Small World

Octavian wrote:

Because now you have a use for what would have previously been left-over tokens.

-MMM

All this does is advance their crisis to the move beforehand, then you get to hear them have a tantrum when the roll doesn't work out.

I'd probably get burnt out of playing the game after 3 or 4 plays to because the game is not very deep. But so far it's one of the better Euros I've scene this year.

A ringing endorsement if I've ever heard one.

Sag.

the game is not very deep.

So, its a small world after all.

I think I'd rather buy beer or porn than Small World. I'd likely have a better time too.

-Will

There is two fun aspects of Small World. First finding cool race / ability combos. For me my Seafaring Giants blew but my Spirit Trolls were awesome. Secondly, there is some great meta gaming in Small World after the 1st or 2nd turn as players try to talk each other into taking over the other guys territories.

Octavian makes a great point about the dice because there's no a real point to totally optimize territories you take over. I like the fact that you add the mountain, fort spots on the board. This speeds up the game also.

MattDP wrote:

Best Ameritrash game: Blood Royale - It tooks us about 5 hours to get through 6 turns. This is a game that should be re-done with some updated rules and components.

I've been saying for years that there is no better candidate for a modern makeover than Blood Royale. It's just chock full of fascinating ideas that don't *quite* work, but with some experienced hands at the helm I'm convinced it could be turned into something truly special.

There's some great things about Blood Royale. The biggest problem with the game was that it had a little too much chrome for the 21st century gamer. The problem with 1980's chrome is that it takes 10 - 15 minutes to look it up a book. With 21st century chrome it can be build into a deck of cards, put on the board or put on an easy to read player aid. Even the births, deaths, sex and characteristics could be done quickly by flipping one card vs. rolling the dice 7 times and looking that information up on a table.

KingPut wrote:

MattDP wrote:

Best Ameritrash game: Blood Royale - It tooks us about 5 hours to get through 6 turns. This is a game that should be re-done with some updated rules and components.

I've been saying for years that there is no better candidate for a modern makeover than Blood Royale. It's just chock full of fascinating ideas that don't *quite* work, but with some experienced hands at the helm I'm convinced it could be turned into something truly special.

There's some great things about Blood Royale. The biggest problem with the game was that it had a little too much chrome for the 21st century gamer. The problem with 1980's chrome is that it takes 10 - 15 minutes to look it up a book. With 21st century chrome it can be build into a deck of cards, put on the board or put on an easy to read player aid. Even the births, deaths, sex and characteristics could be done quickly by flipping one card vs. rolling the dice 7 times and looking that information up on a table.

FFG said a remake was in the pipeline 2-3 years ago already. No news since.