial-struggle.aspx

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 15, 2016, 08:03:47 PM
Yes, I spooged all over it.  I'm friends with the developer and will be chronically bugging him to let me playtest.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 15, 2016, 08:08:06 PM
I hope you spooged all over it in a powdered wig and breeches, Habby Lyndon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 15, 2016, 08:09:45 PM
I prefer culottes.  :frog:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on August 16, 2016, 05:35:34 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 15, 2016, 08:03:47 PM
Yes, I spooged all over it.

That seems like it would make playing it difficult. :unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on August 16, 2016, 09:16:30 AM
Preordered that immediately.

I was so excited about that I preordered Bayonets and Tomahawks at the same time (and Holland '44 for other reasons).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2016, 09:00:07 PM
Quote from: Delirium on August 16, 2016, 09:16:30 AM
Preordered that immediately.

I was so excited about that I preordered Bayonets and Tomahawks at the same time

Honestly, it is one of those "Duh" headslappers.  Unlike some of these COIN shoehorns, it's just such an obvious Superpower topic to port over.

Quote(and Holland '44 for other reasons).

Some would say that Market-Garden titles have reached a saturation point the last couple years, but every subject has room for a Simonitch design.

Glad to see Sekigahara getting reprinted this fall.  I won't miss it a third time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 17, 2016, 02:08:13 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2016, 09:00:07 PM
Glad to see Sekigahara getting reprinted this fall.  I won't miss it a third time.

I has it. :smarty:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 17, 2016, 06:18:51 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 16, 2016, 09:00:07 PM
Quote from: Delirium on August 16, 2016, 09:16:30 AM
Preordered that immediately.

I was so excited about that I preordered Bayonets and Tomahawks at the same time

Honestly, it is one of those "Duh" headslappers.  Unlike some of these COIN shoehorns, it's just such an obvious Superpower topic to port over.

Quote(and Holland '44 for other reasons).


Some would say that Market-Garden titles have reached a saturation point the last couple years, but every subject has room for a Simonitch design.

Glad to see Sekigahara getting reprinted this fall.  I won't miss it a third time.


Best Market Garden
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 17, 2016, 09:44:30 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 17, 2016, 06:18:51 PM

Best Market Garden


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I miss my stupid cat.   :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 17, 2016, 09:46:13 PM
It would appear Kitty has taken an effective blocking position. :showoff:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 17, 2016, 09:52:44 PM
By the way, 11B, check out this thread over at BoardGameAssburgers:

Kursk gets hipstered, is overrated (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1622693/tiger-tiger-burning-bright-why-kursk-most-overhype)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 18, 2016, 12:55:42 AM
That is a horribly written summation on Kursk. Fuck sake. As usual, narrow sighted German fanbois make their summation based on 5-16 July. Morons.

The guy mentioning Clark's lame book is an idiot.

I ought to beat him with Chris Lawrence's book. Fucking twat.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on August 18, 2016, 06:27:44 AM
I like It Never Snows, but winning with the Allies seems impossible.  :bowler:

Simonitch's designs are rock solid: France '40, Ukraine '43 and Ardennes & Normandy '44 are all highly enjoyable. Recommended to all wargamers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 19, 2016, 01:44:15 PM
Is Lamps Going Out worth getting?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 19, 2016, 02:01:16 PM
Nope.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 19, 2016, 02:24:41 PM
Thanks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 19, 2016, 03:46:22 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 19, 2016, 02:01:16 PM
Nope.

Elaborate
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 19, 2016, 04:13:17 PM
Based on AARs, it's basically crazily a-historical.  Austrians at the gates of Moscow level.

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1613389/first-minnesota-takes-lamps-are-going-out-spin

Others have reported similar stupidity.  It might be a good game--of that, I have no idea--but it certainly isn't WW I enough for me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 19, 2016, 10:50:38 PM
Looks like the designer was never quite sure what kind of game he wanted it to be.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 20, 2016, 03:30:59 AM
Does anyone have an opinion on Cataclysm? The concept and scope intrigues me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on August 20, 2016, 07:33:37 AM
Scythe seems to be getting some buzz. Anyone tried it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 22, 2016, 04:57:41 PM
I'm thinking about getting some ASL stuff (only played Squad Leader back in the day). Am I insane?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 22, 2016, 06:31:47 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 22, 2016, 04:57:41 PM
I'm thinking about getting some ASL stuff (only played Squad Leader back in the day). Am I insane?

Some?

That's like saying I'm getting some Star Fleet Battles stuff. :lol:

Get CM. It's all right there on the comp.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on August 23, 2016, 06:33:34 AM
I was just at a convention where some ASL players had snuck in their stuff. Just their sorting compartments cost SEK 3,200. Dangerous hobby, that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 25, 2016, 09:43:27 AM
I like to shop.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 25, 2016, 03:26:00 PM
I pulled the trigger on some ASL stuff. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 25, 2016, 10:47:08 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 25, 2016, 03:26:00 PM
I pulled the trigger on some ASL stuff. :)

Pace yourself, know what you want and you'll be fine.

And they just announced that for a limited time, they have reprints of Festung Budapest.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 26, 2016, 12:17:13 PM
Interesting. I ordered the rules, Beyond Valor and Rising Sun (because yellows).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 26, 2016, 12:24:29 PM
Let us know how it goes for you.  I tried getting into a long while back, but could never make it stick.   :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 26, 2016, 12:28:30 PM
It would be cool to find someone who'll play me. But my guess is I will just fondle them. :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on August 26, 2016, 12:32:10 PM
Something very important to remember for anybody playing ASL: Any unit entering (or expending MF in) a location containing a Residual FP counter is attacked on the IFT with the FP represented by that counter, a new IFT DR, TEM of the target location, and any applicable FFMO/FFNAM DRM. A unit expending MF to leave a location is not subject to Residual FP attack in the location it is leaving.

Pretty simple really.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 26, 2016, 12:33:22 PM
Thanks. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 26, 2016, 01:08:06 PM
Quote from: Valmy on August 26, 2016, 12:32:10 PM
Something very important to remember for anybody playing ASL: Any unit entering (or expending MF in) a location containing a Residual FP counter is attacked on the IFT with the FP represented by that counter, a new IFT DR, TEM of the target location, and any applicable FFMO/FFNAM DRM. A unit expending MF to leave a location is not subject to Residual FP attack in the location it is leaving.

Pretty simple really.

You forgot to place your Opportunity Douchebag Troll Post Phase marker.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 26, 2016, 05:59:01 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 26, 2016, 01:08:06 PM
Quote from: Valmy on August 26, 2016, 12:32:10 PM
Something very important to remember for anybody playing ASL: Any unit entering (or expending MF in) a location containing a Residual FP counter is attacked on the IFT with the FP represented by that counter, a new IFT DR, TEM of the target location, and any applicable FFMO/FFNAM DRM. A unit expending MF to leave a location is not subject to Residual FP attack in the location it is leaving.

Pretty simple really.

You forgot to place your Opportunity Douchebag Troll Post Phase marker.

And the next squad moves 30 minutes later
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on August 26, 2016, 09:16:54 PM
I had no idea board games were gettig so complex. 

I've never read this thread. Are these kinds of avant garde games talked about here, or is it war games all the way down?

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/gaming/2016/08/rob_daviau_s_legacy_board_game_seafall.html

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This Man Will Change the Way You Play Board Games
Rob Daviau and the legacy game revolution.

By Nicholas Hune-Brown

GAMING
THE ART OF PLAY.
AUG. 25 2016 11:45 AM

This Man Will Change the Way You Play Board Games
Rob Daviau and the legacy game revolution.

By Nicholas Hune-Brown

In the lobby of a Sheraton Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York, one Wednesday afternoon this spring, Rob Daviau carefully organized a pile of tiny wooden cubes by color and pushed six molded plastic ships across the table. He fanned out a collection of cards and cleared his throat. "You have ruled your province well for many years," Daviau said to the players at his table. "Recently you have sent ships out to the open sea, well beyond the coastal waters. Further out the seas are rough, the currents strange."

Across the hotel, similar scenes were playing out at dozens of tables—men and women rolling dice and moving plastic figurines while a single player addressed them in portentous, second-person language. "You are protecting five villages from a dragon," a man in a lime-green polo shirt told his table. Everyone leaned in, delighted by the news.

The Gathering of Friends is a semisecretive, invite-only congregation of board game aficionados from around the world. The 10-day event—which everyone just calls "the Gathering" in a way that quickly feels cultish—is an opportunity for designers, publishers, and board-games lovers to get together and test wits, indulge in fantasy, and generally hang loose among likeminded fans. And at the Gathering, in the small but growing world of board-game maniacs, Rob Daviau is a celebrity—a revolutionary.

The day I met Daviau, he was hustling from game to game, a slim 46-year-old dressed in a black hoodie and glasses. In an industry that cranks out products by the thousand, Daviau has done the seemingly impossible: created a genuinely new way of playing board games. His "legacy games" unfold over months, changing as you play them. They have a beginning, middle, and—most shockingly—an end, completely overturning the fundamental idea that a board game must be eternal and endlessly replayable, an object you can inherit from your grandfather and play with your grandchildren. Daviau is the co-designer of Pandemic Legacy, which was released last year and almost immediately became the highest ranked game of all time on the influential site Board Game Geek. The Guardian said it "may be the best board game ever created."

For Daviau, however, all that is just prologue. For years, he has been laboring over Seafall, a swashbuckling game of exploration that will be the first legacy game that isn't based on an existing property. He first announced the game in 2013, hopeful that it would come out in a matter of months. Since then, it has been delayed over and over. It topped some fans' "most anticipated" list in 2014. Then 2015. Then 2016. For a certain segment of board game nerds, the wait for Seafall has been like the wait for the first Kanye West album or the first George Saunders novel: a sense of anticipation mixed with a touch of anxiety, fear that an artist's early promise won't be fully realized.

When I met him at the Gathering, Daviau had just sent a final draft of Seafall to the publisher. The game was finally done; preorders would begin in the summer, with a physical release later this fall. Daviau was eager to show off his game.


Daviau returned to his instructions. "Today your time is dawning," he read. "The western horizon beckons. If these rich islands lie so close, what lies a little bit further, just a bit out of reach?"

* * *

We are living in a golden age of board games. For decades, the market in North America was dominated by products like Monopoly or Sorry—family games that relied on chance and were designed with a cruel zero-sum logic that all but guaranteed the night would end with some distraught sibling toppling the board and fleeing in tears.

This has all changed. In the past decade, North America has seen an influx of "Euro-style" games, so-named because most originally came out of Germany. These are games with clever design that can make an exciting evening out of relatively dry subject matter. (A card game that simulates the thrilling ups and downs of the bean market is one favorite.) Like all games, from chess to soccer, the best board games have simple rules that provide the structure for infinitely complex strategy. Top-selling titles like Settlers of Catan or Ticket to Ride sell millions of copies. Board-game designers have become auteurs, their signatures appearing above the title on boxes.

And in a digital age, it turns out that getting together with friends in real life to move plastic tokens across a cardboard expanse has only become more appealing. The kind of games that used to be relegated to hobby shops are now selling at Barnes and Noble. There are board-game cafés sprouting across North American cities. Last year, when news emerged that the Green Bay Packers offensive line had become obsessed with Settlers of Catan, it felt like the final act of conquest in nerdom's long campaign to vanquish every corner of the culture.

Designers like Rob Daviau are at the center of this change. In 2008, Daviau was working at the toy behemoth Hasbro, cranking out variations on classic games—a Harry Potter edition of Clue, Star Wars Trivial Pursuit, and countless version of Risk. One day, at a brainstorming session for Clue, he cracked a joke. "I don't know why they keep inviting these people over," he said. "They're all murderers."

The throwaway remark stuck with him. "Why are games like Groundhog Day?" he wondered. Each time you take out the board, the story begins anew—all past experiences erased, the narrative forever reset to zero. The industry was changing, and Daviau sensed a chance to become more ambitious with his design. His idea was simple: What if a game didn't fully return to its start state every time? What if it could continue into the future, changing as you played it?

Daviau convinced Hasbro to let him radically reinvent Risk. In 2012's Risk Legacy, instead of a campaign ending when you put the box away, the story would continue the next time you played. Players wrote on the board, making permanent alterations to the world of the game. They tore up cards and opened sealed envelopes within the box at certain moments of game play. Decisions made during a game in May would reverberate in November. Over the course of 15 games, an expanded narrative unfolded.

The game was a hit. Longtime board-gamers raved about that rarest of events—a genuine paradigm shift in an old medium. Pandemic Legacy, a cooperative game about curing global disease based on the original game by Matt Leacock, has been an even bigger success. At a time when TV shows and podcasts are exploring the possibilities of serialized storytelling, Daviau is doing the same for board games. These are games with spoilers, where characters change and even die. Richard Ham, who creates popular YouTube videos about board games as "Rahdo," likens the current state of board games to the early days of cinema. "We're right now in the process of figuring out how to film in color, how to make talkies, how to make transitions from one thing to another," said Ham. "And legacy gaming is the most cutting-edge, up-to-date, interesting new idea that turns on its head the notion of how board game play should work."

The approach hasn't been universally embraced. "There are people who think that board games should be infinitely replayable," said Daviau. But he isn't interested in creating objects that can be kept in mint condition. "I'm creating a concert. You buy a ticket for an experience."

With Seafall, Daviau has been able to build whatever world he wants. That freedom has sometimes been paralyzing. "If I was going to write an article about Seafall, I would call it 'Adrift,' " Daviau told me. "At the beginning, I made the mistake of letting the game get too big." A legacy game is a giant Rube Goldberg machine; a design mistake might only become apparent twelve games in. As Daviau worked on the game, it spiraled out of control, and it's taken him years to rein it in.

Daviau is now a fully independent designer, which means both total artistic freedom and total financial instability. Working on a single game for years means that he needs every game to be a hit. "Legacy games take a lot longer to make than normal games," said Daviau. "It's working right now because Pandemic Legacy is doing very well. But the first time I put one out and it bombs..." He trailed off, unable to finish the thought.


At the Sheraton in Niagara Falls, I cautiously moved my ships to the closest island. The goal in Seafall is to venture into uncharted waters and earn glory by befriending or battling with the locals, gathering resources from newly discovered islands, or skirmishing or trading with my opponents. Daviau had buttonholed two board game fans to play the game with us—a mathematician with more than 2,500 games in his collection and an engineer who has been coming to the Gathering for 15 years. I was, needless to say, completely outmatched.

On my first turn I chose an adviser, put my ships out to sea, foolishly decided to raid a settlement, and after an unlucky roll of the dice, suffered damage to my ship. The engineer, meanwhile, was happily skipping from island to island, collecting resources, and naming newly discovered lands in honor of his favorite civil engineers and Princess Bride characters.

I ended the game in last place, earning the right to name just a single island ("Isle Bautista" in honor of a beloved Blue Jays slugger). But, of course, we had merely played the prologue. In the grand scope of Daviau's saga, a bad first game was only a minor setback. There were more than a dozen games to go, with twists and turns that will only emerge as you move forward. The entire middle section of the board remained blank, with islands still undiscovered and a mysterious "portal" at the center that seemed to guarantee that the game will veer away from strict realism.

A mysterious "portal" at the center that seemed to guarantee that the game will veer away from strict realism.

After the game, we all shook hands. Daviau collected the tokens and cards. Around us, players happily moved tokens and rolled dice well into the evening. The people at the adjacent table continued to protect their villages against the dragon. Daviau greeted players who wandered over, curious to see his long-rumored creation. A photographer asked for a posed shot and Daviau folded his arms across his chest and jutted out his chin, half goofy. The photographer ignored him, carefully positioning the plastic boats across the cardboard sea and crouching down to get his shot.

Whether or not Seafall is the masterpiece everyone has been waiting for is impossible to tell from a quick play in a hotel lobby. What's certain is that its sheer ambition means that it's a work that will advance the form. Like a long novel or a serialized TV show, a legacy game exists outside the time you spend with it—the narrative tugging at your mind as you eat breakfast, take your shower, begin a long drive home from Niagara Falls. At the Gathering, boxes and boxes of games were piled up around the edges of the lobby and ballroom, their stories wrapped up, tidy and complete. Seafall felt like a strange outlier, sitting in its box, waiting for the next game.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 26, 2016, 09:19:50 PM
You've never played Air War have you.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 26, 2016, 09:31:13 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 26, 2016, 09:19:50 PM
You've never played Air War have you.

Heh. I miss that old game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on August 26, 2016, 11:10:19 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on August 26, 2016, 09:16:54 PM
I had no idea board games were gettig so complex. 

I've never read this thread. Are these kinds of avant garde games talked about here, or is it war games all the way down?

The Legacy games generally aren't that complex compared to many other board games.  Generally it works best with relatively simple games, since you want it to be easy to get players even if someone drops out or can't make a game night.  In fact there are plenty of other board games that have used the idea of persistence between sessions before, such as Pathfinder or Descent.  The big difference is that those tended to pull from role playing games and be more open in structure.  Legacy games are designed to send you down specific paths, aren't wedded to the fantasy genre and in some cases only played through once.  I don't get why that last one would be a feature, but I think it appeals to some people.

As for Daviau being a celebrity at the Gathering, hmm, I guess.  It's a ~400 person group that includes representatives from most of the major non-war game board game publishers in the world, and has seen appearances by probably half the designers of the top 100 games on BGG.  There's a lot of celebrities there, but mostly it's just people talking about or playing games.

As for this thread, there's some non-war game stuff.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 27, 2016, 03:06:21 AM
Do you play boardgames, Tim? You should. It's a golden age.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 27, 2016, 03:28:05 AM
Quote from: The Brain on August 27, 2016, 03:06:21 AM
Do you play boardgames, Tim? You should. It's a golden age.

:yes:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 27, 2016, 09:20:52 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 26, 2016, 09:19:50 PM
You've never played Air War have you.

I never completed the masters program in advanced aeronautics for that.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 27, 2016, 02:26:24 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 27, 2016, 03:06:21 AM
Do you play boardgames, Tim? You should. It's a golden age.

This is true. Computer advances has greatly aided in what is now, the highest point the industry has ever been. It will steadily keep climbing. I don't see a big crash in the wargaming industry like the early '80's happening again. Computer graphics programs have allowed the little guys and companies to flourish.

I think gaming clubs are more numerous and popular today than the 70's and '80's. It's way more socially acceptable today also. There weren't many of my peers playing Next War, Mech War 2 etc in my day. Of course not many eighth graders new the TOE of a Soviet motor rifle division or could I.D. military vehicles either. This knowledge would serve me well later in life.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 27, 2016, 03:30:24 PM
Anywhoo

Four of my pre ordered games;
BOAR
FRG
Hammerin' Sickles
At Any Cost

are on the "made the cut" list.

And Holland '44 is looking pretty good. THANKS SEEDY  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 27, 2016, 08:25:01 PM
You've done the right thing.   :showoff:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on August 27, 2016, 08:46:23 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 27, 2016, 03:06:21 AM
Do you play boardgames, Tim? You should. It's a golden age.

Hard to get people to play with here. There's a specialty store in Seoul where people play, but that's an hour and half away.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 27, 2016, 11:38:34 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on August 27, 2016, 08:46:23 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 27, 2016, 03:06:21 AM
Do you play boardgames, Tim? You should. It's a golden age.

Hard to get people to play with here. There's a specialty store in Seoul where people play, but that's an hour and half away.

Have you tried asking them in their own language?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 27, 2016, 11:45:09 PM
I bet they have all sorts of weirdo K-trash over there, shit based on their goofy teen dramas and shit.  Like Japanese stuff, but without the veiled militarism.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on August 28, 2016, 12:51:41 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 27, 2016, 02:26:24 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 27, 2016, 03:06:21 AM
Do you play boardgames, Tim? You should. It's a golden age.

This is true. Computer advances has greatly aided in what is now, the highest point the industry has ever been. It will steadily keep climbing. I don't see a big crash in the wargaming industry like the early '80's happening again. Computer graphics programs have allowed the little guys and companies to flourish.

I think gaming clubs are more numerous and popular today than the 70's and '80's. It's way more socially acceptable today also. There weren't many of my peers playing Next War, Mech War 2 etc in my day. Of course not many eighth graders new the TOE of a Soviet motor rifle division or could I.D. military vehicles either. This knowledge would serve me well later in life.

I think that more than anything digital storefronts and kickstarter are making it much easier to bring to market games with short production runs without bankrupting yourself.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on August 28, 2016, 06:35:28 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 27, 2016, 11:38:34 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on August 27, 2016, 08:46:23 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 27, 2016, 03:06:21 AM
Do you play boardgames, Tim? You should. It's a golden age.

Hard to get people to play with here. There's a specialty store in Seoul where people play, but that's an hour and half away.

Have you tried asking them in their own language?

Obviously not. :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 01, 2016, 03:31:16 PM
I slipped and fell on my mouse, accidentally ordering Fatal Alliances: The Great War. Was it good or bad luck?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 01, 2016, 05:04:45 PM
lol, Strategic Level WWI, The mirage in the distance that everyone chases.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 01, 2016, 06:17:12 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 01, 2016, 05:04:45 PM
lol, Strategic Level WWI, The mirage in the distance that everyone chases.

Sad, but true.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 02, 2016, 01:07:21 AM
I like Balance of Powers
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 02, 2016, 02:12:48 PM
My orders have arrived! :w00t:

Sweet sweet binder of rules.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on September 02, 2016, 02:22:12 PM
Good. I presume you got the only one worth getting:

(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic193424.jpg)

'Le Herison' is awesome.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 02, 2016, 02:24:19 PM
Not yet. :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on September 02, 2016, 02:25:10 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 02, 2016, 01:07:21 AM
I like Balance of Powers

It does look interesting. I tried to set it up on my table once, but that map layout is basically impossible.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 02, 2016, 03:30:53 PM
The ASL binder sure filled up fast. Good thing I keep a stash of extra phat US-standard binders for just these occasions.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 02, 2016, 06:28:52 PM
You can always order an empty ASL binder from MMP. Keep it authentic.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 02, 2016, 06:31:08 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 02, 2016, 06:28:52 PM
You can always order an empty ASL binder from MMP. Keep it authentic.

Company man.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 02, 2016, 06:35:40 PM
Proudly Made in the United States of America.

Which is more than I can say about GMT.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 02, 2016, 06:41:25 PM
Japs have some good art work.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 02, 2016, 07:20:57 PM

This is perking my interest

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gmtgames.com%2FGallipoli1915%2FGallipoli1915-P500-2.jpg&hash=7be7473fbfceb8d231fe6bd655b0d2123437b6a5)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 02, 2016, 07:23:58 PM
More WW1 mirages.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 02, 2016, 07:28:55 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 02, 2016, 07:23:58 PM
More WW1 mirages.

Made the cut. You doubting Thomas. :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 02, 2016, 08:15:47 PM
Of course it did.  Gallipoli gives people Great War boners.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 02, 2016, 09:49:57 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 02, 2016, 06:35:40 PM
Proudly Made in the United States of America.

Which is more than I can say about GMT.

Or Worthington. Band of Brothers? "Made in the China" on the back of the box.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 02, 2016, 10:01:15 PM
Sweatshop counters made by student dissident labor.  Shameful.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 02, 2016, 10:58:26 PM
New England Sims.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carpatina.com%2Fnes%2Fhellsgate_teaser1.jpg&hash=cd91c7975d7114e86e56b3d9596d601b99289224)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 03, 2016, 12:15:40 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 02, 2016, 07:20:57 PM

This is perking my interest

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gmtgames.com%2FGallipoli1915%2FGallipoli1915-P500-2.jpg&hash=7be7473fbfceb8d231fe6bd655b0d2123437b6a5)

I'm interested, but skeptical.  It could just be yet another shit show.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 03, 2016, 01:20:10 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 03, 2016, 12:15:40 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 02, 2016, 07:20:57 PM

This is perking my interest

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gmtgames.com%2FGallipoli1915%2FGallipoli1915-P500-2.jpg&hash=7be7473fbfceb8d231fe6bd655b0d2123437b6a5)

I'm interested, but skeptical.  It could just be yet another shit show.

Hehe kudos on the pun sir.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 03, 2016, 07:01:56 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 02, 2016, 10:58:26 PM
New England Sims.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carpatina.com%2Fnes%2Fhellsgate_teaser1.jpg&hash=cd91c7975d7114e86e56b3d9596d601b99289224)

Ugh. Korsun. I'm having flashbacks to SPI's old game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 03, 2016, 08:07:33 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 03, 2016, 07:01:56 PM
Ugh. Korsun. I'm having flashbacks to SPI's old game.

I'm surprised to see anything come out of NES.  Been about, what, 10 years or more?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 04, 2016, 02:34:55 AM
I'm enjoying reading the ASL rules so far. They don't seem too bad. Also brings back nice SL memories from 25 years ago. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 04, 2016, 03:11:01 PM
Most people get to vehicles, and that's usually when the uncontrollable drinking begins to manifest itself.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 04, 2016, 03:21:25 PM
That doesn't sound good. I plan to do at least the south flank of Kursk. :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 04, 2016, 07:05:25 PM
And I am rooting for you.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 06, 2016, 01:29:58 PM
Why so difficult to create a decent WW1 grand strategy game? Really?

I would like to give Balance of Powers a chance though, but I have to admit the graphics turn me off a bit. Childish, but the truth.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 06, 2016, 01:38:24 PM
Why so difficult?  Because people wish it wasn't as boring on the strategic level as it really was.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 06, 2016, 01:47:22 PM
Seedy, you know nothing.


Balance of Powers is not perfect by any means, but the effort to play vs. realism achieved ratio is the best of the current offering I think.

La Grande Guerre just blows it out of the water when it comes to simulation value (although there are ways to game its systems), but its a massive monster.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 06, 2016, 01:56:23 PM
Does BoP produce a nice Western front experience? So many hexes in the ME, are there enough for the more important parts of NW Europe?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on September 06, 2016, 01:56:39 PM
Paths of Glory certainly qualifies as a decent WW1 grand strategy game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 06, 2016, 01:59:30 PM
Fair or unfair, but CDGs give me a rash.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 06, 2016, 02:07:12 PM
Quote from: Berkut on September 06, 2016, 01:56:39 PM
Paths of Glory certainly qualifies as a decent WW1 grand strategy game.

It is a great GAME but a horrible SIMULATION of the war
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 06, 2016, 02:17:42 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 06, 2016, 01:47:22 PM
Seedy, you know nothing.

I know how difficult it is to make a "successful" strategic level WWI game considering the number of titles out there over the last 40 years, which was the question posed--although, for you Eastern Europeans I know it's a topic close to your beeting heart.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on September 06, 2016, 02:28:42 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 06, 2016, 02:07:12 PM
Quote from: Berkut on September 06, 2016, 01:56:39 PM
Paths of Glory certainly qualifies as a decent WW1 grand strategy game.

It is a great GAME but a horrible SIMULATION of the war

:yawn:

You are pushing pieces of cardboard around on a map. This is not a simulation.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on September 06, 2016, 02:34:08 PM
I don't think there are any good board games that are also good simulations of any large scale (continent+)  conflict.  PoG does as well as most, but it seems like a fool's errand to look for one.  There's always going to be small events that had magnified influence on what happened that are impossible to model without ending up with a mess of a rulebook.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 06, 2016, 02:50:34 PM
I think it's certainly possible to have a good enough (seems realistic to a layman with a special interest in the conflict) simulation.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 06, 2016, 02:51:14 PM
Quote from: Berkut on September 06, 2016, 02:28:42 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 06, 2016, 02:07:12 PM
Quote from: Berkut on September 06, 2016, 01:56:39 PM
Paths of Glory certainly qualifies as a decent WW1 grand strategy game.

It is a great GAME but a horrible SIMULATION of the war

:yawn:

You are pushing pieces of cardboard around on a map. This is not a simulation.

I don't see how the sentences connect.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 06, 2016, 03:20:13 PM
Quote from: Tamas on September 06, 2016, 02:07:12 PM
Quote from: Berkut on September 06, 2016, 01:56:39 PM
Paths of Glory certainly qualifies as a decent WW1 grand strategy game.

It is a great GAME but a horrible SIMULATION of the war

Why would you want to simulate the actual war? *snooze fest* If you want the historical outcome, read a book.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 06, 2016, 03:45:01 PM
Thanks, it's been a while I read the Paradox boards :P

But ok, I bite: the point is not to follow history to a script, but to present you with similar dilemmas, and plausible alternatives the real actors had to face. LGG is great in that, BoP is very good. PoG is VERY hit and miss and that is according to its designer.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 07, 2016, 01:53:30 PM
If pushing cardboard pieces around on a map is not a simulation, then we need to find another name for Consimworld, among other things. There seems to be some confusion around that term, but never mind.

What I find strange is not that WW1 is hard to simulate but that there is no large scale monster game that is anywhere near as popular as the big ones for WW2? WiF? A3R? ETO/AETO? Not to mention the next level/not so monsterish EastFront/EuroFront, Europe Engulfed, Axis and Allies, Barbarossa to Berlin, etc... Well the list goes on in all different levels.

WW1 has Paths of Glory. La Grande Guerre is obscure, to say the least. Storm of Steel failed, Balance of Powers...dunno.

I don't think it is about trench warfare being boring either, clearly there was enough seesaw fighting in the east and around the Ottoman fronts to make for some interesting maneuvering.

Lack of naval engagements?

The dominance of WW2 in popular history channels?

In my view, constructing a big ass strategy game that has detail and realism, and the chances of being popular, should not be so difficult.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 07, 2016, 02:11:42 PM
I think it just comes down to the relative inflexibility of the conflict itself; when the shooting starts, there's no realistic plausible opportunities for alternative strategic courses of action like there is for WW2.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 07, 2016, 02:21:44 PM
On the other hand you don't have the WW2 problem of "France must fall or the war is a dud". But I certainly think that a successful WW1 sim likely will have to focus on the inner workings of battles and nations and not on the drama of great movements on the map.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 07, 2016, 04:51:29 PM
Der Weltkrieg

(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic2200363_md.jpg)

(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic1890637_md.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 07, 2016, 04:52:59 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 07, 2016, 02:11:42 PM
I think it just comes down to the relative inflexibility of the conflict itself; when the shooting starts, there's no realistic plausible opportunities for alternative strategic courses of action like there is for WW2.

:mad:

(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic360604_md.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 07, 2016, 05:16:45 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 07, 2016, 04:51:29 PM
Der Weltkrieg

Only problem with the DW series is that it is focused on each theater.  Some of the theaters can be connected, apparently, but it isn't a strategic-scale game at its core, but more operational.  Or am I mistaken?

I think there could be a very good political-strategic game for The Great War out there somewhere that heavily abstracted the fighting a la Churchill, but I'd probably have to design it myself...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 07, 2016, 06:56:19 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 07, 2016, 02:11:42 PM
I think it just comes down to the relative inflexibility of the conflict itself; when the shooting starts, there's no realistic plausible opportunities for alternative strategic courses of action like there is for WW2.

Death Ride: Verdun

Scale: Company
Hex=500 meters
Turn= 4hours



:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 07, 2016, 07:03:22 PM
MAH DEAD PILE
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 07, 2016, 08:28:43 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 07, 2016, 06:56:19 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 07, 2016, 02:11:42 PM
I think it just comes down to the relative inflexibility of the conflict itself; when the shooting starts, there's no realistic plausible opportunities for alternative strategic courses of action like there is for WW2.

Death Ride: Verdun

Scale: Company
Hex=500 meters
Turn= 4hours



:lol:

I'd buy that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 08, 2016, 02:07:35 AM
I don't know about strategic alternatives, off the top of my head you could include

a, speed and location of mobilizations as a hidden factor (How much force does Germany project in the East? A-H everything against the Serbs? Russia slower than historical? Britain waivers longer?)

b, Ottoman Empire variable war entry

c, Italy switching sides (more than once?)

d, obviously Russian revolution (not to mention uprisings in France and Germany)

e, Arab uprisings against Ottomans and/or against Brits?

f, Churchill's sideshow strategy in the Med or every effort in France?

g, US entry

h, the war in Africa with Lettow-Vorbeck running the gauntlet for four years undefeated

I think one problem with WW1 on a global scale is that the "action" is on levels so disparate that it is hard to include them in the same game. Japanese landings in German Asia? German ascari? Senussi uprisings? All of those in the same game as being able to portray the Somme offensive. On the other hand you have that problem of scale/attention in WW2 as well with the war in China and the Eastern Front too often taking up the same space as a few divisions fighting in Egypt. And there is the possibility of a naval conflict, but usually there is none...

Just thinking out loud here really.

About Der Weltkrieg, I have been interested in that for a long time, but that is not the right level of simulation, as Habs said each front is its own separate game...needs a basement floor to set up the whole war and even then will have gaps all around Europe. On that operational level I get my fix from 1914: Twilight in the East, one of the best wargames I ever played, but not the grand strategy we want.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 08, 2016, 02:11:37 AM
Anyway, my two latest additions are The Supreme Commander (to continue investigation of strategic ETO) and 1805: Sea of Glory (Napoleonics and naval warfare in one). Both games heavily questioned but I want to form my own opinion of them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 08, 2016, 03:13:11 AM
Got Blue Cross, White Ensign, because it has the Swedish navy. Nice to see Swedish Rättvisan (Justice) and Russian Retvizan on the same counter sheet (a Swedish ship Rättvisan was captured by the Russians in the GNW and the name remained in both navies, IIRC the last Russian Retvizan was lost in the Russo-Japanese War). :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 08, 2016, 03:17:03 AM
One good thing gamewise about WW1 I think is that historically the advantage seemed to go a bit back and forth. In WW2 there's a tidal wave that reaches its maximum and then retreats. I find the first situation more interesting from a game perspective.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 08, 2016, 05:11:54 AM
Quote from: The Brain on September 08, 2016, 03:17:03 AM
One good thing gamewise about WW1 I think is that historically the advantage seemed to go a bit back and forth. In WW2 there's a tidal wave that reaches its maximum and then retreats. I find the first situation more interesting from a game perspective.

Yes ww1's outcome was open up until the commitment of the USA. WW2's outcome, in terms of The Axis winning or losing, was a given from Day 1
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 08, 2016, 08:13:04 AM
Brain, good point, that is an advantage that WW1 has broadly speaking of course.

Tamas, I'll bite on WW2 outcome and rephrase to: "given a, hindsight knowledge that neither Churchill nor Stalin would surrender in a desperate situation, so that b, industrial output would determine the outcome of a long war", then yes, it was a given from day 1. Otherwise, no.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 08, 2016, 08:30:37 AM
Quote from: Delirium on September 08, 2016, 08:13:04 AM
Brain, good point, that is an advantage that WW1 has broadly speaking of course.

Tamas, I'll bite on WW2 outcome and rephrase to: "given a, hindsight knowledge that neither Churchill nor Stalin would surrender in a desperate situation, so that b, industrial output would determine the outcome of a long war", then yes, it was a given from day 1. Otherwise, no.

First of all, I am not saying "given" as in there was no need of great effort to achieve victory, of course.


And yes that is a good point, except that I can't see a UK, especially a Churchill-led one surrendering. They had difficulties but being able to bomb the south-eastern tip of your country does not surrender make.

And I maintain that if your starting point is 3rd of September 1939 i.e. when France and UK joins the war, the outcome is a given.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 08, 2016, 08:40:46 AM
But anyways.

I have had a couple of solitaire tests of Balance of Powers but unfortunately no f2f play. It has very clever system, the land combat in particular is very elegant in mixing mobile and trench warfare with a couple of simple points. The only weak point there is the Tactical Innovation (namely that being reckless and getting away with it can land you in post-trench 1918-style fighting as early as 1916) but the latest living rules have an optional rule that I think solves that.

The naval rules are also nice and give period feel, although I don't think it could give me the same feeling of Dreadnought-induced dread like when in a La Grande Guerre PBEM me and my teammate decided to ship the combined Italian and Austro-Hungarian fleet out to the Med, and we risked a National Will nightmare if we bumped into a heavy Entente presence.
But it is a nice system I think.

Overall I also like the diplomacy rules. They don't come close to show you political and diplomatic goals and conditions of the time like the LGG rules but they are also much much simpler than those, and they still get the job done.

What I miss from BoP is LGG's system on political instability. In BoP it feels too binary. In LGG national will, once unstable, is fickle and can be very unpredictable, which makes you think about how to try and manipulate it. Both yours and the enemy's. In BoP it's like an on/off switch really.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on September 08, 2016, 08:47:59 AM
Quote from: Tamas on September 08, 2016, 08:30:37 AM
And I maintain that if your starting point is 3rd of September 1939 i.e. when France and UK joins the war, the outcome is a given.

If you define the outcome as Axis defeat, yes.  The actual course of the war could take many different paths though, and most of them were far from inevitable.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on September 08, 2016, 09:30:48 AM
Is this narrative really that hard to imagine?

Everything goes to history, for the most part.

Germany ships no troops to North Africa however, because...well, who the fuck cares about North Africa? The increased logistical focus and air power in the Eastern Front helps a bit there.

They do a little better in Brabarossa than historical, and in the Fall of 1941 the Soviet government falls and Stalin is deposed and killed as German troops threaten Moscow, or Leningrad, and the STAVKA decides to take matters into their own hands. (This could happen in '42 as well if we assume some different choices made around Case Blue).

Hitler negotiates a cease fire/tenuous peace with the new Soviet government that leaves the Ukraine, Crimea, and large chunks of western Russia and the Baltics in Nazi hands, along with a demilitarized area along the border.

When Pearl harbor happens, Germany is largely at "peace" in that there is an ongoing war with England that is not particularly engaged other than sporadic bombing of France and northern German, the Atlantic war, but no real prospects for land combat...

North Africa is allied, but the prospect of an invasion of Europe against the Wehrmacht NOT engaged in the Eastern Front is considered impossible. Attempts to get the rump USSR to involve themselves fail when Japan starts making moves against Soviet positions in the east - the treaty stipulations and loss of industrial centers in the occupied areas cripple Soviet capability (and more importantly will) to fight.

Is this an Axis "win"? Not really. Japan is still fucked, maybe even more so with the US able to pretty much focus on them exclusively.

In the long run, the US gets nukes I suppose.

But I think this is a reasonable plausible scenario - not likely, but not ridiculous, and it has diverged from history enough that at this point it is really impossible to say how the politics shakes out. Hell, maybe in this scenario, Germany doesn't even DOW the US after PH, and instead just remains an non-committed ally of the Japanese. Maybe the USSR helps Japan in return for concessions in Manchuria? Who knows?

I don't think the historical result of WW2 was at all unlikely - in fact, I think the Axis probably did better than the odds would give them overall. If you re-fought WW2 from the invasion of Poland 100 times, I think the Axis does worse than historical more often than not.

But I don't think the idea of the Axis doing better and getting a result that would amount to a "win" in wargame terms is at all implausible.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 08, 2016, 10:31:48 AM
Good points, and I will not disagree. I could start even earlier.

Key moment for me in WW2 is the fall of France. I come down on the side of those who think this is a very unlikely event to occur the way it did (for one thing German generals), for example in Simonitch's France ´40 designer notes. We take a quick collapse for granted with historical inevitability and know what to attribute this to (French inertia, Germans leading from the front etc), but what if it is a fluke and the war takes a year, two years?

There is no Barbarossa in 1941 obviously. Probably not a Japanese Pearl assuming the two theaters are in any way connected. The US is not involved. Stalin keeps expanding. Is this still WW2?

In games, France has to go down the way it did or it fudges up the game (like Brain said I think).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 08, 2016, 11:13:37 AM
France is always a problem. The WW1 French problem is what if France does fall in 1914? If the game has any kind of limited/total war mechanic maybe it's just "limited KO" and set up the board again?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 08, 2016, 11:23:17 AM
Quote from: The Brain on September 08, 2016, 11:13:37 AM
France is always a problem. The WW1 French problem is what if France does fall in 1914? If the game has any kind of limited/total war mechanic maybe it's just "limited KO" and set up the board again?

All other things being equal, France going down in '14 is the end of the war.  There is no way Russia and Britain fight on without them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 08, 2016, 11:24:44 AM
Quote from: The Brain on September 08, 2016, 11:13:37 AM
France is always a problem. The WW1 French problem is what if France does fall in 1914? If the game has any kind of limited/total war mechanic maybe it's just "limited KO" and set up the board again?

In Balance of Powers there is a "collapsed nation" mechanic (as I said, pretty binary), which also happens to France if Paris is lost. They are not out of the war per se, but are reduced to defending until, IIRC, 1918-style warfare kicks in.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 08, 2016, 11:26:41 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 08, 2016, 11:23:17 AM
Quote from: The Brain on September 08, 2016, 11:13:37 AM
France is always a problem. The WW1 French problem is what if France does fall in 1914? If the game has any kind of limited/total war mechanic maybe it's just "limited KO" and set up the board again?

All other things being equal, France going down in '14 is the end of the war.  There is no way Russia and Britain fight on without them.

Yeah if France bails, I can't see Russia not bailing and then why would Britain fight on?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 08, 2016, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: Tamas on September 08, 2016, 08:40:46 AM
But anyways.

I have had a couple of solitaire tests of Balance of Powers but unfortunately no f2f play. It has very clever system, the land combat in particular is very elegant in mixing mobile and trench warfare with a couple of simple points. The only weak point there is the Tactical Innovation (namely that being reckless and getting away with it can land you in post-trench 1918-style fighting as early as 1916) but the latest living rules have an optional rule that I think solves that.

The naval rules are also nice and give period feel, although I don't think it could give me the same feeling of Dreadnought-induced dread like when in a La Grande Guerre PBEM me and my teammate decided to ship the combined Italian and Austro-Hungarian fleet out to the Med, and we risked a National Will nightmare if we bumped into a heavy Entente presence.
But it is a nice system I think.

Overall I also like the diplomacy rules. They don't come close to show you political and diplomatic goals and conditions of the time like the LGG rules but they are also much much simpler than those, and they still get the job done.

What I miss from BoP is LGG's system on political instability. In BoP it feels too binary. In LGG national will, once unstable, is fickle and can be very unpredictable, which makes you think about how to try and manipulate it. Both yours and the enemy's. In BoP it's like an on/off switch really.

Balance of Powers has gotten absolutely no play time or coverage over here (except for talk of colour-blindness) but I have certainly not written it off. I think Herr Dr over at BGG had a good AAR about it which peaked my interest but there is no one around to play it with at this point, except at conventions...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 08, 2016, 11:56:28 AM
I tried to get a PBEM off the ground here but everyone is way too lazy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 08, 2016, 03:25:18 PM
Too big for pbem for me now, my attention span is incredibly short these days.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2016, 03:54:35 PM
lol, narrative.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on September 08, 2016, 04:03:18 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 08, 2016, 03:54:35 PM
lol, narrative.

Care to make it meta?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 08, 2016, 04:42:46 PM
Quote from: Delirium on September 08, 2016, 03:25:18 PM
Too big for pbem for me now, my attention span is incredibly short these days.

Fair enough, that's true for me as well
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 13, 2016, 09:34:06 PM
On the subject of strategic WWI:

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gmtgames.com%2Ffieldsdespair%2FFoD_Map_04APR16.jpg&hash=4c251209f06bcd1875980d2ca1e24408fdc11723)

Will probably suck, but at least the map isn't ass.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 13, 2016, 09:38:34 PM
Looks like a diner placemat.  With 120 or so hexes that big, is it considered area movement...?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 13, 2016, 10:09:43 PM
Block game, actually.  Appears to be a pretty novel take on the whole theater, so I'm cautiously optimistic.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2016, 06:21:29 AM
Awww, blocks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 14, 2016, 07:30:55 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 13, 2016, 10:09:43 PM
Block game, actually.  Appears to be a pretty novel take on the whole theater, so I'm cautiously optimistic.

Reminded me of this:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21414/last-man

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on September 14, 2016, 10:00:29 AM
Quote from: Delirium on September 08, 2016, 10:31:48 AM
Good points, and I will not disagree. I could start even earlier.

Key moment for me in WW2 is the fall of France. I come down on the side of those who think this is a very unlikely event to occur the way it did (for one thing German generals), for example in Simonitch's France ´40 designer notes. We take a quick collapse for granted with historical inevitability and know what to attribute this to (French inertia, Germans leading from the front etc), but what if it is a fluke and the war takes a year, two years?

There is no Barbarossa in 1941 obviously. Probably not a Japanese Pearl assuming the two theaters are in any way connected. The US is not involved. Stalin keeps expanding. Is this still WW2?

In games, France has to go down the way it did or it fudges up the game (like Brain said I think).

A WW2 strategy game should probably start in the summer of 40 for that reason. If you are a French player who knows what happened you can make France last much longer unless the rules of the game compel you to collapse somehow, and then why have a French player at all?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on September 14, 2016, 10:01:41 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 07, 2016, 04:51:29 PM
Der Weltkrieg

I liked how you could get the French cavalry up there defending the Belgium forts.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 16, 2016, 06:57:32 AM
Who would be interested in a Republic of Rome PBEM ran by Habbaku?

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 16, 2016, 07:39:02 AM
Dead of Winter is better.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on September 16, 2016, 07:43:59 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 16, 2016, 07:39:02 AM
Dead of Winter is better.

Wow that looks like it has quite a fair amount of parts:

QuoteBox Contains
10 Dual-Sided Main Objective Cards
24 Secret Objective Cards
10 Betrayal Secret Objective Cards
10 Exiled Survivor Secret Objective Cards
30 Survivor Cards
5 Player Reference Sheets
1 First Player Token
25 Starting Item Cards
20 Police Station Search Deck Cards
20 Grocery Store Search Deck Cards
20 School Search Deck Cards
20 Gas Station Search Deck Cards
20 Library Search Deck Cards
20 Hospital Search Deck Cards
20 Crisis Cards
80 Crossroad Cards
25 Wound Tokens
20 Helpless Survivor Tokens
20 Food Tokens
20 Noise Tokens
20 Barricade Tokens
6 Starvation Tokens
2 Track Markers
30 Zombie Standees
30 Zombie Tokens (use if you run out of standees)
30 Survivor Standees
60 Plastic Standee Stands
1 Colony Board
6 Location Cards
1 Rulebook
30 Action Dice
1 Exposure Die
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 16, 2016, 07:48:46 AM
It does have a lot of pieces, but it only appears to be intimidating.  It's actually quite easy to play.  They provide an extensive amount of pieces due to space available on the counter sheets more than any actual need for that many.

The game is primarily played with the dice and the various card decks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on September 16, 2016, 08:25:41 AM
I have been trying to get my group to play Dead of Winter to no avail, so I'd gladly join a Languish game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 16, 2016, 08:33:05 AM
Zombies :yawn:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 16, 2016, 08:35:00 AM
Quote from: Tamas on September 16, 2016, 08:33:05 AM
Zombies :yawn:

Broken Roman-themed games.  :yawn:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 16, 2016, 08:35:51 AM
BROKEN?! :ultra:

What about that founding fathers game then
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 16, 2016, 08:38:42 AM
If Languish can handle Dead of Winter without imploding, I will run Founding Fathers.   :sleep:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 16, 2016, 08:41:31 AM
You, sir, have a deal. I am in.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 16, 2016, 04:54:30 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 16, 2016, 07:39:02 AM
Dead of Winter is better.

Are you Bragging?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 18, 2016, 08:55:57 AM
Completely unrelated to anything, has anyone played Wizard Kings, by Columbia? https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/692/wizard-kings

Looks pretty good but not new by any standard.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 18, 2016, 09:25:56 AM
Wizard Kings.  Sounds like an LA gang.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 18, 2016, 09:29:04 AM
Quote from: Delirium on September 18, 2016, 08:55:57 AM
Completely unrelated to anything, has anyone played Wizard Kings, by Columbia? https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/692/wizard-kings

Looks pretty good but not new by any standard.

Never owned or played it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 18, 2016, 04:06:18 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 18, 2016, 09:25:56 AM
Wizard Kings.  Sounds like an LA gang.

Latino D&D nerds. Rough crew.

https://vimeo.com/39114507

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQXVWD7W3Uw
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 18, 2016, 07:41:00 PM
Forgot this came out.
Stonewalls Sword
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic2356218_lg.jpg)

In October
Thunder in the Ozarks
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic3169054_lg.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 18, 2016, 07:46:11 PM
Map art by Rick "I buried my cats at Gettysburg" Barber, if I'm not mistaken.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 18, 2016, 07:58:52 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 18, 2016, 07:46:11 PM
Map art by Rick "I buried my cats at Gettysburg" Barber, if I'm not mistaken.
:yes:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 18, 2016, 08:09:08 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 18, 2016, 07:46:11 PM
Map art by Rick "I buried my cats at Gettysburg" Barber, if I'm not mistaken.

lol, Pet Cemetery Hill
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 22, 2016, 05:51:35 PM
I see there is a new Russian Campaign up at GMT. Normally east front bores me but my Avalon Hill copies are rather ragged.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 22, 2016, 06:14:07 PM
GCACW is finally coming to Atlanta.  :yeah:

"I can see my hex from here!...Why is it on fire?"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 22, 2016, 06:55:47 PM
I wonder if there's a Union player phase where you can just sit there and watch people starve, or if you just have to go with the automatic Opportunity Fire, LOL.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on September 23, 2016, 09:24:19 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 18, 2016, 07:41:00 PM
In October
Thunder in the Ozarks
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic3169054_lg.jpg)

Ah Pea Ridge. Definitely one of the most satisfying and decisive Union victories.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 23, 2016, 11:18:48 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 22, 2016, 05:51:35 PM
I see there is a new Russian Campaign up at GMT. Normally east front bores me but my Avalon Hill copies are rather ragged.

It's actually a Consimworld Press production, IIRC.  They may use the same printing house in the PRC, but at least they seem to be staying loyal to the original game.  They're going to be doing the same thing with Afrika Corps.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 23, 2016, 08:05:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 22, 2016, 05:51:35 PM
I see there is a new Russian Campaign up at GMT. Normally east front bores me but my Avalon Hill copies are rather ragged.

(https://media1.giphy.com/media/bXdv8gZQ3ogmY/200w.gif)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 23, 2016, 08:15:24 PM
I like Hitler.  :)

Wait, that came out wrong......
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 23, 2016, 08:32:02 PM
East front was the war. :blurgh:

(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic2550425_lg.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 23, 2016, 08:33:24 PM
Don't blame Ed for his 8th grade-level WW2 interests; too many war movies on Saturday afternoons as a kid.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 23, 2016, 08:36:46 PM
HEY, BATTLE OF THE BULGE IS ON.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 23, 2016, 08:43:56 PM
Anyone got exp with this

http://www.hexasim.com/en/1365-Waterloo-1815-Fallen-eagles.html
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexasim.com%2Fimages%2Fwat%2FWat-Couv.jpg&hash=df167811174f86a637c36de873cfb79de17e2d32)
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexasim.com%2Fimages%2Fwat%2FWat-Carte1.jpg&hash=eeb51daf8b02c13e366f3fdb975811d0ea7de2d8)

Ill give it to you euros, you guys produce pretty games. I bought a game on the Crimea put out by a Polish company and fuck, stunning.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 23, 2016, 08:46:26 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 23, 2016, 08:43:56 PM
I bought a game on the Crimea put out by a Polish company and fuck, stunning.

Get the one those guys make on the Boer War, "Farmers vs Empire".  Just as awesome.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 23, 2016, 08:49:05 PM
Ill check it out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 23, 2016, 08:57:12 PM
I bought some of those French games. Haven't played them(or punched them) but I liked the subject matter.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 23, 2016, 09:09:35 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 23, 2016, 08:57:12 PM
Haven't played them(or punched them)

The Donald Trump of Wargames gets a pass.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 24, 2016, 03:47:41 AM
I played Fallen Eagles extensively last Fall and helped a bit with some rules clean-up, also did a FAQ for the game. I was supposed to be a playtester for the follow up game on Austerlitz but just could not find the time with it.

I really enjoy the system, right level of tactics for me. And pretty as you say. Absolutely worth getting into.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on September 24, 2016, 03:58:54 AM
I really need to find a group for Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. I effin' love that game but none of my boardgame groups has taken to it.

Oh well, at least I can play solo via the app...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 24, 2016, 11:44:46 AM
Quote from: Delirium on September 24, 2016, 03:47:41 AM
I played Fallen Eagles extensively last Fall and helped a bit with some rules clean-up, also did a FAQ for the game. I was supposed to be a playtester for the follow up game on Austerlitz but just could not find the time with it.

I really enjoy the system, right level of tactics for me. And pretty as you say. Absolutely worth getting into.

Thanks
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 24, 2016, 08:04:01 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 23, 2016, 08:43:56 PM
Anyone got exp with this

I managed to snag a deal on it at WBC, but it's still in shrink in my closet.  I'll be trying it out when I get more free time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 25, 2016, 09:10:13 AM
Oh look, the Rudy Giuliani of Wargames gets a pass, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 25, 2016, 10:43:33 AM
Quote from: celedhring on September 24, 2016, 03:58:54 AM
I really need to find a group for Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. I effin' love that game but none of my boardgame groups has taken to it.

Oh well, at least I can play solo via the app...

Just finished a weekend in the country with friends, food, booze, and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. It was nice. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 25, 2016, 10:44:57 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 25, 2016, 09:10:13 AM
Oh look, the Rudy Giuliani of Wargames gets a pass, too.

I have one gazillion unplayed games at home. I get a pass too. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 25, 2016, 11:00:03 AM
Yes, yes you do, Marco Rubio of Wargames.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on September 25, 2016, 11:17:17 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 25, 2016, 11:00:03 AM
Yes, yes you do, Marco Rubio of Wargames.

Let's dispel once and for all this fiction that The Brain doesn't know what he's doing. He knows exactly what he's doing. He's undergoing a systematic effort to change wargaming and make wargames more like Eurogames.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 25, 2016, 11:29:05 AM
 <_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 25, 2016, 11:34:46 AM
Quote from: celedhring on September 25, 2016, 11:17:17 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 25, 2016, 11:00:03 AM
Yes, yes you do, Marco Rubio of Wargames.

Let's dispel once and for all this fiction that The Brain doesn't know what he's doing. He knows exactly what he's doing. He's undergoing a systematic effort to change wargaming and make wargames more like Eurogames.

As long as it has panzer divisions I'm good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 25, 2016, 11:36:27 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 25, 2016, 11:34:46 AM
As long as it has panzer divisions I'm good.

Transpanzer agenda.   :glare:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 25, 2016, 01:24:30 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 25, 2016, 09:10:13 AM
Oh look, the Rudy Giuliani of Wargames gets a pass, too.

:unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 25, 2016, 01:31:16 PM
You're all surrogates.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 25, 2016, 03:54:01 PM
Quote from: celedhring on September 25, 2016, 11:17:17 AMHe's undergoing a systematic effort to change wargaming and make wargames more like Eurogames.

Belatedly I realized that this must mean that he is working on yet another COIN game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 25, 2016, 08:24:25 PM
Barf.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 26, 2016, 01:47:31 PM
After careful consideration I have come down on the side of those who dislike COIN as a wargame. As a eurogame it is challenging but has tougher competition for playing time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 28, 2016, 10:05:39 PM
I'm bad

(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/14468308_10210301313720440_1681612856603953057_o.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoibCJ9)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 28, 2016, 10:07:27 PM
That's OK, just got dinged by MMP today for 11th Panzer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 28, 2016, 10:10:45 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 28, 2016, 10:07:27 PM
That's OK, just got dinged by MMP today for 11th Panzer.

Nice
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 28, 2016, 10:52:19 PM
:cheers:  Would love to know how the Victory Roads game is.  I love the East Front endgame stuff, especially compared to Yet Another Barbarossa game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 28, 2016, 10:55:05 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 28, 2016, 10:52:19 PM
I love the East Front endgame stuff

Bagration onwards, it's really all just snuff porn.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 28, 2016, 11:26:32 PM
Nazis losin', I'm droolin'.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 29, 2016, 12:14:14 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 28, 2016, 10:55:05 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 28, 2016, 10:52:19 PM
I love the East Front endgame stuff

Bagration onwards, it's really all just snuff porn.  :lol:

IMO the later battles are the most interesting. Second half of 43 onward.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 29, 2016, 08:00:20 AM
1945 gives me a sad.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 29, 2016, 11:51:21 AM
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5627/29924429161_781e11c6db_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/MAjweP)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 29, 2016, 07:05:08 PM
One thing about those Victory Roads games was I didn't care for the counters. Yeah, neat. Divisional emblems.  :huh:

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 29, 2016, 07:22:53 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 29, 2016, 07:05:08 PM
One thing about those Victory Roads games was I didn't care for the counters. Yeah, neat. Divisional emblems.  :huh:

You don't have them memorized?

Don't play The Longest Day.

(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic191520.jpg)

(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic47360.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 29, 2016, 07:26:09 PM
Ugh. Longest Day.  :yucky:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 29, 2016, 07:28:51 PM
Get to work mister

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs5.postimg.org%2Fvb7mtk7g7%2Fthe_waffen_ss_divisions.jpg&hash=2af5c76dad764a6d1dcef082c619cd808205be2f)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 29, 2016, 07:28:55 PM
I'd rather have the SPI version of Atlantic Wall. Of course I'll never get to play it.

And Seedy, my copy explodes after I die. You can't have it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 29, 2016, 07:30:46 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 29, 2016, 07:28:55 PM
I'd rather have the SPI version of Atlantic Wall. Of course I'll never get to play it.

And Seedy, my copy explodes after I die. You can't have it.

Eat me;  I scored an unpunched copy for $80 this summer.  :P  Let's hear it for estate sales. :yeah: #DeadPeopleMakeMeSmart
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 29, 2016, 07:32:24 PM
I wanted to lord it over you.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 29, 2016, 07:35:35 PM
lol, goofy ass Draw-As-You-Go German staff symbols. 
NATO4EVER TRU LUV ALWAYS

Quote from: 11B4V on September 29, 2016, 07:28:51 PM
Get to work mister

"What are Swedish death metal albums?", Alex.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 29, 2016, 07:36:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 29, 2016, 07:32:24 PM
I wanted to lord it over you.  :(

Oh, and a cherry Operation Typhoon as well.

I HAVE KILLED MY GOD
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 29, 2016, 07:38:09 PM
I think I need to go on an Ebay spree. This wargame gap will not stand.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 29, 2016, 07:45:30 PM
You can only stock up on so many copies of Connect Four and Stay Alive!, you know.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 29, 2016, 07:48:46 PM
I might just buy the Guns of Naverone play set.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 29, 2016, 07:50:52 PM
So we're going to go there, are we.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on September 29, 2016, 07:52:59 PM
 :lol:

Possibly. Depends how long I stay awake.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 29, 2016, 08:11:35 PM
(https://img0.etsystatic.com/028/0/9678137/il_570xN.621289166_icjs.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 29, 2016, 08:21:27 PM
Pfft...gull wing prop aircraft?  Off the Independence? NOT
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 30, 2016, 04:49:33 AM
To buy Leaving Earth or not to buy Leaving Earth, that is the question. My boardgame shop has it back in stock.


Also, I am looking for a good game on the fall of the Roman Empire period that's hopefully not out of print.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 30, 2016, 04:55:09 AM
Oh and I, of course, could not keep myself away from The Lamps Are Going Out, since its WW1.

I really really want to like it but it has two big flaws I think:

The smaller one is that combat favours the attacker, by default. That only means that the attacker wins ties, but considering combat is "who rolls higher with 1d6", that's quite a thing.
Trenches help but quite randomly, you can't really rely on them.

The bigger flaw is the technology system. It is pretty easy: each side has a deck of cards, which contains the techs, grouped into a number of categories. Each turn you draw a card, and if that is your next step in its category (lets say, you have Artillery 1 already and you drew Artillery 2, then you keep it and now have it researched), and if it is not, you put it back to the deck.

