What KICKSTARTER(S) are you BACKING and WHY?

I just had the Argent Kickstarter pointed out to me as well by a friend. Definitely in for the upgrade kit, as I haven't cut up and magnetized my old pieces yet.

Summer Break is the one thing I don't have. Trying to figure out if there's any other stuff I really want aside from the card reprints and a second set of pieces, and if trying to add Summer Break is worth it.

I'd totally agree with Sax's assessment of Mancers. It's a good addition, even if you don't use all of it. The extra faction is nice to have, and breaks things up in new ways.

I backed Argent at the $100 level (all the stuff for a newcomer) based on the high praise of some of the best tastemakers here. I feel $100 is a bit steep, but I haven't been buying many games lately so I figured this was an OK spend.

I also backed Parsley Games' Action Castle at the PDF level. I spent a lot of time playing classic text adventures as a kid so the concept really appeals to me, even being the reader/parser as I'm probably destined to always be. It could be a lot of fun or it could be a total flop, but it's something I'm willing to risk $15 on.

I don't think you'll be let down if you've played worker placement and liked the basic idea but not the execution in most versions you've ever played..

Not Sure wrote: Summer Break is the one thing I don't have. Trying to figure out if there's any other stuff I really want aside from the card reprints and a second set of pieces, and if trying to add Summer Break is worth it.

It's overpriced: www.miniaturemarket.com/l9gar003.html Even with $6 shipping it's still cheaper, and I don't think it's essential at all. Really just there if you get bored with the base game, and that's pretty hard to do.

I consider the Mancers expansion mandatory, IMO. It's just more content that fits seamlessly with the old, and in this game that is never a bad thing.

You want Mancers. It adds a lot, and it's pretty much what you want in an extension to he core game. The summer thing is one of L99's sort of cutie-poo novelty expansions.

Almost bit on the Argent upgrade but no one I've introduced it to has been much crazy about it. I think there's a good game in there but it's so bogged down with extra bullshit that it's hard to get to. It already feels like a game I'm inadvisably playing with all the expansions to, and all I have is the base game. I'm okay giving it up as a lost cause instead of throwing more cash after it.

cdennett wrote:

Not Sure wrote: Summer Break is the one thing I don't have. Trying to figure out if there's any other stuff I really want aside from the card reprints and a second set of pieces, and if trying to add Summer Break is worth it.

It's overpriced: www.miniaturemarket.com/l9gar003.html Even with $6 shipping it's still cheaper, and I don't think it's essential at all. Really just there if you get bored with the base game, and that's pretty hard to do.

I consider the Mancers expansion mandatory, IMO. It's just more content that fits seamlessly with the old, and in this game that is never a bad thing.

Thanks, that'll do fine. I can add it to an MM order, and just get the regular upgrade kit. The Kickstarter says they're not changing anything in there anyway. I already bought the silly Promo Pack when BGG had it (probably an even lower value), but I just like throwing stuff into the box.

ETA: Picked up an $8.99 copy of Summer Break with Prime, and backed at the $28 "Alumni" level for the figures, reprints, and new stuff.

I also backed Argent's upgrade kit. I'll probably pass on Summer Break, I've lived without it fine until this point.

Mancers is a great expansion though. You should be able to use most of it fine without adding too much complexity to the game. The school of Technomancy is really fun, because it makes sure spells will always be involved in the game. That can sometimes be difficult if research is at a premium in whatever setup you're using. The extra rooms are a great addition as well.

I know this isn't about KS I'm not backing, but I'm having a really difficult, first-world-problems struggle with myself over backing the CW Kickstarter to not "lose out" after having most-all gameplay elements from the first two waves or preordering the War of the Ring LE of Warriors of Middle-earth, as I have the anniversary edition (but not the Lords of Middle-earth limited, and there's always the "threat" that Ares will publish the trilogy of expansions in LE form in a few years).

Can anyone opine on the two-player worthiness of CW? I get the feeling this is a pass, but my FOMO is kicking in pretty hard.