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*Ninesticks* The Wombles Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Marshals + Rule Council Posts: 3,371 Joined: Apr 11, 2008 Thanks for that, will have a look at picking up a copy then. ......................... vet wv marshal pvp4 community pvp20,1,0 Posted Mar 16, 2010, 10:16 pm

*Wolfsbane* Arbiters Darkwind Guru Badlands Truckstop Faction Group: Marshals Posts: 2,038 Joined: Oct 9, 2009 Yeah, it's awesome if the players have a sense of humour. Interesting to watch different strategies too - one group I play with always takes lots of time and builds near-perfect ships, the other just slaps together any old thing and tries to rush each other by flipping the timer early. Fun either way, but the second leads to more comedy moments. Space Alert is another game with a similar vibe, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it unless your group is willing to spend a few hours playing through the training scenarios. If they are though, it's the most intense experience of real teamwork I've ever had from a game. ......................... vet wv marshal pvp2 cont Posted Mar 16, 2010, 10:29 pm

*sam* The Salthill Sluggerz Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Lead Developer Posts: 16,780 Joined: Jan 19, 2006 *Ninesticks* said: Try Agricola with all the card sets in play - that can seriously cause analysis paralysis (nice simpler version on the back of the main game board for younger players). I have always believed that simpler rule sets based on clever game mechanics that prevent anyone running away with a victory are often the hardest to truly get your head around (e.g. Powergrid) Simpler rules designed in such as way that great detail of strategy is possible but not required are often the best. There's a good reason that chess is such a classic game.. ......................... marshal vet deathrce1 paintladder combat1 wv ped1 cont slay2013 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 11:07 am Last edited Mar 17, 2010, 11:08 am by *sam*

Serephe Collision Force Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 3,496 Joined: Dec 9, 2007 *sam* said: *Ninesticks* said: Try Agricola with all the card sets in play - that can seriously cause analysis paralysis (nice simpler version on the back of the main game board for younger players). I have always believed that simpler rule sets based on clever game mechanics that prevent anyone running away with a victory are often the hardest to truly get your head around (e.g. Powergrid) Simpler rules designed in such as way that great detail of strategy is possible but not required are often the best. There's a good reason that chess is such a classic game.. Easy to learn, near impossible to master?  ......................... vet wv paintladder ww0,3,0 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 11:10 am

Knight Order of the Black Cat Sunday Driver Renegade Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: Dec 21, 2009 I like Starmada http://mj12games.com/starmada/ We'll have to get together some games that people might have rulesets for one VASSAL or some such computer gameboard. ......................... vet wv Posted Mar 17, 2010, 1:39 pm

lordbam Nephilim Rising Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Members Posts: 1,410 Joined: Dec 9, 2007 ISHOULDCOCO said: For example, an attacking unit might be rated at 1.5 with the defending unit at 0.5. This is a 3-to-1 situation. Unfortunately, the testers expected to win this battle every time despite there being a 25% chance of losing each time. COCO 3-to-1 = 25% .... don't think i understand math.... ......................... vet wv zom0,3,0 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 1:52 pm

lordbam Nephilim Rising Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Members Posts: 1,410 Joined: Dec 9, 2007 as for board games: I hated agricola. Way to complicated and to much options. I love (Funkenschlag) powergrid: simple rules, difficult game. one of my all time favorite short games (5 mins or so) is cat & mouse ......................... vet wv zom0,3,0 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 1:58 pm Last edited Mar 17, 2010, 2:00 pm by lordbam

Groove Champion The Groove Champions Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 4,813 Joined: Sep 16, 2008 A few other games driven by simple mechanics that force difficult decisions: Taluva Korsar (aka Loot) Ys Tichu Chinatown The GIPF collection (Gipf, Tamsk, Punct, Dvonn, Zertz, Yinsh and Tzaar) Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation Domaine (Lowenherz) Dungeon Twister El Grande Hive Pandemic Happy gaming! ......................... vet combatL1 wv cont0,5,0 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 2:16 pm Last edited Mar 17, 2010, 2:23 pm by *Groove Champion*

