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Gary Sax wrote: Just wanted to compliment how much your camera setup has improved since you started a few months ago, great job.
Thanks I think I've got it about as good as it can look with my current gear. Next step is getting better lighting and a better camera, but we'll see if I actually invest that much money into it yknow.
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I’ve played with some house rules myself...like having the loot draws be a choice of Potion or Loot.
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Michael Barnes wrote: Yeah, I’m a little perplexed as to why the Iron Helm expansions are presented as “adventures”...there is no map, but they come with a different progress card and about a paragraph of story, the Loot, Plots, and Monsters don’t synergize with any of it. There is no actual storyline other than what happens when you play (that OSR thing again) so...I don’t get it. It’s more fun to have a wider range of possibilities than it is to play a “campaign”.
Seems a bit like Arkham Horror 2nd in that regard. Some players were overly concerned with maintaining the purity of a given combination of expansions, and would strip out all the cards and monster chits that didn't go with, for example, the Innsmouth board and the King in Yellow expansion. I always preferred to play with everything in the mix, for a wider range of possibilities. Besides, setup time is already a burden in Arkham Horror 2nd, so there is no need to make setup even harder. The final big box expansion validated my viewpoint, by adding in a lot of cards that often linked two expansions together.
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Sagrilarus wrote: I was playing Crokinole with my kids on Father's Day when my father-in-law walked in, and the first words out of his mouth were, "why aren't you out digging a hole somewhere?" He meant it, though not in a mean sort of way.
My wife's entire family values labor above all else. Not work, labor. Time spent not creating something or fixing something or rebuilding something is time wasted, so to see me playing and having fun with three of my kids was just anathema to him. He's a great guy, but it's just in his nature.
lol. My step-dad is like that. He once told me that he rather shovel gravel than play a board game.
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ubarose wrote: lol. My step-dad is like that. He once told me that he rather shovel gravel than play a board game.
If it was Reef Encounter, same.
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ubarose wrote: lol. My step-dad is like that. He once told me that he rather shovel gravel than play a board game.
You know, when I was a kid my dad and I used to read tons of books and trade off with each other. Then at some point he reverted to the "always working" type and retreated to the workshop to build stuff.
Turned out he just lost the ability to read easily when his vision deteriorated so he turned from books and never went back. Even after PRK and bifocals he just lost that vibe.
Wonder if something similar is at play with your in-law. He scoffs at board games because he has a limitation with engaging with them.
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Turns out 2 didn't come, but even with 3 I pressed on with Cosmic Frog. I was the only one who had played before. This was my first time getting to play the actual physical release, so I was excited. I painted my frogs when I got the game, and that has been a while now. I first played a physical prototype back in 2017, I think. Maybe it was 2018. I played a lot of games on TTS as well.
Anyway... 3 players is not the greatest way to experience Cosmic Frog, but we still had a great time. There was some light vault raiding. The absolute best moment was at the end. We had an Aether Flux, and one player became the Ravager. He swallowed a barren, and spit it into the shard, causing a splinter strike that actually ended the game. It was hilarious. I came in last.
We then lost a player, so we were down to 2. We played 3 games of Volt. My opponent loved it, and will probably be getting his own copy. I won 2 of the games, and he destroyed me in the third. Volt is fucking great. It's programmed movement with robots beating the shit out of each other. I hope to play with more than 2 some time, I'm sure it's crazy. There are advanced rules and boards, but I have never went past the introductory mode. It's so good as it is.
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In Vino Morte was a big hit, as was Love Letter. My nieces promptly lost one of the red cubes ("tokens of affection") in the dirt somewhere. Played Skulls of Sedlec once.
I should have brought a deck of cards and a scoresheet. Oh Hell and Spades are fun enough, and I don't especially care if a deck of cards gets jacked up.
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Tried Bullet. We went on to play it three times after initially being a bit daunted. It’s kinda hard to see how it all fits together until you actually try it.
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