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yankinlk · 07-01-2013 7:26pm

I know it's not a new one, but arrived today in the post... My bgg trade for Pirates Cove.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2987/pirates-cove

rzaba666 · 08-01-2013 12:17pm

ShooterSF wrote: »

For your kid, 3 words, King. Of. Tokyo.

have it, love it

rzaba666 · 08-01-2013 12:19pm

brianon wrote: »

It's Alive. I'm sick of telling you about it
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28396/its-alive

problem here is where to buy it?

oeb · 23-01-2013 6:28pm

I finally got around to picking up eclipse. I was up in Belfast and I decided to pop over to bangor to check out replay games (Well worth a visit btw).

Now to try and get a group together!

yankinlk · 23-01-2013 8:48pm

oeb wrote: »

I finally got around to picking up eclipse. I was up in Belfast and I decided to pop over to bangor to check out replay games (Well worth a visit btw).

Now to try and get a group together!

Gg. We play eclipse regularly down in limerick Thursdays. Even tried the expansion with 9 once. I think when we last played it we nearly even played it correctly.

oeb · 24-01-2013 9:58am

yankinlk wrote: »

Gg. We play eclipse regularly down in limerick Thursdays. Even tried the expansion with 9 once. I think when we last played it we nearly even played it correctly.

I'm looking forward to it, my group (When we played more reguarly) used to play TI3 on a weekly basis.

rzaba666 · 25-01-2013 9:29pm

another attempt to play co-op with my son, Flash Point Fire Rescue:

so far, so good

even my 3 yr old played with us (well, we moved his firefighter and did all other things), very good game for family. You can play family game or experienced game.

rzaba666 · 26-01-2013 6:27pm

some pictures of this fantastic game

billaustin · 13-02-2013 12:33pm

I just got Zombie Dice, Star Wars Miniatures Game and Gloom. I'm new to gaming like this but loving it, want to get Last Night on Earth and Mansions of Madness, maybe Munchkin too.

Are there any gamers in Kildare that meet or get together at all?

Mother Duck · 14-02-2013 12:46pm

Finally got around to picking up a copy of Mr.Jack last week... I was looking for a light 2 player lunchtime / filler game.

It's an easy to understand (but not aesthetically pleasing!) game of deduction / cat and mouse. Played a couple of games so far and it is definitely one that gets better as both players learn how the different characters work.

Sometimes, just by luck of the draw, it can end prematurely and feel a bit of a letdown, but then on the flipside it can get quite tense, and the fact that it takes 2 minutes to set up, and 20 minutes to play makes it easy to gloss over the gammier rounds.

Picked it up from boardgamer.ie - the guy is very nice to deal with. Between this and Gamer's World there's quite a nice selection available now!

GodlessM · 15-02-2013 7:30pm

My latest buy was Runebound from Fantasy Flight (always good). Have played a few times so far and have to say it is currently one of my favourite games.

Ordered Settlers of Catan last night also on Amazon; I've seen it played but haven't played myself, so we'll see what happens when it arrives.

Earthhorse · 15-02-2013 8:04pm

GodlessM wrote: »

Ordered Settlers of Catan last night also on Amazon; I've seen it played but haven't played myself, so we'll see what happens when it arrives.

You're in for a treat.

yankinlk · 22-02-2013 6:52pm

Gonna try this with the family tonight, and the regular gamers next thursday...

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20545/rorys-story-cubes

brianon · 22-02-2013 9:03pm

yankinlk wrote: »

Gonna try this with the family tonight, and the regular gamers next thursday...

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20545/rorys-story-cubes

I bought those myself a few years ago. You're big into these arty farty games aren't ya

?

Why don't we play this and then Dixit ?

Actually it's a neat little family game and I think there are 2 or 3 sets of story dice around now. Art and Craft shop in Crescent shopping centre have then I think.

TwoShedsJackson · 23-02-2013 11:39am

Got Yedo, going to give it a spin today. First worker placement type game really, it's been mostly Twilight Struggle and other CDGs up to this.

Rev Hellfire · 25-02-2013 10:22am

Ordered Mansions of Madness and hoping it will arrive by the weekend since we're having a evening/night of beer and boardgames.

