Zombies!!! isn't too bad...not really complex, but it's also only around $25-$30.
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any good complex card/boardgames with pvp?
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We usually play 2-3 days/evenings a month. Our current game has been running since march. I haven't access to the game board at the moment (we've stolen an unused room in my old university to store it in between sessions) so pictures from the interwebz will have to do.
On a more newfaggy note... Android is kind-of expensive, gets extremely complex since every additional player introduces more rules to keep track of and is really satisfying to play. It's got a nice bladerunner vibe to it, many different ways to win and actively encourages players to obstruct one another with light/dark event cards, since you need to play dark debuff cards on other players to be able to play light buffs on yourself.
The game runs for a set number of turns, and at the end of the last turns VPs are tallied. Points can be gained for collecting murder clues that point at your suspect, resolving "emotional baggage" plots for your character, uncovering the conspiracy (the jigsaw puzzle in the upper-right) and a bunch of other things. How the conspiracy unfolds can also modify how points are scored -- for instance, if a connection can be traced between the centre tile and a specific edge piece, favours owed by one of the 4 political factions may suddenly be worth victory points.
I absolutely adore the game, but at the same time there are so many rules to keep track of that explaining it to new people is a pain in the ass. At the same time, it's a very expensive product, coming with a high number of FFG-quality heavy cardboard bitz. Definately something you need to try before you buy.
The game runs for a set number of turns, and at the end of the last turns VPs are tallied. Points can be gained for collecting murder clues that point at your suspect, resolving "emotional baggage" plots for your character, uncovering the conspiracy (the jigsaw puzzle in the upper-right) and a bunch of other things. How the conspiracy unfolds can also modify how points are scored -- for instance, if a connection can be traced between the centre tile and a specific edge piece, favours owed by one of the 4 political factions may suddenly be worth victory points.
I absolutely adore the game, but at the same time there are so many rules to keep track of that explaining it to new people is a pain in the ass. At the same time, it's a very expensive product, coming with a high number of FFG-quality heavy cardboard bitz. Definately something you need to try before you buy.
Empires & Arms is da shit! Just make sure everyone is committed and know what starting a campaign entails.
I've been playing the same campaign for three years, but we only play four times each year, roughly.
EDIT: I'm also quite shit at it.
EDIT: I'm also quite shit at it.
Boy oh boy do I have good news for you!
Looks like Talisman is getting a Warhammer 40k reboot.
http://thegaminggang.com/2012/07/exclusive-first-look-at-relic-from-fantasy-flight-games/
Cool!
Darth Roxor on news posted above
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