Author Topic: I love the postman... (Read 1176969 times)

AdamJBavier · « **Reply #1890 on:** May 11, 2017, 12:13:42 PM »

Quote from: Willem88 on May 11, 2017, 12:02:04 PM

Does Cundco still have die Belagerer? I thought they sold out a while back!
Do you have a link to the page?
Good find!

Oh shoot, that was a typo. I'm going to edit my post.

Die Belagerer was from Halfling here on the forum.

franks · « **Reply #1891 on:** May 11, 2017, 04:50:40 PM »

Received a good size order today.

Element: up to 4-player abstract. Looks to have a little bit of a similarity to the classic Go, (but not). Nice production and a nice draw bag. One basically tries to surround the opposing players pawn with pips of different colours and (elemental) powers.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/216403/element

Image credit to Eric Martin - BGG. Likely a publisher photo.

Right now I most look forward to trying Port Royal. I wanted to own the Pegasus Spiele edition before we are overrun with the upcoming Steve Jackson North American release. I’m sure that edition will be fine but from what I’ve seen I prefer the original artwork by Klemens Franz and Atanas Lozanski

Also like the look and game weight (complexity) of the Mayfair 2-player Trambahn;
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175293/trambahn

I’ve passed up on Notre Dame in the past so I’m glad I waited for the 10th anniversary reprint which I understand includes an expansion and promos.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/213984/notre-dame-10th-anniversary

Expedition: Northwest Passage
Has two of my favourite game play elements, tile laying and set collection. It seems to have a similarity to Akrotiri.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/71074/expedition-northwest-passage

From the BGG description:

“As the game progresses, the seasons will pass and parts of the sea will be frozen, blocking the way for the ships. Players acquire victory points by gathering clues, mapping the area, and – of course – discovering the Northwest Passage. However, in order to claim victory, one has to come back home to the Greenland on time!”

Image credit, publisher photo, (Matagot).

Decar · « **Reply #1892 on:** May 12, 2017, 11:51:56 AM »

Amazing haul!

I played Port Royale with Rich the Fish a few months ago. I really liked it, though I couldn't quite remember the rules when trying to convince my wife to play.

Elements looks like my kinda abstract game, it looks great and the North West Passage looks intriguing too. Looking forward to hearing a review!

jungleboy · « **Reply #1893 on:** May 16, 2017, 11:43:43 AM »

Today's Chooselife delivery:

danisthirty · « **Reply #1894 on:** May 16, 2017, 01:35:09 PM »

Amid the excitement of spending 6 hours playing games with Decar/ Tom last Saturday, I almost forgot to post here to show off all the things he has been collecting for me since we last caught up in person last October!

Many thanks to Tom for always thinking of me when he's ordering so that he can share the postage, and for not being too quick to chase me for payment (I still owe him for Expansion #10

)

Just in case it isn't obvious from the picture there is:

Colt Express (love this game)
Carcassonne 2.0 basegame + Festival
Carcassonne: Travel Edition (at last!)
Carcassonne 2.0 Expansion #10 (the circus one)
Big bag of "ice meeple" prototypes from Carcatron (collected via Tom when he was in the US)

Not pictured: Mint Works (although that was a gift as he had a spare)

Cheers dude!

Decar · « **Reply #1895 on:** May 16, 2017, 11:58:18 PM »

It's nice to have some shelf space back....but I seemed to have filled it with Quadropolis

Jungleboy - looking forward to your thoughts on both these games - '5 minute dungeon' is a ridiculously silly.

Chooselife · « **Reply #1896 on:** May 23, 2017, 06:30:48 AM »

After a few weeks receiving packages for jungleboy the postman presented me, on my birthday, with an higly anticipaded KS.
Near and Far, plus extended edition tokens for Above and Below

Whaleyland · « **Reply #1897 on:** May 23, 2017, 02:57:52 PM »

Quote from: Chooselife on May 23, 2017, 06:30:48 AM

Near and Far, plus extended edition tokens for Above and Below

These games have fascinated me since I first heard about them. True story-telling games. It just sounds amazing and unlike anything else on the market. I almost backed the last KS but funds are short and I could not justify it at the time (not that that stopped me from backing Brass, lol).

Chooselife · « **Reply #1898 on:** May 24, 2017, 01:58:05 AM »

Quote from: whaleyland on May 23, 2017, 02:57:52 PM

Quote from: Chooselife on May 23, 2017, 06:30:48 AM
Near and Far, plus extended edition tokens for Above and Below
These games have fascinated me since I first heard about them. True story-telling games. It just sounds amazing and unlike anything else on the market. I almost backed the last KS but funds are short and I could not justify it at the time (not that that stopped me from backing Brass, lol).

Above and Below is a solid game and easy to pick up but the stories are not combined into a greater narrative, more like one off adventures.
In Near and Far the stories are supposed to form part of a greater adventure playable through several scenarios.

Chooselife · « **Reply #1899 on:** May 26, 2017, 08:34:01 AM »

Another KS Medici - The Card Game arrived.

jungleboy · « **Reply #1900 on:** May 26, 2017, 12:11:34 PM »

Quote from: Chooselife on May 26, 2017, 08:34:01 AM

Another KS Medici - The Card Game arrived.

Did you back it or are you just opening my copy?

Decar · « **Reply #1901 on:** May 27, 2017, 06:07:53 AM »

Quote from: jungleboy on May 26, 2017, 12:11:34 PM

Did you back it or are you just opening my copy?

He gave it to Dan to look after for you

Chooselife · « **Reply #1902 on:** May 28, 2017, 04:49:06 AM »

Quote from: Decar on May 27, 2017, 06:07:53 AM

Quote from: jungleboy on May 26, 2017, 12:11:34 PM
Did you back it or are you just opening my copy?

He gave it to Dan to look after for you

I did back it, and have it already and expect to play it this afternoon

Decar · « **Reply #1903 on:** May 28, 2017, 08:52:54 AM »

I stored up some packages so I'd have something to open today. Then we took a trip to our FLGS. Unfortunately, no dice to roll - but that didn't stop us buying a few additions:

franks · « **Reply #1904 on:** May 30, 2017, 04:44:16 PM »

A few more coming in today!

Excited for both these titles. Lorenzo Il Magnifico is by the designers of our favourites, Grand Austria Hotel. I like what I've seen of the play throughs. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/203993/lorenzo-il-magnifico There have been production complaints about this CMON North American release but I've gone through my copy and it seems to be ok. The larger cards look a little thin but I usually sleeve cards anyway.

First Class was originally published by HiG and looks to be the kind of game my wife and I enjoy.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206941/first-class

Also picked up Metro in the same delivery. It was part of a Queen game sale at a low price. It's a tile placement / route building game that seems to have a similarity to Tsuro. Looks like it will be good quick game for my lunch time group at work. It was on the SDJ recommended list in 2000.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/559/metro