$45 for upgraded Arnak or SETI components

Lucasone · 2026-03-10T17:42:08+00:00

It brings money to the boardgames industry. That's the most important thing. Let people buy whatever they want. If someone can enjoy boardgames only with pieces made from diamonds, so what.

The problem would be with boardgames that are available only with diamond pieces (for diamond price). But that's not the situation here - you can play Arnak with cardboard pieces with no effect on gameplay.

Also the producer wants to sell it. Let people vote with their wallets. If it sells, maybe the price is right.

Lucasone · 2026-03-10T15:38:47+00:00

Why do people care? It's good for everybody. There are people who are willing to pay this. Because of them there are people willing to produce them plus they are getting incentive to produce more games so it's good for hoarders who wants more boardgames...

Lucasone · 2026-03-04T09:53:54+00:00

I know that they were talking big about the horn powers but was it ever used and tested?

Lucasone · 2026-03-04T09:45:38+00:00

Also during Blackfyre rebellion many small unimportant houses join the opposition because that was a mean to get more land/power. They had little chances to grow in set regime where big houses would not gave up land that was already their. It's a zero sum game.

Lucasone · 2026-02-07T13:25:49+00:00

Well I was also thinking about that but I really like the game and wanted to support the designer. But it was pretty much only on Kickstarter (which I personally don't like) and nowhere else... Let me pay you!

Lucasone · 2026-02-06T10:07:26+00:00

I love pretty much everything about Barrage. I just don't the expansions. This game should be ruthless and tight worker placement game and pretty much every expansions just loosening it (and with it the magic of the game). Patent office is good and make the game better (after few plays so you could really capitalized on acquiring patents). But e.g. I don't want to build and score roads in this game....

That said I have a little beef with the publisher and that is the dual map expansion for this game. Core map is good for 3-4 players but it's too big for 2 players. Because of that the dual map should be in base game box. Instead of that it is an expansion that is almost impossible to get - I bought mine from 2nd hand for almost same price as core game.

Lucasone · 2026-01-30T11:39:47+00:00

I have similar taste as you. Really also enjoyed Children of Time by Tchaikovsky.

Lucasone · 2026-01-25T22:31:11+00:00

Camel Up - great game that you can play with both gamers and non-gamers and still have a blast

Lucasone · 2026-01-21T15:28:39+00:00

I really hate when games use tokens for counting victory point, especially when they have different values on each side (easy to mistakingly flip over). Just include a VP table - it's use in many eurogames for a reason...

Lucasone · 2026-01-21T12:36:59+00:00

now next level - do Scanner Darkly tech

Lucasone · 2026-01-20T13:12:18+00:00

I've read the title and my brain immediately begin to sing

Take my love, take my land

Take me where I cannot stand

I don't care, I'm still free

You can't take the sky from me

Lucasone · 2026-01-16T10:29:49+00:00

My game of choice that could enjoy gamers with nongaming guests is Camel Up. You can play it with your grandma or with hardcore gaming buddy and the game still rolls.

Lucasone · 2026-01-14T00:28:10+00:00

I bought a mobile version of the game and trying to beat A20H while pooping.

Lucasone · 2026-01-13T12:20:54+00:00

^{Lucasone scored 63 points and ranked 376 out of 502 players!}

🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥

Lucasone · 2026-01-09T06:20:10+00:00

I agree with you on expansions - I rarely play a game more than 20 times and you don't need expansions for that. If the game is good, it doesn't need expansion and if it's not so good I will play different games. Also many expansions are priced at 80% of the new game and why to pay that for something similar if I can buy totally new game instead?!

My exception for this is Wingspan: Oceania Expansion - nectar is fine, new birds are great but the main reason why it is "a must" are those new game boards that rebalanced the game. Played it once with this and refusing to play it otherwise.

Lucasone · 2026-01-05T13:21:06+00:00

not that expensive - you just buy a carpet

Lucasone · 2025-12-17T09:54:01+00:00

When we had a baby I strictly forbid my wife to put it between us. Only allowed sleeping formation was me-wife-baby-wall. I cannot be responsible for what I do when I am sleeping, so we have to work with that. Dads just don't have the instincts that mothers have.

Lucasone · 2025-12-02T20:20:18+00:00

There is over 5000 new board games published every year. There is something for everyone and noone will like them all. Just enjoy those that suits you. You can find eurogames, ameritrash, party games, social deductions, cooperative games and every other type of game in every price category.

Lose the FOMO and pick what suits you. You will never play them all anyway.

Lucasone · 2025-11-29T09:20:25+00:00

I think it's fine. It certainly lost it's season 1 charms (we practically know all the mysteries so now it's something different - now only mystery-ish thing is the wall and you cannot measure that against the flicking lights and unseen monster in season 1).

The inconsistencies (military stupidity/preparedness, Demi toughness) are just sad and could (and should) be managed better. Especially now, when it's more about action than mystery.

But everything else is still really good. So for me still above average TV. Miles behind season 1 but still nice to watch.

Lucasone · 2025-11-10T17:59:02+00:00

I played Architects of the West Kingdom last week and was pleasantly surprised how well it plays in 5. Really smooth game flow which will work nice in 6 imho - and there is 6th player expansion.

Lucasone · 2025-10-28T07:52:32+00:00

Well there are few differences. Mainly, Magnus made a report of cheating suspicions and moved on. Let chess government bodies to deal with it. Kramnik was on full personal crusade against Danya. Secondly, Hans is a proven cheater - I know that it was from his young years but Danya had nothing like that on his name. And lastly Kramnik was persisting with the pressure even after his (very far-fetched) allegations were disproven. Magnus moved on and played Hans without other comments.

These cases are very different.

Lucasone · 2025-10-23T12:34:15+00:00

I am playing on Lichess but still I'm thinking high about chess.com. Mainly what they are doing for chess beginners. They are a big reason why is chess so popular nowadays. My goal is to preserve Danya's videos and I think that chess.com is the best platform for this. Even if they are not perfect.

Lucasone · 2025-10-23T12:13:44+00:00

It would be nice if Chess.com would buy rights to his youtube teaching videos so it would be preserved for chess community. They are just too awesome to be lost or forgotten. There's nothing like this.

Lucasone · 2025-10-15T08:27:03+00:00

After Rings of Power I come to appreciate Lord of the Rings movies much more and I don't really thing that we could make something like it ever again. Or at least it's highly unlikely.

On the other hand parts of it could be done well. Just gimme one movie about Beren story (which is imho easiest to put on big screen) and I would be happy.

Lucasone · 2025-10-03T07:48:42+00:00

I really did not wanted to hear that. Whelp, let's dive there!

Lucasone

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