I bought Lost Cities for Drew for Christmas, but we haven't played it yet. (Hence, game closet cleaning needed.)
Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?
Lilah ,'Destiny'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.
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Pix - Apr 27, 2008 9:08:34 am PDT #206 of 26132
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
billytea - Apr 27, 2008 12:53:28 pm PDT #207 of 26132
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Hmmm, how do they compare?
Traders of Genoa is a full board game, and is more complicated. (Not as bad as your average wargame, but there's a bit to keep track of.) Less of a gateway game than Bohnanza. It's still heaps of fun though, and the scope for negotiation is broader than in Bohnanza - you can basically trade anything you have, for anything the other player has.
If someone enjoyed Bohnanza, I'd give that a few rounds, and then try them out on Traders.
I gave Lost Cities to my nephew this past Christmas. I liked it, but it seems that it might get old quickly.
It feels that way to me too, though it's stayed fresh longer than I expected so far. Odin's Ravens is the two-player card game I'm most likely to recommend these days.
omnis_audis - Apr 27, 2008 8:35:15 pm PDT #208 of 26132
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
There is a facebook app for backgammon! Anyone game?
OMGOMGOMG! I must now go install it!Apparently there are a bunch. I went with the first I found, which is "Gammonmania": [link]
Sean K - Apr 27, 2008 9:35:48 pm PDT #209 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
At the moment, I think I'm keenest to find out more of what they've done with social encounters. If they've made it easier for me to give PCs real challenges outside of combat, then that's a great advance for me. (I like designing combats, but I'd really rather have more time left over to plan the talky meat.)
I'm very intrigued by this as well. It's one of the parts of the new rules that interests me the most.
You know, when it comes down to it, any and all issues I have with 4th Edition would go away if it wasn't actually called Dungeons and Dragons.
NoiseDesign - Apr 27, 2008 9:56:43 pm PDT #210 of 26132
Our wings are not tired
I feel that way about some incarnations of Yes.
Sean K - Apr 27, 2008 10:02:57 pm PDT #211 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So do I.
NoiseDesign - Apr 27, 2008 10:04:18 pm PDT #212 of 26132
Our wings are not tired
I've almost got the office to the point where I can take some time with FG. I had to install a wireless bridge and some other gak that took up extra time, but I should be booting up the spare iMac shortly and hopefully starting my journey into FG.
Sean K - Apr 27, 2008 10:04:20 pm PDT #213 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I saw the Big Generator tour in Detroit. I don't think I can actually say I've seen Yes in concert.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Apr 28, 2008 12:36:07 pm PDT #214 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
It is now less than 22 hours until I get mY GTA IV fix.
Yes, I'm counting. Wellllllll, okay, kinda. I'm just very AWARE.
In D&D 4th ed news, apparently multiclassing is now achieved via feats. You get a lot more feats now it seems.
hippocampus - Apr 28, 2008 12:40:18 pm PDT #215 of 26132
not your mom's socks.
It is now less than 22 hours until I get mY GTA IV fix.
Pete, you have seen the NYTimes today? [link]
(links, for everyone!)