by Dustin Crenshaw
Hello everybody. I've heard from several of you about my images not wanting to work. I guess imgur made some changes. Worse, they wiped out most of my old photos. It's terrible, as I've lost pictures I no longer have. And I now have to go back and fix all the missing pictures. This will obviously be a slow and tedious process. I'm going through bgg now, but I am using a method so you don't have to worry about it trying to link you to the picture. I'm not 100% that you all can view the pictures like this, so please let me know if you do not see any here.
Anyways, it was midweek gaming at David's. Then a meetup saturday. I also manage to get my dad to play a game.
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My dad loves true crime shows
Chronicles of CrimeWe played the stuff I had already played with John and Brett. So I mostly stayed out of it and just played narrator.
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I enjoyed watching them go through the case. Missing obvious things they should do, but also seeing the obvious things we missed.
:) Good tutorial
:) Super easy ruleset
:) Fun, and does make you think like a detective
:) The VR crime scenes are cool
:soblue: App could have been better
:soblue: No more than a 3 player game
:soblue: Voice over would have been great________________________________________________________________________
Thursday was gaming at David's. His girlfriend is new to gaming (though had played dominion before meeting David). So keeping it mostly light. She picked up games well.
Mord im ArosaFor only the 2nd time, both murders were only on 1 floor. Made it easier for players score to change majorly on a turn.
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A quirky filler that's plenty of fun. Certainly nothing else out there like it.
:) Very unique
:) Creates the laughs
:) Can be enjoyed by gamers and non gamers at the same time
:) Plays different player counts well
:soblue: Not as good when there is alot of noise
:soblue: Odd box choice
:soblue: Hard to get murders to start new the bottom of the hotel________________________________________________________________________
The only planned game of the night
The Grimm ForestKristen stole all our cards early. She set herself up real nice. But it was John who would sneak in the win.
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I think it went over well with the new players. I say, bring on the expansion!
:) Amazing production
:) Some of the best minis I've ever seen
:) Fun and exciting action selection
:) Other Fairy Tales show up too
:!block: Super mean
:soblue: Missing multiple times with Fable cards can be very frustrating________________________________________________________________________
I finally did it. Years of talking about it on the blog, and I finally did it. I fixed my copy of
Loony QuestI'm really good at this game for some reason. I cruised to victory here, even though I was rusty.
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Finally, new markers for my import copy of Loony Quest. I had to take tire degreaser to get my old clear sheets, clear again. Anyways, a blast even though it was level 1. This one will be in my tote often.
:) Awesome theme
:) Anyone can play it
:) Creates the laughs
:) Gameplay is engaging and addicting
:) You don't have to like drawing games to love it
:) Fun power ups and bombs
:soblue: Promo isn't good (we changed it to bonus level)
:soblue: Markers/erasers in the import version are not great________________________________________________________________________
It was time for meetup. Had a little time to burn before David would get there
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WonderlandFirst round we both learned not to bury the high cards. Second round I dominated, and won the tie break.
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I wasn't expecting much, especially after the rules rundown and how simple it all seemed. It is simple, but it offers more to think about than it seems. I enjoyed it, and will likely pick it up at some point.
:) Simple ruleset
:) Surprisingly a lot to think about with 7 cards
:soblue: Theme is mostly pasted on
:soblue: No text on the 4 special cards is annoying________________________________________________________________________
Some how Isiah hadn't played
The X-Files: Circle of TruthFirst game we both only scored 13, the lowest I've ever seen. Isiah won the tie break. Second game, I played my best game of this and scored 37. the highest I've ever seen.
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Considering how many times I've played this, pretty crazy in 2 games I set a new low and a new high score. Love this game. Still wanting to try 4p.
:) Good amount of choices in 5-10 minutes
:) While abstract, X-Files theme is in there
:) Small package holds sleeved cards
:) For 18 cards, generates tons of different games due to scoring
:soblue: Player powers can vary in usefulness based on score cards
:soblue: No score tokens and no way to include them. App counter recommended.________________________________________________________________________
Only took FFG a decade...
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A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)Sadly we had to scoop early due to Jonathon needing to leave. I feel he was in good position to win.
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Finally Targaryen joins the mix. Their addition and the Eirie are really strong. The much praised vassel system is a big improvement over the original game for lower player counts. It doesn't make it a game worth player at lower counts though. Simply lacks the tension. And makes it way too easy to get things you want/need. And 1/2 the map is empty. I did like the Bravos Bank, I think it will be even better with more players.
So it was nice to get the rust off. This is a good expansion thanks to finally adding needed factions. But this expansion is no BSG daybreak, higher counts are still strongly preferred.
