Bulldog...7 Wonders is very fun and never plays the same. Plus there are multiple expansions to pick up if you enjoy it.
SheriffBarclay said:
I wish I could find a group here in Dallas.
Fleff said:
Really bummed that i missed out on Gloomhaven, will probably back the second printing if that rumor proves true.
mporterco07 said:
Bulldog...7 Wonders is very fun and never plays the same. Plus there are multiple expansions to pick up if you enjoy it.
I wish i could find a group here in CS. My friend has a group that goes to Madness in PlanoSheriffBarclay said:
I wish I could find a group here in Dallas.
I have been interested in SHCD for a while and in Mythos Tales, but i have heard it is best solo. SUSD also said it is the best date game, so when you said "we" who played with you? Have you played Mythos Tales or the original. I have also heard some typos or translation issues make a few cases unsolvable and that has turned me off a little.Boiling Denim said:
We also got to solve our first case in Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. It's already one of my most memorable gaming moments. If anyone is looking for a thematic highly immersive brain-burner thats good for a rainy day and can play multiple people I can't recommend this one enough.
My wife and I played. You can just take turns following leads. It's pretty convenient since one person has to read the excerpt which lets the other person take notes.Fleff said:I have been interested in SHCD for a while and in Mythos Tales, but i have heard it is best solo. SUSD also said it is the best date game, so when you said "we" who played with you? Have you played Mythos Tales or the original. I have also heard some typos or translation issues make a few cases unsolvable and that has turned me off a little.Boiling Denim said:
We also got to solve our first case in Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. It's already one of my most memorable gaming moments. If anyone is looking for a thematic highly immersive brain-burner thats good for a rainy day and can play multiple people I can't recommend this one enough.
Same here. I figure one has to get functional stuff; the other two are purely cosmetic. However, I haven't ruled them out. And there's more to come! We still haven't seen the art book.SheriffBarclay said:
Bryan, are you doing any of the optional buys for Rising sun? Curious as to which ones you think are worth it. Leaning towards the $50 expansion, but not sure about the others.
So I guess CMON read my post and decided to up the ante so that I would have to reverse my stance on kickstarter exclusives. The new Rising Sun expansion is a pretty shady move designed to prey on backers' FOMO. Everyone who could get it is a backer of the base game that comes with KS exclusive plastic components, and now they are offering the expansion with KS exclusive components as an add-on. So basically CMON is saying, "Give us $50 right now or else you will never have an expansion that matches your base game."Red Five said:
Negative on stretch goals in general, although I dont really have much of a problem with kickstarter exclusives that i can think of off the top of my head. What I dislike is CMON including stretch goals at ~300-700K for extra miniature sculpts and upgraded components for a project they know is going to fund in excess of $3MM. They should have just included those components in the game from the start. It's a silly, meaningless practice.
Stretch goals make sense for companies that actually need help funding their project, but they make little sense IMO for companies who are just using Kickstarter as a pre-order system.
Again, grumpy old man stuff, it's really not that big of a deal.
They are, no doubt. Imho they looked at the prices for Blood Rage KS content on the secondary market and decided that they wanted to get more of that money.Red Five said:So I guess CMON read my post and decided to up the ante so that I would have to reverse my stance on kickstarter exclusives. The new Rising Sun expansion is a pretty shady move designed to prey on backers' FOMO. Everyone who could get it is a backer of the base game that comes with KS exclusive plastic components, and now they are offering the expansion with KS exclusive components as an add-on. So basically CMON is saying, "Give us $50 right now or else you will never have an expansion that matches your base game."Red Five said:
Negative on stretch goals in general, although I dont really have much of a problem with kickstarter exclusives that i can think of off the top of my head. What I dislike is CMON including stretch goals at ~300-700K for extra miniature sculpts and upgraded components for a project they know is going to fund in excess of $3MM. They should have just included those components in the game from the start. It's a silly, meaningless practice.
Stretch goals make sense for companies that actually need help funding their project, but they make little sense IMO for companies who are just using Kickstarter as a pre-order system.
Again, grumpy old man stuff, it's really not that big of a deal.
My wife and I play the original Sherlock Holmes and have occasionally been able to include friends and family. It's probably our favorite game, by a long ways, to be honest. Everyone we play it with loves it. We wanted to buy it for her brother this past christmas, but it is too expensive right now (we got it new for around $40).Boiling Denim said:
I've gone on a bit of a spending spree lately in 2017.
Got to play Resistance during a Super Bowl party. Great fun. Wish I had more opportunities to play with large groups. Funny to see the natural born players(liars) in a group. Unexpected results a couple times.
Code Names multiple plays so far. Has been a big success with every group.
Big purchase has been Gloomhaven. I'm one of the lucky few who found a retail copy at a random FLGS. Only something like 2,500 of 25,000 pre-orders were filled. Currently still unpacking and organizing everything. I've put about 3-4 hours into this effort and doing foam inserts. It's so freaking massive. Box weighed ~20 pounds
Bought Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper. Really anxious to try this one out. Really wanted the original game but still waiting on the next re-print this year. 4 Jack the Ripper cases plus 6 old expansion cases consolidated. Many people think the original cases provide some of the best co-op experiences in board gaming.
Bought and played Santorini. This has been mostly a dud with the wife. Not sure this will stay in the collection long.
Bought and saving Forge War for a rainy day. This was really a contingency game if I didn't find Gloomhaven.
Eyeing Ghost Stories for later this year....much later as I dig into some of these others.
Chipotlemonger said:
Anyone here ever play Shogun?
Loved that way-too-involved-time-trap of a game in my younger days.
Clank! is great fun. I just got the expansion for it that was released a couple weeks ago, but haven't played it yet. I just recently played Super Motherload, another cool game that combines deck building with other mechanics. In this one, you basically are playing Dig Dug, drilling tunnels through the ground trying to find minerals and artifacts. I highly recommend it.3rdGen2015 said:
Ordered Clank! off of Amazon this weekend when I noticed it was below the $50 mark for the first time in a while. Should be here later this week, I'm really excited to try this one out. I enjoy deck building games, but haven't played one that also combines the deck building mechanic with other mechanics. Hopefully it goes over well in my group!
Ugh....been on the fence about this since it was announced. I have no interest in the setting. I am fully aware I have the "get it because it will be more expensive later" mentality. That is my main driving force for wanting it. Not the actual game itself.Bryan98 said:
There are but SEVEN HOURS left in the Rising Sun Kickstarter! Back now or regret it later!
I'm in for just the core set and the expansion. The metal coins, playmat, and art book are each tempting in their own ways, but for now I'm passing on those.