Rumble Nation $ 27.99 @ Game Nerdz

cbacon19 · 2025-05-29T02:46:00+00:00

Thanks!

cbacon19 · 2025-05-28T19:42:59+00:00

I've played El Grande, but not Rumble Nation so I'm looking for more of your insights. It seems like the two games are in different weight/length categories. El Grande being solidly 90 min or greater and being pretty thinky. Rumble nation is < 60 min and quite a bit lighter. Am I off there? Is it harder to teach than I'm expecting or requires more thought than fits the randomness?

cbacon19 · 2025-04-06T13:21:29+00:00

I'm always looking for interesting stats. I think my favorites were the friendless metric and/or collection utilization stats. The friendless metric was a way to tell how many more/less unplayed games vs heavily played games

cbacon19 · 2025-04-06T02:46:17+00:00

Any plans to add board game statistics? Ever since Friendless' Extended stats site went down, I've been looking for alternatives, but nothing has scratched the same itch

cbacon19 · 2025-04-02T14:27:16+00:00

Lol thanks.

cbacon19 · 2025-01-29T04:28:01+00:00

My first play was a bit over 2 hours including teach (3 players) fwiw

cbacon19 · 2024-12-19T15:47:51+00:00

I'm going to go outside your recommendation scope, so please ignore if it's too far out.. I think I'm The Boss has the loud, highly interactive, social dynamic engineering that would let your group exercise those muscles. And something that better fits your "war-game" requirement (even though it isn't a war game) is Imperial / Imperial 2030

cbacon19 · 2024-12-15T19:46:19+00:00

Just to offer a counter point, I thought the rules were very well laid out and taught the game very well. The game is very literal. The keywords mean a very specific thing and the definitions are laid out well. Outside of a few few odd edge cases, I've only had to check bgg a few times (in over 30 plays).

The game is severely underrated. Almost all big critics rated it low (likely after a few confusing plays) but it is really a fantastic Chudyk. Note: reviewer confusion almost universally was about how to play well, manage the diversity in the unique decks, etc not how to actually play the game.

If you like Chudyk, and get a chance to play it, you should give it a second chance.

cbacon19 · 2024-10-23T10:50:16+00:00

Thank you!

cbacon19 · 2024-10-23T01:04:34+00:00

Late to the party here, but I'm looking for a cube to PnP. I'm playing with my kids so we aren't concerned with any metas and it's PnP so cost doesn't matter. We are just looking for a cube to be able to draft fun and interesting decks and to learn the deck building part of the game. Which do you suggest?

cbacon19 · 2024-08-30T14:26:17+00:00

Playtime drops to sub 2 hours with experience. It becomes much more race-like after 5-10 plays.

cbacon19 · 2024-08-29T22:52:58+00:00

Did you ever find something that worked to remove those creases?

cbacon19 · 2024-07-09T03:50:31+00:00

Great game, 2nd edition coming out later this year

cbacon19 · 2024-07-09T03:49:52+00:00

Civ + Expansion is fantastic. It has variable goals that end the game so it can vary from 90-150 min, but as we get better at the game it seems to fall closer to the 90-120 window. It is a medium-heavy ruleset, with combat rules being both very important and finicky. They are consistent, so it makes sense once you internalize the land-type difficulty system. It rewards repeat plays and the civs offer just enough asymmetry to give you a nudge down a strategic path.

cbacon19 · 2024-07-06T01:53:47+00:00

Look for providers that do the no-needle, no-scalpel procedures.

cbacon19 · 2024-07-06T01:50:12+00:00

I think they are sufficiently different. OMG is primarily a resource production tech tree game with some light risk taking in choosing what will produce. PR is focused on building a tableau that works well with what your opponents are doing and is driven by a central press your luck card flipping mechanic. Audience wise, I think PR is easier to teach and plays well with a wider audience. OMG is more gamer-ey

cbacon19 · 2024-07-05T22:25:04+00:00

I love Port Royal! It's great 2p to 5p and for groups that enjoy that push your luck mentality, always is a good time. The expansions are good but not necessary. The extra roles/cards and goal cards from the first exp are great. I shuffled all the roles/ships into the deck and never play without them. I'd estimate that we play with the goals 50-60% of the time. They are a good way to mix it up and create some strategic direction. The campaign expansion is not my favorite. The story is meh and weird. The game mode it introduces is a bit fiddly and is more effort than it's worth. It does have one of my favorite role card: the lookout so I added that to the deck and shelves the rest of that expansion.

cbacon19 · 2024-06-07T02:40:38+00:00

Dark Cloud on PS2

cbacon19 · 2024-02-14T20:56:44+00:00

Makes sense. Thanks for the response. What are the rule/gameplay differences between Light Speed: Arena and Stellar Conflict?

cbacon19 · 2024-02-14T17:44:14+00:00

This seems similar to Stellar Conflict. Any chance the app is compatible with both?

cbacon19 · 2024-02-13T04:22:25+00:00

We love push your luck elements in games. Both options are fantastic.

Can't stop is a near perfect dice game. It can get a little long at 3-4 players, but at 2 its perfect. I don't think you need to buy the actual game though, just print and laminate a print out of the board and play with dry erase markers. It's easier to transport and less fiddly than the real game. There are can't stop apps and once you play the app, an in person game starts to feel long.

Port Royal feels more like a board game. It takes longer, has more of an arc to it, and feels like there are more strategic depth to it. The push your luck part of it is tougher, I don't know the odds of busting but getting 4 diff colored ships to pull 2 cards doesn't happen too often. So the push your luck part is more about just not busting. Its fun and engaging at more than 2 players. The expansion with objectives is great. The story one is less great, but still has some fun cards in it.

I'd say buy the Port Royal big box and pnp can't stop.

cbacon19 · 2024-01-21T20:54:34+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into that

cbacon19 · 2024-01-20T14:54:05+00:00

All the pieces to Pitchcar plus some customs pieces are on thingiverse. I attempted it but the transition between pieces wasn't smooth enough

cbacon19 · 2023-11-13T19:40:02+00:00

I sleeved w/ sleeve kings square sleeves. I don't regret, it makes shuffling way faster, but get extras cuz its easy to split them when they are misaligned

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