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Re: Board games
« Reply #60 on: February 16, 2012, 02:28:48 pm »
Quote from: Nabubrush on February 16, 2012, 03:00:18 am
Do I take the joke here? No, I'll leave it.

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.
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Re: Board games
« Reply #61 on: February 16, 2012, 04:49:15 pm »
This way I get the enjoyment of making the joke and also plausible deniability.
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« Reply #62 on: February 16, 2012, 04:53:36 pm »
That's way worse. You made *me* make the joke, mentally, so now I have to feel shitty about it and try not to say it next time we play.

Asshole. 

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Re: Board games
« Reply #63 on: February 16, 2012, 05:03:42 pm »
I'm not proud of myself.


Oh, who am I trying to kid?
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« Reply #64 on: February 16, 2012, 05:56:19 pm »
The other day I heard somebody say Stuttgart and thought they were talking about Thurn & Taxis. I'd completely forgotten the name had significance outside of that game.
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Re: Board games
« Reply #65 on: February 16, 2012, 07:44:20 pm »
Quote from: side_show on February 15, 2012, 04:39:33 pm
Oh man, see I would enjoy that game, but I also know it would bring out the absolute worst in me when it comes to my competitive tendencies.

It is possible to have multiple/mutual winners in CE. In fact, every so often you get a situation where the obvious path on your final turn is broker a deal so you and another party both win the game, to the annoyance of the other players.  Cort, negotiation, when it happens, is capped at I want to say three minutes.
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« Reply #66 on: February 16, 2012, 08:03:48 pm »
That sounds a lot like Diplomacy.

Smells, check out Pandemic. It's a co-op game where you and 3 - 4 other players play against the board, essentially. It's very good for a group of competitive people because it forces you to work together and share resources, but if you do, you all win together.
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Re: Board games
« Reply #67 on: February 16, 2012, 09:23:35 pm »
Today in reference to a model UN competition she was on her way to, a lady made a joke about how she and her team think Hitler wasn't such a bad guy. Then there was a long, awkward pause and she walked away.
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Re: Board games
« Reply #68 on: February 16, 2012, 09:49:51 pm »
Quote from: jay-ell on February 16, 2012, 08:03:48 pm
That sounds a lot like Diplomacy.

Diplomacy if it were played by frickin' SPACE ALIENS!
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Re: Board games
« Reply #69 on: February 18, 2012, 05:13:47 pm »
Model UN....Godwin'd
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« Reply #70 on: April 13, 2013, 11:06:57 pm »
Hey Cort!

I had a Game of Thrones LCG event at my store today and a bunch of Labyrinth regulars drove down for it. Corey, Ben, Steve, Erick...and one more guy whose name escapes me at the moment. They were super, super nice. Do you know any of that crowd?
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« Reply #71 on: April 13, 2013, 11:21:38 pm »
Quote from: jay-ell on April 13, 2013, 11:06:57 pm
Hey Cort!

I had a Game of Thrones LCG event at my store today and a bunch of Labyrinth regulars drove down for it. Corey, Ben, Steve, Erick...and one more guy whose name escapes me at the moment. They were super, super nice. Do you know any of that crowd?

I've never actually been to Labyrinth. One of my friends goes a lot and The Lady went there once to pick up christmas surprises. I don't actually go into DC all that often.
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Re: Board games
« Reply #72 on: June 21, 2013, 06:23:03 pm »
Wasn't sure where to put this. Tried it out a few times and it's pretty fun: http://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2013/06/16/ultimate-tic-tac-toe/
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« Reply #73 on: June 21, 2013, 06:31:40 pm »
Wow, this thread. Cort, I just picked up Tokaido. It is amazing. Really different from anything else I've played.

Also, have you played Terra Mystica yet? Good luck getting your hands on a copy. I freaking WORK at a game store and I can't get one for love or money.

Well, I could get one for money -- but it's going for over $130 on eBay due to the print shortage. Come on, Z-Man. Get it together.
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« Reply #74 on: June 21, 2013, 08:23:01 pm »
Yeah I thought the free to play, fun to strategize, Ultimate tic-tac-toe was cool, too.
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