Paul & Kathy's games

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...

PaulG wrote:

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...

Oh that's sound like a great game! Definitely up for it!

CamF wrote:

PaulG wrote:

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...

Oh that's sound like a great game! Definitely up for it!

Great! Are you coming down a week on Sunday? I could bring it then...

We can't make it this Sunday but next Sunday (12th) we will be there! Will be there on Tuesday 14th as well!

CamF wrote:We can't make it this Sunday but next Sunday (12th) we will be there! Will be there on Tuesday 14th as well!

Is there an event on the 12th? As far as I know, we only have the room at the Red Deer booked on the first Sunday of the month.

Jamie wrote:

CamF wrote:We can't make it this Sunday but next Sunday (12th) we will be there! Will be there on Tuesday 14th as well!

Is there an event on the 12th? As far as I know, we only have the room at the Red Deer booked on the first Sunday of the month.

That's correct. We have the room booked the first Sunday of every month up till January now. There's nothing on the 12th that I know of.

CamF wrote:We can't make it this Sunday but next Sunday (12th) we will be there! Will be there on Tuesday 14th as well!

As others have said, there's no Sunday event on the 12th (unless someone wants to organise one) and I'm away on holiday that week so will miss the 14th too... but I'm sure we can arrange a game at some point!

Er, there's definitely going to be a good unplayed pile for paulygcon. Three more Kickstarters arrived this week!

Wow, paulygcon and BGG Secret Santa combined to add quite a few new titles to the list!

Updated with the excellent Secret Santa gifts that Kat and I received!

Updated with the AEG goodies from the Patriot Games kickstarter and a few other things...

Well, thanks to a goodie bag, I now own 'Poop: The Game'. The question is: is it better than Plop Trumps?

PaulG wrote:Well, thanks to a goodie bag, I now own 'Poop: The Game'. The question is: is it better than Plop Trumps?

I'd like to register my interest in NOT taking part in this comparative analysis.

Added UKGE 2016 purchases:
Isle of Trains
Carrotia
Elfenland
Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
Compounded
Automobiles

You forgot to purchase a D12 for Carrotia didn't you... It needs one...

Aneurin wrote:You forgot to purchase a D12 for Carrotia didn't you... It needs one...

Apparently it's a misprint and they were using the D12 to stand in for the bunny meeple in prototyping. Though that still doesn't quite explain how you determine the 'result' of a meeple. The rulebook is terrible. Hoping for a revision or FAQ pretty soon. (I bought it for Kat without playing it, purely on the strength of the theme and artwork - to be fair she thinks that the bunny meeple along was worth the price).

paulyg wrote:

Aneurin wrote:You forgot to purchase a D12 for Carrotia didn't you... It needs one...

Apparently it's a misprint and they were using the D12 to stand in for the bunny meeple in prototyping. Though that still doesn't quite explain how you determine the 'result' of a meeple. The rulebook is terrible. Hoping for a revision or FAQ pretty soon. (I bought it for Kat without playing it, purely on the strength of the theme and artwork - to be fair she thinks that the bunny meeple along was worth the price).

The box is also confusing though. The sides seem to show paths of different types. Water, stone, yellow bricks, leaves... yet the game we played only had grass...

Also the 3 egg timers made us laugh... there is a 30, 60 and 120s timer included. But no way to tell them apart. I suggested that the level of sand in the timer must be indicative of the time it lasts for... after picking the timer with the least sand and it lasting 120s - we had second thoughts. And a giggle between the group over logic...

Added in my (small) haul from TCAD 2016:
- Shadows over the Empire (my free game, which looks ok!)
- Android: Mainframe (which is immediately going up to Edinburgh with me)

paulyg wrote:Added in my (small) haul from TCAD 2016:
- Shadows over the Empire (my free game, which looks ok!)
- Android: Mainframe (which is immediately going up to Edinburgh with me)

Shadows over the empire as a free game? That's great!

JohnH wrote:

paulyg wrote:Added in my (small) haul from TCAD 2016:
- Shadows over the Empire (my free game, which looks ok!)
- Android: Mainframe (which is immediately going up to Edinburgh with me)

Shadows over the empire as a free game? That's great!

Yep! Tom S got Queen's Necklace as his free game. There were definitely some decent (and reasonably expensive) games given away for free this year. Someone early got a copy of 504.

paulyg wrote:

JohnH wrote:

paulyg wrote:Added in my (small) haul from TCAD 2016:
- Shadows over the Empire (my free game, which looks ok!)
- Android: Mainframe (which is immediately going up to Edinburgh with me)

Shadows over the empire as a free game? That's great!

Yep! Tom S got Queen's Necklace as his free game. There were definitely some decent (and reasonably expensive) games given away for free this year. Someone early got a copy of 504.

Wow - 504 would be a big win - if just to sell. I'm neither boasting nor complaining about Ice Flow. Hope you enjoyed the rest of the weekend

psychomansam wrote:

paulyg wrote:

JohnH wrote:

paulyg wrote:Added in my (small) haul from TCAD 2016:
- Shadows over the Empire (my free game, which looks ok!)
- Android: Mainframe (which is immediately going up to Edinburgh with me)

Shadows over the empire as a free game? That's great!

Yep! Tom S got Queen's Necklace as his free game. There were definitely some decent (and reasonably expensive) games given away for free this year. Someone early got a copy of 504.

Wow - 504 would  be a big win - if just to sell. I'm neither boasting nor complaining about Ice Flow. Hope you enjoyed the rest of the weekend

Yes thanks! Had a cracking game of Dark Moon yesterday.

Well, Mare Nostrum arrived in an ENORMOUS parcel box. There are... a lot of pieces. And a giant playmat. Looking forward to trying this one!

Updated for some recent Kickstarter arrivals (new expansion for Stak Bots, Tiny Epic Western and expansions for Kingdom Builder) and for a big pile of Android: Netrunner.

I think you should get minions vs mechs. Someone's got to!

Kes wrote:I think you should get minions vs mechs. Someone's got to!

I agree that *someone* should get it but not sure I have room for that huge box at the moment. Someone must have ordered it, though? Scott F?