Which board games have you been playing? (to 25th September)
Tildetablers,
What board games, card games and whatnot have you been playing this week? Don't be shy, share those sessions!
For me it was a single game of Western Legends with expansions. I've played this game, sans expansions, a couple of times and have never really been blown way, but the expansion certainly helped and I enjoyed it a whole lot more.
The game sets you as a character in the wild west. It's a bit of a sandbox game: there are a bunch of things you can do and you have freedom moving around and doing them. You can hustle cattle, play poker, buy upgrades, prospect for gold, fight, steal, &c. You basically earn points by doing each of these things and working your way up various tracks to earn legendary points which are victory points.
The expansions added a whole frontier area to explore and added story cards, which are basically thematic events that give you goals to claim. I feel like extra board and story cards really improved the experience and immersion and it was much more enjoyable this time around. We also played two characters each, which may also have helped, as this made it possible to explore different strategies at the same time.
I'm still not massively impressed with the game, but I don't think I'll disappointed if it's suggested now. If I were forced to rate it I'd probably give it a 1.8/π.
So, everyone, what have you played this week? What did you think? What are you hoping to play next?
I have recently picked up Stellarion. I have played a few games and have intergrated the first of the in box mini expansions. Compared to to Onirim, I enjoy how spread out the decks are. Makes for a more dynamic logic puzzle you are solving. With Onirim it feels more like rolling with the hands and trying to make do with what you've got.
I am looking forward to adding in more of the expansion to Stellarion, the reviews have stated that the game shines with all of them incoprteted. This was never the case, in my opinion, with Orinium as it would make the main deck a chore to shuffle, but with Stellarion you will only be shuffling around 8 cards at a time.