Mother Duck · 25-02-2013 6:44pm

Would be great to hear how you get on with this. I think I liked the idea of Arkham Horror more than I liked the game - most games nights involve plenty of beer and there was just too many fiddly rules and tokens to keep track of.

I nearly went for MoM when I heard about it but have it on the long-wishlist at present.

GodlessM · 25-02-2013 7:03pm

Rev Hellfire wrote: »

Ordered Mansions of Madness and hoping it will arrive by the weekend since we're having a evening/night of beer and boardgames.

A friend of mine has Arkham Horror and our group have had great fun with it, but I've been toying with picking up Mansions of Madness myself. Please let us know how you get on with it.

Rev Hellfire · 25-02-2013 8:40pm

I'll certainly throw up my thoughts on it if we play it on games night we're having this weekend.

yankinlk · 25-02-2013 9:14pm

Mother Duck wrote: »

I think I liked the idea of Arkham Horror more than I liked the game - most games nights involve plenty of beer and there was just too many fiddly rules and tokens to keep track of.

Real gamers drink coffee. :P

cherryghost · 26-02-2013 5:56am

Bought Village last week. Long story short, you control a family and you strive for success in the village, be it through the church, the council, the market, becoming a renowned traveller etc, all of which yield victory points if your members are present at the end of the game. The best part about this game is that as time passes in the game, your family members grow old and eventually pass on, so you have the duty to marry and carry on the family's legacy. This means there's a number of strategic elements on where you want your family members in (ie there's no point putting a family member on the town council if he dies soon).

I've played three times so far and I'm loving it. I've also accidently found a way to cheat death

This will be a centrepiece boardgame to our gaming nights alongside Civilization, Catan, Puerto Rico and Risk Legacy :P

yankinlk · 02-03-2013 12:09am

rzaba666 wrote: »

love the game but my son refuse to play as there is no fighting or killing

Thanks to rzaba666 for bringing this back from the motherland. Hive is a very addictive two player game, that even my 7 year old can grasp. He beat the teenager after is second game, with a little advice from me.

Highly recommend this.

rzaba666 · 02-03-2013 12:10pm

some more games bought in motherland

Bohnanza ia absolute hit with kids, highly recommend it

Bohnanza
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza

Dragon's Gold
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1042/dragons-gold

rzaba666 · 02-03-2013 4:21pm

also K2 which is really nice game (great if you are mountains climbing enthusiast):

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/73761/k2

Rev Hellfire · 06-03-2013 1:24pm

Since I said I'd throw up our experience of the Mansions of Madness game, here's a short summary.

In total there were four of us playing this game for the first time, other than myself no-one had read the rules, that was our first mistake.

To get the game running in a reasonable amount of time means splitting up the set-up into two parts (which in fairness is mentioned in the rules).

The keeper has a mountain of cards to sort out and has to configure up the scenario; Ideally while they are doing this the players should be preparing the map and selecting their characters along with their starting equipment.

Once we got up and running the game moved at a nice brisk pace, the play somewhat like descent.

In terms of play the encounters came quite late in the game, mostly because the investigators keep together and as such didn't encounter the clues until a bit into the game. The game ended with a win for the investigator due to time expiring rather than them actively causing it to happen.

We're going to arrange another get together (have to stick the post up, probably for a few weeks time). But I think we'll probably have a better experience this time since we'll be familiar with the game rules this time.

Overall I was slightly disappointed with the first play, but think that's more down to mistakes on our part than the game itself. The next session though will make things clear.

Moonbeam · 07-03-2013 9:31pm

Just discovered this forum.

We bought Dominion a few weeks ago and started playing it this week. it is brilliant

GodlessM · 08-03-2013 8:02pm

Since posting about Runebound we are now up Settlers of Catan, The Walking Dead, Munchkin Deluxe, and Nuts, with Elder Sign in the post soon. All excellent games (Munchkin being an old classic I had just never had a chance to own myself; got The Guild expansion for it too). Looking at various possibilities on what to get next; looking forward to hearing more bout Mansions of Madness and also looking at Castle Panic, Smallworld (a game I've had great fun with in the past), Cthulhu Dice, and Mage Knight.

Logical_Bear · 16-03-2013 8:16pm

So ordered Claustrophobia earlier in the week and it arrived just in time for the long weekend.

