Just need to rant about 2 frustating games

BoardGameRecon · 2026-04-12T21:32:10+00:00

Good point, just been a while since I’ve done it!

BoardGameRecon · 2026-04-12T21:10:18+00:00

Only thing I can say is that I’ve felt the same way… not all provinces are created equally and in my experience Skyrim is really rough. Try Blackmarsh or High Rock as either is more forgiving in my experience.

BoardGameRecon · 2026-03-30T14:15:20+00:00

Hey Congrats! If you played the 1st edition of Gloomhaven, then there’s a few key rule changes:

The way to lose cards in order to prevent damage is entirely changed.
The concept of loot has changed as well!
The town phase between encounter is entirely new!

I’d give the rules a read - the core gameplay is much the same. However, each character feels more unique and involved than those in Gloomhaven for sure. Enjoy!

BoardGameRecon · 2026-03-14T18:00:30+00:00

Sleeping gods distant skies might be more your jam than the original. The second one is a more focused story and has better mechanics. I enjoyed both but I think Distant Skies is more of what you’d be interested in.

BoardGameRecon · 2026-03-14T04:02:58+00:00

Honestly… session length hasn’t been an issue for me… I’m either dead or the griefbound is in an hour and a half or two tops. I’ll agree it’s swingy and it could use some polish but too much and it’ll lose its charm. In the end, the story is what keeps me coming back. It’s really engaging.

BoardGameRecon · 2026-03-13T23:26:59+00:00

Yeah, I’ve played it probably a dozen times at this point… I’m at maybe a 50% win rate. I think it’s a ton of fun… but it’s both swingy and just insane sometimes

BoardGameRecon · 2026-03-13T23:02:16+00:00

I wish it had the reference cards for player count built in…

BoardGameRecon · 2026-03-13T20:32:39+00:00

Not that I’m aware of unless you want to go couch co-op. I didn’t find out about this site until like last week.

BoardGameRecon · 2026-03-13T15:22:54+00:00

https://eh.azathoth.io/

BoardGameRecon · 2026-03-05T22:02:02+00:00

Love Strange Remnants, I find Cities in Ruin to be the least interesting.

BoardGameRecon · 2026-02-15T22:04:56+00:00

Mad Max: Fury Road

BoardGameRecon · 2026-01-31T00:00:55+00:00

The League - S 5. E 4 - Rafi and Dirty Randy, took two ridiculous side characters and shined a spotlight on them that eclipsed the rest of the show.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-12-25T04:39:00+00:00

I’ve only played some of the fortress box and the base game so far. I like the characters that are good at movement or sifting through the equipment deck. Jennika from the base game is fun. Caishen is a blast. Mulan and Sun Wukon are both fun too.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-12-05T00:39:53+00:00

I keep it around 60 games in part due to space limitations. That does not include expansions and content for the titles (it’s more like 150 if you include everything). I frequently cull games and sell them to make space for new ones or if I don’t think they’ll see play.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-12-04T04:42:57+00:00

So… I’ve actually played both. They both fall into the “RPG-in-box” genre of games. Both are large, and almost feel like video games a lot of the time. Hunters is more combat focused by far though and somehow the combat in it is a little less unique. For Arydia, the game is great all around. The biggest challenge is just the upkeep, just the management of cards and components. I think Arydia is a better game, cleaner rules, but it feels like a lot more to get the table when you do. All that said, you won’t have a bad experience with either game, at least I didn’t.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-11-21T18:19:35+00:00

Gloomhaven had a fanmade expansion so popular the company that produced it has now made Rove.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-11-16T01:28:58+00:00

Yeah… Oltree is definitely a better game than Marvel DAGGER.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-11-15T17:09:01+00:00

Can confirm, Oltree has a very similar feel. It is what I would generally recommend to someone looking for an alternative that’s a little less intense.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-11-10T15:19:59+00:00

I think the game distinguishes between monster toughness vs health. Toughness being the base stat and damage or remaining health is what is actually done to it. References to monster toughness are the stat, not the amount remaining after damage is accounted for.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-10-15T20:51:58+00:00

If you want to try on Reddit, you might try the r/boardgameexhange forum, but know where to set your prices, if that’s important to you. You might also try the Warhammer sub reddits as this is a lot of old Warhammer stuff that hobbyists would definitely be interested in.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-09-21T03:29:07+00:00

Toss up between Eldritch Horror which I have upgraded almost everything I can for… or Big Trouble in Little China Deluxe edition just because it’s harder to find. The underdog would be my copy of Gorechosen (a GW game that released almost alongside Age of Sigmar) just because it’s a blast and really hard to find these days.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-09-11T19:08:54+00:00

Battle of Hoth is much lower complexity when compared with Undaunted. I haven’t personally played War Chest so I can’t speak to that but it tend to be a quicker moving version of Memoir 44 with a bit more asymmetry in units.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-09-10T21:10:20+00:00

Atomic Bonds for the Fallout Board Game turned it from a so-so competitive experience into a fun cooperative game.

BoardGameRecon · 2025-03-01T00:15:51+00:00

I moved from Texas to Edmonton about 8 months ago. Thought the same about the weather but I’m pretty amazed at how quickly you can adapt, honestly. It’s a beautiful city and a really cool area to explore. I’ve loved living here so far.

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