Since I've not been able to play video games particularly effectively recently, I've been doing a little more tabletop gaming.
It's been a hobby for as long as video gaming has and I've played and enjoyed a fair amount of tabletop games over the years.
While I've managed to steer mostly clear of the expense of going full Warhammer, I did enjoy playing a lot of Epic as a kid (not much of a 40k fan, but I think it's closer to Epic these days in operation), as well as swathes of other Games Workshop and other tabletop and board games.
My favourite (series at this point) tabletop game is by far Talisman. The last Fourth Edition (which is the basis for the digital versions by Nomad) by Fantasy Flight games is an absolute wonder of a game.
I've recently gotten in to deck building via the DC Comics Deck Building Game by Cryptozoic. I enjoy that as much for the collecting as the playing, but I do find it a preferable and more versatile engine than the Legendary games.
How about you? Anyone blowing thousands a year on forgeworld?
My favourites at the moment are Xwing and Infinity. Although they've just rebooted the rules for Xwing and getting them isn't free.. so yeah..
Also really good is Mutants and Death Ray Guns where you can use whatever scifi miniatures you have, really easy to play, and good fun for creating an enjoyable narrative to a short campaign.
I have an army for 40k but not had a chance to use it yet.
@LieutenantFatman I enjoyed X-Wing well enough. A few mates got very in to it, but I just didn't want the expense.
That's interesting about the new rule set. I'm guessing FF are still reeling from GW clawing their licences back in house.
I really like (and own a fair amount of) Golem Arcana. A very clever skirmish tabletop by Harebrained Schemes that uses a bluetooth stylus and an app to manage the game system. It works really well and Ive managed to have a few really satisfying games out of it. Sadly HBS abandoned the game and doesn't receive updates to the app, game, map tiles, or rather good lore any more.
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@Kidfried As in, couple of cards interaction is largely bluffing... Probably wouldn't play it and ONW during the same games night. We either have a big game of something or a few quicker ones (depending who's hosting and where and who's bringing what).
A few of my friends are still really digging Zombicide but I just can't get in to it. Played several times now and it really does nothing for me. It's one of those things like Bloodbowl; I should like it, on paper it really is right up my street - in practice I just find it deathly boring
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Dungeon and Dragons easily. Been playing since Junior High so almost 30 years now back when it was 2nd Edition. Played a bit of 3rd and 3.5 and took a break from it mainly due to the people played with just not having the time for it. Now I got back into it with 5th edition and started playing it with my son. We got a weekly group now and play every Sunday as well as once a month we meet up with another group at a local comic store.
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@Tasuki That is very cool! I never got in to D&D. Dabbled with Vampire as it meant a trip to our much loved local goth pub with a room to ourselves, But it didn't really draw me in to much.
@LieutenantFatman I would love that. I always fancied the Risk version, but getting a consistent group of the same players would be pretty difficult.
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I'm a Scythe fan myself. Started gaming with Catan and this is a great step up strategy wise. Min Maxing can make the most effective path the most trodden, but the randomness of the starting team board handouts and the actions of others make every game slightly different.
Tanto Cuore (It's basically Dominion with more engaging mechanics and cute anime maids. The expansions all elegantly layer in new systems that enhance the base game without overcomplicating it (except for the Western-developed expansion, Oktoberfest, which adds a terrible beer mechanic that I refuse to play with).)
Barbarossa (Another Dominion-like with cute anime girls, except this time they're scantily clad Nazis. You and the other player are competing to see who can conquer the most Russian cities. It's fun, and I used to play it at cons every year with my friends, but I haven't really taken it out in public since people started freaking out about the alt-right.)
Star Realms (A more aggressive deck-builder where you and someone else are amassing spaceship armadas to destroy one-another. Games are simple, fast, and satisfying.)
Betrayal at House on the Hill (You and a group of people explore a Resident Evil-esque haunted mansion, the layout of which is randomly generated each time you play, becoming stronger and your stats until someone is revealed as the villain and your group has to try to stop them from fulfilling their evil goal by completing a variety of goals, depending upon the randomly selected scenario.)
Last Night on Earth (Basically a classic Romero-esque zombie apocalypse. One or two players control the zombies, as up to four people control the various heroes who are, depending on the scenario, either trying to accomplish some sort of goal (blow up a location; keep zombies out of a place) or are just trying to survive for a set number of turns.)
Chess - the graphics are simple but the gameplay is superb.
I especially love pulling an en passant to unsuspecting noobs.
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I must say I'm rather pleased with how this thread is going. Well done all.
Some great suggestions for stuff I haven't played!
@RogerRoger Looks like you bagged a winner!
I love Rivals. The concept was expanded in to the Confrontations set for 2 v 2 games which you can combine the Batman vs Joker set with. There's also a Green Lantern vs Sinestro(!) Rivals set coming in October that can also be mixed in.
As well as the next Crisis set (4) and the next 'standalone' base game based on the Rebirth comic run.
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Winning is often better!
I won our last game of Talisman, which for a 4+ hour investment is always sweet.
Batman vs Joker was just the first Rivals set. The DCDBG started a while before that. Its based on Cryptozoic's Cerberus Engine which is used for several other licenced deck builders. The whole range is technically cross-compatible too.
Rivals did just about enough business for them, but they evolve their set ideas as time moves on. They had a full BvS set on the cards until the film took on so much negative press. That was based on the Rivals set and was reworked in to the Confrontations set to drop the BvS theme.
That did really well so they decided to expand it with more Rivals sets. If Green Lantern vs Sinestro does well, they'll do more.
As I'm obviously really in to the theme, I tend to just buy whatever they put out 😂
I think our usual game night hosts have a copy of Jaipur.
May suggest it for next game night.
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I got myself a copy of the New Gods Crossover Pack (7) for the DC Deck Building Game.
I love the New Gods, and The Forth World is for me a the late Jack Kirby's finest contribution to comics.
Anyway, managed a couple of games now, adding the crossover pack to the DCDBG base set. Excellent new mechanics and another worthy addition to the multitude of DCDBG titles.
The next Crisis (4) has just released in America so should show up here soon. This one based on the Teen Titans and best played with the Teen Titans version of DCDBG.
Looking forward to getting my hands on it.
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