Easy, right? Except that this seem to have a total snowballing effect: if you are unlucky you will keep drawing from a deck of the same size, while every time you do get lucky the deck decreases, making it more likely you will make a further discovery making further ones even easier etc. I have yet to have a test game where one side didn't lollercoasted away in tech, and it can be absolutely decisive.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 30, 2016, 07:42:33 AM
Don't like the sound of that. I want to try Balance of Powers before I do Lamps are going out anyway though.

In other news I have tried The Supreme Commander (the flawed GMT game that was fixed extensively post release in 2013). It is also critically flawed in that combat is almost entirely attrition and no maneuver. You cannot move in zoc's at all and you get stuck in zoc's even in advance after combat. Armour has one advantage (besides higher MA) and that is to allow their stack an attack capability in a Follow up combat phase, but they cannot move before that. Coupled with a few other things France and the Low countries take forever to clear out, the designer Dan Holte admits that he usually conquers France "at the end of the summer" but several posters report on France falling rarely in their games. I tried three solitaire games and one ftf and got nowhere in 1940. The game needs variant rules but you sort of feel it shouldn't be necessary after the kind of overhaul GMT did already. Hugely disappointing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on September 30, 2016, 07:43:59 AM
Quote from: Tamas on September 30, 2016, 04:55:09 AM
The smaller one is that combat favours the attacker, by default. That only means that the attacker wins ties, but considering combat is "who rolls higher with 1d6", that's quite a thing.
Trenches help but quite randomly, you can't really rely on them.

:wacko:

They were aware this was a WWI simulation right?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 30, 2016, 07:54:39 AM
Quote from: Valmy on September 30, 2016, 07:43:59 AM
Quote from: Tamas on September 30, 2016, 04:55:09 AM
The smaller one is that combat favours the attacker, by default. That only means that the attacker wins ties, but considering combat is "who rolls higher with 1d6", that's quite a thing.
Trenches help but quite randomly, you can't really rely on them.

:wacko:

They were aware this was a WWI simulation right?

It is weird!

Especially since the way the game works, after you attack (and flip your armies as a result, making them more vulnerable) you have the chance to flip them back for production points later on in your turn.

So assuming you are not attacking more than what you can cover with your production points, attacking does not weaken you before the opponent gets to attack you. While the enemy armies you managed to flip with your attack will be unable to attack (on account of being flipped) on their turn.

Which is fine to some degree, I mean attack should be incentivised, but together with the even rolls thing ends up with the weird feeling of being more worried about defending than attacking, in a WW1 game.

It truly is a shame as it is a quick to play elegant game that does give you WW1 flavour, but only when completely random factors align. The "proper WW1 flavour" is just one of the highly random probabilities happening.

So yeah, Balance of Powers is still the best choice on the realism vs complexity field.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on September 30, 2016, 07:56:13 AM
The map and the combat system made it look a bit like a gloryfied Risk when I first read about this game. Which wasn't actually that bad of a thing, I was looking forward to this as the kind of ersatz-wargame to lure my playing groups with. One of my friends is a WWI buff and would certainly dig the setting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on September 30, 2016, 08:16:32 AM
Quote from: Tamas on September 30, 2016, 07:54:39 AM
Which is fine to some degree, I mean attack should be incentivised, but together with the even rolls thing ends up with the weird feeling of being more worried about defending than attacking, in a WW1 game.

To be fair, with the exception of the very first year of the war the defenders still got obliterated and took horrendous and roughly equal casualties. The attackers just never gained much ground.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 30, 2016, 09:04:43 AM
Quote from: Valmy on September 30, 2016, 08:16:32 AM
Quote from: Tamas on September 30, 2016, 07:54:39 AM
Which is fine to some degree, I mean attack should be incentivised, but together with the even rolls thing ends up with the weird feeling of being more worried about defending than attacking, in a WW1 game.

To be fair, with the exception of the very first year of the war the defenders still got obliterated and took horrendous and roughly equal casualties. The attackers just never gained much ground.

True, but the game works with huge areas on the map and cancelling retreat is restricted and is of horrible price (perma-eliminating an army. eg. permanently removing one of 9/10 french units in the game, to cancel a single retreat)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 03, 2016, 08:14:21 PM
Some old friends want to play wargames the day after Thanksgiving. :w00t:

Will anything published after 1985 be played? Highly doubful.

Star fleet battles and Avalon hill flat box games. AGAIN.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 03, 2016, 09:06:06 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 03, 2016, 08:14:21 PM
Some old friends want to play wargames the day after Thanksgiving. :w00t:

Will anything published after 1985 be played? Highly doubful.

Star fleet battles and Avalon hill flat box games. AGAIN.

A good wholesome game of, The Campaign for North Africa.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 03, 2016, 09:08:18 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on October 03, 2016, 09:06:06 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 03, 2016, 08:14:21 PM
Some old friends want to play wargames the day after Thanksgiving. :w00t:

Will anything published after 1985 be played? Highly doubful.

Star fleet battles and Avalon hill flat box games. AGAIN.

A good wholesome game of, The Campaign for North Africa.

:bleeding:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 03, 2016, 09:52:15 PM
Any of the Languish crowd given the new Star Trek game a whirl?  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193949/star-trek-ascendancy

Looks pretty good, and seems to be getting rave reviews, too.   :huh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 03, 2016, 10:23:59 PM
Jesus H. Milton Bradley Christ, Habbaku.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 03, 2016, 10:50:04 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 04, 2016, 11:10:13 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 03, 2016, 09:52:15 PM
Any of the Languish crowd given the new Star Trek game a whirl?  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193949/star-trek-ascendancy

Looks pretty good, and seems to be getting rave reviews, too.   :huh:

Played it with Jeff and Greg this week.

I give it a solid B. Has some flaws, and I don't know that the balance is quite right.

It is a standard economy game, with a exponentially growing economic model (you need stuff to build more stuff to make more stuff...) and there is no means to slow that growth, so if you have  a bad first turn or two (roll badly when exploring, ship dies, no colony for you) then there isn't any way to catch up.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 04, 2016, 04:12:17 PM
How far into the rules did you read?   :hmm:  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 05, 2016, 04:18:29 PM
Looks interesting!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 05, 2016, 05:07:31 PM
Get this one instead: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/79127/star-trek-fleet-captains

It's more like an adventure-strategy than a crunch Euro numbers strategy, but has awesome, awesome Star Trek feel to it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 05, 2016, 08:26:33 PM
There is gonna be a magazine game on a hypothetical Soviet intervention in Poland in '81.

POTATO SMASH
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 05, 2016, 08:29:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 05, 2016, 08:26:33 PM
There is gonna be a magazine game on a hypothetical Soviet intervention in Poland in '81.

POTATO SMASH

Sounds like something DG would do.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 05, 2016, 08:42:27 PM
If DG does it, it will require enough errata and corrected counters to make another game, so they could market it as intervention in Poland in '18.  Yay, DG.

I am looking forward to Next War: Poland, though. 

It's not 1939 anymore;  goofy ass cossacks would think they got hussar horse cock.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 05, 2016, 08:44:25 PM
It's from the Bombanator.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 06, 2016, 10:56:34 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 03, 2016, 09:52:15 PM
Any of the Languish crowd given the new Star Trek game a whirl?  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193949/star-trek-ascendancy

Looks pretty good, and seems to be getting rave reviews, too.   :huh:

I ordered it. Will probably order the Ferengi and Cardassian expansions as well if it is any good. Hits me right on time for some Star Trek nostalgia for the 90's casts...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 06, 2016, 12:50:37 PM
Don't forget your Wesley Crusher Real Dolltm
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 06, 2016, 02:35:05 PM
There are exceptions.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 11, 2016, 10:14:39 PM
Hey, Habbaku, you got any inside scoops on what the deal was with Adam Starkweather and MMP parting ways?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 13, 2016, 07:59:21 AM
I picked up Seafall on kind of a spur of the moment whim.

I think the idea of a Legacy game is pretty awesome. Whether it actually works or not in reality I ahve no idea.

Componenet wise, it is gorgeously done. Which seems kind of weird to me, that I am supposed to play this beautiful game...once.

Then what? I just throw it away?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 13, 2016, 08:05:14 AM
Quote from: Berkut on October 13, 2016, 07:59:21 AM
I picked up Seafall on kind of a spur of the moment whim.

I think the idea of a Legacy game is pretty awesome. Whether it actually works or not in reality I ahve no idea.

Componenet wise, it is gorgeously done. Which seems kind of weird to me, that I am supposed to play this beautiful game...once.

Then what? I just throw it away?

I am not too familiar with that game but it's not just one session, is it? IIRC Risk Legacy was what, 15 sessions worth of stuff?

In the heydays of my boardgaming (just a few years ago :( ),  we met at least once a month, usually every two weeks, had a dedicated group, but I think we only approached breaking the same game out 10 times, let alone 15.

I think its a psychological issue for collectors, rather than a real one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 13, 2016, 08:25:35 AM
Yep, 15 games. I don't know if you can play more than 1 game per session.

But whatever the number is, just from the standpoint of the physical game itself, it is really high quality. Like War of the Ring level of stuff. Throughout play you put stickers on things, write on things, etc., etc. It just seems a shame to just toss it afterwards.

And 15 plays is a lot, but hell, I've played War of the Ring more times than that, HiS/VQ many, many more times than that, PoG more times, etc., etc.

Anyway, it is what it is, and I am willing to give it shot. At the end of the day the game was $70, and if I get 15 4 player games out of it and it is fun, that is well worth it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on October 13, 2016, 08:33:21 AM
We played Pandemic Legacy for 6 sessions, and despite loving the whole concept and enjoying the curve balls the game throws at you after each scenario, we couldn't finish it. Despite all the twists and turns, and sudden rule changes, etc... it was still Pandemic, and while we enjoy Pandemic 10-ish sessions of it it's just a bit much.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 14, 2016, 03:51:31 AM
In the war department, I preordered this some time ago and it looks to be about ready:

http://italianwars.net/games/1813_napoleons_nemesis

Also, has anyone tried Holy Roman Empire? I bought it, looks straightforward enough, but gets very little attention...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 14, 2016, 08:48:08 AM
I picked up a copy of HRE.  I am selling it soon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 20, 2016, 07:19:30 PM
Got SPI's Descent on Crete. Mint. Well, 40 year old mint.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 20, 2016, 08:32:23 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 20, 2016, 07:19:30 PM
Got SPI's Descent on Crete. Mint. Well, 40 year old mint.  :)

Nice
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 20, 2016, 08:58:03 PM
Stolen from BGG, MMP's upcoming sale:

QuotePrice list from the email that just arrived:

A Most Dangerous Time [$25]
Angola [$42]
A Victory Lost [$20]
April's Harvest [$17]
Action Pack #6 [$20]
Action Pack #9 [$19]
Action Pack #10 [$11]
Action Pack #11 [$14]
Action Pack #12 [$9]
ASL Journal #2 (reprint) [$28]
Best of Friends [$9]
Beyond The Rhine [$74]
Bloody Ridge (ziplock) [$11]
Breakthrough: Cambrai [$22]
Champion Hill [$17]
Day of Days [$66]
Decision at Elst [$36]
Guadalajara [$19]
In Their Quiet Fields [$18]
Karelia '44 [$24]
Kawaguchi's Gamble [$25]
King Philip's War [$25]
Korea: The Forgotten War [$50]
Leros [$22]
Lincoln's War [$44]
No Question of Surrender [$38]
Out of the Attic 2 [$11]
Rock of the Marne [$22]
Rivers to the Reich [$11]
Salerno [$24]
Special Ops #1 [$14]
Special Ops #2 [$14]
Special Ops #3 [$14]
Special Ops #6 [$18]
Storm Over Dien Bien Phu [$25]
Storm Over Stalingrad [$25]
The Greatest Day [$146]
The Kingdom of Heaven [$44]
The Mighty Endeavor (Exp) [$32]
Tide At Sunrise [$22]
Turning the Tide [$11]
Yom Kippur (ziplock) [$11]

Grab that copy of Rock of the Marne. Always on sale.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 20, 2016, 11:39:18 PM
There are some really good buys on that list if you don't already have them.  Storm Over Dien Bien Phu and Angola are great.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 25, 2016, 01:20:50 PM
Does anyone have actual experience with the new GOSS games from Decision? I know Wacht am Rhein struggled for a long time getting the rules straight. On the other hand there are people around here who played Atlantic Wall and made it work (albeit slowly). Decision have a really poor reputation in my book, but the series rules were updated in September 2016 and the series seem to have gotten some attention at last. The third game, Hurtgen, interests me right now. What say you?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 25, 2016, 01:25:49 PM
Their reputation stayed poor, as far as I'm concerned.  Like everything else DG, they're errata fests.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 25, 2016, 04:25:35 PM
Quote from: Delirium on October 25, 2016, 01:20:50 PM
Does anyone have actual experience with the new GOSS games from Decision? I know Wacht am Rhein struggled for a long time getting the rules straight. On the other hand there are people around here who played Atlantic Wall and made it work (albeit slowly). Decision have a really poor reputation in my book, but the series rules were updated in September 2016 and the series seem to have gotten some attention at last. The third game, Hurtgen, interests me right now. What say you?

You shouldn't have to make it work.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 26, 2016, 03:07:42 AM
Well, my question was whether anyone had actual experience with the games. In 2012, they were a shambles, now they have gotten a lot of attention, so, where are they now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 26, 2016, 05:29:27 AM
I had my eye on Kingdom of Heaven back when it came out. Haven't heard much of it since, what is the verdict?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 26, 2016, 05:37:35 AM
Quote from: Delirium on October 26, 2016, 03:07:42 AM
Well, my question was whether anyone had actual experience with the games. In 2012, they were a shambles, now they have gotten a lot of attention, so, where are they now.

Couldn't tell you.  I never gave them a lot of attention because they were a shambles.  Wacht Am Rhein is on my "To Sell" pile, just haven't gotten around to it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 26, 2016, 10:35:53 AM
Quote from: Maladict on October 26, 2016, 05:29:27 AMI had my eye on Kingdom of Heaven back when it came out. Haven't heard much of it since, what is the verdict?

I didn't play that, only the Richard Berg GMT title (name of which eludes me)...but in the end ran out of opponents. I have seen people play Kingdom of Heaven, and by their accounts it was a little too slow, but that is obviously hearsay of the first degree.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 26, 2016, 02:32:15 PM
Quote from: Delirium on October 26, 2016, 10:35:53 AM
Quote from: Maladict on October 26, 2016, 05:29:27 AMI had my eye on Kingdom of Heaven back when it came out. Haven't heard much of it since, what is the verdict?

I didn't play that, only the Richard Berg GMT title (name of which eludes me)...but in the end ran out of opponents. I have seen people play Kingdom of Heaven, and by their accounts it was a little too slow, but that is obviously hearsay of the first degree.

Pax Romana? I got it last year in the sale, and sadly still haven't played it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 26, 2016, 02:43:15 PM
No, not that, the crusade game. Onward Christian Soldiers is the name, had to google it.

Pax Romana was fun for a while but hit diminishing returns after five or six games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 26, 2016, 02:49:42 PM
Quote from: Delirium on October 26, 2016, 02:43:15 PM
Pax Romana was fun for a while but hit diminishing returns after five or six games.

You sound like CdM.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 26, 2016, 04:32:42 PM
Quote from: Delirium on October 26, 2016, 02:43:15 PM
No, not that, the crusade game. Onward Christian Soldiers

Barf.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 26, 2016, 06:12:33 PM
Quote from: The Brain on October 26, 2016, 02:49:42 PM
Quote from: Delirium on October 26, 2016, 02:43:15 PM
Pax Romana was fun for a while but hit diminishing returns after five or six games.

You sound like CdM.

Bullshit.  Roman era's not my bag, baby.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 28, 2016, 07:13:24 PM
Ordered 3 games I didn't need from the MMP sale.

I'm such a wargame whore. :blush:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 28, 2016, 07:15:11 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 28, 2016, 07:13:24 PM
Ordered 3 games I didn't need from the MMP sale.

I'm such a wargame whore. :blush:

I don't want to hear it, Mr. Prostitute Torture Death.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 28, 2016, 07:16:28 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 28, 2016, 07:15:11 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 28, 2016, 07:13:24 PM
Ordered 3 games I didn't need from the MMP sale.

I'm such a wargame whore. :blush:

I don't want to hear it, Mr. Prostitute Torture Death.

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 28, 2016, 07:40:41 PM
I sorta have buyers regret now.  :(

I feel like i just ate entire pie...just because.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 28, 2016, 07:45:53 PM
I need to order Stonewall's Sword.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 28, 2016, 07:56:50 PM
Ahh piss, I just bought Thunder in the Ozarks (Pea Ridge) along with the above about Cedar Creek.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 28, 2016, 08:16:15 PM
Junkies.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 28, 2016, 08:32:15 PM
I need another hit baby.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 28, 2016, 08:41:37 PM
Just rechecked MMP's sale. 

:unsure:

My belt is still between my teeth.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 28, 2016, 08:46:11 PM
Just do it baby.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 28, 2016, 08:59:27 PM
I came.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 28, 2016, 09:00:12 PM
Giggity
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 29, 2016, 07:09:49 PM
Reading the OSS folder at the cranky wargame forum and I see this:

QuoteFlashpoint: Central Front by Mark Herman and Chris Fawcett

Giggity. I'll take anything by Herman. Except those gay ass card games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 29, 2016, 07:27:50 PM
I gave Herman shit about using blue for the US and green for the UK in Churchill, and how that violates my conventional war game color sensibilities, and they should at least be the other way around.
He said he had to deal with the same colors for the same sides his entire career at the Pentagon during the Cold War--and since it was his game, he was going to use whatever colors he wanted.  Or something to that effect.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 29, 2016, 08:04:33 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 29, 2016, 07:09:49 PM
Reading the OSS folder at the cranky wargame forum and I see this:

QuoteFlashpoint: Central Front by Mark Herman and Chris Fawcett

Giggity. I'll take anything by Herman. Except those gay ass card games.

Welcome to 2007.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 29, 2016, 08:11:03 PM
In Ed's defense re: CDGs, he's probably worn out playing all those games of Candyland at home.  Probably even after the kids were born, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 29, 2016, 08:41:15 PM
HEY NOW
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 02, 2016, 06:26:12 PM
Didn't know this
https://store.lnlpublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=216

(https://store.lnlpublishing.com/image/cache/catalog/product/Panther-Games/Trial-of-Strength/Box%20Test%20rev%205-450x600.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 02, 2016, 06:33:57 PM
Yeah, it's been in the "final stages" for about a year now. 

I dunno...not the biggest fan of L n L production value, so I think there's still going to be enough of a demand for the original.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 02, 2016, 06:37:08 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 02, 2016, 06:33:57 PM
Yeah, it's been in the "final stages" for about a year now. 

I dunno...not the biggest fan of L n L production value, so I think there's still going to be enough of a demand for the original.

I have the original and will get this, just 'cause.  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 02, 2016, 06:42:17 PM
At least LnL is no longer whim to Mark Walker's font insanity.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2016, 05:35:09 PM
Got my MMP games. :w00t:

On election night, I'm going to spend some sexy time and peel the shrink wrap off of them.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2016, 07:09:30 PM
*crickets*
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2016, 07:11:17 PM
Youse likes me better than you.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2016, 07:12:29 PM
So does Languish.  Hope you choke on Jacob's sensitive ponytail, fucker.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2016, 07:24:52 PM
 :lol:

I'll fondle my Storm over Dien Bien Phu tonight while thinking of you.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2016, 07:25:09 PM
Wait... That sounds dirty.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2016, 07:35:40 PM
I've been fondling mine for the last couple years.  You're always late to the party.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2016, 08:12:04 PM
IVE BEEN BUSY
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2016, 08:22:03 PM
(https://aqu52.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/rz-forklift-shelves-collapse.gif?w=625)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2016, 08:22:52 PM
Oh. My. God.

:lmfao:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2016, 08:24:15 PM
That's a shitload of widgets to inventory.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2016, 08:45:50 PM
I showed that gif to my wife. Not a chuckle.  :(

I CLEANED YOUR PINS FOR FOUR MONTHS. IT WASN'T FUNNY DAMMIT.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2016, 08:53:41 PM
The fuck's her problem, she got to park in the handicapped spot dammit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 04, 2016, 07:05:16 PM
Just noticed Revoltion games has 40% off their older games. MAH WALLET
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 04, 2016, 07:09:48 PM
Awesome.

Oh wait, I have them all. :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on November 05, 2016, 05:38:58 AM
A year late, but the first part of the Conan boardgame I kickstarted has arrived. :wub: :nerd: :w00t:

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. <_<

(https://s15.postimg.org/3nrvmey6z/IMG_0407.jpg)

Back of main box:
(https://s15.postimg.org/pf61zdeor/IMG_0414.jpg)

Back of stretch goals:
(https://s15.postimg.org/uruwdi2l7/IMG_0413.jpg)

If only I could paint :(
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 05, 2016, 05:43:13 AM
Nice. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on November 05, 2016, 05:54:26 AM
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.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on November 05, 2016, 06:11:22 AM
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.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on November 05, 2016, 06:55:57 AM
Quote from: Syt on November 05, 2016, 06:11:22 AM
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.  :nerd:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on November 05, 2016, 08:09:24 AM
Quote from: Syt on November 05, 2016, 06:11:22 AM
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  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 05, 2016, 03:13:18 PM
I'll probably get Conan for the minis, but I don't really care for boardgames with a GM.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 07, 2016, 02:36:40 PM
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.  :glare:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 15, 2016, 05:58:41 PM
Black Orchestra has been hitting my table lately.  Who wouldn't want to play Tom Cruise and try to kill Hitler?  :wub:

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

(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic3048561_lg.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 15, 2016, 07:29:00 PM
So that's how it is in the reality of the post-truth, Cubs-championship, Trump-POTUS world, is it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 16, 2016, 02:10:54 AM
No one plays Hitler?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 16, 2016, 09:05:03 AM
Quote from: The Brain on November 16, 2016, 02:10:54 AM
No one plays Hitler?

*waves*

I will.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 16, 2016, 11:22:42 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 15, 2016, 07:29:00 PM
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.  :bowler:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 16, 2016, 12:25:30 PM
Cooperative, you say? How does it play with two players, I wonder?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 16, 2016, 12:28:33 PM
Quote from: Tamas on November 16, 2016, 12:25:30 PM
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.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 16, 2016, 12:32:09 PM
thanks!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 16, 2016, 12:37:27 PM
Quote from: Tamas on November 16, 2016, 12:25:30 PM
Cooperative, you say? How does it play with two players, I wonder?

Try to introduce a third player to your gaming group. Maybe a younger inexperienced gamer that needs to be shown the ropes, and hasn't formed any set ideas of what gaming should be like.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 16, 2016, 12:38:21 PM
 :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 16, 2016, 01:15:25 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 16, 2016, 11:22:42 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 15, 2016, 07:29:00 PM
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.  :bowler:

Sold out faster than a Trump-pwn3d Congressman.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 19, 2016, 05:53:12 PM
War of the Ring is really good, only objection is that about half the board never sees action.

Anyone played Liberty Roads (Hexasim)?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on November 20, 2016, 06:31:27 AM
Quote from: Delirium on November 19, 2016, 05:53:12 PM

Anyone played Liberty Roads (Hexasim)?

Yes, it's on my table now. Very enjoyable, elegant desugn, beautiful map.
Not a game to complete in a single day though, unless you play the shorter scenarios.
I got the Roundhammer expansion too but haven't tried it yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 20, 2016, 01:13:15 PM
Interesting, heard mostly good things about it, seems to fill a certain demand, I can't think of a game that portrays the whole of France like that...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on November 20, 2016, 06:23:32 PM
Quote from: Delirium on November 20, 2016, 01:13:15 PM
Interesting, heard mostly good things about it, seems to fill a certain demand, I can't think of a game that portrays the whole of France like that...

Yes, and it allows for landings in all of France and the low countries, so replay value will not be an issue.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 20, 2016, 09:02:26 PM
They also have one covering the eastern front
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 21, 2016, 03:20:32 AM
Victory Roads, yes. How is that?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 21, 2016, 03:32:11 AM
Just thinking out  loud, my latest plays/acquisitions have all been centered on the late war Western front: Enemy Action: Ardennes; Ardennes 44; Hurtgen: Hell's Forest; Normandy 44...and now I pulled the trigger on Liberty Roads. My other preferred settings now are Napoleonic (1813-1815) and the 1740's...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on November 21, 2016, 08:41:01 AM
Hexasim's Napoleon Against Europe is supposed to be pretty good. And then there's Imperial Struggle, of course, if you're into CDG.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 21, 2016, 01:38:33 PM
Quote from: Delirium on November 21, 2016, 03:20:32 AM
Victory Roads, yes. How is that?

Havent had time yet sorry
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 22, 2016, 08:51:49 AM
Star Trek: Ascendancy came up a while ago, has anyone actually tried it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 04, 2016, 08:44:48 PM
This is why we can't have nice things:

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?14@@.1dd16563/14384
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2016, 08:59:41 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 04, 2016, 08:44:48 PM
This is why we can't have nice things:

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?14@@.1dd16563/14384

:lol:  Ooh ooh, I wanna be a Teutonic Knight with a Prince Valiant page-boy bob cut, tossing Russian babies into a bonfire.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 04, 2016, 09:31:44 PM
Can I be: Sulla?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 04, 2016, 09:35:57 PM
Still not as bad as Commisar Fatty on their East Front game box cover.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2016, 09:41:00 PM
Sulla is taken.

However, Carmine "The Big Ragu" Ragusa is still available.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2016, 09:56:43 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 04, 2016, 09:35:57 PM
Still not as bad as Commisar Fatty on their East Front game box cover.

:lol: That is a fuck all cover. It's like Louie Anderson's face caught fire and somebody put it out with an ice pick.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 06, 2016, 01:55:23 PM
Looking for a new game to play quickies with some guys I often meet for lunch. What are Languish' recommendations for games that can be played under 60 minutes?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on December 06, 2016, 02:06:39 PM
Quote from: celedhring on December 06, 2016, 01:55:23 PM
Looking for a new game to play quickies with some guys I often meet for lunch. What are Languish' recommendations for games that can be played under 60 minutes?

Get yourself a deck of cards?

Maybe I'm just too cautious to let my nerd flag fly in public, but a nice game of hearts sounds like the thing in that situation.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 06, 2016, 02:17:28 PM
How many people, how complex?  Here are some easier to learn ones.

Machi Koro: Bright Lights Big City (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205494/machi-koro-bright-lights-big-city) is a simple game that plays in that time range and can accommodate up to 5.  Not deep but easy to learn and a good amount of replay.  Anyone who has played Settlers of Catan will pick it up very fast.  The other versions of Machi Koro are ok, but I think this is the best one.

Splendor (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148228/splendor) is a quick playing card game about collecting gems.  I'm not a big fan but many other people like it.  Up to 4 players.

Love Letter (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129622/love-letter) can play very quick, a hand can be finished in a couple of minutes.  Deduce from your opponent's play what their card is.  Up to 4.


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on December 06, 2016, 02:19:42 PM
Quote from: Barrister on December 06, 2016, 02:06:39 PM
Quote from: celedhring on December 06, 2016, 01:55:23 PM
Looking for a new game to play quickies with some guys I often meet for lunch. What are Languish' recommendations for games that can be played under 60 minutes?

Get yourself a deck of cards?

Munchkin.

Edit: The game. I'm not calling you a munchkin.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 06, 2016, 02:36:00 PM
We burnt Munchkin long ago. It was our first quickie game and we just played it over and over. One of them has Splendor and it hits the table pretty often, that's actually the kind of game we'd be looking for, something quick and easy, but that has a decent amount of strategy in it.

I'll check Machi Koro, there's even a Spanish version.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 06, 2016, 02:37:57 PM
Quote from: Barrister on December 06, 2016, 02:06:39 PM
Quote from: celedhring on December 06, 2016, 01:55:23 PM
Looking for a new game to play quickies with some guys I often meet for lunch. What are Languish' recommendations for games that can be played under 60 minutes?

Get yourself a deck of cards?

Maybe I'm just too cautious to let my nerd flag fly in public, but a nice game of hearts sounds like the thing in that situation.

You are way too cautious.  Board games are mainstream now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on December 06, 2016, 02:38:23 PM
Then what about Epic Spell Wars of The Battle Wizards: Duel at Mt. Skullzfyre (https://www.amazon.com/Epic-Spell-Wars-Battle-Wizards/dp/161768029X)?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 06, 2016, 02:40:05 PM
Quote from: celedhring on December 06, 2016, 01:55:23 PM
Looking for a new game to play quickies with some guys I often meet for lunch. What are Languish' recommendations for games that can be played under 60 minutes?

Machi Koro is a good recommendation, but you may also wish to consider Pacific Typhoon from GMT for something a little meatier.  If your friends play reasonably quickly, you can get a game done in ~45-50.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 06, 2016, 02:42:23 PM
I assume you guys have tried 7 Wonders as well?  That's hitting about at your time limit, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 06, 2016, 02:46:15 PM
If you have 6, they play games fast and are feeling ambitious you could also go for Quartermaster General (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159473/quartermaster-general).  It says 90 minutes but 60 or less is very doable.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Pedrito on December 06, 2016, 02:49:10 PM
Hanabi

Carcassonne

Dixit, with the right group and a couple of card expansions, could be good fun.

Following BB, a deck of cards and try to master Bridge in the lunchtime :-P

L.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 06, 2016, 02:51:15 PM
Blokus!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 06, 2016, 02:51:37 PM
Hanabi is a good call.  Dixit plays well even with just one set, although after a few plays the extra variety is nice.

I'm assuming he's familiar with Carcassonne, but if not I'd go with Hunters and Gatherers as the Carcassonne to play.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 06, 2016, 02:52:05 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 06, 2016, 02:51:15 PM
Blokus!

:yuk:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 06, 2016, 02:55:13 PM
If you want the newest shiny on the block you could go with Colony (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192934/colony).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 06, 2016, 02:57:45 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 06, 2016, 02:42:23 PM
I assume you guys have tried 7 Wonders as well?  That's hitting about at your time limit, though.

Yeah, that one is fully "played out" too, although we liked it quite a bit.

Quote from: frunk on December 06, 2016, 02:51:37 PM
Hanabi is a good call.  Dixit plays well even with just one set, although after a few plays the extra variety is nice.

I'm assuming he's familiar with Carcassonne, but if not I'd go with Hunters and Gatherers as the Carcassonne to play.

Played Carcassonne until extenuation. One of my friends owns every single expansion, even the most ridiculous ones, like the one where you aim and fire a wooden catapult  :lol:

Thanks for the other recs, I'll check them out!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 06, 2016, 02:58:35 PM
Race for the Galaxy?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 06, 2016, 03:00:20 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 06, 2016, 02:58:35 PM
Race for the Galaxy?

:)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 06, 2016, 03:01:53 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 06, 2016, 02:58:35 PM
Race for the Galaxy?

Been there.

Other games we played until extenuation are Dominions, Ascension, San Juan.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 06, 2016, 03:03:18 PM
Keep an eye out for Jump Drive (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205597/jump-drive) if you liked RftG.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 06, 2016, 03:23:56 PM
If you like cooperatives you might want to give Sentinels of the Multiverse (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102652/sentinels-multiverse) a try as well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on December 06, 2016, 03:55:47 PM
Quote from: Pedrito on December 06, 2016, 02:49:10 PM
Following BB, a deck of cards and try to master Bridge in the lunchtime :-P

Okay, so I obviously got the dynamics of celed's group wrong.  I thought he wanted something ultra-casual player over a quick lunch break.  But obviously his group are fairly big gamers.  I'm jealous.

But that being said, Pedrito's suggestion has a lot of merit.  I tried picking up bridge at one point in university.  It's a game where the rules aren't terribly complicated and easy enough to pick up, but the strategy involved can be quite fearsome.  You wouldn't get bored of bridge for a long, long time.  And as for time, since it's just a deck of cards and a scoresheet you can leave it off and pick it up again at any time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 07, 2016, 07:25:38 AM
Quote from: frunk on December 06, 2016, 02:46:15 PM
If you have 6, they play games fast and are feeling ambitious you could also go for Quartermaster General (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159473/quartermaster-general).  It says 90 minutes but 60 or less is very doable.

I want to endorse QG here, excellent game, but 60 minutes is optimistic in my experience. Good fun in any case.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 07, 2016, 10:35:26 AM
Quote from: Delirium on December 07, 2016, 07:25:38 AM
I want to endorse QG here, excellent game, but 60 minutes is optimistic in my experience. Good fun in any case.

I played with a group of mostly newbies and we cranked through in about an hour.  Since we were new to the game we committed to quick play just to see what would happen.  So even with a few rules questions it can be done.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on December 07, 2016, 05:06:38 PM
So I received my copy of Triumph & Tragedy recently. I must have signed up for the P500 reprint at some point. Maybe I was drunk, as I cannot remember doing so.

Anyone tried it?

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130960/triumph-tragedy
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 07, 2016, 05:08:57 PM
Quote from: bogh on December 07, 2016, 05:06:38 PM
So I received my copy of Triumph & Tragedy recently. I must have signed up for the P500 reprint at some point. Maybe I was drunk, as I cannot remember doing so.

Anyone tried it?

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130960/triumph-tragedy

No. More interested in Cataclysm.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on December 07, 2016, 05:18:40 PM
Yeah, that looks interesting as well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 07, 2016, 05:28:48 PM
Quote from: bogh on December 07, 2016, 05:06:38 PM
So I received my copy of Triumph & Tragedy recently. I must have signed up for the P500 reprint at some point. Maybe I was drunk, as I cannot remember doing so.

Anyone tried it?

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130960/triumph-tragedy

I've played it once and don't care for it at all.  It is definitely not a simulation, but doesn't really try to be either.  It's more a WWII-themed Euro.  Some people are really into it, and I think it is well-designed, but...ugh.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on December 07, 2016, 05:35:13 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 07, 2016, 05:28:48 PM

I've played it once and don't care for it at all.  It is definitely not a simulation, but doesn't really try to be either.  It's more a WWII-themed Euro.  Some people are really into it, and I think it is well-designed, but...ugh.

Yeah, I suspect it is more my cup of tea than yours. That and the notion of a solid three player game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 07, 2016, 06:11:53 PM
I prefer things like Pax Pamir, Pax Porfiriana, Churchill, and Maria for 3-player games, myself.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on December 07, 2016, 06:13:01 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 07, 2016, 06:11:53 PM
I prefer things like Pax Pamir, Pax Porfiriana, Churchill, and Maria for 3-player games, myself.

Cool. Churchill is also on my P500 order (apparently).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 07, 2016, 06:21:53 PM
Definitely check out Maria too, probably my favorite game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on December 08, 2016, 04:23:35 AM
Quote from: frunk on December 07, 2016, 06:21:53 PM
Definitely check out Maria too

It's quite lovely. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpdB6CN7jww
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 08, 2016, 08:37:22 AM
Quote from: Syt on December 08, 2016, 04:23:35 AM

It's quite lovely. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpdB6CN7jww

Just like that, but less singing or dancing. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on December 10, 2016, 04:13:28 PM
GMT is finally offering Euro-friendly shipping (P500 only for now).
No more customs pain  :)

Put in an order for Pendragon to celebrate.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 15, 2016, 11:58:21 AM
I have played Triumph and Tragedy a few times. I have good wargaming friends that are completely enfatuated with it, but it leaves me completely cold. Not entirely sure why, nothing against blocks or simple bucket-of-dice games, maybe the three-player set up is too artificial here.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 15, 2016, 01:14:47 PM
Pax Renaissance (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/198953/pax-renaissance) is Phil Eklund's latest in the Pax series and it's every bit as good as those prior.  Probably even better.  The complexity is ramped up a little more than Pamir/Porfiriana, but I think that allows for more strategy and development over time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 15, 2016, 01:15:49 PM
International bankers. :x
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 15, 2016, 01:20:38 PM
:yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 15, 2016, 01:38:58 PM
Someone just got added to my Basket of Europlorables.

Disappointing, actually.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 15, 2016, 01:50:27 PM
It has knights and Ottoman hordes and Vlad the Impaler.  How is it not a wargame?!  :yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 15, 2016, 01:58:02 PM
Nice try.  Not fooling anyone. <_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 15, 2016, 05:46:00 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 15, 2016, 01:50:27 PM
It has knights and Ottoman hordes and Vlad the Impaler.  How is it not a wargame?!  :yeah:

No panzers No count  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 18, 2016, 01:43:53 PM
Once again Habbaku manages to lure me into ordering a game. There was a single copy available in a domestic webshop, I took that as a sign and ordered Pax Renaissance, wargame or not.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 18, 2016, 02:18:24 PM
If you've played/enjoyed Pax Pamir or Pax Porfiriana, you'll enjoy this one too.  I recommend reading and playing through the game solitaire before settling in for a day with friends, however.  The game is filled with some interesting concepts that aren't intuitive at first grasp (the repression mechanic, for instance), and might leave some people wondering why that stuff matters until they get blindsided by it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 18, 2016, 03:28:45 PM
Fuck, man.  First the Republicans go full Russian, now Habbaku has gone full Euro. You never go full Euro.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 19, 2016, 05:16:35 AM
I'd say Phil Eklund is Phil Eklund, he makes special games...

We did enjoy Pax Porfiriana, my problem with that was that the components in the 1st edition made the game slightly less accessible than it needed to be: card text almost illegible, chips flying all over. This game seems more user-friendly.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on December 19, 2016, 01:06:55 PM
Quote from: Delirium on December 19, 2016, 05:16:35 AM
I'd say Phil Eklund is Phil Eklund, he makes special games...

Right whatever he's doing it's not eurogames.
I don't get this no panzers = eurogame.  Is Republic of Rome a Eurogame?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 19, 2016, 01:15:30 PM
Stop being Razzy, MM.  It's unseemly.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 20, 2016, 03:11:24 AM
I brought up Liberty Roads a while back and I have to say it is a solid gaming experience. Easy to play but challenging enough for both sides. I can see the campaign being played by three or four serious hombres over 1.5 to 2 days at a convention.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on December 20, 2016, 08:56:36 AM
Quote from: Delirium on December 20, 2016, 03:11:24 AM
I brought up Liberty Roads a while back and I have to say it is a solid gaming experience. Easy to play but challenging enough for both sides. I can see the campaign being played by three or four serious hombres over 1.5 to 2 days at a convention.

It's been on my table since October, I'm about halfway through the campaign :blush:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 20, 2016, 09:15:17 PM
Quote from: Delirium on December 20, 2016, 03:11:24 AM
I brought up Liberty Roads a while back and I have to say it is a solid gaming experience. Easy to play but challenging enough for both sides. I can see the campaign being played by three or four serious hombres over 1.5 to 2 days at a convention.

It's got panzers. :showoff:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 20, 2016, 09:21:08 PM
Panzer fag.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 21, 2016, 03:29:08 AM
Quote from: Maladict on December 20, 2016, 08:56:36 AM
Quote from: Delirium on December 20, 2016, 03:11:24 AM
I brought up Liberty Roads a while back and I have to say it is a solid gaming experience. Easy to play but challenging enough for both sides. I can see the campaign being played by three or four serious hombres over 1.5 to 2 days at a convention.

It's been on my table since October, I'm about halfway through the campaign :blush:

I'm starting turn 8. At this point I'm averaging one turn a night, which is a good pace for me solitaire.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on December 21, 2016, 11:06:46 AM
Quote from: Delirium on December 21, 2016, 03:29:08 AM
Quote from: Maladict on December 20, 2016, 08:56:36 AM
Quote from: Delirium on December 20, 2016, 03:11:24 AM
I brought up Liberty Roads a while back and I have to say it is a solid gaming experience. Easy to play but challenging enough for both sides. I can see the campaign being played by three or four serious hombres over 1.5 to 2 days at a convention.

It's been on my table since October, I'm about halfway through the campaign :blush:

I'm starting turn 8. At this point I'm averaging one turn a night, which is a good pace for me solitaire.

I'm struggling to find a good use for paras. I usually throw them in during landings because why not, but after that I'm not seeing a lot of decent opportunities. Maybe when I reach the rivers :monty:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 21, 2016, 12:06:51 PM
I got Conan. Boobs.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 21, 2016, 02:44:14 PM
Quote from: Maladict on December 21, 2016, 11:06:46 AM
I'm struggling to find a good use for paras. I usually throw them in during landings because why not, but after that I'm not seeing a lot of decent opportunities. Maybe when I reach the rivers :monty:

Yeah, me too, I used them in the landings to reduce beach opposition. During the ground campaign I suppose one could land them to flank positions and/or cut supply for pending combats.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on December 22, 2016, 06:24:27 AM
Quote from: The Brain on December 21, 2016, 12:06:51 PM
I got Conan. Boobs.

Plastic boobs.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 29, 2016, 08:33:55 PM
Hammerin Sickles has been picked up Revolution Games.  :showoff: I hope At Any Cost gets picked up too. Fuck GMT those games have been on the made the cut list too long.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 29, 2016, 08:53:55 PM
Next up from GMT:

Flower Pickin', a multiplayer game of collecting flowers. You might even get a butterfly!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 01, 2017, 08:00:14 AM
It may be true that GMT is getting too big for their own good, but they still produce high quality wargames now and then and have great customer support.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 01, 2017, 09:00:14 AM
Quote from: Delirium on January 01, 2017, 08:00:14 AM
It may be true that GMT is getting too big for their own good, but they still produce high quality wargames now and then and have great customer support.

For now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 07, 2017, 10:50:17 PM
I'm currently trying to snag the 5 SPI Prestag games. Unpunched.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 07, 2017, 11:35:31 PM
Big fucking deal.  LETS MAKE FUN OF CDM'S GAMES INSTEAD
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 08, 2017, 09:11:30 PM
Sometimes, my games get played. Yours just sit there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 08, 2017, 09:15:19 PM
My games get played, now that my FTF buddy from college is out of the army and back in the region.  But none of you fucksticks deserve sharing.  So go fuck yourself and your cult family, Charlie Manson.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 08, 2017, 09:16:53 PM
Easy there buddy. Ed is your frien.....OW HE BIT MY FINGERS OFF
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 08, 2017, 09:21:38 PM
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 08, 2017, 09:24:26 PM
 :lol:

Speaking of games, I think my son Michael is showing intrest in giant robots. So Battletech may be in his future.  :cool:

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 09, 2017, 02:54:31 AM
Scythe. Thought it was quite good, although the boardgamegeek hype might be a bit OTT.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 09, 2017, 09:01:29 AM
Not very impressed with Decision Games customer service.

I bought Hurtgen (the GOSS system) in late October and registered the game on their website to receive an errata kit. Automated reply, really cryptic. About a month later I start to punch the game and realize I have two copies of one of the countersheets and lacking another altogether. Email, again automated reply but this one saying they'd get back within 48 hours. After 72 hours I message them again and get a snarky response about the auto-reply giving me the info I need. I disagree and remind them that I need both an extra countersheet AND the errata kit. Now a quick response saying the order is at the warehouse (no apology). A few weeks later I get a package from DG, guess what? One countersheet included (the right one, good) but no errata kit. I get back again, stating the obvious. Reply is that the warehouse MAY have sent them in separate packages. I make no reply to this. After two weeks I email saying still no errata kit: the day after I get an official message that a package has been sent from DG to my address.

I am seriously discouraged from buying anything from them again?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 10:02:16 AM
Sounds like DG, alright...

Their reputation over on CSW is terrible for similar reasons--you should post that there as well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on January 09, 2017, 11:04:31 AM
Quote from: celedhring on January 09, 2017, 02:54:31 AM
Scythe. Thought it was quite good, although the boardgamegeek hype might be a bit OTT.

The BGG hype always is.  See also Agricola, Power Grid, Twilight Struggle, Caylus, the Legacy games, Through the Ages, Puerto Rico, War of the Ring, 7 Wonders, Dominion and many others.  Almost all of these are good games and many are great, but people go way overboard in their advocacy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 09, 2017, 12:47:04 PM
Quote from: frunk on January 09, 2017, 11:04:31 AM
Quote from: celedhring on January 09, 2017, 02:54:31 AM
Scythe. Thought it was quite good, although the boardgamegeek hype might be a bit OTT.

The BGG hype always is.  See also Agricola, Power Grid, Twilight Struggle, Caylus, the Legacy games, Through the Ages, Puerto Rico, War of the Ring, 7 Wonders, Dominion and many others.  Almost all of these are good games and many are great, but people go way overboard in their advocacy.

Kingdom Death seems to be the new golden child. I was tempted to get into the kickstarter, but damn, 200$+shipping...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 09, 2017, 01:40:30 PM
I'm tempted by Star Wars: Rebellion. Should I pull the trigger?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 01:59:38 PM
Star Wars: Rebellion is one of the best two player wargames to have come out last year.  Definitely worth picking up.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 09, 2017, 02:41:49 PM
Thanks for the enabling. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 09, 2017, 04:22:00 PM
I agree with Habbaku, Star Wars: Rebellion is, unfortunately, a brilliant game. Why unfortunately? Because I really want to dislike FFG for the ridiculous pace they have in churning out new SW titles left and right. All those dozens of new games have to be tripe.

But instead it turns out to be a really great game. Dammit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 09, 2017, 04:27:27 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 10:02:16 AM
Sounds like DG, alright...
Their reputation over on CSW is terrible for similar reasons--you should post that there as well.

I suppose. A bit reluctant to jump on the bandwagon though, I know a lot of people are complaining about DG already so it would not exactly be phenomenal news. I have grown a bit sentimental too, we need more gaming companies doing well than just GMT...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 05:19:42 PM
Don't reward bad companies like DG with your business, then.   :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 09, 2017, 06:26:59 PM
Ordered Rebellion. This better be good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 07:24:58 PM
Your failures are your own, old man.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 09, 2017, 07:31:59 PM
Careful, Habbaku...you've been dangerously close to going full Euro and Ameritrash at the same time in recent months; you risk breaching the warp coil.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 08:18:09 PM
Just wait until the next GCACW game (Atlanta is Ours) comes out.  I'll be pushing all sorts of Johnny Reb gen'ruhs around.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 09, 2017, 08:36:56 PM
Greatest loss in Atlanta Hawks history.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 09, 2017, 08:50:43 PM
Just purchased WEG South Mountain series.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 09, 2017, 08:51:42 PM
hopefully unpunched so we can make fun of Seedy's collection.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 09, 2017, 08:52:44 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 09, 2017, 08:51:42 PM
hopefully unpunched so we can make fun of Seedy's collection.

They are
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 09, 2017, 08:53:45 PM
But not after I get done with them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 09, 2017, 08:54:01 PM
seedy gazes wistfully at his unpunched War in the Pacific. Both SPI and DG versions.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 09, 2017, 09:02:28 PM
Pffft.  Wrong again, asshole.   :mad:


Just the DG version.   
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 09, 2017, 09:10:34 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 09, 2017, 09:02:28 PM
Pffft.  Wrong again, asshole.   :mad:


Just the DG version.

all maps unfolded also
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 09, 2017, 09:12:54 PM
That would be incorrect.  The cat got to lay on all of them.


Anyway, nice pivot and deflection, Mr. LULZ DEAD HOOKERZ
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 09, 2017, 09:18:33 PM
How catastrophic.  :blush:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 09, 2017, 09:35:41 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 08:18:09 PM
Just wait until the next GCACW game (Atlanta is Ours) comes out.  I'll be pushing all sorts of Johnny Reb gen'ruhs around.

Atlanta deserves to burn.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 09:38:22 PM
Do you ever stop being weird?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 09, 2017, 09:39:52 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 09:38:22 PM
Do you ever stop being weird?

Depends on your definition of weird. Kinda like wargames.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 09, 2017, 09:40:11 PM
Mew
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 09:47:10 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 09, 2017, 09:39:52 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 09:38:22 PM
Do you ever stop being weird?

Depends on your definition of weird. Kinda like wargames.

I would say that my definition of "being weird" involves randomly squeeing about burning down cities without a joke being added on.

Refer to Seedy's posts if you need to know how to make such cracks in an interesting manner.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 09, 2017, 09:52:38 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 09:47:10 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 09, 2017, 09:39:52 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 09:38:22 PM
Do you ever stop being weird?

Depends on your definition of weird. Kinda like wargames.

I would say that my definition of "being weird" involves randomly squeeing about burning down cities without a joke being added on.

Refer to Seedy's posts if you need to know how to make such cracks in an interesting manner.

I never joke about burning the South or despising everything it stood for.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 10:00:25 PM
Right, so you choose to just be weird in a boardgaming thread. Very assburger of you. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 09, 2017, 10:05:06 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 09, 2017, 10:00:25 PM
Right, so you choose to just be weird in a boardgaming thread. Very assburger of you. :)

That's not assburgery.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 10, 2017, 12:30:08 AM
These guys are just big bullies, Habbaku.  Don't let 11B and the Mean Girl get to you, I don't.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 10, 2017, 08:25:30 AM
Is that Atlanta game worth getting? Unfamiliar with the series.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 10, 2017, 08:31:24 AM
Somebody touched a Georgia nerve.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 10, 2017, 09:53:20 AM
I think the idea of a location in a game actually mapping to a real life location is kind of weird to us Americans.

I am sure Tamas can think of half a dozen different games involving his actual home town being burned down to the ground at some point or another in history...

It's tough for Southerners in America, since they are kind of all alone in that sense...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 10, 2017, 09:58:16 AM
Quote from: Delirium on January 10, 2017, 08:25:30 AM
Is that Atlanta game worth getting? Unfamiliar with the series.

It isn't out yet.  I think they slated it for summer release this year.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 10, 2017, 10:20:51 AM
Quote from: Berkut on January 10, 2017, 09:53:20 AM
I think the idea of a location in a game actually mapping to a real life location is kind of weird to us Americans.

I am sure Tamas can think of half a dozen different games involving his actual home town being burned down to the ground at some point or another in history...

It's tough for Southerners in America, since they are kind of all alone in that sense...

I have terror-bombed Barcelona in a smattering of Spanish Civil War boardgames many a time.

Torched Madrid even more often though!  :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 10, 2017, 12:43:17 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 10, 2017, 09:53:20 AM
I think the idea of a location in a game actually mapping to a real life location is kind of weird to us Americans.

I am sure Tamas can think of half a dozen different games involving his actual home town being burned down to the ground at some point or another in history...

It's tough for Southerners in America, since they are kind of all alone in that sense...

"Those damned Federal troops burned down my slave-owning ancestors' plantation.  And the slave auction house. And they even chopped down the town's lynching tree. So sad!"

Well a-hyuck-hyuck-hyuck and a-fiddle-dee-dee. Y'all.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 10, 2017, 12:50:42 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on January 10, 2017, 01:01:04 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 10, 2017, 09:53:20 AM
I think the idea of a location in a game actually mapping to a real life location is kind of weird to us Americans.

I am sure Tamas can think of half a dozen different games involving his actual home town being burned down to the ground at some point or another in history...

It's tough for Southerners in America, since they are kind of all alone in that sense...

Even for my old home area: Played Holstein in EU1 & 2 and Vic2 a fair amount of times. Itzehoe is the capital of Holstein in CK2. My Mom's birth place of Deutsch-Krone (now Walcz) was in Vicky. Not to mention any Hansa based game with Lübeck/Hamburg as a focus (as early as 1980s Hanse). It was real fun in Darklands. Or playing the Saxons in a Rome:TW game.

I was miffed by the myriad spelling mistakes in Modern Campaigns: North German Plain. When I offered to correct them I was brushed off because "the names were taken from high detail NATO maps." Never mind that I could tell where the folding edges were based on the predictable typos. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 10, 2017, 01:07:45 PM
It must be a total riot to play WWII boardgames if you're born in Volgograd.  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 11, 2017, 03:54:13 PM
What if you're born in Battle?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 11, 2017, 08:08:01 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 10, 2017, 12:30:08 AM
These guys are just big bullies, Habbaku.  Don't let 11B and the Mean Girl get to you, I don't.

Who is the mean girl?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 11, 2017, 08:10:59 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 11, 2017, 08:08:01 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 10, 2017, 12:30:08 AM
These guys are just big bullies, Habbaku.  Don't let 11B and the Mean Girl get to you, I don't.

Who is the mean girl?

I'm happy with me as I am, and there's nothing you can say that will change that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 11, 2017, 08:38:45 PM
http://www.wargamer.com/news/care-bears-go-to-war-the-battle-of-teddysburg/

LOL WUT
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 11, 2017, 09:53:08 PM
I can get with that. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 11, 2017, 11:58:34 PM
Your Teddy Bear miniatures would be unpainted.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2017, 12:50:56 AM
Your kids would eat them.  SILVER TEDDY GRAHAMS
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 12, 2017, 01:52:03 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 11, 2017, 08:38:45 PM
http://www.wargamer.com/news/care-bears-go-to-war-the-battle-of-teddysburg/

LOL WUT

Unrealistic racial diversity within units.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on January 12, 2017, 07:08:11 PM
Not a board game, but I don't know if we have a more appropriate thread for this.

I've been reading the 3rd Edition of Exalted and it is fucking epic. Tried to read the 2nd edition a few times since I really liked the idea of the setting, but I just couldn't get into it for some reason. This book though, pulled me right in. Fucking awesome! :punk:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on January 12, 2017, 07:08:40 PM
Quote from: The Brain on January 12, 2017, 01:52:03 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 11, 2017, 08:38:45 PM
http://www.wargamer.com/news/care-bears-go-to-war-the-battle-of-teddysburg/

LOL WUT

Unrealistic racial diversity within units.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wycARJk-Z6E
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 07:40:29 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on January 12, 2017, 07:08:11 PM
Not a board game, but I don't know if we have a more appropriate thread for this.

I've been reading the 3rd Edition of Exalted and it is fucking epic. Tried to read the 2nd edition a few times since I really liked the idea of the setting, but I just couldn't get into it for some reason. This book though, pulled me right in. Fucking awesome! :punk:

Does it have Panzers or Cavalry?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 07:42:42 PM
There is a fucking RPG thread.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 07:57:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 07:42:42 PM
There is a fucking RPG thread.

Never heard of Exalted.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 07:58:05 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 07:57:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 07:42:42 PM
There is a fucking RPG thread.

Never heard of Exalted.

It's fucking gay.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2017, 08:46:29 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on January 12, 2017, 07:08:11 PM
Not a board game, but I don't know if we have a more appropriate thread for this.

I've been reading the 3rd Edition of Exalted and it is fucking epic. Tried to read the 2nd edition a few times since I really liked the idea of the setting, but I just couldn't get into it for some reason. This book though, pulled me right in. Fucking awesome! :punk:

GET OUT
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:28:50 PM
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 12, 2017, 09:29:49 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 07:57:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 07:42:42 PM
There is a fucking RPG thread.

Never heard of Exalted.

It's weeaboo shit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:35:25 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 12, 2017, 09:29:49 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 07:57:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 07:42:42 PM
There is a fucking RPG thread.

Never heard of Exalted.

It's weeaboo shit.

Damn had to Google that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 09:37:37 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:35:25 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 12, 2017, 09:29:49 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 07:57:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 07:42:42 PM
There is a fucking RPG thread.

Never heard of Exalted.

It's weeaboo shit.

Damn had to Google that.

Feel dirty now, don't ya?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:42:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 09:37:37 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:35:25 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 12, 2017, 09:29:49 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 07:57:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 07:42:42 PM
There is a fucking RPG thread.

Never heard of Exalted.

It's weeaboo shit.

Damn had to Google that.

Feel dirty now, don't ya?

:(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on January 12, 2017, 09:48:06 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 12, 2017, 09:29:49 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 07:57:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 07:42:42 PM
There is a fucking RPG thread.

Never heard of Exalted.

It's weeaboo shit.

Not true. It's much more closely based on Epic Poems like the Illiad, Oddessy, Ramayana, and the Epic of Gilgamesh.

It's about humans becoming avatars for the powers of the Gods.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:49:29 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on January 12, 2017, 09:48:06 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 12, 2017, 09:29:49 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 07:57:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 07:42:42 PM
There is a fucking RPG thread.

Never heard of Exalted.

It's weeaboo shit.

Not true. It's much more closely based on Epic Poems like the Illiad, Oddessy, Ramayana, and the Epic of Gilgamesh.

It's about humans becoming avatars for the powers of the Gods.

It belongs not here. :mad: This is for serious gamers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 09:50:30 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:42:17 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 09:37:37 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:35:25 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 12, 2017, 09:29:49 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 07:57:34 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 07:42:42 PM
There is a fucking RPG thread.

Never heard of Exalted.

It's weeaboo shit.

Damn had to Google that.

Feel dirty now, don't ya?

:(

Soak in the awesome. NSFW

http://www.somethingawful.com/dungeons-and-dragons/burn-down-whitewolf/1/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:52:13 PM
Alright wargamers, boardgames what's your definition of fiddlely when talking about games? I've seen this on bgg and consim as in regular l art use.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2017, 09:52:26 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:49:29 PM
It belongs not here. :mad: This is for serious gamers.

THEN WHY IS HABBAKU POSTING
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:56:56 PM
 :o

Shut just got real
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2017, 10:07:16 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:52:13 PM
Alright wargamers, boardgames what's your definition of fiddlely when talking about games? I've seen this on bgg and consim as in regular l art use.

I dunno...the "community" seems to have developed its own moron fucking language about shit.  If it's not "fiddly," then it's "dripping with theme".  Seriously, the biggest fucking problem with wargaming are gamers.  Fucking autistic programmers and engineers everywhere, getting fed the fuck up with it.  Can't we just pew-pew each others' counters, please?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 10:12:06 PM
Don't forget to be an assburger and clip your counters.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 10:15:11 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2017, 10:07:16 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:52:13 PM
Alright wargamers, boardgames what's your definition of fiddlely when talking about games? I've seen this on bgg and consim as in regular l art use.

I dunno...the "community" seems to have developed its own moron fucking language about shit.  If it's not "fiddly," then it's "dripping with theme".  Seriously, the biggest fucking problem with wargaming are gamers.  Fucking autistic programmers and engineers everywhere, getting fed the fuck up with it.  Can't we just pew-pew each others' counters, please?

No doubt.

I was thinking they were meaning too many housekeeping tasks, recording stuff, or similar to GDW's White Death/Suez 73. Factors on the back with strength counters. Dunno, shut never bothered me. Also back in the day if there was a rule issue we didn't stop the game to wait for a reply by mail. Just came to a consensus and drove on.


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2017, 10:52:58 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 10:12:06 PM
Don't forget to be an assburger and clip your counters.

FOUR CORNERS PYLE
FOUR FUCKING CORNERS ON YOUR COUNTERS
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 12, 2017, 11:16:35 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2017, 09:52:26 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:49:29 PM
It belongs not here. :mad: This is for serious gamers.

THEN WHY IS HABBAKU POSTING

:unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 12, 2017, 11:22:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 09:50:30 PM
http://www.somethingawful.com/dungeons-and-dragons/burn-down-whitewolf/1/

:lol:  I know one of the main Exalted writers personally.  I am glad he has nothing to do with any of the art choices.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 13, 2017, 12:07:36 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 12, 2017, 11:16:35 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2017, 09:52:26 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 12, 2017, 09:49:29 PM
It belongs not here. :mad: This is for serious gamers.

THEN WHY IS HABBAKU POSTING

:unsure:

You've gone full Euro and Ameritrash.  You sold out, man.  It's almost as if you woke up one day with kids.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 13, 2017, 02:46:19 AM
Grallon?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on January 14, 2017, 11:14:29 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 12, 2017, 11:22:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on January 12, 2017, 09:50:30 PM
http://www.somethingawful.com/dungeons-and-dragons/burn-down-whitewolf/1/

:lol:  I know one of the main Exalted writers personally.  I am glad he has nothing to do with any of the art choices.

I never said the art was good. -_-
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 15, 2017, 01:50:25 AM
That was some of the lamest shit I've seen. You can't have a succubus in a fantasy game!

