What BOARD GAME(s) have you been playing?

Neither are exactly board games but on Sunday I got in two games of Netrunner before a session of Dungeon Crawl Classics, and I was left wondering why I have so many games. Netrunner was fantastic, and I'm aching for more plays now. DCC was wild and crazy as always. I guess I was left thinking about how I only play a small number of CCGs, RPGs, and minis games and I find them very fulfilling and am not constantly looking for the next one I'll like, so why do I constantly chase board games?

Bull Nakano wrote: Neither are exactly board games but on Sunday I got in two games of Netrunner before a session of Dungeon Crawl Classics, and I was left wondering why I have so many games. Netrunner was fantastic, and I'm aching for more plays now. DCC was wild and crazy as always. I guess I was left thinking about how I only play a small number of CCGs, RPGs, and minis games and I find them very fulfilling and am not constantly looking for the next one I'll like, so why do I constantly chase board games?

Jeff White and I are thinking about getting into some DCC. I'd love to hear some more about your experience with it.

Bull Nakano wrote: I guess I was left thinking about how I only play a small number of CCGs, RPGs, and minis games and I find them very fulfilling and am not constantly looking for the next one I'll like, so why do I constantly chase board games?

Yeah...I hear this. We recently wrapped up a sputtering BB league, but it was a lot of fun, and I'm going to jump start season II a bit early and keep the games more frequent. The league has me itching for a little more campaign play, so like Casey mentioned, we'll be taking a look at DCC probably right after the winter break (can you give us a run down of the adventures you've played, preferences, but no spoilers).

All in all though, I have to say getting back into BB was nice and I think a solid rpg will be good as well. There just isn't anything like a steady campaign or league (of any game).

It does make the one-off board game sessions feel a bit more...hollow? Lighter? Still fun though, but a bit fewer calories.

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Mr. White wrote:

Bull Nakano wrote: I guess I was left thinking about how I only play a small number of CCGs, RPGs, and minis games and I find them very fulfilling and am not constantly looking for the next one I'll like, so why do I constantly chase board games?

Yeah...I hear this. We recently wrapped up a sputtering BB league, but it was a lot of fun, and I'm going to jump start season II a bit early and keep the games more frequent. The league has me itching for a little more campaign play, so like Casey mentioned, we'll be taking a look at DCC probably right after the winter break (can you give us a run down of the adventures you've played, preferences, but no spoilers).

All in all though, I have to say getting back into BB was nice and I think a solid rpg will be good as well. There just isn't anything like a steady campaign or league (of any game).

It does make the one-off board game sessions feel a bit more...hollow? Lighter? Still fun though, but a bit fewer calories.

I'm not sure, generally board gaming is fulfilling. Sometimes I play something that just rubs me the wrong way, but usually I play games I enjoy on some level. I love learning new games, I'll play any RPG, CCG, minis, or board game if someone wants to teach me. I'm just wondering why I feel the need to have a few hundred games when probably a few dozen would do me fine. I'm trying to figure out why I acquire games, I guess.

Anyway, on to DCC.

DCC is very fun. It's my favourite fantasy rpg. It's hard for me to talk about it because I feel much of the experience is the GM I play with. He's super old school and really lets me try any stupid idea I want (which is all I want to do, really). The system is kind of wacky. Magic is simple and fun to play, I feel in other systems magic can seem like such chore. The different classes or races are all really different and fun to play (except elves are kind of boring, that said I'm currently playing an elf, they use magic, and I have some fun spells). We play combat old school, no tactics, just describe your action and go for it. Lots of folks love the level 0 funnels, I personally think they're kind of boring because the characters are bland and running 4 characters isn't very fun to me. I just get some killed right away.

So, tell me what you want to know about the system, I think questions would be easier to answer.

I think we're pretty much sold on the game (got a book coming), Casey may have some other questions, but I'd be interested in hearing your general thoughts on any of the published modules you may have played, if any. No spoilers.

Perhaps break it out into a new thread.

Three "new to me" games last night.

CO₂

I quite liked this one. From the game mechanics, you actually get a sense of the designer's cynicism about the global energy industry tempered by his hopeful eye for the future (at least that's what I got out of it). Some impressive theming. Fun game, too, that reminded me a bit of Archipelago in terms of the forced cooperative aspect. We ended up polluting the planet beyond repair by about 1990. Whoops. Weird trivia: there were 5 players in this game, two of whom were named Brittani (both even with an "i" at the end).

Sushi Go!

I'm not at all a fan of 7 Wonders, so the description of a much lighter version of that game didn't fill me with optimism, but this is actually pretty fun. Turns out all they had to do to make 7 Wonders enjoyable was to make it simpler, quicker, and cuter. I won by a single point.

Imperial Settlers

I played as the Barbarians and built up my production so I was making 12 dudes and 2 swords a round, plus could convert 2 dudes into 2 swords as an action. So I was razing buildings like a mofo. The factions seemed to each have their own vibe, which is nice. The iconography and text on the cards, though, is WAY too small. I had a really hard time reading other players' tableaus. I won this one by a single point as well, squeaking past the Egyptians, who I targeted with my raids over half the time (in a 4-player game).

I'd like to play this one again, but would probably opt for 51st State and/or The New Era instead if I were to buy.

Bull Nakano wrote:

Mr. White wrote:

Bull Nakano wrote: I guess I was left thinking about how I only play a small number of CCGs, RPGs, and minis games and I find them very fulfilling and am not constantly looking for the next one I'll like, so why do I constantly chase board games?

Yeah...I hear this. We recently wrapped up a sputtering BB league, but it was a lot of fun, and I'm going to jump start season II a bit early and keep the games more frequent. The league has me itching for a little more campaign play, so like Casey mentioned, we'll be taking a look at DCC probably right after the winter break (can you give us a run down of the adventures you've played, preferences, but no spoilers).

All in all though, I have to say getting back into BB was nice and I think a solid rpg will be good as well. There just isn't anything like a steady campaign or league (of any game).

It does make the one-off board game sessions feel a bit more...hollow? Lighter? Still fun though, but a bit fewer calories.

DCC is very fun. It's my favourite fantasy rpg.

So, tell me what you want to know about the system, I think questions would be easier to answer.

move this to the RPG thread an i can weight in on the relative merits of DCC. I have gm'd several games of it.

I thought I had brought this up before.

fortressat.com/forum/17-other-types-of-g...179446-lets-talk-dcc

Looks like we're finally going to actually run it.

Do y'all have more to add since last postings?

Mr. White wrote: I think we're pretty much sold on the game (got a book coming), Casey may have some other questions, but I'd be interested in hearing your general thoughts on any of the published modules you may have played, if any. No spoilers.

Perhaps break it out into a new thread.

What Jeff said. Just any stories of general wackiness, memorable moments and what not.