I don't do a ton of solo gaming but I could certainly see it working well. The 2p was very tense between fighting for area control and also battling the enemies. I also loved the tension of not wanting to set up your opponent if you did deal a blow to the enemies
Moytura is a phenomenal 2p area control game from @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social and @djackthompson.bsky.social. It's not surprise the shared incentives were a selling point for us here at TableTapas
Had a wonderful day of gaming on Saturday. I love exploring these oldies Die Osteringel was amazing. What did you play?
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I can't wait for mine to arrive!
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Battledields of the Napoleonic Wars, Wiz-War, Shadow Moon Syndicates. I think that was it for me!
I'm with you on 1e. One of my all time favorites. That said, I need to play it more often!
the board game Lodge with Wee Aquinas shouting "preview!"
the board game Stellar Ventures with Wee Aquinas shouting "preview!"
the board game Gold Country with Wee Aquinas shouting "preview!"
the board game Almighty with Wee Aquinas shouting "preview!"
I enjoy helping projects become reality, so I've always written previews. But as prototypes become prettier, it's become harder to discern between finished titles and those still in development. Today I finally decided to just slap a big PREVIEW sticker on the appropriate articles.
I meant the theme in ASiE is very good. I have not played dark prov.
Study in Emerald 1e is one of my favorite games. Such a cool mix of genres. And the theme of the original really comes through. Plus it has zombies!
@andrewshihnyc.bsky.social pointed out we are playing the wrong colors for our team alignment
Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars tonight with my friend from Chicago. Feels fitting the Knicks are playing Bulls ...
Revisited Battlelore for the first time in a long time tonight. This game is good! I love when setup provides really interesting decisions that are fully a part of the game experience.
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Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, late pledges will be available through Backerkit once we get the pledge manager set up. Should be soon! We will post about it on bgg and the Kickstarter page will link directly to it as well!
What an absolutely amazing first campaign! We could not be more thankful for all of our wonderful backers. You haven't seen the last of us - we are just getting started. Time to get this game into all of your hands and start working on Rocky Ventures! ... more on that soon
Supply Lines is SO good, like so many of your designs (The Soo Line, Dual Gauge to name just a couple not mentioned here). I am so intrigued by Belinda's Big Bonus, I need to get around to ordering it!
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Dust Biters pocket edition was a lot of fun. I played some oldies this week (what else is new?): Dos Rios, Aquadukt, and Maya.
I am so intrigued by Rhine & Rhone...seems like my kind of game!
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As we sent Stellar Ventures off to be tested in the wild in its final version, we were happy to see that despite the "complexity," it was actually quite intuitive to people with all sorts of tabletop gaming experience
This really paid off, I think, with the work we did with Stellar Ventures. It's always hard to assess especially while you are iterating quickly on a game, as rules creep for those unfamiliar with a game may not be apparent when you have lived and breathed the rules for so long
One of the most valuable lessons I learned from doing dev work with you on Oath and then JoCo2e was learning how to let components do the heavy lifting with rules, it lightens the perceived complexity. I find components a fascinating portion of game design that is often overlooked and undervalued
Wonderful episode from @boardgamebarrage.bsky.social today! And Mark talks about Stellar Ventures (18:30). Kickstarter ends on 2/17, back now!
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My gaming journey over the past 10 years has also been quite interesting
Did not say it was a bad thing!
Oh how we change in 10 years...
Been excited about this one for a while, glad it's finally here! The theme, narrative and artwork look great. Just what I want from a game like this. Backed!
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Banque Fatale, Das letzte Paradies, Shady Lady, Storm in a Teacup, Control Nut!, a prototype, and Stellar Ventures at a LFGS!