I masturbated to mind control spells before those fags were fucking born.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 15, 2017, 11:09:36 AM
Quote from: The Brain on January 15, 2017, 01:50:25 AM
You can't have a succubus in a fantasy game!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 17, 2017, 02:45:08 PM
I have some interesting games within arms reach but need some more info before squeezing the trigger gently.

Gamers' Civil War Brigade Series, any good? In particular Thunder at the Crossroads, 2nd ed?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 17, 2017, 03:37:58 PM
I've liked them every time I've played them, but I can never get anyone else to play them. I think me and Habs started a couple once but it never seemed to "catch" us enough to really get it going.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 17, 2017, 08:56:39 PM
Yeah, I'm sure it's a fun system and I've heard people swear by it, but it fell under the tidal wave of other, shinier games.

Are you after that specific series for a reason, Del?  I'd strongly recommend the GCACW series if you haven't tried it already.  There's enough game in one box (Battle Above the Clouds or Stonewall Jackson's Way II) to last for a year.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 18, 2017, 08:27:30 AM
To be honest, it is mostly because of the Gettysburg myth. I like everything around it.  :blush:

I tried Last Chance for Victory, but the Line of Battle system just did not sit right with me, superb game and all, beautiful, exciting components, but not my cup of tea. Playing on brigade level feels like a safer bet (and a bit more manageable).

I am playing a lot of Kevin Zucker's brigade level Nappy series (TLNB) and like the way it works. Of course that says nothing about rules and the particular system mechanics...

GCACW is a blind spot for me and the gamers around me...never heard it mentioned at all. Had a look at the Atlanta preorder game and looks beautiful (Charlie Kibler again, as with Zucker) and the campaign level is appealing too...  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 18, 2017, 08:50:39 AM
Hmm, took a closer look at GCACW and Battle Above the Clouds. That is hard to resist, I grant you that.

I have to admit that the fact that it is not a Dean Essig series appeals to me...not saying he does bad games, but I find them all a bit...similar.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 18, 2017, 08:12:29 PM
Quote from: Delirium on January 18, 2017, 08:27:30 AM
To be honest, it is mostly because of the Gettysburg myth. I like everything around it.  :blush:

No accounting for taste.  :P I'm sure somebody in Europe has a Waterloo hard-on.  :lol:

QuoteI tried Last Chance for Victory, but the Line of Battle system just did not sit right with me, superb game and all, beautiful, exciting components, but not my cup of tea.

Not solo-friendly.

QuoteGCACW is a blind spot for me and the gamers around me...never heard it mentioned at all. Had a look at the Atlanta preorder game and looks beautiful (Charlie Kibler again, as with Zucker) and the campaign level is appealing too...  :hmm:

That's interesting, considering how popular it is and so many titles are out-of-print.  It has a tremendous following, for righteous bluebellies and villainous confederatards alike.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on January 19, 2017, 03:37:25 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 18, 2017, 08:12:29 PM


No accounting for taste.  :P I'm sure somebody in Europe has a Waterloo hard-on.  :lol:


I declined New Year's Eve invites from friends so I could spend the day all alone at Waterloo instead. :blush:
It was glorious, apart from the cold and a fog so dense I didn't actually see anything.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 19, 2017, 06:34:33 AM
The myth of the vanquished gallant loser appeals to me.  :blush:

Guilty of Waterloo hard-on! Or, I should say, Mont St Jean, as one who thinks the Emperor should have won...

Anyway, I am weak and ordered the one copy of Battle Above the Clouds that I could find at a European retailer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on January 19, 2017, 06:53:34 AM
Quote from: Delirium on January 19, 2017, 06:34:33 AM
The myth of the vanquished gallant loser appeals to me.  :blush:

OK, but what's that got to so with the filthy racist ignorant slave-owning niggerhaters and their illegal insurrection?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 03, 2017, 10:33:03 AM
Anyone planning on picking this up:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/153728/fields-despair-france-1914-1918


I'd love to pbem it over vassal once there is a module.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 03, 2017, 04:13:17 PM
I am cautiously optimistic, I need to see it played by someone before I go any further than that. Not entirely sure the west front is phenomenally well suited for a fog of war aspect that blocks offer but what the heck, it's WW1, hence underplayed.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 03, 2017, 04:30:10 PM
Whereas I am utterly pessimistic.  No way can it be any good, since it is WWI.

Let me know how it goes.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 05, 2017, 07:54:47 AM
2016 was almost entirely Napoleonics, 2017 is moving on to ACW. Me and my most regular opponent each bought a GCACW game (partly because of your devilish manipulation), for the past week I have studied Stonewall's Sword that I did not have time for last year (Revolution Games) and also ordered Thunder in the Ozarks, and finally I found an old copy of War for the Union that I will sink my teeth into at some point.

Fix bayonets!!!!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 05, 2017, 08:03:13 AM
The Arkham Horror card game and its expansion seems to be sold out everywhere in Barcelona. I had to order it from a Madrid store.  Looks like it's a smash. I happen to like it quite a bit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 06, 2017, 08:55:36 PM
Good news! New version of Imperium Romanum is in the works!

Bad news: Decision is doing it. :(

Speaking of Decision games, if you add Highway to the Reich to the shopping cart on their site, it is discounted to 99 bucks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 06, 2017, 09:19:55 PM
Ugh, I just can't deal with Decision Games anymore. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 06, 2017, 09:24:07 PM
I'll just stick with the occasional magazine wargame with them now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 06, 2017, 09:29:18 PM
Yeah, but it needs to be S&T, and sparingly at that;  World at War doesn't have many winners, and Modern War has many more misses than hits.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 11, 2017, 09:32:35 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 17, 2017, 08:56:39 PMI'd strongly recommend the GCACW series if you haven't tried it already.  There's enough game in one box (Battle Above the Clouds or Stonewall Jackson's Way II) to last for a year.

And right you were. I am completely hooked so far, on my third scenario, albeit only basic rules. Enjoyable and simple mechanics, graphics excellent (although counters are a little too much), plenty of variation in scenarios, good play aids (and those extra roster sheets per scenario are excellent). Will in all probabibility get SJWII as well. One of those cases where you wonder why you did not get to it sooner and wasted your time with other games...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 11, 2017, 11:08:09 AM
:yeah:

The scenarios are really fun and all, but wait until you play a campaign.

Actually, wait until you play the same campaign for, oh, the third time.  The first couple of times, you are going to make a big error in the second week or so and not realize it until week three.   :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 11, 2017, 12:52:40 PM
Me and my regular opponent are both delving deeply into the system: our plan is to play a bigger scenario in BAC next with two other gullible flexible fellows and then hit a campaign, either BAC or SJWII (he has that on its way).

If I could make s ginle wish for improvement in coming games it would be more manpower counters, so far there always seems to be a little too few to easily make change. We are talking valuable seconds wasted here, dammit!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 11, 2017, 07:36:01 PM
Speaking of civil war games, I'm sorta intrigued by Worthington's civil war block games. But they would end up like my last purchases, tossed aside in the shrink wrap.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 11, 2017, 07:48:48 PM
BUT SEE THATS OK
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 11, 2017, 08:08:48 PM
I am beloved.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 11, 2017, 10:15:37 PM
Handicapped hang tag doesn't mean beloved, it just means preferential parking.   :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 12, 2017, 12:25:36 PM
 :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 12, 2017, 01:08:20 PM
Don't gimme that bullshit.  Most people can only dream about driving a motorized scooter everywhere.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 15, 2017, 06:36:58 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 11, 2017, 11:08:09 AM
:yeah:

The scenarios are really fun and all, but wait until you play a campaign.

Actually, wait until you play the same campaign for, oh, the third time.  The first couple of times, you are going to make a big error in the second week or so and not realize it until week three.   :P

Played scenario 1, McLemore's Cove tonight and introduced a third player. Really good scenario, lots of space and interesting/frustrating choices for both sides. Easy to divide into teamplay too. It has been a while since I was this enthusiastic about a new game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 16, 2017, 10:55:30 AM
What game are you guys talking about?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 16, 2017, 11:10:59 AM
Battle Above the Clouds.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 16, 2017, 12:39:17 PM
I just had to get SJWII as well. Hesitating about the double preorder special at MMP though for Atlanta and RTG reprint. I will get them but it is a lot of money even at a discount, plus the extra punishment fees for outside EU imports is a killer...

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 16, 2017, 12:59:22 PM
Do it now. Plan ahead. Set up a jar in the kitchen, and toss your pocket change in it.  You'll be ready for that hit if you plan ahead
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 16, 2017, 09:14:27 PM
If only GMT published GCACW.... :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 16, 2017, 09:27:25 PM
They'd fuck up half the counters, issue an update kit 6 months later, and a 2nd edition 2 years later?  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 16, 2017, 09:32:41 PM
They would not be charging your first born for the game, more to the point.

I don't think I've ever seen any real evidence that GMT has an overall higher error rate than MMP...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 16, 2017, 09:35:23 PM
I think the last few years have shown that GMT's error rate is significantly higher than MMP's.  I can count 3 major kerfuffles in GMT's recent past off hand.  I can't do that for MMP.

To be fair, GMT does put out a lot more product than MMP.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 16, 2017, 09:35:38 PM
Ugh, GMT. I'm sure they would add cards or make it about picking daisies.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 16, 2017, 09:39:38 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 16, 2017, 09:35:23 PM
I think the last few years have shown that GMT's error rate is significantly higher than MMP's.  I can count 3 major kerfuffles in GMT's recent past off hand.  I can't do that for MMP.

To be fair, GMT does put out a lot more product than MMP.

Hence the term "rate".

Pointing out the you know about X screw ups at GMT is not actually evidence of anything other than that the error rate at GMT is greater than zero.

I am sure MMP has their counter screw ups as well.

GMT also pushed the envelope quite a bit more than MMP - they try different printers, different products with different make up, they have a radically larger and more diversified product mix. All that is going to lead to more issues overall, but I suspect the rate is broadly similar.

And frankly, I would put up with a higher chance of there being some issue if it means

1) The product is half the cost, and
2) The company is well known for always making good on their product, even if they do have the occasional issue.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 16, 2017, 09:42:55 PM
MMP stiffed me on the dice in their Cambrai game. ASSHOLES
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 16, 2017, 10:17:23 PM
GMT's games are printed in China, MMP's are not. 

Not much in savings when they lose so many units to shitty QA/QC, like all those Empire of the Sun mapboards that peeled from the shitty glue they used.  They do make nice boxes, though.  I've almost not minded getting three of them replaced from palette damage the last couple years.

Meh, GMT's positioning themselves to be sold anyway.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 16, 2017, 10:25:36 PM
So MMP is the Trump backed wargaming company?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 16, 2017, 10:29:49 PM
Make America OCS Again!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 16, 2017, 11:07:54 PM
Quote from: Berkut on February 16, 2017, 10:25:36 PM
So MMP is the Trump backed wargaming company?

It's the Trump-backers-backed wargaming company.  Curt Schilling has gone off the damn deep-end...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 16, 2017, 11:09:50 PM
Quote from: Berkut on February 16, 2017, 09:39:38 PM
I am sure MMP has their counter screw ups as well.

GMT also pushed the envelope quite a bit more than MMP - they try different printers, different products with different make up, they have a radically larger and more diversified product mix. All that is going to lead to more issues overall, but I suspect the rate is broadly similar.

And frankly, I would put up with a higher chance of there being some issue if it means

1) The product is half the cost, and
2) The company is well known for always making good on their product, even if they do have the occasional issue.

MMP's counter screwups have been nowhere near the scale of GMT's, though.  Not even close.  And, though GMT does produce more than MMP, I would be willing to gamble that their "rates" are nowhere near identical if averaged out.  When's the last big counter kerfuffle come up for MMP?  Can you even name one?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 16, 2017, 11:34:30 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 16, 2017, 11:09:50 PM
Quote from: Berkut on February 16, 2017, 09:39:38 PM
I am sure MMP has their counter screw ups as well.

GMT also pushed the envelope quite a bit more than MMP - they try different printers, different products with different make up, they have a radically larger and more diversified product mix. All that is going to lead to more issues overall, but I suspect the rate is broadly similar.

And frankly, I would put up with a higher chance of there being some issue if it means

1) The product is half the cost, and
2) The company is well known for always making good on their product, even if they do have the occasional issue.

MMP's counter screwups have been nowhere near the scale of GMT's, though.  Not even close.  And, though GMT does produce more than MMP, I would be willing to gamble that their "rates" are nowhere near identical if averaged out.  When's the last big counter kerfuffle come up for MMP?  Can you even name one?

Yes, yes I can. Pink SS.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 16, 2017, 11:38:10 PM
:unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 16, 2017, 11:51:44 PM
Ed sez, "hawt."
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on February 17, 2017, 03:02:00 AM
Quote from: Delirium on February 11, 2017, 12:52:40 PMSJWII

Social Justice Wariors II - Electric Boogaloo?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 17, 2017, 05:33:43 AM
Stonewall Jackson's Way II, a reprint of the first game in the series on the summer of 1862. It also adds a "new" game called All Green Alike about the campaign leading up to first Bull Run. A lot of things in the box, although I was a little disappointed that some of the new scenarios require maps from another game. But okay, I understand the idea about counters and maps in previous games being used in coming releases to be able to cover as much of the war as possible.

On quality: I may be wrong, but production quality in SJWII seemed just a little lower than in BAC? Graphics great (if you accept the busy unit counters, as in BAC, but maps easily on my top 10 list of wargame maps of any period, Mr Kibler is #1 in my book); but the cardstock is a little thinner in the charts, the books have thinner paper...things like that. I understand there are five years between the games.

On MMP vs GMT: I dunno if they are really comparable companies? GMT produce everything (some say too much): some of it will have lesser quality. MMP have ASL modules and maybe a handful of other games each year? I can see the point that MMP do not have as flagrant cock ups EXCEPT War of the Suns which was a disaster, but I put that blame on Starkweather; and come to think of it people were complaining about The Greatest Day as well...same culprit, see the pattern? Given output quantities perhaps the clutz level is about equal?

For me personally I do not view either GMT or MMP as a "risk" company when buying games. Decision, now on the other hand...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 17, 2017, 06:12:42 AM
Great, only now do I realize that Roads to Gettysburg II really updates and reprints three games in one. I signed up for the preorder bundle, of course.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 17, 2017, 08:32:05 AM
Yeah, I am really tempted by that bundle...

The couple times I've played GCACW, I've been really happy with the system. The campaign game me and Habs did of Grants campaign was pretty awesome, at least as far as we got...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 18, 2017, 04:56:44 AM
I can imagine some things can become a bit repetitive after a while, but I suppose that is true about any game with scenarios/campaigns simulating longer time periods. I see two rules that are important in the long run: unpredicted turn ends (here only in advanced rules) and hidden forces (here an optional rule). Both make for more interesting (and uncertain) decision-making.

Our ACW theme also includes Thunder in the Ozarks, Revolution Games title on Pea Ridge; and the old "classic" War for the Union. Three different levels of war, very much looking forward to all three.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 18, 2017, 05:48:03 AM
Is it variable what the war is about?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 18, 2017, 12:14:51 PM
After you win, sure it is!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 18, 2017, 12:21:32 PM
Quote from: The Brain on February 18, 2017, 05:48:03 AM
Is it variable what the war is about?

Two-sided maps;  States' Rights on one side, Abolition on the other.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 18, 2017, 01:51:43 PM
Got some of the extra stuff for Conan: Yogah of Yag (the guy from Tower of the Elephant), Kushite Witch Hunters, and Crossbowmen. I'm getting this stuff for the figures (they are very nice), the boardgame itself doesn't interest me much (the rulebooks failed miserably to draw me in). The figures might come in handy when the new Conan RPG is released this year (yeah I'm a backer).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: dps on February 18, 2017, 02:12:34 PM
Quote from: Delirium on February 17, 2017, 05:33:43 AM

On MMP vs GMT: I dunno if they are really comparable companies? GMT produce everything (some say too much): some of it will have lesser quality. MMP have ASL modules and maybe a handful of other games each year? I can see the point that MMP do not have as flagrant cock ups EXCEPT War of the Suns which was a disaster, but I put that blame on Starkweather; and come to think of it people were complaining about The Greatest Day as well...same culprit, see the pattern? Given output quantities perhaps the clutz level is about equal?

FWIW, quality aside, I've never cared much for the counter graphics in most GMT products.  That's just a matter of personal taste, though.

QuoteFor me personally I do not view either GMT or MMP as a "risk" company when buying games. Decision, now on the other hand...

Agree.  I've got very mixed feelings about DG.  On the one hand, they reprint a bunch of SPI games.  OTOH, they screwed me over on my subscription to S&T, so I don't like to buy from them.  Yeah, sure, TSR screwed me over on my S&T subscription, too, but TSR screwed over everybody who was subscribed to S&T when they bought the remains of SPI;  with Decision, it was more like they screwed me personally.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 20, 2017, 08:59:04 PM
http://www.sos-4.com

Oh my.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 20, 2017, 09:08:26 PM
QuoteA Kickstarter for playtest kits is scheduled for May 2017

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on February 20, 2017, 10:14:42 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 20, 2017, 09:08:26 PM
QuoteA Kickstarter for playtest kits is scheduled for May 2017

:lol:

Why does that concept always remind me of some sort of pyramid scheme for a Miami timeshare, you just have to register for the 2-day seminar?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 22, 2017, 09:10:29 AM
Anyone feeling up for an Unconditional Surrender game via e-mail, sometimes meeting online for battle resolution when time permits?

What an excellent game it is.

Also, Balance of Powers has had a major rules update, seemingly addressing my main issues with it, so I could also be convinced to give that one a whirl.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 23, 2017, 06:33:49 AM
I like Unconditional Surrender too, but I just do not have the opportunity for any online gaming nowadays. Hope you find someone who does.

Yet to try Balance of Powers, would be interested in hearing you describe the problem and how it was fixed.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 23, 2017, 06:42:12 AM
Quote from: Delirium on February 23, 2017, 06:33:49 AM
I like Unconditional Surrender too, but I just do not have the opportunity for any online gaming nowadays. Hope you find someone who does.

Yet to try Balance of Powers, would be interested in hearing you describe the problem and how it was fixed.

The default rules had a nice approach to handle advance in doctrine: every major battle you had as attacker, would advance your Tactical Innovation by one point. After a certain point, you rolled each turn to see if you changed into the modern doctrine (forget its name), ie. 1918-style warfare.

This is a single switch and has a profound effect. It doesn't guarantee strategic breakthroughs but sure makes them a lot easier!

My biggest complaint was that it seemed quite possible to get this advancement late 1916ish. Ok, it involved being a bit reckless with attacks, but didn't seem unreasonable to make a run for it.

They now have significantly changed this: you still gather points, but only for attacking entrenched defenders (in minor or major battles) and need a lot more points.

Also there have been a change to the sequence of play to avoid abusing it in regards to out of supply status (the check was made for both sides after both had their movements. Now its checked separately, after a side's action phase is over).

I have not read the rulebook with the latest updates so there could be other important bits, and I haven't tested the new rules of course, but I liked that it's still being worked on its problem areas, as its the best strategic WW1 game out there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 23, 2017, 12:43:28 PM
Hmm, it does sound promising that they are willing to go back on trouble areas...will probably need to check this out some time this year.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 10, 2017, 08:48:28 PM
MMP has a new title up for preorder, 11B take note--

MOAR KHARKOV
http://www.multimanpublishing.com/tabid/59/ProductID/350/Default.aspx
VCS Series.


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 10, 2017, 08:55:02 PM
Bleh
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 10, 2017, 09:10:46 PM
STFU

GTS Bastogne is on the horizon.


You've got to read up on the MMP CSW thread, going back to March 28 or so. :lol:

For fuck's sake, you'd think MMP was trying to take away peoples' guns and give them to black people from the UN or something.  The invective they stir is downright GOP fever-style.  I just don't get it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 10, 2017, 09:15:40 PM
Looks at the Bastone game....

Dammit. Sucked back in.

I'm scanning that thread.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 11, 2017, 04:47:27 AM
About to finish the Pandemic Legacy campaign. It kinda peters out towards the end, but it's still a very interesting concept.

I have also decided to board the Gloomhaven hype train after playing some scenarios on TTS. Shit's addicting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on April 11, 2017, 10:43:21 AM
I have to admit that GTS Bastogne game looks good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 11, 2017, 10:46:01 AM
Yeah, finally somebody is covering the Ardennes Offensive
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 11, 2017, 12:34:32 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 11, 2017, 10:46:01 AM
Yeah, finally somebody is covering the Ardennes Offensive

OH SCHNAPPS
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 11, 2017, 02:02:29 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on April 16, 2017, 05:47:17 AM
Who cares about the topic if it is a good game?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on April 16, 2017, 06:39:12 AM
Played a full game (except interstellar) of High Frontier Third Edition last weekend.  Pretty awesome.  Only took 9 hours to launch a rocket out of the solar system with 3 colonists and 8 tanks of fuel.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 02, 2017, 10:48:40 PM
Soon, very soon

Death Ride Kursk                             III Panzer Korps                        $Not Yet Set
Death Ride Kursk                             Korps Raus                               $Not Yet Set
Death Ride Kursk                             AD Kempf Enhancement            $Not Yet Set
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 02, 2017, 11:31:51 PM
ugh, I soooo need to catch up with the DR: Kursk series
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 10, 2017, 10:04:52 AM
Got delivery of the Nordheim expansion to Conan. Nice figures, and since I bought Conan for the figures it doesn't matter that the game itself appears to be a dud.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 10, 2017, 08:44:37 PM
Somebody is getting his Conan mini sticky.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 11, 2017, 12:37:38 PM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legionwargames.com%2Fimages%2FDMS_cover_200.jpg&hash=082d7605585c60bc8d0ffc276eb754a0d56460a8)
(https://m.popkey.co/c43f13/VopKq.gif)

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 11, 2017, 07:11:47 PM
Okay, I got a laugh out of the middle minion.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 11, 2017, 07:39:43 PM
I just got Redver's Reverse from Legion myself.  I like their work.

You should get it, Ed.  It's your boy Buller.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 11, 2017, 07:52:44 PM
I do have a hard on for Brits fighting in Africa.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 11, 2017, 08:57:06 PM
I just bet you do, Buskers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 11, 2017, 09:06:05 PM
You can be my dog robber, Biggles.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 16, 2017, 09:29:07 AM
Got delivery of the Khitai and Stygia expansions. Stygia wasn't as sexy as I'd hoped for, no female vampire and monsters are just two sizes of scorpion. Still very nice figures. I now have more Conan figures than I can shake a schtick at.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 16, 2017, 12:11:56 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 02, 2017, 10:48:40 PM
Soon, very soon

Death Ride Kursk                             III Panzer Korps                        $Not Yet Set
Death Ride Kursk                             Korps Raus                               $Not Yet Set
Death Ride Kursk                             AD Kempf Enhancement            $Not Yet Set

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQhWI4Mg.gif&hash=fd784a32b2d02d6d059649b62eaf5d0a30db0347)
(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/18891650_10207575247097764_6910751344526564200_o.jpg?oh=69cf6795920870229de7e2d441f8afc5&oe=59D2DEF5)

(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/18700569_10207548374025954_6431945483360789929_o.jpg?oh=d21a81b74156feab0bade57fc896e573&oe=59D6BC67)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 16, 2017, 02:28:10 PM
holy shit
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 16, 2017, 02:33:11 PM
NERD
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 16, 2017, 02:35:25 PM
Quote from: Tamas on June 16, 2017, 02:28:10 PM
holy shit

He needs to do Normandy. However he may not have that many years left in his life span.

I still want him to do the 9th Army AO.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 16, 2017, 08:16:46 PM
Ugh, clipped counters.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 16, 2017, 08:36:19 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 16, 2017, 02:35:25 PM
He needs to do Normandy.

Bah.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 16, 2017, 08:38:29 PM
Battle of the Bulge
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 16, 2017, 08:41:16 PM
Double bah.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 16, 2017, 08:52:38 PM
I'm so so tired of WWII. Even the snappy white on black counters don't arouse me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 16, 2017, 09:18:15 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 16, 2017, 08:52:38 PM
I'm so so tired of WWII. Even the snappy white on black counters don't arouse me.

Franco-Prussian
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 16, 2017, 09:22:07 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 16, 2017, 09:18:15 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 16, 2017, 08:52:38 PM
I'm so so tired of WWII. Even the snappy white on black counters don't arouse me.

Franco-Prussian

HOTT
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 16, 2017, 09:23:22 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 16, 2017, 08:52:38 PM
I'm so so tired of WWII. Even the snappy white on black counters don't arouse me.

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-614-red-storm.aspx


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on June 16, 2017, 09:24:10 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 16, 2017, 09:23:22 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 16, 2017, 08:52:38 PM
I'm so so tired of WWII. Even the snappy white on black counters don't arouse me.

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-614-red-storm.aspx

ARE YOU TRYING TO TURN ME ON?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 16, 2017, 10:23:50 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 16, 2017, 09:18:15 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 16, 2017, 08:52:38 PM
I'm so so tired of WWII. Even the snappy white on black counters don't arouse me.

Franco-Prussian

Never balanced enough.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 17, 2017, 12:24:06 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 16, 2017, 10:23:50 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 16, 2017, 09:18:15 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 16, 2017, 08:52:38 PM
I'm so so tired of WWII. Even the snappy white on black counters don't arouse me.

Franco-Prussian

Never balanced enough.

Is it ever when the French are trying to fight.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on June 17, 2017, 07:24:24 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 17, 2017, 12:24:06 AM
Is it ever when the French are trying to fight.

Rarely. The Franco-Prussian War at least gives me a bit of a challenge.

But seriously Gravelotte is pretty evenly matched battle. Mars-le-Tour is a pretty big challenge for the German player to achieve historical results.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 17, 2017, 11:21:22 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 17, 2017, 07:24:24 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 17, 2017, 12:24:06 AM
Is it ever when the French are trying to fight.

Rarely. The Franco-Prussian War at least gives me a bit of a challenge.

But seriously Gravelotte is pretty evenly matched battle. Mars-le-Tour is a pretty big challenge for the German player to achieve historical results.

Yip on both counts.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 03, 2017, 04:31:25 PM
Surprise package from Legion. Forgot I preordered Demyansk Shield

http://legion-wargames2.mybigcommerce.com/demyansk-shield/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 03, 2017, 04:57:36 PM
It wasn't in a movie, so Ed will poo-poo it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 03, 2017, 05:00:59 PM
Hell, I've forgotten what games I've preordered.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 03, 2017, 08:08:08 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 03, 2017, 04:57:36 PM
It wasn't in a movie, so Ed will poo-poo it.

It actually looks interesting. Doubt I'll order it though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 03, 2017, 08:32:37 PM
I doubt I will either BUT LETS MAKE FUN OF CDM ABOUT IT ANYWAY
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 03, 2017, 11:02:07 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 03, 2017, 08:32:37 PM
I doubt I will either BUT LETS MAKE FUN OF CDM ABOUT IT ANYWAY

Do you feel like punching something?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 06, 2017, 08:19:40 PM
https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/blue-water-navy.html

I was interested until I saw it had cards. Enough with the stupid cards.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 06, 2017, 09:32:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 06, 2017, 08:19:40 PM
https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/blue-water-navy.html

I was interested until I saw it had cards. Enough with the stupid cards.

QuoteUnit Scale:  Each counter represents 10 ships, 3 submarines, one squadron or regiment

Ick.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 07, 2017, 10:54:52 AM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FDst8A03.gif&hash=833b0fa4f7c62bf13336d6915a2bd400836e4562)


https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1542620/korsun-pocket-2-consimworld-expo-2016-phoenix-az

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 07, 2017, 08:30:07 PM
PacRim? BWHAHAHAHAHA.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 08, 2017, 12:30:19 AM
Yeah. Best to stay away from the Possum Man and his stable.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 08, 2017, 12:38:56 AM
They're quaint.

I just see a constant and consistent theme of disappointment when it comes to reprinting "classics;"  you honestly think Lock n Load's version of Trial of Strength--if it ever comes out--is going to be as good a product as the original Panther Games version, even with the original designer involved?  BUT THIS ONE GOES TO 11

It's bad enough as it is that wargame designers are the worst kind of designers, who over-engineer for the sake of over-engineering without enough QA/QC on the publishing side to reign them in.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 08, 2017, 04:55:35 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 08, 2017, 12:38:56 AM
They're quaint.

I just see a constant and consistent theme of disappointment when it comes to reprinting "classics;"  you honestly think Lock n Load's version of Trial of Strength--if it ever comes out--is going to be as good a product as the original Panther Games version, even with the original designer involved?  BUT THIS ONE GOES TO 11

It's bad enough as it is that wargame designers are the worst kind of designers, who over-engineer for the sake of over-engineering without enough QA/QC on the publishing side to reign them in.

DG seems to lead the pack on remakes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 08, 2017, 05:11:14 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 08, 2017, 04:55:35 PM
DG seems to lead the pack on remakes.

That's because they have the rights to SPI titles.  And I don't think anybody under the age of 50 even works there.  One day it's going to collapse like an abandoned mining town, last person alive roll the phones over, please. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 08, 2017, 08:26:11 PM
I just wish DG would do regular reprints of SPI games without fucking with them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 13, 2017, 11:08:31 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 03, 2017, 04:31:25 PM
Surprise package from Legion. Forgot I preordered Demyansk Shield

http://legion-wargames2.mybigcommerce.com/demyansk-shield/

So, what's the down low on this.  I like Vance Von B designs.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 14, 2017, 07:50:13 AM
Maps don't fit in the guard shack.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 16, 2017, 08:14:55 PM
My son Michael is now officially a wargamer. Sci-fi games for now, but in a couple years he'll be pushing panzer divisions around on a map. But Ogre will do for now.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 16, 2017, 08:35:59 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 16, 2017, 08:14:55 PM
but in a couple years he'll be pushing panzer divisions around on a map

How do you know?  Maybe he'll be into dolls by then.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 16, 2017, 08:37:05 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 16, 2017, 08:35:59 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 16, 2017, 08:14:55 PM
but in a couple years he'll be pushing panzer divisions around on a map

How do you know?  Maybe he'll be into dolls by then.

SHUT UP
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on July 16, 2017, 11:01:09 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 16, 2017, 08:14:55 PM
My son Michael is now officially a wargamer. Sci-fi games for now, but in a couple years he'll be pushing panzer divisions around on a map. But Ogre will do for now.  :)

I remember in grade school wanting to draw an Ogre for an art project.  I think when I asked my art teacher what the back end of an ogre looked like he might have misunderstood me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 16, 2017, 11:34:45 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 16, 2017, 08:37:05 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 16, 2017, 08:35:59 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 16, 2017, 08:14:55 PM
but in a couple years he'll be pushing panzer divisions around on a map

How do you know?  Maybe he'll be into dolls by then.

SHUT UP

If he starts playing Euros, beat him.  Beat him.  Not like before.  But bad.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 17, 2017, 07:51:32 AM
I found a bag of meeples under your bed son. *gets a switch* This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 17, 2017, 01:23:25 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 17, 2017, 07:51:32 AM
I found a bag of meeples under your bed son. *gets a switch* This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you

Then don't discpline while drunk.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on July 23, 2017, 10:31:07 AM
Has anybody looked at the new Saipan game from Compass? A series of Marianas games and a new system (Company Scale System), and looks really good to me. On the downside is that there are no rules online (always a negative in my book) PLUS at least two of Mr Starkweather's products have been more or less flawed on release (War of the Suns and The Greatest Day)...  :hmm:

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220331/saipan-bloody-rock
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 23, 2017, 10:36:36 AM
Yeah, I have it. Of course I have it.

WotS suffered from a rulebook that was printed with about 80% of editing, but what in particular was flawed about TGG, other than it being GTS 2.0?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on July 23, 2017, 10:41:32 AM
On TGD, I haven't played it myself, but at two conventions our neighboring tables played it and were really struggling with the different rulebooks, I didn't listen to the details much, I admit.

So how are the rules to Saipan?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 23, 2017, 11:18:45 AM
It's not a big, and therefore not as clunky from a mechanical point of view.  As far as the rules go, I like this iteration better--so many more examples throughout the book than the MMP productions.  Section on Line of Sight?  There's a boxed off Line of Sight example. Personally, I like it. 

I think what this system will benefit from as opposed to GTS is that Starkweather is approaching it as a system from the outset--designing the very specific nature of the forest first, and then addressing the trees.  While that may have been the objective with GTS, I think there was enough design feedback between Devil's Cauldron and Where Eagles Dare to warrant the kind of changes that The Greatest Day wound up introducing (nevermind the sheer number of differences in the nature of the battles).

I've given up on arguing the issue of rules in modern wargaming design:  between the Assburger Nation that needs shiny colors and shapes to keep their attention, to the engineer/systems types that need to learn their way or it's no way at all, between the publication cycle that no longer allows for proper play testing, and a lack of resources that do not allow for game developers let alone editors, it's always going to be horseshoes and hand grenades.

In the end some systems (that work) are easier to learn than others, because some designers are better than others when it comes to their rules. For every Mark Mokszyck, there's a Dave Dockter.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 23, 2017, 01:23:57 PM
Has anyone tried this one: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214758/n-napoleonic-wars

I am tempted but there are no rules online and I am not going to buy it blind.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 24, 2017, 08:04:21 PM
What the hell, the system plays the French? Bleh.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 25, 2017, 12:57:31 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 24, 2017, 08:04:21 PM
What the hell, the system plays the French? Bleh.

:bowler:

It seems really interesting, but I have to read bloody rules questions to get an idea of how it works.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on July 25, 2017, 08:10:05 PM
MMP sale of stuff you bought from previous sales:

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1110714961200&ca=087a2261-4538-4e6a-93e6-3cf895e05539
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on July 25, 2017, 09:06:57 PM
And how.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on August 19, 2017, 07:48:10 PM
https://tinybattlepublishing.com/products/red-horde-1920

Sorta want. Me rikey Polacks killing Reds.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 19, 2017, 07:50:55 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 19, 2017, 07:48:10 PM
https://tinybattlepublishing.com/products/red-horde-1920

Sorta want. Me rikey Polacks killing Reds.

I'm torn.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on September 17, 2017, 08:33:53 AM
My brother bought me Star Wars: Rebellion for my birthday and we played it for the first time yesterday. Even though many rules mistakes were made, a blast was truly had. What a great game, particularly if you're a fan of the saga.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 17, 2017, 12:04:14 PM
Quote from: celedhring on September 17, 2017, 08:33:53 AM
My brother bought me Star Wars: Rebellion for my birthday and we played it for the first time yesterday. Even though many rules mistakes were made, a blast was truly had. What a great game, particularly if you're a fan of the saga.

Nice. I have it but haven't played it yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 19, 2017, 02:39:29 AM
Yep, a truly great game. Nostalgia that works. I didn't really want to like it at first because it felt like another one of FFG's licensed SW products rolling off the line, next one due in a couple of days. The mission assignment mechanism can be a bit awkward to explain to beginners but it has a lot of depth and fun strategies. Reluctant hats off to the designer here. Only downside is the combat system tends to bog down the game and feel a bit clunky but I hear they are introducing a new combat system in the expansion (which I otherwise do not care about...Rogue One? Really?). Old movies FTW.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on September 19, 2017, 02:43:29 AM
And in other news I've been focusing a lot on OCS recently. Tried it a few times before but never really grokked it, but finally the penny dropped as it were and I can see the fabolously intricate design behind it all. Probably due to Mr Kisner coming in to organize things a bit differently and also the Operational Matters magazine, those articles really helped with understanding the vaguaries of modes and barrages on various occasions in the SoP.

Played Sicily II recently at a convention, have a game of Tunisia II going. Bought The Blitzkrieg Legend and Beyond the Rhine is on its way. Still reluctant about those big ass east front games in the series, plus I don't really like Russians.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on September 19, 2017, 03:27:32 AM
Quote from: Delirium on September 19, 2017, 02:39:29 AM
Yep, a truly great game. Nostalgia that works. I didn't really want to like it at first because it felt like another one of FFG's licensed SW products rolling off the line, next one due in a couple of days. The mission assignment mechanism can be a bit awkward to explain to beginners but it has a lot of depth and fun strategies. Reluctant hats off to the designer here. Only downside is the combat system tends to bog down the game and feel a bit clunky but I hear they are introducing a new combat system in the expansion (which I otherwise do not care about...Rogue One? Really?). Old movies FTW.

Yeah, our only "but" is that big battles tend to drag for a bit long. But it's a really solid game. The theme truly comes to life in the way the game plays, which is great for a fans like me and my brother, which also are fans of boardgaming.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 25, 2017, 03:27:09 PM
A while ago I got AVP: The Hunt Begins, and it was one of those games that didn't know if it was a boardgame or a miniatures game. It came with figures that needed assembly and the box was weirdly flat and wouldn't fit finished figures in any good way. I recently got into Aliens stuff again (has happened several times over the years, I have a bunch of figures and a couple of APCs painted, colonial marines are Copplestone Castings and the Aliens GW Tyranids), so I finally started assembling the models. I also noted that they had released a 2nd edition of the boardgame so I checked it out and bought it. For the 2nd edition they appear to have listened to critics and done their homework, the box has a more standard shape and the figures are one-pice, more dynamic, color-coded to factions, and fit into their specific positions in a foam inset. Supposedly they also tweaked the rules a bit, but since I've never played the game I don't know much about that. Anyway, the point is that AVP: The Hunt Begins 2nd Ed is playable as a boardgame out of the box.

As for my work on Aliens models, that's for another thread.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on September 25, 2017, 03:30:21 PM
Aren't most board games designed to be playable outside of the box? :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 25, 2017, 03:31:35 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 25, 2017, 03:30:21 PM
Aren't most board games designed to be playable outside of the box? :hmm:

You're a box.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on September 25, 2017, 03:33:41 PM
Your box
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 26, 2017, 02:54:08 PM
Garbon will never have to worry about being snared by someone's box.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 10, 2017, 07:19:07 PM
I got a paper catalog from Compass games today. While I took a shit, I drooled over some of the upcoming stuff.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 10, 2017, 07:29:21 PM
They have a ton of juicy-looking stuff out this month and in the coming months. 

What concerns me is if they're going to be any good as polished products, they've never pushed out this much stuff in such a short time span.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 10, 2017, 07:41:34 PM
I'll never punch them to find out if they suck.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 10, 2017, 09:19:01 PM
My shit's in storage and it's all ZOMG LULZ SEEDY DUDINT PLAY HIS GAMES but Ed gets a pass.  Fucking handicapped.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 10, 2017, 09:19:50 PM
They see me Rollin'
they hatin'
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 10, 2017, 09:23:23 PM
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 10, 2017, 09:28:53 PM
Fallschirmchairjäger
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 12, 2017, 04:31:50 AM
I dunno about Compass, some really strange topics and absurd prices for medium-sized games, at least over here. I am weary of buying from them and Decision...

My money goes to MMP almost exclusively now: special ops magazines, OCS, waiting for GCACW stuff, Line of Battle has a new one in the works. I've even started fantasizing about playing ASL.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 12, 2017, 03:48:54 PM
Quote from: Delirium on October 12, 2017, 04:31:50 AM
I dunno about Compass, some really strange topics and absurd prices for medium-sized games, at least over here. I am weary of buying from them and Decision...

My money goes to MMP almost exclusively now: special ops magazines, OCS, waiting for GCACW stuff, Line of Battle has a new one in the works. I've even started fantasizing about playing ASL.

Don't do it. You'll have to go to rehab.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 12, 2017, 07:10:59 PM
Quote from: Delirium on October 12, 2017, 04:31:50 AM
My money goes to MMP almost exclusively now: special ops magazines, OCS, waiting for GCACW stuff, Line of Battle has a new one in the works.

Good man.  MMP is your friend.  Compass games do seem to be a little light on the component side, but from what I've seen so far they're good productions, and it's not like they're really cranking out monster games. I haven't read much out there in the way of what dogs their games are, especially compared to the car wrecks Decision puts out.

The only thing that irks me about MMP is how/why/? Starkweather left and took his wares to Compass, and how some of their non-system titles seem to have such a problem getting out of the preorder gate.  I was really hoping the tactical-level Vietnam game would make it, if only to have an alternative tactical Vietnam game not done by Mark H. Walker or Lock n' Loaded.

QuoteI've even started fantasizing about playing ASL.

And why not:  the "core" modules have been coming out at a nice pace.  Next up:  Korea.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 12, 2017, 07:16:59 PM
Spartacus supposedly was a bit of a problem rules wise but I didn't punch my game.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 12, 2017, 07:17:48 PM
Now you're just dangling a baby over a railing, just because you can do it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 12, 2017, 07:18:34 PM
 :menace:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 13, 2017, 09:33:49 PM
Gmt is doing a new bulge game. 5 maps, 12 counter sheets. I'll play the panzerlied when I examine the contents, then shelve the game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 13, 2017, 09:37:06 PM
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 17, 2017, 09:28:30 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 13, 2017, 09:33:49 PM
Gmt is doing a new bulge game. 5 maps, 12 counter sheets. I'll play the panzerlied when I examine the contents, then shelve the game.

Looks awesome. Pre-ordered.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 17, 2017, 09:49:28 AM
It does look good. Waivering.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on October 17, 2017, 10:32:18 AM
11B is going to get it, cross out "Bulge" in crayon and write "Kursk" on it
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on October 18, 2017, 07:57:59 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 17, 2017, 10:32:18 AM
11B is going to get it, cross out "Bulge" in crayon and write "Kursk" on it

:lol:

Mueller should investigate him.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 18, 2017, 09:04:07 PM
 :D

Another BotB game. Maybe the Germans will win this time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 01, 2017, 10:08:54 PM
Looks like my Holiday spending spree has started. Bought a couple of Cammand mag games I don't think I have at the Enterprise Games Command Mag sale.

I'm such a sucker.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2017, 10:13:19 PM
Yeah, why not go on a spree:  between Compass, GMT and a couple others, there's tons of stuff coming out.  And since we'll all be dead within the year anyway, why not.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 01, 2017, 10:20:00 PM
Mine has started.

Recent purchases:

Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
John Company (Sierra Madre)

Pre-ordered: GCACW Atlanta Is Ours

Still waiting on MMP sale to start up as I might grab something there as well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 01, 2017, 10:23:53 PM
I haven't even cracked the shrink wrap on the games I got in MMP's last sale.

I want get one of my friends to play Dien Bien Phu, but they would rather play old Avalon Hill games.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2017, 10:26:00 PM
Just got the notification this got shipped--

(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic3781095_md.png)

White Dog makes some nifty stuff for a small company.


Unfortunately it's only solo for the UK side.  Alas, can't shred any snotty Brits with A-4s in this one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 01, 2017, 10:27:41 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2017, 10:23:53 PM
I want get one of my friends to play Dien Bien Phu, but they would rather play old Avalon Hill games.  :(

Which one? MMP's Storm Over DBP or the other one that's floating around (from Legion, I think)? SoDBP is one of the best games of the last several years. You need more adventurous friends. Or older kids.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 01, 2017, 10:28:52 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2017, 10:26:00 PM
Unfortunately it's only solo for the UK side.  Alas, can't shred any snotty Brits with A-4s in this one.

will you: count them all out
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2017, 10:30:06 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 01, 2017, 10:20:00 PM
Pandemic Legacy: Season 2

I got my sister, the biology teacher and immunology hobbyist, the original Pandemic years ago.  Still in its shrink under her coffee table.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 01, 2017, 10:31:08 PM
Sigh.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 01, 2017, 10:31:55 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 01, 2017, 10:27:41 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2017, 10:23:53 PM
I want get one of my friends to play Dien Bien Phu, but they would rather play old Avalon Hill games.  :(

Which one? MMP's Storm Over DBP or the other one that's floating around (from Legion, I think)? SoDBP is one of the best games of the last several years. You need more adventurous friends. Or older kids.  :P

MMP's. The kids like Ogre.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2017, 10:32:36 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 01, 2017, 10:28:52 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2017, 10:26:00 PM
Unfortunately it's only solo for the UK side.  Alas, can't shred any snotty Brits with A-4s in this one.

will you: count them all out

I certainly won't draw their locations in the sand.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 01, 2017, 10:34:28 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2017, 10:31:55 PM
MMP's. The kids like Ogre.

Not a bad game to start with, at least. They'll mature at some point. I'll pray for you. :pope:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2017, 10:42:09 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2017, 10:23:53 PM
but they would rather play old Avalon Hill games.  :(

Not that there's anything wrong with that.  But they should appreciate the opportunity to play new stuff FTF IRL LOLWUT etc.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 02, 2017, 07:22:42 PM
I noticed Tonitrus' avatar today, and then saw this just came out--

(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic3763063_lg.jpg)


The playing-pieces-I-am-going-to-use-for-every-other-family-game-like-forever that come with the 1st printing--
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic3780948_lg.jpg)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 02, 2017, 08:12:08 PM
I WANT TO BE DOCTOR ZAIUS
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 02, 2017, 09:42:50 PM
Filthy apes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 02, 2017, 09:49:24 PM
I HAVE TO BE THE LOBOTOMIZED BLACK GUY? This game sucks
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on November 02, 2017, 10:19:31 PM
I am going to get my kid one of those solo wargames for Christmas. What do you recommend? I was thinking this Alamo one just so I can teach him some local history along the way: https://www.victorypointgames.com/a-blood-red-banner.html

But victory games and their stuff might really suck, I have been out of the loop for awhile.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 02, 2017, 10:30:26 PM
How old is he?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on November 02, 2017, 11:26:11 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 02, 2017, 10:30:26 PM
How old is he?

He is 7. That is why I want a short solo game. We can play together and it has to be short.

He was really enjoying Stratego so I figured it was time :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2017, 07:25:24 AM
Sorry, got nothing.  Never been married and don't have kids.  Can't help you.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 03, 2017, 09:42:28 AM
Valmy I'd say your on the right track with Victory Point. However, IMO 7yo and solo war games aren't a very good mix.

I'd start him out with you guiding him on;
Heritage Battle Cry
Risk
Axis and Allies.
Low complexity 2 player wargames (Memoir '44, World at War, Nations at War, Ogre, etc

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10630/memoir-44

https://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44/en/

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 03, 2017, 10:46:48 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 03, 2017, 09:42:28 AM
Valmy I'd say your on the right track with Victory Point. However, IMO 7yo and solo war games aren't a very good mix.

I'd start him out with you guiding him on;
Heritage Battle Cry
Risk
Axis and Allies.
Low complexity 2 player wargames (Memoir '44, World at War, Nations at War, Ogre, etc

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10630/memoir-44

https://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44/en/

Yep. Solo game for a kid is a bad idea IMHO. Listen to the man.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2017, 08:23:41 PM
Lock n Load publishing possibly has the worst website known to man.

Apparently they publish a strategic Pacific War game. But thanks to their RetardoSite, only thing I learn is that a Jap designed it.

I guess I saved 60 bucks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 03, 2017, 08:54:37 PM
Stolen from BGG:

QuoteBlack Friday a couple of weeks early. Nov 9th - Nov 13th. It was announced in an e-mail, I don't see anything on their website.

For those not familiar with MMP (Multi-Man Publishing), they publish wargames.

See MMP Announces Veteran's Day Sale for more discussion (in the wargamer's forum.)


Sale Items:
Lincoln's War - $44
Korea (OCS) - $50
Beyond The Rhine (OCS) - $74
Tunisia II (OCS) - $32
Guadalahara (SCS) - $18
Rock of the Marne (SCS) - $22
Heights of Courage (SCS) - $22
It Never Snows (SCS) - $50
The Mighty Endeavor II (SCS) - $30
Day of Days (SCS) - $66
Storm Over Dien Bien Phu - $24
Last Blitzkrieg (BCS) - $72
Angola - $40
A Most Dangerous Time - $36
Action Pack #6 (ASL) - $18
Action Pack #9 (ASL) - $18
Action Pack #10 (ASL) - $10
Action Pack #11 (ASL) - $14
ASL Journal 11 - $20
Best of Friends (ASL) - $5
Out of the Attic #2 (ASL) - $5
Blood Reef Tarawa Gamer's Guide (ASL) - $5
The Greatest Day: Sword, Juno & Gold (GTS) - $144
Kawaguchi's Gamble: Edson's Ridge - $24
King Philip's War - $24
No Question of Surrender (GTS) - $37
Operations Special Issue #2 - $20
Rivers to the Reich (ASL) - $5
Special Ops #1 - $20
Warriors of God - $26
Warriors of Japan - $24
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #1 (ASL) - $6
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #3 (ASL) - $7
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #4 (ASL) - $7
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #5 (ASL) - $7
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #6 (ASL) - $7
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #7 (ASL) - $8
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #8 (ASL) - $7
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on November 06, 2017, 05:44:02 PM
Is Lincoln's War any good?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 06, 2017, 08:40:14 PM
Nope. Steer clear of any John Poniske design. The man's a nice enough guy, but an awful designer who doesn't listen to his developers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 06, 2017, 10:17:04 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 06, 2017, 08:40:14 PM
Nope. Steer clear of any John Poniske design. The man's a nice enough guy, but an awful designer who doesn't listen to his developers.

I dunno, I liked King Philip's War.  Light and fluffy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 06, 2017, 10:48:25 PM
Nice unpunched countersheets.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 06, 2017, 10:57:22 PM
Don't you have stairs to fall down or something productive to do?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 06, 2017, 11:01:39 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 06, 2017, 10:57:22 PM
Don't you have stairs to fall down or something productive to do?

I'm just waiting to be awoken by the blood takers at 2am.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 06, 2017, 11:03:35 PM
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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 06, 2017, 11:30:52 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 03, 2017, 08:23:41 PM
Lock n Load publishing possibly has the worst website known to man.

Apparently they publish a strategic Pacific War game. But thanks to their RetardoSite, only thing I learn is that a Jap designed it.

I guess I saved 60 bucks.

They suck.  They sucked when Mark Walker was going all weirdo Strange Things with it, they've just gotten worse.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on November 07, 2017, 12:00:18 PM
Got charged for Pendragon today. I might have it by Christmas  :cool:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 07, 2017, 03:06:54 PM
That MMP sale is really very good. Too bad I already picked up Beyond the Rhine a while ago, but I will pull the trigger on Korea, with my new found OCS addiction still burning. Some people were talking about the BCS series and the Last Blitzkrieg price is good, but I don't know. And if I were interested, half price for The Greatest Day is a good deal. But I need to stay clear of that series...

How about Warriors of Japan/God?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2017, 11:04:09 PM
Quote from: Delirium on November 07, 2017, 03:06:54 PM
How about Warriors of Japan/God?

They have a very strong following--especially WoG--and are very nice productions for their size.  Those prices are great.


And people rave about the BCS series.  Apparently that's a big winner.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 11, 2017, 08:38:14 PM
Another BotB game. Yawn.


https://www.gmtgames.com/p-658-a-time-for-trumpets-the-battle-of-the-bulge-december-1944.aspx
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 11, 2017, 08:39:09 PM
Already fawned over, Basecop.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2017, 08:47:13 PM
I was reading some of the threads for Compass Games' Brezhnev's War over at BGG.  Oh man, what a dumpster fire.   :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2017, 08:49:01 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 11, 2017, 08:38:14 PM
Another BotB game. Yawn.


https://www.gmtgames.com/p-658-a-time-for-trumpets-the-battle-of-the-bulge-december-1944.aspx

Spray paint it red, and voila! You have a Market Garden game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 11, 2017, 08:49:41 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2017, 08:47:13 PM
I was reading some of the threads for Compass Games' Brezhnev's War over at BGG.  Oh man, what a dumpster fire.   :lol:

The game, the comments or both?

-Curious in Ohio
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 11, 2017, 08:57:49 PM
QuoteThis would have been an absolutely ideal game for me. Unfortunately UK forces are rated in this game as the worst in Western Europe. The designer can go and **** himself.
2017-09-15

WATCH OUT, WE GOT A REAL BADASS HERE.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2017, 09:02:02 PM
Yes, several Brits took umbrage to that, especially for 1980.  :lol:  Ty Bomba said you don't like em, you can change them yourself.  People took even more umbrage to that.  :lol:

Also--
QuoteThe 50" x 35" map covers the core area of the Federal Republic of Germany at 6.66 miles (10.8 km) per hex. There are 352 large-size (5/8") unit counters, representing the divisions and brigades immediately on scene at the time, along with the masses of other units that could've been sent as reinforcements.

That's a shitload of map without many counters.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 11, 2017, 09:02:39 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 11, 2017, 09:09:57 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2017, 09:02:02 PM
Yes, several Brits took umbrage to that, especially for 1980.  :lol:  Ty Bomba said you don't like em, you can change them yourself.  People took even more umbrage to that.  :lol:

Also--
QuoteThe 50" x 35" map covers the core area of the Federal Republic of Germany at 6.66 miles (10.8 km) per hex. There are 352 large-size (5/8") unit counters, representing the divisions and brigades immediately on scene at the time, along with the masses of other units that could've been sent as reinforcements.

That's a shitload of map without many counters.

Looks like a bag of ass.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 11, 2017, 09:15:15 PM
I went to the game's bgg page. The Brit butthurt is worth it.

Even better: French units are rated better.

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2017, 09:18:10 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 11, 2017, 09:15:15 PM
Even better: French units are rated better.

:lol:

Game accounts for intrinsic commuter factors.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 11, 2017, 09:29:03 PM
Bomba has never been impressive.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2017, 10:10:05 PM
Ed's cornered him more than once with his scooter and whacked off in front of him.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 11, 2017, 10:24:58 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2017, 10:10:05 PM
Ed's cornered him more than once with his scooter and whacked off in front of him.

Hells yeah
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on November 14, 2017, 11:32:47 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 11, 2017, 09:09:57 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2017, 09:02:02 PM
Yes, several Brits took umbrage to that, especially for 1980.  :lol:  Ty Bomba said you don't like em, you can change them yourself.  People took even more umbrage to that.  :lol:

Also--
QuoteThe 50" x 35" map covers the core area of the Federal Republic of Germany at 6.66 miles (10.8 km) per hex. There are 352 large-size (5/8") unit counters, representing the divisions and brigades immediately on scene at the time, along with the masses of other units that could've been sent as reinforcements.

That's a shitload of map without many counters.

Looks like a bag of ass.

Agreed, the game is a joke.  All the complaining from Brits when the most glaring error is nerfing the Americans.  No EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle and no Sgt. Hulka leader counter.  Sad.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 15, 2017, 09:01:46 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on November 14, 2017, 11:32:47 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 11, 2017, 09:09:57 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2017, 09:02:02 PM
Yes, several Brits took umbrage to that, especially for 1980.  :lol:  Ty Bomba said you don't like em, you can change them yourself.  People took even more umbrage to that.  :lol:

Also--
QuoteThe 50" x 35" map covers the core area of the Federal Republic of Germany at 6.66 miles (10.8 km) per hex. There are 352 large-size (5/8") unit counters, representing the divisions and brigades immediately on scene at the time, along with the masses of other units that could've been sent as reinforcements.

That's a shitload of map without many counters.

Looks like a bag of ass.

Agreed, the game is a joke.  All the complaining from Brits when the most glaring error is nerfing the Americans.  No EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle and no Sgt. Hulka leader counter.  Sad.

I like the cut of your jib.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 21, 2017, 09:48:49 PM
I'm thinking of kickstartering that Platoon Commander Kursk game. I'm a sucker for platoon level games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 21, 2017, 09:53:19 PM
Is that a DVG game?  Meh.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 21, 2017, 09:57:53 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 21, 2017, 09:53:19 PM
Is that a DVG game?  Meh.

Mark Walker's Flying Pig.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 21, 2017, 10:01:13 PM
Double meh.  I wonder about that guy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on November 21, 2017, 10:04:44 PM
 :lol:

His font choices are... Unique. At least with the one inch counters, it sorta negates the random font he picked off of a cheap Chinese CD.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 22, 2017, 03:59:51 PM
Not interested

However, At any Cost is slated for release in December.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 24, 2017, 10:54:55 AM
Me and some friends have become enamoured of Axis and Allies Anniversary Edition.  :blush:

Never really bought into the A&A thing before but this particular design has a seemingly well-deserved reputation as being the tightest of them all. Still wild, obviously, but close enough to a WW2 for my taste and I would rather play this than Triumph and Tragedy, for example.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 24, 2017, 11:03:44 AM
Quote from: Delirium on November 24, 2017, 10:54:55 AM
I would rather play this than Triumph and Tragedy, for example.

Elaborate please.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 24, 2017, 11:22:58 AM
Delirium likes little boats and soldiers in his games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 24, 2017, 12:36:25 PM
Quote from: Tamas on November 24, 2017, 11:03:44 AM
Quote from: Delirium on November 24, 2017, 10:54:55 AM
I would rather play this than Triumph and Tragedy, for example.

Elaborate please.

Barf, vomit, wet splashes, etc.

T&T is as close to WW2 as Axis and Allies is, at least.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 24, 2017, 12:49:27 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 24, 2017, 12:36:25 PM
Quote from: Tamas on November 24, 2017, 11:03:44 AM
Quote from: Delirium on November 24, 2017, 10:54:55 AM
I would rather play this than Triumph and Tragedy, for example.

Elaborate please.

Barf, vomit, wet splashes, etc.

T&T is as close to WW2 as Axis and Allies is, at least

But T&T lets the tiki torch crowd kill Jews without, you know, really killing Jews.

ESSENTIAL WORKER PLACEMENT
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 25, 2017, 03:36:44 AM
I take some comfort in knowing that I actually get to play hex and counter wargames with real opponents. OCS Blitzkrieg Legend once a week thank you very much. My credentials are unassailable.  :bowler:

And because of that I am not ashamed to say I like this particular Axis and Allies incarnation.  :showoff:

Anniversary Edition has some adjustments that makes it more like WW2 (most notably more spaces in Russia and China). Also I like that Italy is a separate country, maybe not as fun if you're the sixth player but makes for some fun twitches in the turn sequence. Here is a good review of pro's and con's: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/video/157545/axis-allies-anniversary-edition/discriminating-gamer-axis-allies-anniversary-editi

Triumph and Tragedy leaves me fairly cold. I suppose it is a good design (Besinque has done some interesting stuff, I like his Front games, good use of blocks) but it is essentially just a very abstract card game that has a 1930's-40's feel to it which could lead to any style of war (West plus Nazis vs USSR) or no war at all and Germany wins by nuclear bomb development. There is freedom in that but it is not a wargame and it has very little to do with WW2. So it is obvious that Axis and Allies is more WW2 than T&T just by that criteria alone.

Anyway, when I feel like killing stuff for shits and giggles I break out A&A, when I feel like playing cards in silence I let myself be talked into playing T&T.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 25, 2017, 03:43:05 AM
Oh, and I am about to fall for this: https://www.nightingale-games.com/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 25, 2017, 03:52:48 AM
Quote from: Delirium on November 25, 2017, 03:43:05 AM
Oh, and I am about to fall for this: https://www.nightingale-games.com/

No swastika? Lame.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 25, 2017, 10:05:58 AM
Jesus H Meeplefucking Christ
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 25, 2017, 03:24:37 PM
THEY ARE SOLDIERS WITH BIG GUNS NOT MEEPLES
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 28, 2017, 02:56:20 PM
Any of you all played GMT's Space Empires? thoughts?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 28, 2017, 04:26:24 PM
I've played it a few times and I think it has a lot of good things going if you accept it as a proper wargame and not just any quick sf game. I like the hidden research and hidden task forces that lets you work a whole lot of deception against the other players. The combat system is not bad. But it does take time, especially with serious players. So if you want to conquer the galaxy in three hours, play Eclipse instead, this one can take a day if you let it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 28, 2017, 04:43:36 PM
Thanks
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 28, 2017, 04:50:51 PM
Hmmm

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232918/fallout
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 28, 2017, 09:37:26 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 28, 2017, 04:50:51 PM
Hmmm

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232918/fallout

Somebody has to go up there in the upper left hand corner, and smack you in the head.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 29, 2017, 04:31:38 AM
Why do people insist on the bloody plastic figures? I want games, not toys.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 29, 2017, 05:00:26 AM
Quote from: Tamas on November 29, 2017, 04:31:38 AM
Why do people insist on the bloody plastic figures? I want games, not toys.