The game material is of good qaulity and the figures are already prepainted(thank god!).

had 2 quick games with my son earlier and it plays fast and I found it to be good fun.Hopefully will play it with a mate of mine soon and see how it pans out against an adult opponent.

thanks to rzaba666 for the heads up on the game.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36932/claustrophobia

Paddy Samurai · 20-03-2013 10:22pm

Alhambra
Got a copy of this last week ,and played a few games with the family over the weekend.Great little, easy-to-learn strategy game IMO.
Will be playing it again this weekend.

Ended up buying it because of this review/play thru.

Damn you! ............. Will Weaton.:D

Fengol · 22-03-2013 1:54pm

Only recently started board gaming again after some friends picked up Arkham Horror and Eclipse and are now doing weekly board game nights.

Since then I have picked up

Carcasssonne

Race for the Galaxy

and Ming Dynasty (mainly as it was super cheap)

ming+dynasty+boardgame+eurogame+china+%25282%2529.JPG

Rev Hellfire · 22-03-2013 7:29pm

Ordered Citadels today, was looking for something with a simple set-up (which from what I've read this has).

Hope to give it a go on the next board-game night we've arranged for a few weeks time (hello elderly Drogheda people).

GodlessM · 22-03-2013 11:05pm

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

Alhambra
Got a copy of this last week ,and played a few games with the family over the weekend.Great little, easy-to-learn strategy game IMO.
Will be playing it again this weekend.

Ended up buying it because of this review/play thru.

Damn you! ............. Will Weaton.:D

Just about anything on that show is worth playing in my opinion. And on that note, people should check out www.tabletopday.com.

As for Alhambra, the thing I like most about it is that it is easily available; they sell it in O'Mahony's bookstore even.

yankinlk · 22-03-2013 11:08pm

Rev Hellfire wrote: »

Ordered Citadels today, was looking for something with a simple set-up (which from what I've read this has).

Hope to give it a go on the next board-game night we've arranged for a few weeks time (hello elderly Drogheda people).

Its a great game. Regulars love the backstabbery, newbies can get the simplicity.

Warning! Overthinkers will kill this game dead... trying to decide what to play, what to pass. Sometimes you are as well off to randomly pick a role... but then that ruins it for others.

Earthhorse · 22-03-2013 11:28pm

Alhambra is one of those games that may as well play itself as far as I'm concerned. Not much decision making to be made.

Citadels is great fun though; with the caveat that you must play it with a bit of pace.

yankinlk wrote: »

Warning! Overthinkers will kill this game dead... trying to decide what to play, what to pass. Sometimes you are as well off to randomly pick a role... but then that ruins it for others.

Yeah, totally agree. It's a good way to finish off a gaming session or to play as an interlude between heavier games.

TwoShedsJackson · 23-03-2013 1:17am

Got Pax Porfiriana after seeing it mentioned on BGG, a card game about the struggle for power in Mexico at the start of the 1900s.

220 cards, of which only 50 + 10 per player are used in a game so you'll not see more than 80 or so in most games, and a very interesting design that intersects building a financial base with scheming your ass off in an attempt to overthrow the dictator Diaz and take his place - you can go for a good old Communist revolution, or try to convince Teddy Roosevelt to invade and annex Mexico, the other options are the military coup or even a free and democratic election, if you're a wuss!

yankinlk · 23-03-2013 2:14am

That reminds me of Junta... but it sounds much better.

rzaba666 · 24-03-2013 2:19pm

BGG trade for Dixit...Doom the Boardgame:

rzaba666 · 24-03-2013 4:44pm

Spartacus!!!!

Fengol · 25-03-2013 1:30pm

Took my copy of 'Race for the Galaxy' around to my weekly board game night. Turns out there was 5 of us so nipped to FLGS and picked up:

Rebel vs Imperium expansion to add the extra player

Also nabbed a cheap copy of Strozzi on ebay

Paddy Samurai · 29-03-2013 5:10pm

Got a copy of this and played for the first time last night.Played a couple of solo games to try it out and I liked it a lot.Played as Dexter Drake.The extra spells make a big diff IMO.So he's a good character to start out with.
Lost to Azathoth ,but kicked Nyarlathotep's ass big time.:)
Hope to play a few games the weekend with the mates & family.
Also there's an expansion due out this year,so I hope to pick up a copy.:D

GodlessM · 29-03-2013 6:01pm

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

Got a copy of this and played for the first time last night.Played a couple of solo games to try it out and I liked it a lot.Played as Dexter Drake.The extra spells make a big diff IMO.So he's a good character to start out with.
Lost to Azathoth ,but kicked Nyarlathotep's ass big time.:)
Hope to play a few games the weekend with the mates & family.
Also there's an expansion due out this year,so I hope to pick up a copy.:D

My only complaint with it so far is that it seems a little too easy at times. Shug was a nightmare I'll admit, adding the terror check to every monster, but so far that's the only one I've lost, and like you I blazed trough Nyarl not even taking a single hit throughout the whole game (Monterey Jack is a boss).

