[brianon]

2nd expansion for Ascension arrived yesterday

[Dr Bob]

Just in case this is of interest to any of you , a quick vid I did of a hybrid electronic/board game from 1982 (Parker Bros)' Lost treasure'.
I'm more into collecting old video/electronic games as opposed to board games (in fact I sold off most of what I had , as I just didnt have room for them , last one , Advanced heroquest is still on adverts here by the way) , but I'm hanging on to this fella solely for the electronic part of it!

[Mother Duck]

Second printing of King of Tokyo finally shipped this week and is now available through Gamers World in Dublin (I think I paid €34) or through whatever shops you normally order from.



Had a couple of games of this last night with 5 people and some beer, it is a nice quick game (30 mins or so), that has a good balance of luck and strategy (dice rolling Yahtzee style) where each turn you're caught between trying to kill off someone else, further your own points, or heal.

I also picked up Fury of Dracula on adverts last week, which I've had my eye out for over the past while.



Haven't had a chance to play that yet but if this rotten weather continues there should be a good chance of that being something to do over the weekend. FoD is a Scotland Yard style deduction game with a combat system and a few other mechanics thrown in that make it look quite fun.

MD

[brianon]

King Of Tokyo looks very nice. FOD is a very good game.

[Mother Duck]

Yeah King of Tokyo is really attractive - very colourful, big chunky dice, no real fiddly bits, and the mechanics are very simple to grasp but still has a tactical edge.

The cards are where the tactical element comes into play, with different power-ups and abilities being unlocked...the only drawback I have from the couple of games we played was that the cards didn't see much action, since we were all generally preoccupied with attacking and healing...I've seen a few people on Boardgamegeek suggesting house ruling to give extra energy tokens (what you use to purchase a card) so I will try that in the next game I think.

But overall impressions from everyone were positive!

[ShooterSF]

So finally added a new game and I wanted something to do solo that could fill those hours that Eldar Signs didn't really do for me. So here it is:



Mage Knight and I think it's gonna be a loving relationship. I started that game after work last night when I knew I could have the table undisturbed and got setup around half one. I followed the walkthrough for the first game (with the solo rules added in) and I got done around half 4 And I slayed a dragon on my last turn!

[yankinlk]

Originally Posted by Mother Duck

Yeah King of Tokyo is really attractive - ...I've seen a few people on Boardgamegeek suggesting house ruling to give extra energy tokens

Loved this one, picked it up today to play with the kids @home. Probably house rule with the 7 yr old no cards.

Won it thursday night twice, last time was with two cards. one to let me change any one die and the other was to roll one of every die face for 9 points.

[brianon]

I was there. The odds were like 1 million to one. I'll always remember where I was that night.

[yankinlk]

Originally Posted by brianon

I was there. The odds were like 1 million to one. I'll always remember where I was that night.

million to one? I saw the 7 year old roll it without help last night. No i did not tell him what he had - am i evil?

[brianon]

Originally Posted by yankinlk

million to one? I saw the 7 year old roll it without help last night. No i did not tell him what he had - am i evil?

Evil ? Only if after his go you pointed it out and laughed in his face.

[yankinlk]

Any new games out there?. I picked up Cthulhu dice and find its a great 5 min carry in the pocket game. Good for noobs but lifers will complain its too simple.

[AndruX]

Hi,

My latest games:
Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game and Wave 1 ships. Fantastic miniature game. Rules are not complicated and very easy. It takes 10-15 to teach. All ships are painted. You can build your own squads. Rulebook includes 3 scenarios to play.

War of the Ring Second Edition. Wanted this for a long time and finally a Second Edition was released and re-printed. It's a war game in Middle-earth. Waiting for a new expansion to this game.

7 Wonders: Cities. Expansion for 7 Wonders. New type of cards (Black). New diplomacy tokens

Descent: Journeys in the Dark (second edition). I like this better than 1st edition. Shorter playtime is the main reason for this. Also, I like scenarios as they are different and thematic (you don't need to go to dungeons and kill all monster - players keep playing until one side has achieved their objective). Campaign mode can be played in 20 hours. Heroes can be upgraded between scenarios.

[Paddy Samurai]

Got my copy last month , but a lot of the pieces were broken .Only got the replacements today.
hope to play it the weekend.

[brianon]

Managed to finally get Zombie Dice + expansion. Was trying to get it in a trade on BGG for ages with no success.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/62871/zombie-dice

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1...double-feature

Played this with wife and daughter on iPad. Gaming group will love it also.

[rzaba666]

Star Wars: The Card Game LCG was on some sort of sale on amazon (17.63 £ + 5.10 £ shipping) could not resist Game did not arrive yet and it is only 2-players, apparently some future expansions will add 4-player option