Shut up. Figures in boardgames (that aren't historical military sims) rule.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 29, 2017, 05:26:31 AM
Quote from: The Brain on November 29, 2017, 05:00:26 AM
Quote from: Tamas on November 29, 2017, 04:31:38 AM
Why do people insist on the bloody plastic figures? I want games, not toys.

Shut up. Figures in boardgames (that aren't historical military sims) rule.

Ugh. Sometimes, maybe, but often they just get in the way. If I want to play pew-pew with plastic soldiers I buy Playmobil.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on December 05, 2017, 08:54:47 AM
Got the 500th Anniversary expansion pack for Here I Stand. Some new cards and new rules. Some bigger changes: Italy is now worth fighting over (French chateaux roll can give better results if France controls more of Italy), phony wars/exploits in Scotland and Venice are made more difficult/expensive, and there might be more fighting over Scotland in general between England and France.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 05, 2017, 09:17:25 AM
Fuck. Time flies.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 05, 2017, 09:23:52 AM
Quote from: The Brain on December 05, 2017, 09:17:25 AM
Fuck. Time flies.

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 05, 2017, 09:31:02 AM
Hmm, maybe it is time to give HIS another spin...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 05, 2017, 10:15:29 AM
Me and Habs did a LOT of the playtesting for those changes. I think they make a great game even better.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 10, 2017, 03:54:16 PM
Couple preorders today
http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_AAB.html

http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_fire_mountain.html

http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_HOD.html
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 13, 2017, 07:45:45 AM
Got my copy of Wild Blue Yonder yesterday. It sure looks pretty...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 13, 2017, 10:12:56 AM
Got Gloomhaven last week and giving it a spin this weekend. We'll see if the hype is warranted (I guess not), but gotta say that the solo runs I've done to learn the rules have made me fall in love with the system.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 15, 2017, 09:05:28 PM
Bought Tonkin and an ATS game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 15, 2017, 09:07:15 PM
Managed to make some trades for An Infamous Traffic. Time to run some opium and wreck China for fancy hats! :yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 15, 2017, 09:07:30 PM
Quotean ATS game.

HAHA! YOU BOUGHT A CRITICAL SHIT GAME?

Never want to hear another crack about my buying habits sir.  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 15, 2017, 09:11:27 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 15, 2017, 09:07:30 PM
Quotean ATS game.

HAHA! YOU BOUGHT A CRITICAL SHIT GAME?

Never want to hear another crack about my buying habits sir.  :mad:

Eh nothing wrong with ATS. :blurgh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on December 15, 2017, 09:23:32 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 15, 2017, 09:11:27 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 15, 2017, 09:07:30 PM
Quotean ATS game.

HAHA! YOU BOUGHT A CRITICAL SHIT GAME?

Never want to hear another crack about my buying habits sir.  :mad:

Eh nothing wrong with ATS. :blurgh:

I am quietly judging you
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 15, 2017, 09:48:33 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 15, 2017, 09:07:15 PM
Managed to make some trades for An Infamous Traffic. Time to run some opium and wreck China for fancy hats! :yeah:

So racist.  That's almost as bad as that goofy "worker placement" game about Nazi Germany war production a couple years ago.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 15, 2017, 09:48:55 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 15, 2017, 09:23:32 PM
I am quietly judging you

Ditto.  Harrumph.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 15, 2017, 11:04:25 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 15, 2017, 09:48:33 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 15, 2017, 09:07:15 PM
Managed to make some trades for An Infamous Traffic. Time to run some opium and wreck China for fancy hats! :yeah:

So racist.  That's almost as bad as that goofy "worker placement" game about Nazi Germany war production a couple years ago.

I think you have a strange definition of racism.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 15, 2017, 11:16:58 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 15, 2017, 11:04:25 PM
I think you have a strange definition of racism.

I didn't say AIF wasn't a great idea.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 16, 2017, 08:32:48 AM
Always loved the brown "worker" tokens for Puerto Rico.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 16, 2017, 08:36:34 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 15, 2017, 09:48:33 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 15, 2017, 09:07:15 PM
Managed to make some trades for An Infamous Traffic. Time to run some opium and wreck China for fancy hats! :yeah:

So racist.  That's almost as bad as that goofy "worker placement" game about Nazi Germany war production a couple years ago.

Do they have to spend a full turn in Poland before they're eliminated, or do they turn into VP already on arriving there?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 16, 2017, 07:27:11 PM
Quote from: celedhring on December 13, 2017, 10:12:56 AM
Got Gloomhaven last week and giving it a spin this weekend. We'll see if the hype is warranted (I guess not), but gotta say that the solo runs I've done to learn the rules have made me fall in love with the system.

Had a blast. We'll see after more plays, but so far I can see myself becoming obsessed with this game. Unique approach to the dungeon crawler genre.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 18, 2017, 07:28:55 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 15, 2017, 09:48:55 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 15, 2017, 09:23:32 PM
I am quietly judging you

Ditto.  Harrumph.


Quote from: Ed Anger on December 15, 2017, 09:23:32 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 15, 2017, 09:11:27 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 15, 2017, 09:07:30 PM
Quotean ATS game.

HAHA! YOU BOUGHT A CRITICAL SHIT GAME?

Never want to hear another crack about my buying habits sir.  :mad:

Eh nothing wrong with ATS. :blurgh:

I am quietly judging you

Uncle Ho says eat shit.  :blurgh:

(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25395821_10214503206525134_8703387769072337208_n.jpg?oh=aecbba2ce9e9a26c9b02d2bea21c1658&oe=5ABC3B8F)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 18, 2017, 08:06:32 PM
He would never tell me to eat shit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 23, 2017, 01:37:51 PM
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218525/america-falling-coming-civil-war

Quote

Predicting the imminent collapse of the United States is a journalistic and academic commonplace as old as the republic itself. In fact, the first op-ed pieces on that theme began appearing in newspapers--both within the country itself and elsewhere around the world--before the ink on the first copy of the constitution was even properly dry back in 1787. The genre even had a name: "declinism."

Similarly, the reasons given for that supposedly inescapable fall have generally always--from the late-18th century to the present--been divided into three categories: ethno-racial conflict, class conflict, or some mixture of the two. America Falling enables two players to simulate the entire first year of a hypothesized near-future civil war--brought on by whatever is your own favorite reason--across all of the lower-48 states.

One player commands the conservative "Red" forces while the other leads the liberal "Blue" forces. The rules also allow for the possibility of local separatist movements erupting independently of those two main factions, including: The Republic of Texas, The Islamic State in America (ISIA), New Jerusalem, Aztlan, La Raza, Aryan Nation, New Afrika, Ecotopia, and The LGBTQ Rainbow Coalition.

Conflict can take place with conventional armaments as well as Weapons of Mass Destruction. Cyberwarfare is a constant.

No two games will set up or play exactly alike. The initial territorial division between the two sides is based on major cities (chosen randomly) rather than on whole states.

Game mechanics recreate the inescapable dilemmas of fratricidal struggle inherent at the start of every civil war. The keynote centers around the fact one military has suddenly become two. That means things previously taken for granted--chain of command, supply, political loyalties, etc.--have become uncertain. Nothing can be depended on; for instance, movement allowances among the same type of units may vary by as much as a factor of 12.

Play moves rapidly back and forth during each turn, one "action" at a time, in any order the players choose: enter reinforcements from off-map areas; regroup previously devastated units; move a friendly force; attempt to subvert an enemy force to defect to your side; launch a conventional, cyber or WMD attack; move your capital or attempt an airpower surge. In the end, victory hinges on the balance between control of key terrain and accumulated demoralization within the factions.

Product Information
Complexity: 6 out of 10
Solitaire Suitability: 8 out of 10
Time Scale: six two-month turns
Map Scale: 33 miles (54 km) per hex
Unit Scale: brigades, with abstracted air & naval power
Players: one or two, best with two
Playing Time: four to six hours

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 23, 2017, 01:44:13 PM
QuoteThe rules also allow for the possibility of local separatist movements erupting independently of those two main factions, including: The Republic of Texas, The Islamic State in America (ISIA), New Jerusalem, Aztlan, La Raza, Aryan Nation, New Afrika, Ecotopia, and The LGBTQ Rainbow Coalition.

:lol:  And I thought we got silly gaming America's destruction in the '80s.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 23, 2017, 01:51:24 PM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm1.staticflickr.com%2F112%2F266299962_9f1435153f.jpg&hash=adbb33e19938cecfe16be877f8ff53f84dbcced4)

(https://i.imgur.com/4xkVq8o.jpg)

(https://media1.tenor.com/images/06786b4c483673d4f312cc32cc70378e/tenor.gif?itemid=3560914)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 24, 2017, 04:15:51 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 15, 2017, 09:11:27 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 15, 2017, 09:07:30 PM
Quotean ATS game.

HAHA! YOU BOUGHT A CRITICAL SHIT GAME?

Never want to hear another crack about my buying habits sir.  :mad:

Eh nothing wrong with ATS. :blurgh:

(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25659987_10214548215370327_5826793327786562960_n.jpg?oh=03454505bf01474a2caf6276035fe756&oe=5ABC7F6C)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 31, 2017, 03:01:47 PM
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188920/war-mine-board-game

Anyone have any first hand experience with this.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 31, 2017, 05:05:09 PM
Picked up
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10168/citadel-battle-dien-bien-phu

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6940/battle-alma

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2388/dark-nebula

and
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175095/dawn-zeds-third-edition
To get my other half and 13 year old into gaming. Those two could wreck a panzer division inside of a game turn.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 31, 2017, 06:27:03 PM
This trend in Ameritrash disturbs me, but you get a pass with the kids.  Perfect age to get them hooked.

What does their real father think about all this?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 31, 2017, 08:18:51 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 31, 2017, 06:27:03 PM
This trend in Ameritrash disturbs me, but you get a pass with the kids.  Perfect age to get them hooked.

What does their real father think about all this?

It is a Zombie game. I've been waiting to catch the GDW game at a decent price.

The other is their Crusader game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Pedrito on January 02, 2018, 02:54:40 PM
Being my son a bit of a Star Wars junkie, I've bought for him Star Wars: Imperial Assault for Christmas (and me being a Star Wars junkie and wanting to play the game impacts very little on the decision  :blush:).

After the first couple missions played like a nightmare, with the ton of different cards, tokens and counters on the board, now the game flows a bit easier and is becoming very interesting and fun.

L.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 02, 2018, 03:50:22 PM
There's an official (and free) app that automates the imperial player, which makes wonders for the flow of the game. If you don't mind playing it as a pure co-op game, I heartily recommend it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on January 07, 2018, 08:44:16 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2017, 10:08:54 PM
Looks like my Holiday spending spree has started. Bought a couple of Cammand mag games I don't think I have at the Enterprise Games Command Mag sale.

I'm such a sucker.

The Spree got aborted. Too much bullshit I had to deal with the past few months.

Planning on getting the Third World War new edition from Compass.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 13, 2018, 04:55:12 PM
I have been testing Bios Megafauna 2nd edition out on Vassal, while I wait for my copy to arrive.

It's an Ecklund game and in a lot of ways resembles his recent designs like the Pax games.

It is very neat, great theme, and very competitive. I'd be eager to get a Languish game started but unfortunately the rulebook is pretty horrible. The game is easy and quick but you'd have no idea about any of that reading the rulebook. Takes a few short aborted test games to nail it down.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 13, 2018, 05:05:14 PM
I'd be willing to give it a shot.

I'm also really excited to do a Languish game of John Company when I actually lay my hands on that one...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 13, 2018, 05:06:37 PM
John Company?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 13, 2018, 05:13:26 PM
Quote from: The Brain on January 13, 2018, 05:06:37 PM
John Company?

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/211716/john-company

Cole Wehrle (An Infamous Traffic, Pax Pamir) design. Players control a political/economist dynasty within the British East India Company from 1720 to 1857. Looks to be a hit thus far. Still waiting on my pre-order to ship.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 13, 2018, 05:22:43 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 13, 2018, 05:13:26 PM
Quote from: The Brain on January 13, 2018, 05:06:37 PM
John Company?

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/211716/john-company

Cole Wehrle (An Infamous Traffic, Pax Pamir) design. Players control a political/economist dynasty within the British East India Company from 1720 to 1857. Looks to be a hit thus far. Still waiting on my pre-order to ship.

Cool.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 13, 2018, 05:46:16 PM
I believe they phased out their toilet division some time before the game starts.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 13, 2018, 05:49:27 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 13, 2018, 05:13:26 PM
Quote from: The Brain on January 13, 2018, 05:06:37 PM
John Company?

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/211716/john-company

Cole Wehrle (An Infamous Traffic, Pax Pamir) design. Players control a political/economist dynasty within the British East India Company from 1720 to 1857. Looks to be a hit thus far. Still waiting on my pre-order to ship.

Photo of the board scared me, but it sounds awesome.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Scipio on January 14, 2018, 09:14:38 AM
Dropmix. New boardgame from Harmonix. Damn fun music mixing board game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 14, 2018, 01:09:58 PM
http://warwithoutkia.blogspot.it/2017/11/1985-under-iron-sky-forward-comrades.html

For Ed
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 14, 2018, 03:26:06 PM
My copy of Silver Bayonet 25th Anniversary Ed. arrived. What a component production. Wow.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Josephus on January 14, 2018, 08:13:55 PM
Been playing Ticket to Ride (Europe). Simple, but fun game to play.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on January 16, 2018, 11:45:41 AM
Quote from: Scipio on January 14, 2018, 09:14:38 AM
Dropmix. New boardgame from Harmonix. Damn fun music mixing board game.

Quote from: Josephus on January 14, 2018, 08:13:55 PM
Been playing Ticket to Ride (Europe). Simple, but fun game to play.

I see folks are taking advantage of CdM's absence.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 16, 2018, 12:03:41 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 17, 2018, 04:50:13 AM
I am selling my ziplocked copy of Pax Pamir on BGG for 60 pounds. If any of you guys are interested, I may even bother to send it to the US.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PRC on January 17, 2018, 08:09:42 PM
Playing Uwe Rosenbergs Patchwork lately with the special lady.  Good two players couple game.

Also picked up Photosynthesis and the Gaia Project which is a Terra Mystica variant basically.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 21, 2018, 01:18:39 PM
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/01/german-board-games-catan/550826/

Quote

The Invasion of the German Board Games

Their peaceful premises and intricate rule systems are changing the way Americans play—and helping shape an industry in the process.

In a development that would have been hard to imagine a generation ago, when video games were poised to take over living rooms, board games are thriving. Overall, the latest available data shows that U.S. sales grew by 28 percent between the spring of 2016 and the spring of 2017. Revenues are expected to rise at a similar rate into the early 2020s—largely, says one analyst, because the target audience "has changed from children to adults," particularly younger ones.

Much of this success is traceable to the rise of games that, well, get those adults acting somewhat more like children. Clever, low-overhead card games such as Cards Against Humanity, Secret Hitler, and Exploding Kittens ("A card game for people who are into kittens and explosions") have sold exceptionally well. Games like these have proliferated on Kickstarter, where anyone with a great idea and a contact at an industrial printing company can circumvent the usual toy-and-retail gatekeepers who green-light new concepts. (The largest project category on Kickstarter is "Games," and board games make up about three-quarters of those projects.)

Growth has also been particularly swift in the category of "hobby" board games, which comprises more sophisticated titles that are oriented toward older players—think Settlers of Catan. These games, compared to ones like Monopoly and Cards Against Humanity, represent a niche segment, but that segment is becoming something more than a niche: According to ICv2, a trade publication that covers board games, comic books, and other hobbyist products, sales of hobby board games in the U.S. and Canada increased from an estimated $75 million to $305 million between 2013 and 2016, the latest year for which data is available.

....

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on January 21, 2018, 04:09:49 PM


Quote
more sophisticated titles that are oriented toward older players—think Settlers of Catan.

:bleeding:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on January 21, 2018, 04:10:52 PM
Played three rounds of Churchill today. Lots of fun, even though I didn't manage a single win. :glare:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 21, 2018, 04:26:04 PM
More Gloomhaven with my friends today. I should feel guilty to have fallen into the BGG hype machine but god, I love this game.  :sleep:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PRC on January 22, 2018, 12:17:38 PM
Quote from: celedhring on January 21, 2018, 04:26:04 PM
More Gloomhaven with my friends today. I should feel guilty to have fallen into the BGG hype machine but god, I love this game.  :sleep:

Haven't played but have seen a lot of the hype there.  Really that good eh?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 22, 2018, 12:35:14 PM
Quote from: PRC on January 22, 2018, 12:17:38 PM
Quote from: celedhring on January 21, 2018, 04:26:04 PM
More Gloomhaven with my friends today. I should feel guilty to have fallen into the BGG hype machine but god, I love this game.  :sleep:

Haven't played but have seen a lot of the hype there.  Really that good eh?

It takes your ameritrash dungeon crawler and replaces dice-chucking with a pretty deep card-based combat system. I love all the decision-making involved.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on January 22, 2018, 03:23:40 PM
How long does a game generally last?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 22, 2018, 03:31:57 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 22, 2018, 03:23:40 PM
How long does a game generally last?

3 hours with four players is our average for playing one scenario. Lower player count makes for shorter games.

Base game has 100 scenarios, with a multi-branching campaign with side questlines and such. It's practically impossible to finish the game unless you play it obsessively.

There's a shorter campaign that the author released for the second KS (10 scenarios, much more manageable), and he's releasing another one this year (all downloadable for free).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Kleves on January 24, 2018, 05:20:40 PM
I'm definitely tempted by Gloomhaven. Is there much/any role playing outside of combat?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 24, 2018, 06:01:03 PM
I am definitely more interested in it now with Celed's recommendation. The thing with BGG hype is that more often than not its the autistic-spectrum drooling over some OCD-fest
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 24, 2018, 06:08:30 PM
Quote from: Kleves on January 24, 2018, 05:20:40 PM
I'm definitely tempted by Gloomhaven. Is there much/any role playing outside of combat?

No. You have encounter decks which pose some choices, and the campaign has a degree of choice&consequence since it has different branches, but 90% of the game is just going into dungeons to kill stuff. It's just really good at that.

There's lots of lore & story though.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: mongers on January 25, 2018, 03:08:49 PM
Yesterday had a wander around a waterstones bookshop, lots of boardgames in there, including re-issues of 'Escape from Colditz' :wub:


Not so keep on the price tag of $70.  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 29, 2018, 02:52:28 PM
I have fallen for the died-down hype of Scythe and really enjoy it after four completed games. It's bordering on too abstract euro but gets away with it for two reasons, one, it allows for a lot of conflict for those who want it (we do) and two, a game can be completed in less than 2,5 hours but it really feels like more than that, in a good way.

Thumbs up from me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 29, 2018, 03:48:52 PM
John Company is out and looks spectacular. Hopefully a Vassal module is developed soon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 29, 2018, 11:12:18 PM
Five others and I played Charterstone for the first time tonight. It's a legacy game, but a worker-placement Euro with a story behind it. Surprisingly, it's actually very, very good. The game isn't really ultra-competitive in the vein of the players trying to win each individual game (though they gain bonuses for doing so), but instead encourages people to build long-term and go for the campaign victory.

It's a good way to burn an hour and has some intriguing innovations on worker-placement from what I've seen so far. The mystery element of opening new boxes/cards is sure to keep pulling me in as well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 30, 2018, 02:44:28 AM
worker-placement  :x

et tu, Habbaku  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 31, 2018, 12:18:13 AM
Shh, I'm trying to bait Seedy into returning.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 07, 2018, 10:12:10 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 29, 2018, 03:48:52 PM
John Company is out and looks spectacular. Hopefully a Vassal module is developed soon.

I gave this a bit of a learning try via Tabletop Simulator as I was really curious. I think if all players are well knowledgeable on how to win and can appreciate the theme, then its nice. Otherwise, I am not sure.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 07, 2018, 10:18:47 AM
I wouldn't want to play a game where the players weren't knowledgeable on how to win.  :huh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on February 07, 2018, 10:32:11 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 07, 2018, 10:18:47 AM
I wouldn't want to play a game where the players weren't knowledgeable on how to win.  :huh:

A game where you draw a random card at the end to determine what the victory conditions were. SURPRISE! You won player 3!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 07, 2018, 10:34:49 AM
 :rolleyes:

I mean familiar with how the game usually flows and how that relates to chances of victory for the individual players. e.g. "shall I concentrate on getting captains and ships for them or do I make sure I get nice offices" that kind of stuff.

Overall, I am hoping the the -probably- frequent negotiations required offset the worker placement mechanics. Because this is a worker placement game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 07, 2018, 10:47:39 AM
Not a pure worker placement game, but I get your point. From my understanding of the rules, if the players aren't frequently negotiating to build coalitions or hammer out exchanges between one-another, it's going to prove somewhat less interesting, sure.

But people not understanding some of a game's mechanisms is only a knock against the game if the rules are opaque about that aspect. John Company is, at least to me, rather overt about negotiation being part of the structure--it has the "Promises" system as a prominent part.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 11, 2018, 06:30:47 PM
Played JoCo today. I want to play it again immediately, so that's a plus.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 11, 2018, 08:31:52 PM
Arriving at the Wolf's Lair:

Red Star/White Star
South China Sea
Brezhnev's War
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 11, 2018, 08:56:40 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 11, 2018, 08:31:52 PM
Arriving at the Wolf's Lair:

Red Star/White Star
South China Sea
Brezhnev's War

MechWar 2?

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 11, 2018, 09:08:20 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 11, 2018, 08:56:40 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 11, 2018, 08:31:52 PM
Arriving at the Wolf's Lair:

Red Star/White Star
South China Sea
Brezhnev's War

MechWar 2?

Russo-Polack war of 1920.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 12, 2018, 05:34:34 AM
Has anybody tried The Expanse - the board game? Just recently got into the tv series and read some interesting things about the game as well...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 12, 2018, 06:07:27 AM
Recently played Merchants & Marauders, and everyone agreed that it was nice.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 12, 2018, 09:55:14 AM
Quote from: Delirium on February 12, 2018, 05:34:34 AM
Has anybody tried The Expanse - the board game? Just recently got into the tv series and read some interesting things about the game as well...

Negative, but I've heard good things about it, despite the pretty low quality of the pieces.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 13, 2018, 03:41:10 AM
That's what I heard too, some sort of mix between a multiplayer Twilight Struggle (which is good) and COIN (which is not) but with fairly low production value. Will need to try it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 13, 2018, 08:26:35 PM
Finally picked up a copy of Air & Armor.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 13, 2018, 09:30:43 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 13, 2018, 08:26:35 PM
Finally picked up a copy of Air & Armor.

Good man.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 15, 2018, 08:50:45 PM
I started to inventory my games, thinking to list the on BGG as a refrence. But a look into a couple of tubs revealed 4 copies of Tito. I think they are breeding.

Yuk.

2 copies of Air War? Was I buzzed on painkillers when I was on eBay?

HARUMPH.

Why won't the NATO Division commander game multiply? It is worth money.

I haz a sad.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 15, 2018, 09:14:31 PM
Air War.  :wub:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 15, 2018, 09:15:04 PM
Four copies of the same game.  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on February 15, 2018, 09:21:11 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 15, 2018, 09:15:04 PM
Four copies of the same game.  :lol:

And it's Tito.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 15, 2018, 09:22:13 PM
Four player blind play. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 15, 2018, 09:23:20 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 15, 2018, 09:14:31 PM
Air War.  :wub:

I used to play it with my oldest brother. I was always the one with Russian equipment.

Yay! 2 mig-21's. 4 total AA missiles.

Against his two phantoms. And 6-8 missiles each.  <_<
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 15, 2018, 09:23:46 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 15, 2018, 09:22:13 PM
Four player blind play. :P

Might be a game idea there, albeit with the Italians and Germans sharing information.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 15, 2018, 09:26:38 PM
I just don't know how I ended up with 4 of them. Unless there was a wad of them in a S&T collection I bought some years back.

Also, 2 copies of Arabian Nightmare. Fuck you Jim Duningan.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 15, 2018, 09:36:01 PM
Have you seen this?

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.1dde8d7e

http://warwithoutkia.blogspot.it/2017/07/1985-under-iron-sky-overview.html
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 15, 2018, 09:40:27 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 15, 2018, 09:36:01 PM
Have you seen this?

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.1dde8d7e

http://warwithoutkia.blogspot.it/2017/07/1985-under-iron-sky-overview.html


SWEET MERCIFUL JESUS.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 15, 2018, 10:21:50 PM
Probably garbage, but I want it anyway.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 15, 2018, 10:46:38 PM
Read this before playing. :P


https://www.amazon.com/Third-World-John-Winthrop-Hackett/dp/0025471600/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518752649&sr=8-1&keywords=the+third+world+war+hackett
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 15, 2018, 11:13:50 PM
Things are real fucking weird over on MMP's CSW folder today.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 16, 2018, 12:12:37 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 13, 2018, 09:30:43 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 13, 2018, 08:26:35 PM
Finally picked up a copy of Air & Armor.

Good man.

I haven't played this game in nearly 25 years.  Just browsing the rules starts to bring back a  familiarity with the game mechanics. I've experienced this with other games that I heavily played back in the day. Is this normal?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PRC on February 16, 2018, 04:33:07 PM
Quote from: celedhring on January 22, 2018, 03:31:57 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 22, 2018, 03:23:40 PM
How long does a game generally last?

3 hours with four players is our average for playing one scenario. Lower player count makes for shorter games.

Base game has 100 scenarios, with a multi-branching campaign with side questlines and such. It's practically impossible to finish the game unless you play it obsessively.

There's a shorter campaign that the author released for the second KS (10 scenarios, much more manageable), and he's releasing another one this year (all downloadable for free).

Welp, I came across a copy of Gloomhaven at a great price and so picked it up.  Going to play a campaign with my ladyfriend.  God damn though, that is one big box, I felt like I needed a guide just for the unboxing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 16, 2018, 04:53:52 PM
Ready for clipping. Even though its overrated.

(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/27913379_10215010835655545_6059802205814488224_o.jpg?oh=da137d20da9bf218b5e2890f065cf58d&oe=5B2441C9)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 16, 2018, 10:15:03 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 16, 2018, 12:12:37 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 13, 2018, 09:30:43 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 13, 2018, 08:26:35 PM
Finally picked up a copy of Air & Armor.

Good man.

I haven't played this game in nearly 25 years.  Just browsing the rules starts to bring back a  familiarity with the game mechanics. I've experienced this with other games that I heavily played back in the day. Is this normal?

Yes. Although I don't remember Car Wars being so obtuse to me.

*picks up new boxed edition*

JESUS CHRIST THIS IS HARD NOW
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 17, 2018, 03:56:08 AM
Quote from: PRC on February 16, 2018, 04:33:07 PM
Quote from: celedhring on January 22, 2018, 03:31:57 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 22, 2018, 03:23:40 PM
How long does a game generally last?

3 hours with four players is our average for playing one scenario. Lower player count makes for shorter games.

Base game has 100 scenarios, with a multi-branching campaign with side questlines and such. It's practically impossible to finish the game unless you play it obsessively.

There's a shorter campaign that the author released for the second KS (10 scenarios, much more manageable), and he's releasing another one this year (all downloadable for free).

Welp, I came across a copy of Gloomhaven at a great price and so picked it up.  Going to play a campaign with my ladyfriend.  God damn though, that is one big box, I felt like I needed a guide just for the unboxing.

Hope you enjoy it!

Yeah, the box is humongous.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 19, 2018, 09:19:31 PM
Today at Casa Anger, I taught the twins the game Starfire. And to make it easy for the first game, the scenario where the Rigelians pull off a Pearl Harbor type fighter attack on the Khanate battle line.

Little shits ripped the battle line apart. It was a good day to be a dad.  :cry:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 20, 2018, 08:52:10 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 19, 2018, 09:19:31 PM
Today at Casa Anger, I taught the twins the game Starfire. And to make it easy for the first game, the scenario where the Rigelians pull off a Pearl Harbor type fighter attack on the Khanate battle line.

Little shits ripped the battle line apart. It was a good day to be a dad.  :cry:

They are taught well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 26, 2018, 01:11:41 PM
Ordered two old friends yesterday, East Front and West Front Tank Leader. Was going to order the third but he was 95.00. Next month.

Also At Any Cost is charging and the MBT/FRG & MBT/BAOR should be charging in a bit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 27, 2018, 08:35:29 PM
In an attempt to own as many platoon level games as I can, I kickstarted Normandy-Beginning of the End.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dracoideas/normandy-the-beginning-of-the-end/description

Yes basecop, its western front. Live with it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 28, 2018, 04:38:38 AM
I'm looking to kickstart the Batman boardgame, because Batman. It's from the same guys and uses the same system as the Conan boardgame that came out a couple years ago, and that I know Brain bought. What did you think of it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 28, 2018, 04:46:19 AM
Quote from: celedhring on February 28, 2018, 04:38:38 AM
I'm looking to kickstart the Batman boardgame, because Batman. It's from the same guys and uses the same system as the Conan boardgame that came out a couple years ago, and that I know Brain bought. What did you think of it?

Conan had nice figures (the reason I got it, and expansions). I haven't played the actual game, but my impression from reading the rules was that it was a dud, and a review I saw wasn't great. The rulebook was a bit bizarre and read like a playtest version I remember (no overview, no introduction, nothing to draw you in and make you want to play the game).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 28, 2018, 05:06:41 AM
Yeah, the minis are gorgeous.

Reading the rulebook and reviews it doesn't seem anything groundbreaking gameplay-wise, just your usual dice chucking fest. I'll see, I still have one month to make up my mind.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 28, 2018, 01:42:56 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 27, 2018, 08:35:29 PM
In an attempt to own as many platoon level games as I can, I kickstarted Normandy-Beginning of the End.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dracoideas/normandy-the-beginning-of-the-end/description

Yes basecop, its western front. Live with it.

:yuk:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on February 28, 2018, 09:26:57 PM
If it makes you feel better, I'll fondle my unpunched copy of SPI's Operation Typhoon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 28, 2018, 11:25:48 PM
 
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 28, 2018, 09:26:57 PM
If it makes you feel better, I'll fondle my unpunched copy of SPI's Operation Typhoon.

:wub:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on March 07, 2018, 09:45:40 AM
So I sort of forgot that I had backed and paid for the new version of Hannibal (called H & Hamilcar) from Phalanx. Had to go to my old address to pick it up (we moved a few months ago) but it certainly looks good from what I can see.

I also happened to invest in a copy of The Expanse which seemed a bit difficult to get hold of over here.

Both still in shrinkwrap though, time dedicated to some Napoleonic gaming and also Space Empires (Replicators on their way).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on March 07, 2018, 03:48:49 PM
Hey Del, I need your help. What's a good source in Sweden for plastic to put over unmounted maps on the table? I have some from old poster frames, but there has to be a better source for new stuff.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 09, 2018, 05:31:25 PM
Board game based on original archival research:

http://artsandscience.usask.ca/news/articles/1984/Playing_to_learn_and_translating_history
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 10, 2018, 12:27:37 AM
BAOR, FRG, and At Any Cost arrived. Fucking maps a atrocious in the new MBT series. Map in At Any Cost is superb. Gravelotte-St. Privat FTW.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 24, 2018, 06:32:12 PM
Scratch a T-80B

(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/29497949_10215339118182403_7589821293114763005_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=f4a9c3a0846a016dbe8b4fbeba1ef1e4&oe=5B3F85F8)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on March 28, 2018, 08:44:03 AM
There's about 4 threads I could file this under, but Through the Ages (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182028/through-ages-new-story-civilization) just got an implementation on Steam.  It's also selling with a ~30% discount.

The interface is decent although not perfect.  After one game I had it down, and if you are familiar with the board game it should be easy to pick up.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 28, 2018, 08:59:08 AM
Quote from: frunk on March 28, 2018, 08:44:03 AM
There's about 4 threads I could file this under, but Through the Ages (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182028/through-ages-new-story-civilization) just got an implementation on Steam.  It's also selling with a ~30% discount.

The interface is decent although not perfect.  After one game I had it down, and if you are familiar with the board game it should be easy to pick up.

This is the worst thread for it :P

I think the UI is pretty good. Converting a boardgame to computer is NOT easy. Looks like they have done a great job with this one, I am enjoying it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on March 28, 2018, 10:07:45 AM
Quote from: Tamas on March 28, 2018, 08:59:08 AM
This is the worst thread for it :P

I think it's the best thread, as the main target is people who are familiar with the board game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on March 31, 2018, 12:16:33 AM
Quote from: The Brain on March 07, 2018, 03:48:49 PM
Hey Del, I need your help. What's a good source in Sweden for plastic to put over unmounted maps on the table? I have some from old poster frames, but there has to be a better source for new stuff.

Yo, a not very frequent visitor these days. I have one custom made sheet of glass given to me as a birthday present but those are expensive...and heavy. IKEA frames are probably the best solution, i have two of those as well. Problem therevis the measurements are not very compatible though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 02, 2018, 11:40:58 AM
Quote from: Delirium on March 31, 2018, 12:16:33 AM
Quote from: The Brain on March 07, 2018, 03:48:49 PM
Hey Del, I need your help. What's a good source in Sweden for plastic to put over unmounted maps on the table? I have some from old poster frames, but there has to be a better source for new stuff.

Yo, a not very frequent visitor these days. I have one custom made sheet of glass given to me as a birthday present but those are expensive...and heavy. IKEA frames are probably the best solution, i have two of those as well. Problem therevis the measurements are not very compatible though.

Thanks. :)

While waiting for a response I got some frames from Clark Olofsson. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on April 03, 2018, 04:41:33 PM
Quote from: frunk on March 28, 2018, 08:44:03 AM
There's about 4 threads I could file this under, but Through the Ages (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182028/through-ages-new-story-civilization) just got an implementation on Steam.  It's also selling with a ~30% discount.

The interface is decent although not perfect.  After one game I had it down, and if you are familiar with the board game it should be easy to pick up.

I bought it during the steam sale.  I knew nothing about the board game, but it was cheap and looked interesting.  The hilarious tutorial was itself worth the money I paid for it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on April 03, 2018, 07:22:33 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on April 03, 2018, 04:41:33 PM
I bought it during the steam sale.  I knew nothing about the board game, but it was cheap and looked interesting.  The hilarious tutorial was itself worth the money I paid for it.

The designer is known for having the funniest rule books in board games, so that doesn't surprise me at all.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 05, 2018, 06:00:41 AM
My copy of Rising Sun arrived. Lovely monster minis.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 05, 2018, 06:03:46 AM
I don't really like that they have Hokkaido in the game. A bit of an immersion killer. But maybe they comment on it in the rules and explain why. I haven't read the rules yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on April 05, 2018, 06:04:27 AM
Anyone have experience of Triumph & Tragedy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130960/triumph-tragedy)?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 05, 2018, 09:46:09 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on April 05, 2018, 06:04:27 AM
Anyone have experience of Triumph & Tragedy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130960/triumph-tragedy)?

Yeah. It's a perfectly fine Euro with a WWII theme. I didn't care for it, but lots of people love it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 05, 2018, 10:50:33 AM
Quote from: The Brain on April 05, 2018, 06:03:46 AM
I don't really like that they have Hokkaido in the game. A bit of an immersion killer. But maybe they comment on it in the rules and explain why. I haven't read the rules yet.

No, they did not.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 05, 2018, 04:42:47 PM
Quote from: Solmyr on April 05, 2018, 06:04:27 AM
Anyone have experience of Triumph & Tragedy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130960/triumph-tragedy)?

No. I'm waiting for Cataclysm.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on April 10, 2018, 10:21:10 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on April 05, 2018, 06:04:27 AM
Anyone have experience of Triumph & Tragedy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130960/triumph-tragedy)?

Yeah. I am a fan and I have played it pretty extensively with a couple of regular opponents. After probably ten games it still feels unpredictable and fresh and we are still seeing new strategies and counters.

It hits the sweet spot for us in terms of grand scope, lots of freedom, player count (I have plenty of two and four player games), mechanical elegance and good pacing. Every decision is a trade off and there is just enough randomness injected.

My biggest gripe is the late game German position. If Germany fails to win early on, they can end up a shared punching bag and have no path to victory, but can still spoil in either direction. As we are a tightly knit group playing to enjoy ourselves and the narrative as much as the game, it isn't a massive issue for us, but I would consider it a bit of a design flaw (though one I have no idea about how to fix).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on April 10, 2018, 03:54:06 PM
Quote from: bogh on April 10, 2018, 10:21:10 AM
(I have plenty of two and four player games)

What are good four player war games? Four being the full complement.
I don't think I have any.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 10, 2018, 03:58:26 PM
Angola. Angola. Angola. Angola.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 10, 2018, 03:58:53 PM
At a stretch, Clash of Monarchs is also decent as a 4-player game, but really shines best as a 3-player game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 10, 2018, 04:05:48 PM
Angola is so freaking good
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on April 12, 2018, 09:02:33 PM
Looks like Compass is going to have a new version of Victory's NATO game. Giggity
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 12, 2018, 09:45:32 PM
  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ancient Demon on April 13, 2018, 06:24:14 PM
Quote from: The Brain on April 05, 2018, 04:42:47 PM
Quote from: Solmyr on April 05, 2018, 06:04:27 AM
Anyone have experience of Triumph & Tragedy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130960/triumph-tragedy)?

No. I'm waiting for Cataclysm.

So am I.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on April 24, 2018, 01:51:09 PM
Well, I am waiting for World in Flames, Collector's Edition! We have nine guys at the local club eagerly anticipating its arrival and the start of a brand new Global War campaign (of course). Really excited about this, been almost ten years since my last bout with Wallets in Flames.  :bowler:

Will play the US, by the way.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on April 25, 2018, 09:02:46 AM
New naval P500  :hmm:
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-706-atlantic-chase.aspx
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on April 25, 2018, 09:44:08 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on April 05, 2018, 06:04:27 AM
Anyone have experience of Triumph & Tragedy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130960/triumph-tragedy)?


I am always so frustrated by 'Origin of WWII' type games. The game is always so rigged against the poor Third Republic so even with perfect hindsight you are fucked.

I am not sure that is because it was indeed rigged against France, certainly plenty of evidence to suggest that, or if it let's the French leadership off the hook for their failures in critical moments by suggesting that they were doomed to failure anyway.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 03, 2018, 11:01:50 AM
Is Habbaku ever going to run a game of this?
http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/05/03/the-absurd-intricate-pax-renaissance-recalls-how-money-saved-the-world/

I know why Berkut is off the Nerd Grid, but what's Habs' excuse?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 03, 2018, 11:05:49 AM
Impulse bought Endure the Stars when checking out a new game store. Hadn't heard of it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 03, 2018, 11:09:50 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 03, 2018, 11:05:49 AM
Impulse bought Endure the Stars when checking out a new game store. Hadn't heard of it.

What is it about? Watching X-Factor?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 03, 2018, 11:21:15 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 03, 2018, 11:01:50 AM
Is Habbaku ever going to run a game of this?
http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/05/03/the-absurd-intricate-pax-renaissance-recalls-how-money-saved-the-world/

I know why Berkut is off the Nerd Grid, but what's Habs' excuse?

Whenever I run a game, you guys take 3 years to do a move that takes 10 seconds.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 03, 2018, 11:25:32 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 03, 2018, 11:09:50 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 03, 2018, 11:05:49 AM
Impulse bought Endure the Stars when checking out a new game store. Hadn't heard of it.

What is it about? Watching X-Factor?

OH SNAP

Survival on spaceship with aggressive specimens.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on May 07, 2018, 02:35:03 PM
Quote from: Valmy on April 25, 2018, 09:44:08 AM
I am always so frustrated by 'Origin of WWII' type games. The game is always so rigged against the poor Third Republic so even with perfect hindsight you are fucked.

I am not sure that is because it was indeed rigged against France, certainly plenty of evidence to suggest that, or if it let's the French leadership off the hook for their failures in critical moments by suggesting that they were doomed to failure anyway.

In all fairness, T&T is not an origin of ww2 type game per se. It is a game that can create a conflict that could resemble ww2 but there is nothing in it that forces Germany to attack France. Or even anyone else for that matter.

On the real ww2 I think it is probably impossible to recreate the fall of France as it happened historically in a realistic simulation of the war. It needs to happen in order for ww2 to continue along the timeline but it was such an unlikely event to happen as quickly as it did that you either have to script it in too heavily or just give up on the timeline...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 07, 2018, 03:17:50 PM
Quote from: Delirium on May 07, 2018, 02:35:03 PM
On the real ww2 I think it is probably impossible to recreate the fall of France as it happened historically in a realistic simulation of the war. It needs to happen in order for ww2 to continue along the timeline but it was such an unlikely event to happen as quickly as it did that you either have to script it in too heavily or just give up on the timeline...

I am one who absolutely cannot stand the evaluation of history with hindsight thing.

Stuff like "ZOMG the Allies would have lost the war if the German took Amiens!" stuff annoys me. It is so completely fallacious.

On the other hand....the German victory against France, at least the speed of it, was so incredibly avoidable it is still rather boggling that they let it happen.

And it doesn't take hindsight to see it, either. There were contemporaries at the time who said, over and over again, "Hey, that Maginot line thing seems nice, but....".

Yeah, I don't see how you can recreate that without forcing the French player to be as blind, ineffective, and clueless as Gamelin. And how could that possiblly be any fun?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 07, 2018, 07:34:10 PM
Quote from: Delirium on May 07, 2018, 02:35:03 PM
Quote from: Valmy on April 25, 2018, 09:44:08 AM
I am always so frustrated by 'Origin of WWII' type games. The game is always so rigged against the poor Third Republic so even with perfect hindsight you are fucked.

I am not sure that is because it was indeed rigged against France, certainly plenty of evidence to suggest that, or if it let's the French leadership off the hook for their failures in critical moments by suggesting that they were doomed to failure anyway.

In all fairness, T&T is not an origin of ww2 type game per se. It is a game that can create a conflict that could resemble ww2 but there is nothing in it that forces Germany to attack France. Or even anyone else for that matter.

On the real ww2 I think it is probably impossible to recreate the fall of France as it happened historically in a realistic simulation of the war. It needs to happen in order for ww2 to continue along the timeline but it was such an unlikely event to happen as quickly as it did that you either have to script it in too heavily or just give up on the timeline...

Eh, why recreate it to get the historical outcome in a game. Boring, read the book instead.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 11, 2018, 04:47:09 PM
Ordered Lobotomy. I've always liked old insane asylums as a horror setting (so many good angles, plus the knowledge that reality was pretty bad even without any supernatural hijinks adds a certain frisson), and watching American Horror Story inspired me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 11, 2018, 05:37:51 PM
Some recent acquisitions. Having a hard time finding Fifth Corps.


(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/32260933_10215694904276833_4500731027303432192_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=eee00438c5f7d43d01272c8c5508799d&oe=5B931C8F)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Ed Anger on May 11, 2018, 07:55:12 PM
:mmm: SPI

I got yelled at for buying Avalance Press games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 11, 2018, 09:03:20 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 11, 2018, 07:55:12 PM
:mmm: SPI

I got yelled at for buying Avalance Press games.

Those AP games are nicely done. Red Para is a one mapper and 980 counters. :licklips:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 17, 2018, 01:59:57 AM
Lobotomy looks really cool, but they certainly should have proofread the rules. I mean I think I can understand the rules but why go to print with obvious stuff like missing half-paragraphs etc?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on May 24, 2018, 02:53:59 PM
Quote from: Delirium on April 24, 2018, 01:51:09 PM
Well, I am waiting for World in Flames, Collector's Edition! We have nine guys at the local club eagerly anticipating its arrival and the start of a brand new Global War campaign (of course). Really excited about this, been almost ten years since my last bout with Wallets in Flames.  :bowler:

Will play the US, by the way.

And we have just finished the November/December turn of 1939. It is magnificent.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 24, 2018, 05:27:09 PM
Are you playing the Super Deluxe Collectors Edition?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 25, 2018, 05:06:54 AM
Quote from: Delirium on May 24, 2018, 02:53:59 PM
Quote from: Delirium on April 24, 2018, 01:51:09 PM
Well, I am waiting for World in Flames, Collector's Edition! We have nine guys at the local club eagerly anticipating its arrival and the start of a brand new Global War campaign (of course). Really excited about this, been almost ten years since my last bout with Wallets in Flames.  :bowler:

Will play the US, by the way.

And we have just finished the November/December turn of 1939. It is magnificent.

I guess playing the US you don't actually have to show up until 2020 or so?

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on May 25, 2018, 02:17:07 PM
Quote from: Berkut on May 24, 2018, 05:27:09 PM
Are you playing the Super Deluxe Collectors Edition?

Nah, not the Super, only Deluxe. Nothing in the "Super" kit was newly made, only the "old" America and Patton in Flames, plus Days of Decision III.

The Deluxe deal included everything new. Only 299 AUD!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on May 25, 2018, 02:18:15 PM
Quote from: Maladict on May 25, 2018, 05:06:54 AM
I guess playing the US you don't actually have to show up until 2020 or so?

I also play France and China, plus all around consultant for the CW and USSR players, who are less experienced.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 25, 2018, 03:59:35 PM
Quote from: Delirium on May 25, 2018, 02:18:15 PM

I also play France and China, plus all around consultant for the CW and USSR players, who are less experienced.

I'm just jealous really  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 27, 2018, 02:27:23 PM
Apparently I pre-ordered Cataclysm, since it just arrived in the mail...

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-519-cataclysm.aspx
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 27, 2018, 02:54:40 PM
Quote from: Berkut on May 27, 2018, 02:27:23 PM
Apparently I pre-ordered Cataclysm, since it just arrived in the mail...

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-519-cataclysm.aspx

Verdict plz. I haven't paid for it yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 27, 2018, 03:52:42 PM
I think it looks like a really interesting idea. How it plays I ahve no idea.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 27, 2018, 04:00:12 PM
Wooden cubes! :w00t:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on May 27, 2018, 04:06:03 PM
Ugly maps!  :w00t:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 27, 2018, 04:13:22 PM
 :lol:

I played more John Company today. Great game. Would encourage anyone that enjoys negotiation-heavy games with a risk-management component.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 27, 2018, 04:37:44 PM
It has some pretty neat ideas.

I really like that it really embraces a strategic scale.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on May 27, 2018, 04:40:41 PM
Speaking of strategic, I don't see myself playing much of anything except WiF until the new Larry Harris game War Room comes out sometime early next year.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 09, 2018, 03:13:25 PM
New arrivals


(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/34985203_10215902763153175_2823794697648996352_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=23fccc4f6b3f1d95cb15893a31b9fa8f&oe=5BBFC794)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on June 11, 2018, 01:35:13 PM
Woot - Starforce - I loved that game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on June 11, 2018, 03:04:11 PM
I played it in a boardgame convention in Barcelona when I was a kid. It obsessed me so much that I tried to recreate it with cardboard and my terrible design skills, since the game was not commercially available in Spain. But the whole starships firing at each other concept was just too good for a 12 year old.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on June 24, 2018, 04:42:33 PM
Got around to play Great Western Trail today, which had sat on a friend's shelf for nearly half a year until we decided to give it a go (too many games...). Great eurogame.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 24, 2018, 05:21:56 PM
 :D I played that for the first time yesterday. It's an interesting mix of Caylus, deckbuilding, and worker-placement Euros. I enjoyed it and will happily play again, though doubt I'd shell out for my own copy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on June 25, 2018, 03:41:33 AM
I definitely enjoyed the different mechanics implemented and how they meshed with each other. I won using a deckbuilding-only strategy, but not sure how that viable will be once we really figure the game out.
What I liked about it is that despite the game being medium-heavy-ish, turns go quick and fast, with minimal AP.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 25, 2018, 09:30:59 AM
I am contemplating running a Languish game of Cataclysm:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125977/cataclysm-second-world-war


I'd be also quite alright with GMing, having 3 of you play, if there's interest. I don't expect us to be able to field a one player per country setup.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 25, 2018, 09:34:40 AM
I'm interested.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 25, 2018, 10:53:24 AM
QuoteItem: Gloomhaven Retail Version
Weight: 9.8 KGS

Last week I got Gloomhaven. Lots of stuff in there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on June 25, 2018, 04:27:13 PM
Quote from: Tamas on June 25, 2018, 09:30:59 AM
I am contemplating running a Languish game of Cataclysm:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125977/cataclysm-second-world-war


I'd be also quite alright with GMing, having 3 of you play, if there's interest. I don't expect us to be able to field a one player per country setup.

Definitely interested. I am supposed to be working on the CB module for it...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 25, 2018, 04:57:19 PM
Quote from: Berkut on June 25, 2018, 04:27:13 PM
Quote from: Tamas on June 25, 2018, 09:30:59 AM
I am contemplating running a Languish game of Cataclysm:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125977/cataclysm-second-world-war


I'd be also quite alright with GMing, having 3 of you play, if there's interest. I don't expect us to be able to field a one player per country setup.

Definitely interested. I am supposed to be working on the CB module for it...

Well the Vassal module could be slightly better I guess, but still its well done and functional.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on June 26, 2018, 03:47:33 AM
Interested in Cataclysm as well, and I'll actually send my turns. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on June 26, 2018, 03:52:18 AM
I'm interested. Generally I'm pretty terrible at wargames but this doesn't look like your usual counter-pusher and it certainly intrigues me. I'll sit on the bench in case you need somebody.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 26, 2018, 04:09:04 AM
Hey, we can make 5 work.

Player 1: Germany
Player 2: Japan & Italy
Player 3: UK
Player 4: France and USA
Player 5: USSR

I'll set things up and assign countries randomly.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 13, 2018, 05:39:48 PM
Played Gloomhaven for the first time tonight. We only had time to finish the first room but it was very enjoyable, it's a very nice tactical game. Everyone loved it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 15, 2018, 10:50:44 AM
Finally found a copy of SPI Fifth Corps. Mission complete in a quest of the original three games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 28, 2018, 01:39:09 PM
Played my first mission in Skies above the Reich.

Seems like an awesome solitaire/2 player co-op game.

Unlike B-17 and the like, there are lots of decisions to make.

Sure, luck can still majorly screw you but not more than I find realistic. And it has the same great story-generating aspect as B-17.

Lots of different strategies to try and different situations that can develop even before your mission starts, it seems.

I kinda' messed up though. Managed to down (well, have it fall out of formation) one bomber before the incoming Spitfire escorts chased my fighters away. Almost lost one plane too, due to damage from collision and machine gun fire, but he managed to land.

Can't wait to continue. You can play a whole-war campaign or a shorter one if you wish.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 30, 2018, 06:07:34 AM
Played several mission yesterday, awesome game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on July 30, 2018, 06:24:20 AM
You just made me check it and I gotta say it looks really interesting. How does the campaign system work?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 30, 2018, 07:50:17 AM
Quote from: celedhring on July 30, 2018, 06:24:20 AM
You just made me check it and I gotta say it looks really interesting. How does the campaign system work?

Well you have a pilot roster (18 pilots always, the difference between starting years is how many veterans, regulars, and green pilots are there among them) where you track XP and a few skills they might get, and on the other side of the paper your mission roster where you log mission parameters for reference, and also VP gained. There's also a brief 1-page optional event table for between missions.

When you are playing a full war campaign, there are season, like 1942, early 1943, late 1943, etc. (when you play a short campaign, you play one of these seasons). Depending on the season you have a VP points victory requirement, but also a minimum VP you must reach or you lose the season and thus the campaign. Win 4 seasons and you win the campaign (not the war, I assume it means you are promoted or whatever).

A given mission is about what you can do with the situation that's presented to you.

There are 4 maps representing different US formation tactics the Americans tried during the war. Basically, the bombers are your terrain. Their layout defines how much threat a fighter faces in a position (printed on the map), but this can be affected by various things. You roll which map to use depending on the year (usually its a choice between two, but in early 1943 its a choice from 3).

Then you'll see if its an inbound, outbound, or near-target mission. I haven't had the latter one, but this can make a big difference because with an outbound mission, the escorts arrive at a certain time. With inbound, they are present and leave a certain time. When near-target, there's flak to resolve. How the escorts are time is a big deal because they can really, really mess with your plans.

You also receive a number of operations points which you use to "buy" pilots from your roster, as well as from a list of equipment and auxiliary fighters. Once again, the number is random but then it's up to you to make the most of it. In 1942 it just gives you the number of planes you'll have, but from 1943 onwards your options grow. For example, I have tried a mission where I brought along 4 Me-110s to drop bombs over two elements from high above - I wasn't overly impressed.

Once all of that is done, the on-map situation gets generated. You'll see if the formation has suffered any damage so far. Your way to success is what the Germans tried to do in reality: try to loosen/break up a bomber element in the formation so they won't be able to cover each other effectively, and go in for the kill. As such, having a hole, or even a damaged bomber in the formation can inform your plans and increases replayability on the same map between missions.

There are also other things like the sun's position, the number of turns you'll have, whether the formation is "anchored" (meaning they are part of a more massive off-map formation. This makes certain edge spaces off limits and others more dangerous), and the number of Tactical Points you'll have available. TPs are used to move between certain map boxes quicker (like, cutting from low to high skipping medium), and some events that can come up with damage use them.

The above means that there is a great variety. Yes, sometimes you'll be just fucked, but that's not only realistic, but also it makes it great when you can still make something out of it.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 30, 2018, 01:33:53 PM
Today I got Cataclysm (and Tolvajärvi). You guys playing Cataclysm, is it fun?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 30, 2018, 01:39:38 PM
No clue. I'll let you know after my first offensive.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 30, 2018, 01:42:17 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 30, 2018, 01:39:38 PM
No clue. I'll let you know after my first offensive.

I'm rooting for you. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 02, 2018, 05:24:51 AM
I've started a new Skies... campaign now that I know what I am doing. It was much easier to gather the minimum VPs for the 1942 season this time around but I am probably a bit reckless as I have had 4 deaths already, and each of the 18 slots on your roster can only die and be replaced once, if the pilot in the spot dies a second time you are just down one pilot for the rest of the war. I need to try the evasive attack approach see if it makes things better.

My favourite fatality has been when a rising star pilot of mine got hit on the cockpit by friendly flak during an "on target" mission. I couldn't figure out how serious the cockpit hit was because next thing he did he collided into the bomber he was shooting at. the collision destroyed a wing of the bomber and the bomber with it, so they both went down.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on August 02, 2018, 06:05:37 AM
This game sounds awesome (and the WWII air war is one of my favorite themes) . Will certainly look for it!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 19, 2018, 04:29:30 PM
Couple small purchases
(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/39442012_10216415905141404_2694937063064600576_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=dc67010839588f79f940ce46747ba918&oe=5C0A2DB6)

(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/39400048_10216415905381410_5678882806189522944_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=ee43eeec55a054d8ebdcf643203b3d96&oe=5C381F9E)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 26, 2018, 02:25:41 PM
My gaming group keep having a total blast with Gloomhaven. If you don't play you're missing out!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on August 27, 2018, 10:58:23 AM
What is it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on August 27, 2018, 12:29:07 PM
A slice of boardgaming heaven, that's what it is.  :)

It's a dungeon crawler with a great combat system. Very tactical, quite the brain burner.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 27, 2018, 12:30:28 PM
John Company continues to be a lot of fun. Had a 5-player game this past Saturday and had a rather uncommon thing happen.

Setup in the game involves choosing offices in turn sequence, then randomly assigning remaining scions of player families by dice rolls. The dice this particular game ending up sending 8 cubes (out of ~16 available) to the Company's officer pool. So, turn 2 ends up starting the Company with an immensely strong army, whereas the normal result might see 2-4.

What ended up transpiring was the artificially-strong army going around conquering various Indian potentates and engaging in trade mostly to pay the upkeep for the voracious and rapidly-growing army forces involved. Sort of a flip on the old saying about Prussia--the EIC in our game became an army with a Company.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 27, 2018, 12:38:24 PM
Quote from: celedhring on August 27, 2018, 12:29:07 PM
A slice of boardgaming heaven, that's what it is.  :)

It's a dungeon crawler with a great combat system. Very tactical, quite the brain burner.

Indeed. A 20+lbs slice. In a developing world with content unlocking as you go, and adventuring parties where people remain individuals who work together and not act like a Borg-like collective.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 27, 2018, 02:24:15 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 26, 2018, 02:25:41 PM
My gaming group keep having a total blast with Gloomhaven. If you don't play you're missing out!

That does look interesting.

However, for 140.00 to 180.00.......... :moon:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 28, 2018, 12:28:31 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 27, 2018, 02:24:15 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 26, 2018, 02:25:41 PM
My gaming group keep having a total blast with Gloomhaven. If you don't play you're missing out!

That does look interesting.

However, for 140.00 to 180.00.......... :moon:

If you want to push around plastic toys, it will cost you.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 28, 2018, 09:29:43 AM
Quote from: Tamas on August 28, 2018, 12:28:31 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 27, 2018, 02:24:15 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 26, 2018, 02:25:41 PM
My gaming group keep having a total blast with Gloomhaven. If you don't play you're missing out!

That does look interesting.

However, for 140.00 to 180.00.......... :moon:

If you want to push around plastic toys, it will cost you.

I'd rather it be Panzers, but each to his own.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 28, 2018, 09:52:47 AM
I opted for Fallen Land.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on August 28, 2018, 12:18:55 PM
Quote from: Tamas on August 28, 2018, 12:28:31 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 27, 2018, 02:24:15 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 26, 2018, 02:25:41 PM
My gaming group keep having a total blast with Gloomhaven. If you don't play you're missing out!

That does look interesting.

However, for 140.00 to 180.00.......... :moon:

If you want to push around plastic toys, it will cost you.

It uses standees actually, only plastic minis are the playing characters'. There's very little plastic in the box.

That price is probably what you find in the secondary market. There's a lot of hype around the game so it's sold out in most places. The game retails for $120 and there's a third edition on the way, so prices will probably fall again.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on August 28, 2018, 12:20:52 PM
There are probably some people in the Vancouver area I could round up for this....  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on September 21, 2018, 08:56:47 AM
Anyone looking at getting this? https://uboot-the-board-game.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on September 21, 2018, 09:05:54 AM
Quote from: Syt on September 21, 2018, 08:56:47 AM
Anyone looking at getting this? https://uboot-the-board-game.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/

I have yet to see how this is different from a bog standard worker placement with a fancy plastic submarine in the middle.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on September 21, 2018, 10:36:42 AM
I almost bought it when it was on KS, but ultimately decided against it. I'm nearing the point where I have way too many good boardgames that I don't have enough time to play. Except Gloomhaven. I always have time for Gloomhaven.

Might end up preordering it, anyway. The theme is way too tasty.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 02, 2018, 03:42:37 AM
https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/europe-in-turmoil-prelude-to-the-great-war.html

I am: mildly intrigued.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 03, 2018, 08:55:37 PM
I am delving into Devil's Cauldron and Montelimar, Starkweather's reimage of Panzer Command system.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on October 17, 2018, 01:40:54 PM
Anyone played / compared Space Cadet and The Captain is Dead?

I came across both games over the week-end. The theme appeals to me, and was wondering if some of you had played them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 19, 2018, 08:16:24 AM
GMT has their annual sale going. Basically anything in stock is 50% off.

I was thinking about picking up one of the Next War games. Anyone actually tried one?

Kind of tempted to get A World at War, just to ahve it...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 19, 2018, 09:39:04 AM
Quote from: Berkut on October 19, 2018, 08:16:24 AM
GMT has their annual sale going. Basically anything in stock is 50% off.

I was thinking about picking up one of the Next War games. Anyone actually tried one?

Kind of tempted to get A World at War, just to ahve it...

I've been mulling over lots of options, but there aren't any instant purchases on that list.

Maybe Holland '44 and/or Unconditional Surrender. But if someone can tell me those are shit that's fine too, I have enough unplayed games as it is. :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 19, 2018, 12:38:07 PM
Holland '44 is a good game.

