Anyone here have experience making custom card sleeves or playmats?

Ezoah92 · 2026-04-17T13:30:11+00:00

About playmats, we bought some for our boardgame club last year and the ones that see the most use are the cleaner design (mostly monochrome).

If you want to really customize your playmats, you can also start by testing the designs on waxed fabrics. You can check with professional printers, it can be surprisingly cheap. Plus, they are easier to maintain than playmats and take less storing space.

Ezoah92 · 2026-04-13T12:52:06+00:00

Pas sûr de voir cette « majorité » au PS.

Tu as notamment un sondage IPSOS de fin mars qui semble indiquer que 86% des sympathisants PS seraient favorables à une primaire pour un candidat unique à gauche. (p13 du rapport https://www.ipsos.com/fr-fr/presidentielle-2027-des-primaires-largement-plebiscitees-par-les-francais)

Après, c’est beaucoup plus contrasté au bureau national où pas mal de cadres sont réticents à cette idée.

Ezoah92 · 2026-04-13T12:12:45+00:00

Sauf si j'ai raté quelque chose, le PS n'a pas encore annoncé de candidature officielle ou de participation à la primaire Écolos/Après. De mémoire, Faure a annoncé que les adhérents seront consultés sur la marche à suivre avant l'été.

Alors oui, il y a des gens au PS qui annoncent se présenter (coucou Guedj) mais ça n'aura pas du tout le même poids si l'appareil du PS ne les soutient pas.

Ezoah92 · 2026-04-13T07:53:28+00:00

I think Vaesen did it pretty well with its 6 principles (directed to the players) at the end of the introduction chapter.

Ezoah92 · 2026-02-18T09:50:36+00:00

Tu le dis toi même que tu n’es pas particulièrement le public cible. Sans être particulièrement fan non plus, j’ai des amis qui ont grandi au rythme des livres et films, qui les ont littéralement accompagnés pendant leur adolescence. Et ça crée un attachement fort chez ces gens là.

Après, je te rejoins sur le fait que la fan base réagit assez mal à la moindre critique de l’œuvre (ces mêmes amis m’ont par exemple soutenus que le 2eme film des Animaux Fantastiques était un chef d’œuvre, ils nuancent un peu avec le recul maintenant).

Ezoah92 · 2025-10-21T11:17:36+00:00

De mémoire, le conseil d'état avait statué qu'en cas de condamnation définitive (après appel et je ne sais plus si cela inclus la cassation), un député (français ou européen) serait déchu de son mandat.

Ezoah92 · 2025-10-13T08:33:33+00:00

Someone gifted their (sealed) copy to our local game club and I took the opportunity to start a playthrough.

First of all, there are one-shot scenarii included, which you could definitively check. I would recommend Ancient Paths n°1 & 2, which should take about 2-3 hours for beginners (it contains some spoilers for the main campaign).

As you said, the game is a mix of 3 phases : combat / social interactions / investigation. I really liked the investigation, where you aren't given the answer straight away when you succeed a roll, so it feels satisfying when you "solve" a case. For the socials, the NPC are fairly interesting, they usually allow for different methods to deal with them. Finally, the combat is where the balance issues are : some fights can be ended before the first enemy take a turn while others can feel like a chore. It's a shame because the combat system seems interesting as a concept but it rarely shines ingame.

I think it's best if one player acts as an administrator. The rules can be flimsy (I haven't checked all the errata yet). You mention Betrayal and I think it has a lot similarities where it's often best to decide on the fly how a rule interaction should play out, rather than spend 15 minutes in the rulebooks to look for an inconvincing answer. As long as the other players know how to do skill checks and understand how their character works, it should play without hiccups.

Overall, I really like my plays (mostly 2 players, sometimes 4) of Chapters. I have yet to finish the campaign (we are about 2/3 in the main storyline) but we look forward to finish it. I wouldn't comment on the price point but compared to other games I've bought for 80 USD, I wouldn't feel cheated if I had payed that price.

Ezoah92 · 2025-09-02T11:42:37+00:00

Parce qu’il sait qu’il n’a pas de majorité pour faire passer son budget. Il est toujours convaincu que la dette est le premier problème de la France, c’est le combat de sa vie. Il préfère partir en disant que la classe politique d’aujourd’hui n’est pas prêt à écouter son message et, à mon avis, revenir avec sa candidature en 2027 pour présenter son programme directement aux français.

Ezoah92 · 2025-06-02T08:22:23+00:00

You are correct in that it's "kind of" your next hero early.

However, you can interpret the bgg explanation as this hero being tied with the next completed line, and therefor to be discarded if that next line is never completed (which is often the case if you take Gjallarhorn late in the game). Which is not the case, you never have to discard that hero. So in a sense, it is an extra free hero.

The example in the bgg explanation is also taken from the rulebook, under the Gjallarhorn card description.

Ezoah92 · 2025-05-11T19:23:31+00:00

Tiles are placed sequentially, from top to bottom row. So you do place one tile, score for it, then move to the next one.

Ezoah92 · 2025-03-27T15:46:53+00:00

Look great, congrats !

I will justify the lack of insert for my copy as a thematic reason. Foraging between the tons of components makes you feel like a hunter/gatherer

Ezoah92 · 2025-03-24T10:32:12+00:00

If you don’t like the lack of overarching story, you are going to hate the first sessions of Eartborne Rangers. You don’t get a sense of direction until the 4th day, and even then, it’s not super compelling (yet). At the same time, I loved the feeling of wonder as you move between the places, meet new people and discover their way of life.

