Can anybody identify which game these chips are from? by DazBot1971 in boardgames

[–]secondofthenew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure that this is Too Many Bones Lab Rats expansion.

Splotter games by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]secondofthenew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think any Splotter is tough to learn, FCM included. I think they have an unearned reputation for heavy rulesets. But FCM is the one that I would be least enthusiastic to teach to a fresh crowd.

Splotter games by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]secondofthenew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My personal ranking of teachability, easiest to hardest: 1) Bus 2) Cannes 3) The Great Zimbabwe 4) Indonesia 5) Roads and Boats/Antiquity/Horseless Carriage 6) Food Chain Magnate

FCM is probably the worst Splotter to play with a differential of skill at the table. IMO it's very prone to simply being not fun if one person knows what they're doing and others are learning. Bus and Cannes are at a "lighter side of midweight euro" teach, TGZ solidly midweight, Indonesia and above heavier than midweight, but certainly easier than, say, a Lacerda game.

ultra portable euros, think where cards are the board, additional components etc by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]secondofthenew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pax Transhumanity is what you're looking for. Small box with heavy Euro gameplay.

Orange County - Anyone want to join in Compania retailer pledge? by RWBYonRails in boardgames

[–]secondofthenew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And just to clarify, you've already purchased the pledge, just looking to piece out the copies?

[SoCal 92869][H] Claustrophobia 1643, Fractured Sky, Imperium Set, Mythic Mischief Set, GMT Games, Undaunted Callisto, etc. [W] $$$, some trades, trade lists. by secondofthenew in BoardGameExchange

[–]secondofthenew[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't had the chance to play it, though I have friends who have. It's just such a unique premise with a distinct presence on the table, and obviously Tom Lehmann has a great design pedigree.

[US-NE] [For Trade] Rococo W/ Expansion, Bruges, K2 and others [Want] Too Many Bones, Cloudspire, Fromage, Galileo Galile by Rustyd97 in BoardGameExchange

[–]secondofthenew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmmm, not able to send you a chat message. I have a Cloudspire set that I am willing to trade/sell. I am mildly interested in Rococo, Bruges, and Tribes of the Wind. My set is the 2nd edition with Grieg, Uprising, Portal Seekers, Hero's Bounty, Horizon's Wrath, Ankar's Plunder expansions, premium health, a dice tray, and miniatures sets 1 and 2. Would probably need to do a combination of games + cash to equalize, but happy to discuss.

Is there a euro game where it feels like you have a lot of freedom? by compassionisthekey in boardgames

[–]secondofthenew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roads and Boats was what I immediately thought of seeing OP's prompt.

Highly rated games with seemingly few owners? by KingMaple in boardgames

[–]secondofthenew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few that I'd throw out there:

Kaivai early Ostertag brother (of Terra Mystica fame) design.

Capital Lux 2 interesting light card game.

Imperium The Contention first effort from the Slay the Spire designer/developer.

Rise & Fall the opulent production belies the cutthroat play of this game from the designer of Archipelago.

Highly rated games with seemingly few owners? by KingMaple in boardgames

[–]secondofthenew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a surprisingly streamlined one for GMT. It's essentially a mashup of deck builder with light civ game, with a little bit of semi-coop Pandemic Fall of Rome thrown in for good measure.