The Supreme Commander is on sale for $30. And you get half off of that...so $15.

I know it had some issues on release - has anyone actually tried it out?

Right now I am looking at:

The Supreme Command ($15)
Clash of Giants: Civil War (also on sale and half off) ($17.50)
A World at War ($100)
Next War: Poland ($45)

Considering:

1914, Offensive à outrance ($57.50)


Someone talk me down!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 19, 2018, 12:55:24 PM
You need A World at War.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 19, 2018, 04:59:16 PM
Next War: Poland and 1914 look good. What about their Gallipoli game?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 19, 2018, 05:08:30 PM
Quote from: Berkut on October 19, 2018, 12:38:07 PM
Holland '44 is a good game.


Holland '44 it is  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 20, 2018, 01:10:16 AM
I have tried several of those.  :hmm:

Supreme Commander was a bad game, so haters were right. Unconditional Surrender is better, though a bit special.

I have played A World at War and it is impressive to look at but actually close to unplayable.

I am a big fan of 1914 Twilight in the East, OaO is the sister game and a little watered down. Not bad in any sense and I suppose as good a west front treatmeant as you can get.

I like the basics in Simonitch's games, solid and playable, have not tried H44.

The only thing I am interested in in the sale is actually the next war games. People are saying Poland is complex with a confusing rulebook but I am tempted. Have a thing with modern conflicts currently.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 20, 2018, 01:37:58 AM
Apart from Collector's Edition World in Flames which gets most of my attention this year I have 1985: Under an Iron Sky on the table at home: https://trlgames.com/1985-under-an-iron-sky/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 20, 2018, 03:10:35 AM
Quote from: Delirium on October 20, 2018, 01:10:16 AM
I have played A World at War and it is impressive to look at but actually close to unplayable.

What makes it close to unplayable? I've only played ATR back in the day, never A World at War.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Sophie Scholl on October 21, 2018, 09:56:15 PM
I (think) this belongs here.  I'm not entirely sure, because the setup is unique.  Anyway, I played my first game of The Quiet Year tonight.  It's a map game driven by event cards and players being creative.  It was quite fun and I'm looking forward to giving it another go.  https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/the-quiet-year
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 22, 2018, 02:21:11 AM
Quote from: The Brain on October 20, 2018, 03:10:35 AM
Quote from: Delirium on October 20, 2018, 01:10:16 AM
I have played A World at War and it is impressive to look at but actually close to unplayable.

What makes it close to unplayable? I've only played ATR back in the day, never A World at War.

We played A3R too and that was fine. Imagine someone taking A3R and making both the naval, political and economic rules 10 times more complex but leaving the land combat rules exactly as they are (which is what they were in 1974 in Third Reich).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on October 22, 2018, 09:14:14 AM
Quote from: Delirium on October 20, 2018, 01:10:16 AM
The only thing I am interested in in the sale is actually the next war games. People are saying Poland is complex with a confusing rulebook but I am tempted. Have a thing with modern conflicts currently.

They seem at little to fiddly to me but the India-Pakistan one was intriguing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 22, 2018, 01:45:58 PM
Quote from: Delirium on October 22, 2018, 02:21:11 AM
Quote from: The Brain on October 20, 2018, 03:10:35 AM
Quote from: Delirium on October 20, 2018, 01:10:16 AM
I have played A World at War and it is impressive to look at but actually close to unplayable.

What makes it close to unplayable? I've only played ATR back in the day, never A World at War.

We played A3R too and that was fine. Imagine someone taking A3R and making both the naval, political and economic rules 10 times more complex but leaving the land combat rules exactly as they are (which is what they were in 1974 in Third Reich).

Thanks!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 25, 2018, 02:16:55 PM
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245928/pax-emancipation

Pax Emancipation should be to me by Tuesday. :yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 25, 2018, 02:17:51 PM
Quote from: Delirium on October 20, 2018, 01:10:16 AM
The only thing I am interested in in the sale is actually the next war games. People are saying Poland is complex with a confusing rulebook but I am tempted. Have a thing with modern conflicts currently.

A local and I are going to be trying NW: Poland somewhat soon. I'll try to let you know our experiences.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on October 25, 2018, 03:57:33 PM
I pulled the trigger on NW: Taiwan actually, a local has recommended it plus I wanted a different setting than Eastern Europe yet again...also the update kit of course, for some reason I keep thinking update kits are a good thing for a game...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 29, 2018, 09:34:26 PM
Aforementioned local scanned all the files and stuff for me and we're going to do a couple of turns via Vassal. Maybe a whole game? Anyway, it's prep for the real thing soon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on November 08, 2018, 06:59:38 AM
Anything to report?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 08, 2018, 10:35:37 PM
Nothing yet!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on December 10, 2018, 02:49:19 AM
I can at least report that the package with Next War: Taiwan, the NW #1 Supplement and 10 counter trays finally made it overseas and I was able to pick it up Friday. With the extra fees on daring to bring in shipments to the EU I saved somewhere in the proximity of 20 dollars on ordering directly compared to buying it over here with no sale...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 01, 2019, 05:09:30 PM
Anyone check out SpaceCorp yet?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214029/spacecorp

Also anyone following The Tainted Grail?
http://awakenrealms.com/games/tainted-grail-the-fall-of-avalon/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 01, 2019, 06:10:53 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 01, 2019, 05:09:30 PM
Anyone check out SpaceCorp yet?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214029/spacecorp

Also anyone following The Tainted Grail?
http://awakenrealms.com/games/tainted-grail-the-fall-of-avalon/

I backed Tainted Grail. My group enjoys story-heavy games and this seemed fairly unique.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 02, 2019, 09:34:24 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 01, 2019, 05:09:30 PM
Anyone check out SpaceCorp yet?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214029/spacecorp


I have it and am itching to try it - will certainly get some play at NBW in a couple weeks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 02, 2019, 12:01:09 PM
Quote from: celedhring on January 01, 2019, 06:10:53 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 01, 2019, 05:09:30 PM
Anyone check out SpaceCorp yet?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214029/spacecorp

Also anyone following The Tainted Grail?
http://awakenrealms.com/games/tainted-grail-the-fall-of-avalon/

I backed Tainted Grail. My group enjoys story-heavy games and this seemed fairly unique.

I was/am fairly interested in the idea, but am pretty gunshy about Kickstarter these days. If it turns out to be good, I'll definitely buy it second-hand.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 02, 2019, 12:01:29 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 02, 2019, 09:34:24 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 01, 2019, 05:09:30 PM
Anyone check out SpaceCorp yet?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214029/spacecorp


I have it and am itching to try it - will certainly get some play at NBW in a couple weeks.

There will be about 3.2 million copies of it at NBW.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 02, 2019, 12:20:13 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 02, 2019, 12:01:09 PM
Quote from: celedhring on January 01, 2019, 06:10:53 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 01, 2019, 05:09:30 PM
Anyone check out SpaceCorp yet?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214029/spacecorp

Also anyone following The Tainted Grail?
http://awakenrealms.com/games/tainted-grail-the-fall-of-avalon/

I backed Tainted Grail. My group enjoys story-heavy games and this seemed fairly unique.

I was/am fairly interested in the idea, but am pretty gunshy about Kickstarter these days. If it turns out to be good, I'll definitely buy it second-hand.

Most of the games I get nowadays are from KS or P500. It's the place where I can find somewhat unique stuff, regular publishers seem to have stagnated creatively (with exceptions, of course).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 02, 2019, 07:15:11 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 02, 2019, 09:34:24 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 01, 2019, 05:09:30 PM
Anyone check out SpaceCorp yet?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214029/spacecorp


I have it and am itching to try it - will certainly get some play at NBW in a couple weeks.

You should make sure yours isn't missing any cards. Apparently some are.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 02, 2019, 07:27:06 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 02, 2019, 09:34:24 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 01, 2019, 05:09:30 PM
Anyone check out SpaceCorp yet?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214029/spacecorp


I have it and am itching to try it - will certainly get some play at NBW in a couple weeks.

I'll be interested in your assessment
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 03, 2019, 03:17:09 PM
Quote from: celedhring on January 02, 2019, 12:20:13 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 02, 2019, 12:01:09 PM
Quote from: celedhring on January 01, 2019, 06:10:53 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 01, 2019, 05:09:30 PM
Anyone check out SpaceCorp yet?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214029/spacecorp

Also anyone following The Tainted Grail?
http://awakenrealms.com/games/tainted-grail-the-fall-of-avalon/

I backed Tainted Grail. My group enjoys story-heavy games and this seemed fairly unique.

I was/am fairly interested in the idea, but am pretty gunshy about Kickstarter these days. If it turns out to be good, I'll definitely buy it second-hand.

Most of the games I get nowadays are from KS or P500. It's the place where I can find somewhat unique stuff, regular publishers seem to have stagnated creatively (with exceptions, of course).

I am not sure cramming as many plastic toys into your game as humanly possible counts as creativity.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on January 27, 2019, 03:53:15 AM
Possibly of interest to some people here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbWzl1ucfuA&feature=youtu.be

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1957090458/war-room-a-larry-harris-game
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 27, 2019, 04:03:48 AM
Quote from: Tamas on January 03, 2019, 03:17:09 PM
I am not sure cramming as many plastic toys into your game as humanly possible counts as creativity.

Missed this.  :D

Yeah, there's loads of "bucket of minis" KS projects, but a lot of really creative stuff too. There's such a ludicrous amount of coming out on KS any given month (the bubble has to burst at some point surely) that there's always interesting projects.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Larch on January 27, 2019, 07:26:20 AM
We started a campaign of Gloomhaven on friday in my group. Now that game is massive! The box weights like 10 kilos, no BS. It appears to be a modern version of Hero Quest on steroids. The system took a bit to get used to, and play was not super efficient at times, but it looks to have some great long term value.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 27, 2019, 07:36:36 AM
Quote from: The Larch on January 27, 2019, 07:26:20 AM
We started a campaign of Gloomhaven on friday in my group. Now that game is massive! The box weights like 10 kilos, no BS. It appears to be a modern version of Hero Quest on steroids. The system took a bit to get used to, and play was not super efficient at times, but it looks to have some great long term value.

My favorite game right now, got a session this afternoon  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 27, 2019, 10:05:03 AM
Gloomhaven is the shit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Larch on January 27, 2019, 10:31:38 AM
Happy to hear that more people here is playing it. In which mission are you guys at? Which are your characters?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 27, 2019, 10:43:51 AM
We've played fewer than ten missions. Using the Brute, Tinkerer, Scoundrel, and Mindthief.

Also: if anyone posts any Gloomhaven spoilers without using spoiler tags I will find you. And I will kill you. I do this for a living.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Larch on January 27, 2019, 11:01:27 AM
Quote from: The Brain on January 27, 2019, 10:43:51 AM
We've played fewer than ten missions. Using the Brute, Tinkerer, Scoundrel, and Mindthief.

Also: if anyone posts any Gloomhaven spoilers without using spoiler tags I will find you. And I will kill you. I do this for a living.

Is the overall story that important? I've only played the first mission, but it seemed quite generic fantasy so far. Is there anywhere where one can read about the background?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 27, 2019, 11:38:42 AM
What I like about the campaign is that it has loads of sidequests. We've played 15 missions but have barely advanced the main story, instead we followed a sidequest involving evil cults and evil-er demons, plus a few standalone missions.

The writing in Gloomhaven is above average for boardgame standards - which are not particularly high so don't expect anything groundbreaking. What I like is that the creator hasn't gone with generic races (dwarves, elves, etc...) so the game has a certain flavor to it. As you progress in the main campaign you come across a lot of information about the setting's history, so I wouldn't go out of my way to read it elsewhere.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 27, 2019, 01:45:09 PM
Quote from: The Larch on January 27, 2019, 11:01:27 AM
Quote from: The Brain on January 27, 2019, 10:43:51 AM
We've played fewer than ten missions. Using the Brute, Tinkerer, Scoundrel, and Mindthief.

Also: if anyone posts any Gloomhaven spoilers without using spoiler tags I will find you. And I will kill you. I do this for a living.

Is the overall story that important? I've only played the first mission, but it seemed quite generic fantasy so far. Is there anywhere where one can read about the background?

I don't know what the overall story is. And I don't want to know.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 28, 2019, 05:13:53 PM
Is Highlander any good?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 28, 2019, 05:16:08 PM
Almost certainly not. Reviews on BGG are not positive and my viewing of others playing it made it look kinda rough.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 28, 2019, 05:33:44 PM
:(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on January 30, 2019, 02:00:51 PM
Quote from: Syt on January 27, 2019, 03:53:15 AM
Possibly of interest to some people here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbWzl1ucfuA&feature=youtu.be

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1957090458/war-room-a-larry-harris-game

Indeed, indeed. I backed this early and am looking forward to it. Looks interesting on many levels and there are a lot of dupes around to play with. Release has been postponed a bit but not more than what I suppose is the norm.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on February 11, 2019, 11:38:52 PM
I have acquired Robinson Crusoe. It's a brutal cooperative game with lots of theme and character. Perfect for our social group of gamers.
Also acquired Bloc by Bloc. Somehow, I think Languish would frown at this one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 12, 2019, 03:03:57 AM
Yeah, Robinson Crusoe is great. The scenarios give it a lot of replayability, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 13, 2019, 08:13:04 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 02, 2019, 07:27:06 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 02, 2019, 09:34:24 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 01, 2019, 05:09:30 PM
Anyone check out SpaceCorp yet?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214029/spacecorp


I have it and am itching to try it - will certainly get some play at NBW in a couple weeks.

I'll be interested in your assessment

Its fun, but a bit more Euroey then I expected. The theme does work, but the last phase has a lot of analysis min/maxing. IE, if I do this I can get 4 VPs, but if I do that I can get 5 VPs, and it takes a bit of time to calculate the one versus the other.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 13, 2019, 09:16:41 AM
Quote from: Berkut on February 13, 2019, 08:13:04 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 02, 2019, 07:27:06 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 02, 2019, 09:34:24 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 01, 2019, 05:09:30 PM
Anyone check out SpaceCorp yet?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214029/spacecorp


I have it and am itching to try it - will certainly get some play at NBW in a couple weeks.

I'll be interested in your assessment

Its fun, but a bit more Euroey then I expected. The theme does work, but the last phase has a lot of analysis min/maxing. IE, if I do this I can get 4 VPs, but if I do that I can get 5 VPs, and it takes a bit of time to calculate the one versus the other.

Thanks
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 21, 2019, 02:54:49 PM
I have jumped on board and bought Thunder in the East, the first in a new series called Frank Chadwick's ETO. The box is filled to the brim with good stuff both literally and gamewise.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 22, 2019, 12:38:40 AM
Quote from: Delirium on February 21, 2019, 02:54:49 PM
I have jumped on board and bought Thunder in the East, the first in a new series called Frank Chadwick's ETO. The box is filled to the brim with good stuff both literally and gamewise.

I am a sucker for games that lets me build units up from sub-units (like Totaler Krieg). Definitely getting this...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 22, 2019, 03:22:20 AM
Yes. I think it was the fact that they have a detailed plan for all coming games and how they fit together into a way too big footprint that reeled me in. Plus I like their notion of the east front being first in line because if you do not get that right the rest does not matter.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on February 22, 2019, 05:01:42 AM
That does look really nice. Sadly, I won't be able to fit even one of them on my table. Pass :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 22, 2019, 04:49:55 PM
Quote from: Delirium on February 22, 2019, 03:22:20 AM
Yes. I think it was the fact that they have a detailed plan for all coming games and how they fit together into a way too big footprint that reeled me in. Plus I like their notion of the east front being first in line because if you do not get that right the rest does not matter.

Try a Vassal game?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 25, 2019, 05:04:44 PM
It is just too big for that I think. No small scenarios at all, just different starting points of the whole shebang. Something of a flaw, not having a smaller training scenario of any kind...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 25, 2019, 05:29:14 PM
Too big for Vassal? Crazy talk.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on February 27, 2019, 09:34:28 AM
Sorry, I can't do those big-ass modules anymore. Too much effort.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on February 27, 2019, 02:04:48 PM
Btw, is anyone here using Tabletop Simulator? They have tons of board and card games as mods these days.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 27, 2019, 02:09:30 PM
Quote from: Syt on February 27, 2019, 02:04:48 PM
Btw, is anyone here using Tabletop Simulator? They have tons of board and card games as mods these days.

Used it on occasion, but the 3D environment - while nice - is much more cumbersome for play than something like vassal.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 13, 2019, 04:34:56 PM
Bought Root. It's a lot of fun. I love the starkly asymmetric play, which means that there is a faction style that suits all players in my group.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 13, 2019, 05:21:07 PM
Root is definitely a hit locally. I've played it maybe a dozen times. Hoping to get the expansion soon, too, but it's been sold out at all the local shops.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 13, 2019, 06:38:23 PM
It took me a while to realize I like board games for narrative. I am not so much invested in winning as to creating a collective story, hence I tend to like Ameritrash, Eurogames, or Wargames only inasmuch as they have a strong theme, not too artificially superimposed upon mechanism (or moving pieces of cardboard on hexes). 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 13, 2019, 10:08:07 PM
Not sure if it's your group's thing or not, but you might want to give John Company a look in that case. Berkut has a lot in common with your tastes there and he seemed to enjoy that with reservations.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 13, 2019, 10:09:55 PM
Thanks. I saw a "let's play" on my feed, but haven't had a chance to watch it. Will do now.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on March 13, 2019, 10:17:09 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 13, 2019, 10:08:07 PM
Not sure if it's your group's thing or not, but you might want to give John Company a look in that case. Berkut has a lot in common with your tastes there and he seemed to enjoy that with reservations.

I would say that my reservations are very specific to one particular mechanic.

They do not, at all, in any way, even slightly mitigate my very, very strong endorsement of John Company as being just a fucking great game if you like a wonderful match of mechanics and theme. It is a delight. And brutal, and cutthroat and a lot of fun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 13, 2019, 10:36:17 PM
We definitely need to try the Middle Company scenario next time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 14, 2019, 11:07:11 AM
Quote from: Berkut on March 13, 2019, 10:17:09 PM
I would say that my reservations are very specific to one particular mechanic.

They do not, at all, in any way, even slightly mitigate my very, very strong endorsement of John Company as being just a fucking great game if you like a wonderful match of mechanics and theme. It is a delight. And brutal, and cutthroat and a lot of fun.

Having watched a game now, could you say what mechanic is the object of your reservation?

Also, this is amazing. It's pretty much what I study (for the French context), and seeing it in game form was astonishing. The game designer clearly did his homework.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on March 14, 2019, 02:44:22 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on March 14, 2019, 11:07:11 AM
Quote from: Berkut on March 13, 2019, 10:17:09 PM
I would say that my reservations are very specific to one particular mechanic.

They do not, at all, in any way, even slightly mitigate my very, very strong endorsement of John Company as being just a fucking great game if you like a wonderful match of mechanics and theme. It is a delight. And brutal, and cutthroat and a lot of fun.

Having watched a game now, could you say what mechanic is the object of your reservation?

Also, this is amazing. It's pretty much what I study (for the French context), and seeing it in game form was astonishing. The game designer clearly did his homework.

The end game VP scoring when you have private companies is simply broken, IMO.

Basically, it amounts to a mechanic where the entire game you fight and scrape to get VPs...and then no matter how many you got, the ability to get that many total VPs or more in the last turn makes you wonder what the point of the rest of the game was...

The entire game you try to earn money to be able to afford things. But money doesn't get you VPs except by exchanging it for VPs directly - which is expensive and takes actions and has an opportunity cost associated to it in that money spent on VPs is not available to better your board position. So there is a critical (albeit common in these kind of games) balance between using money to play the game, and using money to get VPs so you can win the game.

Then, once the game gets to the point where you have private companies,  those private companies can trade and make money themselves, rather than through the East India Company. This is cool, and fun, and a neat twist to the game.

But on the last turn, at the end of the game, any money made by private companies is just turned directly into VPs at a 2:1 rate.

This is, IMO, terrible for 2 main reasons:

1. It is a radically better way to get VPs then the rest of the game. The person or persons who "win" the last turn trading fight can get more VPs or as many VPs as are amassed throughout the entire rest of the game, and
2. The ability to "win" that last turn trading fight is *heavily* dependent on simple turn order. So...yeah for you if you happen to get to go first.

There are mitigations to both of these problems of course. But the mitigations are then kind of corrupting to the game process as it works otherwise as well.

Anwyay, I played it twice, and had a great time both times, despite the lame way the game can end with this "Hey you got 24 VPs after 6 hours of grinding and negotiating! Well done, but I won because I got 18 VPs in the last turn alone trading! Hah!".

It is a game that more than any other I have played managed to make me feel like the mechanics matched up deliciously with the theme.

Habs: All I can say is that while I was running the John Company, we were profitable every single year! I can't be responsible for what happened after I retired!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 14, 2019, 03:14:31 PM
[For some definitions of 'Profitable']
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 14, 2019, 03:31:56 PM
Quote from: Berkut on March 14, 2019, 02:44:22 PM
Then, once the game gets to the point where you have private companies,  those private companies can trade and make money themselves, rather than through the East India Company. This is cool, and fun, and a neat twist to the game.

But on the last turn, at the end of the game, any money made by private companies is just turned directly into VPs at a 2:1 rate.


Ok. I got to see the early company, without the private ones. Historically, this is indeed what happened, once the state-like monopoly of the EIC had "normalized" trade with India, and reduced the risk - or rather, passed on the risks to the state - political opponents started clamoring, first for loosening the monopoly terms (and these new companies were indeed usually set up by EIC insiders), then for its demise. It may be a case where the VP rule mirrors history to the detriment of the game...

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 14, 2019, 11:20:48 PM
Cole Wehrle did indeed more than his homework. He did a full PhD in English at UT Austin on British imperialism.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PRC on March 20, 2019, 02:55:48 PM
The classic Dune boardgame is getting a reprint.  Original designers are part of the process, it's being done by Gale Force Nine, art is, at least partly, done by some guy who did a well liked PnP version.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on March 21, 2019, 03:18:26 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on March 14, 2019, 03:31:56 PM
Quote from: Berkut on March 14, 2019, 02:44:22 PM
Then, once the game gets to the point where you have private companies,  those private companies can trade and make money themselves, rather than through the East India Company. This is cool, and fun, and a neat twist to the game.

But on the last turn, at the end of the game, any money made by private companies is just turned directly into VPs at a 2:1 rate.


Ok. I got to see the early company, without the private ones. Historically, this is indeed what happened, once the state-like monopoly of the EIC had "normalized" trade with India, and reduced the risk - or rather, passed on the risks to the state - political opponents started clamoring, first for loosening the monopoly terms (and these new companies were indeed usually set up by EIC insiders), then for its demise. It may be a case where the VP rule mirrors history to the detriment of the game...



VPs are an arbirary measure of how the players are doing against one another. Ideally you would like them to align in a game modeled on some historical event to encourage players to act with the same constraints and pressures that the historical actors engaged in.

The mechanics of how *money* is made once the monopoly is gone is delicious. It absolutely makes it clear that the poor company is doomed. The people making the decisions are incented to do things that are terribly damaging to the company.

How you reward those decisions with VPs is another matter entirely, and that is just plain broken.

I mean the chosen ratio is arbitrary, right? You get 1 VP per 2 bucks made. Why 1:2? Why not 1:10? 1:1? 1:3?

Why, in this case, is there even a conversion of money straight to VPs at all, when in every other aspect of the game, you cannot convert money to VPs, except by taking actual actions to purchase much more abstract VP artifacts?

I suspect that in playtesting, they ran into a problem. On the last turn (and it is pretty obvious when it is going to be the last turn), players quit trying to trade for money, because hey, you win with VPs, right? Money is only useful as a engine to drive the game (which we know is ending) or to buy VPs (which you cannot do normally at the end of the game). So whoila! I think they just said "OK, well, we need the players to keep playing as if money is what matters, so lets just let them convert it straight to VP! 1:2 seems like a good ratio!"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on March 21, 2019, 03:22:47 PM
I think I may have asked this question before several years ago, but I'll try asking again.

Tracy and I like playing board games with friends and family.  For years it was just Settlers of Cataan, but we have slightly broadened our horizons to include Ticket to Ride and Pandemic.

Can anyone suggest some board games that are easily accessible to a broad audience, but are perhaps just a tiny bit crunchier than the titles I've mentioned?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PRC on March 21, 2019, 04:06:18 PM
Quote from: Barrister on March 21, 2019, 03:22:47 PM
I think I may have asked this question before several years ago, but I'll try asking again.

Tracy and I like playing board games with friends and family.  For years it was just Settlers of Cataan, but we have slightly broadened our horizons to include Ticket to Ride and Pandemic.

Can anyone suggest some board games that are easily accessible to a broad audience, but are perhaps just a tiny bit crunchier than the titles I've mentioned?

Your local game store should have most of these, they're a similar complexity level to what you mentioned, maybe slightly less, maybe slightly more:

Kingdomino
Queendomino
Agricola
Caverna
At the Gates of Loyang
The Castles of Burgundy
7 Wonders
Spirit Island
Blue Lagoon
Tikal
Imhotep
Jaipur (2P only)
Torres
King of Tokyo (great for young kids too)
Alhambra
Reef


Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on March 21, 2019, 04:11:59 PM
Working from lightest to heaviest:

Dixit (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit) is really a party game but tremendous fun with some fantastic art that still gets played at even pretty crunchy game nights.

Werewords (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219215/werewords) is 20 Questions which you can win whether you get the answer right or not by guessing who is working against you.

Carcassonne (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne) is a classic series, with my favorite version being Hunters and Gatherers (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4390/carcassonne-hunters-and-gatherers).

Forbidden Sky (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245271/forbidden-sky) is by the designer of Pandemic.  It's also a cooperative which if you successfully complete you create a working circuit.

US Telegraph (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249410/us-telegraph) is a new version of Attika (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8051/attika), one of my favorite two player games (it'll accommodate up to 4).

Concordia (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124361/concordia) is a great game with an interesting interplay between board position and card play.

Power Grid (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid) is a gateway to auction and economic style games that goes very deep in board gaming (just ask any 18xx (https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/18xx#) head).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 21, 2019, 06:37:53 PM
Quote from: Berkut on March 21, 2019, 03:18:26 PM
I suspect that in playtesting, they ran into a problem. On the last turn (and it is pretty obvious when it is going to be the last turn), players quit trying to trade for money, because hey, you win with VPs, right? Money is only useful as a engine to drive the game (which we know is ending) or to buy VPs (which you cannot do normally at the end of the game). So whoila! I think they just said "OK, well, we need the players to keep playing as if money is what matters, so lets just let them convert it straight to VP! 1:2 seems like a good ratio!"

Totally possible. Hopefully revised in a future reprint. The game is sold out and Wehrle has ruled out any reissue for at least a couple of years - by then it may benefit from his post-Root successes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 21, 2019, 06:45:24 PM
Quote from: Barrister on March 21, 2019, 03:22:47 PM
I think I may have asked this question before several years ago, but I'll try asking again.

Tracy and I like playing board games with friends and family.  For years it was just Settlers of Cataan, but we have slightly broadened our horizons to include Ticket to Ride and Pandemic.

Can anyone suggest some board games that are easily accessible to a broad audience, but are perhaps just a tiny bit crunchier than the titles I've mentioned?

To those that have already been mentioned:

I second Power Grid. It will feel natural after Ticket to Ride.

If you want a good cooperative game (and I remember that you are a Trekkie/er), you should look up The Captain is Dead. Looks complex, but is not. The crew tries to save a spaceship under attack by alien ships. Much less complex than the great Spirit Island.

Mysterium is a variant on Dixit. One player plays a ghost, who must send visions in the form of ambiguous images. The other players are mediums who attempt to determine the cause of death.

Tokaido is gorgeous to look at, and quite simple too. Pilgrims travel in Japan, and must experience different things. It's one of those games I am less interested in the outcome than the aesthetic.

A pretty good "worker placement game" is D&D Lords of Waterdeep. It's very simple to learn.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 27, 2019, 09:33:19 PM
Finally scored a copy

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10394/avalanche-salerno-landings
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on April 07, 2019, 01:54:12 PM
Any comments on GMT dropping Scramble for Africa?

That title did make me a little uneasy when it was announced, its tone seemed out of place for GMT.
And from the announcement it does seem someone had been sleeping at the wheel.

Of course, on social media everyone is up in arms over GMT caving in to snow flakes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 07, 2019, 03:26:07 PM
I'm really glad they dropped it, but odds are it wasn't going to be printed anyway. It wasn't exactly getting a ton of orders.

I am laughing over the people up in arms about it. The game was basically a historically-themed Euro, made no attempts to actually represent history, and looked to be pretty cookie-cutter based upon what little there was. The people decrying pulling it from P500 are acting like some grand historical artifact is being lost.

As usual, the real snowflakes are the ones screaming "snowflake!".
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on April 08, 2019, 05:39:03 PM
Seems like the developers of this game were particularly clueless and thus this outcome doesn't necessarily imply anything broader.
However, I do think these issues are going to keep coming up.  Especially if stories keep running about the "alt right" involvement in the hobby - look what happened with Paraodox and Crusader Kings and HoI.

A former Charles Roberts award nominee is being reprinted now in a deluxe edition; it's rulebook contains the following: "If the Tsar is stacked with a RED unit (flip Tsar to Arrested!), RED may attempt to execute the Tsar by activating the space and rolling a die: 1-4 Tsar executed, 5-6 No effect."  This rule is giving a player an option to re-enact a horrific historical crime - the mass murder of Nicolas II and his family, even as it subtly minimizes it ("the Tsar" as opposed to the royal family).  I can recall playing WW2 era games where a player can act to suppress partisan activities.  If you are playing Nazi Germany and elect to "suppress partisans" in say Poland, that has a certain unavoidable meaning and connotation.  One can go on with hundreds of such examples - from the Taliban player carrying out "insurgency" operations in the COIN series to engaging in "foraging" operations in any number of games.  I haven't even mentioned one of my favorite games from my youth - Pax Brittanica - a game that raises some similar issues to this one.

Like most of you here, I've been involved in the hobby for a long enough time that I can put these kinds of mechanics into context, but the more people outside the hobby start looking into it, the more these kinds of questions are going to be raised.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 08, 2019, 06:14:31 PM
The scale of the game, the theme of the game, the distance from the theme - all will frame the ethical and moral questions in different ways. War has long enjoyed romantic treatment, and wargames have long been framed as abstract, outcome oriented games. Which is one thing when we assume the consequences of the conflict fully belong to the past. It's another when the consequences are still visibly felt. The Grizzled offers a completely different experience of WW1 than, say, Offensive à outrance. It's easier to abstract human beings when they are Carthaginians cardboard pieces with cavalry symbol.

I was thinking about that as I contemplated using The Underground Railroad as a teaching device. I haven't decided yet: I do feel uncomfortable about using cubes to represent enslaved people. That being said, if one is invested in the game, and its outcome, "losing" someone can have profound (and disturbing) meaning. Sometimes, abstraction is good; sometimes it can have deleterious effects. 

And I think it would be a mistake to ignore the attraction of these wargames as revenge fantasies for nazi fanboys and white supremacists.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on April 08, 2019, 06:36:01 PM
It's a tricky question as to how explicitly to handle these issues. For example in a game about the Russian Civil War, the execution of the royal family is a meaningful strategic event.  It could be handled as an event where the player has no direct control but does that wash the player of responsibility?  Hard to say which is better or worse a priori.

I'm reminded of the computer game Decisive Campaigns Barbarossa which I have not had time to play yet (but recall berkut's AAR). Most WW2 games do not explicitly model the Shoah for obvious reasons.  In DC however, I understand that the German player can choose whether to permit Einsatzgruppen to operate freely along the front.  Meanwhile as Stalin the player has opportunities to purge generals etc. There is something to be said about honest portrayal of these realities of the war as opposed to the usual approach of sweeping them under the rug using scale as a defense (either too big to address such "details" or too small for them to manifest).  But it can be jarring to confront these issues directly in the context of a game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on April 09, 2019, 02:50:07 AM
I think the main difference is that most higher end wargames try very hard to respectfully model the conflict, giving all opposing sides their own particular aims and constraints.
With the Africa game, there is only one side (the Europeans) engaging in a lighthearted adventure of exploitation that cheerfully ignores the Africans altogether.

Also, I didn't realize the wargaming community was so full of bigots.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 09, 2019, 12:14:44 PM
I can't shake the feeling that if wargames upset you then don't play wargames. Problem solved.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 09, 2019, 12:47:15 PM
I agree in general. But this new game was going to be a Euro.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 09, 2019, 12:48:10 PM
I'm imagining a Euro themed plantation game now. Compete to grow the most cotton or indigo with your, er, workers.

I'll name it Ruerto Pico.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on April 09, 2019, 12:51:19 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 09, 2019, 12:48:10 PM
I'm imagining a Euro themed plantation game now. Compete to grow the most cotton or indigo with your, er, workers.

I'll name it Ruerto Pico.

Definitely the most fun problematic game I have played.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on April 09, 2019, 12:52:04 PM
https://thehardtimes.net/harddrive/friend-group-meets-weekly-for-board-game-rules-explanation-night/

QuoteFriend Group Meets Weekly for Board Game Rules Explanation Night

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — After last week's successful breakdown of the rules of Scotland Yard, a local group of friends met up once again for a rousing night of having overly elaborate board game rules explained to them.

"We spend so much time staring at screens nowadays, so sometimes it's really fun to just gather together around a table and have every grueling aspect of an unnecessarily complicated game laid out in front of us," said Andrea McNaughton, a regular attendee at the events.

The group spent a five-hour evening attempting to collectively understand the popular board game Lovecraftian Terrors, reading the entire manual aloud and arguing over where the game pieces were supposed to go.

"So when we activate the 'Truth' cards in the third round and turn back the flow of time, we have to roll seven Reversal Dice, and at that point the order of the turns becomes counter-clockwise, starting from the person whose half-birthday is furthest away," explained host Greg Ni to his closest friends, all of whom were checking Facebook throughout his explanation. "Got all that?"

Ni, McNaughton, and their friends eventually resorted to viewing a 45-minute long YouTube video in an effort to understand the game. At this point, the group reportedly began to eye various Vine compilations in the recommended videos as the explanation continued.

"Sometimes we go back to basics and review all of the rules of the Monopoly together," said McNaughton. "But most of the time we like to try something new, and I'm really digging how ridiculously elaborate the Lovecraftian Terrors rules are. Trying to understand why the fuck I'm supposed to flip over my character card as we skip over two players' turns with our remaining "Deceit" cards is a really thrilling experience."

The group dispersed around midnight, having fully reviewed every detail of how to play the game without ever actually beginning it.

"I'm really happy with how this evening went," said Ni. "Sure, we didn't end up playing the game, but I'm fairly certain everyone knows how to play it in theory at this point, which is what these evenings are really all about."

At press time, the group was reportedly planning on starting a campaign of reading and explaining the full Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook to one another in excruciating detail.

:P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 09, 2019, 01:06:18 PM
Stop attacking me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 09, 2019, 01:14:37 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 09, 2019, 12:47:15 PM
I agree in general. But this new game was going to be a Euro.

Euros are insensitive hellholes. Cree with totem poles? Etc etc etc.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 10, 2019, 05:26:27 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 09, 2019, 12:48:10 PM
I'm imagining a Euro themed plantation game now. Compete to grow the most cotton or indigo with your, er, workers.

I'll name it Ruerto Pico.

Your "colonists" could also be of dark brown colour meeples, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on April 15, 2019, 10:52:30 AM
Some observations on Scramble:

First of all I think GMT messed up on this one. Games get dropped from p500 all the time without special announcement and no one gives it a second thought. Had they just said the usual in the newsletter, "after consulting the designer we have decided to pull this game from our p500 but we wish him the best with another company" no one would have cared. Now, everyone became aware of something that only a select few were being part of on BGG (75% of thread material of which is now deleted).

I also think that they could have realized this beforehand - people are very touchy about Africa, moreso than WW2 - this game should never have been entered on p500 in the first place. Seeing "the light" all of a sudden sounds a bit hollow to me. What it does is give the impression that if you scream loud enough you can stop whatever you want from being produced. That is probably true but I wonder if you want to give that impression as a company?

I think this is just another of GMT's problems as they are growing bigger. They want to still have the hardcore wargaming nucleus around but they also want to attract a euro fanbase. I am not sure it is possible to achieve both.

Finally I agree with what was said about this being a dangerous area. I know one thing for sure, if people had a look at my gaming collection without knowing me, they would assume I was a fascist. As wargamers we can never win a debate about what is morally appropriate to game with outsiders. I think we should just hunker down and hope for this politically hypersensitive era to pass, it did in the 70's.





Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 15, 2019, 04:34:31 PM
Quote from: Delirium on April 15, 2019, 10:52:30 AMAs wargamers we can never win a debate about what is morally appropriate to game with outsiders. I think we should just hunker down and hope for this politically hypersensitive era to pass, it did in the 70's.

As someone who has used board games as pedagogical devices, I strongly disagree. First, because maybe, perhaps, it would actually be a good idea to have those ethical debates within the wargaming community. About what wargames do, and produce, with regards to the general understanding of war. About the sort of assumptions that are made, and conveyed about conflicts, about the abstractions required, about the narratives of battle. Many wargames, for instance, start from designers, and players, entertaining the idea of what plausible alternate scenarios could be. After all, opponents must have one chance to win, and presumably to write history differently. Which historical actors, then, are deemed incapable of turning the tide, so that they never are represented?

Second, because this politically hypersensitive era is tied to new people gaining voice. In that, there is the possibility of opening a lot of new areas which could offer great potential for wargaming. That such wargaming needs to be done differently (i.e., maybe it would be a good idea to learn about India from Indian sources before making it a theatre for a game) should be seen as an opportunity, rather than caving in to the PC/SJW/C*u*c*ks, which - frankly - seem to reinforce all the worse stereotypes about wargamers. If wargamers insist that their fascination for Rommel, or Guderian, or PT Beauregard ought to be distinguished from their political stance, they should offer the same courtesy to people who want to vary the points of view to non-white, non-nazi historical actors.

Third, there is of course a lot of misconceptions about wargames - but much of the outrage about some of them stems from within the hobby. These are people who are both knowledgeable and willing to listen. Attempts to paint outrage as somehow the product of outsiders, whose short attention span will lead them elsewhere, makes it into a form of gatekeeping that doesn't make it especially appealing. Of course, if the point of "winning" a debate is just to continue to do things as if these questions had no relevance, then, yes - I am sure a certain form of wargaming will continue to attract predominantly right-of-center dudes, who will no doubt find niche publishers for their favorite battles.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Delirium on April 16, 2019, 03:38:50 PM
You really did not understand my point and have a dismissive tone I do not like. Please go somewhere else with your strawman.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Sophie Scholl on April 16, 2019, 05:16:57 PM
Quote from: Delirium on April 16, 2019, 03:38:50 PM
You really did not understand my point and have a dismissive tone I do not like. Please go somewhere else with your strawman.
:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 16, 2019, 05:52:28 PM
Quote from: Delirium on April 16, 2019, 03:38:50 PM
You really did not understand my point and have a dismissive tone I do not like. Please go somewhere else with your strawman.

I am sorry if I misunderstood your point (what was it, then? that one cannot derive political affiliation from the games one owns? that GMT mismanaged the debate? I agree on both count, which is why I did not comment on this)

As for my tone, and your invitation to go elsewhere, I can certainly return the compliment. How was my intervention more dismissive than your own "hypersensitive era" comment? You wanted to express your politics, and your annoyance, and you did. I expressed mine, and my annoyance. I thought there was at least the matter for a discussion.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on April 18, 2019, 05:51:07 AM
From Twitter:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4WmUZOWwAIEhhe?format=jpg&name=small)

:lol: :Embarrass:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 18, 2019, 05:55:48 AM
Also applies to regular boardgames and videogames.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 07, 2019, 07:10:46 AM
Guys, I need your advice.

In about a month or so we'll be attending a wedding where the bride and groom asked relatives to give boardgames as present. I thought: challlenge accepted!


Now, they live in Poland and I've barely met them so I have no idea how hardcore gamers they are, but I'll go with not really. However, it seems like Poland has a growing boardgamer hobby, at least they seem to be publishing better and better stuff.

So, I want to find something that is a) reasonably new so the chances of them having it is minimal, b) good enough so that they'll know it has come from a connoisseur, and c) not TOO complicated.

Any ideas? My only real candidate so far is Root, but as I understand that is very much borderline hardcore.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on June 07, 2019, 07:35:47 AM
There's Wingspan (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan), which is definitely a new hotness, isn't that easy to get and seems to appeal to many people.  It's not a complicated game and is very easy to pick up.  For me there isn't enough meat but a lot of people love it.  The theme is unique and it's so intuitive that I'm pretty sure I'll remember the rules 10 years from now without playing it at all.

Res Arcana (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262712/res-arcana) also just came out and is a fantastic game from Tom Lehmann with a lot of replayability.

New Frontiers (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255692/new-frontiers) is another new game from Tom Lehmann.  It's a better version of Puerto Rico with a Race for the Galaxy theme. 

Concordia Venus (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256916/concordia-venus) is a redo of an older game (Concordia) but adds enough new that it's worth having.  There's also an expansion version (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/262711/concordia-venus-expansion) for those who have Concordia (if you know they have Concordia).

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 07, 2019, 07:37:00 AM
Excellent, thank you!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on June 07, 2019, 12:11:04 PM
If you want to go with local flavor, there is also Mysterium (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium) which is a Polish boardgame that won a bunch of awards (my group really likes this game).

We also like Robinson Crusoe (another Polish game) but it's more clunky, and its appeal, to me is more about the narratives you build with others.

Concordia is indeed nice and simple.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on June 07, 2019, 12:21:45 PM
Mysterium is really popular among the boardgaming plebs, it's definitely in the "they might own it already" category if they have a passing interest in the hobby.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 07, 2019, 12:51:15 PM
I think that if they're already versed in the boardgaming community to some extent, Root is a great idea. Ditto any of the simpler Sierra Madre designs or other, heavyish Euros.

Caverna is a big hit amongst my boardgame-dabbler friends, for instance.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on June 07, 2019, 01:13:50 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 07, 2019, 12:51:15 PM
Caverna is a big hit amongst my boardgame-dabbler friends, for instance.

Apparently it's quite nice. How is the interaction between players? My group is moving increasingly away from Euro games in which players basically do their own things without any more interaction than stealing a spot with your worker.

It's the reason why I am partial to Lowlands, myself, when it comes to Euro/farming/worker/sandbox. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/242804/lowlands
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on June 07, 2019, 01:16:55 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 07, 2019, 12:51:15 PM
I think that if they're already versed in the boardgaming community to some extent, Root is a great idea. Ditto any of the simpler Sierra Madre designs or other, heavyish Euros.

Caverna is a big hit amongst my boardgame-dabbler friends, for instance.

Definitely agree with Root. The cuteness factor also makes it good for a wedding gift, I guess.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on June 07, 2019, 01:27:12 PM
The only question with Root is how proficient are these people in English. It's quite language dependent.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 07, 2019, 02:28:08 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on June 07, 2019, 01:13:50 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 07, 2019, 12:51:15 PM
Caverna is a big hit amongst my boardgame-dabbler friends, for instance.

Apparently it's quite nice. How is the interaction between players? My group is moving increasingly away from Euro games in which players basically do their own things without any more interaction than stealing a spot with your worker.

It's the reason why I am partial to Lowlands, myself, when it comes to Euro/farming/worker/sandbox. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/242804/lowlands

Interaction is fairly limited to what you describe--seizing a space from someone else. I would say I am typically not a fan of games that limit the interaction to that level, but I think it works in Caverna because of just how impactful seizing spaces and buildings from other players can be. It's a really big deal to get to specific buildings before others--to the point that it will radically shift a strategy if taken early enough in the game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on July 03, 2019, 03:28:18 AM
Anyone got any opinions on
Labyrinth: The War on Terror (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/62227/labyrinth-war-terror-2001)?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 03, 2019, 08:29:24 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on July 03, 2019, 03:28:18 AM
Anyone got any opinions on
Labyrinth: The War on Terror (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/62227/labyrinth-war-terror-2001)?

Not really, but I'm looking forward to being able to play it on my phone.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 03, 2019, 08:41:01 AM
Does it have: a release date? The Twilight Struggle digital version is excellent I am hoping for the same quality here.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on July 03, 2019, 09:25:35 AM
I saw it in a local boardgame store, so I assume it's already released. :P The Boardgamegeek page says it's from 2010. I just thought it looked interesting and similar to Twilight Struggle, so I wanted to ask if anyone's played it.

Apparently there's also an expansion from 2016.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 03, 2019, 09:28:15 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on July 03, 2019, 09:25:35 AM
I saw it in a local boardgame store, so I assume it's already released. :P The Boardgamegeek page says it's from 2010. I just thought it looked interesting and similar to Twilight Struggle, so I wanted to ask if anyone's played it.

We were talking about the digital edition, coming out soon(ish).
The game is supposed to be pretty good, an expansion just came out I believe, taking it into the IS years.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on July 03, 2019, 09:34:08 AM
Ah, okay. Well, I'm interested in the boardgame version. :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 03, 2019, 09:35:54 AM
I enjoyed the boardgame version. It is no Twilight Struggle but still good.

What I appreciate about it in hindsight is that playing it pre-2011, the notion of Jihadists encouraging and benefiting from a global domino effect of destabilising Muslim countries seemed a bit far-fetched and gamey. It doesn't anymore.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 03, 2019, 09:40:45 AM
Twilight Struggle is definitely the better game, overall. I enjoyed Labyrinth, but haven't played in years and I think I've explored everything interesting about it.

TS, on the other hand, I still play regularly.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 03, 2019, 09:41:02 AM
I wish a digital version of 1989 would come out.  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 03, 2019, 09:58:50 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 03, 2019, 09:41:02 AM
I wish a digital version of 1989 would come out.  :(

I haven't actually played it, but the city control in Eastern Europe in the 1989 context makes absolutely zero sense.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 03, 2019, 10:07:54 AM
It's not about city control. Those are just the names of some of the spaces. If you look more closely, you'll find the "Lutheran Church" and "Orthodox Church" spaces in some countries as well.

It's more about controlling influential factions (religious, political elites, workers, etc.) than cities.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 03, 2019, 10:13:17 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 03, 2019, 10:07:54 AM
It's not about city control. Those are just the names of some of the spaces. If you look more closely, you'll find the "Lutheran Church" and "Orthodox Church" spaces in some countries as well.

It's more about controlling influential factions (religious, political elites, workers, etc.) than cities.

Still, I remember the Hungarian context on the spaces making zero sense, which didn't feel me with confidence about the rest of the map, either.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 03, 2019, 10:18:20 AM
That still doesn't make any sense. The game isn't about geography in a strict sense. It's about ideological ties of each "space" to the others.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 03, 2019, 10:28:02 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 03, 2019, 10:18:20 AM
That still doesn't make any sense. The game isn't about geography in a strict sense. It's about ideological ties of each "space" to the others.

Look at this:
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/imagepage/img/dDprFTiUszXM4XciTmDk-wnu1S4=/fit-in/900x600/filters:no_upscale()/pic1309396.jpg)

I understand that different spaces have different "class" affiliations, but the geographic element is pointless. Controlling a country's whole worker population's opinion is one thing, but how much of that control was among workers in Brno and workers in Ostrava made no difference, of that I am quite certain.

A more realistic approach would have had separate spaces of each "class" per each country, but obviously, such a design could not have just copied the TS system's mechanics that stem from board position.

In which year the game starts BTW? Because by 1989 the conflict depicted has long since been decided.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 03, 2019, 10:31:59 AM
To be fair, a Hungarian-Canadian lady reviewed the game from my angle and seems to go straight against my assumption:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/809681/historical-review-person-who-witnessed-some-events

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 03, 2019, 11:54:49 AM
He who controls the Brno workers controls the Universe.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 03, 2019, 04:55:05 PM
Quote from: Tamas on July 03, 2019, 10:28:02 AM
I understand that different spaces have different "class" affiliations, but the geographic element is pointless. Controlling a country's whole worker population's opinion is one thing, but how much of that control was among workers in Brno and workers in Ostrava made no difference, of that I am quite certain.

A more realistic approach would have had separate spaces of each "class" per each country, but obviously, such a design could not have just copied the TS system's mechanics that stem from board position.

In which year the game starts BTW? Because by 1989 the conflict depicted has long since been decided.

I think we both agree that there's nothing particularly important about controlling specific segments of workers in distinct geographic areas, but the board's just trying to break them up into relevant blocs. Calling the spaces "Workers A, Workers B, Workers C" would be even weirder, I think.

I'm not sure what you mean by the conflict being decided already. The game starts in and covers 1989. The conflicts of the year were hardly decided before 1989, unless you're talking in some sort of deterministic, collapse-of-the-Soviet-Empire sense, and even then I'm not sure I'd agree.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 04, 2019, 01:49:18 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 03, 2019, 10:31:59 AM
To be fair, a Hungarian-Canadian lady reviewed the game from my angle and seems to go straight against my assumption:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/809681/historical-review-person-who-witnessed-some-events

I think the map makes a fair amount of sense. In the screenshot you posted you can see the divide between the industrialized and agrarian regions. The church spaces seem to conform to the religious centres of the countries (Czestochowa in Poland, Esztergom in Hungary). The universities and writers are extensions of the cities (Krakow, Prague), the writers being harder to get to than the universities. I think a lot of thought went into this, actually.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 04, 2019, 01:51:58 AM
If you end up on a Catholic Church space, do you roll on the Trauma table?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 04, 2019, 03:33:42 AM
Quote from: Maladict on July 04, 2019, 01:49:18 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 03, 2019, 10:31:59 AM
To be fair, a Hungarian-Canadian lady reviewed the game from my angle and seems to go straight against my assumption:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/809681/historical-review-person-who-witnessed-some-events

I think the map makes a fair amount of sense. In the screenshot you posted you can see the divide between the industrialized and agrarian regions. The church spaces seem to conform to the religious centres of the countries (Czestochowa in Poland, Esztergom in Hungary). The universities and writers are extensions of the cities (Krakow, Prague), the writers being harder to get to than the universities. I think a lot of thought went into this, actually.

Possibly, but for example, the only influence I'd say religious affiliations had on things in Hungary, is the extensive informant network the communist state operated in the different religious organisations.
Otherwise, the churches themselves had incredibly little impact on the population.

I do have a much less dim view on the game after reading that review, but I still find it way more abstract than TS is.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 04, 2019, 05:12:19 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 04, 2019, 03:33:42 AM

Possibly, but for example, the only influence I'd say religious affiliations had on things in Hungary, is the extensive informant network the communist state operated in the different religious organisations.
Otherwise, the churches themselves had incredibly little impact on the population.

I do have a much less dim view on the game after reading that review, but I still find it way more abstract than TS is.

I've enjoyed playing it, but I'm not sold on the country scoring mini-game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 29, 2019, 06:35:12 AM
It would seem Richard Berg has died.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on July 29, 2019, 02:13:30 PM

:(
From his doo-wop days: http://doo-wop.blogg.org/the-escorts-6-a117359200
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Agelastus on July 30, 2019, 06:39:32 AM
Ah damn... :(

I still collect the GBOH games even if I don't play them much anymore.

Spent a good chunk of my second and third years at university playing self-designed battles with the GBOH games that had been released to that point* in a kind of pseudo campaign**; there was a games store in Finchley that had a lot of my custom in those two years.


*This sounds a little sad, in hindsight - I did also do the usual "going out and getting drunk" etc. items on the "things to do at university" list as well.


**IIRC Caesar won.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 30, 2019, 09:05:28 AM
Quote from: Agelastus on July 30, 2019, 06:39:32 AM

*This sounds a little sad, in hindsight - I did also do the usual "going out and getting drunk" etc. items on the "things to do at university" list as well.


Not sad at all. I regret wasting a lot of time at uni which could have been spent on board games. Or actually showing up at uni.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 09, 2019, 11:14:01 AM
The Nevsky rulebook is out here: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/185675/nevsky-final-rules (https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/185675/nevsky-final-rules).

It's Volko Ruhnke's latest, so I have pretty high hopes. Game looks great even if the box cover is stupid.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on August 11, 2019, 11:19:19 PM
The Series concept seems interesting although that wouldn't be my top choice of conflict to cover.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 12, 2019, 11:41:55 AM
I love this game description:

QuoteThe greatest nation in the world is in decline. A wealthy oligarchy has all the money, land, and power, leaving the masses to starve and struggle under the weight of oppressive debts. A bitter, partisan feud between polar opposites – liberal and conservative – finds no room for compromise. Government, once conducted with dignity and restraint, becomes a dangerous game of brinksmanship and obstructionism. The very foundations of the republic are undermined by demagogues and dictators, using civil unrest to seize power. Opponents are marginalized or made to disappear, with even murder given the veneer of legitimacy retroactively. The result is the collapse of the old order, and the establishment of new, totalitarian regime, with the populace often at the mercy of madmen and idiots, the venal and the vainglorious.

We are talking, of course, about the Roman Republic. Optimates et Populares is a political game for two players, in which players fight for the primacy and dominance of their ideology
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 14, 2019, 07:57:56 AM
Habs, will we do a Languish game of Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 14, 2019, 08:48:11 AM
I'm willing to give it a shot, though I don't own the game. Assuming all the resources are online and at least one of us owns it...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 20, 2019, 06:11:43 PM
Went on a small spree and the below is enroute;

Highway to the Reich  :XD:
Devil's to Pay:
A Bold Stroke
Kernstown - Boxed Edition
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 28, 2019, 09:48:54 AM
This almost snuck by.

http://www.carpatina.com/nes/jov_homepage.html

The Killing Ground was a work of art.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on September 19, 2019, 11:11:23 AM
Quote from: Berkut on February 22, 2019, 12:38:40 AM
Quote from: Delirium on February 21, 2019, 02:54:49 PM
I have jumped on board and bought Thunder in the East, the first in a new series called Frank Chadwick's ETO. The box is filled to the brim with good stuff both literally and gamewise.

I am a sucker for games that lets me build units up from sub-units (like Totaler Krieg). Definitely getting this...

Nice little designer blog on this very topic...

https://www.watchword.biz/post/the-death-and-rebirth-of-soviet-mechanized-forces?fbclid=IwAR3t0oqhhHB64cLiv11142adec4Im2oavY1hCe0o9yR-OKzCVznhhGaimqk

Starting a Vassal teaching us the game game...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 20, 2019, 04:25:45 PM
Quote from: Berkut on September 19, 2019, 11:11:23 AM
Quote from: Berkut on February 22, 2019, 12:38:40 AM
Quote from: Delirium on February 21, 2019, 02:54:49 PM
I have jumped on board and bought Thunder in the East, the first in a new series called Frank Chadwick's ETO. The box is filled to the brim with good stuff both literally and gamewise.

I am a sucker for games that lets me build units up from sub-units (like Totaler Krieg). Definitely getting this...

Nice little designer blog on this very topic...

https://www.watchword.biz/post/the-death-and-rebirth-of-soviet-mechanized-forces?fbclid=IwAR3t0oqhhHB64cLiv11142adec4Im2oavY1hCe0o9yR-OKzCVznhhGaimqk

Starting a Vassal teaching us the game game...

Colossus Reborn by Glantz covers the subject of Soviet organizational TOE throughout WW2 in depth
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 04, 2019, 05:24:02 AM
I am ridiculously excited to have my boardgaming table arrive from IKEA tomorrow. Especially ridiculous since knowing myself it'll be quite an ordeal to assemble (it's an extendable one).

Will make our big and airy bedroom look much smaller and busy, I expect, but still, it will have worth it.

I'll start with a nice campaign of Skies Above the Reich, then will probably break down and pick up 2 or 3 COIN games (Gandhi, Pendragon, and possibly Fire in the Lake.

(https://i.chzbgr.com/full/3502495488/h060FD915/)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 04, 2019, 06:22:53 AM
What table?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 04, 2019, 06:34:36 AM
Quote from: Berkut on October 04, 2019, 06:22:53 AM
What table?

It's an IKEA dinner table. :P The Bjursta:

(https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/bV9MW9T8w_8lE9Ey3Gw6QWgH_Th16kUVybSYF6HB0zRH6093TlSe-yyIb15ZcYsSCKYj68QwyzkCLtb_rqLBcpxSJUgJR93XGu2U8VThzExdGr0APNY9YKGt4D3CKw9V0j-jfcssIk67n0jd8oP1bmoreQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https://secure.ikea.com//gb/en/images/products/bjursta-extendable-table__0122342_PE278632_S3.jpg)

I read several wargaming guys liking it. It's 140cm by default but can be extended to 180 or 220.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 04, 2019, 09:58:26 AM
like my penis
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 04, 2019, 01:44:41 PM
Quote from: Tamas on October 04, 2019, 06:34:36 AM
It's an IKEA dinner table. :P The Bjursta:

(https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/bV9MW9T8w_8lE9Ey3Gw6QWgH_Th16kUVybSYF6HB0zRH6093TlSe-yyIb15ZcYsSCKYj68QwyzkCLtb_rqLBcpxSJUgJR93XGu2U8VThzExdGr0APNY9YKGt4D3CKw9V0j-jfcssIk67n0jd8oP1bmoreQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https://secure.ikea.com//gb/en/images/products/bjursta-extendable-table__0122342_PE278632_S3.jpg)

I read several wargaming guys liking it. It's 140cm by default but can be extended to 180 or 220.

I made my Bjursta into this:
(https://i.imgur.com/7piuAzz.jpg?1)

You lose the extendable part, but covering/uncovering the table only takes a minute. It's great for long solo games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 04, 2019, 02:02:27 PM
Neat!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 04, 2019, 02:12:25 PM
What are these "solo" games you speak of?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on October 04, 2019, 02:14:56 PM
What are these "board" games you speak of?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 04, 2019, 03:39:51 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 04, 2019, 02:12:25 PM
What are these "solo" games you speak of?

(https://pics.me.me/going-to-need-less-edge-on-unat-36711128.png)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 04, 2019, 04:53:10 PM
Desperate, single wargamers are in YOUR area waiting to play with YOU!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 04, 2019, 06:02:58 PM
Ikea USA does not appear to have said table.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 07, 2019, 08:55:50 AM
Table is great. Managed to assemble it with no real trouble, although buying an electric screwdriver beforehand was an excellent idea, as there was about 60 screws for the whole thing.

It completely ruins the otherwise big and airy bedroom's looks. :D But the wife has been understanding.

Good to be playing with the time pressure of having to pack up at the end of the day, even for a game like Skies Above the Reich (where you keep all your data between missions of a campaign on paper, so it's pack-up friendly).

I've immediately gone ape, and ordered not only the new Core Set of the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game (my wife and I we both like it), but also Pendragon and Gandhi.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 07, 2019, 09:45:35 AM
Pendragon is a great game.

I'm considering picking up The Dark Sands if there's a fall sale this year. Has anyone here played it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 07, 2019, 09:54:29 AM
We should try to play Pendragon here. The system seems pretty good for PBEM, no?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 07, 2019, 10:24:59 AM
Quote from: Maladict on October 07, 2019, 09:45:35 AM
Pendragon is a great game.

I'm considering picking up The Dark Sands if there's a fall sale this year. Has anyone here played it?

That does seem intriguing. How is the East Front version of it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 07, 2019, 11:14:53 AM
Quote from: Tamas on October 07, 2019, 10:24:59 AM
Quote from: Maladict on October 07, 2019, 09:45:35 AM
Pendragon is a great game.

I'm considering picking up The Dark Sands if there's a fall sale this year. Has anyone here played it?

That does seem intriguing. How is the East Front version of it?

I've had it on the table once, it was a little too big for me. Might try it again this winter.
But from what I've been reading it should be pretty good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 07, 2019, 11:29:12 AM
I WANT TO PLAY THUNDER IN THE EAST!