Paddy Samurai · 29-03-2013 7:29pm

GodlessM wrote: »

My only complaint with it so far is that it seems a little too easy at times. Shug was a nightmare I'll admit, adding the terror check to every monster, but so far that's the only one I've lost, and like you I blazed trough Nyarl not even taking a single hit throughout the whole game (Monterey Jack is a boss).

Although only two plays in ,I thought the same.Checked the rules a few times to see if I was playing it wrong.But I was'nt. Don't know why ,but I have the feeling solo play is easier than group play.I will find out later.

Even my loss to Azathoth was more "bad luck" than anything else.During my last 6 card draws no Elder Signs were showing on the table.

yankinlk · 30-03-2013 10:50pm

Played skulls and roses with some noobs tonight. Great gateway game for non believers. They were hooked. I thought they broke e game tho on the 2nd play, got all the way down from 7 players to 3, with one player only having roses left.

Prefer werewolf, but this game is good with less than 8.

Das Kitty · 02-04-2013 10:24am

A great short party game. It's like snap with some extra rules and is very quick, which I like. Played it with some ruthless friends on Saturday and it was brilliant fun. We had some vicious fights over the totem. :pac:

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8098/jungle-speed

GodlessM · 03-04-2013 12:43pm

Found this in O'Mahony's bookstore yesterday and was thinking about trying it out anyway so I picked it up. Turns out it's pretty damn good. It captures the feel of an adventure across any different lands well by use of multiple game boards and also nails the severity of such a journey well. When we played we thought things were maybe a bit easy early on and were confident about the quest, but by the time we got to Mordor we no longer felt that way and we were quickly defeated. It is great to have a co-operative game that is difficult, but better still is that difficulty gradient that the game seems to have, so it isn't just easy or hard, but gets harder as you go along. I'd recommend for anyone into Lord of the Rings and/or co-operative games.

Paddy Samurai · 03-04-2013 6:43pm

I know this one won't appeal to a lot of people.But I can't wait:D
Ordered my copy on-line today.

Paddy Samurai · 04-04-2013 11:46pm

The deed is done. Ordered this on line tonight.

No more board games for the rest of the year next six months
............next while...........:o

Star Lord · 08-04-2013 9:48pm

Bought Smallworld Underground at the weekend:

Had one game of it on Saturday evening, we both found it really fun and interesting. It starts off quite slowly, but once you've one race out there and have moved them into decline, the strategy kicks into play very quickly. The various combinations of special powers and races really inject a nice variety into the game too, as it means that any of the races will be different each time that you play!

I love the way it comes with 2, double sided boards, which are for 2, 3, 4 or 5 players, great thinking on the manufacturer's part. That's the 2 player board pictured.

GodlessM · 08-04-2013 11:07pm

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Bought Smallworld Underground at the weekend:
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Had one game of it on Saturday evening, we both found it really fun and interesting. It starts off quite slowly, but once you've one race out there and have moved them into decline, the strategy kicks into play very quickly. The various combinations of special powers and races really inject a nice variety into the game too, as it means that any of the races will be different each time that you play!

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Funnily enough I too just bought this as well as Munchkin Quest and Pirate Fluxx. All awesome.

Star Lord · 09-04-2013 7:05am

GodlessM wrote: »

Funnily enough I too just bought this as well as Munchkin Quest and Pirate Fluxx. All awesome.

I got Munchkin Axe Cop as well, but didn't realise that it was 3-6 players, doh! So haven't played it yet. The Smallworld Underground I picked up looked to be the last copy in Gamers World, we went for it over regular Smallworld simply because we liked the look of the races more!
Already have Zombie Fluxx and their Back to the Future card game.

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