[-] wet_squid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Wow, thank you so much, I didn’t even think of standalone scenarios!

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For a quick solo Gloomhaven experience! There was a similar print and play version called Gloomholdin‘.

Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs is a solo play game, with an original campaign story written by Isaac Childres, that features a playstyle similar to Gloomhaven in a fraction of the size.

Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs is set after the events of Gloomhaven and Forgotten Circles. The Aesther recluse Hail has earned a reputation for being highly instrumental in saving the city from recurring disasters, and she absolutely hates it. Wannabe heroes are constantly barging in on her studies at the Crooked Bone, looking for help in becoming famous themselves — not to mention all the demons that come by looking for vengeance. She briefly considered moving, but as that would require effort, she instead just placed an enchantment on her front door: Anyone who attempts to open it becomes miniaturized and therefore is no longer a problem.

Your character is one such wannabe hero. In an ill-advised attempt at fame, they try to visit Hail, and poof. Now they're the size of a mouse and have entered an entirely different realm of lawlessness and self-preservation. They must find a new way into the Crooked Bone to convince Hail to return them to their previous size.

Each scenario is a single card, pitting one mercenary against a handful of enemies with simplified actions and AI. Each mercenary has a hand of just four double-sided cards, but they can be used twice — both the front and the back — before they are discarded. Attacks are resolved using a die in conjunction with a modifier table, and both the table and the mercenary ability cards can be improved as you level up throughout the campaign.

—description from the publisher

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I really love the Core Set of the AH LCG! Now I want to dig deeper without ending up poor. What are my options?

Good thing: I‘m just a casual gamer. I could get it to the table probably once a week max for an hour or two. That‘s why i can squeeze months of fun out of a set.

But how do I proceed in 2023? There are mythos packs, scenarios, campaigns, cycles, deluxe editions, return to editions…?!

It get‘s more complicated: I‘m from Germany and want to play the sets, that are released here in german.

What I already own:

  • 1st edition core set <— only box I played yet
  • 1st edition Dunwich set
  • 1st edition Carcosa set (someone sold these 3 for 25€)

My questions:

  • I don‘t own any mythos packs or anything else. So Dunwich and Carcosa are incomplete, right? Should I sell them? Because:
  • Tracking down „old“ (German!) mythos packs to complete the sets I own could end up very expensive and difficult, right?
  • The return to-editions are cheap here, but it doesn‘t make sense to play them, if I don‘t own the standard cycles, right?
  • The „new“ campaign/investigator expansions are probably the easiest way to get another set, but they are kind of expensive (~50€ each). Still cheaper then buying every single mythos pack (15-25€ each), right?
[-] wet_squid@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Huh? Privacy doesn‘t seem to be one of the best selling features, is it? Well, yes, you don‘t have to use your real name, but someone posted an article today, that not even private messages here are private.

[-] wet_squid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, I forgot about that, thank you!

[-] wet_squid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Roll & Writes: We didn‘t enjoy Cartographer, it didn‘t feel exciting for us. Ganz schoen clever was another suggestion, but we‘d prefer no dice.

5 Minute Dungeon is awesome, but I played it so many times with my kids that I can‘t stand it anymore. But great suggestion! I‘ll have a look into your other suggestions.

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What we‘re looking for:

  • Easy to learn, hard to master
  • small footprint
  • It has to be great with both 2 or more players (up to 5)
  • exciting (push your luck or take that or similar mechanisms, maybe bluffing? A coop small engine builder tycoon game heavier than Bohnanza maybe?)

What we already have and like, but are bad with 2p

  • The Crew: Awesome, but sucks at 2p
  • For Sale
  • High Society

What we didn‘t enjoy:

  • Sushi Go Party
  • Cascadia (also too big)
  • King if Toyko (awesome but a bit too big, we‘d prefer a game without dice)
  • Love Letter
  • Coup
[-] wet_squid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I switched to board games instead! There are so incredibly well designed and immersive board games now, that also can be played solo! Marvel Champions, Spirit Island, Arkham Horror The Card Game, just to name a few…

[-] wet_squid@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Well, it highly depends on how hard we try to stop climate change.

If you want a serious answer, read the IPCC report.

[-] wet_squid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

All bean troll posts aside, it‘s one of my family favorites! With my kids I play it in coop mode to beat our own highscore.

The art is ugly af, but the design is awesome!

[-] wet_squid@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

When I had to choose I thought .world means, it‘s the central, most important place to be. Didn‘t know what the other abbreviations meant. Didn‘t care.

[-] wet_squid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

From all available animals they chose the one that loves to destroy my board game sessions. Call him asshole, that‘s what it is.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by wet_squid@lemmy.world to c/boardgames@feddit.de

Your favorite lightweight game at the moment

Your favorite game of medium weight at the moment!

Your favorite heavyweight game at the moment!

Your most played game of all time!

Your favorite game of all time!

========== Here‘s my list:

  • King of Tokyo: Awesome art, great table presence, easy to learn, different winning conditions, always fun!

  • Tidal Blades: I love asymmetric RPGs with character customization! But I only got it to the table once. Time will tell if it holds up.

  • Arkham Horror LCG: My heaviest game atm, since I don’t find enough time for longer games. The most immersive game I played so far! I‘m impressed how this game is designed and I love my depressing roguelike experience with Lovecraft theme here!

  • Most played: Dominion.

  • World of Warcraft - The Board Game has to be my all time favorite: It reminds me of times, when we had opportunities almost monthly to get together and play these long games. Again, customizable asymmetric characters, thrilling item management and fighting mechanic, skill trees (expansion), everything I loved about the PC game was so well captured here.

[-] wet_squid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oof, but do we prefer the Wagner chef with nuclear weapons or Putin with nuclear weapons?

[-] wet_squid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

While it’s always great to watch enemies turning against each other (Boebert vs MTG!), let‘s not forget that Putin is a mad man with his finger on a nuclear button.

I wish the best for the people living there who will suffer the consequences of a dictator who gets pushed into a corner.

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