Will this table hold that?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 07, 2019, 11:30:55 AM
Are you going to fly to London to do your moves?  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 07, 2019, 11:36:28 AM
What's the big deal with Thunder in the East? I developed a headache trying to browse the rules.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 08, 2019, 10:45:58 AM
It looks pretty.

I like games where I can build up and break down units

I like games where the various sides actually look different in how they are structured, rather than just having different combat values

I like games that I think find the right scale for their conflict.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 08, 2019, 05:18:58 PM
Quote from: Berkut on October 08, 2019, 10:45:58 AM
It looks pretty.

I like games where I can build up and break down units

I like games where the various sides actually look different in how they are structured, rather than just having different combat values

I like games that I think find the right scale for their conflict.

plus Frank Chadwick
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 08, 2019, 06:42:17 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on October 08, 2019, 05:18:58 PM
Quote from: Berkut on October 08, 2019, 10:45:58 AM
It looks pretty.

I like games where I can build up and break down units

I like games where the various sides actually look different in how they are structured, rather than just having different combat values

I like games that I think find the right scale for their conflict.

plus Frank Chadwick

Does he have something to do with the game?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 09, 2019, 08:11:37 PM
Quote from: Berkut on October 08, 2019, 06:42:17 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on October 08, 2019, 05:18:58 PM
Quote from: Berkut on October 08, 2019, 10:45:58 AM
It looks pretty.

I like games where I can build up and break down units

I like games where the various sides actually look different in how they are structured, rather than just having different combat values

I like games that I think find the right scale for their conflict.

plus Frank Chadwick

Does he have something to do with the game?

Unless in mistaken, he's the designer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 10, 2019, 12:35:01 PM
Finally picked up a copy of Where There Is Discord: War in the South Atlantic

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35614/where-there-discord-war-south-atlantic/credits

Currently digging into The Defense of Rorke's Drift

The Defense of Rorke's Drift

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7840/defense-rorkes-drift
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 13, 2019, 07:25:22 AM
Pendragon is awesome. The bots appear pretty good, at least playing as the Civitates, I can't really have a cooperation with the Dux, so that ought to make it a bit easier on bot barbarians, even though bot Dux are pretty decent mopping them up.

It is very cool to see Roman Britain gradually unravel, with you trying to slow the process long enough to win the game.


Gandhi is also pretty great, in a lot of ways on the opposite end of the Coin spectrum. Pendragon is full of little rules that are great for simulation purposes, but make it quite the monster game, almost.

Gandhi is much more elegant, and the non-violent factions are done excellently, I think. As the Raj they pose a tough challenge. If you want to curb them quickly, you end up helping their agenda with your actions, and if you're slow and lenient then you may not be able to stop them from winning. The traditional violent insurgent faction can also be trouble, of course, but dealing with them is standard COIN fare.

The Gandhi bots are using a partial card-based system, I am not sure what to think of it. It makes the bits much more variedand unpredictable, and the way the system works, if a faction desperstely need one kind of action it will end up doing it, but on the other hand, there is less of an illusion of an overall scripted plan, as with the other COIN bots.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on October 14, 2019, 10:32:12 AM
Quote from: Tamas on October 13, 2019, 07:25:22 AM
Gandhi is also pretty great, in a lot of ways on the opposite end of the Coin spectrum. Pendragon is full of little rules that are great for simulation purposes, but make it quite the monster game, almost

Which is a little odd because there is a lot of rich historical information we have about pre-independence India for simulation purposes whereas we know virtually nothing about the period covered by Pendragon, such that the game necessarily is a fantasy scenario, or at best extreme speculation. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 14, 2019, 11:18:21 AM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on October 14, 2019, 10:32:12 AM
Quote from: Tamas on October 13, 2019, 07:25:22 AM
Gandhi is also pretty great, in a lot of ways on the opposite end of the Coin spectrum. Pendragon is full of little rules that are great for simulation purposes, but make it quite the monster game, almost

Which is a little odd because there is a lot of rich historical information we have about pre-independence India for simulation purposes whereas we know virtually nothing about the period covered by Pendragon, such that the game necessarily is a fantasy scenario, or at best extreme speculation.

Well yes of course, and Pendragon acknowledges this. It's hard to explain if one hasn't played a COIN game. They are very euro-ish but manage to maintain an air of historical simulation, even if highly abstracted.

One cool thing about these games is the historical background info provided in the playbook on the different events depicted on cards. In Gandhi, these are almost all some single, well-documented events, acts, articles, etc. as you mentioned, and these have quite obvious links to their in-game effects. In Pendragon it's more about historical places/sites/events, often with a lot of speculation, and an in-game effect very loosely tied to them.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on October 14, 2019, 11:54:42 AM
I'll probably pick it up - I do have interest in the period and it sounds like one of the better efforts in the series.  Curious to see how they handled things.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 14, 2019, 02:26:16 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on October 14, 2019, 11:54:42 AM
I'll probably pick it up - I do have interest in the period and it sounds like one of the better efforts in the series.  Curious to see how they handled things.

If you have played any of the other COIN games and were generally ok with it, then I am sure you'll like it, considering your interest in the period.

But as someone's very first COIN game, it might be tough to digest.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 14, 2019, 03:02:47 PM
Pendragon is definitely one of the few (the other is Fire in the Lake) COIN games that I think might actually map system to topic. Many of the rest (especially, for example, the American Revolution one) just seem so ham-handed in shoving the square peg of four players into the round hole of however many factions should actually be involved.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 14, 2019, 03:19:39 PM
John Company (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/211716/john-company) continues to entertain amongst my local group.

We had a pretty...unique situation yesterday. At a full table, we ended the first turn with the company barely making enough money to sustain trade for turn 2's operations. And then turn 2's end saw failures to conquer, failures to trade, depression in every Indian state (4 events turn 1, 3 events turn 2, most of which were depression results), and then the events at end of turn 2 destroyed 7 ships that conducted trade. Combined with the bailout that triggered and some untimely retirement rolls, we ended up with only 1 Presidency actually operating in the next turn.

A few players kept injecting capital to keep the company going a few more turns, but the debt pileup ended up resulting in rolling bailouts, a revolving-door of retirement/firings, and eventual collapse when the last President standing deliberately tanked operations due to being ahead in VPs (final scores being 8, 7, 6, 5, 5, and 3).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on October 14, 2019, 09:28:11 PM
I am looking forward to the second printing next year. Thinking of offering an elective « History through board games » as I just discovered my only grad students is really into it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 14, 2019, 10:21:57 PM
It is definitely one of the best boardgames to show the fucked-up incentives that the entire operation was laboring under. Cole Wehrle got everything right in that department.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 16, 2019, 07:52:52 AM
This is arriving today:

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-615-tank-duel-enemy-in-the-crosshairs.aspx

I am genuinely interested in this....I sure hope it does not dissapoint.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 16, 2019, 07:21:29 PM
Oooo I'd like to hear your take on that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on October 16, 2019, 08:49:41 PM
It looks pretty!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 11, 2019, 04:11:10 PM
Fixing to run Leo Anderson through Night of the Zealot.

(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/75614251_10219993706704207_186008037088034816_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_oc=AQkGsta0RzT0IMkrnogXMLkr_X5aHYyPaXm65bPHQRCR_5j7TxuOOTUo5stp5LO26N4&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=49aa016417bb6549a77d4353b3772459&oe=5E5F2B65)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on November 11, 2019, 04:37:54 PM
Ah, I love that game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on November 14, 2019, 03:40:44 AM
New South Park episode goes all out on board games  :nerd:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4h88iKWEPA

(https://i.imgur.com/iARDlVU.png)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 14, 2019, 08:30:16 AM
:punk:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on November 14, 2019, 12:12:58 PM
Seafall is nothing spectacular. Not as entertaining as Risk Legacy. Or from what I hear Pandemic Legacy.
I wanna play House on the Hill Legacy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 14, 2019, 12:25:19 PM
House on the Hill Legacy was pretty fun with my local group. It's better if you've played a decent amount of the regular version, so you'll get a lot of the references, but it's not necessary.

The first session alone was worth the price of entry due to the hilarity factor.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on November 14, 2019, 12:27:32 PM
Pandemic Legacy is great. Almost finished season 2 with my group.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 14, 2019, 12:30:57 PM
Same. I think my group is at...October? It's been a bit since we've played though. I should try to finish it during the Christmas break.

I think I like Season 2 more than 1, though we'll see if they stick the landing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on November 14, 2019, 12:39:12 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 14, 2019, 12:30:57 PM
Same. I think my group is at...October? It's been a bit since we've played though. I should try to finish it during the Christmas break.

I think I like Season 2 more than 1, though we'll see if they stick the landing.

I'm liking it more so far. I like that they changed the base gameplay a little, and the story is better/more fleshed out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on November 14, 2019, 03:27:41 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on November 14, 2019, 12:12:58 PM
Seafall is nothing spectacular. 

Agreed. I really wanted some seafaring game. Seafall is not it. I have not played any other legacy games.

Maracaibo is coming out soon, but the reviews I have seen are more lukewarm than I expected.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 14, 2019, 09:56:00 PM
RIP Chad Jensen, designer of various Combat Commander games and Dominant Species.  :cry:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on November 15, 2019, 07:44:29 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 14, 2019, 09:56:00 PM
RIP Chad Jensen, designer of various Combat Commander games and Dominant Species.  :cry:

That sucks.  Combat Commander is an excellent design. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 07, 2019, 05:43:00 PM
I got the new edition of Dune. Never played it before.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Camerus on December 21, 2019, 10:15:25 AM
Field Commander: Napoleon arrived last night in time for Christmas break. Looking forward to giving it a try.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 22, 2019, 05:40:21 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 07, 2019, 05:43:00 PM
I got the new edition of Dune. Never played it before.

I heard it's pretty good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 22, 2019, 05:45:40 PM
This year I've branched out in other directions outside traditional wargames by binge buying.


Arkham Horror
Arkham Horror 3rd edition
Eldrich Horror
Mansions of Madness 2nd edition.

and of course Arkham LCG.



Make the madness stop..... :cthulu:

(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/80286599_10220370468403014_7683034526414536704_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_ohc=k0nsGPzRL_QAQna9cHIcvM4kMj9dsGjDE4Bv5SpApgEgew9OPqSjK4zIw&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&oh=4f7930076ec0a000be03488ddb1255a0&oe=5EA42F99)

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on December 23, 2019, 06:17:28 PM
Wargaming has made it to QI:

(https://i.postimg.cc/6QX4p8Ws/CFNA.jpg)

(https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/iyh5s7dgcbtwtgfdo1cm.jpg)

https://twitter.com/qikipedia/status/1209247311345246208

And the kotaku article: https://kotaku.com/the-notorious-board-game-that-takes-1500-hours-to-compl-1818510912
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Camerus on December 31, 2019, 03:02:45 PM
Quote from: Camerus on December 21, 2019, 10:15:25 AM
Field Commander: Napoleon arrived last night in time for Christmas break. Looking forward to giving it a try.

Pretty decent solitaire war game. Box is loaded with different campaigns and maps, including Italy, Spain, Russia and Egypt. Only gripe is sometimes AI does weird stuff, but within acceptable levels.

Wife and I play a ton of games, but for some reason she just doesn't appreciate wargames, so it's nice to have a solo option.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 01, 2020, 03:26:21 PM
Anyone play the board game version of This War of Mine?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: KRonn on January 08, 2020, 08:44:17 PM
I used to play some of the Avalon Hill wargames. I'm sure people remember those from years ago. Not sure but I think they still sell some games. Their magazine The General was great, I loved it. Lots of interesting military info and background on their games. Does anyone remember that mag?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 08, 2020, 09:10:29 PM
Yip, sure do.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: KRonn on January 09, 2020, 09:35:06 PM
AH had some great stuff for its time. There are bigger and better games now but some of those were very nicely done games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on January 10, 2020, 09:50:17 PM
Quote from: KRonn on January 08, 2020, 08:44:17 PM
I used to play some of the Avalon Hill wargames. I'm sure people remember those from years ago. Not sure but I think they still sell some games. Their magazine The General was great, I loved it. Lots of interesting military info and background on their games. Does anyone remember that mag?

The problem with The General was that the history stuff was mostly crap.  The value was in the scenarios, optional rules, and the like, for the games.  I enjoyed it, but had to laugh at the fanboi "history" articles.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 11, 2020, 01:09:30 AM
Quote from: KRonn on January 09, 2020, 09:35:06 PM
AH had some great stuff for its time. There are bigger and better games now but some of those were very nicely done games.

Most certainly. Favs of Mine are;
Original SL series
Longest Day
Up Front
War and Peace
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on January 13, 2020, 12:25:40 PM
In my youth, I used to take the train into NYC to visit relatives every now and then.  On the way back I'd stop by the Compleat Strategist (still there) to pick up an Avalon Hill game and the latest General.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 13, 2020, 04:59:54 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on January 13, 2020, 12:25:40 PM
Compleat Strategist (still there)

A small miracle in and of itself. Do they actually own the property? Are their rents fixed from some point in the '70s?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on January 13, 2020, 05:43:21 PM
IIRC they recently signed a new lease.  It's fortunate that the area is still is far from being a hot neighborhood.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 14, 2020, 03:09:19 PM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2074786394/oath-chronicles-of-empire-and-exile/description

Cole Wehrle's (Root, Pax Pamir, John Company, An Infamous Traffic designer) next game. Looks grand and delightful--I'm in.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on January 15, 2020, 02:49:36 PM
More than half a million dollar pledged and almost three weeks to go still...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 15, 2020, 03:21:47 PM
On the backs of John Company, Pax Pamir 2nd ed., and (more heavily) Root, it's no surprise. Cole is a hot name these days, and on my must-buy list. I don't think he's turned in a real dud yet, though I didn't really care for An Infamous Traffic.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 15, 2020, 03:52:58 PM
I pledged, just on the basis of John Company and Root. He is a designer who "gets" one core idea that many do not - that the key to a really great game is forcing the player to make hard decisions.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on January 15, 2020, 03:57:01 PM
I know. I appreciate his efforts at creating something new - and that leads me to forgive some of the weaker points of the games he designs (usually centered around victory points/conditions - which Oath seems to aim at transforming).

My only contact with Pax Pamir are the games you guys have been playing. The second edition looked gorgeous.

Still waiting for John Company 2nd ed...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 15, 2020, 04:25:19 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 15, 2020, 03:57:01 PM
Still waiting for John Company 2nd ed...

Apparently in the works for a possible 2021 release, so you won't be waiting terribly long. Judging from Cole's comments on podcasts and the like, he's not going to be doing a huge overhaul like with Pax Pamir, but he's definitely going to be making changes. I suspect he's not content with the end-game, so here's hoping.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 15, 2020, 04:28:24 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 15, 2020, 04:25:19 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 15, 2020, 03:57:01 PM
Still waiting for John Company 2nd ed...

Apparently in the works for a possible 2021 release, so you won't be waiting terribly long. Judging from Cole's comments on podcasts and the like, he's not going to be doing a huge overhaul like with Pax Pamir, but he's definitely going to be making changes. I suspect he's not content with the end-game, so here's hoping.

THat would be outstanding. Such a really great game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 15, 2020, 04:31:40 PM
I'm going to have to sell my copy this year if he gives a more definitive timeline.  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on January 22, 2020, 08:20:30 PM
The John Company, Wherlegig edition May be as soon as March, according to rumors.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 29, 2020, 11:12:21 AM
Quote from: Oexmelin on January 22, 2020, 08:20:30 PM
The John Company, Wherlegig edition May be as soon as March, according to rumors.

That seems pretty unlikely by my reckoning. Cole is normally much more communicative about the production pipeline than that.  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on January 29, 2020, 02:58:23 PM
Signed up for Imperial Struggle (https://www.gmtgames.com/p-599-imperial-struggle.aspx). Looked interesting. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 29, 2020, 03:18:23 PM
I signed up for the playtest of that a while back, but they updated the rules seemingly every day and lost me. Still, I preordered--hoping it's a hit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on January 29, 2020, 03:58:40 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 29, 2020, 11:12:21 AM

That seems pretty unlikely by my reckoning. Cole is normally much more communicative about the production pipeline than that.  :hmm:

Yes, my bad. Pre-orders opening probably in March.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 29, 2020, 04:37:03 PM
I hope you're right there, and I hope it coincides with his explaining what, if anything, will be changed. I might not sell my first edition if he has either an update kit or just revises the rulebook and uses existing pieces.

I'm still holding out hope for a "Bank of England" expansion, though, which he teased once upon a time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on January 29, 2020, 05:46:04 PM
He initially suggested that very few things would be changed - but the later communications I have heard (along with the above rumor) is that the success and critical reception of Pax Pamir 2nd ed. has led him to reconsider. Whether or not that reconsideration will result in more extensive change remains to be seen.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 30, 2020, 09:44:07 AM
Granted, I have just played a couple 2nd Ed games, but I'm the weirdo that likes Pax Pamir 1st ed more. I liked the quirky mechanics, even if they are clunky sometimes. If I want a leaner, simpler, Pax game I'll just go play Porfiriana.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 30, 2020, 09:48:08 AM
I've been totally addicted to the 3rd edition of High Frontier, lately. I just play it solitaire, enjoying the glorious hard sci-fi number-crunching.  :blush:

I used to play it properly with my boardgaming friends, back with the 2nd edition.

Great game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on January 31, 2020, 06:42:56 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 30, 2020, 09:48:08 AM
I've been totally addicted to the 3rd edition of High Frontier, lately. I just play it solitaire, enjoying the glorious hard sci-fi number-crunching.  :blush:

I used to play it properly with my boardgaming friends, back with the 2nd edition.

Great game.

You're such a humongous nerd.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 31, 2020, 07:50:38 PM
3rd Edition?

I wasn't aware anyone played the first edition, much less that there was a 2nd and then a 3rd....
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on January 31, 2020, 10:04:10 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 31, 2020, 07:50:38 PM
3rd Edition?

I wasn't aware anyone played the first edition, much less that there was a 2nd and then a 3rd....

3rd edition is awesome, and 4th is coming out this summer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 31, 2020, 10:21:30 PM
Tell us more. I always thought it looked super interesting, but not really playable.

Is there an upgrade kit or something?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on January 31, 2020, 10:58:46 PM
Quote from: Berkut on January 31, 2020, 10:21:30 PM
Tell us more. I always thought it looked super interesting, but not really playable.

Is there an upgrade kit or something?

3rd Edition cleaned up the fuel strip and streamlined a lot of the management while not simplifying it.  It also expanded the coverage of the solar system and added an interstellar solo option.  It's tough to describe the feeling of playing the game once you learn it.  A big chunk of the enjoyment is knowing you are one wrong move (or bad roll) from having several game years of work go up in smoke and being ok with it.  Normally I don't like that type of play, but it reflects the tension of early exploration/exploitation of the solar system so well.  Each time I play I try to pull off a different development route.  If it works, great.  If it fails I'll have an epic story of how I tried to get to pull off some maneuver that I probably shouldn't have.

I think it works really well for 1-3 players.  4 players starts slowing down a bit too much.

There will be an upgrade kit for 2nd and 3rd to 4th.  I think there also was one for 2nd to 3rd but it's long sold out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 01, 2020, 12:54:04 AM
Interesting. I pre-ordered 4th. You guys are responsible.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 01, 2020, 01:53:14 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 01, 2020, 04:52:25 PM
I have delved into Federation Commander

(https://scontent.fsjc1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/83322015_10220753875547953_8443824151096983552_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=SVmqf5VFGOoAX9SqLl1&_nc_ht=scontent.fsjc1-3.fna&oh=b7a30f67255410c69050d6001fdfdd9b&oe=5EC12286)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on February 01, 2020, 05:15:24 PM
It was a good idea, anyway.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Savonarola on February 12, 2020, 03:35:03 PM
I thought this might be of interest to some here; from Smithsonian Magazine:

The Best Board Games of the Ancient World (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/best-board-games-ancient-world-180974094/)

I learned that board games go all the way back to Ur (although Ur would have been already over a millennia old when the board in the article was made.)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 18, 2020, 11:14:28 AM
A new arrival by New England Simulations. Same system as The Killing Ground.

(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/86971837_10220909320033968_8060784420585472000_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=eDDfZNmFa_EAX8762HD&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&_nc_tp=7&oh=dfeb94a0a6cc1c319967800a5d41a3b7&oe=5EFA13AE)

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 18, 2020, 12:43:43 PM
I know all there is to know about The Killing Ground.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 18, 2020, 06:20:19 PM
Quote from: The Brain on February 18, 2020, 12:43:43 PM
I know all there is to know about The Killing Ground.

Cool, glad you're familiar with the game mechanics.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 18, 2020, 07:24:01 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 18, 2020, 06:20:19 PM
Quote from: The Brain on February 18, 2020, 12:43:43 PM
I know all there is to know about The Killing Ground.

Cool, glad you're familiar with the game mechanics.

Unfortunately I'm not really though. Just got The Crying Game into my head.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 28, 2020, 09:58:11 AM
Is there a light boardgame that could be used as a sort of activity on a small/tiny workplace workshop concerning negotiation skills?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 28, 2020, 10:01:43 AM
Depends on how light you're looking?

Some suggestions to look into, depending on tolerance for time-span:

Pit
Bohnanza
Chinatown (possibly the heaviest of the three, though the mechanics are not exactly onerous)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on February 28, 2020, 10:03:00 AM
Quote from: Tamas on February 28, 2020, 09:58:11 AM
Is there a light boardgame that could be used as a sort of activity on a small/tiny workplace workshop concerning negotiation skills?

Monopoly
Settlers of Catan
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 28, 2020, 10:34:45 AM
Thanks. Tolerance for timespan will be very little. Whole ordeal can't take more than 1.5 hours, and this would be just part of it. :P

I am thinking of finding something that we wouldn't play  to completion but still could be meaningful.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 28, 2020, 10:55:51 AM
What do you think of Dragon's Gold?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 28, 2020, 11:17:31 AM
Quote from: Tamas on February 28, 2020, 10:34:45 AM
Thanks. Tolerance for timespan will be very little. Whole ordeal can't take more than 1.5 hours, and this would be just part of it. :P

I am thinking of finding something that we wouldn't play  to completion but still could be meaningful.

:hmm: All of the ones I mentioned definitely fall within that 1.5 hour range.

If you want something that will involve negotiation skills but won't necessarily be completed, look at John Company.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 28, 2020, 11:17:53 AM
Quote from: Tamas on February 28, 2020, 10:55:51 AM
What do you think of Dragon's Gold?

Haven't played.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on February 29, 2020, 03:50:58 PM
Quote from: Tamas on February 28, 2020, 09:58:11 AM
Is there a light boardgame that could be used as a sort of activity on a small/tiny workplace workshop concerning negotiation skills?

I would also vote for Chinatown or Bohnanza.  I'd also add Intrigue (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265/intrigue), which is probably the most vicious game in existence.  It also has tons of negotiation.  Cosmic Encounter would work, but might be pushing the time limit with less experienced gamers.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 12, 2020, 09:07:22 AM
Second printing of Pax Pamir 2nd ed., in case some of you are interested. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1243243962/pax-pamir-reprint
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on April 03, 2020, 04:02:19 AM
So, I've been looking at some boardgames to possibly purchase and try out. As I mentioned in the vidya games thread, one is Labyrinth: The War on Terror. Then there's an older ACW game called For the People (incidentally, ACW is also being discussed in the other thread). And finally a new one, Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India. Anyone have any experience with these?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 03, 2020, 04:20:46 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on April 03, 2020, 04:02:19 AM
So, I've been looking at some boardgames to possibly purchase and try out. As I mentioned in the vidya games thread, one is Labyrinth: The War on Terror. Then there's an older ACW game called For the People (incidentally, ACW is also being discussed in the other thread). And finally a new one, Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India. Anyone have any experience with these?

Gandhi is pretty neat I think.

For the People I used to like, until a PBEM opponent (NOT PHD :P) used this terribly-looking strategy of spamming 1-strenght Union units on every space conceivable to beat me easily. I don't remember the details -it was like 15 years ago- but it made the game look ugly and gamey for some reason.

Labyrinth you should check out via the computer version.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 03, 2020, 06:11:52 AM
As Gloomhaven fanboi I feel it to be my duty to point out that they kickstarter for the standalone sequel is on.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 03, 2020, 09:09:56 AM
For The People is a great game, until you play it against people who have figured out how to game it, and then it is a very good game, just not much like the American Civil War.

I don't see how spamming 1 strength Union troops all over can be a workable Union strategy though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 10:22:40 AM
Berkut likes FTP unless he's playing against me.

I don't really enjoy FTP any more because it's the same grind of building up, grinding down, then puncturing Berkut's Union lines so I get 4 raids a turn.

Ditto the questionable 1-SP-per-space "strategy". That's not really a good one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 10:23:43 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on April 03, 2020, 04:02:19 AM
Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India

COIN :blurgh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 03, 2020, 11:03:27 AM
Quote from: Berkut on April 03, 2020, 09:09:56 AM
For The People is a great game, until you play it against people who have figured out how to game it, and then it is a very good game, just not much like the American Civil War.

I don't see how spamming 1 strength Union troops all over can be a workable Union strategy though.

no room for beets
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on April 03, 2020, 11:24:24 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 03, 2020, 04:20:46 AM
For the People I used to like, until a PBEM opponent (NOT PHD :P) used this terribly-looking strategy of spamming 1-strenght Union units on every space conceivable to beat me easily. I don't remember the details -it was like 15 years ago- but it made the game look ugly and gamey for some reason.


I would never do such a thing.  Now a game that allows the building of Grand Divisions is my kind of game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 11:27:18 AM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 03, 2020, 12:59:09 PM
Quote from: PDH on April 03, 2020, 11:24:24 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 03, 2020, 04:20:46 AM
For the People I used to like, until a PBEM opponent (NOT PHD :P) used this terribly-looking strategy of spamming 1-strenght Union units on every space conceivable to beat me easily. I don't remember the details -it was like 15 years ago- but it made the game look ugly and gamey for some reason.


I would never do such a thing.  Now a game that allows the building of Grand Divisions is my kind of game.

Ah right, THAT'S how you cheated, now I remember!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 03, 2020, 12:59:53 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 10:23:43 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on April 03, 2020, 04:02:19 AM
Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India

COIN :blurgh:

I think it is well done. It has some neat mechanics to deal with the non-violent factions imho, and it is probably the simplest COIN I have played.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on April 03, 2020, 01:44:29 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 03, 2020, 12:59:09 PM

Ah right, THAT'S how you cheated, now I remember!

Pfft, cheated.  I used the build system and the division/corps system in the game to max out size of the union units.  Even Burnside could figure that one out.  He just decided to throw his more tightly controlled army across a river and up a fortified hill rather than, er, maneuvering more.

That was one of the few games that actually allowed the Union to raise the amount of manpower as they actually raised by 1862.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on April 03, 2020, 06:29:01 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 03, 2020, 12:59:53 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 10:23:43 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on April 03, 2020, 04:02:19 AM
Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India

COIN :blurgh:

I think it is well done. It has some neat mechanics to deal with the non-violent factions imho, and it is probably the simplest COIN I have played.

I have no idea what COIN is.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 03, 2020, 07:00:15 PM
Quote from: Solmyr on April 03, 2020, 06:29:01 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 03, 2020, 12:59:53 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 10:23:43 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on April 03, 2020, 04:02:19 AM
Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India

COIN :blurgh:

I think it is well done. It has some neat mechanics to deal with the non-violent factions imho, and it is probably the simplest COIN I have played.

I have no idea what COIN is.  :P

Counter Insurgency) game series

https://www.wargamer.com/articles/four-player-coin-op/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 07:17:06 PM
One of the worst things Volko's ever inflicted upon us.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 03, 2020, 07:26:22 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 07:17:06 PM
One of the worst things Volko's ever inflicted upon us.

I've never played them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on April 03, 2020, 08:50:03 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 07:17:06 PM
One of the worst things Volko's ever inflicted upon us.

Do they have Grand Divisions?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 09:09:36 PM
When someone inevitably makes a COIN game with the Indians/USA/CSA/Europe as factions, yes.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 04, 2020, 02:39:26 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 07:17:06 PM
One of the worst things Volko's ever inflicted upon us.

What are the main problems with COIN? I own one COIN game but haven't played it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 04, 2020, 02:47:13 AM
Quote from: The Brain on April 04, 2020, 02:39:26 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 07:17:06 PM
One of the worst things Volko's ever inflicted upon us.

What are the main problems with COIN? I own one COIN game but haven't played it.

the almost-Euro abstractions of the system do not fit that well for some of the topics I think. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 04, 2020, 02:52:47 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 04, 2020, 02:47:13 AM
Quote from: The Brain on April 04, 2020, 02:39:26 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 07:17:06 PM
One of the worst things Volko's ever inflicted upon us.

What are the main problems with COIN? I own one COIN game but haven't played it.

the almost-Euro abstractions of the system do not fit that well for some of the topics I think.

My uninformed impression is indeed that people just slam COIN onto a subject matter regardless of what would work best for the particular conflict. Japan's war against China (for instance) doesn't sound very COINy to me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on April 04, 2020, 03:59:51 AM
COIN seems to now mean any kind of asymmetric conflict. I am somewhat intrigued by Gandhi, I have to say. And I own Pendragon, which is an interesting game even if a subject matter forced into the COIN system.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 04, 2020, 10:59:54 AM
Quote from: The Brain on April 04, 2020, 02:52:47 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 04, 2020, 02:47:13 AM
Quote from: The Brain on April 04, 2020, 02:39:26 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 03, 2020, 07:17:06 PM
One of the worst things Volko's ever inflicted upon us.

What are the main problems with COIN? I own one COIN game but haven't played it.

the almost-Euro abstractions of the system do not fit that well for some of the topics I think.

My uninformed impression is indeed that people just slam COIN onto a subject matter regardless of what would work best for the particular conflict. Japan's war against China (for instance) doesn't sound very COINy to me.

Yeah, that is pretty much how I felt. It is semi-interesting system that gets slathered onto any kind of guerrilla-sih conflict and then everyone gets all slobbery over it for some reason. Every time I've played I've been "meh"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 04, 2020, 11:00:15 AM
Played Wing Leader for the first time last night via Vassal. That is a very, very good game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 04, 2020, 11:08:27 AM
Quote from: Berkut on April 04, 2020, 11:00:15 AM
Played Wing Leader for the first time last night via Vassal. That is a very, very good game.

Tell me more.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 04, 2020, 11:26:17 AM
I only played one scenario, and it was pretty simple.

I was the Soviets, and had two squadrons of Yak-1s trying to intercept two flights of He-111 transports escorted by a single flight of BF-190F-4s.

The way it worked out, because my opponent was new to the game as well, is that I managed to get my first squadron attacking on of the flights, while my second squadron tangled with this flight of 104s in the clouds.

Some things that I thought were cool:

So numbers wise, I was using squadrons against flights, so had pretty great odds. But the game doesn't really give you much of an advantage there - the way the mechanics work, quality is a lot more important than quantity.

My Green Yaks attacking his Trained He-111s - of course this is bad for the Germans, but the way the system works, when you engage in combat, even if you don't take losses, you use ammo and have to check cohesion (which is modified by ammo usage). So even though I was rolling on a vastly beneficial odds, my squadron still got disrupted and disorganized, and eventually broke off their attack on the un-escorted transports (but no before they shot down three of them).

My second squadron tangled with his 109Fs. My guys were green, his were veteran and he had a Ace with him. So this was probably going to be bad. But we were in dense clouds, which meant that even though his combat odds were much better, we both had large negative DRMs to the effects - so I could not really do much to him, but he had a hard time doing much to me as well, which was fine with me.

He tried to get me in a dogfight, which would then mean he could get me out of the clouds, and hopefully get enough kills on my fighters to balance the kills I was getting on his tranports, but I got luck on my roll to avoid the dogfight, which meant I could stay in the cloud layer. In the following combat (you cannot leave a square with a enemy you have tallied unless you drop that tally, which is bad in this case for both of us due to the way initiative works), we both did nothing, but both rolled badly on our cohesion checks, broke, and were out of the fight.

I like that it is a system that after I played it, it "felt" right. You cannot just fight forever - even successful combat tends to leave your squadrons disrupted and low on ammo. Quality matters, A LOT! And the game is not super fatal in outcomes - you aren't going to go shoot down all the bad guys, "losing" is not getting your squadron destroyed, it is (or feels like) reaching the point where your units are disrupted or broken before the other guy, or at the same time with you took 2 losses and he only took one.

I definitely want to try some more, but it is very tactical, and really does give a great "feel", at least with a data set of 1 play!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 04, 2020, 11:52:26 AM
 :cheers:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 04, 2020, 12:56:16 PM
Tell me more of the yaks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 04, 2020, 01:52:39 PM
Good series of fighters.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 04, 2020, 02:29:28 PM
I like fighters. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 12, 2020, 04:06:34 PM
Yes!


https://www.compassgames.com/fulda-gap-a-css-game.html
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 12, 2020, 04:28:40 PM
Might want to hold your horses. Scuttlebutt seems to be that it's turning into one of Compass's/Starkweather's usual messes, especially the rules.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 12, 2020, 07:01:25 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 12, 2020, 04:28:40 PM
Might want to hold your horses. Scuttlebutt seems to be that it's turning into one of Compass's/Starkweather's usual messes, especially the rules.

Hmm the others in the CSS series are fine. But, thanks for the heads up.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 12, 2020, 07:29:47 PM
No matter if it is, it holds a special place. I was in 3rd Brigade, 8th ID. It has my old Battalion 4/8 Infantry.   ;)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 16, 2020, 06:51:00 AM
I had my 6-monthly boardgame buying fever set on me, the results are:

Arriving today:

Conflict of Heroes Storm of Steel 3rd edition - it sounds quite elegant and almost as importantly looks gorgeous.

Nevsky - unique period, unique system, sounds cool

Arriving at some later date once both are in stock:

Hearts and Minds (newest edition) VASSAL-ed the heck out of Fire in the Lake, it was cool but want a Vietnam coverage with a slightly lighter touch of meeples

Illusions of Glory - Tested this as well virtually years ago. It is admittedly the least awesome of the ..of Glory trilogy, but still nice and very thematic, and there was a deal on it so whatever.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 19, 2020, 08:40:32 AM
So, Nevsky is pretty cool. Unlike Volko's COIN design, this doesn't feel abstract at all. It's a medieval operational game and it feels like it. As Calendale pointed out in his Youtube review, unlike in COIN, your decision making doesn't feel detached from the simulation the game tries to be. I am making tough and interesting decisions about logistics, how much supplies to bring, how, and how much time to spend acquiring them in the first place. How to keep the feudal lords on the field, etc.

It all flows very smoothly too, although you only realise that once you start playing. As it's not a traditional wargame, reading the rulebook feels like there's a lot of complicated things to keep in mind  (the rulebook itself is reasonably well written) but once you do a turn or two you realise it's actually pretty straightforward.

There's an interesting narrative to the game, even playing solitaire. The way activation works (you assemble a deck of sequential command cards for each turn, so there's a fixed order to which Lords activate in which order) means you can't always make the perfect reaction to an enemy move.

Battles are fairly involved but due to how decisive they can be (and fairly rare), I think that suits.

In terms of replayability, there's probably enough, but I do feel like the game's start is a bit of a 1941 situation, in the sense that the first couple of turns the Teutons have a definitive advantage in offensive power and they should try to make the best of it. However, I don't think the pendulum ever swings too much to Novgorod's favour. About halfway into the campaign game, the Russian player will be able to bring in his two best Lords. Russians also have space to trade, with Capability cards they can make their cheapo militias do pack at least some punch, and due to the Novgorod treasury they have a bit of an easier time keeping Lords in service.

However, it's not that clear-cut: trading space means letting Teutons devastate your countryside which means permanent VPs, and the loss of ability to forage (although for both, obviously). Also, trying to push the war into Livonia and Estonia is no easy feat - the Catholic fortresses are formidable.

There's a lot to the game and the system, it's going to be great for other pre-industrial conflicts as well. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 19, 2020, 09:23:46 AM
I've definitely enjoyed the 3 campaigns and handful of scenarios of it I've played. I'm looking forward to further iterations in the system as well--the next is due to be in El Cid's time and will have some pretty...massive forces arrayed compared to the quantities involved during the Nevsky campaigns.

Why you'd watch Calendale though is beyond me.  :yuk:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 19, 2020, 09:27:16 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 19, 2020, 09:23:46 AM
I've definitely enjoyed the 3 campaigns and handful of scenarios of it I've played. I'm looking forward to further iterations in the system as well--the next is due to be in El Cid's time and will have some pretty...massive forces arrayed compared to the quantities involved during the Nevsky campaigns.

Why you'd watch Calendale though is beyond me.  :yuk:

He is definitely going crazier but I sometimes enjoy his ramblings.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 19, 2020, 09:28:17 AM
Oh and I only ever watch his reviews. Not really interested in him playing and reading the rules for hours. :D

Also I wish he didn't do railroad games. A lot of games can be properly evaluated and reviewed playing solitaire. Railroad games are not one of those.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 19, 2020, 10:31:12 AM
I can't stand any of his videos. He doesn't even get the rules right half the time, so I can't trust his "reviews" either. That and I have no interest in watching him puff a pipe or dress like a babushka for three hours.

Dude seems to "review" every game under the sun, too. I have no idea how he has the time or money to do that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 19, 2020, 12:08:44 PM
Mostly he seem to review obscure shit like some moon railroad game prototype. Yeah I am not bothering with that.

Still his reviews are good background noise. As he plays shit solo like I do, they can be relevant.

To be fair though, I can't remember making a single purchase decision based solely on his reviews, always checked out some more coherent people.  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 19, 2020, 12:15:33 PM
Whose reviews do you all watch / trust?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 19, 2020, 12:19:16 PM
Is there any porn star who reviews boardgames?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 19, 2020, 01:43:44 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on April 19, 2020, 12:15:33 PM
Whose reviews do you all watch / trust?

Shut Up and Sit Down (usually), but mostly just word of mouth. Tom Chick's reviews are usually in-line with my own thoughts on games as well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 19, 2020, 01:56:12 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 19, 2020, 01:43:44 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on April 19, 2020, 12:15:33 PM
Whose reviews do you all watch / trust?

Shut Up and Sit Down (usually), but mostly just word of mouth. Tom Chick's reviews are usually in-line with my own thoughts on games as well.

Agreed on Chick except for Nevsky, I am totally not seeing the confusion over the map colours he is saying.

Shut Up and Sit Down is excellent but they don't deal with wargames.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 19, 2020, 02:27:28 PM
I quite like SU&SD. For a different take, I watch Three Minute Boardgames, who puts all those rambling never-ending reviewers to shame.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 19, 2020, 02:35:02 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 16, 2020, 06:51:00 AM
I had my 6-monthly boardgame buying fever set on me, the results are:

Arriving today:

Conflict of Heroes Storm of Steel 3rd edition - it sounds quite elegant and almost as importantly looks gorgeous.

Nevsky - unique period, unique system, sounds cool

Arriving at some later date once both are in stock:

Hearts and Minds (newest edition) VASSAL-ed the heck out of Fire in the Lake, it was cool but want a Vietnam coverage with a slightly lighter touch of meeples

Illusions of Glory - Tested this as well virtually years ago. It is admittedly the least awesome of the ..of Glory trilogy, but still nice and very thematic, and there was a deal on it so whatever.

Nice. Despite my best efforts I've been rather loose on game purchases over last few months.

Th Fulda Gap
Arkham lcg stuff
S&T Panzer Battles
Panzer Commander
Eldrich Horror stuff
SPI Invasion America
Down in Flames: Locked-on
Holland 44
Ardennes 44
Dungeon

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 19, 2020, 02:42:19 PM
Noice!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 19, 2020, 03:26:23 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 19, 2020, 01:56:12 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 19, 2020, 01:43:44 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on April 19, 2020, 12:15:33 PM
Whose reviews do you all watch / trust?

Shut Up and Sit Down (usually), but mostly just word of mouth. Tom Chick's reviews are usually in-line with my own thoughts on games as well.

Agreed on Chick except for Nevsky, I am totally not seeing the confusion over the map colours he is saying.

Shut Up and Sit Down is excellent but they don't deal with wargames.

Tom didn't review Nevsky. That was Bruce Geryk.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 27, 2020, 10:31:23 AM
Clipping the counters for the first scenario in CSS Fulda

(https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/94491314_10221766188735150_5416037589427683328_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=0be424&_nc_ohc=UMy0CUHfQssAX-z0_MY&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=ff51fc97b3cef2c326fc575e655b593e&oe=5ECB801F)

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 27, 2020, 12:47:04 PM
Hope you find some fun in it. I am...nonplussed that they seem to have used the 1989 OOB for the game.  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 27, 2020, 04:56:54 PM
Eh, I've been with this basic system since it started with PC.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 27, 2020, 05:58:00 PM
It's probably going to be awful and horribly broken and suck terribly and be a huge disappointment and make me gnash my teeth in frustration, but I can't help but anticipate Imperial Struggle more than any game I have in a good, long time. Everything about it looks great and a readthrough of the rules has me wondering when I get a shipping notification already dammit.

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-599-imperial-struggle.aspx?fbclid=IwAR29x7u3TTtt7wkAzMk7Vil5ChA7JaHCSKi-iovEsJvNgdF3y6sP-En26Ks

https://gmtwebsiteassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/impstruggle/Imperial_Struggle_Rules_0.9-Art_Incomplete.pdf
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 27, 2020, 06:55:20 PM
That has me sold on the map alone. :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on April 27, 2020, 07:13:57 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 27, 2020, 05:58:00 PM
It's probably going to be awful and horribly broken and suck terribly and be a huge disappointment and make me gnash my teeth in frustration, but I can't help but anticipate Imperial Struggle more than any game I have in a good, long time. Everything about it looks great and a readthrough of the rules has me wondering when I get a shipping notification already dammit.

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-599-imperial-struggle.aspx?fbclid=IwAR29x7u3TTtt7wkAzMk7Vil5ChA7JaHCSKi-iovEsJvNgdF3y6sP-En26Ks

https://gmtwebsiteassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/impstruggle/Imperial_Struggle_Rules_0.9-Art_Incomplete.pdf

It's been a long wait, so yeah it better deliver. I wonder how badly broken the game was during testing for it to take so long.
With record P500 numbers I'm sure they got all the help from GMT they needed.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 27, 2020, 08:16:56 PM
Cole Wehrle talking about the new edition/updates to John Company. Don't think the changes are set in stone yet, but...

https://youtu.be/R7XTR2q15UE?t=4285
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 28, 2020, 12:45:44 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 27, 2020, 05:58:00 PM
It's probably going to be awful and horribly broken and suck terribly and be a huge disappointment and make me gnash my teeth in frustration, but I can't help but anticipate Imperial Struggle more than any game I have in a good, long time. Everything about it looks great and a readthrough of the rules has me wondering when I get a shipping notification already dammit.

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-599-imperial-struggle.aspx?fbclid=IwAR29x7u3TTtt7wkAzMk7Vil5ChA7JaHCSKi-iovEsJvNgdF3y6sP-En26Ks

https://gmtwebsiteassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/impstruggle/Imperial_Struggle_Rules_0.9-Art_Incomplete.pdf

Lol. "Will the French Revolution eclipse the American Revolution in importance and impact?"

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 28, 2020, 08:33:36 AM
I make no defense of the ad copy.  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 28, 2020, 08:39:54 AM
What about the 1919 Versailles game? I am also quite excited about that one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 28, 2020, 08:41:46 AM
Definitely interested in that as well, but nowhere near Imperial Struggle.

Though as far as that system goes, I'm more intrigued by Congress of Vienna:

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-850-congress-of-vienna.aspx
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 28, 2020, 08:54:42 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 28, 2020, 08:41:46 AM
Definitely interested in that as well, but nowhere near Imperial Struggle.

Though as far as that system goes, I'm more intrigued by Congress of Vienna:

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-850-congress-of-vienna.aspx

Sounds like a porno.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 28, 2020, 09:06:33 AM
Someone's getting beef Wellingtoned.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 28, 2020, 07:26:00 PM
Pre ordered compass games Tank Leader refresh and Bruce Maxwell is refreshing Air & Armor.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 29, 2020, 05:21:26 AM
I think the Boardgameguru store guy in the UK has been knocked out by Covid-19, I hope it is not serious. :( I can't think of anything else why he would have stopped updating and communicating.

I have my IoG & Hearts and Minds order pending with him for nearly a month now, last site update seem to have been more than a week ago.

I am starting to get the addict's itch especially as I could now grab these two for roughly the same price at another store, but the guy and the store in general has been pretty awesome, so I am going wait for them a bit more.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 29, 2020, 12:24:33 PM
I would encourage you to cancel your Hearts and Minds order, but you seem dead set on it. I really didn't care for the game's modeling of Vietnam.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 29, 2020, 01:49:14 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 29, 2020, 12:24:33 PM
I would encourage you to cancel your Hearts and Minds order, but you seem dead set on it. I really didn't care for the game's modeling of Vietnam.

Really? Care to elaborate?  People seem to like it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 29, 2020, 03:01:35 PM
Mostly, my complaints are the situation (with the first edition, it should be noted) just wasn't all that fun. The campaign game (which I played 3 times) comes down to Stalingrad-esque battles with the North Vietnamese and some really weird situations around what emphasis the victory conditions placed. The fog of the years has drained a lot of the particulars out, but that's what irked me the most. Maybe the new edition has fixed it, but unless they overhauled combat and the force pool, I doubt it.

Also, there was definitely a Bradley or something on one of the counter silhouettes...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 29, 2020, 03:03:53 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 29, 2020, 03:01:35 PM
Mostly, my complaints are the situation (with the first edition, it should be noted) just wasn't all that fun. The campaign game (which I played 3 times) comes down to Stalingrad-esque battles with the North Vietnamese and some really weird situations around what emphasis the victory conditions placed. The fog of the years has drained a lot of the particulars out, but that's what irked me the most. Maybe the new edition has fixed it, but unless they overhauled combat and the force pool, I doubt it.

Also, there was definitely a Bradley or something on one of the counter silhouettes...

Thanks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 29, 2020, 03:28:26 PM
BTW. most meatier wargames, especially strategic/big operational ones are using two 22x32'' maps. My table technically can manage that but then NOTHING else fits on it, which is obviously far from ideal with the kind of game that would take such a large map space to begin with.

Any wargame recommendations that either use a single such map or something that ain't that large?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on April 29, 2020, 03:37:11 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 29, 2020, 03:28:26 PM
BTW. most meatier wargames, especially strategic/big operational ones are using two 22x32'' maps. My table technically can manage that but then NOTHING else fits on it, which is obviously far from ideal with the kind of game that would take such a large map space to begin with.

Any wargame recommendations that either use a single such map or something that ain't that large?

Empire of the Sun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 29, 2020, 03:39:45 PM
Quote from: Maladict on April 29, 2020, 03:37:11 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 29, 2020, 03:28:26 PM
BTW. most meatier wargames, especially strategic/big operational ones are using two 22x32'' maps. My table technically can manage that but then NOTHING else fits on it, which is obviously far from ideal with the kind of game that would take such a large map space to begin with.

Any wargame recommendations that either use a single such map or something that ain't that large?

Empire of the Sun.

Thanks a friend of mine owns it and many years ago we had some awesome Vassal games of it. It ain't a monster on the table then? Neat!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on April 29, 2020, 03:40:54 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 29, 2020, 03:39:45 PM
Quote from: Maladict on April 29, 2020, 03:37:11 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 29, 2020, 03:28:26 PM
BTW. most meatier wargames, especially strategic/big operational ones are using two 22x32'' maps. My table technically can manage that but then NOTHING else fits on it, which is obviously far from ideal with the kind of game that would take such a large map space to begin with.

Any wargame recommendations that either use a single such map or something that ain't that large?

Empire of the Sun.

Thanks a friend of mine owns it and many years ago we had some awesome Vassal games of it. It ain't a monster on the table then? Neat!

No, just a single 22x32'' map.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 29, 2020, 03:56:38 PM
Empire of the Sun is such a good game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 29, 2020, 04:00:21 PM
Anyone else see that he is re-doing Pacific War?

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-865-pacific-war-the-struggle-against-japan-1941-1945.aspx

I pre-ordered just because. But I thought this was kind of interesting from our buddy Mark Herman:

QuoteThe key question that I consider when buying a new game is will it hit the table? The owners and reviewers who created the game's reputation were excited that Pacific War had a layered set of scenarios that incorporated fifteen-minute solitaire learning engagements, two hour battles (such as Coral Sea and Santa Cruz that were used in a decade of tournaments), two to eight hour Campaigns (such as Malaya, Guadalcanal and Breaking the Bismarck barrier), and of course the Strategic scenarios that cover the entire war from a single year to the entire war. Will you ever play the entire war? It's unlikely (to date I have only done it three times). However, Pacific War is an operational level game and the Campaign scenarios are the heart and soul of this game system. Most play in an afternoon to completion. So, will it hit the table? Only you can answer that question, but from a time and learning perspective this game will support any time commitment you wish to make, to include the 100+ hour Strategic Scenario.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 29, 2020, 04:08:46 PM
Herman's commentary on PW has been pretty cool, to me. He openly acknowledges that many people really shouldn't be buying the game because he's designing it with very specific goals in mind. And if you don't like that? Pound sand.

I don't really care for Herman's lazy, dishonest defenses of some of his past game, but if he's going to get ahead of criticism, I think he's doing it correctly this time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 29, 2020, 04:27:57 PM
Yeah, I think he is at a point in his career where he can be pretty straight about what he is trying to do, and if that is cool with you - awesome! If not....oh well.

If the entire campaign is only a couple hundred hours, I don't see why that would scare anyone off anyway!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 30, 2020, 01:57:49 PM
I am tempted to purchase Vital Lacerda's Lisboa for theme and aesthetics alone. Thinking my usual gaming group would pick it up seems more of wishful thinking at this point. Has anyone tried Lisboa?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 30, 2020, 02:19:25 PM
Haven't tried it, but as far as dense Euros go, you can't go wrong with Lacerda.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 30, 2020, 02:23:09 PM
We have played and enjoyed tremendously The Gallerist (one of my friends is a curator...) - my understanding is that Lisboa is a little messier. The person I would really want to play it with is a fellow boardgame enthusiast, a friend I met in a conference about 1755 Lisbon... (but she lives in Switzerland)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 30, 2020, 09:17:19 PM
Fuck, I just bought the whole GMT Next War series and SPI's Panzer Group Guderian.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on April 30, 2020, 09:21:40 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 30, 2020, 09:17:19 PM
Fuck, I just bought the whole GMT Next War series and SPI's Panzer Group Guderian.

The first step is admitting you have a problem
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 30, 2020, 09:21:45 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 30, 2020, 10:15:57 PM
Yup
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 01, 2020, 04:35:08 AM
This quarantine has pushed me to the brink of splurging on games a few times now. I've put my credit card in a hard to reach place in the attic, but that won't save me for long :blush:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 01, 2020, 04:39:32 AM
Quote from: Maladict on May 01, 2020, 04:35:08 AM
This quarantine has pushed me to the brink of splurging on games a few times now. I've put my credit card in a hard to reach place in the attic, but that won't save me for long :blush:

Tell me about it.

My mouse is hovering over the buy button for:

Empire of the Sun
Wing Leader Victories
Field of Fire Volume 2
Liberty or Death

AND I am 10 pounds short of getting a 10% discount so I need something in addition. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 01, 2020, 04:52:32 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 01, 2020, 04:39:32 AM
Quote from: Maladict on May 01, 2020, 04:35:08 AM
This quarantine has pushed me to the brink of splurging on games a few times now. I've put my credit card in a hard to reach place in the attic, but that won't save me for long :blush:

Tell me about it.

My mouse is hovering over the buy button for:

Empire of the Sun
Wing Leader Victories
Field of Fire Volume 2
Liberty or Death

AND I am 10 pounds short of getting a 10% discount so I need something in addition. :P

You can never have enough counter trays.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 01, 2020, 06:08:59 AM
The shop was out of counter trays so I have picked up the X-wing core set. Because of the discount it ended up costing 9 pounds as opposed to not putting it into the order.  :P

I have now 5 new games coming in and I still have those other two pending from the Guru.

I have issues.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 01, 2020, 06:10:44 AM
I recently got Sun of York and Arquebus. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 01, 2020, 06:12:00 AM
Where do you Euro Languishites order from?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 01, 2020, 06:13:50 AM
Quote from: Maladict on May 01, 2020, 06:12:00 AM
Where do you Euro Languishites order from?

Mainly from https://www.boardgameguru.co.uk/ but as I mentioned they currently seem a bit overwhelmed by Corona changes. At the very least they are not getting restocks as quickly as some competitors, I think.

My last two orders were from here: https://www.gameslore.com/  They are fairly well stocked but not as wargame-y as the Guru.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on May 01, 2020, 06:18:19 AM
Quote from: Maladict on May 01, 2020, 06:12:00 AM
Where do you Euro Languishites order from?

I normally get my boardgames from a Swedish company which only ships to Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. Things they don't have I order from the manufacturer or whatever happens to seem reasonable.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on May 02, 2020, 02:41:04 AM
I really want to try the Dark Valley PBEM. Chit pull system, anyone interested?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 02, 2020, 01:05:15 PM
Haha Black Horse gets the first shots fired of WW3 against the 68th MRR's Combat recce patrol.

(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/95084312_10221830591585181_8229357132424675328_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=0be424&_nc_ohc=kFT3S9dFwlIAX8tCHqR&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&_nc_tp=7&oh=158823323791ee202340eb2d62b65a6c&oe=5ED52757)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 02, 2020, 01:32:46 PM
It looks gorgeous.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 02, 2020, 05:30:02 PM
Quote from: Tamas on May 02, 2020, 01:32:46 PM
It looks gorgeous.

He did a good job on the CSS games. I got to take a break from WW3 and rearrange the man cave. The FFG Mansions of Madness, Eldrich Horror, Arkham revised and Arkham 3rd edition is just a PITA to store.  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 04, 2020, 10:33:02 PM
Quote from: PDH on April 30, 2020, 09:21:40 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 30, 2020, 09:17:19 PM
Fuck, I just bought the whole GMT Next War series and SPI's Panzer Group Guderian.

The first step is admitting you have a problem

And of course there's supplements..... :mad: I have to have. In for a penny, in for a pound.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 18, 2020, 02:41:37 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 27, 2020, 05:58:00 PM
It's probably going to be awful and horribly broken and suck terribly and be a huge disappointment and make me gnash my teeth in frustration, but I can't help but anticipate Imperial Struggle more than any game I have in a good, long time.

It's coming  :w00t:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 18, 2020, 03:29:22 PM
:yeah: And Versailles might be added into their 3rd batch, apparently. Either way, IS is coming soon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 19, 2020, 02:15:31 AM
Also, Ed Beach has a new HIS themed game! I don't like it  :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 05, 2020, 03:13:05 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 29, 2020, 03:01:35 PM
Mostly, my complaints are the situation (with the first edition, it should be noted) just wasn't all that fun. The campaign game (which I played 3 times) comes down to Stalingrad-esque battles with the North Vietnamese and some really weird situations around what emphasis the victory conditions placed. The fog of the years has drained a lot of the particulars out, but that's what irked me the most. Maybe the new edition has fixed it, but unless they overhauled combat and the force pool, I doubt it.

Also, there was definitely a Bradley or something on one of the counter silhouettes...

My first impression is that I should have listened to you.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 05, 2020, 08:59:51 AM
 :( I didn't want to be right, but hopefully you can sell it on to someone else. I pretty much avoid all John Poniske designs these days.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 06, 2020, 05:57:01 AM
Bought a copy of this off a guy on the 'geek (I hope its legit!):

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257599/invasions-volume-1-350-650-ad

Rules seem to be a glorious mess like La Grande Guerre's but I am ok with that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 06, 2020, 07:17:34 AM
Snapped up a first edition of GMT's Napoleonic Wars, mostly because it was dirt cheap.
Actually looks like a fun game, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 06, 2020, 08:06:00 AM
Quote from: Maladict on June 06, 2020, 07:17:34 AM
Snapped up a first edition of GMT's Napoleonic Wars, mostly because it was dirt cheap.
Actually looks like a fun game, too.

Fond memories, had some great multiplayer F2F sessions of it. It is pretty fun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 06, 2020, 09:35:46 AM
Shame you only got the first edition, as the 2nd has some new cards that do add something to the came. I suppose it's possible you could proxy them?

Either way, definitely use the updated rules! The game's great fun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 07, 2020, 01:53:21 PM
I have now a pull towards CDG... :Embarrass:

Wilderness War
Here I Stand
Thirty Years War

:cry:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 07, 2020, 05:24:43 PM
Thirty Years War is garbage. The other two are great and worth your time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on June 07, 2020, 08:05:26 PM
I am a big fan of WW. I used it in class as a pedagogical device.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 07, 2020, 10:46:10 PM
Thanks gentlemen
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 08, 2020, 01:12:28 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 07, 2020, 05:24:43 PM
Thirty Years War is garbage. The other two are great and worth your time.

Nonsense. It's not great, but it's OK.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 08, 2020, 05:22:41 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on June 07, 2020, 05:24:43 PM
Thirty Years War is garbage. The other two are great and worth your time.

I wish there was a really good Thirty Years War game. Apparently Ed Beach is working on one, should be ready within the next decade or two.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 08, 2020, 09:46:14 AM
Ed is definitely working on one, but to say that's on the back-burner is an understatement.

I suspect it'll be ready within the next 4-6 years, optimistically. I'll almost certainly be playtesting it, so will probably try to recruit some of Languish for that.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 08, 2020, 10:26:35 AM
Gustavus Adolphus better be 6-6-6.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 08, 2020, 10:50:10 AM
I think it's more likely he'll be K-I-A.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Saladin on June 11, 2020, 02:49:13 AM
Terrraforming Mars? Yea or nay?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 11, 2020, 03:30:06 AM
Quote from: Saladin on June 11, 2020, 02:49:13 AM
Terrraforming Mars? Yea or nay?

I haven't played it. Is young Sharon Stone in it? If so then hell yea.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Saladin on June 11, 2020, 03:37:07 AM
Quote from: The Brain on June 11, 2020, 03:30:06 AM
Quote from: Saladin on June 11, 2020, 02:49:13 AM
Terrraforming Mars? Yea or nay?

I haven't played it. Is young Sharon Stone in it? If so then hell yea.

Sadly no.  :(
And couldn't find any three-breasted women in it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on June 11, 2020, 05:33:40 AM
TM is a good game, but I'll go and say I think the hype is a bit too much (happens with a lot of BGG favorites).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on June 11, 2020, 07:18:09 PM
Quote from: celedhring on June 11, 2020, 05:33:40 AM
TM is a good game, but I'll go and say I think the hype is a bit too much (happens with a lot of BGG favorites).

Agreed.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on June 11, 2020, 09:52:17 PM
If you go for it, I would buy the Prelude expansion, which speeds up (!) the game. The OG drags on a bit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Saladin on June 14, 2020, 07:32:57 AM
Quote from: Oexmelin on June 11, 2020, 09:52:17 PM
If you go for it, I would buy the Prelude expansion, which speeds up (!) the game. The OG drags on a bit.

Thanks for the tip!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 16, 2020, 03:40:34 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 06, 2020, 05:57:01 AM
Bought a copy of this off a guy on the 'geek (I hope its legit!):

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257599/invasions-volume-1-350-650-ad

Rules seem to be a glorious mess like La Grande Guerre's but I am ok with that.


Ok so I actually quite like this, it looks gorgeous, the guy who sold it to me also had the "in to the east" expansion that extends the map to the NW part of India. It is a sort of hardcore Britannia thing with a system for transition nations from Barbarian to Kingdom and then potentially Empire. There isn't much new in the design, although I quite like how kingdom/empire administrative management is abstracted.

