Trashdome - Galaxy Trucker VS RoboRally

mjl1783 wrote:

Hey, I didn't dream this thing up! What happened to the old pawns anyway?

I support the decision to make the default avatar as goofy looking as possible.

Mr MOTO wrote:

Ro(blow) Rally sucks

Reading a description and looking at the components tells me it should be a hoot. When I muster up the confidence to try it again (and again) I find the actual game just doesn't live up to the sum of its fun factor components.

Mr. Moto is really describing Betrayal on House on a Hill.

But this Trashdome is another easy one for me. Let's hope I get into the win column this time. (LOL)

Vote: RoboRally

Vote: RoboRally

Any game where the most important thing is doing a bloody kids jig-saw puzzle in silence at the start can fucking bite my arse. I walked away from the game while doing this when I thought what the fuck am I doing.

Much rather push other robots down shutes, laser them up the backside, and make glorius card programming fuck-ups resulting in you looking a dick banging your head against a wall.

Vote: Roborally

This is mostly a fun game. And we usually bring this on the table when no one really cares for a thinking game any more (after a few(...) beers). This is just plain, raw fun! Program your robot and see how bad it fares. Try to mess up other peoples plans!

As others have mentioned it is important to build a good track. But it is really easy to build one as well. Max 2 map pieces and some crossings to prevent leaders from being alone. Ready.

To get more fun out of it start with a special power. The special powers are too hard to come by.

Galaxy trucker was interesting to try out. But. First you build a ship solitaire. Then you watch what happens to it without being able to do anything about it? Boring. This could perhaps be a good solo game though? Try to optimize your final points kind of thing?

I really like the description someone made about it. You put a space ship together out of different pieces and then throw it against a wall and see how it survived! Now that would be fun!

Roborally has a great concept but poor, often boring execution. I'm all for long games -- but only when they stay fun and/or interesting.

In my book, Space Alert has replaced RR for a game with pre-programmed moves.

Vote: Galaxy Trucker

grimnir wrote:

In my book, Space Alert has replaced RR for a game with pre-programmed moves.

It's crap.

(No need to waste too much forum space)

Galaxy Trucker

I like RR but it has left me kinda cold but a game of GT is always full of swearing, screaming and pure fun. Throw in the expansion and RR doesn't really stand a chance. Both are good games though.

Haven't played Galaxy Trucker yet, even if I'd like to try it out.

But I do like RoboRally. One thing that keeps coming up is the length problem bogging things down. Never really had that, as I think I've only ever played on 1 board maps with 3 flags or so. These games last for about 20 minutes, no time to get bored, and it's fast - what a racing game should be, right? The more players the merrier of course. We can play 3-4 games in a row before the game overstays its welcome. The only problem with these short maps is that you don't really have time to grab upgrades and use them properly. Still, it's goofy, fun, and you can laugh at the others' misfortunes when their robot falls down a chute or gets zapped.



VOTE: ROBORALLY

Robo Rally can be fun or it can be like watching paint dry. I think it is fun where you have a medium complexity map and not too many of them. As you start adding more maps, the fun factor wears down quickly. The other thing that kills it for me is the analysis paralysis. too much thinking on what cards to play.....but I guess I can understand it.

Anyways, not played Galaxy Trucker but would like to....

My vote goes to RoboRally by default.

Wow...ROBORALLY is putting up more of a fight than I thought it would. Guess there's more pocket protectors among the F:ATties than I thought, if you know what I mean.



PERHAPS WHEN MY SMOKING OF THIS CIGARETTE IS COMPLETE I WILL JOIN YOU IN A GAME OF ROBORALLY

Ah - the sound of Barnes quaking in his boots, just as a laser is about to burn his frakkin arse off.

Vote: Robo Rally

I owe it to the game that got me into gaming. I have what I think is the Wizards edition with the metal 'bots and while the "runaway leader" complaint is certainly valid, along with the need for a timer, I and my friends have had a lot of fun with it.

Vote= ROBORALLY

the chaos of the game is great and its funny to watch people do the twisting and turning in there seats while there trying to set there cards.

Druen Kree wrote:

... its funny to watch people do the twisting and turning in there seats while there trying to set there cards.

Watching that alone is better than playing the stupid jig-saw euro.

Michael Barnes wrote:

Guess there's more pocket protectors among the F:ATties than I thought, if you know what I mean.

Galaxy Trucker = Cult of the new to me. Haven't had the time to check it out, it's been out, what, a year or so? I don't really hang out at a weekly games club anymore so I don't get the chance to try out new stuff as much.