Eh, social deception is big in the board game circle I just left, board games are social games. Coup has nothing to do with co-op. But I get your point.
Valid point. Except there is no money to be made in board games.
Great table presence for sure. But after watching videos of the game, it is IMO ABSURDLY over produced for how light a have it actually is. Take my opinion as you will though, since I'm a gameplay/price ratio type guy over components. I have a certain case level of components I'll put up with (think Dominant Species as my floor). Metal coins? Minis? Plastic/wooden tokens over cardboard? To me all that just causes too big a price hike for me. The game needs to be one of my absolute favorites for me to go all out. Which I did with Trickerion and Castles of Burgundy.
I guess it depends on your definition of "overproduced" and your idea of what the production of a game should be for. I don't agree that level of production necessarily should correspond to depth of play, such that it's wrong for a "light" game to receive this treatment. Before receiving the game I also wondered if i would feel like a basic game dressed up in much fancier trappings, but after playing it that's not at all what our group's experience has been. The production level of the game contributes a significant amount to make it a better game play experience, not just because the figures look cool (though there's no denying that that adds to the game too), but because it would be a nightmare (and take significantly longer) to play if it were a bare-bones cardboard 2d game instead, given that almost every building is different and has a different function, which would be very cumbersome and far more confusing in a less produced format. Add to that that thanks to the player trays/organizers it takes less than 2 minutes to unbox and setup, it's actually become one of the games that I'm most likely to pull out on board game night.
I just jumped on the kickstarter campaign for the deluxe version!
Here is my favorites pile…Long time board gamer here. We have a good running video game thread, but not a dedicated board game thread(as far as I could find). Care to join me in posting your board game collections and chatting about another addictive hobby?
I will try and grab better pictures soon. There are another 100 or so that aren’t all together(yet).
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Not always. Sometimes chips just take up too much space and a small pile of cardboard coins works better.
We only use Poker Chips for 18xx games. As mentioned by Legend555, poker chips can be too "large" for some games.
Some people just shouldn't play social deduction games
I agree. Neighbors are really chill people who we surf with, super relaxed, but their friends get way too into it. I wouldnt mind but its a team game so everyone catches strays.
Give them a hard lesson in hording one resource the entire game
It varies according to the game. Sometimes you need large denoms, sometimes you just need 1s and maybe a few 5s.
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