lukaszek
the determinator
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totally not equivalent of movie thread.
I'll start:
Terraforming Mars
Gameplay is child of Settlers of Catan and Power Grid. While I like both of those games, this combination is even better. While in both settlers and power grid your opponents points are known(more or less), this game is too complex to know where you are standing. As opposed to power grid core of the game is not about predicting when will it end as its quite clear. It is not just about blocking your opponents on the board, but also using their strategy to your advantage as tokens interact cross-players ownership wise.
I suggest playing with draw rules.
Contrary to most titles, optimal number of players is 3 - very important for my regular setup.
Sherlock Holmes
Its like playing CYOA where... you dont know which page to read next. You gather clues and make a guess which page/action to read next.
I havent red so much aloud since primary school. Each scenario introduction is 2 pages. Out of boredom people automatically start doing voices which is great!
Its supposed to be about competing against Sherlock but its stupid: he is not completionist and side quests/missions are not worth points wise. Its best to just forget about that part of game and explore until you have no loose ends.
Strong alcohol dries your throat which makes reading out loud harder. Its not for competitive people with short attention span.
I'll start:
Terraforming Mars
Gameplay is child of Settlers of Catan and Power Grid. While I like both of those games, this combination is even better. While in both settlers and power grid your opponents points are known(more or less), this game is too complex to know where you are standing. As opposed to power grid core of the game is not about predicting when will it end as its quite clear. It is not just about blocking your opponents on the board, but also using their strategy to your advantage as tokens interact cross-players ownership wise.
I suggest playing with draw rules.
Contrary to most titles, optimal number of players is 3 - very important for my regular setup.
Sherlock Holmes
Its like playing CYOA where... you dont know which page to read next. You gather clues and make a guess which page/action to read next.
I havent red so much aloud since primary school. Each scenario introduction is 2 pages. Out of boredom people automatically start doing voices which is great!
Its supposed to be about competing against Sherlock but its stupid: he is not completionist and side quests/missions are not worth points wise. Its best to just forget about that part of game and explore until you have no loose ends.
Strong alcohol dries your throat which makes reading out loud harder. Its not for competitive people with short attention span.