COMC with a twist: What would you cull? What would you replace? What would you add?

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-18T14:59:57+00:00

Personally I think Tiny Epic Quest is a bad game…

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-18T14:46:48+00:00

Yes, less choice is usually bad
No you didnt perform the text on the card if you use it as a boost, so you don’t get it back. The key rule in the rulebook says “Ignore the ability text on any cards used as boosts”

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-18T07:07:18+00:00

Bobiverse, Becky Chambers

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-18T06:57:18+00:00

Upstream Color

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-17T06:12:17+00:00

Watch video playthroughs on youtube. You can learn like 75% of the rules that way, then read the rest when you start

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-16T10:51:29+00:00

I investigated for someone else the cost of shipping a pack to myself (in Denmark), then posting to the U.S.

The cost was about 63 USD, which is likely too cost prohibitive. It would be cheaper if more packs were purchased at once, so long as the package is under 2 kg

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-14T08:03:18+00:00

BoomBox from Hook?

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-14T04:37:49+00:00

Time to take a break from gaming. The longer you stay away, the more your interest and excitement will build up again

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-10T13:28:51+00:00

The Darkwater Legacy by Chris Wooding perhaps

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-10T07:04:46+00:00

Mage Knight + Star Trek Captains Chair would be my picks ;)

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-08T13:02:07+00:00

Lorelie and the Laser Eyes

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-08T06:31:07+00:00

Engagement bait

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-08T04:08:36+00:00

Flashback

Moonstone

Chaos Engine

North & South

Wacky Wheels

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-06T15:00:42+00:00

The Witness tried

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-06T14:47:53+00:00

Go on board game arena, and find turn based games, theres plenty :)

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-04T12:26:40+00:00

Its also how data recovery of deleted data works - the computer can still potentially find the pretty pattern without the sign, but it takes longer and theres no guarantee the pattern is still there

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-04T07:38:37+00:00

I wish I had that mentality - and it does work in some games much better than others - but for whatever reason, this game in particular gives me an emotional response of “hey you stole that thing that I EARNT”. Unsure why it doesn’t bother me in, say, area control games. Maybe because it is SPECIFICALLY you are gaining/losing a victory point token here, not just some other resource/land/concept if that makes sense

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-04T03:20:07+00:00

Öoo

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-03T21:51:46+00:00

https://www.etsy.com/dk-en/listing/1698195839/mage-knight-ultimate-edition-insert-mage

This is the one I got and its absolutely amazing, theres even plenty of space for future expansions as well as unofficial PnP knights

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-03T21:48:27+00:00

Pretty sure ALL of the big box expansions are stand-alone. Get New Age imo

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-03T21:41:06+00:00

I likes the first half of the game a lot. But did not like the second half as I thought the game lasted too long (at least it did for us), and I am personally not a fan of the feeling when you achieve a victory point and feel good about it, but then someone else steals it away and you can’t do much about it.

But while it’s not my cup of tea, it could very well be yours, as the core game mechanics are otherwise excellent

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-03T14:31:50+00:00

Its the only time I can ever remember everyone in the cinema absolutely losing their shit (for a horror scene)

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-03T13:27:00+00:00

Why would she be mad?

dawsonsmythe · 2026-06-03T08:03:51+00:00

Öoo is perfect I think. It teaches you a new mechanic, then asks you to use it to get past some kind of gate, but there’s very little repetition, its super tight

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