:) Backstabby just like it should be
:) Epic feel
:) Great action system
:) I enjoy the combat deck added in 2nd edition
:) Unique playing houses
:) Targaryen is fun addition as is Bravos Bank
:) A Feast for Crows expansion is fantastic with it's hidden goals and 2 hour play time
:soblue: The theme is there, but it isn't strong
:soblue: Too mathy/deterministic
:soblue: Can have big chunks of downtime at higher counts
:soblue: Lots of things going on, not newb friendly
:soblue: Needs higher player counts, even with new expansion
:soblue: Subpar player aids ![]()
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I was happy Dodd was up for trying
Show BusinessWow did I do bad. I just came off playing poor in GoT, and in continued here. I did so so bad. In the end, I just wanted to get a song out as a personal victory. I torpedo'd my score just to get it out there, Isiah joined me in the madness and we both continued to sink our VP for money to bid for turn order. We were both dumb, Dodd was not amused.
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Certainly a better play overall than last time. I just so so bad at it. Like I will be reading strategy guides to help me bad. Dodd liked it. Which hopefully means I can get it to the table from time to time. We did morph the Femme Fatal into both her evil and nice version. Everyone agreed it was better than way. She got used way more on other players, but the effects isn't as punishing.
:) Finally a game with a music theme that is deep and thinky
:) Theme completely comes through too
:) Multi use card system
:) Money is both easy to get and tight, somehow
:) Every action you do is important
:!block: Big strategy learning curve
:!block: The fact players can manipulate the event rondel is pure evil
:!block: Take that cards won't be for everyone. But they are easily countered, and have official non take that variants here on the geek
:soblue: Last player advantage
:soblue: Scoring that can happen in the middle of a round
:soblue: "Black" as one of the types of music
:soblue: The fact your whole band could break up seems overly punishing
:soblue: Bad rulebook, dice, and odd card size. Rulebook fixed on bgg, along with a fantastic player aid. Stickers for the dice are also available.________________________________________________________________________
Off to the GC. David only had time for an hour ish game. So we let him pick
Papà PaoloWhile I was a bit stagnant out the game. I played a perfect last turn which felt great after the day I had been having. But it still wasn't enough.
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Well I'm still enjoying the game. Sadly both plays we missed you have to build only a 4x5 grid until it was too late to impose the rule. Hopefully next time, as this one is still sticking around in my collection for now.
:) Captures the theme well
:) Interesting drafting
:) You create your own puzzle
:) Wooden components look nice...
:soblue: But are a massive pain in the ass to sticker
:soblue: Can't imagine playing 1st edition without highlighted houses
:soblue::soblue: Severe lack of variety play to play________________________________________________________________________
Jordan makes it again! So happy he's been coming out. It's like it's 2014 up in here
Rising SunWell George made me pretty unhappy out the gate. But I can't blame being pissy on my play. I just played bad.
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This is a game I should love, but I don't. And I finally figured it out why (besides the poor wording of cards that Lang should know to do better). It's the combat. And no, not the actual bidding mechanics and actions, I love those. It's all about the money. More often than not, it's not interesting bidding because players are so poor or rich. This game would be so much better if everyone got a fixed amount they got to keep. Imagine if everyone had like 10 coins and didn't have to lose them, combat bidding would be SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING. Instead, it's just ok. And a $300 ok game has no spot on my shelf.
:):) Beautiful board and components (especially the KS exclusive action tiles)
:) Clean action system with good player aids
:) Easy to understand the different units
:) Lots of different drafting choices
:) You have to move around and conquer different areas
:) Honor is super important, and there are reasons to be honorable and dishonorable
:) Fun combat system...
:soblue: That is destroyed when players are poor or rich
:soblue: Duplicate season cards
:soblue: Unclear abilities/text
:soblue: Massive tear down time
:soblue: Negotiation and alliances is meh
:soblue: Unequal turns, odd man out during alliances
:soblue: Lots of downtime during combat
:soblue: Gods expansion adds nothing but fiddly
:soblue: We didn't like Blood & Moon factions at all![]()
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FINAL THOUGHTSWell I am bummed about losing so many pictures. I manually make and link all the cover photos in my blog, as linking them through BGG proved to be either too small or too big. It's time consuming, but I had a nice system that was working. But now I gotta go back and fix all my blogs. I have figured out a new system, that will be much faster in the end. But bringing it up to date will take a massive amount of time.
I'm still awaiting Elo Darkness. It's been sitting at QM Logistics for 1/2 a month now just waiting to be shipped out. You'd think small shipments that arrived before massive ones would go out first. NOPE. I'm considering a few new games to buy. Might get
Neon Knights: 2086 or
Underwater Cities. Strato Baseball new season has started. I've seen some of the cards, it's always exciting. I'm considering a massive rebuild. I have a massive ton of contracts that have ended if I don't resign. But it's hard to let go of players like Evan Longoria I've been using their entire careers.
May be a few weeks before my next blog. It's been a frustrating weekend all around, and with no meetup next weekend may be no gaming. Though if I get Elo Darkness in, I will certainly want to get it to the table.
Got a few episodes in of each. Got a feeling I will knock out a huge amount of Firefly in one day, eventually.
Complete Firefly Episodes ReviewComplete Supernatural Episodes Review:meeple: PLAY WHAT YOU LOVE! :meeple:
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