Author Topic: Other games with wooden pieces thread (Read 16505 times)

jungleboy · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2016, 09:33:38 AM »

First game of Tigris and Euphrates today. Even though I lost, I think it's an incredible game! Here's a look at some of the wood on display.

My lion leaders were in control of this kingdom early on, but that didn't last!

The monuments/ziggurats had a big influence on the game:

Paul · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2016, 11:34:59 AM »

Nice teaser image for those of us not owning it yet! Argh, 75 Euro in the local store for this game, it's killing me.

jungleboy · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2016, 11:38:25 AM »

Quote from: Paul on February 19, 2016, 11:34:59 AM

Nice teaser image for those of us not owning it yet! Argh, 75 Euro in the local store for this game, it's killing me.

Just remember that if you buy the 2015 FFG edition, there is no wood. The leaders and monuments are plastic and the wooden point cubes are replaced by cardboard tokens, as discussed here. But I think the tiles in the new edition are spectacular, so I'm still thinking about getting it.

Paul · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2016, 11:53:01 AM »

Quote from: jungleboy on February 19, 2016, 11:38:25 AM

Quote from: Paul on February 19, 2016, 11:34:59 AM
Nice teaser image for those of us not owning it yet! Argh, 75 Euro in the local store for this game, it's killing me.

Just remember that if you buy the 2015 FFG edition, there is no wood. The leaders and monuments are plastic and the wooden point cubes are replaced by cardboard tokens, as discussed here. But I think the tiles in the new edition are spectacular, so I'm still thinking about getting it.

As long as the game itself is enjoyable I don't mind.

jungleboy · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2016, 11:55:59 AM »

Quote from: Paul on February 19, 2016, 11:53:01 AM

As long as the game itself is enjoyable I don't mind.

The game is fabulous, don't worry about that. But we're in the wooden pieces thread

jungleboy · « **Reply #20 on:** February 29, 2016, 04:17:05 AM »

The stackable wooden camels from Camel Up:

Decar · « **Reply #21 on:** February 29, 2016, 05:06:39 AM »

I love it when a plan fits together....

danisthirty · « **Reply #22 on:** February 29, 2016, 05:23:10 AM »

Quote from: Decar on February 29, 2016, 05:06:39 AM

I love it when a plan fits together....

I just love stackable camels. I've tried it with the real thing but they don't much like it.

I think I may need to get this game. It seems surprisingly popular, although I'm not sure where the element of surprise comes from in my case. Is it more family friendly or does it have a serious side to it? And am I allowed to be asking about it here if my question isn't wooden?

jungleboy · « **Reply #23 on:** February 29, 2016, 05:48:09 AM »

Quote from: danisthirty on February 29, 2016, 05:23:10 AM

I think I may need to get this game. It seems surprisingly popular, although I'm not sure where the element of surprise comes from in my case. Is it more family friendly or does it have a serious side to it? And am I allowed to be asking about it here if my question isn't wooden?

I think it definitely falls into the family friendly / fun category. I haven't played it yet and I've yet to plough through the Italian rules, so I can't offer much more than that. But as I start building my games collection I'd like to have a variety of different types of games and I think this is a good one for banter and social gaming. And apparently it gets better with more people (up to 8 ).

P.S. Your non-wooden question is acceptable, just.

dirk2112 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 29, 2016, 06:32:33 AM »

I absolutely hated Camel Up the first time I played it. I couldn't believe it beat Splendor for the Spiel des Jahres. My son loved it and asked for it for his birthday. After a few plays, I started enjoying it too. It is ridiculous, but it can be a lot of fun if you let yourself get into it. At the very least, the more you play it, the less you will hate it.

jungleboy · « **Reply #25 on:** March 05, 2016, 11:49:16 AM »

First game of Medina today. I think it's a tremendous game and it's such a pleasure to put your wooden pieces out on the board and watch the city grow.

danisthirty · « **Reply #26 on:** March 05, 2016, 03:42:43 PM »

Quote from: jungleboy on March 05, 2016, 11:49:16 AM

First game of Medina today. I think it's a tremendous game and it's such a pleasure to put your wooden pieces out on the board and watch the city grow.

Looks good. How long does it take to play?

franks · « **Reply #27 on:** March 05, 2016, 03:46:25 PM »

Great photo jungleboy.

Yet to get mine to the table

dirk2112 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 05, 2016, 04:26:54 PM »

I want Medina, but am afraid to buy it online. The only person I know who bought it had mold all over the pieces. According to BGG he is not alone

franks · « **Reply #29 on:** March 05, 2016, 04:57:38 PM »

Quote from: dirk2112 on March 05, 2016, 04:26:54 PM

I want Medina, but am afraid to buy it online. The only person I know who bought it had mold all over the pieces. According to BGG he is not alone

I didn't see that post on BGG in advance: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1417615/mold

But the copy I had didn't appear to have any mould. The piece did look like they had more than expected dust in the creases and I wiped each piece as I counted and separated them. It wasn't bad and there wasn't any coloured mould, maybe I got lucky.

I always save and keep a large jar of Silica Gel packets that comes in packaging and add these to all my boardgames. I live in a very dry climate to begin with but my collection is in my basement which is a cooler and there might be a little more humidity.

Now that I have all the pieces of Medina in separate baggies I will add a silica packet to each or maybe save them in something else other than plastic.

I wonder if has something to do with the paint they used(?)