Thanks to everyone for the Gloomhaven availability information. Ordered it from Cool Stuff Inc and scheduled for delivery tomorrow.
UncleJew15 said:
Has anyone played/ bought the dark souls board game? I've been interested in it but the price tag is scaring me off a bit.
UncleJew15 said:
Has anyone played/ bought the dark souls board game? I've been interested in it but the price tag is scaring me off a bit.
mporterco07 said:
Where did you find this? How long per game?
This seems like a good time to once again point out that Amazon is frequently not the best place to buy boardgames. They don't sell many of them directly, and the third parties often jack up the prices to above MSRP. In addition, there have been a lot of reports of the third parties selling counterfeit copies through Amazon.tamuangry said:mporterco07 said:
Where did you find this? How long per game?
https://www.amazon.com/Stronghold-Games-6005SG-Terraforming-Board/dp/B01GSYA4K2?SubscriptionId=0N3YSEQ4N1056XPWS4G2&tag=itemtext-boardgamegeek-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01GSYA4K2
The length of game can vary drastically based on the number of players and which rules you are using. Basic games are shorter because they use vanilla corporations and start all players with 1 production of all materials which hastens the end game. Shortest game I played took about 1 hr 45 min
I play the advanced game with extra variant rules and the expansions and it takes every bit of 3-4 hours.
SPullig said:
Or instead of buying online, find a local game store and buy there. As a plus you can meet others who may be looking for a new game group. Full disclosure, my "second career" is to open a store in 10 years assuming the market is still good.
Now for all that said, I still bought TI 4th edition online. Only way to get it to where I'm at.
Rusty_Shakleford said:
Board game ranch. This place is cool.
https://gamersranch.com
I bought just for the minis! While overall the game is mediocre the boss fights are amazing. So house rule it to skip the grind and it becomes a good game.Bryan98 said:UncleJew15 said:
Has anyone played/ bought the dark souls board game? I've been interested in it but the price tag is scaring me off a bit.
I'm not buying anything from those people. They hadn't even designed the gameplay when they launched the KS - but they had the minis ready, because those are flashy and generate buyer excitement.
Everything you hear is that the game is, at best, a standard, mediocre dungeon crawler. As much as I love Dark Souls, I want to vote no on this jackassery.
I like Lords of Waterdeep alright, and I'd be willing to try another worker placement. However, my unplayed stack is pretty high already, and a legacy game wants a lot of attention. Charterstone does sound good, but I'm trying not to buy too much right now.RThorp said:
Bryan98 if you like legacy games you have to check out Charterstone. It's a village building worker placement game for 6 people where the map changes each time. At the end of the final play through the game becomes a stand alone worker placement game.
Bryan98 said:I like Lords of Waterdeep alright, and I'd be willing to try another worker placement. However, my unplayed stack is pretty high already, and a legacy game wants a lot of attention. Charterstone does sound good, but I'm trying not to buy too much right now.RThorp said:
Bryan98 if you like legacy games you have to check out Charterstone. It's a village building worker placement game for 6 people where the map changes each time. At the end of the final play through the game becomes a stand alone worker placement game.
And nice minis! I considered backing Dark Souls just for them myself. I made the right decision, I think, but not the decision that you never second-guess.
RThorp said:
Thanks for the review. I bought it at PAX South but haven't had a chance to play. Also the rule book is massive.