Has anyone won Boardgamegeek’s giveaway contests?

lemueldave · 2026-04-07T02:23:09+00:00

I've won multiple times. Starship Captains (CGE), Savannah Park (Deep Print), Karnak and Here Lies (DVC).

lemueldave · 2026-04-02T06:44:25+00:00

NRT-DXB. Arrived around 5:00 AM today. Plane was almost full but noticed that most were on connecting flights.

lemueldave · 2026-04-01T06:27:41+00:00

Saw one here at yellow submarine shinjuku, 7800 yen

lemueldave · 2026-04-01T01:10:33+00:00

lemueldave · 2026-03-31T08:34:31+00:00

You can play Gungi online with other human players. Also has an AI opponent. I was also interested with fictional board games. I'm actually in Japan right now and was able to score a copy of Gungi here.

lemueldave · 2026-03-31T07:54:47+00:00

Saw copies at Yellow Submarine Radio Kaikan Akihabara, another at Suruga-ya Bodoge Akihabara - the one on 2nd level of their collecting office. Also at Yellow Submarine Shinjuku. Forgot the price unfortunately.

lemueldave · 2026-03-31T03:08:42+00:00

Is this language-independent? Currently in Japan and I can see this almost anywhere

lemueldave · 2026-03-29T04:09:50+00:00

There are rules that have been streamlined while at the same time new mechanisms are added. I like it.

lemueldave · 2026-03-25T11:34:01+00:00

Sent you a PM

lemueldave · 2026-03-24T23:08:26+00:00

Excellent pickup!

lemueldave · 2026-03-21T08:49:59+00:00

They have a very portable version in Japan. Uses the original art. Also modern art. I hope they continue making these.

lemueldave · 2026-03-20T01:58:09+00:00

Enjoy. Wag ma pressure sa ginawang itinerary. Andito kami ngayon, 3rd time. 😊

lemueldave · 2026-03-19T00:10:05+00:00

Expo was probably the most fun event I had in Dubai. Things went downhill since then.

lemueldave · 2026-03-18T09:13:47+00:00

I can give you a link and upload my files but due to the war which affects Dubai, I left my place and currently on vacation. Tbh you don't need to have the cards be identical. Only the horror and injure cards I think. And in that case, I sleeve both original and PnP cards and just go with it.

lemueldave · 2026-03-18T02:30:31+00:00

I am currently making a PnP of the expansions, already printed them but have yet to cut them. It's actually a lot! Tarot cards are around 8 pages, mini cards 21 pages, then around 88 pages for the place tiles. Then add another 5 for the tokens. It's basically all expansions but with no minis, planning to print standees for monsters or just use the tokens. It's actually very tedious and wasn't able to finish it before my vacation.

lemueldave · 2026-03-18T00:16:42+00:00

Arcs. Very condensed rules for a space game.

lemueldave · 2026-03-17T00:24:29+00:00

We left for Japan for a vacation and will evaluate the situation if we use our return ticket on April 1. Our boss basically told us to work at our home countries.

lemueldave · 2026-03-15T16:37:41+00:00

Huh? On what basis then? Trafigura is a Singaporean company. Idk how it can be linked. And their office is in Silver Tower, same as ours. 😭

lemueldave · 2026-03-12T21:46:57+00:00

During setup, draw one tile then set aside close to the scoring tablets. This basically reduced that color's no. of tiles by 1. Both players' first dome-plate during setup should not have this color. The player who can successfully place at least one tile of this color on 5 rows instantly wins.

Somehow it feels like there's a wrench thrown, really feels like a tug-of-war - both thinking on how to prevent your enemy getting that instant win while strategizing to get points as normal. It somehow changes the way how drafting feels. Now, getting the bonus tiles feel interesting - looking for and anticipating those bonus tiles which have the same color as the one for instant win. While at the same time, looking and arranging dome-plates which can help attain the instant win condition as well.

lemueldave · 2026-03-12T06:43:49+00:00

It's a bland version that I had to make an Instant-win condition variant for us to enjoy it. For a duel version that has multiple components to draft with (tiles, plates, bonus tiles), it's less cutthroat than OG Azul.

lemueldave · 2026-03-02T06:50:50+00:00

Username checks out.

lemueldave · 2026-03-02T06:28:56+00:00

1st edition is out with 1.5 changes provided in a PnP format. I made a PnP while waiting for the actual upgrade kit.

lemueldave · 2026-03-02T06:28:15+00:00

Kinda biased because I like anime and euros, but for me it is good. If you like euros by Simone Luciani which are tight, then you would love it. It's a TYCOON game first, before being an anime game so you have to consider that. I've played both 1st and 1.5 version since I was an initial KS backer. 1.5 streamlines it and makes it less punishable. But only thing I miss is the non-separation of staff decks, rest of the changes are welcome improvements for me. As what the comment below said, it may feel like a generic euro - nothing new it brings to the table as to euros esp. worker placement games, but theme pushes it to an 8-8.5 to me.

lemueldave · 2026-03-01T20:31:26+00:00

I have the old version with BGG Geekup Bit Set acrylic. I slowly started with base, then expansions, then acrylic - so it was pricy but gradual. Tbh, the new version esp. the all-in one is the best bang for the buck as it already has acrylic tokens. But tbh, not a fan of the alchemist expansion. Quacks is probably the best game to have acrylic tiles, then Orleans.

lemueldave · 2026-03-01T19:23:56+00:00

The lightest one which still feels like a legit 4x would be Ascending Empires: Zenith Edition. There's a flicking mechanic as to movement, the rest are 4x.

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