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[Crispy]

Played Arabian Nights yesterday. It's like a multiplayer Choose Your Own Adventure book. Lost spectacularly, but I think I had the most fun. My character got turned into clay, was grief-stricken and lost. My ship got sunk by a rock-dropping roc while crossing the Med. A Libyan village erected a statue to me and I married one of their men. Meanwhile, the guy who won the game got early access to the underwater city where he led a merman army to victory and got named Vizier. Git.

I recommend this game. Takes about 3h to play with 3 people and there's never a dull moment.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Had a great game of Armada today, such a well balanced game. A Corvette landed right in front of my destroyers forward guns, one shot death later the game was essentially mine to lose!

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Picked up House of Anubis yesterday in The Works for only £2! My kids tell me it's related to a really bad TV show, but the game itself was actually really fun, definitely well worth the money.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Got my old copy of Settlers of Catan out of storage this week. Can't wait to get it on the table!

And in other news I got this this week!

 

[DotCommunist]

theres a Halo tabletop coming soon lol

 

[fractionMan]

I'd love to play settlers more but I need the expansion cos there's five of us!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

theres a Halo tabletop coming soon lol

Yup it's out, ship combat and looks pretty good. I'd be very tempted if it wasn't for Star Wars Armada...

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I'd love to play settlers more but I need the expansion cos there's five of us!

Heh yeah good point.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

So this is my latest X Wing purchase.[emoji16]

 

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So this is my latest X Wing purchase.[emoji16]

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Not to sure on the design on that one.

"lets have a mini star destroyer"
"but it need to do something to make it look different"
"ok,, bung some interceptor wings on it"

Do the new tie advanced cards make them as overpowered as they seem?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

It's a very nice design in the plastic so to speak.

The Advanced has been given a great boost and is actually competitive now. It's not over powered at all just really nicely balanced.

 

[fractionMan]

I'm looking forward to playing Descent: Journeys into the dark with the kids. It's like a modern hero quest.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104162/descent-journeys-dark-second-edition

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Yeah heard good things about it but as ImpAss uses the same system think that'll be bought before Descent for me.[emoji16]

 

[fractionMan]

similar system from what I've read, but not the same. I did consider it, but elves and dwarves and wizards are way more fun.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

similar system from what I've read, but not the same. I did consider it, but elves and dwarves and wizards are way more fun.

It's the same system with some obvious tweaks for ImpAss. I prefer science fiction to fantasy so ImpAss is higher up my list and speaking with a mate that has both they're too similar to justify own both imho...

 

[Kid_Eternity]

And Magic The Gathering Arena of the Planeswalkers is coming out next week! Got my order it, will be interesting to get it some table time.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Also, play Heroquest for the first time in 25 years last week! Holds up amazingly well and just as much fun as I remember!

 

[Pingu]

So this is my latest X Wing purchase.[emoji16]

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I treated myself to a 2nd tantive this week...

 

[Kid_Eternity]

And my latest purchase is...

 

[no-no]

We got Terror in Meeple City for my son the other week, also sold as Rampage. Really nicely made and great for young kids. Build a city and knock it down using flicks, all skill based stuff. There is a fair bit of strategy in it mind you and it opens up lots of ways to play in a vindictive manner which I quite enjoy.

Probably better explained here -

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

 

[fractionMan]

Decent is proper awesome fwi. Really quick to set up too.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Decent is proper awesome fwi. Really quick to set up too.

Yeah? Always been tempted but as Imperial Assault is basically the same game I've been conflicted...

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Finally managed to get this version of a classic game!

 

[Pingu]

 

[Kid_Eternity]

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Newest addition to the collection!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

New Star Wars Boardgame!

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2015/11/3/star-wars-rebellion/

 

[fractionMan]

We're loving descent so much we've ordered one of the big expansions for xmas!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Nice!! I've been seriously tempted by it again recently...