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The Aliens game looks like a lot of fun, but I doubt I will get it. The miniatures require assembly, and that in and of itself is a deal breaker. I have assembled figures in other games, but I was never happy with the results, and it was an incredibly frustrating experience. I have a lot of respect for those who do assemble and paint the figures. I also have probably half a dozen games clearly inspired by Aliens. Not that that has stopped me before.
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Nice pics there, Michael. Looks fun. Today i bought Pandemic Iberia, which looks to be really good. I've already played and enjoyed Pandemic (but don't own it). This looks like a great historic variation of it. I also bought Heroes and Hexes, the expansion to Quest For El Dorado, which i really enjoy playing. Both games look fun Xebec. Hopefully you have better luck at Pandemic than I do. Because I can't get enough Zombicide, there is a Western themed version that currently has a Kickstarter campaign. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmon/zombicide-undead-or-alive?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=zombicide
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How do you feel about certain boardgames requiring apps to play? Going old school with Runebound 2nd edition today. This one of the first big box games I bought. It is a fun hero's journey type game where you start as a lowly adventurer who wanders the map getting experience and treasure until you are powerful enough to challenge the big bad dragon threatening the countryside. It is a race among the players as to who can take out the dragon first. The game has some fiddly bits that more modern games have done a better job streamlining, but it has a lot of sentimental value, and I always have fun playing the game. It can be a time commitment, though with games lasting three hours or more. Still a great beer and pretzels game to play while fantasy scores are playing in the background. I have very fond memories of playing Titan, the skirmish-within-a-war game, though trying to find a classic or even modern copy under $100 is a dubious prospect, at best. There's another old school game that I loved long ago, but can't, for the life of me, remember the title. It's a co-op game which players assume the roles of hunters going around a rectangular board, collecting items, earning money through jobs, taking flights to locations, and battling monsters. I already looked up every variable of "Monster Hunter" on BGG to no avail. The closest modern equivalent I can recall happens to be my all-time favorite CCG called Ani-Mayhem, with the theme of anime characters travelling, collecting, and battling around a carded "board" of locations constructed as the game progresses.
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How do you feel about certain boardgames requiring apps to play? I have a couple of board games requiring an app, and I have been impressed. The game we have played a fair amount of is Mansions of Madness. The players each take on the role of investigators in a Cthulhu mythos mystery. The game is played with a modular board, and the app tells you what tiles to place and where, as well as informing you of anything on the board you can interact with. When you interact with something, the app tells you what to do next. It is a fun way to tell a story, and it could not be done this way if you want to play it cooperatively. Otherwise, one of the players needs to be the "storyteller"/game master, which isn't appealing to anyone that I game with. Also, you can tell the app what expansions you have, and it will draw from that content with new monsters, new investigators, and/or new locations. Another game that I have been wanting to play, but haven't had a chance to get it on the board yet: This was also designed to be played with an app. I have heard really good things about the game, and like Mansions, you tell the app what expansions you own, and it will incorporate the extra content. My experiences with using an app with a board game have been positive. They seem to retain what is great about tabletop games while brining some of the advantages to be found with an app.
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Despite watching many playthroughs and reviews, I still get confused between all the games with Mansion, Madness and Cthulu in the title. Some look really good, but i just know the people i'll eventually play games with would have no interested in the dark themes. Hi Xebec, I am familiar with most of the Cthulhu mythos games, so if you have any questions I will do my best to answer them. If you are interested in them, I still say give it a shot, as most Cthulhu mythos games are cooperative, which means you can play them solo if need be.
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I did just order GLOOMHAVEN: JAWS OF THE LION and also the final THE QUEST FOR EL DORADO: GOLDEN TEMPLES. I have heard nothing but good things about the Gloomhaven games. I have heard that Jaws of the Lion is a great way to learn the game. From what I have seen/read, the game has a steep learning curve, but is worth the effort. Let me know what you think. Have any of you chaps tried STAR TREK: CAPTAINS? I do like the look of it, though it is expensive. There was another Star Trek game that looked really good but i know i'd never get to play it with anyone who would feign interest. I haven't had a chance to try Star Trek: Captains. The only Star Trek game I have played is Star Trek: Ascendancy, which is a really fun game, but potentially a big investment. The only time I played it was at a game convention a couple of years ago, and the person running the game had gone all in on expansions.
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