Board 8 > So, is anybody here a boardgamer?

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I've really been wanting to get Twilight Struggle, but I've been deciding whether or not I want to spend around $50 on it, when I could also get the Battlestar Galactica boardgame for about the same price...

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Black Turtle, you're my hero.

Well, I definitely TS, and if it counts for anything it has the #1 rank on BoardGameGeek, beating out literally every other board game in existence. Have you played it at all before? If you have we should play over at WGR.

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SubDeity wants to vote for Calvin Coolidge. [Evil Republican]
Play Der Langrisser.

I've been playing Ticket to Ride a lot lately, but as far as war games go, I haven't really gotten to play any as of yet>

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More specifically, does anybody play wargames? I've been looking for some opponents in things like Twilight Struggle, Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage, and other high-quality wargames, but opponents are woefully hard to find aside from the super-experts on Wargameroom.com.

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SubDeity wants to vote for Calvin Coolidge. [Evil Republican]
Play Der Langrisser.

Yeah, I know, but Battlestar Galactica is #20, and also sounds interesting. I haven't played Twilight Struggle yet, no.

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Black Turtle, you're my hero.

CasanovaZelos posted...

Yeah, I know, but Battlestar Galactica is #20, and also sounds interesting. I haven't played Twilight Struggle yet, no.

Hmmm...how to convince...

Well, one thing that's nice about TS (and probably explains its ranking) is that it mixes a lot of different elements together very successfully. On the one hand, at its core it operates like a card-driven wargame, with cards being played either as generic operations or to carry out specific events. Where it was innovative is that you often have to trigger your opponent's events in order to do things yourself, so high-quality play comes down to how well you can manage a neverending series of crises. In addition to being fun, this perfectly evokes the theme of the Cold War.

In addition to the wargaming elements, though, there's also Euro-style area control, a bit of deck-building, as well as some degree of bluffing/misdirection like in a traditional card game. All of this is done while integrating very well with the theme so that the game has a lot of atmosphere if you're a history buff.

Plus, as far as modern board games go, it's very good at mixing relatively simple mechanics with enormous strategic depth.

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SubDeity wants to vote for Calvin Coolidge. [Evil Republican]
Play Der Langrisser.

i still play a decent amount of board games popular in the 90s

Some of the more obscure ones are

Weapons and Warriors (havent played in years though)
Clue: The Great Museum Caper
Tower of the Wizard King

and of course Axis and Allies (dates back to what? the mid 60s?). Me and my friends have that game down to a science though, so its gotten kinda stale and just turns into one major battle that decides everything pretty much

EDIT: meh, just looked it up, A+A was made in the early 80s

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Currently playing: Sengoku Rance, Starcraft II

I have quite a few board games of various types, but nothing really in the war genre except basic ol' Risk.


Metal_DK posted...

Clue: The Great Museum Caper

Holy crap, I haven't heard of this game in like 15 years. It was like a small-scale version of Scotland Yard.

BSG is supposedly exceptional. Myself, I mostly just play Risk every month or so.

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anyone remember a really fun (but cheesy as hell) game called "The Omega Virus"? The electronic voice was laughably bad, but when you were 8 it was cool

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Leo3Leo

I love me some board games, but it looks like we don't have the same kinds of tastes *shrug* Regardless, if you have any friends that like board games, if they're willing to learn a new game you can try to get better together until you can take on the pros.

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From: SubDeity | #003
Well, I definitely TS, and if it counts for anything it has the #1 rank on BoardGameGeek, beating out literally every other board game in existence. Have you played it at all before? If you have we should play over at WGR.
Technically Dominion:Prosperity has a higher Geek Rating, but since it's technically an expansion it doesn't get ranked.

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