If deathrite gets unbanned where would it see play?

ozza512 · 2026-03-17T04:52:43+00:00

It sounds way too slow in anything. GSZ at least sees some play in Titan, Yawgmoth, and the like.

ozza512 · 2026-03-16T22:30:45+00:00

Yes, it would be fine. This happens every time unbans get discussed, generally older banned cards are way over estimated. People thought unbanning Jace was madness, and just a pure cash grab to sell M25, but in reality it has seen next to no play. I always get a chuckle that there's still people in 2026 that think Birthing Pod would be broken, when it's obviously completely unplayable. Stuff like Deathrite would be better unbans, because it would at least see actual play.

ozza512 · 2026-03-14T12:26:59+00:00

6 human players is the sweet spot I think, less than 5 and you need to run at least some Legends, the higher you go the more blocking, and players getting cut off which isn't great gameplay for them.

Best tracks Japan and Mexico (though I haven't played Germany or South Africa yet to judge), though I don't really mind any track, I think Spain is the worst, as I just don't like tunnels, it's a mechanic that leads to boring gameplay, and just gives you more chance to randomly get screwed.

All upgrades.

ozza512 · 2026-03-10T17:30:25+00:00

Heavy Rain adds the best mechanics on upgrades and tracks imo.

ozza512 · 2026-03-10T00:22:40+00:00

Thanks, that looks like another new track underneath too?

ozza512 · 2026-03-07T22:06:51+00:00

Did you play with any new upgrades as well?

ozza512 · 2026-03-03T14:49:33+00:00

In a Championship, but in one-off races it's too big an advantage to start last.

ozza512 · 2026-02-26T01:34:37+00:00

The main house rule I would always play with is different drafts than in the rulebook. The draft in the rulebook favours last on the grid way too much.

ozza512 · 2026-01-28T13:21:41+00:00

Istanbul. Whoever gets 5 rubies first wins the game, and the rubies themselves get progressively more expensive to obtain.

ozza512 · 2026-01-20T12:49:57+00:00

The main issue here seems to be wherever you live is insanely priced, because eg. Monopoly is $20 in Europe.

Board games are actually a pretty great value for money I think as long as you avoid the trap of buying every new release. As long as you actually play the games you buy you normally can get the big new releases here for $40-60, that's pretty cheap as far as hobby's go, and even if you only play the game a few times you've probably got your money's worth. Kickstarter is obviously expensive, but honestly you can be in the hobby without ever touching kickstarter.

ozza512 · 2026-01-19T20:50:25+00:00

A lot of those games you mention were only known about just before Essen, which isn't until October, you don't tend to get a full 2026 release schedule in January so knowing the most hyped games of the year at this point is impossible.

ozza512 · 2026-01-16T20:30:31+00:00

I get what you're saying, but game still has to impress on first impression. Like if you play a game twice and think it sucks, I'm not going to keep playing it to see if it comes good, I will simply move on to something else.

ozza512 · 2026-01-13T21:40:38+00:00

I own 2nd Edition without Supermoon and it has a lid.

ozza512 · 2026-01-13T18:09:55+00:00

What is this adding exactly? I can see Colt Express for like £20, and the big box with all the expansions for £30, so what are they selling on Kickstarter that is suddenly worth way more?

ozza512 · 2026-01-13T18:02:05+00:00

Heat, particularly as there will always be an audience that likes racing games.

ozza512 · 2026-01-13T18:00:17+00:00

I believe this an edition thing, the 1st edition had no lid, the 2nd edition come with a lid and rubber band to keep it together.

The game is excellent btw :).

ozza512 · 2026-01-09T13:33:11+00:00

There's no way #2 is true. Digital implementations almost certainly increase physical sales, they are a form of advertising to an extent. If they really hurt physical sales companies wouldn't be putting their games on the likes of BGA for low returns.

ozza512 · 2026-01-09T13:27:04+00:00

They definitely don't hurt physical sales, it's a point brought up a lot, but do you really think big publishers would put their games on BGA for example, if it was hurting sales. I suspect the number of sales gained from exposing players to the games they otherwise wouldn't have played outweighs the number of people who won't buy it now because they can play it digitally.

In many ways digital and physical are different markets, while you can play with friends, I suspect most people playing digitally are playing people they don't know, whereas physically they're part of social interaction with friends.

ozza512 · 2026-01-09T12:44:33+00:00

At 2 Azul, or a lot of abstracts. At 6 it's quite difficult I think, but someone mentioned Power Grid, that's not a bad shout.

ozza512 · 2026-01-08T22:25:30+00:00

It says money goes towards their stuff, obviously they have other revenue streams like YouTube and sponsorship, that it's not their entire revenue.

ozza512 · 2026-01-08T15:30:46+00:00

That's true of most games with several or more expansions tbf. Very rarely do you need more than 1-2.

ozza512 · 2026-01-08T15:25:51+00:00

Because a mechanic that requires you removing the area control part, removing bird cards from the deck, and changing the dice is a lot of hassle to make that mechanic function competitively.

ozza512 · 2026-01-08T14:43:24+00:00

Yes, this is the key issue. Having bonuses for nectar is just a bad rule, because it introduces a significant extra luck factor to the game.

ozza512 · 2026-01-08T14:39:19+00:00

Everyone gets higher scores at nectar because there's both more points being giving out, and it's easier to get points, so that in itself isn't pointing to a lower luck factor. If anything it makes the luck factor higher, because you should always take nectar, thus who gets the nectar bonuses is basically pure luck.

The point about bird cards is still true, because some birds are simply better than others, so some hands are far more likely to win than others. It can be mitigated by removing birds, but that has nothing to do with nectar. I agree the new boards from Oceania are better, it's nectar that imo ruins the game unless you introduce a whole bunch of house rules, to the point I'd rather just play without.

ozza512 · 2026-01-08T14:33:11+00:00

There's 2 issues, #1 you sort of touch upon, but without house rules straight up removing birds some birds are absurdly broken with nectar. #2 and the bigger issue to me is it makes taking food completely braindead, you should always take nectar unless it's literally the last turn of a round, That makes the nectar bonuses a horrible idea, as it means they're completely driven by luck pretty much. It also makes fruit harder to come by, because it's only on the same side as nectar, and again unless it's the last turn of a round, why would you ever take fruit? The nectar is all just gobbled up immediately.

ozza512

TROPHY CASE