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#741
Game Discussion / Re: What game is hitting your table?
February 27, 2013, 12:31:51 PM
A buddy of mine recently moved from Saskatoon to Regina.  We (along with the wife) celebrated with games.  First we played a Co-op Blitz of Mage Knight.  We stupidly spread out instead of taking out the cities as a group and so only managed to defeat the weakest of the cities. 

Next we played Pandemic.  I screwed up the set-up and added all 13 special event cards into the draw deck instead of just 2-per player.  Despite my accidental assistance, we still lost just before curing the fourth and final disease.
#742
I'd like to see Legends of Andor make a return visit.  I've been reading lots of good things.
#743
Please sign me up for Twilight Struggle.

Ryan
#744
No specific titles come to mind, but I have noticed from the recaps that some longer, more immersive games are occasionally hitting the table (Merchant of Venus, Battlestar Galactica).  Those are the types of games I generally like to play and would encourage those willing to run games that would take most of the evening.  I have a few like that that I'll probably offer to run in the future but I don't have any dates in mind yet.
#745
Game Discussion / Re: What game is hitting your table?
January 29, 2013, 09:57:53 AM
Matt, Robert, and I played a game of Mage Knight using the Cooperative Blitz scenario.  We lost, big time -- either the victims of an incredible string of bad luck or we weren't great at adapting to the map/hands/dice we had available, I'm not sure which.  Matt had the most success, potting in the garabage goals after Robert's hard work.  For hockey fans, Matt was our Ryan Smyth.  I had built up a great hand, with multiple spell cards and an artifact or two (arguably the best cards in the game), but never really got much chance to use them in the truncated Blitz scenario.
#746
Welcome to Regina!

Arkham Horror probably has too big a footprint to fit on the tables there, but I'd love to see the other three you mentioned in play some Chewsday (Fury of Dracula's my personal favourite).
#747
I'll grab that now-open spot for Lords of Waterdeep.

Ryan
#748
Game Discussion / Re: What game is hitting your table?
January 12, 2013, 07:14:27 PM
Lucky for me, the wife's feeling indulgent this weekend.  A day after playing Eclipse, we played two games of Mage Knight: one competitive scenario (Mines Liberation) and the Full Cooperation scenario, in which she was the Wayne Gretzky to my Harold Snepts. 

We incorporated everything from the expansion except General Volkare (though this figure is the bulk of the expansion).  So far I'd say Lost Legion, while it adds plenty of variety, is unnecessary.  I've become a huge fan of the game (possibly a new favourite?) so I'm still glad I own it, but it's not something a Mage Knight player would miss much if it was removed.
#749
Game Discussion / Re: What game is hitting your table?
January 11, 2013, 09:31:10 PM
The wife and I tried out Eclipse.  She creamed me (31-24), largely due to my stubborn insistence on taking control of the centre hex.

First off, it's a great Euro game, borrowing almost as much from Through the Ages as it does Twilight Imperium 3 (good pedigree).  Secondly, *phew*, it's not a TI3 killer like it's so often been advertised, so I'm not going to have to worry about "retiring" one of my favourite games.  I think people who think Eclipse has made TI3 obsolete probably weren't fans of the latter to begin with.  Playing them actually doesn't feel all that much alike, despite the similarities.   So I'm quite content to own and play both.

If there's one thing about the game that surprised me, it's how simple it is (partly thanks to a great rulebook and player aides).  Super easy to teach.
#750
Game Discussion / Re: What game is hitting your table?
December 23, 2012, 10:09:07 PM
The wife and I played a co-op game of Mage Knight .  It took a long time (a little shy of four hours) but it was easier to teach than I thought it would be.  We failed to conquer three cities (the goal of the scenario we played).