Let's Talk The Cube Tower (Shogun/Wallenstein)

Using a deck of cards misses the whole "it's fun to dump the cubes in the tower" bit. Like, sure you could also use an app to generate all the die rolls for Axis and Allies or something, but physically chucking buckets of dice is part of the appeal.

Also, the cube tower is cardboard with a plastic funnel and tray. China can't mess this one up with shoddy plastic!

Don't forget the "Cosmic Hockey puck" from Andromeda. Which is much eviler than the Tower of Shogun



Aslo there is a third game the Shogun tower is used. A game called Im Zeichen des Kreuzes

Chaz wrote: Using a deck of cards misses the whole "it's fun to dump the cubes in the tower" bit. Like, sure you could also use an app to generate all the die rolls for Axis and Allies or something, but physically chucking buckets of dice is part of the appeal.

Also, the cube tower is cardboard with a plastic funnel and tray. China can't mess this one up with shoddy plastic!

People do use the Catan card deck instead of rolling and I think Fantasy Flight have sold quite a few copies of their dice app for X-Wing/Star Wars RPG.

The people buying this stuff should be institutionalized but there is a market.

Chaz wrote: I freaking love the cube tower. Fights are usually pretty rare in Wallenstein,...

Clearly you have never played in any of the F:AT PBEM games.

Was about to say the same thing, Doctor. Like many DoaMs, it's all about the group playing. Rivers run red when FAtties play.

True, I'm usually the one warmonger on a table of peacenicks.

Chapel wrote: Don't forget the "Cosmic Hockey puck" from Andromeda. Which is much eviler than the Tower of Shogun

Aslo there is a third game the Shogun tower is used. A game called Im Zeichen des Kreuzes

Never heard of Im Zeichen des Kreuzes, did it ever come out in the US? Was it prior to Wallenstein?

Mr. White wrote:
Never heard of Im Zeichen des Kreuzes, did it ever come out in the US? Was it prior to Wallenstein?

It came out just prior to Wallenstein. I've not played it yet, but you may ask Barnes, as he's owned it and played it.

Does Shogun play well with 3?

Anyone tried Amerigo? Its use of the cube tower sounds kind of neat -- reminiscent of the action dice pool in War of the Ring. But I don't trust Stefan Feld to make a game that's fun.