Recommend me a board game?

Nephrinn · 2011-08-04T14:48:31.000Z

Vesper:

Played Elder Sign at GenCon today. I really like it. It’s very much like Arkham Horror “lite”, with the same general theme and a lot of the same ideas. I bought a copy right away. Seems to scale better for number of players as well. No time to write a real thorough writeup right now, but will do so when I’m back from the con.

Awesome to hear as I recently preordered it off of reading the rules alone, which I don’t do often. I’m also glad that it scales well as I don’t think the rules really addressed scaling at all. I figured it scaled like Arkham Horror with one player playing more than one character if necessary, but I wonder if it’s even possible to play with only one in Elder Sign?

dogbert · 2011-08-04T17:41:33.000Z

Wait, Elder Scrolls & Blood Bowl Team Manager are available to /buy/ at GenCon? Dang!

Jarmo · 2011-08-04T22:26:54.000Z

Jason Lutes:

I agree with Jasper’s assessment.

Thanks for your impressions, guys! Looks like I’ll need to pick this one up. It sounds like a fun one to play with my wife and kids, although the confrontational nature makes me a tiny bit leery. The kids are old enough to handle it — but am I?

Jasper_Phillips · 2011-08-05T06:11:09.000Z

Having other players dump your people dump in the sea or send sharks to munch them builds character. ;-)

aganazer · 2011-08-05T06:29:04.000Z

Vesper:

Played Elder Sign at GenCon today. I really like it. It’s very much like Arkham Horror “lite”, with the same general theme and a lot of the same ideas.

I thought Mansions of Madness was AH-lite. I wonder how they compare. I’ll need to check this out.

serling · 2011-08-05T06:44:37.000Z

aganazer:

I thought Mansions of Madness was AH-lite. I wonder how they compare. I’ll need to check this out.

Mansions of Madness is more like a light version of the Call of Cthulhu role playing game. Structurally it has a lot more in common with the likes of Descent than with Arkham Horror.

Aquarian · 2011-08-05T08:59:10.000Z

Plaid Hat said that Summoner Wars would be playable on iOS at Gencon. Anyone given it a go?

Mike_Cathcart · 2011-08-05T09:35:36.000Z

Mike Cathcart:

Nooooooooooo!

Yaaaaaaaaaaay!

Mike_Cathcart · 2011-08-05T11:32:28.000Z

Some FFG news from GenCon tweeted by Ethan Parker of the Gamer’s Haven podcast:

FFG’s Dune reissue is finally official today. Will come out later this year at $60 and rethemed as a Twilight Imperium spin off. Uh, yay? I think I’ll stick with my plan of buying regular Dune off of eBay.

They also announced the second edition of Descent with campaigns and a greater focus on characters and narrative for release next year. An upgrade kit will be available for current Descent owners. I sort of want to like Descent so I hope this is good.

They also announced a remake of a 1983 game called, I am not making this up, Wiz War. They are going to print up labels that say “Wiz War” and actually put them on boxes and then try to sell these boxes to people. I assume it is a 900 piece board game adaptation of a pissing contest. Or maybe a game where everyone runs a cheesesteak shop. Anyway, Wiz War.

Mike_O_Malley · 2011-08-05T12:40:57.000Z

Go wash your mouth out with soap. Wiz War is an awesome game and I’m looking forward to the reissue as I’ve lost some of the cardboard pieces from the previous edition.

It plays 2-4 and is a ton of fun.

Alan_Au · 2011-08-05T12:43:20.000Z

Mike Cathcart:

They also announced a remake of a 1983 game called, I am not making this up, Wiz War.

It’s about time–they’ve been promising that remake for years and years.

SlyFrog · 2011-08-05T12:45:58.000Z

I heard they’re radically changing the nature of Wiz War though. Apparently, it’s being rethemed to be about the NFL’s never ending battle against Onterrio Smith.

Dreamshadow · 2011-08-05T12:48:49.000Z

I’m hoping that the revised Descent has a vs AI option. The Overlord play can be fun, but there are times that no-one wants to be the bad guy.

Mike_Cathcart · 2011-08-05T13:11:23.000Z

Mike O'Malley:

Go wash your mouth out with soap.

Good idea, it’s full of Wiz War. I’ll probably buy it, though. FFG owns my wallet.

Wiz War is an awesome game and I’m looking forward to the reissue as I’ve lost some of the cardboard pieces from the previous edition.

Well clearly you didn’t like enough to build your own Wiz. Man, that does look cool. Now I want to play Wiz War. Damn it.

SlyFrog:

I heard they’re radically changing the nature of Wiz War though. Apparently, it’s being rethemed to be about the NFL’s never ending battle against Onterrio Smith.

This guy knows what I’m talking about.

wahoo · 2011-08-05T13:14:13.000Z

Mike O'Malley:

Go wash your mouth out with soap. Wiz War is an awesome game and I’m looking forward to the reissue as I’ve lost some of the cardboard pieces from the previous edition.

It plays 2-4 and is a ton of fun.

Fun and frustrating as you can foiled at the last second. A great beer and pretzels game.

Why in the world would they change Dune when it’s one of the most perfect games ever? The only downside is finding the right mix of players but that’s true for every game!

malkav11 · 2011-08-05T13:53:08.000Z

Wiz War is neat but I never really felt like the treasure hunt that’s the actual goal of the game really gelled with the rest of the mechanics. I would have had far more fun with it if it were more deathmatchy.

Dave47 · 2011-08-05T14:10:46.000Z

Mike Cathcart:

FFG’s Dune reissue is finally official today. Will come out later this year at $60 and rethemed as a Twilight Imperium spin off. Uh, yay? I think I’ll stick with my plan of buying regular Dune off of eBay.

By “TI spinoff” do you mean that all the game mechanisms will be preserved, but the art / flavor text will change the factions to seven of the TI races? Or will game mechanics be changed to be more like TI?

Mike_Cathcart · 2011-08-05T14:15:30.000Z

The first thing.

aganazer · 2011-08-05T14:20:20.000Z

malkav11:

Wiz War is neat but I never really felt like the treasure hunt that’s the actual goal of the game really gelled with the rest of the mechanics. I would have had far more fun with it if it were more deathmatchy.

One of the board games I designed is almost exactly that. I basically took Wiz War, created five themed class decks rather than one unified deck, and then gave each player three secret quest cards to complete. Some quests are to kill other players, steal their treasure, collect the most loot, escort NPC’s, etc. I called it Deathmatch Dungeon. Its an awesome game, but its severely deficient in original art so I’ve never been able to show it off on BGG.

Hell, I made this game because Wiz War was out of print and my friend with a copy moved away. I’d love to get a copy of it someday.

dogbert · 2011-08-05T18:11:05.000Z

wahoo:

Why in the world would they change Dune when it’s one of the most perfect games ever? The only downside is finding the right mix of players but that’s true for every game!

No-one can get the Dune licence, that’s the primary reason it’s been out of print for so long. FFG did a deal with the people who owned the rights to the board game, tried to get the licence, failed, and so this TI retheme of it is the compromise.