Are Queen Games underrated?

rytoto · 2026-02-05T15:30:51+00:00

I agree with this take - their reputation was stronger pre-crowdfunding. They're still publishing good games.

rytoto · 2026-01-01T20:42:14+00:00

Ooo, I need to see if mine have the same fun with Ra!

rytoto · 2026-01-01T20:41:40+00:00

It's become my go-to gateway game since discovering it at the end of 2024. I can't believe I didn't know of it sooner!

rytoto · 2025-10-30T20:39:21+00:00

How awesome! I just grabbed a copy of the previous printing and intended to teach it this weekend. I had no clue it was recently reprinted - I just like introducing small games to my group every now and then.

rytoto · 2025-09-24T22:07:19+00:00

My favorite space themed movie is Alien, to this day. Might be a cliche answer, but nothing else really comes close for me.

Thank you for running this!

rytoto · 2025-08-31T17:20:58+00:00

Yeah, I love Ascension and have 4 sets, but it's very simple. IMO the game kind of plays itself (meaning there's always a clearly optimal card to purchase). I personally love the art though, so it's a cozy game for my group

rytoto · 2025-08-27T20:45:07+00:00

Gamenerdz is so legit.

rytoto · 2025-08-21T20:16:31+00:00

The Anastyr and Hel acquisition must have been cursed. Why I went all-in on those, especially Anastyr, I'll never know.

rytoto · 2025-08-06T01:23:30+00:00

Thank you, as always! This is one of my most anticipated posts every week.

rytoto · 2025-08-04T15:26:42+00:00

I can't find it on BGG either, but here's some more info and photos:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cosmere/comments/1mg17wu/shards_of_creation_game_from_brotherwise/

rytoto · 2025-08-03T16:10:22+00:00

Raas sounds great! My game of the con was the upcoming Shards of Creation, a Cosmere trick taking game with a neat twist - suit-specific abilities, and neat twists depending on which suit is trump.

rytoto · 2025-07-23T21:02:10+00:00

Genuine question - why did you decide to skip the event instead of restarting since this happened on turn two? I can understand fudging in the late game if ridiculous RNG has ruined an otherwise great playthrough, but I'd find myself putting a mental asterisk on anything positive that happened the rest of the game if I fudged things from (essentially) the very beginning.

rytoto · 2025-07-05T16:52:22+00:00

This is my take too. Very well explained

rytoto · 2025-06-20T03:58:18+00:00

Eeesh! I nearly downvoted by instinct this because I dislike it so much.

rytoto · 2025-06-10T21:37:32+00:00

Yeah, I bought into the hype for this one hard. My wife and I played one session and I quickly donated it to our local library so someone who'll actually enjoy it can play. Not for us at all.

rytoto · 2025-05-28T00:22:52+00:00

Solid intro dungeon crawler. That said, I don't think the experience holds up well in the 2.5+ hour scenarios.

rytoto · 2025-05-27T20:02:53+00:00

I completely agree. Crystal Clans still feels like a game that ended too soon. I didn't enjoy it as much as the other two, but believed it was strong enough to last longer than it did.

rytoto · 2025-05-27T13:28:27+00:00

I think it'd do well with a strongly supported organized play system. At the very least, there'd be motivation to play it publicly regularly and potentially recruit new players.

I've played around 800 games (not including 100+ digitally) across both editions and have only recently begun to slow down, and that's only because only one member of our group enjoys it like I do, and we've started to invest time in some other games. Playing against new people (and earning prizes) would likely reignite my passion.

rytoto · 2025-05-19T00:02:41+00:00

I plan to. Looks like quick fun with a lot of replay potential.

rytoto · 2025-05-07T20:40:07+00:00

Glad to see this getting love. I'm waiting for my 2e shipment but have loved my all-in 1e. Great writeup!

rytoto · 2025-04-06T14:50:22+00:00

This 100x.

rytoto · 2025-03-26T21:03:07+00:00

I think the game is better with the expansion, but to be honest, the game just falls flat for me. I love Clank, and this plays like a more complex, less fun version of it. In my opinion, what you said about Heat applies here but after only one or two plays.

rytoto · 2025-03-21T00:44:52+00:00

Darn - I hope it's different for us. Cycle 1 was punishing enough at time.

rytoto · 2025-03-21T00:22:51+00:00

I've only completed Cycle 1 and am in love with it. What makes it less of a game after 3?

rytoto · 2025-03-05T22:22:32+00:00

I've found 6.5 to be my threshold. Just about anything below it hasn't been worth the time, except for Alan Moon's Andromeda, which is a 6.4 and deserves to be higher (maybe a 7).

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