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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #30 on: February 24, 2013, 12:04:47 pm »
Castle Panic (1-6 players) and Elder Sign (1-8 players) if you don't mind coop.  Bonus gameplay video: Castle Panic and Elder Sign.
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #31 on: February 24, 2013, 12:06:35 pm »
Co-op is a huge plus, actually.  Castle Panic looks intriguing!

Okay, stop distracting me from working on my own games, guys. ;)
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #32 on: February 25, 2013, 04:11:11 am »
Quote from: x4000 on February 24, 2013, 12:06:35 pm
Co-op is a huge plus, actually.  Castle Panic looks intriguing!

Okay, stop distracting me from working on my own games, guys. ;)
Is there a board game in the works, perhaps?  :)
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #33 on: February 25, 2013, 07:28:08 am »
Sadly no, not a real boardgame. Maybe someday! But there is definitely a boardgame-inspired game in the works. :)
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #34 on: February 25, 2013, 10:21:57 am »
Yea, making a profit in indie computer games isn't easy, but I have to think it's easier than making a profit in indie boardgames ;)
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #35 on: February 25, 2013, 02:48:26 pm »
Yeah, I've been expanding my board game library rather heavily lately, but other than The Resistance, the games I've been picking up cap out at 4 or 5 at most.
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #36 on: February 25, 2013, 02:49:54 pm »
Quote from: x4000 on February 25, 2013, 07:28:08 am
Sadly no, not a real boardgame. Maybe someday! But there is definitely a boardgame-inspired game in the works. :)
This makes me super happy!
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #37 on: February 25, 2013, 03:11:59 pm »
Quote from: Echo35 on February 25, 2013, 02:48:26 pm
Yeah, I've been expanding my board game library rather heavily lately, but other than The Resistance, the games I've been picking up cap out at 4 or 5 at most.

Cards against humanity says up to 20 on the box :D that seems excessive though!

Cosmic encounter starts at 5 in the base game. But each expansion adds one more potential player. In addition to races/other optional rules.  A co-op game it is certainly not though!
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #38 on: February 25, 2013, 07:36:30 pm »
Quote from: madcow on February 25, 2013, 03:11:59 pm
Quote from: Echo35 on February 25, 2013, 02:48:26 pm
Yeah, I've been expanding my board game library rather heavily lately, but other than The Resistance, the games I've been picking up cap out at 4 or 5 at most.

Cards against humanity says up to 20 on the box :D that seems excessive though!

Cosmic encounter starts at 5 in the base game. But each expansion adds one more potential player. In addition to races/other optional rules.  A co-op game it is certainly not though!

Yeah. That's a game I can't break out unless the people I'm playing with are not easily offended. It is NOT a family game! Of the games I've picked up over the last few months that aren't 2 player games, Seasons, Dragon Rampage, and The Resistance shine in particular. As far as the two player ones, War of the Ring, Android: Netrunner, and Mage Wars are pretty darn good. And if you happen to like really heavy war games, I also got SPQR recently and have been having a blast with that.
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #39 on: February 25, 2013, 11:03:15 pm »
Netrunner has been looking intriguing but I have not got around to actually trying it out.
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #40 on: February 26, 2013, 12:19:42 am »
Quote from: zespri on February 25, 2013, 11:03:15 pm
Netrunner has been looking intriguing but I have not got around to actually trying it out.

The actual gameplay mechanics intruiges me. But I really hate deck building type games.  It's especially hard for me to find people to play them with, in addition to a distaste for that type of game style.
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #41 on: February 26, 2013, 10:25:55 pm »
Quote from: madcow on February 26, 2013, 12:19:42 am
Quote from: zespri on February 25, 2013, 11:03:15 pm
Netrunner has been looking intriguing but I have not got around to actually trying it out.

The actual gameplay mechanics intruiges me. But I really hate deck building type games.  It's especially hard for me to find people to play them with, in addition to a distaste for that type of game style.

It's not a deckbuilder like Dominion would be, it's more like Magic. But not collectible.
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #42 on: February 26, 2013, 11:06:51 pm »
Quote from: Echo35 on February 26, 2013, 10:25:55 pm
Quote from: madcow on February 26, 2013, 12:19:42 am
Quote from: zespri on February 25, 2013, 11:03:15 pm
Netrunner has been looking intriguing but I have not got around to actually trying it out.

The actual gameplay mechanics intruiges me. But I really hate deck building type games.  It's especially hard for me to find people to play them with, in addition to a distaste for that type of game style.

It's not a deckbuilder like Dominion would be, it's more like Magic. But not collectible.

I know, neither mechanics are ones I enjoy to be honest.
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #43 on: March 31, 2013, 05:09:53 pm »
Quote from: Echo35 on October 08, 2012, 11:25:03 pm
Mage Knight is... yeah, nowhere close to a beginner game. I love it to death, but man it's crunchy.
I know those two are very different games and hard to compare, but from the point of view of overall complexity which is more complex, Mage Knights or Android: Netrunner?
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Re: Another Board Game Thread
« Reply #44 on: March 31, 2013, 05:30:06 pm »
I don't have Netrunner, but I can say that Mage Knight is very complicated.

I think I need to recommend Eclipse. Basically a 4x board game.
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