However, the rules are a giant mess in their current version. I know the designer and his previous games, La Grande Guerre in particular, and I played it solo so I could decipher things at my leisure and now I feel like I have a firm grasp on it and could easily explain it to people, but it took some effort getting there. I would not like to be among the 4 players all playing their first game of this.

There's an errata arriving imminently and I hope they manage t rewrite the rules PDF soon, because otherwise the game is quite neatly balanced between playability, simulation, and alt-history story generator, so I hope they will have enough success with it to create the planned Volume II (Arab conquests and the historically far more significant Hungarian migration).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 16, 2020, 03:42:20 AM
^_^
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 16, 2020, 04:40:42 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 16, 2020, 03:40:34 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 06, 2020, 05:57:01 AM
Bought a copy of this off a guy on the 'geek (I hope its legit!):

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257599/invasions-volume-1-350-650-ad

Rules seem to be a glorious mess like La Grande Guerre's but I am ok with that.


Ok so I actually quite like this, it looks gorgeous, the guy who sold it to me also had the "in to the east" expansion that extends the map to the NW part of India. It is a sort of hardcore Britannia thing with a system for transition nations from Barbarian to Kingdom and then potentially Empire. There isn't much new in the design, although I quite like how kingdom/empire administrative management is abstracted.

However, the rules are a giant mess in their current version. I know the designer and his previous games, La Grande Guerre in particular, and I played it solo so I could decipher things at my leisure and now I feel like I have a firm grasp on it and could easily explain it to people, but it took some effort getting there. I would not like to be among the 4 players all playing their first game of this.

There's an errata arriving imminently and I hope they manage t rewrite the rules PDF soon, because otherwise the game is quite neatly balanced between playability, simulation, and alt-history story generator, so I hope they will have enough success with it to create the planned Volume II (Arab conquests and the historically far more significant Hungarian migration).

Interesting  :hmm:

Does it play well solo?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on June 16, 2020, 05:19:14 AM
I think it plays well, as much as it can be expected without solo rules.

The only hidden information are event and diplomacy cards. Diplomacy cards are for sort of limiting what temporary treaties you can make in a turn, usually they translate to keeping another nation off your back for a turn. Event cards can be important but usually the sort of auto-fail/succeed sieges or interceptions.


Otherwise, all nations have custom list of VP locations and sources like in Britannia, these work quite well as a list of priorities to follow with each.


Once you work the rules out the narrative is very enjoyable, and looks very pretty with the map and counters. First game I aborted at Turn 2 as is often with games as  I have learned enough and realised the early mistakes. Second one was longer (stopped at Turn 6 out 12 as I really wanted to try the East expansion), and quite evocative.

Turn 1 was a bit of a warmup with 350AD. (each turn is 25 years), although the Persian-Roman border starts off rather intense. Turn 2 the Huns arrived with a special turn order.

Then Turn 3 the Suebi-Vandal-Alan coalition gets a special turn of being allied and having a special turn order. The VP rules basically give you a chance to gamble to go and pillage Rome for extra VP. I opted for that with them but in hindsight it is wiser to first assess just how strong West Rome is at that point. :P A series of successful interceptions by Stilicho in Italy and later in Gaul turned the great invasion into less than the rout it was historically. But the barbarians did manage to punch a hole and pour through into Northern Italy and southern Gaul. Seeing the stacks move about Gaul and later Hispania with Western Rome having increasing trouble avoiding collapse due to the falling income and removal of controlled areas was quite evocative, as I mentioned.

Then turn 4 is the first one with Attila. There is a rule for the Huns to try and establish an empire after his death but the requirements are rather punitive so unless you manage to do exceptionally well, you are better off pillaging everything in sight and vassalising barbarians, to rake in the VPs while you can.

It's fun. But you have to work for it thanks to the terrible rulebook.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on June 16, 2020, 05:37:25 AM
Heh, that looks pretty interesting and I love the period. Pity I have no hope of getting my group to play heavy historical games like that anymore.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 16, 2020, 06:19:02 AM
Quote from: celedhring on June 16, 2020, 05:37:25 AM
Heh, that looks pretty interesting and I love the period. Pity I have no hope of getting my group to play heavy historical games like that anymore.

Yeah, same. I might get it anyway.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on June 17, 2020, 05:29:20 PM
One of my colleague's student made a short study / analysis of boardgame representations of women and people of color. It may be of interest to some.

http://analoggamestudies.org/2018/12/assessing-gender-and-racial-representation-in-top-rated-boardgamegeek-games/
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 17, 2020, 05:30:33 PM
Sadly, also from 2018. I'll give it a read (and thanks for linking it!), but I'm curious if there's been any updates since.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on June 17, 2020, 06:00:53 PM
Yes. Student in question has re-circulated it because of current circumstances, and in the hopes that someone might do the work for the following two years.

tl;dr:

94% of boardgame designers (of BGG's top 200) are white men.
81% of boardgame illustrators are white men
45% of boardgame illustrations depicting figures are white men, 15% are white women, 20% are aliens or animals, 5% are non-white women.   
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 21, 2020, 12:37:05 PM
Ursula starting The Midnight Masks.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Saladin on June 29, 2020, 03:40:05 AM

I have two new additions to my collection:
Undaunted Normandy and Great Western Trail.  :yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 29, 2020, 03:46:30 AM
I may have seen Great Western Tail.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 29, 2020, 09:33:05 AM
Great Western Trail is a fun Euro.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on June 29, 2020, 11:51:35 AM
It is. I played it with a colleague who works on the history of cattle breeding - she couldn't believe such a game existed.

I have not played Undaunted Normandy / North Africa, but heard great things.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on June 29, 2020, 11:53:03 AM
Also, if you are interested in solo RPG, this one is getting great buzz:

https://timhutchings.itch.io/tyov
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on June 29, 2020, 10:00:08 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on June 29, 2020, 11:53:03 AM
Also, if you are interested in solo RPG, this one is getting great buzz:

https://timhutchings.itch.io/tyov

I quite impulsively bought the dead tree edition because I thought it looked cool. I will let everybody know if it is a good game :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on June 29, 2020, 10:12:49 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 29, 2020, 10:00:08 PM
I quite impulsively bought the dead tree edition because I thought it looked cool. I will let everybody know if it is a good game :P

Please do. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 03, 2020, 09:36:12 PM
Imperial Struggle landed today. :yeah:

First game on Sunday. :yeah:

John Company campaign tomorrow. :yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on July 04, 2020, 01:30:11 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 03, 2020, 09:36:12 PM
Imperial Struggle landed today. :yeah:

Should get mine soon too, it's on the way.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on July 04, 2020, 05:17:15 AM
Mine has arrived. It's pretty, looks interesting, though less tight and elegant then Twillight Struggle.

Please share your impressions after play - it will be awhile before I'll get to play it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 04, 2020, 05:49:05 AM
Picked up Tabletop Simulator at the steam sale. I think it will suit me better than PBEM, I just can't deal with that every day.
It does seem more than a little fiddly, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on July 04, 2020, 05:51:40 AM
I think Tabletopia works better than TTS, I find it's much easier to manipulate the pieces. Tabletopia's been the bread and butter of my gaming group throughout the lockdown.

What you gain on visuals compared to something like vandal you lose on scripting, though. Fiddly games are always going to be a bit of a drag.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 04, 2020, 09:02:31 AM
Meanwhile, it looks like Mark Simonitch will be providing card protectors and tarot-sized cards for his new game, which I'm really looking forward to:

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-755-caesar-rome-vs-gaul.aspx

QuoteBut no need to buy card sleeves, we are working on putting 55+ card sleeves inside every box. After finding out that it would cost a typical customer at least $10 to buy two packs of sleeves (necessary for 55 cards), I did some research on what it would cost me to include them in the box. It turns out it increased the unit cost by only about $1, so I footed that bill to put them in. We are not advertising it, and it won't be listed as a component in case we can't continue to do that in the future. It is a present for those first 4,000 who buy the game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on July 04, 2020, 05:29:27 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 03, 2020, 09:36:12 PMJohn Company campaign tomorrow. :yeah:

Can you post the link here when / if it shows up? I haven't seen anything yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 04, 2020, 11:04:50 PM
:unsure: Link to what?

I played the game with some friends locally.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on July 05, 2020, 01:34:57 AM
Sorry - I thought you meant a Kickstarter campaign.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 05, 2020, 08:38:21 AM
That'll be late this year or, more likely, early-to-mid next year, I think.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 05, 2020, 07:13:54 PM
Quote from: bogh on July 04, 2020, 05:17:15 AM
Mine has arrived. It's pretty, looks interesting, though less tight and elegant then Twillight Struggle.

Please share your impressions after play - it will be awhile before I'll get to play it.

I have very strong impressions after a first play despite some rough edges. The inherent balance-mechanism built into the game in the Treaty Points system is clever without being overwhelming in terms of offering extra options. The basic gameplay itself is rich in diverse options, and no overpowered strategy developed itself. You are generally encouraged by the system to go after short-term goals (market goods and the wars/regional VPs) while still building towards more long-term arrangements (alliances, squadrons, forts) where possible since those carry benefits over more than just the initial phase.

The game is in need of a handful of clarifications (which Ananda is rapidly handling) and has some amusing mistakes (there is a 4th conflict in the last war, for instance, but not a 3rd conflict), but held together very well.

In a total learning game where both players had to look up multiple things, double-check some rules, think a lot about potential for actions, rewinded a lot, and were generally distracted by RL on occasion, a friend and I managed to play a full game via Zoom in a little under 5 hours. I don't see experienced players taking more than 3 hours by the 2nd-3rd games, assuming reasonable play.

I plan on playing more rather soon.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on July 07, 2020, 01:53:16 AM
Cool, cheers!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on July 10, 2020, 08:29:55 AM
Got my copy today. :cool:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 10, 2020, 09:14:25 AM
On a very cursory look at videos it appears much less elegant than TS, with lots of little rules and different kind of squares etc. That is a bit of  letdown. Not that I mind complexity, but I was expecting an 18th century TS.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 10, 2020, 10:03:42 AM
It is an 18th century TS, though, at least in terms of what the major players are doing to push everyone else around per their whims. The mechanics are a little chunkier, sure, but the basic theme of two great powers manipulating the world is very much there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on July 17, 2020, 11:22:51 AM
We're doing our first playthrough tomorrow. I hope this isn't the end of my marriage! :zipped:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 17, 2020, 01:26:18 PM
 :lol: Let us know how it goes. I'm on my ~3rd game or so at the moment and just starting to grasp long-term strategy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on July 17, 2020, 03:14:52 PM
In completely unrelated news, I picked Paths of Glory recently and am trying to master it with my regular adversary. Any tips to help me humiliate him?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 17, 2020, 03:41:34 PM
Stumbled through my first Imperial Struggle game, up to the second war turn. Definitely not as clean and elegant as TS, but this could be a lot of fun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 17, 2020, 03:53:06 PM
Quote from: bogh on July 17, 2020, 03:14:52 PM
In completely unrelated news, I picked Paths of Glory recently and am trying to master it with my regular adversary. Any tips to help me humiliate him?

Lots of random tips:


Race to LW and TW, attempting to get there before your opponent if possible.

Prune your deck of 2* events/CCs as much as possible.

If you don't plan on making a move in a theater, entrench to level 2 (as CP) or level 1 (as AP) ASAP. Hit a high-tide and then dig like your life depends on it. It'll make the RP calculus vastly stronger for you going forward.

Pick a power and hammer them. I typically drill the Russians or British as the CP or hammer the Germans as AP. You want the opponent *not* using his multiple country RPs as much as possible while your own losses are as multi-national as possible.

Get RPs, preferably early in the turn if possible so you don't feel pressured to get them later in the turn when your position can be harmed.

Plan to open new fronts where possible. "New front" being using the Turkish armies to cave in Basra or the Caucasus, or maybe even racing to crush Egypt before the AP gets Allenby. Possibly Italy if you're playing Sud Armee (a huge, huge card, possibly one of the best events in the game).

As AP, your "new front" might be the Caucasus or the Balkans, but a late-game one is pressure with Allenby. Either way, you have to prepare it, which brings me to my last point...

...SR. SR a lot. See those corps in your replacement box? You won't need half of them and things like Sud Armee or just using them to plug gaps in the line are immensely valuable. Don't leave your corps exposed to free-kill attacks, but do use them to shore your line up and turn your 10-strength German stack on the 9-11 column into a 12-strength German stack that fires on the 12-14 column. That shift is huge.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 17, 2020, 03:54:24 PM
Fuck that. Seduce his gf.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on July 17, 2020, 03:59:41 PM
Great tips from both of you. Cheers!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on July 21, 2020, 06:29:59 PM
Quote from: bogh on July 04, 2020, 05:17:15 AM
Mine has arrived. It's pretty, looks interesting, though less tight and elegant then Twillight Struggle.

Please share your impressions after play - it will be awhile before I'll get to play it.

So, my copy has also arrived.

First impressions: WTF is a camel doing on the cover illustration?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on July 22, 2020, 03:07:38 AM
Playing through a solo game of IS, will try with a friend next week. So far, seems to require a lot of bookkeeping to keep track of who is winning in which region/market/war theatre, because there are no grades of winning like in TS, you win or lose everything.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on July 22, 2020, 04:24:24 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on July 22, 2020, 03:07:38 AM
because there are no grades of winning like in TS, you win or lose everything.

Yes, but everything is scored simultaneously, so it typically more or less evens out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 22, 2020, 09:15:31 AM
I use small, colored dice and just update the award count that way in the middle of each turn. Keeping track of the global demand commodities is easier because there are so few to worry about, but the array of spaces for the awards can be easier to lose track of.

FWIW, the Vassal module is pretty good and has a running tracker for spaces, though I've found it has some bugs (and definitely doesn't subtract spaces for conflict marker placement).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on July 22, 2020, 12:46:37 PM
Ran across this. Ill have to give it a go this week.

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Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on July 30, 2020, 09:59:24 AM
Another monster I will ever just solo IF I manage to squeeze it onto my table will arrive tomorrow: Stellar Horizons.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on July 30, 2020, 10:04:17 AM
With the sudden interruption of boardgame weekend with my friends for most of the year because yay covid, I'm thinking of soloing some of my unboxed boardgames. I have a huge table at least...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 04, 2020, 04:38:20 AM
Quote from: Tamas on July 30, 2020, 09:59:24 AM
Another monster I will ever just solo IF I manage to squeeze it onto my table will arrive tomorrow: Stellar Horizons.

If there is ever going to be a decent Vassal module for this, then there must be a Languish game.

It is basically a near-future empire builder in the solar system spanning about 120 years with yearly turns. So far as I can see it, the main avenue to victory is building as many settlements (each point of settlement on a base representing an increasing number of population, from 100 at level 1 to 100 million at level 60) as you can to gain VPs.

There is an exploration and research system that is quite competitive, and it allows for a gradual increase in efficiency and abilities.

The economy is not very involved but crucial, with 3 types of resources needed to build/repair ships and buildings. These are replaced just by money on Earth but lifting off Earth every bloody time you need to resupply a crewed ship or if you need resources to build a new building is bad business, so you will want to move resource extraction and shuip building off planet.

There is also combat. On first reading I really detested that there are space pirates potentially fairly early in the game, but I think they are a pretty neat mechanic: Ignoring if one pops up on a route you are using is expensive, so you will want to build one of your combat-capable ships to get rid of them. But when you have such a ship and your opponents don't, suddenly, embargoing them starts seeming like a lucrative and useful proposition, not to mention destroying their stuff. So once somebody builds a military ship or two, the others will be incentivised to follow suit, thus leading to potential escalation.

There can be up to 7 players.  I have no idea how experienced you have to be to finish a campaign game in one day even with 3 or 4, so it is well suited to online play in that regard.

You guys should check out the game, it's pretty awesome. It needs a LOT of space though. I can extend my table to a bit over 2 meters but it is a bit on the thin side of things, so I ended up having to pack up the planet tiles quite close together, but it is playable. What also helped is the excellent research sheet player aid someone did on Boardgamegeek, it saved me from having to lay out the MASSIVE tech sheet that comes with the game, and just mark and follow faction tech progress on a printed A4.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 04, 2020, 10:20:03 AM
I waffled on buying that a bit ago but am pretty interested, overall. I'll look further into it, at least.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on August 04, 2020, 02:18:29 PM
Yeah, it looks pretty interesting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 19, 2020, 08:12:37 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on April 19, 2020, 09:23:46 AM


Why you'd watch Calendale though is beyond me.  :yuk:

It's not really surprising I guess but the guy seems to be in a downward spiral gathering pace.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 19, 2020, 08:03:40 PM
Christ! Eight months into 2020 and I've bought 57 games.  :cry:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on August 20, 2020, 12:57:46 AM
 :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 29, 2020, 05:22:08 AM
Anyone will be trying Versailles 1919?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 29, 2020, 08:46:56 AM
Yep. Still waiting on my copy, but I expect to have it played fairly quickly after arrival.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on September 02, 2020, 10:32:36 AM
Playing my second game of Imperial Struggle tonight. Had fun first time, but it was a learning game of a couple of initial turns. Hopefully this one will go further, unless either of us blunder to hard early on...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on September 26, 2020, 12:45:18 PM
Picked up a copy of The Hunters. Fun game, brings out a bit of that Das Boot feeling.
The second attempt, that is. The first one, getting sunk on the first die roll in September 1939, not so much.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on September 28, 2020, 08:29:12 PM
GMT's Bayonets & Tomahawks is apparently currently being printed and should be out soon. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206509/bayonets-tomahawks
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 28, 2020, 08:43:23 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on September 28, 2020, 08:29:12 PM
GMT's Bayonets & Tomahawks is apparently currently being printed and should be out soon. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206509/bayonets-tomahawks

:)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 27, 2020, 05:50:46 PM
I recently noticed the new crop of Battletech stuff. I've never owned any Battletech, I have played like one game at a friend's house back in 2nd Ed. The giant robots thing has never done much for me, but the books looked nice in the FLGS. :blush: So I got a bunch. I HAVE been thinking about 6mm SF on and off for years, and I really like the amount of detail available in Battletech, even for non-Mech stuff. I'm now reading the books, have finished most of Total Warfare (core game rules), and will start on Techmanual (core construction rules). Anyone play Battletech back in the day? Or now? :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on October 29, 2020, 06:06:38 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 28, 2020, 08:43:23 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on September 28, 2020, 08:29:12 PM
GMT's Bayonets & Tomahawks is apparently currently being printed and should be out soon. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206509/bayonets-tomahawks

:)

Yeah, that looks good
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 31, 2020, 04:12:09 PM
I got Nemesis (semi-cooperative Alien/Aliens type game). Haven't played it yet, but it looks pretty nice. Some games in the genre have missions/scenarios that you play in some kind of sequence, but here there is only one game scenario, which varies based on room tiles and personal objectives drawn, which is the way I prefer this kind of game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 31, 2020, 07:18:48 PM
Quote from: The Brain on October 31, 2020, 04:12:09 PM
I got Nemesis (semi-cooperative Alien/Aliens type game). Haven't played it yet, but it looks pretty nice. Some games in the genre have missions/scenarios that you play in some kind of sequence, but here there is only one game scenario, which varies based on room tiles and personal objectives drawn, which is the way I prefer this kind of game.

I'd like to know your take after you play it.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on October 31, 2020, 08:55:16 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on October 31, 2020, 07:18:48 PM
Quote from: The Brain on October 31, 2020, 04:12:09 PM
I got Nemesis (semi-cooperative Alien/Aliens type game). Haven't played it yet, but it looks pretty nice. Some games in the genre have missions/scenarios that you play in some kind of sequence, but here there is only one game scenario, which varies based on room tiles and personal objectives drawn, which is the way I prefer this kind of game.

I'd like to know your take after you play it.  :)

Definitely. It may take a while though with this pandemic BS. :(

I can report though that the components seem nice, all cardboard things were still attached to the frames (good) but still came out very easily (good). The inlays are roomy and you can store everything no problem, including extra space for sleeved cards (I will sleeve my cards). The models are nice, especially the monsters (I like plastic figures in my boardgames, but I know some people don't...).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on October 31, 2020, 11:54:34 PM
Nice!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on November 06, 2020, 02:10:06 PM
I've played it a bunch and enjoyed every session thoroughly. Replay value isn't infinite, but I'd be happy to play it again. Pretty cool and quite cinematic.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 09, 2020, 12:51:57 PM
Mark Simonitch's latest, Caesar: Rome vs. Gaul just landed. Gorgeous package all around, and they even include card protectors in the box since the cards are a strange size.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on November 09, 2020, 12:57:15 PM
Quote from: bogh on November 06, 2020, 02:10:06 PM
I've played it a bunch and enjoyed every session thoroughly. Replay value isn't infinite, but I'd be happy to play it again. Pretty cool and quite cinematic.

I was set to play my first game of Nemesis at a friends' place back in February. I had to work that weekend and I missed it. Thought, "well, I'll make it to the next game". Let's say it's being a long wait  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on November 12, 2020, 04:45:37 PM
After nearly 3 years of silence it seems like Rachel (Bowen) Simmons is back, with a flurry of detailed posts on the development blog for Stavka over the past few months.  Looks like the design is moving along nicely.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on November 21, 2020, 04:47:16 AM
A while ago I checked out the basic Next War rules via Vassal and liked them, so now I have decided that since it'll be a lockdown Christmas, I am going to spend my two weeks off work learning the system. I am looking into picking up used copies of Poland and India-Pakistan.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 21, 2020, 12:40:29 PM
Good series. I-P is the only one I'm missing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 24, 2020, 01:21:52 PM
I delved into Kickstarter for

Machina Arcana
Nemo's War
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 24, 2020, 02:53:09 PM
Recent arrivals:

Versailles 1919, a Euro game with light bargaining mechanics and themed around the 4 powers (USA, Italy, France, UK) and Japan making a guest-appearance negotiating over the wild lines of borders and the state of the world in the wake of the defeat of the Central Powers. Best with 4, definitely, and I look forward to playing it more, but it's pretty light. Not sure if it'll stand the test of time or be put on the sell pile after a few more plays.

Far better is Caesar: Rome vs. Gaul, which is in the Hannibal mold. The art's great, the rules very clear, and has enough of a difference from Hannibal to make it a truly distinct game rather than just a remake that switches the license plates. After two games, I think it may end up replacing Hannibal for me. The play is faster, the decisions more interesting, and there's not a whole lot of blow-out moves like Hannibal where an entire army can be gacked due to one bad battle. Instead, both sides have to manage a consistent series of their attention being drawn away. The Romans have to consider attrition on their legions while the Gauls have to fret over how many tribes the Romans whack while waiting on the big bads (Ambiorix and Vercingetorix) to show up and bring the disparate tribes together.

The combat system is exceptional as well. Both sides roll two dice and have a set number of re-rolls that can be used on either their own dice or the other guy's, with the attacker going first on the decision. Caesar gets a base of 3 re-rolls while everyone else gets 1, but Caesar can only be in one location on a very, very large map. The Romans do, however, have a base level of competence--no matter what the dice show, the lowest they can get is a 3 on each die, making Caesar's ability really shine in mitigating damage to his own army.

Strong recommendation from me here.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on November 24, 2020, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 24, 2020, 01:21:52 PM
Nemo's War

It's gorgeous. I'll be looking forward to your impressions if you manage to get your hands on it. I am afraid it may be a little finicky for my taste.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on November 24, 2020, 05:06:18 PM
Where can you find it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 24, 2020, 05:30:02 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on November 24, 2020, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 24, 2020, 01:21:52 PM
Nemo's War

It's gorgeous. I'll be looking forward to your impressions if you manage to get your hands on it. I am afraid it may be a little finicky for my taste.

It is.

I have the 2nd edition and expansion card packs. I have yet to get it to the table.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 24, 2020, 05:31:16 PM
Quote from: The Brain on November 24, 2020, 05:06:18 PM
Where can you find it?

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/187617/nemos-war-second-edition/marketplace/geekmarket
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on November 24, 2020, 10:21:32 PM
Got my copy of High Frontier 4th Edition on Sunday.  First solitaire game tonight ended with a whimper with me failing two 50/50 shots to claim M Spectral asteroids to get a quick factory.  I ended up getting out to Saturn to get my factory, but by then it was far too late.  I played it safe and FINAO'd all of the hazards, where I'll probably take more risks next time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 03, 2020, 05:06:01 AM
I'll have a 3 day weekend from tomorrow, but my parcel with the two Next War games have been delayed and now showing as arriving on Monday. This is unbearable.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 07, 2020, 07:02:58 AM
Well did get the Next War games in time. :P

I am quite taken with the system for now. A lot of interesting stuff are happening and seem to cover modern war well, even if abstracted. Having special forces near-ruin a critical supply depot because previously their side wrestled limited control of the skies and thus could auto-spot it, or have SF recon an enemy HQ's location so it could be SCUD-ed into oblivion , are pretty cool. And the main combat and supply systems seem to work well without being excessively complicated.

In fact I am not sure I'd bother with playing with the basic rules if coming in new to the series as a reasonably experienced wargamer. The advanced air system is pretty much a second game attached to the main one so arguments can be made for using the basic air system with the rest of the advanced rules if you are really not into modern aircrafts, but otherwise the basic game is just a hollow shell and the game really needs the advanced features of supply and HQs at least to let you realise what a neat system it is.

The advanced air system is pretty cool though. I am playing a "Border War" campaign scenario in India-Pakistan which is the "Pakistan attacks" setup, basically. At the start you roll for foreign intervention, and India ended up drawing the short stick, they only get some supplies, GtG missiles, and special forces from Russia with the US staying out altogether while China got fully involved on the side of Pakistan.

In Turn 1, however, bad Chinese luck maintained a parity in air superiority, however, by the start of Turn 3 as far as I can see all hope for the Indians to avoid enemy air superiority is now gone. Local air defenses did repel the first Chinese air-mobile attempt at ending the Kashmir deadlock, but down on the plains Indians are facing grave danger to their off-map supply links.

Fun game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 07, 2020, 05:56:57 PM
Great games and system.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on December 14, 2020, 05:01:24 PM
Quote from: frunk on November 24, 2020, 10:21:32 PM
Got my copy of High Frontier 4th Edition on Sunday.  First solitaire game tonight ended with a whimper with me failing two 50/50 shots to claim M Spectral asteroids to get a quick factory.  I ended up getting out to Saturn to get my factory, but by then it was far too late.  I played it safe and FINAO'd all of the hazards, where I'll probably take more risks next time.

I've been playing roughly a solitaire game every two days since I got it.  Tremendous fun, although a lot of the solitaire scenarios need work (definitely check the living rules out).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on December 16, 2020, 08:32:16 AM
Hardly a new game by any definition, but I am playing a fair bit of Paths of Glory these days (some in person, some online via Vassal, both against the same opponent). It's just an amazing game, dunno why I never got into it before.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on December 16, 2020, 08:56:53 AM
Quote from: bogh on December 16, 2020, 08:32:16 AM
Hardly a new game by any definition, but I am playing a fair bit of Paths of Glory these days (some in person, some online via Vassal, both against the same opponent). It's just an amazing game, dunno why I never got into it before.

Yes, it is. I really like Pursuit of Glory as well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 16, 2020, 12:05:17 PM
Yes Pursuit of Glory is also awesome but definitely should start with Paths.

Illusions of Glory (with the 2nd edition update) is also pretty nice, but it is not great like the other two, just good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 16, 2020, 01:04:06 PM
Pursuit is definitely the best of the trio, and the closest to reproducing the history as well. I haven't played Illusions, though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on December 16, 2020, 02:27:29 PM
Shame the map is so ugly though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on December 17, 2020, 02:29:42 AM
What map is ugly? I am playing the Deluxe Historical map and I think it looks pretty neat.

Sell me on Illusions and Pursuit. From the outside they just look like zoomed in, less epic versions?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on December 17, 2020, 03:39:58 AM
Quote from: bogh on December 17, 2020, 02:29:42 AM
What map is ugly? I am playing the Deluxe Historical map and I think it looks pretty neat.

Sell me on Illusions and Pursuit. From the outside they just look like zoomed in, less epic versions?

Pursuit's map, it looks cheaply photoshopped.

Pursuit is epic, if you don't mind some chrome and lots of special rules. I think it captures very well the (relatively) massive Caucasus front as well as the unnervingly thinly defended lines elsewhere. It feels much more than Paths like a balancing act, where you could be check-mated at any time. Plus I think replayability is better, the games are always different.
I'm not sold on the Russian Revolution mechanic, and the Balkan front feels tacked on. But definitely a great game, I do like it better than Paths.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on December 17, 2020, 03:46:14 AM
Played Paths of Glory many, many moons ago. Left a really good taste.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on December 17, 2020, 05:49:26 AM
Quote from: Maladict on December 17, 2020, 03:39:58 AM

Pursuit's map, it looks cheaply photoshopped.

Gotcha. That's a shame.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 17, 2020, 05:54:37 AM
Quote from: bogh on December 17, 2020, 02:29:42 AM
What map is ugly? I am playing the Deluxe Historical map and I think it looks pretty neat.

Sell me on Illusions and Pursuit. From the outside they just look like zoomed in, less epic versions?

I don't want to sell you on Illusions until you have played Paths and Pursuit to death, they are clearly superior, great games. It's just that if you like the formula, Illusions is worth playing as well imho, but not as much as the other two.

Pursuit has more chrome than Paths so its a bit more complex but also seems to carry far more historical simulation value. Paths is an amazing game but its simulation value dances on a razor's edge, really.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on December 17, 2020, 06:59:31 AM
To be honest, I am not bothered by ahistorical outcomes all that much. I care much more about the game than the simulation.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 17, 2020, 04:57:11 PM
I am torn between whether I prefer Paths to Pursuit.

I suspect Pursuit is the better game, at the end of the day. But I think Paths will always have a special place in my heart.

I've never beaten Habs at Pursuit. Not once. Which makes me suspect it must have some very serious inate flaw.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on December 17, 2020, 07:18:11 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 17, 2020, 04:57:11 PM
I've never beaten Habs at Pursuit. Not once. Which makes me suspect it must have some very serious inate flaw.

Same. :(
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on December 17, 2020, 09:30:36 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 17, 2020, 07:18:11 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 17, 2020, 04:57:11 PM
I've never beaten Habs at Pursuit. Not once. Which makes me suspect it must have some very serious inate flaw.

Same. :(

Wow.  Just realized:  neither have I!  :unsure:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 17, 2020, 10:00:45 PM
:yeah:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on December 17, 2020, 10:08:43 PM
Quote from: grumbler on December 17, 2020, 09:30:36 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 17, 2020, 07:18:11 PM
Quote from: Berkut on December 17, 2020, 04:57:11 PM
I've never beaten Habs at Pursuit. Not once. Which makes me suspect it must have some very serious inate flaw.

Same. :(

Wow.  Just realized:  neither have I!  :unsure:

0-0 is much better than 0-X, where X !=0.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on December 18, 2020, 02:19:49 AM
That clinches it. Definitely staying with Paths.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 18, 2020, 08:47:22 AM
I don't lose much at that either.  :sleep:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on December 18, 2020, 12:46:59 PM
I got Pavlov's House to play with my father over the Holidays.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 22, 2020, 07:45:04 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on November 21, 2020, 12:40:29 PM
Good series. I-P is the only one I'm missing.

Which other ones you would recommend? I have I-P which I really like, quite compact but it feels there are a lot of different approaches to each campaigns. Also just trying out Poland. It's fun but I am having trouble suspending disbelief this kind of NATO vs Russia thing could happen without a near-guaranteed global thermonuclear war. (I know there is a chance you get that as game over, but still)

I am fairly certain I wouldn't bother with Taiwan, but is Korea worth it? Also tempted by Vietnam a bit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 22, 2020, 04:29:04 PM
I really want to buy one of the NW series and am tempted to see if I can do PBEM with it. Any recommendations there, Tamas? Would you want to play via Vassal or something PBEM?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 22, 2020, 06:38:26 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 22, 2020, 04:29:04 PM
I really want to buy one of the NW series and am tempted to see if I can do PBEM with it. Any recommendations there, Tamas? Would you want to play via Vassal or something PBEM?

Yeah, sure, should be fun. There are no real interrupts like land interception attempts or anything of the sorts that make PBEM unwieldy.


Anyhow, based on my limited experience, India-Pakistan should be a good intro. If you don't like the system there the more complex games won't convince you I don't think.

With I-P you do not have a second (strategic) map and no naval stuff to mess around with, which makes it smoother. There's a lot of variety and interesting dynamics. There are 3 campaign scenarios, one for each country being the attacker, and another one where it is some kind of a race to grab the nukes of Pakistan during some regime collapse. The foreign intervention rules can also change a campaign's nature big time. By default you just roll dice to see how much China and US or Russia intervene, which of course can screw with the balance, but there's also a more "custom" setup where you can pay VPs for getting an ally at different levels.

It also has a good mix of terrain (what I also like in the old TOAW scenario as well on PC). Kashmir is a bloody quagmire and supply nightmare but there's also a fairly big fairly flat area to do a bit more maneuver warfare on.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on December 28, 2020, 04:31:03 PM
I managed to secure an India-Pakistan copy for the price of shipping and a promise of playing it, so I'll be good to go in a week or so.  :cool:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 29, 2020, 04:20:29 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on December 28, 2020, 04:31:03 PM
I managed to secure an India-Pakistan copy for the price of shipping and a promise of playing it, so I'll be good to go in a week or so.  :cool:

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on January 03, 2021, 03:11:12 AM
Had a few first time runs over the holidays - A Distant Plain, Labyrinth WoT and X-Wing 2nd edition (with my 8 year old). Good stuff, though the coin system is a hard on boarding with my group.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 04, 2021, 07:42:10 PM
High Frontier 4th Ed. just arrived. What a thing to behold.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on January 05, 2021, 06:16:38 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 04, 2021, 07:42:10 PM
High Frontier 4th Ed. just arrived. What a thing to behold.

Congrats!  If you plan to do solitaire definitely get the latest living rules.  The regular game plays pretty well out of the box but solo was a mess.

If you are new to HF start with Space Diamonds (to learn the map) or Race for Glory (to learn basic economy, rocket landings/liftoffs and how the cards work).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 06, 2021, 11:00:46 AM
Apparently there is now a Stellar Horizons Vassal module. Game info is here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217990/stellar-horizons

It's a pretty awesome game because you are going through some very realistic-feeling 4X phases of populating the solar system, first exploration, then some challengingly assembled industrial operations gradually revving up to become a viable enterprise and empire.

On the other hand it takes ridiculous amount of table space and ludicrous amount of time, so it could possibly be a good fit for PBEM. Anyone interested in giving it a go?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 06, 2021, 11:06:21 AM
Very interested. I've had it on my buy-list for a while now but haven't pulled the trigger just yet.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on January 06, 2021, 11:17:43 AM
Nice, it can accommodate up to 6 people IIRC and I think ideally we'd want 4 at least.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on January 06, 2021, 02:05:37 PM
Quote from: Tamas on January 06, 2021, 11:00:46 AM
Apparently there is now a Stellar Horizons Vassal module. Game info is here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217990/stellar-horizons

It's a pretty awesome game because you are going through some very realistic-feeling 4X phases of populating the solar system, first exploration, then some challengingly assembled industrial operations gradually revving up to become a viable enterprise and empire.

On the other hand it takes ridiculous amount of table space and ludicrous amount of time, so it could possibly be a good fit for PBEM. Anyone interested in giving it a go?

Ayuh.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on January 06, 2021, 08:35:02 PM
Quote from: frunk on January 05, 2021, 06:16:38 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 04, 2021, 07:42:10 PM
High Frontier 4th Ed. just arrived. What a thing to behold.

Congrats!  If you plan to do solitaire definitely get the latest living rules.  The regular game plays pretty well out of the box but solo was a mess.

If you are new to HF start with Space Diamonds (to learn the map) or Race for Glory (to learn basic economy, rocket landings/liftoffs and how the cards work).

Thanks!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 08, 2021, 01:08:06 PM
In the wake of the disaster at Ursula's home, Lita Chantler, the red-haired woman from your parlor, lays out a tale that—even in light of what you have just witnessed—strains the limits of your belief.

"The creatures in your home", she claims, "are called ghouls—cruel beings who plague the crypts, caverns, and tunnels beneath the city of Arkham..."

"These creatures feed on the corpses of humans, and they are served by a dark cult within Arkham whose members have inexplicably come to worship the ancient master of the ghouls.This cult has been killing innocent people and feeding them to the ghouls, satiating a monstrous hunger. A dark balance was maintained. Until now. Recently," Lita continues, "one of their lairs, where the corpses were stored, was destroyed. Since then, the ghouls have been more active than usual. I have tracked their movements and tried my best to stop them from running amok throughout the city. But I think there is something worse going on. The cult has been planning something darker, and more ominous, than anything I have yet observed. Indications are that this plan shall come to fruition tonight, shortly after midnight. Beyond that, I cannot fathom what to expect.

"Many of the cultists," Lita continues, "will seem like everyday people, despite their foul intentions. Whenever the cult meets, its members don masks shaped like the skulls of various animals to protect their identities from one another. These masks are our mark. Symbols of death and decay. We must unmask the cultists to expose and derail their plans. We have but a few hours. The more cultists we find before midnight, the better."

Ursula's and Zoey's girls night on the town looking for Cultists.

During the turn, Ursula moves to Northside Arkham to distract and evade the Hunting Nightgaunt and Masked Hunter cultist (Causing them both to exhaust). Five other cultist were identified and unmasked earlier. The Masked Hunter was the last remaining. Ursula catches a lucky break, allowing her to slip back to Downtown Arkham (Pulls an Elder sign token on the last evade action, allowing her a free move to a connecting location).

With Ursula safely out of the area, Zoey lobs a dynamite bundle (Dynamite Blast) at the Nightgaunt and Masked Hunter, severely injuring both. With the help of Leo De Luca (Allows an additional action), Zoey finishes off both wounded enemies in quick fashion with her machete.   



(https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/147621226_10224321676540748_2000543631675826444_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=2&_nc_sid=0debeb&_nc_ohc=JwaoRH26g9wAX8UtQWt&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&oh=e8620f0b861dc83338749fe4882bd3a8&oe=6045EA5F)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on February 09, 2021, 07:52:56 AM
How much SAN have you lost playing this?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 09, 2021, 01:07:06 PM
Quote from: The Brain on February 09, 2021, 07:52:56 AM
How much SAN have you lost playing this?

Not much left to start with.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on February 17, 2021, 08:47:07 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 09, 2021, 01:07:06 PM
Quote from: The Brain on February 09, 2021, 07:52:56 AM
How much SAN have you lost playing this?

Not much left to start with.

To paraphrase Horatio Nelson, "he did not lose much sanity, for God knows he had not much to lose - but he lost all he had."
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 22, 2021, 02:59:02 PM
Finally found a new Next War India/Pakistan at a decent price.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on February 25, 2021, 07:11:46 AM
Just got a package at my door. Was an errata/update kit for three boardgames (only one of which I own :D) for Imperial Struggle, Versailles 1919 and All Bridges Burning.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 25, 2021, 07:15:39 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 22, 2021, 02:59:02 PM
Finally found a new Next War India/Pakistan at a decent price.

Nice! I think for non-solitaire I'd definitely prefer it over Poland - Poland can be quite fun and interesting with the myriad of NATO nationalities arriving in a random rush and the whole Baltic Sea stuff, but I don't think it is balanced.

You can tell that also by there being something like 4 strategy articles on GMT for India-Pakistan and zero for Poland.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on February 25, 2021, 07:16:30 AM
Quote from: garbon on February 25, 2021, 07:11:46 AM
Just got a package at my door. Was an errata/update kit for three boardgames (only one of which I own :D) for Imperial Struggle, Versailles 1919 and All Bridges Burning.

Yeah, I got it as well. I only have Imperial Struggle. Nice bit of post purchase support from GMT there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on February 25, 2021, 11:20:49 AM
I'm glad they provide those gratis and in a relatively quick time-span, because the errors in both of those games, while not at all crippling, are really annoying.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on February 25, 2021, 03:52:47 PM
Quote from: Tamas on February 25, 2021, 07:15:39 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on February 22, 2021, 02:59:02 PM
Finally found a new Next War India/Pakistan at a decent price.

Nice! I think for non-solitaire I'd definitely prefer it over Poland - Poland can be quite fun and interesting with the myriad of NATO nationalities arriving in a random rush and the whole Baltic Sea stuff, but I don't think it is balanced.

You can tell that also by there being something like 4 strategy articles on GMT for India-Pakistan and zero for Poland.

:cheers:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on February 28, 2021, 02:44:41 PM
An English guy put a shrinkwrapped copy of Comancheria up for sale so I quickly grabbed it.


Very cool solitaire game, quite thematic, and it has very smart mechanics that allow a solitaire game with a lot of meaningful and tough decision points without bogging you down in myriad of rules.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: jimmy olsen on March 13, 2021, 10:01:24 AM
Had a two county vassal in Croatia conquer Italy unexpectedly in my Apostolic Byzantine Empire game. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 13, 2021, 10:07:48 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 13, 2021, 10:01:24 AM
Had a two county vassal in Croatia conquer Italy unexpectedly in my Apostolic Byzantine Empire game. :)

The Crusader Kings III thread is down the hall.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 14, 2021, 10:04:29 AM
So I bought Brotherhood and Unity:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255570/brotherhood-unity

It's a three-way asymmetric war-game depicting the war in Bosnia (Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks). It's card driven, point to point and openly acknowledges Paths of Glory as the primary inspiration. It looks simpler and much more streamlined, but with some serious meat and unique mechanics. Foreign relations function as a natural brake on aggressive play, as any major city changing hands will push world opinion against the attacker and force them to spend ressources mending relations (allowing opponents to regroup meanwhile). The Serbs start strong but end up on the defensive, Bosniaks do the inverse and the Croats have a stable position throughout the game.

The theme alone would probably prompt a purchase from me (I lived and worked in Sarajevo for a while, travelled extensively in the region and did a lot of papers on Bosnia when I studied), but the game itself looks really good. Over the past year I've become a massive Paths of Glory buff, so that lineage is a plus too. The graphic design is a bit bland (NATO counters etc.), but the production is top notch - thick counters & cards, heavy mounted board etc.

Haven't gotten it to the table yet, but I am really looking forward to it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 14, 2021, 02:25:18 PM
It's definitely on my short-list as well, as I've heard nothing but good things. If there's a CB or Vassal module, I'd consider PBEM with someone reliable.  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 14, 2021, 02:50:20 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 14, 2021, 02:25:18 PM
It's definitely on my short-list as well, as I've heard nothing but good things. If there's a CB or Vassal module, I'd consider PBEM with someone reliable.  :hmm:

I think there's a well done Vassal module. I think a three player setup is the best version of the game, but two players probably isn't bad.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 14, 2021, 05:38:29 PM
I'd definitely be shooting for 3 on that. Seems like it was designed at the outset for that in mind, so no matter how good the 2-player is...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 15, 2021, 06:39:23 AM
Well, if we can rustle up a third guy, I'd love to give it a spin.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 15, 2021, 09:01:24 AM
Tamas?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 15, 2021, 02:55:45 PM
Seems like quite a low complexity game, let's do it. :)

lol can I be: Croats?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 15, 2021, 03:06:09 PM
Where's the Vassal module, though?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 15, 2021, 03:25:36 PM
On the Vassal site.

http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Brotherhood_%26_Unity
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 15, 2021, 03:42:31 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 15, 2021, 03:25:36 PM
On the Vassal site.

http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Brotherhood_%26_Unity

I need some sleep. Thanks though.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 15, 2021, 04:09:23 PM
Cool. I've mostly played real-time on vassal, but know about log files etc. Do we send files back and forth or keep track separately with occasional reconciliation? What's the better model?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 15, 2021, 04:47:48 PM
Definitely sending files back and forth, in my experience. Far too much chance of board-state conflict if we all maintain separate states independently.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 15, 2021, 04:52:16 PM
Rules here, too:

https://compassgamesbucket.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/downloads/BrotherhoodUnity_rulebook.pdf
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 15, 2021, 05:00:11 PM
I'm happy to see the rules are pretty brief! About 16 actual pages. I imagine a lot of stuff is off-loaded to the cards, per usual.

Do we have any preference for sides? That'll help me focus my initial thoughts on strategy. Tamas as Croats is fine by me, but I'm happy to defer to Bogh since he brought the idea of the game up in the first place.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 15, 2021, 05:22:44 PM
Yeah my preference is Croats but I don't really mind, it's bogh's game so he should have first choice. :)

I suggest we make a Onedrive/Dropbox folder to use like with Stellar Horizons. Just make sure not to post the link here out in public. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 16, 2021, 01:17:00 AM
I've got a slight preference for the Bosniaks - having lived in Sarajevo and all. Habs can steamroll me as the Serbs then...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on March 16, 2021, 04:04:52 AM
If you feel like writing an AAR of your game, I always greatly enjoy reading those.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on March 16, 2021, 06:26:04 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 16, 2021, 04:04:52 AM
If you feel like writing an AAR of your game, I always greatly enjoy reading those.

Ditto. Trying to get my TTS group (that sounds a bit generous for two people) interested in this.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 16, 2021, 07:36:18 AM
I've created a dedicated thread - will try and update as we go along.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 30, 2021, 10:02:57 AM
The kickstarter for John Company, 2nd edition, just launched today.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on March 30, 2021, 10:52:45 AM
Quote from: Oexmelin on March 30, 2021, 10:02:57 AM
The kickstarter for John Company, 2nd edition, just launched today.

And is already at over 300% of its goal.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 30, 2021, 01:24:11 PM
I KSed about one hour after it went live. I'm not surprised it shot up as much as it did.

I'll be doing some playtesting over the coming months with the in-progress TTS module. If any of you want in and have some time on an EST weekend...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 30, 2021, 01:25:05 PM
I also KSed the Saladin game here, which looks really neat and is from a veteran designer as well:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shakos/duel-pack-saladin-and-border-states
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 31, 2021, 01:21:25 PM
I am considering backing the John Company KS - and get my hands on Pax Pamir at the same time.  :bowler:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 31, 2021, 01:35:29 PM
Pax Pamir 2nd ed. is also great. Definitely get that.

Come to think of it, that's another one that works great PBEM/play by forum... :shifty:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 31, 2021, 01:49:06 PM
I splurged. Looking forward.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 01, 2021, 11:00:58 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 31, 2021, 01:35:29 PM
Pax Pamir 2nd ed. is also great. Definitely get that.

Come to think of it, that's another one that works great PBEM/play by forum... :shifty:

Heh, I enjoyed our first edition languish games a great deal.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 01, 2021, 11:04:07 AM
The 2nd edition is even better, for what it's worth. I think it cleans up some of the kludge and makes the decisions a bit trickier.

The vassal module is also great for it and makes PBEM pretty straightforward.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on April 01, 2021, 11:25:38 AM
I am probably a one game man at the moment, but I'd be keen to try it once our Brotherhood & Unity game winds down (it seems to be going at a decent speed).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on April 01, 2021, 11:28:21 AM
I am tempted to buy the Deluxe version of the Wallace classic, Struggle of Empires.

https://www.eaglegames.net/Struggle-of-the-Empire-Deluxe-p/102285.htm

Haven't played it for a loooong time, but remember it fondly and the updated version looks really nice.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 01, 2021, 12:36:47 PM
Quote from: bogh on April 01, 2021, 11:25:38 AM
I am probably a one game man at the moment, but I'd be keen to try it once our Brotherhood & Unity game winds down (it seems to be going at a decent speed).

Will you try Origins & Odyssey after Brotherhood & Unity?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 08, 2021, 01:34:51 PM
I recently got a big box of new games. One of the interesting ones I think is Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno. It's not a detailed simulation (it has area movement, abstract units, and is card-driven) and I haven't played it, but it looks great and I like that it takes into account the other great WW1 events of the time and their impact on Verdun and vice versa. To me Verdun is the premier WW1 battle (there are many great ones but someone gotta take the top spot).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on April 08, 2021, 01:52:16 PM
Quote from: The Brain on April 08, 2021, 01:34:51 PM
I recently got a big box of new games. One of the interesting ones I think is Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno. It's not a detailed simulation (it has area movement, abstract units, and is card-driven) and I haven't played it, but it looks great and I like that it takes into account the other great WW1 events of the time and their impact on Verdun and vice versa. To me Verdun is the premier WW1 battle (there are many great ones but someone gotta take the top spot).

Vimy Ridge. :Canuck:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 08, 2021, 01:53:26 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 08, 2021, 01:52:16 PM
Quote from: The Brain on April 08, 2021, 01:34:51 PM
I recently got a big box of new games. One of the interesting ones I think is Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno. It's not a detailed simulation (it has area movement, abstract units, and is card-driven) and I haven't played it, but it looks great and I like that it takes into account the other great WW1 events of the time and their impact on Verdun and vice versa. To me Verdun is the premier WW1 battle (there are many great ones but someone gotta take the top spot).

Vimy Ridge. :Canuck:

Your misguided sense of patriotism is a credit to your nation. :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 18, 2021, 09:21:48 PM
For those interested, Bayonets & Tomahawks is out with GMT.

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-598-bayonets-tomahawks.aspx
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 18, 2021, 09:23:38 PM
Mine arrived last week; I'm looking to get it played within the next couple of weeks.

Marc's a really nice guy and knows his shit, so I felt compelled to buy. It may end up replacing Wilderness War for me.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on April 18, 2021, 09:57:11 PM
Apparently so. We have mutual acquaintances (who relayed his "proud papa" pictures on FB), if only because he made extensive use of collective historical expertise. I was hoping to play with some colleagues historians of New France but pandemic. I'll probably assign the game to interested students in my public history class next year. (I did that with Wilderness War many years ago, and it produced a really good paper).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 19, 2021, 06:52:37 AM
Ordered Atlantic Chase yesterday because I have been reading and watching raving reviews and is at a reasonable price, seemed like a good idea to pick up while in print. Then today it was followed with Space Infantry Resurgence because of reasons.

And also I have ordered a sort of foldable bookshelf to hold some of my games.  :D Our rented flat came furnished and since we eventually want our own place we are trying to utilise what's already here (so less hassle moving out) but this results in extremely inefficient use of space.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on April 19, 2021, 07:01:34 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 19, 2021, 06:52:37 AM
Ordered Atlantic Chase yesterday because I have been reading and watching raving reviews and is at a reasonable price, seemed like a good idea to pick up while in print.

I've got my eye on Atlantic Chase as well, I was hoping to pick it up in a sale but maybe I shouldn't risk waiting that long.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 19, 2021, 07:05:11 AM
Quote from: Maladict on April 19, 2021, 07:01:34 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 19, 2021, 06:52:37 AM
Ordered Atlantic Chase yesterday because I have been reading and watching raving reviews and is at a reasonable price, seemed like a good idea to pick up while in print.

I've got my eye on Atlantic Chase as well, I was hoping to pick it up in a sale but maybe I shouldn't risk waiting that long.

I am most intrigued by the innovative mechanics rather than just by the topic, so could have waited, but also felt like I wanted it eventually, and if I had to order a used copy for £80 when it is now available new for £55 would irk me. Can always sell for £80 in a couple of years if I don't like it. :P


Speaking of selling stuff: guys, I have a pristine copy of Hearts and Minds 3rd edition, and a good condition half-punched copy of Balance of Powers, you get a discount if you by both of them off me. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 04, 2021, 06:07:14 PM
Quote from: Maladict on April 19, 2021, 07:01:34 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 19, 2021, 06:52:37 AM
Ordered Atlantic Chase yesterday because I have been reading and watching raving reviews and is at a reasonable price, seemed like a good idea to pick up while in print.

I've got my eye on Atlantic Chase as well, I was hoping to pick it up in a sale but maybe I shouldn't risk waiting that long.

I read GMT is now out of stock on this one. My preorder from a British store still hasn't shipped, I am hoping they have a big enough batch on the way to them.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 05, 2021, 01:44:08 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 04, 2021, 06:07:14 PM
Quote from: Maladict on April 19, 2021, 07:01:34 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 19, 2021, 06:52:37 AM
Ordered Atlantic Chase yesterday because I have been reading and watching raving reviews and is at a reasonable price, seemed like a good idea to pick up while in print.

I've got my eye on Atlantic Chase as well, I was hoping to pick it up in a sale but maybe I shouldn't risk waiting that long.

I read GMT is now out of stock on this one. My preorder from a British store still hasn't shipped, I am hoping they have a big enough batch on the way to them.

I'm trying to get one through BGG, but no luck so far. GMT will hopefully do a reprint soon, I'm ok with waiting half a year to get it errata-free.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 06, 2021, 09:24:49 AM
Quote from: Maladict on May 05, 2021, 01:44:08 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 04, 2021, 06:07:14 PM
Quote from: Maladict on April 19, 2021, 07:01:34 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 19, 2021, 06:52:37 AM
Ordered Atlantic Chase yesterday because I have been reading and watching raving reviews and is at a reasonable price, seemed like a good idea to pick up while in print.

I've got my eye on Atlantic Chase as well, I was hoping to pick it up in a sale but maybe I shouldn't risk waiting that long.

I read GMT is now out of stock on this one. My preorder from a British store still hasn't shipped, I am hoping they have a big enough batch on the way to them.

I'm trying to get one through BGG, but no luck so far. GMT will hopefully do a reprint soon, I'm ok with waiting half a year to get it errata-free.

It seems like the UK shops haven't received their latest GMT shipment. I ordered Atlantic Chase from one a few weeks ago, then recently made an order with another one which included Tomahawks & Bayonets. Neither one has shipped. By the looks of it I am gonna' have to play a wargame this weekend that I already played once.  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 06, 2021, 11:22:44 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 06, 2021, 09:24:49 AM

It seems like the UK shops haven't received their latest GMT shipment. I ordered Atlantic Chase from one a few weeks ago, then recently made an order with another one which included Tomahawks & Bayonets. Neither one has shipped. By the looks of it I am gonna' have to play a wargame this weekend that I already played once.  :mad:

You've played all your wargames?  :blink:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on May 06, 2021, 11:27:04 AM
Quote from: Oexmelin on April 18, 2021, 09:21:48 PM
For those interested, Bayonets & Tomahawks is out with GMT.

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-598-bayonets-tomahawks.aspx

This looks great!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 06, 2021, 11:48:51 AM
Quote from: Maladict on May 06, 2021, 11:22:44 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 06, 2021, 09:24:49 AM

It seems like the UK shops haven't received their latest GMT shipment. I ordered Atlantic Chase from one a few weeks ago, then recently made an order with another one which included Tomahawks & Bayonets. Neither one has shipped. By the looks of it I am gonna' have to play a wargame this weekend that I already played once.  :mad:

You've played all your wargames?  :blink:
:Embarrass:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on May 06, 2021, 06:46:54 PM
Quote from: bogh on April 01, 2021, 11:28:21 AM
I am tempted to buy the Deluxe version of the Wallace classic, Struggle of Empires.

https://www.eaglegames.net/Struggle-of-the-Empire-Deluxe-p/102285.htm

Haven't played it for a loooong time, but remember it fondly and the updated version looks really nice.

Done.  That's the first wargame I've found irresistible in maybe five years.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 06, 2021, 06:51:39 PM
It's more of a Euro.  :sleep:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 06, 2021, 06:52:53 PM
Quote from: Maladict on May 06, 2021, 11:22:44 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 06, 2021, 09:24:49 AM

It seems like the UK shops haven't received their latest GMT shipment. I ordered Atlantic Chase from one a few weeks ago, then recently made an order with another one which included Tomahawks & Bayonets. Neither one has shipped. By the looks of it I am gonna' have to play a wargame this weekend that I already played once.  :mad:

You've played all your wargames?  :blink:

That's not the point.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on May 07, 2021, 01:27:45 AM
Quote from: grumbler on May 06, 2021, 06:46:54 PM

Done.  That's the first wargame I've found irresistible in maybe five years.

I am still wavering (actually, I forgot about it again). Please let me know what you think once you get it and open the box.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 14, 2021, 06:55:30 AM
I am very impressed with Bayonets & Tomahawks so far.

There could be an endless stream of rules and tables created to try and properly abstract frontier warfare between light and regular troops, and the "heavy weapons" of artillery, forts, and ships.

Instead, here, these are organised into 3 categories, very clearly marked by the shape of their counters.

Then, in battle you roll a custom D6 with icons on it, in a given order (light units first etc). The only "CRT" is a list of what each icon rolled for a given type of unit results in.

Usually, a given unit type can only flip/eliminate an enemy unit of the same type, but they can still contribute to winning the battle by increasing the Battle Score with their die roll - this score is influenced by a few things (presence of defending for reduces it for the attacker by 1 for example), and whoever has more of it at the end of the battle wins it, causing a rout if they have 3 more than the enemy.

So, in practice, a strong enough light force can frustrate, delay, and block a force of regulars but they won't cause major casualties to them except in extraordinary circumstances, and it works the same way backwards. But when you have a meeting of similar unit types, that's when the bloody battles happen.

It is very elegant, I am far from knowing enough of the conflict to know if the designer's claim of meticulously adjusting odds to the war's battle statistics is true, but it does feel authentic.

The semi-card driven nature of the game is also fun, you have two very limited decks to draw from, one for the year's build-up and the other for the campaign phase.  Each card contain a number of two possible symbols referencing the type and number of stacks you can activate, plus sometimes an event which either auto-triggers or can be used in a battle during that round. You start the year with 1 drawn to reserve, then each new round you draw another one, play one of them and keep the other in reserve. This is helpful for soliatire but also feels like a nice mix of CDG and do-what-you-want classic wargames. I guess the Habbakus of this world can do some serious card-counting because of the low number of cards but the rules emphasis to keep even discards phase down to limit it truly to the Habbakus.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 15, 2021, 02:49:58 PM
Good to hear. Mine's on the way

Atlantic Chase arrived yesterday.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 25, 2021, 11:39:38 AM
A day of mixed feelings, seems like I have a buyer for my copy of Balance of Powers.

I think it is an excellent WW1 game but it follows the Compass Games idiocy of being totally blown out of all reasonable proportions when it comes to size. Can hardly fit on my table 1 of the 3 maps it comes with.

Also my Atlantic Chase copy shall finally arrive tomorrow.

I have been near-obsessed with Bayonets and Tomahawks. So many different strategies to try and so man different situations to react to due to what the cards allow you and the opponent. I ought to VASSAL it with somebody.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 25, 2021, 01:37:31 PM
My god...what have I done... :huh:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6540/fear-god-and-dread-nought

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9858/russo-japanese-war-dawn-rising-sun
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on May 28, 2021, 06:43:26 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 25, 2021, 01:37:31 PM
My god...what have I done... :huh:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6540/fear-god-and-dread-nought

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9858/russo-japanese-war-dawn-rising-sun

I see that you held off buying those until you could see some reviews.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 28, 2021, 07:04:32 AM
Those should be pretty cool if one has the space.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on May 28, 2021, 07:21:51 AM
Got my hands on a copy of Atlantic Chase, looking forward to reading 260 pages of text  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 28, 2021, 07:24:23 AM
Quote from: Maladict on May 28, 2021, 07:21:51 AM
Got my hands on a copy of Atlantic Chase, looking forward to reading 260 pages of text  :lol:

Got my copy a few days ago.

