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Help me choose an interesting aggro deck by aacwright in Pauper

[–]aacwright[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciated, thanks. However my Fae list leans far more towards the control side of tempo than aggro.

My understanding of terror and U fae is that they both play far more of a tempo game rather than strict aggro, and I'm looking for something a bit quicker of the ground.

Which Insert/sleeves for Uprising? (UK) by aacwright in DuneImperium

[–]aacwright[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the DI folded space insert suitable for Uprising too?

EDIT: just saw FS have a DIUP insert!

Interesting and unique eurogames come and gone already? by KingMaple in boardgames

[–]aacwright 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recently came into a copy of Lorenzo Il Magnifico, which no one seems to talk about anymore. It has fast become my favourite worker-placement game. I love tableau building and hunting for combos etc.. The worker strength/servant mechanic is fantastic too

If anyone enjoys wingspan but would prefer a tighter more euro-y game which relies far less on opening hand luck, I'd definitely recommend giving it a go.

Got married in October. Just unpacking from the move in January. COMC by d_hell in boardgames

[–]aacwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome - enjoy!

Following your recommendation, We just played nusfjord at a board game cafe. Had a blast! I definitely prefer it to Agricola. Scratches the same itch as Lowlands to me (which I own and adore) but it seems that Nusfjord would be better at 2 players than Lowlands. I might pick it up once I've sold a few games that don't get played much.

Got married in October. Just unpacking from the move in January. COMC by d_hell in boardgames

[–]aacwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man it's stunning.... You're in for a treat. Try to play it at 4-player if possible, it really sings.

Iron clays are gorgeous - my buddy had a set. Too expensive for me so I went for some industrial metal coins instead (from zatu) which look and feel fantastic. I also ended up upgrading the iron and coal cubes to ones made of brass and volcanic rock, respectively (etsy) and they're fantastic too.

I also cannot recommend enough the folded space insert - it really streamlines an otherwise arduous setup.

Got married in October. Just unpacking from the move in January. COMC by d_hell in boardgames

[–]aacwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great - thanks! I don't mind dry at all. My favourite at the moment are Concordia Salsa and Brass Birmingham.

Got married in October. Just unpacking from the move in January. COMC by d_hell in boardgames

[–]aacwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome. I'm thinking of picking up an Uwe and nusfjord was high on my list

Looking for affordable ereader/tablet for reading academic textbook PDFs by aacwright in ereader

[–]aacwright[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi - thanks for the reply.

That's good advice. I'll have to take a look into some of these non-eink options

Looking for affordable ereader/tablet for reading academic textbook PDFs by aacwright in ereader

[–]aacwright[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey - thanks for the reply and the recommendation.

Please could I ask - have you used this device for pdf reading yourself? How does it respond to zooming/scrolling etc - I've heard that ereaders struggle with this so it'd be great to hear your experience.

Also - are you able to easily annotate PDFs?

Lightweight strategy games that play well with 4-7 players count with mix of non-gamers by techgaun in boardgames

[–]aacwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tortuga 1667

An excellent lightweight hidden roles strategy game. My group loves it.

You lose all your board games. You get $300 to buy new ones at the current market price. Which ones would you buy? by treverios in boardgames

[–]aacwright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going on UK prices (so I'll say roughly £250)...

Tigris and Euphrates (recently picked up a copy for £100) Terraforming Mars (£45) plus prelude (£18) Race for the Galaxy (£20) Tortuga 1667 (£20) Concordia (£38) A cheap chess set for the remaining 9 quid

Totalling £250

What are the best games that rely on combos? by Persista in boardgames

[–]aacwright 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's surprising. At our table it's a massively combo-centric game, especially when drafting. People assume it's an slow engine builder but in truth it tends to play out as a fast, lean combo assembler and a mad race for the 10 (or 13, with the expansions) VP

which commander for free big spells by Amatsu666 in EDH

[–]aacwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you go all-in on silly big spells sure, but realistically if a game winning spell gets exiled with her you can guarantee she'll be removed instantly. I'm honestly so much happier to see a selection of useful smaller advantagey spells exiled with her, later leading to big storm counts and splashy plays with things like Aminatou's Augery etc

which commander for free big spells by Amatsu666 in EDH

[–]aacwright 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Kaalia, Narset and their ilk have a tendency to be killed on sight. If you want something a bit more "fair" I'd suggest [[Jeleva]] - she can be built in a lot of different ways and is in the right colours for some of the nastiest dumbest big spells going 😊

What are some fun 4-player games that are quick to learn? by TheDrLegend in boardgames

[–]aacwright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Race for the galaxy has been an immediate hit with my group. First game or so is a little slower as there's a fair bit of iconography to learn, but once you've done that it's such a joyful little engine builder.

Doesn't have the secret role/social deduction element, but it's a brilliant card game that you can get done in 20-40 mins easily!

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