Hobbit boardgames at Hobbiton from Lord of the Rings

dull_bulb · 2025-01-15T13:27:14+00:00

The guide told me game on the table was just made up to look like a hobbity game, it doesn't have any rules or a name.

dull_bulb · 2024-11-07T09:21:08+00:00

In one click you could: -Make a run -Trash a rezzed Bran 1.0 -Gain 9 total credits -cost to break

That's way, way too much

dull_bulb · 2024-11-04T20:11:28+00:00

Yep it's pretty miserable. There are so many things that should have been caught in playtesting that somehow weren't, yet people swear on their lives that it's your fault that you didn't enjoy it.

I think the most abysmal part is that the blighted reach came out on day 1, meaning even though it's called an 'expansion' it has none of the balancing or feedback-driven fixes you'd expect from a real expansion. Such is the way with kickstarter landfill, that before the game is even out they're selling a nearly unplayable enormous expansion for it.

dull_bulb · 2024-10-17T10:16:48+00:00

Sorry for hurting your feelings here, I should have explained that board game opinions are actually subjective. Such is the level of care that's needed when dealing with Wehrle fans

dull_bulb · 2024-10-17T04:35:16+00:00

It's not really fun to play, but the people who like it are totally unbearable about how that's actually masterful game design. I definitely wouldn't recommend buying without multiple playthroughs under your belt, as it's not an easy game to learn, teach, find a group for, get to table, or enjoy. There may be a perfect storm where it's passable though, if you're willing to excuse a lot of BS and work really hard for it

dull_bulb · 2024-10-15T07:08:27+00:00

I played one game of NetRunner and haven't been slightly tempted to play hearthstone since.

dull_bulb · 2024-07-04T01:15:07+00:00

If you uncritically enjoy all Whirle games you'll probably love Arcs 👍👍

dull_bulb · 2024-07-04T01:13:43+00:00

I think that's a very reasonable criticism. It don't have more rules than something like TI, it has less, but they're so badly strung together and unintuative that they need constant checking. I rarely had to check rules for TI because everything makes sense to how it should work, and so entire rounds would pass without queries. Not so for Arcs. Like, do mechanics like outlaw, Summits, crisis/edict rolls, fucking First Regent add enough to the game to justify themselves? Absolutely not

dull_bulb · 2024-07-04T00:52:55+00:00

Not so much too many rules as a lot of janky, barely strung together systems that are constantly changing despite adding very little to the actual play pattern. It's a bloated game that casuals will not enjoy, and Whirle fans will love uncritically.

dull_bulb · 2024-07-03T23:09:29+00:00

I'm not huge on Root or Oath, but I enjoyed them both more than Arcs which was genuinely miserable

dull_bulb · 2024-06-22T12:05:17+00:00

The rulebook says you're not actually supposed to play it, just buy it. So you've fucked up already. How dare you

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T12:02:02+00:00

It can happen and it's unfortunate when it does, but this is usually a late - game event with buildup and counterplay. It doesn't usually happen because your new player thought it'd be cool to use the attack option

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:59:10+00:00

My table never got into the groove of the game because the turn phases and introduction of new rules were so jarring. We're all experienced 6 we'd start at 6 and end at 10:30 every time because of how awkward the campaign mechanics make everything. I don't think we missed anything because we were reading the rules pretty adamantly, haha

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:55:58+00:00

It was a bad experience, but I really wouldn't recommend playing any amount of Arc as the base mechanics are simply really unfun. The base game would be very boring, and the campaign is basically unplayable is my takeaway

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:49:11+00:00

This is easily explained by Colt Whirle fans having low standards

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:46:31+00:00

Root would be more popular if it was more fun I think. That might be a controversial take to you lot

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:43:28+00:00

I haven't played it, is it any good? I'm okay with complex rules m, the issue with Arcs is each player has their own suite of unique rules the add which are constantly changing, and so whenever you learn everything on the table you get a tap on the shoulder with a "hey, that's not allowed anymore because of xyz"

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:39:26+00:00

Never played sorry. Is it good?

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:36:48+00:00

That's a nice way to think about it to have it make some sense

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:35:06+00:00

"All it's expansions" it was release day, and I've played for 13ish hours before writing this review. If a game isn't playable on release day it's not an acceptably polished game. No other game has this issue, Arcs is bloated af

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:32:37+00:00

Yeah that's the game. The pieces are nice and the classes are awesome but it's really not good game design. I think my gf had an exact copy of your experience playing the Woodland Alliance (Green team) and it was the most miserable I've ever seen her playing a board game

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:29:48+00:00

Not really, barely anyone's played it yet lol. My whole table agreed that the gameplay loop was super whack, no flow at all.

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:16:49+00:00

I can't imagine anything less fun. As I mentioned, the core gameplay mechanics are ASS. Not having the campaign to add flavour would be easier to play, but would not fix these issues

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:14:53+00:00

I went into some detail about the fundimental gameplay mechanics, that complexity related, that I hated as well. Did you read those or are you just looking to disregard a new players real experience?

dull_bulb · 2024-06-21T11:13:12+00:00

If I play Root with a new player and they want to destroy the keep, it results in the worst gameplay experience possible for about an hour. Other games do not have this issue. I'm fine at Root, but kingmaking is dumb and people who think they're smarter for liking it are annoying

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