I watched (more like listened to) a few Youtube videos of a guy playing it, that helped me grasp the basic concept around trajectories and wha tthe hunter and the hunted want to do with them. As a result, I could skip the tutorial booklet altogether and quite quickly get started. Sure, I messed up about half of my first try of the first solo scenario but from the 2nd try I have been going well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on May 28, 2021, 11:14:56 AM
Cole Wehrle's Oath just dropped on my doorstep.  :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 28, 2021, 03:59:20 PM
Quote from: grumbler on May 28, 2021, 06:43:26 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 25, 2021, 01:37:31 PM
My god...what have I done... :huh:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6540/fear-god-and-dread-nought

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9858/russo-japanese-war-dawn-rising-sun

I see that you held off buying those until you could see some reviews.  :P

After browsing them when they arrived, they remind me of SPI's Air War...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on June 01, 2021, 05:57:36 PM
Quote from: grumbler on May 28, 2021, 06:43:26 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 25, 2021, 01:37:31 PM
My god...what have I done... :huh:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6540/fear-god-and-dread-nought

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9858/russo-japanese-war-dawn-rising-sun

I see that you held off buying those until you could see some reviews.  :P


Cool vid here.

https://www.youtube.com
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on June 02, 2021, 01:44:45 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 01, 2021, 05:57:36 PM
Quote from: grumbler on May 28, 2021, 06:43:26 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 25, 2021, 01:37:31 PM
My god...what have I done... :huh:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6540/fear-god-and-dread-nought

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9858/russo-japanese-war-dawn-rising-sun

I see that you held off buying those until you could see some reviews.  :P


Cool vid here.

https://www.youtube.com

Lots of them!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on June 02, 2021, 01:53:05 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 28, 2021, 11:14:56 AM
Cole Wehrle's Oath just dropped on my doorstep.  :)

My local kickstarter-lover and allround hype-guy also received it. I mostly nod and smile politely whenever a new chrome monster arrives and he starts raving, but not this one. Looking forward to trying it out.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on June 24, 2021, 05:15:11 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on November 12, 2020, 04:45:37 PM
After nearly 3 years of silence it seems like Rachel (Bowen) Simmons is back, with a flurry of detailed posts on the development blog for Stavka over the past few months.  Looks like the design is moving along nicely.

And now she's retired.  Simmons Games has closed its virtual doors so no more sales of Napleon's Triumph etc. unless there is a licensing deal at some point.  And STAVKA won't see the light of day.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on June 24, 2021, 05:50:24 PM
I recently got Storm of Steel. What say you?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on June 24, 2021, 05:55:33 PM
Haven't played it, but it also hasn't exactly been well-received.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Caliga on June 25, 2021, 08:50:49 PM
Got my copy of GMT's The Dark Summer a few weeks back and am finishing up a solitaire playthrough.  I love gaming the battle for Normandy and this is a good rendition of it.... frustrating for both sides, as it should be.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on July 04, 2021, 03:49:44 PM
Played Nemesis for the first time. We had a blast.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Larch on July 05, 2021, 07:26:16 AM
Yesterday we finished a 4 player game of SCS' Stalingrad Pocket (2 players on each side) we had been playing for the last couple of months. I was with the Germans, in charge of Stalingrad's defence itself, as well as its immediate surroundings, with my buddy in charge of the broader front and we did good enough to qualify for a Major Victory.

We managed to hold off the Soviets' encircling of Stalingrad until the very last turn, without them being able to capture any VP hex but one (a Stalingrad hex captured mid-game by pure mistake, as neither me nor the Soviet realized it was an actual VP Hex until a couple turns later). While I was not really good enough on the mobile defence aspect of the game (my buddy was much better at that, and ended up handling most of that part of the game), I found my niche in artillery support, as my barrages were able to hold off entire Soviet spearheads in the fronts, thus delaying their attacks. My nicest feather in the cap (besides the overall defence of Stalingrad itself) was destroying the Soviet 51st Army by hitting and overruning their HQ in the rear guard through a speedy panzer blitz. This avoided the Soviet push to envelop Stalingrad on the south and prevented Soviet units from running amok in our own rear guard, taking undefended VP hexes. A couple of turns later my buddy replicated the move in the other sector of the front (you'd have thought that the Soviets would have learned to better defend their HQs by then, but nope) and was able to knock out two other Soviet armies, greatly stalling their advance in that area and quite likely winning the game for us there and then, as the Soviets were quite demoralized after that and could only advance at good speed in the last couple of turns after receiving heavy Guard reinforcements.

So, anyone played this game as well?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on July 05, 2021, 10:57:15 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on May 28, 2021, 11:14:56 AM
Cole Wehrle's Oath just dropped on my doorstep.  :)

I have found it to be exactly the sort of thing that I like about board games - it's a wonderful story engine.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 05, 2021, 11:14:50 AM
That seems to be the buzz all around! I'm glad people are liking it. I worry I won't, but doubt I'll be getting to it until later this month at this rate.  :mad:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on July 14, 2021, 09:14:57 AM
https://www.horribleguild.com/the-queens-dilemma/

I'm very happy to see the sequel to The King's Dilemma announced today. TKD was a great social game, had a ton of interesting narrative bits, and even had a legacy-game climax that was satisfying to play out and rewarded the players for sticking to it. I can only hope the addition of more mechanics actually ends up making a great game even better.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on August 02, 2021, 03:05:59 PM
A few games into Betrayal at House on the Hill Legacy.
Decent so far.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Solmyr on August 17, 2021, 04:24:00 AM
Been playing Versailles 1919 this summer with my group. It's a fun game with a variety of what can happen, so replayability is good. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253506/versailles-1919
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on August 17, 2021, 04:42:23 AM
Quote from: Solmyr on August 17, 2021, 04:24:00 AM
Been playing Versailles 1919 this summer with my group. It's a fun game with a variety of what can happen, so replayability is good. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253506/versailles-1919

Trianon expansion in the works?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 23, 2021, 11:35:29 AM
So being back in Hungary with just a backpack I face a choice. I can probably fit in one game from my old collection to it on our way back, so what it should be for some scisophrenic solitairing back home?

For the People, Clash of Monarchs, or Kingdom of Heaven?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 23, 2021, 02:16:56 PM
Clash. Clash of Sovereigns is on the not-too-distant horizon!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 23, 2021, 02:17:19 PM
Speaking of: it doesn't have to be solitaire. I'd be up for a 3-player game of CoM with the latest errata.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 23, 2021, 03:42:10 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on August 23, 2021, 02:16:56 PM
Clash. Clash of Sovereigns is on the not-too-distant horizon!


Oh, that's good to know, thanks!

I will have immense workload from my return until the last week of September, so thats the earliest I should commit to any pbem, but I like the idea.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on September 09, 2021, 11:20:56 AM
An AAR thread of NATO Air Commander:

https://twitter.com/lepetitcapoLP/status/1435886556603162630
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 10, 2021, 03:47:16 PM
I got 1066, Tears to Many Mothers. Mostly because I'm into that time period right now (see the miniatures thread). And because the cards look pretty cool (even if they're not always fully historical). Reading the cards while sleeving was also a mini course in the events of that year.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 10, 2021, 04:10:33 PM
It's a very neat game. Hope you enjoyed Magic: The Gathering.  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on September 10, 2021, 04:11:27 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 10, 2021, 04:10:33 PM
It's a very neat game. Hope you enjoyed Magic: The Gathering.  :D

Never played it, but I did enjoy the Vampire game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 10, 2021, 04:19:20 PM
Jyhad/The Eternal Struggle is also one of the best-designed card games of all time, so you're in good company there.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 22, 2021, 02:12:20 PM
Got some Unfathomable on the table this past weekend. It's in the same style as Battlestar Galactica, but with some streamlining, a different theme, and some of the mechanics from various BSG expansions rolled in while some of the...dumber stuff was left by the wayside. Lots of fun, and will probably replace the original BSG for me over time.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on November 26, 2021, 01:13:55 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 22, 2021, 02:12:20 PM
Got some Unfathomable on the table this past weekend. It's in the same style as Battlestar Galactica, but with some streamlining, a different theme, and some of the mechanics from various BSG expansions rolled in while some of the...dumber stuff was left by the wayside. Lots of fun, and will probably replace the original BSG for me over time.

Interesting.

Pax Pamir 2nd edition just arrived. Will probably have an opportunity to play it tomorrow night...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on November 26, 2021, 01:30:20 PM
While it makes sense, I didn't realize BSG was out of print.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 26, 2021, 01:38:51 PM
Yes, and highly unlikely the rights are ever given to FFG again. So, they scooped the guts out of the system, took them home, and plugged them into their Arkham Horror brandline.

It sucks that BSG and its ilk are out of print, but I don't know the details behind why. Hopefully something else is done with the IP besides just squatting on it.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 26, 2021, 01:39:21 PM
Quote from: bogh on November 26, 2021, 01:13:55 PM
Interesting.

Pax Pamir 2nd edition just arrived. Will probably have an opportunity to play it tomorrow night...

:cheers: Just played another 3-handed game of that this past Wednesday night. Great game. We should do some PBEM via Languish!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on November 26, 2021, 01:47:06 PM
Fortunately I still own BSG and all its expansions, I tried Unfathomable! but it didn't grab me as much. Maybe I'm a bit protective because I love BSG so fucking much.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 26, 2021, 01:53:43 PM
Yes, if you already own BSG and all its expansions, Unfathomable will probably not come across as an improvement since it streamlines and strips some of the fun stuff from the expansions.  :D

That being said, I think Unfathomable is quite a bit better than base-BSG.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on November 26, 2021, 01:57:29 PM
Yeah, I won't argue with that. Base-BSG had some issues that were addressed in the expansions. There's also some bloat in them, but if you pick and chose, it's a blast of a game, it still sees our table after all these years.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on November 28, 2021, 05:59:24 AM
First game of Pax Pamir was great. I lost massively, fumbled constantly and enjoyed it a lot. Lots going on. I'd be happy to play some PBEM sometime to hone my "skills".
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 28, 2021, 08:53:52 AM
I'm in.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on November 28, 2021, 09:16:21 AM
Same here. Haven't played the new version but I had a blast with the old one.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on November 30, 2021, 12:05:10 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 10, 2021, 04:19:20 PM
Jyhad/The Eternal Struggle is also one of the best-designed card games of all time, so you're in good company there.
I still have a bunch of cards stowed away for this game. Blast from the past.
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/261629862_10226169872744498_6084545904508290002_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=0debeb&_nc_ohc=sUNVAsZAK-AAX-l6E_5&tn=Ay8gY8n1C1eicyus&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=3c555019d68c819ae73dcae2824f2b67&oe=61AC0241)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 30, 2021, 09:53:32 PM
A guide that I'd like to read some time, if only for the nostalgia.  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on December 17, 2021, 12:39:23 AM
Just backed Call of Kilforth just cause it's so pretty..
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on December 17, 2021, 04:33:45 AM
I have returned to Skies above the Reich. Great solitaire game. Feels like lots of meaningful decisions despite a minimum of "AI" required by the system (and no decision for the "bot" side is needed by the player). Effectively there is no "AI/bot", the closest part to it is rolling to see where the various escort units move. Random but depend on their position relative to the bomber group so you can try and game your odds BUT without feeling like you are gaming an abstract system instead of simulated circumstances, so it's nice.

The rest are handled by the fact that the bomber group IS the map and terrain of the scenario. You are trying to optimise risk and reward in trying to overwhelm and loosen the bomber formation without impaling all your pilots on it.

It has a dynamic that feels close to what it had to feel like during the real events: Positioning your fighters around the bomber group based on circumstances (like sun position, whether your target group is "anchored" to the larger group at any of the map ends, are there escorts, when they are leaving, or when they are arriving etc.), which may be measured and slow or with urgency, but it does feel like a slow dance compared to when you finally commit some or all your planes to attack, and that measured dance quickly becomes a flurry of random carnage.

It's a great story generator slightly akin to B-17, but with plenty actual meaningful choices as opposed to just rolling the dice and seeing what happens. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on February 10, 2022, 10:14:14 AM
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205059/mansions-madness-second-edition (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205059/mansions-madness-second-edition)


Mansions of Madness looks like fun. Anyone play it?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on February 13, 2022, 02:39:51 AM
It's been a while, but yes, I did enjoy it quite a bit. Note that it relies heavily on a companion app which may not be your cup of tea.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 06, 2022, 03:55:21 PM
Have been mostly playing heavy/medium Euros or thereabouts of late.

Of note, Brass: Birmingham and Dune: Imperium are the highlights. Both just absolutely excellent games in their respective subgenres and have actively fired most other Euros that I have played/enjoy.

Top notch all around.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 09, 2022, 08:22:34 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 06, 2022, 03:55:21 PMHave been mostly playing heavy/medium Euros or thereabouts of late.

Of note, Brass: Birmingham and Dune: Imperium are the highlights. Both just absolutely excellent games in their respective subgenres and have actively fired most other Euros that I have played/enjoy.

Top notch all around.

Yeah, I've been enjoying Dune: Imperium quite a bit. Pretty cool.

I've been playing Napoleons Triumph a few times recently. Bit hard to wrap your head around at first, but it is starting to click and I suspect it will be a great experience once the rules have been fully grogged. Anyone ever play it?

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18098/napoleons-triumph
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on March 09, 2022, 09:14:48 AM
Quote from: bogh on March 09, 2022, 08:22:34 AMI've been playing Napoleons Triumph a few times recently. Bit hard to wrap your head around at first, but it is starting to click and I suspect it will be a great experience once the rules have been fully grogged. Anyone ever play it?

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18098/napoleons-triumph


It's a great game, the bluffing aspects of it are so much fun for a system that appears dry but isn't.  It's quite sad that Rachel Simmons retired from designing considering how unique her approach was.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 09, 2022, 09:20:18 AM
I've played a couple of times and definitely enjoy it. It's a bear of a game due to the intricacy of the rules--everything is written in such a tight form and the game's mechanisms are not exactly widely-shared by anything else in the hobby.

Definitely worth putting the time in.

I know Berkut has been fiddling with Guns of Gettysburg recently, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 09, 2022, 09:39:03 AM
Quote from: frunk on March 09, 2022, 09:14:48 AMIt's quite sad that Rachel Simmons retired from designing considering how unique her approach was.

Why did she retire? She only did two games IIRC?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 09, 2022, 09:57:37 AM
Three, counting Bonaparte and Marengo and Guns of Gettysburg.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on March 09, 2022, 10:32:02 AM
Quote from: bogh on March 09, 2022, 09:39:03 AMWhy did she retire?

It's not at all clear, but I'm guessing some combination of real life issues and hitting a wall on a new game, Stavka.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 15, 2022, 08:44:21 PM
GMT's Vietnam 1965-1975 redux hit the porch today with a lovely thunk. Looks gorgeous.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 16, 2022, 02:58:55 AM
We just finished the original Pandemic Legacy in my coop group (we've previously done Imperial Assault, Robinson Crusoe and a couple of others). Tempted by Pandemic Legacy Season 0 (which looks fun), but I think we're go all in and start Gloomhaven (none of us have ever played it). I am a little daunted by the scope of it - and foresee domestic debate on the box size and the shelf space required (sort of clashes with the reigning minimalist Scandinavian design ethos).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on March 16, 2022, 03:05:59 AM
Quote from: bogh on March 16, 2022, 02:58:55 AMWe just finished the original Pandemic Legacy in my coop group (we've previously done Imperial Assault, Robinson Crusoe and a couple of others). Tempted by Pandemic Legacy Season 0 (which looks fun), but I think we're go all in and start Gloomhaven (none of us have ever played it). I am a little daunted by the scope of it - and foresee domestic debate on the box size and the shelf space required (sort of clashes with the reigning minimalist Scandinavian design ethos).

Gloomhaven is awesome. Took us three years to finish, mind you. If you don't like the box size you can always play online, either with the Tabletop Simulator module or the computer game version.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 16, 2022, 04:20:39 AM
Quote from: The Brain on March 16, 2022, 03:05:59 AMGloomhaven is awesome. Took us three years to finish, mind you. If you don't like the box size you can always play online, either with the Tabletop Simulator module or the computer game version.

Nice. Yeah, this will be a long haul (we're not the fastest group in the world either). I want the cardboard experience, so I'll face down the wife on the physical footprint.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 16, 2022, 05:05:05 AM
Gloomhaven (I only bought the PC version) was a disappointment because I thought I was getting a tactical game with deck builder elements, whereas this game is a puzzle game with deck builder elements.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 16, 2022, 09:16:52 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 15, 2022, 08:44:21 PMGMT's Vietnam 1965-1975 redux hit the porch today with a lovely thunk. Looks gorgeous.

It's pretty, but the older heavy stock for the map was better. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 16, 2022, 09:29:20 AM
Did you even open yours?  :hmm:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 16, 2022, 09:31:04 AM
What, and ruin the resale value?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 16, 2022, 06:03:11 PM
I got the original and passed on the remake.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 16, 2022, 06:44:05 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 16, 2022, 06:03:11 PMI got the original and passed on the remake.

From what I've seen, the changes have been more cosmetic than fundamental; larger components for older eyes, shakier hands.  More colorful for all the Millenials and Zoomers than can't concentrate for shit anymore.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on March 16, 2022, 07:06:39 PM
 :lol:

First off, welcome back. You make this place way more interesting.

Well I guess IRT above.

However, I'm waiting to see what shitting game Ty Bomba will come out on Ukraine :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 16, 2022, 08:23:10 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 16, 2022, 07:06:39 PMHowever, I'm waiting to see what shitting game Ty Bomba will come out on Ukraine :lol:

Putin's Folly/Gamble/Quagmire/Dilemma/Gambit/SNAFU
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on March 21, 2022, 09:48:08 AM
"Mud, Lies and Twitter Feeds" ?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 21, 2022, 09:53:38 AM
Spotted a UK shrinkwrapped copy of Successors 4th Edition on the Geek, scooped it up. I will solitaire it so I can stare at the components.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 21, 2022, 10:08:44 AM
It's a good game...

Definitely something worthy of a Languish 4-player PBEM...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 23, 2022, 03:06:22 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 21, 2022, 10:08:44 AMIt's a good game...

Definitely something worthy of a Languish 4-player PBEM...

I am intrigued. A guy in my boardgame circle has procured this and is raving about it, but I haven't had a chance to try it. Does it work well for PBEM? If so, I'd be happy to join as the resident noob...
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 23, 2022, 04:53:50 AM
I would be up for it.

I am currently plying the prologue game called "let's hope this time the courier will attempt to use the intercom or call me before giving up"
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: mongers on March 23, 2022, 08:39:54 AM
Quote from: Tamas on March 23, 2022, 04:53:50 AMI would be up for it.

I am currently plying the prologue game called "let's hope this time the courier will attempt to use the intercom or call me before giving up"

:lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 23, 2022, 08:42:46 AM
I have received it. I know this because I bothered to check on the tracking page. It was left in the stairwell at the entrance to our building, without even an attempt to let me know. Thank you UPS.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 23, 2022, 08:48:24 AM
Quote from: bogh on March 23, 2022, 03:06:22 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 21, 2022, 10:08:44 AMIt's a good game...

Definitely something worthy of a Languish 4-player PBEM...

I am intrigued. A guy in my boardgame circle has procured this and is raving about it, but I haven't had a chance to try it. Does it work well for PBEM? If so, I'd be happy to join as the resident noob...

It does, yes. Most turns won't see other players have a need to interfere, and the opportunities for reasonable interception/avoid battle will typically be obvious. In those instances, it's regular etiquette to roll for a relevant interception/avoid battle and just backpedal if the other player has an appropriate response card. In the event of a battle, you just create a file and pass it to the defender to allow for play of relevant combat cards.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on March 23, 2022, 10:16:13 AM
Well I am in, of course.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 23, 2022, 10:32:11 AM
Quote from: Berkut on March 23, 2022, 10:16:13 AMWell I am in, of course.

Find us a 4th ed. Vassal module and you're in!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on March 23, 2022, 10:36:37 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 23, 2022, 10:32:11 AM
Quote from: Berkut on March 23, 2022, 10:16:13 AMWell I am in, of course.

Find us a 4th ed. Vassal module and you're in!
There is no such thing.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 23, 2022, 10:38:23 AM
That does make it more difficult for you to join.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 23, 2022, 01:23:59 PM
Quote from: Berkut on March 23, 2022, 10:36:37 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 23, 2022, 10:32:11 AM
Quote from: Berkut on March 23, 2022, 10:16:13 AMWell I am in, of course.

Find us a 4th ed. Vassal module and you're in!
There is no such thing.

Can't you just make one? WTH
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 24, 2022, 05:11:58 AM
My hilarious humour aside, how we'd even do this then? Struggle around with Tabletop Simulator?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 24, 2022, 08:29:24 AM
Mostly by using the 3rd edition's Vassal module instead.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on March 27, 2022, 12:26:10 PM
BTW this guy made an absolutely excellent 3-part series teaching the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afMAknpZSbw
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on March 28, 2022, 12:17:22 PM
Let's talk about Monopoly.

The kids wanted to play, so we sat down and started playing a six player game.

You know, Monopoly is not really a very good game, is it.  It's very very long - it took us most of the afternoon to play.  We had to keep focusing the kids attention back to the board (though they absolutely wanted to keep playing).  It's also incredibly dice-dependant.  I could tell my youngest kid was going to lose from the first half hour because he was never landing on any property he could buy.  And in a game with a lot of players it was really hard to get any colour sets, which dragged out play as well.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 28, 2022, 12:19:22 PM
Did you play with the auctioning off of unpurchased properties?

Did you give cash out for Free Parking?

But yes. Monopoly is a horrid game, but people that talk about it being "very very long" typically do/don't do things that drag it out even further.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 28, 2022, 04:45:45 PM
Why did they want to play monopoly?

(Suggestions for family board game that can be played with 6: Ticket to Ride, Colt Express, Camel Up, Cash and Guns)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 28, 2022, 04:55:23 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on March 28, 2022, 04:45:45 PMWhy did they want to play monopoly?

(Suggestions for family board game that can be played with 6: Ticket to Ride, Colt Express, Camel Up, Cash and Guns)

All excellent examples, except TTR which only seats 5.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on March 28, 2022, 04:58:39 PM
Recommend both Carcassonne and Settlers of Catan for playing with the kids.

 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Barrister on March 28, 2022, 05:15:19 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 28, 2022, 12:19:22 PMDid you play with the auctioning off of unpurchased properties?

Did you give cash out for Free Parking?

But yes. Monopoly is a horrid game, but people that talk about it being "very very long" typically do/don't do things that drag it out even further.

I managed to convince them NOT to put any fines or taxes under Free Parking, but wasn't able to convince them to auction off properties.

We had one of our players leave, so we decided to just auction of his properties - that did speed thing up a bit.

I dunno - the kids just said they wanted to play Monopoly.  Really should try them on Settlers of Catan.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 28, 2022, 05:26:11 PM
Without auctions, you're practically guaranteeing the game lasts forever, even without the infusion of cash from Free Parking. If they want to do it again, try it with auctioning and see how quickly people go bust.  :D

I'm not sure I'd steer kids towards Settlers, but you'd know better whether they can handle the added intricacy of negotiating trade deals.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Oexmelin on March 28, 2022, 05:31:43 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 28, 2022, 04:55:23 PMAll excellent examples, except TTR which only seats 5.  :P

I believe there's an expansion or two that allow for six players.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on March 28, 2022, 06:57:57 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 28, 2022, 05:26:11 PMWithout auctions, you're practically guaranteeing the game lasts forever, even without the infusion of cash from Free Parking. If they want to do it again, try it with auctioning and see how quickly people go bust.  :D

I'm not sure I'd steer kids towards Settlers, but you'd know better whether they can handle the added intricacy of negotiating trade deals.

The trading mechanic in Settlers is pretty basic.  Even adults can get it.  :D
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Jacob on March 28, 2022, 10:51:39 PM
... and if not, there's a kid's Settlers of Catan that's even simpler.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on March 29, 2022, 02:34:19 AM
Diplomacy.  :contract:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on March 29, 2022, 07:11:13 AM
Quote from: The Brain on March 29, 2022, 02:34:19 AMDiplomacy.  :contract:

A game which requires backstabbing is not really a family friendly game.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: garbon on March 29, 2022, 07:58:50 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on March 29, 2022, 07:11:13 AM
Quote from: The Brain on March 29, 2022, 02:34:19 AMDiplomacy.  :contract:

A game which requires backstabbing is not really a family friendly game.

 :huh:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on March 29, 2022, 08:47:26 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 29, 2022, 07:58:50 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on March 29, 2022, 07:11:13 AM
Quote from: The Brain on March 29, 2022, 02:34:19 AMDiplomacy.  :contract:

A game which requires backstabbing is not really a family friendly game.

 :huh:

So maybe how some families function?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on March 30, 2022, 08:51:23 AM
Played Brass: Birmingham for the first time last night with the GF.

Just two player, and even with two players, it really, really works. It is definitely one of the better games I've played since, I don't know....John Company?

Two things I like about it the most, in contrast to many Euroes:

1. LOTS of interaction between the players. Everyone shares connections, so it really removes that "lets all play solitaire together" feeling of many Euroes.
2. Most decisions are *hard* decisions. You get that delicious feeling that you can do one of three things, but you need to do four things, and you are not going to get to do any of them quite likely. The game play is open, but you realize quickly that there are rather delightful restrictions in what you can do, and you need a plan, and that plan is almost certainly not going to work, so you better have some flexibility.

Really looking forward to playing again.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on March 30, 2022, 09:32:14 AM
:cheers:

Glad you liked. I played it again last night and had another great night 3-handed. It's easily become one of my local group's favorites, and it's usually at its best when everyone is griping about their next move because some SOB just used the last public beer.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on March 30, 2022, 11:38:47 AM
I finally got Conquest & Consequence (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300323/conquest-consequence) to the table with my Triumph & Tragedy buddies. We played the hell out of T&T and this is refreshing, but familiar. I suspect it might even rekindle some of our interest in T&T (and we will probably need to try out the global game sometime for laughs).

It's definitely ahistorical, pretty silly at times and almost impossible to play right in terms of balancing the strength of the other two players, but I enjoy it a lot. Not a brain burner, but just plain fun.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on April 05, 2022, 07:58:56 AM
My Paths of Glory opponent (I've played nobody but him, but we've played probably 15 games by now) came out of the woodwork after a longish hiatus, so we started yet another game yesterday, me being the CP and him the AP. I kept the original line in the West and aggresively reinforced the Eastern front. A little belatedly, he started attacking in the West and opened up the front, taking some pressure of the Russians, who still look very outmatched, even if they haven't really been driven back yet.

I made a few blunders, but the game is definitely still wide open.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 05, 2022, 08:25:17 AM
Have you ever given Pursuit of Glory a shot, Bogh?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on April 06, 2022, 02:32:29 AM
I haven't. Being a PoG fan, I've looked at it a little, but the reduced scope dampens my interest. I also feel like I am still so far off mastering PoG that a new take on it isn't really what I am looking for.

Do you rate it? What are the things it does well compared to PoG?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 06, 2022, 03:27:48 AM
Quote from: bogh on April 06, 2022, 02:32:29 AMI haven't. Being a PoG fan, I've looked at it a little, but the reduced scope dampens my interest. I also feel like I am still so far off mastering PoG that a new take on it isn't really what I am looking for.

Do you rate it? What are the things it does well compared to PoG?

It has more chrome and is actually a more complex game. The "zoom-in" on the Middle East and the Caucasus is very interesting. My ranking of the "of Glory" games is: Paths, Pursuit, Illusion, but all well worth to be played.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on April 06, 2022, 06:54:42 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 06, 2022, 03:27:48 AMIt has more chrome and is actually a more complex game. The "zoom-in" on the Middle East and the Caucasus is very interesting. My ranking of the "of Glory" games is: Paths, Pursuit, Illusion, but all well worth to be played.

Thanks. When we need a break from PoG, I'll take a closer look.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 06, 2022, 06:57:36 AM
BTW I remember learning a lot from playing Pursuit against Habs.  :D He was pretty good at grabbing and keeping initiative which seems key with such CDGs - dictate what the opponent has to spend their cards on.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on April 06, 2022, 07:25:56 AM
Yeah. I've played a lot of Twillight Struggle against my PoG opponent and we got to the point where it was all about the initiative and pressure, dictating the game. Our PoG skills aren't there yet (despite numerous plays) - we rarely sustain the momentum or keep the pressure for any prolonged periods. Actually a key indicator for me that there is still lots of learning to do in PoG for us.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 06, 2022, 09:30:12 AM
Quote from: bogh on April 06, 2022, 02:32:29 AMI haven't. Being a PoG fan, I've looked at it a little, but the reduced scope dampens my interest. I also feel like I am still so far off mastering PoG that a new take on it isn't really what I am looking for.

Do you rate it? What are the things it does well compared to PoG?

I rate it significantly higher than PoG for a few reasons, but specifically because I feel it has more historical accuracy and feel it's a more open situation than PoG. I've played way too many games of PoG now, to the point that it's become somewhat scripted for me. I've yet to experience that in Pursuit.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 07, 2022, 09:01:17 PM
BCS Arracourt has arrived... :showoff:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Jacob on April 09, 2022, 04:10:31 PM
Coming home from school yesterday, my eight-year-old said he wanted to buy Risk. Being highly motivated to encourage that kind of nerdiness, I got a copy from my FLGS this morning. We started setting up, but then he had a baseball game to go to.

Reading the rules (I haven't played for decades) it seems the game is a little less one-dimensional than I remember it. I think my wife, my boy, and I will have some good times playing Risk in the next little while.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 09, 2022, 04:22:38 PM
Risk definitely has some depth to it if the cards are used correctly. Timing the bonuses and the appropriate time on major pushes is almost as good as rolling sixes.

It's a great starter game. :cheers:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: PDH on April 09, 2022, 04:42:18 PM
Each year at the beach my nephews and I played RISK.  They would all gang up on me because I was supposedly a grown up, then they would fight like demons amongst themselves.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Jacob on April 09, 2022, 04:49:03 PM
I anticipate my wife and boy will habitually gang up on me :lol:

I'll also try to inveigle my father in law to play at least one game. There's nothing beyond explaining the rules that require being able to speak English... and he can scheme with both my boy and wife in Chinese, so it's not unfair on that count either.

And yeah, Habbaku, I think there are some real valuable basic strategic concepts that can be learned from Risk.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on April 09, 2022, 06:09:48 PM
I ran a simple game theory class (not economics game theory, the regular kind) and, as an experiment, the students decided to play risk with no dice throws:  in every battle, the smaller side was eliminated and the larger side lost the same number of armies as the smaller side.  They went in convinced that luck determined the outcome.

Several games later, it turned out to make no difference in strategy or outcomes.  They proved to themselves that "luck" ultimately balanced out (because there are a lot of die rolls).

We moved on to Diplomacy.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on April 09, 2022, 10:47:40 PM
 a lot of Fond memories playing board games with the boys. Enjoy!

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Berkut on April 11, 2022, 10:50:42 AM
Quote from: grumbler on April 09, 2022, 06:09:48 PMI ran a simple game theory class (not economics game theory, the regular kind) and, as an experiment, the students decided to play risk with no dice throws:  in every battle, the smaller side was eliminated and the larger side lost the same number of armies as the smaller side.  They went in convinced that luck determined the outcome.

Several games later, it turned out to make no difference in strategy or outcomes.  They proved to themselves that "luck" ultimately balanced out (because there are a lot of die rolls).

We moved on to Diplomacy.
THat is cool.

Did you guys discuss how the absence (or presence) of luck in the particular outcomes influenced tactical choices?

IE, with luck depending on the circumstances, I might risk a attack that only has a 40% chance of success, because I might win.

But take out luck, I will never make that attack because it cannot win, and the outcome is known. Hence I will make different choices.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: grumbler on April 11, 2022, 02:41:45 PM
Quote from: Berkut on April 11, 2022, 10:50:42 AMTHat is cool.

Did you guys discuss how the absence (or presence) of luck in the particular outcomes influenced tactical choices?

IE, with luck depending on the circumstances, I might risk a attack that only has a 40% chance of success, because I might win.

But take out luck, I will never make that attack because it cannot win, and the outcome is known. Hence I will make different choices.

Yeah, the whole point was to see if eliminating the uncertainty changed strategies (we predicted what would happen and then played to see if it did).  Tactics changed but strategy did not.  I seem to recall that the strategy of putting a lot of armies into bottlenecks was less effective, but it's been a long time. 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 25, 2022, 12:22:31 AM
Wut!!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on April 25, 2022, 02:40:12 AM
Started playing Clank! Legacy. I guess most people are burned out by Legacy games but Clank is a short fun timewaster and the legacy implementation is nice and so far it's not burdening the base experience.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 28, 2022, 06:41:37 AM
I have wasted like 20 years of my life wargaming without a plexiglass cover over paper maps. OMG what a difference it makes, especially for double-map nightmares.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on April 28, 2022, 08:11:41 AM
Now whip out the dry-erase markers for noting important spaces or distances on your plexi.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on April 28, 2022, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 28, 2022, 06:41:37 AMI have wasted like 20 years of my life wargaming without a plexiglass cover over paper maps. OMG what a difference it makes, especially for double-map nightmares.

What thiccness are you using?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 28, 2022, 11:54:41 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 28, 2022, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 28, 2022, 06:41:37 AMI have wasted like 20 years of my life wargaming without a plexiglass cover over paper maps. OMG what a difference it makes, especially for double-map nightmares.

What thiccness are you using?

2mm, thinnest I could find.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Brain on April 28, 2022, 03:49:44 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 28, 2022, 11:54:41 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 28, 2022, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: Tamas on April 28, 2022, 06:41:37 AMI have wasted like 20 years of my life wargaming without a plexiglass cover over paper maps. OMG what a difference it makes, especially for double-map nightmares.

What thiccness are you using?

2mm, thinnest I could find.

He needs it in hamburgers per La-Z-Boy. :secret:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on April 28, 2022, 05:43:51 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 28, 2022, 06:41:37 AMI have wasted like 20 years of my life wargaming without a plexiglass cover over paper maps. OMG what a difference it makes, especially for double-map nightmares.

I'm trying this from amazon when I get time.

PVC Roll 2mm Thick 30 Inches Frosted Roll 3ft, Clear PVC Sheet, Clear Table Cover Protector, Desk Mat Pad, Plastic Table Cover for Restaurants, PVC Floor Mat

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on April 29, 2022, 03:05:49 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 28, 2022, 05:43:51 PM
Quote from: Tamas on April 28, 2022, 06:41:37 AMI have wasted like 20 years of my life wargaming without a plexiglass cover over paper maps. OMG what a difference it makes, especially for double-map nightmares.

I'm trying this from amazon when I get time.

PVC Roll 2mm Thick 30 Inches Frosted Roll 3ft, Clear PVC Sheet, Clear Table Cover Protector, Desk Mat Pad, Plastic Table Cover for Restaurants, PVC Floor Mat



Interesting, if it works out I guess a roll must be much easier to store.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on May 01, 2022, 03:03:13 PM
Tamas, what was that WWII air war game you spoke about some time ago? A friend of mine was looking for game recommendations with that setting.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 01, 2022, 03:16:25 PM
Quote from: celedhring on May 01, 2022, 03:03:13 PMTamas, what was that WWII air war game you spoke about some time ago? A friend of mine was looking for game recommendations with that setting.

Which one? There's the most excellent solitaire game RAF (technically there's a 2 player mode but who cares).

I also have Wing Leader which is more of a tactical game, also nice, but you have to be a fan of tactical WW2 air stuff I Think.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on May 02, 2022, 02:29:15 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 01, 2022, 03:16:25 PM
Quote from: celedhring on May 01, 2022, 03:03:13 PMTamas, what was that WWII air war game you spoke about some time ago? A friend of mine was looking for game recommendations with that setting.

Which one? There's the most excellent solitaire game RAF (technically there's a 2 player mode but who cares).

I also have Wing Leader which is more of a tactical game, also nice, but you have to be a fan of tactical WW2 air stuff I Think.

I was thinking of RAF indeed, he likes to play solitaires. I see it's a bit old, wonder if he'll be able to hunt down a copy.

Incidentally, I have Wing Leader too. One of those "never went past reading the rulebook and watching the pretty components" games.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 02, 2022, 03:33:38 AM
There's a RAF Deluxe Edition which is fairly recent (and pricey). 4th edition is the latest I think, have him hunt that down, I bought mine from a store a few months ago. Compared to the original (which I also own, but it's way too 80s when it comes to component quality) it has a German variant (haven't played it) and a 2 players variant.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 05, 2022, 09:03:11 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 02, 2022, 03:33:38 AM(which I also own, but it's way too 80s when it comes to component quality)

So much intolerance.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on May 05, 2022, 10:12:34 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 05, 2022, 09:03:11 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 02, 2022, 03:33:38 AM(which I also own, but it's way too 80s when it comes to component quality)

So much intolerance.

It is a realisation I have had to make: eye candy and the playing with physical toys is part of the boardgame appeal. (still not big on minis though).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 05, 2022, 10:27:23 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 05, 2022, 10:12:34 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 05, 2022, 09:03:11 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 02, 2022, 03:33:38 AM(which I also own, but it's way too 80s when it comes to component quality)

So much intolerance.

It is a realisation I have had to make: eye candy and the playing with physical toys is part of the boardgame appeal. (still not big on minis though).

OK, I'll admit...West End Games didn't exactly have the best maps.  Those glossy fold-ups were atrocious.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on May 05, 2022, 10:39:02 AM
I will say that after never using them in 25+ years of playing pen-and-paper RPGs, I started using minis last year and I can't look back.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Jacob on May 05, 2022, 12:40:43 PM
Quote from: celedhring on May 05, 2022, 10:39:02 AMI will say that after never using them in 25+ years of playing pen-and-paper RPGs, I started using minis last year and I can't look back.

What systems do you play?

I love minis - and have played with minis in RPGs on and off for a couple of decades - but recently I've been playing mostly without and enjoying that. IMO there are pros and cons for both :)
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: crazy canuck on May 05, 2022, 07:26:09 PM
I like using a combination. Both have third place. When I used to DM I used to like moving narrative stories along which included action and hat could be described and the mix in set pieces with minis to let the players flex their tactics.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 05, 2022, 07:37:57 PM
I like the concept of miniatures--especially naval minis, which would probably be the only one I could ever get into--but definitely on the tactical/melee level, say 28mm to 32mm.

I definitely appreciate the work people put into them, however (Jake, the Brain).  I mean, seriously...do I strike you as the kind of guy that can sit and paint?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on May 06, 2022, 12:55:23 AM
Quote from: Jacob on May 05, 2022, 12:40:43 PM
Quote from: celedhring on May 05, 2022, 10:39:02 AMI will say that after never using them in 25+ years of playing pen-and-paper RPGs, I started using minis last year and I can't look back.

What systems do you play?

I love minis - and have played with minis in RPGs on and off for a couple of decades - but recently I've been playing mostly without and enjoying that. IMO there are pros and cons for both :)

Right now we're running a D&D campaign, but we've played many systems throughout the years, really (All D&D incarnations since AD&D, Rune Quest, MERP, all Star Wars RPGs, etc...). We always used to do either Theater of the Mind or crude pencil maps "you're here, the beasties are over there". We started using minis for this campaign and found that it forces us into a tactical mindset (even though D&D isn't the deepest tactical game) that we enjoy. As you say, everything has its pros/cons.

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Jacob on May 06, 2022, 09:56:26 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 05, 2022, 07:37:57 PMI like the concept of miniatures--especially naval minis, which would probably be the only one I could ever get into--but definitely on the tactical/melee level, say 28mm to 32mm.

I definitely appreciate the work people put into them, however (Jake, the Brain).  I mean, seriously...do I strike you as the kind of guy that can sit and paint?

Yeah...

I'm not the most prolific painter at all. I find I get the most done during dreary zoom meetings and when I'm seriously procrastinating something else.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 06, 2022, 04:45:59 PM
I have now re acquired all the old SPI game favorites except one;


Objective Moscow.


Fucking ridiculous $$$
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 06, 2022, 07:17:32 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 06, 2022, 04:45:59 PMI have now re acquired all the old SPI game favorites except one;


Objective Moscow.


Fucking ridiculous $$$

:whistle:

That wasn't you in the auction war in Canada this week was it?  If you were, you know what I am talking about. :ph34r:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on May 06, 2022, 07:59:29 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 06, 2022, 07:17:32 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 06, 2022, 04:45:59 PMI have now re acquired all the old SPI game favorites except one;


Objective Moscow.


Fucking ridiculous $$$

:whistle:

That wasn't you in the auction war in Canada this week was it?  If you were, you know what I am talking about. :ph34r:

Naw, wasn't me. What's the exec summary?
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 06, 2022, 08:18:21 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 06, 2022, 07:59:29 PMNaw, wasn't me. What's the exec summary?


There was a monster estate sale with a ton of primo SPI flats titles in Canada earlier this week; unfortunately, they were selling them in bins of about a dozen each, so the stacks were going for $500 a pop. I just didn't have it in me, even for the soapboxes. 

I've scored so many lowball gems off dead gamers the last couple years, I'm going to make sure I have my collection rigged with explosives.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on May 06, 2022, 10:15:33 PM
Speaking of miniatures and wargame systems--

QuotePeter Shulman's War
Warnerville, New York
One sculptor's lifelong war game is the largest and longest running miniature campaign in history.



Artist Peter Shulman has been channeling his personal pain into a war between the Green (good) and the Gray (bad) for over 60 years, hand-crafting legions of soldiers and fleets of vehicles to skirmish around his wooded home.

Ever since he was a young boy with nothing more to play with than a block of clay, sculptor Peter Shulman has been staging conflicts between the figures he would sculpt. Beginning with a scenario involving a boat that could only carry half of the passengers trying to board it, the battles grew into a full blown war by the time he was a young adult. Sculpting unique figures and equipping them with model vehicles, Shulman worked through his issues and frustrations in battles staged in basements, backyards, and eventually on a small island. By the time he had graduated college, served in the military, and returned, the artist had equipped his war with tanks, an air force, and countless handcrafted soldiers modeled after people he knew.

It wasn't until his first couple of marriages that Shulman put away the war toys, boxing them up and never mentioning the epic battles to either of his first two spouses. That might have been the end of the war, but for a chance visit by comedian Richard Pryor, who ended up playing war with Shulman there and then. With his shame over playing with toys eliminated by Pryor's validating visit, Shulman took the toys out of storage and reignited the war in earnest.

Continuing to build new soldiers and continually expanding his fleet of model vehicles over the years, Shulman moved across multiple homes pitting his positive Green forces (who are only outfitted with American equipment) against the negative Gray forces (who can be outfitted with equipment from any other country) on his increasingly expansive properties. As of 2010, Shulman's collection included 1,100 jets, 3,000 vehicles, and a staggering 58,000 sculpted figures, to say nothing of the battle remnants he has left on previous battlefields. In 1993, Shulman finally even let women into his corps (as aircraft pilots only), basing some of his models on friends and lovers.

Shulman has developed his own rules to the game over his years of play, and while the 60-plus year old war is a well-known endeavor, the artist has never allowed an outsider to actually see him play the game. However field reports and accounts of the battles are kept by Shulman so that the thousands of deaths and conflicts he has created will not have been in vain. 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/peter-shulman-s-war

30 acres.
http://peterswar.com/index.htm

Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on August 27, 2022, 04:10:44 PM
Jesus Christ Chris...

https://m.facebook.com/groups/203975838563/permalink/10159393725703564/?m_entstream_source=group
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on August 27, 2022, 04:33:54 PM
:bleeding: can you imagine trying to deal with those stacks?!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on August 27, 2022, 08:48:57 PM
It beggars belief that some people look at that (or set that up) and think "Yes, this is fun".

I'll stick with playable monsters, thanks.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on August 28, 2022, 04:16:00 PM
It's the lack of accuracy that is disturbing.  I see Pvt. Fritz in one of the lower stacks but they failed to model the dodgy firing pin in his rifle.  Typical German fanboys.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Caliga on September 06, 2022, 11:42:46 AM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on February 10, 2022, 10:14:14 AMhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205059/mansions-madness-second-edition (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205059/mansions-madness-second-edition)


Mansions of Madness looks like fun. Anyone play it?
Yep.  I have it and most of the expansions, and have been painting the shit out of the miniatures lately.  I've played it with my wife (she likes it, she's not just humoring me :) ) and will be introducing it to my gaming group soon.

Also, in addition to the 22 total scenarios you have if you buy all the expansions/DLCs, you can get an aftermarket app called Valkyrie with hundreds of free, fan-made scenarios.  I've tried two of those so far and they were both good and I liked the second one (The Sea Devils) as much as any of the 'official' FFG scenarios I've played so far.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 06, 2022, 02:00:35 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on August 27, 2022, 04:10:44 PMJesus Christ Chris...

https://m.facebook.com/groups/203975838563/permalink/10159393725703564/?m_entstream_source=group

I don't have Facebook, but from this and the following posts, I can only assume you mean Chris Faluso and the Death Ride system? 
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on September 06, 2022, 06:59:01 PM
Just finished Clank! Legacy. Was a fun run.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: 11B4V on September 07, 2022, 09:29:34 PM
Quote from: Caliga on September 06, 2022, 11:42:46 AM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on February 10, 2022, 10:14:14 AMhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205059/mansions-madness-second-edition (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205059/mansions-madness-second-edition)


Mansions of Madness looks like fun. Anyone play it?
Yep.  I have it and most of the expansions, and have been painting the shit out of the miniatures lately.  I've played it with my wife (she likes it, she's not just humoring me :) ) and will be introducing it to my gaming group soon.

Also, in addition to the 22 total scenarios you have if you buy all the expansions/DLCs, you can get an aftermarket app called Valkyrie with hundreds of free, fan-made scenarios.  I've tried two of those so far and they were both good and I liked the second one (The Sea Devils) as much as any of the 'official' FFG scenarios I've played so far.


What he said. Its good. No panzers, but still good.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on September 09, 2022, 02:35:32 PM
Dune: War for Arrakis (War of the Ring-inspired boardgame) preview vid here: https://youtu.be/WajZrGP-kWI

I'm sold. Kickstarter begins in a few days and will violate my rule of not doing Kickstarter.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on September 09, 2022, 04:14:57 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on September 09, 2022, 02:35:32 PMDune: War for Arrakis (War of the Ring-inspired boardgame) preview vid here: https://youtu.be/WajZrGP-kWI

I'm sold. Kickstarter begins in a few days and will violate my rule of not doing Kickstarter.

Damn, this might make me break my kickstarter fast (over one year since I last backed a game).
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: frunk on September 09, 2022, 04:17:58 PM
That reminds me, I haven't looked at the "Yes, but what does THIS mean for Up Front?" thread on BGG for years.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on October 15, 2022, 07:50:53 AM
My John Company 2e copy has arrived. Impressive production value, well run Kickstarter and I can't wait to try it (hopefully tonight).  :cool:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 15, 2022, 08:40:54 AM
:yeah:

Looking forward to it, myself. I have a five-handed game of it scheduled later today.

Very glad I ordered the metal coins now, too.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Tamas on October 15, 2022, 09:09:26 AM
I am so envious.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 15, 2022, 09:35:06 AM
Spending a rainy Saturday playing Pursuit of Glory using the CDG Solo system. It's pretty good fun.
The system reduces my analysis paralysis by only having 2-4 playable cards, which is a nice bonus.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 15, 2022, 10:30:02 AM
Quote from: Tamas on October 15, 2022, 09:09:26 AMI am so envious.

If you fly on down on a weekend, I can slot you in.  :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 15, 2022, 10:30:37 AM
Quote from: Maladict on October 15, 2022, 09:35:06 AMSpending a rainy Saturday playing Pursuit of Glory using the CDG Solo system. It's pretty good fun.
The system reduces my analysis paralysis by only having 2-4 playable cards, which is a nice bonus.

Great game! If you ever want to do some PBEM via ACTS and Cyberboard, let me know. Always eager to get another game of PUG in.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Maladict on October 15, 2022, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on October 15, 2022, 10:30:37 AM
Quote from: Maladict on October 15, 2022, 09:35:06 AMSpending a rainy Saturday playing Pursuit of Glory using the CDG Solo system. It's pretty good fun.
The system reduces my analysis paralysis by only having 2-4 playable cards, which is a nice bonus.

Great game! If you ever want to do some PBEM via ACTS and Cyberboard, let me know. Always eager to get another game of PUG in.

I'll keep it in mind, thanks!
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on October 15, 2022, 04:40:07 PM
Played my first game of JC tonight. Very cool, feels smoother than I thought it would and just clicked quickly for everyone involved. Can't wait to play again.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on October 15, 2022, 07:59:56 PM
:cheers:

Felt the same way. Three of my five players were new to John Company and all really liked it. Plenty of hilarious narrative moments, nevermind the entertainment around the cruel incentives built into the system.

One of our players styled himself a Caesar and scored 8 victory tokens off of battles.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on November 09, 2022, 12:54:08 PM
I got Gloomhaven and Charterstone for my birthday.

Also, Risk: Warhammer 40k.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on November 10, 2022, 09:53:20 AM
Charterstone was definitely worth the purchase for me. If you can't seat a full table, at least try to get 4 though. The game shines best for its legacy elements.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on January 08, 2023, 05:32:00 PM
Played some Eclipse today. Been awhile nad it is a new version.  I had started a game on New Years, but had to leave due to over consumption of teh demon drink.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Jacob on January 09, 2023, 12:57:55 PM
Played Galaxy Trucker over the holidays with the family. Pretty entertaining; will probably get it for our family.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 30, 2023, 05:04:44 PM
Coming full-circle, I of course picked up Europa Universalis: The Price of Power.

I expect to get it played either this week or in a couple of weeks. It's a very piece-heavy game, to say the least.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on January 30, 2023, 05:22:19 PM
A board game based on a video game based on a board game. Woah.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 30, 2023, 09:19:08 PM
Quote from: Valmy on January 30, 2023, 05:22:19 PMA board game based on a video game based on a board game. Woah.

https://youtu.be/Eu0Vucn7xww

Can't wait for the console version.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: The Minsky Moment on January 30, 2023, 11:06:38 PM
No collectible cards?
Hard pass.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: celedhring on January 31, 2023, 11:15:39 AM
Quote from: Valmy on January 30, 2023, 05:22:19 PMA board game based on a video game based on a board game. Woah.

Same happened to Civilization.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: bogh on January 31, 2023, 12:34:44 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on January 30, 2023, 05:04:44 PMComing full-circle, I of course picked up Europa Universalis: The Price of Power.

I expect to get it played either this week or in a couple of weeks. It's a very piece-heavy game, to say the least.

A gaming buddy picked it up. I am a bit reluctant to try it, so would appreciate your review post play.
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Syt on January 31, 2023, 01:52:44 PM
Looking at the images at https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254127/europa-universalis-price-power it seems like setting this up takes longer than most EU4 MP groups last. :P
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Valmy on January 31, 2023, 02:08:27 PM
So very similar to the original EU boardgame  :lol:
Title: Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thread
Post by: Habbaku on January 31, 2023, 10:51:25 PM
Quote from: Syt on January 31, 2023, 01:52:44 PMLooking at the images at https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254127/europa-universalis-price-power it seems like setting this up takes longer than most EU4 MP groups last. :P

Naw, setup is fairly straightforward. Each player places the pieces on their setup cards and you have to construct a community event deck and tech deck. It's the gameplay itself that might be more of a slog if you have literally anyone with AP, as the game is very, very sandboxy.
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Post by: Maladict on February 01, 2023, 02:47:32 AM
Sandboxy, that's disappointing. I'll stick with HIS/VQ then.
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Post by: Tamas on February 01, 2023, 03:39:04 AM
Yeah that doesn't sound too good, actually.
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Post by: Habbaku on February 01, 2023, 08:27:39 AM
Not sure what you guys were expecting. EU hasn't attempted to be a simulation since EU2.
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Post by: Tamas on February 01, 2023, 12:34:35 PM
Yeah but from boardgames I am looking for narrative, not worker placement.
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Post by: The Brain on February 01, 2023, 02:39:44 PM
Quote from: Tamas on February 01, 2023, 12:34:35 PMYeah but from boardgames I am looking for narrative, not worker placement.

Euro card revoked. :angry:
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Post by: Habbaku on February 01, 2023, 09:28:37 PM
Quote from: Tamas on February 01, 2023, 12:34:35 PMYeah but from boardgames I am looking for narrative, not worker placement.

It's not worker placement. You should probably look at the game.
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Post by: Tamas on February 02, 2023, 02:55:31 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 01, 2023, 09:28:37 PM
Quote from: Tamas on February 01, 2023, 12:34:35 PMYeah but from boardgames I am looking for narrative, not worker placement.

It's not worker placement. You should probably look at the game.

I will. Sorry, meeples make me twitchy.  :D
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Post by: The Brain on February 14, 2023, 09:10:47 AM
So I got the minis for The Thing: The Boardgame (might be fun to paint), and I also got the boardgame (my gaming group might actually play this), but as I unboxed the stuff there was a huge WTF moment. There's no Childs in the game! One of the most important characters, not there! And ergo no Childs model. Googling suggests that he's locked away in stretch goals or something. Awesome choice there! :rolleyes:
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Post by: bogh on February 14, 2023, 11:59:19 AM
Sooo...what's the verdict on EU? Worth the time investment?
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Post by: Habbaku on February 14, 2023, 12:13:07 PM
Don't know yet. Will be playing Age I this weekend with a full table of 6.  :D
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Post by: bogh on February 14, 2023, 04:12:03 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 14, 2023, 12:13:07 PMDon't know yet. Will be playing Age I this weekend with a full table of 6.  :D

Good luck!
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Post by: Habbaku on February 20, 2023, 02:35:27 PM
Rally The Troops has their Nevsky module out now for anyone looking to play/learn the Levy & Campaign series:

https://rally-the-troops.com/nevsky

 :)
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Post by: Habbaku on February 20, 2023, 02:37:05 PM
Quote from: bogh on February 14, 2023, 04:12:03 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on February 14, 2023, 12:13:07 PMDon't know yet. Will be playing Age I this weekend with a full table of 6.  :D

Good luck!

We spent ~3 hours plugging through most of the first two Rounds. The game is very heavy, but no specific system is all that intricate. The worst is just the rules being a little spread-out--IE, the calculations for Trade Power and suchlike are cast across two different segments.

The game, however, started to flow very quickly once everyone got out of their initial AP phase of "what the fuck do I do with all this?" the sandbox environment and everyone enjoyed what they were able to do and the choices they had.

All six of us plan on starting a proper game (probably a 2-Age scenario) within the month.
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Post by: bogh on February 22, 2023, 01:10:13 PM
Neat. Still not sure I'll invest my precious and scarce playtime into it, but it does sound intriguing.
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Post by: The Brain on February 27, 2023, 10:43:46 AM
Quote from: The Brain on February 14, 2023, 09:10:47 AMSo I got the minis for The Thing: The Boardgame (might be fun to paint), and I also got the boardgame (my gaming group might actually play this), but as I unboxed the stuff there was a huge WTF moment. There's no Childs in the game! One of the most important characters, not there! And ergo no Childs model. Googling suggests that he's locked away in stretch goals or something. Awesome choice there! :rolleyes:

A Set 2 became available, and I picked it up. So now I have Childs and Fuchs and the rest. :)
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Post by: garbon on March 18, 2023, 05:43:48 AM
I got an email from GMT saying they've now charged my credit card for Clash of Sovereigns. :w00t:
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Post by: Habbaku on March 18, 2023, 08:47:29 PM
Same.  ^_^
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Post by: Darth Wagtaros on March 20, 2023, 11:24:13 AM
Going to Pax East this weekend. Hoping there are some board games there.
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Post by: Habbaku on May 04, 2023, 12:41:05 PM
Looks like a Cyberboard module for EU: Price of Power was finished recently and should be available soon. PBEM, here I come.  :)
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Post by: Solmyr on May 06, 2023, 06:21:46 AM
I'm in. :ph34r:
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Post by: Darth Wagtaros on May 06, 2023, 01:43:29 PM
Nearly completed Risk Legacy.

Charterstone next or Gloomhaven?
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Post by: 11B4V on May 25, 2023, 08:38:46 PM
Yes!!!




https://mmpgamers.com/valley-of-tears-p-389

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Post by: celedhring on May 26, 2023, 01:52:20 AM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on May 06, 2023, 01:43:29 PMNearly completed Risk Legacy.

Charterstone next or Gloomhaven?

First, the answer to these questions is always Gloomhaven.

After that, they're very different experiences. Gloomhaven is a dungeon crawler (with heavy brain puzzle elements which I love) that will certainly suck much more time of your life, while Charterstone is easier to get on the table and you'll be able to complete the campaign within your lifetime, if that's something you want.

But it should be Gloomhaven.

(Gotta say that I wasn't that much of a fan of Charterstone, it was an "interesting ideas, meh implementation" game for me).

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Post by: celedhring on May 26, 2023, 02:23:46 AM
Also, you've made me realize that legacy games seem to be fading away. I thoroughly enjoyed the pandemic games, but everything else I've tried felt a bit too gimmicky. 
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Post by: Habbaku on May 26, 2023, 08:03:25 AM
The King's Dilemma managed to upset that trend for me. Highly recommended.
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Post by: Darth Wagtaros on May 27, 2023, 07:56:50 PM
The King's Dilemma looks good.
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Post by: Habbaku on June 23, 2023, 10:05:23 AM
A Cyberboard module is out for Europa Universalis: The Price of Power:

https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/259908/europa-universalis-cyberboard-module

Who's up for a grand campaign PBEM?  :menace:
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Post by: celedhring on September 03, 2023, 02:54:32 AM
Got Pandemic Season 0 for my birthday. We thoroughly enjoyed 1 and 2 and really looking forward to this one. It remains my favorite Legacy game.
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Post by: Habbaku on September 03, 2023, 11:04:16 AM
My group is on May of Season 0 at the moment for much the same reason. I don't particularly care for the Pandemic series' base gameplay, but the legacy components and extra challenges, combined with the storylines, make it a good bit of fun.
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Post by: celedhring on December 22, 2023, 03:45:01 AM
And we're off to the races. First game about the Ukrainian war I have spotted.

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1087-defiance-2nd-russo-ukrainian-war-2022.aspx

I feel I will only be able to play these games if/when the good guys win.
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Post by: Habbaku on December 22, 2023, 11:51:25 AM
Ridiculous idea for a game considering the relative dearth of information and a ridiculous preview page, too. The text message chain might be the most self-aggrandizing thing I've seen someone post in relation to their own game design.
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Post by: Solmyr on December 22, 2023, 04:05:54 PM
Too soon.
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Post by: Tamas on February 12, 2024, 09:44:52 AM
I admit I mainly purchased Third World War Designer Signature Edition because it looked beautiful, but also it looked it might be fun to solo. Compass had a deal on it that even with shipping it'd be quite a bit cheaper than if I bought it in the UK, so I went for it.

I am actually quite enjoying it, it's an easy system if you are at least a semi-seasoned wargamer (no doubt TWW influenced later games) but has nuance to it. I don't want to think too much about realism, its supposed to be taking place in 1989 and its OOB was made before 1989 (there's an F19 unit the new edition include an F117 one to replace it with, though), but it seems alright if you accept the basic premise that 1989's Warsaw Pact could do a serious global punch for a few months before falling apart.

I don't think I'll play more than one-region scenarios in the next decade or so, but after all those were stand-alone games in the 80s and feel like ones.

It really feels like a 4-pack of Next War games, which is a good thing.
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Post by: Darth Wagtaros on March 02, 2024, 09:38:31 PM
I have been given My Island and My City.

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Post by: bogh on March 11, 2024, 02:00:39 AM
I apparently backed Tanto Monda on the P500 a gazillion years ago and received it a while back. Haven't had a chance to play it and suspect I won't ever. It feels cumbersome and with too much chrome, where I was hoping for Here I Stand in a more focused and streamlined 4 player version.
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Post by: grumbler on March 11, 2024, 04:51:07 AM
Who the hell are you?   :P
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Post by: Habbaku on March 11, 2024, 08:09:35 AM
Quote from: bogh on March 11, 2024, 02:00:39 AMI apparently backed Tanto Monda on the P500 a gazillion years ago and received it a while back. Haven't had a chance to play it and suspect I won't ever. It feels cumbersome and with too much chrome, where I was hoping for Here I Stand in a more focused and streamlined 4 player version.

I have a playtest credit for it and I don't think I will ever play the printed game. What an overburdened mess.
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Post by: garbon on March 11, 2024, 08:24:42 AM
I wonder what happened.
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Post by: bogh on March 12, 2024, 01:55:51 AM
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.
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Post by: celedhring on March 12, 2024, 02:14:19 AM
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.