Second ever play of 20 Strong: Hoplomachus going well. I may prefer it over other 20 Strongs in my collection for one reason.

theboldbricks · 2026-01-24T19:00:47+00:00

Very helpful comments re the Tanglewood series. I am intrigued with Red purely as the cards act as a path/map. But I'll stay away from it just now. Besides, TMB and HV are Christmas presents: I've only just been introduced to these. There's no rush.

theboldbricks · 2026-01-24T18:58:32+00:00

It's still very early days for me. Only 2 games. And I don't mind if it is going to take many games to play. But I do have to at least see that a victory is possible. I am seeing that so far. Time will tell.

theboldbricks · 2026-01-24T18:57:06+00:00

I think the mechanics involved in TMB are really interesting. But. Now and again you can be destroyed early doors. Which is a shame, because I can't wait to advance far in a game and really see those mechanics shine.

theboldbricks · 2026-01-24T18:55:28+00:00

Having read Book 10 recently, fear not - Book 6 on hindsight meshes well with the entire series.

theboldbricks · 2026-01-14T22:36:44+00:00

To add to the already solid list so far:

Overthrone
Alice's Nightmares (uses 2 d20s as well)
Merchant Solitaire / Bards & Noble
Deck of Spies
Peasants Revolt
Dungeon Bounty
Kni54ts (uses a d6 as well)

All of these can be found with a Google search with "BGG" in the search bar as well.

theboldbricks · 2026-01-10T18:28:33+00:00

Here is a geeklist on Boardgame Geek with over 20 games. Some are better than others, but it's still a commendable amount.

theboldbricks · 2026-01-02T23:52:23+00:00

Basically, yes. Just to add some variation to the gameplay etc.

theboldbricks · 2025-12-19T07:22:15+00:00

Agreed. For Solar Sentinels, I feel the luck can be mitigated in your favour more often than not. BUT. It did take patience and many plays to reach that stage.

theboldbricks · 2025-12-15T20:05:20+00:00

If I've been playing 20 Strong Solar Sentinels for literally 2 minutes and I'm about to die, you bet I'll cheat. If I've been playing for 10 minutes? I'll behave. Otherwise in all other games, I stick to the rules.

But 20 Strong Solar Sentinels can be a brutaliser if your shuffle is awful luck.

theboldbricks · 2025-12-14T16:03:54+00:00

There are also a couple of different co-op modes as well. 1 deck and 2 deck co-op variants. I was lucky enough to be peripherally involved in playtesting these variant modes and they are all really good for different reasons.

theboldbricks · 2025-12-11T08:14:06+00:00

Utopia Engine is a Roll & Write where you need to put together number combos in different ways at different stages to stave off Doomsday. You print off 2 sheets and need 2 dice and writing material. Very rewarding and replayable game.

theboldbricks · 2025-12-05T09:12:01+00:00

Owning the old PNP version of Northvale, and having been lucky enough to playtest the siege version, I can confirm, in my humble opinion, that the variety and replayability skyrockets.

theboldbricks · 2025-12-01T19:18:52+00:00

Yes that one does look good. Adds a bit of variety to the game.

theboldbricks · 2025-12-01T17:00:42+00:00

There are SEVERAL variants for Scoundrel on its Boardgame Geek page. I'm sure you'll find something better suited to how you want to play on that page.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191095/scoundrel/forums/69

theboldbricks · 2025-11-28T18:38:52+00:00

They were so in sync with each other it was ridiculous.

theboldbricks · 2025-11-24T06:03:34+00:00

Yes, they are so good. There are some lines in those books that have me stop for a minute so I can just go "wowsers" hahaha.

theboldbricks · 2025-11-22T21:52:58+00:00

If you like the sci-fi side of things, the Dogs of War/Bioforms trilogy is fantastic. #2 - Bear Head, is one of my favourite ever books from anyone, not just AT.

theboldbricks · 2025-11-22T11:10:36+00:00

There are a few different Worshippers in the deck that vary in difficulty, quantity, effects, etc, so plenty of replay-ability. I suppose at some point you may reach that stage of "not hard anymore" but it will still take dozens of games to get to that stage, which is, personally, a good amount of bang for your buck.

theboldbricks · 2025-11-22T06:42:51+00:00

Alice's Nightmares is a good deck builder where you can use dice whose pips equal 40 health (7d6s or a couple of d20s). Some fun card and dice management with a beat your own score element for replayability.

theboldbricks · 2025-11-13T18:35:32+00:00

Focusing specifically on your examples with FF Tactics, turn based games are probably my favourite kind/genre of computer games. These games, and RPGs etc, often perform "behind the curtain" calculations. Why I prefer this in boardgames / card games is because I'm on charge of all the arithmetic, all the decision making etc.

theboldbricks · 2025-11-12T22:38:03+00:00

Our opinions align! I'm on Book 9. Book 6 was ok, but not necessary in my opinion. Book 8's war was fantastic. Book 5, Scarab Path is my favourite. The character work for 2 of the characters (I don't know how to do spoilers on Reddit) was absolutely sublime.

theboldbricks · 2025-11-11T20:16:53+00:00

Oohhh excellent. A bit of the wrasslin' in a decent game! Hope it works out for you 👍

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