"Yeah, we can get Age of Steam done in 2 hours."
Yeah, you're allowed to curse on the internet. Be free! It is bullshit when this happens.
Hard to find much info on this. Looks like some kind of dice game?
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/438266/va-mourir-sur-mars
PopTop. Railroad Tycoon 2&3 and Tropico 1&2. They got bought by 2K, which eventually killed the studio. The Railroad Tycoon series is dead. Tropico is still around, but I'm not excited about the latest interation. Some of the guys tried to kickstart a new Railroad Tycoon but it didn't fund. Phil Steinmeyer was an underrated developer, though I believe he's retired today.
It's too bad it worked out that way. I think they could have been on the level with Paradox as far as strategy games are concerned, but focusing more on economic games, city builders, and the like. On Steinmeyer's blog he said he didn't think there was demand for heavier games anymore about mid 00s. That might have been true then, but so many games out now prove that wrong.
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Edit: didn't mean to make this a comment reply instead of post reply, but it still counts
Tichu is the bomb, literally.
New plays were:
- Mahjong
- John Company
- Sol
- Nana
- Kreigbot
- Kremlin
- Lifeboats
- Category 5
- Fresh Fish
- Santiago
My list looks similar. Splotter is at the top. I did preorder Horseless Carriage back before we had much info about it and don't regret it. John Bohrer would be up there as well, but though various connections I've played enough Winsomes to know they aren't an instant buy. (Iberian Railways, Italian Railroads, and 1836)
Tangent, but I'm very split on 1836. The opening is incredible, but once you get past the first stock round all the interesting decisions have been made.
I haven't played many, but it does lead to some interesting cases of board games being adapted to video games and back to board games, like Civilization and Europa Universalis.
Don't overfeed your cats people, especially not for internet points.
I usually take a moment to pause for reflection, digesting the material. It's a simple step, but gives me some time to take in what I've read.
Corn for the corn gods!