Board Game Atlas Giveaway (Winner on October 11, 2020)
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cbrady748 Moderator Level 124 months ago
My choice would still be #Cooper Island but I think @theDL has had me seriously considering #Oceans as well!
Courageous Bob 24 months ago
Haha, BGA is a dangerous source of 'oh but also this game looks cool...'
theDL Moderator Level 124 months ago
Yay! I was watching a video about #Aquatica and my wife saw it and said "that seems like a game I would like," so to the top of the wishlist it went, haha. But truthfully, this has been on my watch list for a while, but with my wife showing explicit interest in the game, that takes it right to the top.
Aside from that, I'd love to pick up the #War Chest: Nobility expansion, especially considering the huge success that the 2v2 was with my friends.
cbrady748 Moderator Level 124 months ago
You've been loving #War Chest so the expansion makes total sense. I let my friend borrow my copy and it's been at least a month now and I still don't have it back lol.
theDL Moderator Level 124 months ago
Lol, makes sense. Do you have the expansion? Also did you see that there's a 2nd expansion coming soon?
cbrady748 Moderator Level 124 months ago
No, I don't. Actually...spoiler alert - I don't think I enjoy the game nearly as much as you seem to lol. I think it's a great game for sure but my gaming likes and dislikes are very much influenced by games my fiance enjoys and she views it as a game of chess (albeit quicker) and she hates chess lol. I'm really looking forward to when more human interaction is allowed so I can give it a shot with people in my gaming group.
theDL Moderator Level 124 months ago
Oh I totally get that. I haven't even played it with my wife yet, as it's not the type of game she generally likes either.
cbrady748 Moderator Level 124 months ago
Forgot to ask..what do the expansions add? More types of troops?
theDL Moderator Level 124 months ago
There aren't many details on the 2nd one yet, besides that it's called Siege, and has siege weapons and forts.
The Nobility expansion adds some new units, as well as Royal Decrees, which give another use for the Royal Coins. Basically once per game abilities that each player can use once. 3 are available each game out of I think 7.
cbrady748 Moderator Level 124 months ago
Oh that's cool. Do you draft those abilities like with the units or are all 3 available to both players for the whole game?
theDL Moderator Level 124 months ago
Each player has the ability to do each ability one time throughout the game, so they're not exclusive to one player.
cbrady748 Moderator Level 124 months ago
That actually sounds like it has the potential to be a game changer. Get it for sure!
theDL Moderator Level 124 months ago
I plan to eventually :) It does seem like it's out of stock in many places at the moment though.
MrBlocker 24 months ago
I'm still looking at #Spirit Island, but I also want to try #Root and #Wingspan. I started getting back into board gaming more recently and I've been hearing great things about all of these games.
lievendv 24 months ago
I feel like winning #A Feast For Odin this time. It trades places in my wish list top 3 with #Root and #Star Wars: Outer Rim for a while now!
sludj 24 months ago
Here we go again. Fingers crossed :)
I'm thinking about adding one of the newer crime mystery games, possibly #Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game - Season One. It looks like they've made the game much shorter in response to criticism, which is sad news for us, as we really enjoyed immersing ourselves in the 3 or 4 hour marathon games.
On the solo side of things, I'm holding out hope that I'll be able to find a retail copy of #Pax Pamir (Second Edition). I'm halfway through Peter Hopkirk's fantastic book about the game's theme, and so I can now see myself getting very excited about geeking out over the cast of historical characters and the history behind it all.
drossaphus 24 months ago
I definitely second @theDL's choice of #Aquatica. I'm also getting more interested in #Wild Space as I like the art style, and it seems like it would play quickly with satisfying action chaining if you combo things right. I'm definitely a sucker for that kind of game play. The premise and game play of #Café has me interested in it since my wife and I like coffee and quick games. I'm also at a place where I'm not even sure I want to pick up more games right now, but if somebody plopped $60 of free game money into my lap, what am I gonna do? Not use it? Come on now...
twilightimperiumluvver 24 months ago
Got to be #Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition): Prophecy of Kings Expansion , I won't be complete without it.
tyuanyi 24 months ago
Still keeping my eyes on #Betrayal Legacy and #Wingspan and actually #Terraforming Mars as well as I keep hearing postive comments about it
As3rn 24 months ago
Western Legends or Everdell would be my ultimate prize.