Celeris Alpha Omega Racing Sunday Driver Deathrace Mafia Faction Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: Mar 2, 2010 lordbam said: ISHOULDCOCO said: For example, an attacking unit might be rated at 1.5 with the defending unit at 0.5. This is a 3-to-1 situation. Unfortunately, the testers expected to win this battle every time despite there being a 25% chance of losing each time. COCO 3-to-1 = 25% .... don't think i understand math.... Three chances of success, one of failure; 4 total. 1 chance of failure out of 4 = 1/4 = 25%. ......................... vet wv ww sssc paintball semiprocombat gwped combat15,6,0 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 3:01 pm

lordbam Nephilim Rising Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Members Posts: 1,410 Joined: Dec 9, 2007 Celeris said: Three chances of success, one of failure; 4 total. 1 chance of failure out of 4 = 1/4 = 25%. ooh i read that as 1 chance in 3 :-) ......................... vet wv zom0,3,0 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 3:24 pm

*Ninesticks* The Wombles Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Marshals + Rule Council Posts: 3,371 Joined: Apr 11, 2008 Agricola is only as complicated as you make it, use only the basic card set and it flows fairly well. Can't stand Pandemic, but that is probably as much to do with my player group as much as anything (most of the co-op games fail to hold interest due to unavoidable bickering between two certain individuals). Roborally is good for larger groups of players. Another amusing time filler as a no-brainer that offers some amusement is Abandon Ship (though the rat pieces strangely look more like rabbits). ......................... vet wv marshal pvp4 community pvp20,1,0 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 4:17 pm

simonmaxhill Drive Backwards BFFs Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Storytellers Posts: 1,503 Joined: Mar 10, 2008 Won't anyone mention Puerto Rico? ......................... vet wv Posted Mar 17, 2010, 5:41 pm

Sternschnuppe 11 Bang-Bang Racer Renegade Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: Jul 30, 2009 Zombies FTW! http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/zombies/ Mindless fun... unless you cont the "Bbbbrrrrrrraaaains"! ......................... vet wv Posted Mar 17, 2010, 5:59 pm

*Ninesticks* The Wombles Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Marshals + Rule Council Posts: 3,371 Joined: Apr 11, 2008 No idea why that fell out of favour in our gatherings Simon, probably about the same time as Settlers of Catan fell out of favour too. Maybe some sort of drive towards games that keep balance all the way up to the end. Zombie games, Last Night on Earth and its expansion still gets dragged out from time to time for a good laugh. ......................... vet wv marshal pvp4 community pvp20,1,0 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 8:39 pm

Groove Champion The Groove Champions Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 4,813 Joined: Sep 16, 2008 *Ninesticks* said: No idea why that fell out of favour in our gatherings Simon, probably about the same time as Settlers of Catan fell out of favour too. Maybe some sort of drive towards games that keep balance all the way up to the end. Give Agricola 5 years and we'll talk about it... Puerto Rico and Settlers of Catan are two major staples of my collection. ......................... vet combatL1 wv cont0,5,0 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 10:10 pm

*Rezeak* The Dark Knights Darkwind Guru Deathrace Mafia Faction Group: Marshals + Storytellers Posts: 2,377 Joined: Aug 8, 2009 Well... I like monopoly ......................... vet wv deathrceL1 marshal pvp2 zom pvp3 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 10:14 pm

simonmaxhill Drive Backwards BFFs Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Storytellers Posts: 1,503 Joined: Mar 10, 2008 I like Settlers for mixed groups of casual/hardcore gamers. Puerto Rico is risky unless you know for sure that people are going to have the interest the whole time. If any people in the room have suggested "Apples to Apples" I know not to bust out Puerto Rico. I am about to buy "Snow Tails" for some casual type gaming later this week. It looks pretty fun, especially with drinking. ......................... vet wv Posted Mar 17, 2010, 10:15 pm

lordbam Nephilim Rising Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Members Posts: 1,410 Joined: Dec 9, 2007 *Ninesticks* said: Agricola is only as complicated as you make it, use only the basic card set and it flows fairly well. The bad part about agricola ARE the cards. I prefer Le Havre. ......................... vet wv zom0,3,0 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 10:22 pm

*Wolfsbane* Arbiters Darkwind Guru Badlands Truckstop Faction Group: Marshals Posts: 2,038 Joined: Oct 9, 2009 I like Puerto Rico and Apples to Apples.  Does that make me weird? ......................... vet wv marshal pvp2 cont Posted Mar 17, 2010, 10:23 pm

Groove Champion The Groove Champions Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 4,813 Joined: Sep 16, 2008 monitors gates for Arbiter squads ......................... vet combatL1 wv cont0,5,0 Posted Mar 17, 2010, 10:33 pm

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