Think of a better name, JFC.
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Prelude 2: the Preludiest
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Prelude 2: The Return of the Prelude
The Prelude Strikes Back
Prelude: Prelude Part II
2 Fast 2 Prelude
I’m here all night folks, tip your waitress…
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Damn, beat me to it!
And speaking of Terraforming Mars, how about a review of two of the three Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition expansions?
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Wonderland’s War. Decent game, but one of the biggest victims of KS overproduction I have ever seen. Board needs to be 30% smaller, the design needs to be more consistent, the mini count is truly excessive, and there’s cards everywhere. A proper table hog. The bag building is good. I like the game, I don’t like all its trappings.
Several super-tight races in which I came second consistently, and a new player who was unsure if he even liked the game (he loved it by the end, the shitbag) romped home with two out of four wins. I’m doing well with managing heat, and I think gear changes are more important than they seem, but my real weakness is not discarding enough, when I need to be getting rid of high speed cards on corners, and low speed cards on straights.
My reign of terror continues. Love ALS.
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Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done
This is a euro game that disguised itself as a war game. It has a basic mancala action selection system, a basic Terra Mystica-style player board, and basic actions like move, fight, and build. In a universe where games like Scythe exist for this niche in a much more interesting way, I don’t know how often I’d play Crusaders with a bunch of gamers. Where I think it might shine is as a gateway or next-step game. I think I might teach my dad to play.
Cascadia. I really enjoy the game. You can teach the rules in about 2 minutes and the game is all about the puzzle, not the mechanics. End game scoring maybe takes a little too long with 16 possible ways to score, but as any given group becomes more familiar with the game, scoring gets quicker.
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Crusaders: Don’t Worry There’s No Actual Crusading.
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It’s (Crusaders) got a great implementation on Board Game Arena, I’ve only really played it on there.
Yes. It’s good at the table, too. You just need to k ow what you’re getting (and not). It’s pretty light.
I haven’t posted a blog link in a little while (almost a month!) but my latest Friday Night Shots post is about what you do when you’re stuck in the middle of a game you don’t like.
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Two Words: Blood Capsule. Don’t like a game? Just chomp down on one of those and start coughing up blood. Don’t worry, it will be a memorable experience for all…
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Bwahahahahahahahahaha!
Does anyone have a carrying solution that they particularly like? I’m not likely to ever need to schlepp more than 3 games or so, but a few more wouldn’t hurt. I don’t need something that carries a copy of Gloomhaven for every one of your dozen friends. I also don’t need something custom made for board game, but I’d like something that fits them well without too much extra space; a long duffel, for example, may not be my solution.
I have yet to top a good size tote bag. It fits squarish boxes well and the short edges of longer boxes just fine. Drum bags are okay but don’t hold up, you can’t carry them comfortably in one hand, and you’re supposed to wear them on your back like a fucking nerd. The dedicated board game bags I’ve seen are hugely overpriced. I like to keep a few pieces of bubble wrap handy but other than that I don’t bother with anything to cushion stuff.
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If I’m taking something on the road I usually just take a bunch of small box games reorganized in a tackle box / plastic storage organizer (like in this post). Shove that in a backpack if needed.
Read the book, bought the game, loved it. But my son played the Ottomans, squeaked out a win, and now never wants to play again because he beat history. I’m going to have to make friends one of these days.
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Well, I preordered the Leviathan boxed set for Warhammer 40k 10th edition. I’m still not sure I want it, with my son’ s interest having waned as mine waxed, but I fear limited opportunities after some limited releases by GW, who apparently express their interest in money in ways I find perplexing.
I also have a box arriving from Miniature Market today, with a bunch of games from their recent quite strong sale. I’m finally getting a couple gifts and Starship Samurai, Guardians, and Red Rising, all of which I’ve had my eye on for a while. With an average price per game sitting at less than $8, it wasn’t much of a commitment and gives me some options for summer.
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