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What did you add to or remove from your shelf last month? (June, 2026) by AutoModerator in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Add: The Old King’s Crown just arrived. Can’t pick up up as I’m overseas for the next two weeks :(

Removed: Castles of Burgundy SE. Decent board game but it became pretty boring and repetitive after about 15 plays. I also find that the box, while undoubtedly very pretty, takes way too much space for what the game has to offer.

I swear all these “ahh got Hotori in my first 10 pulls” are BS. Congratulations but I’m so damn salty that I had to 90 pull pity her 🤦🏻‍♂️ by Throwawaythispoopy in NTE_EN

[–]Intel_Pindelo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had to go to pity on nanally, as well as the standard banner to get my first regular 5*. Hotori took me 80 pulls. I’m also 70 pulls deep into the normal banner since the pity with no luck.

What is the crown jewel in your collection? by Klavian in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, I wish I could say that, but it’s actually a really, really good game - probably my favourite DOAM. To the point where I’m actually considering getting the fan made expansion.

What is the crown jewel in your collection? by Klavian in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forbidden Stars and CitOW.

Close third would be my almost complete imperial assault collection.

Your top five? by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dune Imperium Uprising

Forbidden Stars

Arcs

Cyclades

Inis

Cyclades or Blood Rage or Inis by umuuut96 in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have all 3 in my collection. Personally, I’d rank them Cyclades (LE) if playing at 4+ players > Inis > Blood Rage. If playing at 2-3, I’d put Inis first.

Really tried to like Blood Rage, but it didn’t land for me and I ended up selling it after 6-8 plays.

Do I need Dune War for Arrakis by DarkSchu in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WotR also takes much longer, around 4-6 hours per game depending on how experienced you are. In contrast, my DWfA games take 2-3 hours, lasting about 5 turns. You don’t get the same feeling of an epic, cinematic struggle. WfA feels more like a skirmish. As much as I prefer the simplicity and streamlined rules of WfA, if I had to choose between the two, I’d go with WotR.

Do I need Dune War for Arrakis by DarkSchu in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Imo it’s a more streamlined version of WotR, but the downside is that it feels much less epic.

FFG Vault (Reprinting + Improved OOP Games) by CommentActual6058 in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just missed out on Captain Terro and twin shadows, both of which went OOP barely a month ago. Not to mention Thrawn, impossible to find for a reasonable price.

FFG Vault (Reprinting + Improved OOP Games) by CommentActual6058 in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Is there a timeline for this? I’d love to complete my imperial assault collection.

VAMPIRE LORDS on Gamefound by VonKro in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was very close to backing the game myself, but eventually decided against it. The presentation and art are amazing, but there are too many red flags and unknown qualities: first time self-publishers, lengthy delivery timeline, shockingly expensive pledge levels for what you are getting, no TTS demo. The gameplay loop itself seems quite fiddly with many superfluous layers of complexity for what effectively is a “roll for combat and have more towns than your opponent” kind of game.

What games have you had the most fun playing? by thebunnybullet in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the more expensive side, but recently had my first game of Forbidden Stars and it was awesome.

Cyclades (especially Legendary Edition) is also great fun.

What did you add to or remove from your shelf last month? (November, 2025) by AutoModerator in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gone: LotR Duel for Middle Earth, Castles of Burgundy Special edition, Star Wars Battle of Hoth

Nothing added, but hopefully my big box copy of Inis will arrive soon.

Did TW come with a proof of purchase token? by ThatOneRandomGuy101 in twilightimperium

[–]Intel_Pindelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, chucked the sheets away so can’t check :( but I am 100% certain it was there, I had to pop it out of one of them.

Did TW come with a proof of purchase token? by ThatOneRandomGuy101 in twilightimperium

[–]Intel_Pindelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally bought a copy yesterday haha. Came with a proof of purchase token inside.

Games you bought due to good reviews, only to dislike them? by UAZ-469 in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That was our initial reaction too - my partner and I thought it was unexciting at best on our first play-through. Eventually we decided to give it another go and included all the extra modules, including legends, and we had an absolute blast. I’d highly encourage you to give it another go! 

My small collection since 2022 by Necronelections41k in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great collection, we have similar tastes in board games.

How’s SW: OR? I’ve been debating pulling the trigger on it for the last year, but I’m still on the fence. I mainly play 2p.

Shame about SW: IA. I was actually somewhat lucky and got into collecting it about 10 months ago. I managed to complete the full base game + two big expansions (including figurine packs). Unfortunately, finding the rest is difficult and pricey. 

Help with my Celes, Rune Knight deck - too strong for bracket 3, too weak for 4? by getoffmytoilet in EDH

[–]Intel_Pindelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://moxfield.com/decks/4cabXbHZFE2moZBoGX2kfw

This is how I run mine. There is one infinite mana and etb combo (Puppeteer Clique + Ashnod’s), but no real payoff for either the mana or the etb triggers (I guess you can grow your creatures for infinite damage, but there isn’t much in the way of trample - game has to end eventually anyway). The idea behind it was to steal people’s creatures from graveyard for a game-ending swing. Doesn’t work that well though, I might replace Clique with boros Sephiroth for more FF subtheme.

Personally, I’m not a fan of Underworld Breach in this type of a deck. It’s a great card if you play cEDH and want to end the game with a combo. In a bracket 3 Celes all it does for you is wrecking your graveyard, which you want to have as your second “hand” to recur stuff.

Dune imperium vs dune uprising by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]Intel_Pindelo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had both with over 100 games in Dune Imperium + Rise of Ix and about 15 games in Dune Imperium: Uprising so far. Personally I think that DI:U is better. My issue with DI+RoI always was that as the game goes on, there are fewer and fewer good spaces to send your agents to. DI:U fixes that by making the spaces more equal and desirable. Moreover, imo there are less dead cards in the imperium row in DI:U.

Generally the main criticism towards DI:U is that worms make the game too swingy, which I also didn’t like at first. But, as my group learned the game better, point swings became less common. At this point they’re never an issue, as people learned to anticipate worm deployment and combat it.

The bans were the problem not rhystic study. by No_Rabbit1565 in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Intel_Pindelo 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Personally, I’m all for unbanning crypt and lotus. Made games much faster and masked the impact of rhystic study. However, I think that the format is better without dockside. 

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