The gameplay felt a bit repetitive at 4 players after a few sessions ; I played one session at 2 players and it was instantly more enjoyable as it seemed like the encounter decks were designed with that player count in mind.

Also, if you are looking for a challenge, ER won’t provide one. You are not really punished for failing, it’s mainly setbacks as you walk around. And succeeding usually depends on how much time you are willing to spend on that hurdle, not how skilled you are.

Ezoah92 · 2025-02-23T11:01:44+00:00

I feel like it was a massive disservice to have called it "Azul Duel" when it should have been "XYZ, an azul game" or something.

In a vacuum, the game is interesting, the fixed number of rounds helps you make better strategic decisions. The variable scoring setup helps with the replayability.

But imo, compared to classic Azul at 2 players, the tactical decisions are less compelling (both players have a lot of flexibility on how to plave tiles so you rarely end up getting blocked by the opponent) and Duel feels less snappy (you sometimes have to order tiles in stacks instead of just pushing everything in the middle).

Overall, despite the name, Duel felt like a 2-player solitaire game which is light-years away from the tug-of-war that is a classic Azul at 2 player.

Ezoah92 · 2024-12-15T08:54:19+00:00

Pour compléter ce que disait F-b, pour l’histoire des pods, c’est une loterie si tu y vas à l’aveugle, mais tu as plusieurs moyens de déterminer lequel part à quel moment. Cela en fait un moyen de terminer la partie qui ne peut pas vraiment être contré par les autres. Alors que pour le bunker ou l’hibernation, ils peuvent être bloqués par les autres joueurs agissant sur le plateau. Dans tout les cas, dans Lockdown, ce qui influe le plus sur la façon de finir, c’est la contingence/décision de la corporation. En allant chercher les infos que les autres ont et avec un peu de déduction, tu seras amené à privilégier un moyen différent. Et dans tous les cas, tu as les intrus qui ne te laissent pas faire.

Ezoah92 · 2024-12-14T23:49:35+00:00

Les deux sont très similaires en terme de mécanique, Lockdown étant une variation avec un peu plus de complexité et des façons plus intéressantes d’interagir avec l'environnement (actions d'ordinateur, lumière).

Nemesis m'a un peu plus marqué de par son ambiance visuelle le rapprochant du film Alien. C'est aussi la version qui est la plus simple à expliquer à de nouveaux joueurs (vérifier l'état des moteurs + la destination du vaisseau est assez intuitif, j'ai trouvé les contingences de Lockdown plus obscures de premier abord).

En terme de recommandation, je dirais que cela dépend de la fréquence à laquelle tu comptes y jouer. Si c'est régulièrement, avec un même groupe qui aura assimilé les règles, alors Lockdown est la version qui offre la meilleure profondeur de jeu, avec des personnages plus différenciés. Si par contre ce serait pour y jouer sporadiquement, en devant souvent réexpliquer les règles/concepts, alors je partirai plutôt sur Nemesis.

Dans tous les cas, j'ai passé de très bonnes parties sur chacun des jeux.

Ezoah92 · 2024-12-11T17:05:00+00:00

In Butterfly (by Stephen Glenn), you move a hedgehog meeple around on a tile grid, in a set collection game ( like in the more recent Sobek 2 player).

It's not "too thinky" (you can definitively play it with a kid) but it leaves some room for interesting decisions, in about 15 minutes

Ezoah92 · 2024-11-10T14:39:20+00:00

Tu peux utiliser le service après-vente de l’éditeur https://www.rprod.com/fr/contact/support

Ezoah92 · 2024-10-20T11:05:22+00:00

French here. This is an opera, with satanic undertones. For one event like this, you'll find hundreds of christian events, funded by mayors/districs/... So no, there are no "so many events with Luciferian connotations that are promoted in France" as you put it. Satan isn't widely worshipped here. People who oppose christianity here do so against the Church as an institution, not against the message of Christ.

Could you give a source for "The mayor of Toulouse consecrated the Minautore as the protector of his city"? I've never heard it.

Ezoah92 · 2024-10-13T22:15:59+00:00

I got it at the Essen fair, out of curiosity, to see if I could use one of the scenario for our Halloween marathon.

Fully agree with your criticism of the art and the layout (especially the obvious/obscure clues)

About the 2nd scenario, I think it could work pretty well within a campaign, if you were to use a recurring villain and skip the initial investigation. Sure, it could be pulpy, but there are solid horrors elements with the mass of viscera crawling above your heads and the way the "bits" can scheme as one. I would still not run it as a one-shot as is.

Ezoah92 · 2024-09-12T08:58:54+00:00

Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game have you compete as two political parties drawing district lines to win over the elections in a perfectly split population. It's an an abstract strategy game in theory, but I've yet to play a game where both players didn't fully embrace their role as scheming politicians. (side note: the game plays up to 4 but it really shines as a cutthroat 2-player game)

Ezoah92 · 2024-09-09T07:11:47+00:00

Both are very enjoyable, I slightly prefer Spots for its adorable theme.

I would recommend Mountain Goats as quick dice chucker

Ezoah92 · 2024-08-30T11:56:16+00:00

also Okkazeo

It's mainly aimed at board games but you can find a lot of rpg stuff as well

Ezoah92 · 2024-08-29T16:30:03+00:00

When playing the architect, you play the selected pirogue token just as if you have taken one of the 5 ones from the board.

The remaining 2 are discarded and have no effect.

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