Anybody going to Origins??? I’m bringing and running my pimped out Memoir 44 Dday set there. Anybody interested???

@Hunter:

Looks good John!

Thanks Hunter! The pictures don’t do it justice, but very pleased with the set. :-)

Well, “technically” Cyber Bunny wasn’t replaced by Space Penguin, Cyber Bunny was replaced by Cyber Kitty… Kraken was rather strangely replaced by Space Penguin.

I just got the new Power Up for 2nd Edition, and it has evolution cards for both 2nd Edition Cyber Kitty and Space Penguin as well as the older Cyber Bunny and Kraken (as I have all four of these), so that was pretty cool.

I think my favorite customization of all, is the cloth/rubber game mat that sits under the original game board… I always thought the original board was just too small, and monsters “not inside” Tokyo always just kinda seemed lost… having the bigger game mat allows for a proper “Tokyo Suburbs” which gives more meaning to those monsters not yet inside Tokyo proper.

@Wolfshanze:

Ya, there is another game called “Shogun” by Queen Games.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20551/shogun

But it’s totally different than the Milton Bradley “Shogun”
https://www.amazon.com/Milton-Bradley-Shogun-Gamemaster-Series/dp/B001NHE7BW

Which was later renamed “Samurai Swords” and released by Ikusa
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221/ikusa

And is now entirely out of print :(

I had the original Shogun that mysteriously disappeared in my teens.

Several years ago I picked up Ikusa. It’s the same game, with “upgraded” art, but no little plastic swords (#sadface). I was sad to find it’s now unavailable to purchase new.

@Private:

I would say that the key is to always use your daimyo armies to the full AND then make sure they are safe at the end of the turn.

Defending borders with non-daimyo garrisons and castles can be expensive and yet ineffective. A better defense is the threat of counterattack by your own daimyo. And a better use of castles can be to provide your daimyo army with a safe haven.

The loss of a daimyo army is a significant set-back. The biggest threat is a two or more daimyo attack on one, so always beware this from your opponents and try to create such a possibility for you.

Lastly, the fluid alliances of this game make the diplomatic aspect critical. If any player looks like winning, it makes sense for the others to gang up on him/her. So if you can surprise your opponents with the win, so much the better. For example by going first. Or by taking out an opponent.

Pretty much this. I’ve never found a strategy that I have stuck with but this advice is golden.

I haven’t played Star Trek Risk (I’m a Risk 2210 fan), but Star Trek Ascendancy is an instant classic in my opinion.  It makes my all time top 7, and I recommend it if you like multi-player empire building games and you don’t mind the science fiction.

I know I’m a little late here, but here is the “Official” game video about Star Wars Rebellion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib4qXw0mqR0

No… I played the original Supremacy back in the 1980s, but I barely remember the game.

Yea i got that too, but don’t play that anymore.

Give left 4 dead another shot. go on steam and find me

Battle of the Bulge
The Russian Campaign
Panzer Leader

I also own these, play Russian Campaign first. Thats the best of the group by far. Its easy to learn and balanced

@GeneralHandGrenade:

I made a couple of videos on how to play Amerika if you’re interested. I made up some player aides as well if you’re new to the game. They are in the description box of the video and you can download them for free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v5lmDKDPTc&t=2411s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvXRnepEif8

Very Cool!

@Mallery29:

Now if we were talking say LOTR Risk, I’d have to go with Gondor! It’s the key to the entire game, even if it’s a b���� to hold!

Awww… I finally got around to getting this game too!

LotRRiskCustom.jpg

I played this game extensively in the 80s with my friends and we used miniatures… I’m sure my collection is up in the attic collecting dust.

Some things are best left as fond memories.

Can anyone with a ruler tell me how tall the infantry for this game stand? (Particularly the blue axe and shield infantry?).

there are two rulebooks, right!

I’ve played monopoly with 2 boards side by side and can’t build any hotels. You need doubles rolled to jump from board to board.

Volko Ruhnke took a lot of ideas from Twilight Struggle.  But the two do play quite differently from each other despite their similarities.

@ChromiumAgeCollector:

Sounds like your group would really like Blood Rage.

That, and your suggestion of Twilight Struggle are on my radar.

I had a look this week, like the artwork, but not very convinced yet.
I wonder about Hands at Sea (or something like that, 1st Punic War if I remember correctly).

You can buy upgrade kits for Scythe.  So you can turn your regular edition into a Art Connoisseurs Edition if you are willing to lay the cash down for it.  The only difference is the real editions have a collector’s number on it and it says “Art Connoisseurs Edition” underneath the title.