Paul & Kathy's games

PaulG wrote:

Kes wrote:I'm sure that can be arranged

As I'm now off work for 3 weeks, I'm sure it can...

Do we only have your for 3 weeks then? I'm going to start calling your Rama.

Aneurin wrote:

PaulG wrote:

Kes wrote:I'm sure that can be arranged

As I'm now off work for 3 weeks, I'm sure it can...

Do we only have your for 3 weeks then? I'm going to start calling your Rama.

Ok, I had to look up Rama on Wikipedia

"He is pictured as the ideal man and the perfect human."

Yep.

But, no, hopefully back to normal now so I should be down most weeks! And, as you can see from the top of this thread, I've got quite a backlog to play through!

I was thinking more of the ship from the Rama Series by Arthur C Clarke... the object that turns up in Earth orbit every so often...

Aneurin wrote:I was thinking more of the ship from the Rama Series by Arthur C Clarke... the object that turns up in Earth orbit every so often...

I like my interpretation better ;-)

Hmm, this is getting out of hand... :-o

PaulG wrote:Hmm, this is getting out of hand... :-o

It passed out of hand some time ago. Not worth worrying about now. Just buy some games to take your mind off your problem.

Updated for all the sales & purchases at the UK Games Expo. Now to punch out some pieces...

What did you put up for sale, and what sold and didn't?

What sold...
- Robinson Crusoe (£35) (sold to Steve before the expo)
- Lewis & Clark (£20)
- Dixit (£15)
- Apples to Apples (£10)
- Via Appia (£20)
- Infiltration (£20)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cheese Touch (£5)
- Munchkin Zombies (£10)
- Smart Ass (travel edition) (£5)
- Catan Card Game - Barbarians & Traders Upgrade Kit (£5)
- Gender Wars (£1)
- Challenge Your IQ (£1)
- Charades (£1)
- D&D Creature Catalogue (£5)
- Curse of Xanathon module for D&D (£3)
- The Keep on the Borderlands module for D&D (£3)
- The Republic of Darken Gazetteer for AD&D ( £8 )
- Against the Giants module for AD&D (£5)
- Hollow World Campaign set for D&D (no box) (£12)
- The Isle of Dread module for D&D (£3)
- The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth module for AD&D (£3)
- Vault of the Drow module for AD&D (£5)
- The Lost Island of Castanamir module for AD&D (£5)

What did not sell...
- Pairs (Name of the Wind edition) (£5)
- Change Horses (£10)
- D&D Basic Set (no box) (£5)
- D&D Companion Set (no box) (£5)
- D&D Master Set (no box) (£10)
- D&D Immortals (DM Guide only) (£5)
- AD&D Players Handbook (£4)
- AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide ( £8 )
- Daughters of Darkness & The Chronicles of Santon scenario book for Rune Quest (£10)

Aww yeah! Great haul Paul, Black Fleet is such a great game!
Sat with a coffee reading rule books, leaving the punching til I get home.

Got in a couple of games of Black Fleet this weekend, really enjoyed it (in fact after the first game I bought a copy too )

Was a cracking good weekend.

Yeah, thanks for the recommendation Alex! After we spoke to you we tried it in the demo area and really liked it. Looking forward to playing it again!

Sounds like a Black Fleet tournament for the Xmas party this year then ;-)

PaulG wrote:Yeah, thanks for the recommendation Alex! After we spoke to you we tried it in the demo area and really liked it. Looking forward to playing it again!

I think Sannah might ban me from playing demo's next time - I played three and bought two of them

Are they the original AD&D books? That's pretty cool. I've started playing some of the old classic CRPGs based on that rule-set. I wouldn't mind them on my shelf just as a geeky historical document. What would you pay me to take the burden off your bookshelf?

Sam wrote:Are they the original AD&D books? That's pretty cool. I've started playing some of the old classic CRPGs based on that rule-set. I wouldn't mind them on my shelf just as a geeky historical document. What would you pay me to take the burden off your bookshelf?

Ah, unfortunately we gifted the unsold stuff to UKGE to be sold with proceeds donated to charity. Kat did not want to return with any of the stuff we took down! But, yes, they were original books from the late 70s. Not rare though and not in particularly good condition (I never used them but was given them a few years ago).

Alas. Did you decide to keep Musketeers after all?

PaulG wrote:What sold...
- Robinson Crusoe (£35) (sold to Steve before the expo)

Speaking of which, still planning to be there Tuesday, Paul? I can't stop for games this week, but I'll nip down to pick this up if you're there.

steveygee wrote:

PaulG wrote:What sold...
- Robinson Crusoe (£35) (sold to Steve before the expo)

Speaking of which, still planning to be there Tuesday, Paul? I can't stop for games this week, but I'll nip down to pick this up if you're there.

Such a great game!

Sam wrote:Alas. Did you decide to keep Musketeers after all?

No, that should be on the sold list too. I realise I forgot to add the things I made the late decision on. Will update at some point if I can find the receipt of what sold / didn't sell from the Bring n Buy!

steveygee wrote:

PaulG wrote:What sold...
- Robinson Crusoe (£35) (sold to Steve before the expo)

Speaking of which, still planning to be there Tuesday, Paul? I can't stop for games this week, but I'll nip down to pick this up if you're there.

Yep, I'll bring it down!

Paul wrote:

steveygee wrote:

PaulG wrote:What sold...
- Robinson Crusoe (£35) (sold to Steve before the expo)

Speaking of which, still planning to be there Tuesday, Paul? I can't stop for games this week, but I'll nip down to pick this up if you're there.

Such a great game!

Such a great collection of mechanics to kick you in the teeth!

DaveB wrote:

Paul wrote:

steveygee wrote:

PaulG wrote:What sold...
- Robinson Crusoe (£35) (sold to Steve before the expo)

Speaking of which, still planning to be there Tuesday, Paul? I can't stop for games this week, but I'll nip down to pick this up if you're there.

Such a great game!

Such a great collection of mechanics to kick you in the teeth!

For what it's worth, my issue with it was that I found the both the aesthetic and the mechanics a bit 'fiddly'. But I fully accept that I'm in the minority here!

DaveB wrote:

Such a great collection of mechanics to kick you in the teeth!

Cool, they're my favourite type of mechanics!

Paul,

Did you ever play Terra Mystica? Is it like Catan?

CamF wrote:Paul,

Did you ever play Terra Mystica? Is it like Catan?

Yes, I've played it a few times. It has some similarities to Catan in that there is an area control aspect and some resource management. But it's more complex and there is essentially no luck (no dice, no cards) though there is randomness in the setup. Each faction also has different powers so it's asymmetrical to an extent.

I really, really like it and am always keen to play it some more if you're interested...