What Board Game Are You Currently Playing?

[Hahma]

Originally Posted by NecroBlade

Heroscape x5 at our monthly tournament, 5-0.

Afterward, at a friend's house, King of Tokyo (with expansions) x2, won once with Pumpkin Jack. And Eldritch Horror, first time playing for some of us, and it had been a while since the other players had brought it out, so we got every rule wrong at least once, but it was a ton of fun and I like it better than Arkham Horror. We won an intense game, with my character sacrificing himself at the end for the greater good.

I've heard that from people, that they like Eldritch better than Arkham Horror.

[NecroBlade]

Originally Posted by Hahma

I've heard that from people, that they like Eldritch better than Arkham Horror.

Granted I've only played it once (and with a fair share of screw-ups), but it's much more streamlined, simpler, and faster-paced. Arkham has the advantage in detail and variety of play, but I'll take the decreased set-up time over that. I felt when played correctly, Eldritch would be even more fun because of the simplified decision-making and testing mechanics, as well as a little easier than Arkham: some of the rules we got wrong made the game extremely difficult until we corrected our mistakes, but we pulled out a victory before Yog-Sothoth woke despite 4 investigators getting killed/going insane along the way (we had 6 players).

[Tornado]

What is the name of that first game Hahma?

Very cool terrain. Thanks for the pics.

Great pic Jim. Look out Battlecat.

[Hahma]

Originally Posted by NecroBlade

Granted I've only played it once (and with a fair share of screw-ups), but it's much more streamlined, simpler, and faster-paced. Arkham has the advantage in detail and variety of play, but I'll take the decreased set-up time over that. I felt when played correctly, Eldritch would be even more fun because of the simplified decision-making and testing mechanics, as well as a little easier than Arkham: some of the rules we got wrong made the game extremely difficult until we corrected our mistakes, but we pulled out a victory before Yog-Sothoth woke despite 4 investigators getting/going insane along the way (we had 6 players).

Thanks for the info Necro

Originally Posted by Tornado

What is the name of that first game Hahma?

Very cool terrain. Thanks for the pics.

Great pic Jim. Look out Battlecat.

Tornado,

I'm not sure that there is a specific name for that first game. I believe they used a rules book similar to Bolt Action for the rules and historical reference books for other historical facts to incorporate into the game. I'm sure they use the terrain pieces for a variety of different types of battles they play out. There are several miniatures wargame books that have rules for certain eras and different scale minis. For example Black Powder offers rules to be used for various wars/conflicts that involve muskets. In fact, I got to play a Napoleonics miniatures wargame with the host using Black Powder rules.

[Tornado]

Ah, OK, interesting. Thanks Hahma.

[IAmBatman]

Heh, yeah, I love that picture, Jim.

T-Spinny, I'll be scared if anyone finds a striped green cat to pull off the Battlecat version of that picture!

[caps]

Just played Thunderstone. Late game feels particularly punishing in this game for players who didn't prepare well. Dominion can be like that also, but it is more bearable in Dominion because the fun stuff (playing and buying cards) is always an option.

My wife and sisters spent turn after turn preparing and buying village cards in the last half of the game. I had foregone any early-game dungeon-crawling to dump most of my starting deck so while they were doing that I was slaying all the level 3 monsters.

It probably would have been better if I'd not used Vassel's epic variant or if I had more than 5 sets of heroes; the starter only comes with 5 and the level 1 heroes ran out about halfway through the game.

I guess I need to get an expansion but I don't play the game that often.

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My wife and I have also been playing Ascension lately. We enjoy it but both feel it can be way more luck dependent than Dominion because the good cards that weren't available on your turn might then show up for your opponent... Sometimes over and over again.

[IAmBatman]

Yeah, I could agree with that knock on Ascension. I've really only played four deck builders extensively, but I'd probably rate them thusly:

1. Marvel Legendary (theme helps boost this over #2)
2. Dominion (I could just play this for hours)
3. Ascension
4. Thunderstone

[quozl]

I haven't played Legendary but I'd rank them:

1. Puzzle Strike
2. Ascension
3. Dominion
4. Thunderstone

[Gurei-Ornery]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Yeah, I could agree with that knock on Ascension. I've really only played four deck builders extensively, but I'd probably rate them thusly:

1. Marvel Legendary (theme helps boost this over #2)
2. Dominion (I could just play this for hours)
3. Ascension
4. Thunderstone

1a. DC Comic Card Game?

Speaking of, Akden, Over-Engineered, my buddy Stephen, and I met at a local game store for Int. Game Day yesterday. We played: DC Comic Card Game w/ Heroes Unite expansion, Lords of Waterdeep w/ Scoundrel expansion (this one was for Dad_Scaper who sadly couldn't make it), Manhattan Project, and Suburbia w/ the extra tiles from the Inc. expansion. Good times.

We played a few games of Tsuro of the Seas today. The sea monsters add a lot more to worry about than the original game. I think they especially work well in lower player number games.

P.S. I stink at worker placement games.

[MegaSilver]

Eh, I played Marvel Legendary, and while I see how it's a good game, I'm only okay with playing it. I prefer Dominion. Thunderstone/Ascension sounds cool, though.

[davidlhsl]

Originally Posted by quozl

I haven't played Legendary but I'd rank them:

1. Puzzle Strike
2. Ascension
3. Dominion
4. Thunderstone

Puzzle Strike had been on my radar for a long time, and I've simply forgotten about it. How well do the chips hold up to multiple plays?

I may need to put this back on my radar.