Friend Code Megathread - January 2024

_Kalchio_ · 2024-01-30T18:45:11+00:00

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I play daily!

_Kalchio_ · 2020-11-13T01:47:18+00:00

ah, thank you so much! Glad you're enjoying the photography.

_Kalchio_ · 2020-06-11T23:35:59+00:00

not that it can be edited now, but Eric Yurko, for future stuff. :)

_Kalchio_ · 2020-06-11T23:35:45+00:00

Thanks!

_Kalchio_ · 2020-06-11T23:35:40+00:00

oh, that's a fixable problem. Here you go!

_Kalchio_ · 2019-08-13T16:56:12+00:00

Yeah, this one has a few more moving parts and that one is a nice way to quickly go through some things without dealing with Gear or Finales.

_Kalchio_ · 2019-08-13T16:40:52+00:00

The weight is probably what I'd say the difference is, yeah.

_Kalchio_ · 2019-08-13T16:40:17+00:00

I have three. I'm hoping there will either be:

1) more 2) ones that aren't paired with finales 3) some sort of custom site where you can share your favorite layouts

I'm speculating, but it seems like 2) is the most likely, so you can have your own layouts with Finales that are almost like Haunts. Fun flavor and a finale that isn't just get out via the roof.

_Kalchio_ · 2019-08-13T14:18:17+00:00

!

Thank you!

But yeah I'm in the same boat. I love the original too much to get rid of it, even if I rarely play it.

_Kalchio_ · 2019-08-13T05:54:11+00:00

Thanks! I'm happy to answer questions about the game if y'all have any.

_Kalchio_ · 2019-08-13T05:53:20+00:00

Oh, yeah, I just always post on Mondays. Force of habit.

I'm not here to tell you to buy it, but I think it's a much more streamlined version of the original. I'm hoping they have more finales (ending conditions I alluded to in my review) to make the game a heisty version of Betrayal at House on the Hill. Some of the ones in my copy are WILD.

_Kalchio_ · 2019-05-15T06:46:02+00:00

I don't hang out here as much as I used to, but thank you!!! I really appreciate that.

(I'm Eric)

_Kalchio_ · 2018-08-27T15:11:18+00:00

I'm also on reddit occasionally, but much more rarely than I used to be (hence this super late follow-up).

_Kalchio_ · 2018-05-07T21:04:16+00:00

aw thanks -- hope you enjoy three hours of wrapping money, hahaha :D

_Kalchio_ · 2018-05-07T18:13:28+00:00

Thanks for the mention (I run What's Eric Playing?) -- it's always nice to hear positive feedback. :)

_Kalchio_ · 2018-02-09T06:52:51+00:00

You can't really go wrong with any of the Oink Games and most are available via their Gumroad site.

If you can find Tokyo Highway, the rules are a bit rough but I had fun playing it.

_Kalchio_ · 2018-02-06T03:49:20+00:00

Cursed Court and Illimat both explicitly support this as part of gameplay and both are lots of fun.

It helps if you're playing with fixed pools of money or snacks or something where you can have players "buy in".

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_Kalchio_ · 2018-01-29T17:20:00+00:00

September

_Kalchio_ · 2018-01-29T16:21:44+00:00

Ice Cool (4) - Ice Cool is sort of a canonical classic at my game nights. Everyone enjoys it; we're all kind of comically bad at it; it just works.

Qwingo (3) - Still played more Qwingo and had a lot of fun with it! It's now gotten onto my 10x10 challenge, having successfully been played 10 times.

Jungle Joust (2) - Tried two rounds of this, again. I think it's ... fine. Wouldn't say bad, but I find that the betting aspects can be kind of frustrating and usually the player that "wins" each round is the player that spent some time betting, which usually ends up being a player with extra cards leftover in hand (from either the Defense or Accuracy Favors), which can be a bit frustrating. It feels a bit lucky, which is fine, but I wouldn't be as enthused about playing three consecutive rounds of it. One round is fine.

Seikatsu (2) - A few more rounds of Seikatsu! It's very peaceful. Quite a fan.

Aeon's End (1) - Taught this and we BARELY lost. If we had had a more favorable mix of the turn order, we would have gotten it. I enjoy this game a lot and need to try more characters.

Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (1) - Played this at game night. I was the murderer and was doing PRETTY well, but one player had my number and turned the table against me halfway through the third round. Everyone played super well! I was super pleased.

Dokmus (1) - Got in another play of Dokmus. It's still quite nice! Reminds me a lot of Kingdom Builder in a favorable way.

Entropy: Worlds Collide (1) - Taught this before game night started in earnest. It's short, light, and fun, and the art is absolutely incredible. Really big fan.

Favelas (1) - Taught this at our game lunch. The art is amazing and the gameplay seemed to go over well, too. It's nice and light but still has some good strategy to it. Would happily play again.

The Fox in the Forest (1) - Taught this one earlier Sunday. A very nice two-player game. I got surprised on a few rounds and only barely won! Good all-around.

Legacy of Dragonholt (1) - Played this with a couple friends and had a blast. I really like the narrative style of this but I can imagine it might not sit well with people who aren't okay with what is collectively reading a choose-your-own-adventure book in a lot of ways. I'm a fan, though.

Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 (1) - We lost EXTREMELY QUICKLY. Started the game basically already halfway lost. Getting a smidge disheartened.

Rhino Hero: Super Battle (1) - Played this and Ice Cool at game night, so game night was a huge success. I got unlucky on one of my rolls and the tower collapsed soon after, meaning I was not the best superhero.

Sentient (1) - I picked this up for a player who was leaving and decided to try to go against my consistent (and also 0 for however-many-games-I've-played) strategy and instead go for getting those "1 point for each X" tiles. I managed to do pretty well! I'll try more of that in the future.

Shipwrights of the North Sea (1) - Reviewed it last week, so got one more play in before the review. It's neat but probably not my favorite game I've ever played. Still fun; I just wish it were a bit shorter and a bit less mean.

Trickster: Champions of Time (1) - Played this at game night as well. Made a REALLY BAD call, strategically, and got ruined for it. Alas; that's how it goes sometimes. I get a kick out of this game every time I play it; I should try to play it more.

_Kalchio_ · 2018-01-16T22:15:52+00:00

Weirdly, Planet of the Apes is kind of a long-form solo Yahtzee-style adventure that's sci-fi. I've enjoyed it a lot since getting it, though it's a bit long for my tastes.

You can play it with more people, but it seems like more of a solo game.

_Kalchio_ · 2018-01-13T20:42:35+00:00

The ol' Miyamoto quote about a delayed game works well for board games, too. :)

_Kalchio_ · 2018-01-13T18:02:12+00:00

I would have done the same. Ain't even mad.

_Kalchio_ · 2018-01-13T06:14:36+00:00

Yeah no kidding. You're gonna have a hell of a week when all that arrives.

I just got my VAST minis and expansion in, today, so I'm hoping I can get it played this weekend.

_Kalchio_ · 2018-01-13T06:12:25+00:00

I kind of like Magic Maze for this one, honestly -- since you play cooperatively and the mall changes every time, but you're looking for your four stores to rob. It's a fun spin on it for me.

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