This was Mallory's brute's toughest fight yet -- two brutes, two bears, one survivor...
I can beat up demons until the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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Random McNasty - Jul 11, 2009 9:02:38 am PDT #2755 of 26133
AKA Raq's Husband
billytea - Jul 11, 2009 9:44:45 am PDT #2756 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
BSG
I have orders for the brigging check from a number of players:
Destiny:
2 cards
Roslin:
1 card
Baltar:
No cards
Apollo:
1 card
Boomer:
1 card
Adama:
Admiral Adama, please post the number of cards you play and send me the deteails.
Volans - Jul 11, 2009 1:13:38 pm PDT #2757 of 26133
move out and draw fire
BSG
I play two cards.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jul 11, 2009 2:30:21 pm PDT #2758 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
This was Mallory's brute's toughest fight yet -- two brutes, two bears, one survivor...
I loved how the bears fell within seconds of each other.
Man, Malficum is a serious Brute. Seems to be - unsurprisingly - rising meteorically.
Laga - Jul 11, 2009 2:58:16 pm PDT #2759 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
If you didn't get penalized for hitting the bass pedal unnecessarily I'd be a Guitar Hero drumming god.
Random McNasty - Jul 11, 2009 4:17:30 pm PDT #2760 of 26133
AKA Raq's Husband
Malificum's fights tend to be two hit affairs -- the opposing brute gets hit by the bear and then hits the ground.
Seriously, they rarely last more than two exchanges, and Malificum has lost only one fight. In one of the recent tournaments, Malificum beat an 11th and 12th level opponent, before being beaten by a 10th level brute who was smart enough to ignore the bear and simply beat on Mal.
I don't think game balance was a serious consideration in the design of this game...
StuntHusband - Jul 11, 2009 4:44:49 pm PDT #2761 of 26133
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
I blame you all. I now own the BSG boardgame.
I walked into the (new!) game store within walking distance of my apartment (woe be my checking account), and picked it up.
The convo went like this:
The proprietor gave me a Look and said, "If you're sure you know what you're getting into, that's an excellent game."
Me: "Some friends are playing a play-by-post game on a message board."
Him: "On boardgamegeek.com?"
Me: "No, a message board devoted to the Whedonverse and Buffy."
Him: "So if I order you a copy of the Buffy boardgame, you'll buy it, right?"
I blinked. "Yes."
And so he did.
I LOVE THIS STORE.
billytea - Jul 11, 2009 6:22:23 pm PDT #2762 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
BSG
The brigging check is concluded. Results:
Green 2
Green 4
Purple 1
Purple 2
Purple 3
Purple 4
Yellow 4
Tally: 16 - 4 = 12. Check passes; Roslin is taken to the Brig.
Adama's Crisis Card is:
Cylon Accusation
Skill Check (10 YGP)
We shall once again pause for interrupts (Investigative Committee and Scientific Research). All players (except Roslin, who's out of cards) please post or send me whether you play or pass on interrupts.
omnis_audis - Jul 11, 2009 9:18:15 pm PDT #2763 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Stunt Husband, that is made of awesome! I love the direct sales pitch approach. And how easily you caved.
So? Is this a good game? Do we want to try a Buffy Play n Post? As in, should I be looking into buying it too?
I wonder if it would be cool or confusing to have a couple games going at the same time in this manner. We've been pretty good with the BSG headers.
billytea - Jul 11, 2009 9:47:58 pm PDT #2764 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
So? Is this a good game? Do we want to try a Buffy Play n Post? As in, should I be looking into buying it too?
It rates 6.40 on BoardGameGeek, which is not spectacular, but still pretty decent, especially for a TV show tie-in. (You can find reviews, session reports etc here [link] (Unsurprisingly, Battlestar Galactica is the top-rated TV show tie-in at 7.79.)
I would probably beg off playing it - I don't know enough about it and how well it's suited to forum play - but don't let that discourage you.