What BOARD GAMES are you TRADING?

And, 'lo and behold, I've made three more offers over the past couple weeks and ALL THREE got responses. One was a successful trade (Power Grid for Nodens and Cacodemon, which means I now own everything possible for Cthulhu Wars; Quest of Stupidity, complete!) and the other two were simple rejections, one with a note attached saying he wasn't interested right now but might be later(?) Yeah,, I dunno, either. I'm just pleased to have a) gotten responses and b) sent away a mid-sized box for two figures and a couple cards which I can just toss in my CW bin and be done with.

I've got some stuff I'm looking to sell/Trade after doing my cull or collection series. I also have a few I'm considering that I've never written a review of, which seems a waste. I'll likely play them and review them before deciding.

The Purge. It has happened. I sent:

Android: Infiltration. Apples to Apples, Arkham Horror TCG: Revised Core set, Arkham Horror TCG: The Dunwich Horror Campaign, Arkham Horror TCG: The Dunwich Horror Investigators, Azul, Babylonia, Black Hole, Caesar: Rome vs Gaul, Caesar's Gallic War, Call of Cthulhu: Denizens of the Underworld, Call of Cthulhu: For the Greater Good, Call of Cthulhu: The Key and the Gate, Call of Cthulhu: Secrets of Arkham, Call of Cthulhu: The Sleeper Below, Call of Cthulhu: The Thousand Young, Chimera Station, Chimera Station Interactive Modules promo, Confusion: Espionage and Deception in the Cold War, Crescent Moon, Crusader Rex, Cthulhu Wars: Duel, Cthulhu Wars: Duel - Extinction, Cthulhu Wars: Duel - Family Reunion, Descent Road to Legend Lieutenants: Sir Alric Farrow, Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy, Dixit, Eleven: Football Manager Board Game, Fief: France 1429, Fief: France 1429 Expansions Pack, Firefly: The Game, Firefly: Artful Dodger, Firefly: Breakin' Atmo, Firefly: Card Pack, Firefly: Crime & Punishment, Firefly: Esmerelda, Firefly: Fruity Oaty Bar promo card, Firefly: Jetwash, Firefly: Wash's Lucky Dinosaurs promo card, Firefly: Blue Sun, Godzilla: Tokyo Clash, Grand Master, The Hellgame, The Hellgame: Extra Evil, Here I Stand, Holy War, Imhotep, Kingdom Builder, The Last Kingdom, Mantis Falls, Mariposas, March of the Ants, 1st Edition, March of the Ants: Empires of the Earth, March of the Ants: Minions of the Meadow, Merchants & Marauders, Merchants & Marauders: Seas of Glory, Monolith Arena, Monolith Arena: Academics, Monolith Arena: Golems, New Angeles, Qwirkle, Runebound, Second Edition, Runebound: Artifacts and Allies, Runebound: Avatars of Kelnov, Runebound: Battlemage character deck, Runebound: Beasts and Bandits, Runebound: Blade Dancer character deck, Runebound: Champions of Kellos, Runebound: Crown of the Elder Kings, Runebound: Cult of the Rune, Runebound: Drakes and Dragonspawn, Runebound: Relics of Legend, Runebound: Rituals and Runes, Runebound: Runemaster character deck, Runebound: Shadow Walker character deck, Runebound: Shadows of Margath, Runebound: Spiritbound character deck, Runebound: The Cataclysm, Runebound: The Dark Forest, Runebound: The Frozen Wastes, Runebound: The Scepter of Kyros, Runebound: The Seven Scions, Runebound: The Terrors of the Tomb, Runebound: Traps and Terrors, Runebound: Walkers of the Wild, Runebound: Weapons of Legend, Runebound: Wildlander character deck, Runebound: Mists of Zanaga, Runebound: Sands of Al-Kalim, Runebound: The Island of Dread, Runebound: The Frozen Wastes, Runebound, Third Edition, Runewars, Runewars: Banners of War, Jonas the Kind, Nara the Fang, Tobin Farslayer, Truthseer Kel, Space Hulk, Third Edition, Stargate: The Final Space Battle for Galactic Freedom, TMNT: Shadows of the Past, The Works, Terrace, That Time You Killed Me, Tiny Epic Crimes, deluxe edition, Tiny Epic Crimes: Kingpins, Tiny Epic Quest, deluxe edition, Tribune, Triumph of Chaos, Vast: The Mysterious Manor, Vast: The Haunted Hallways

Plus a bunch of SF novels, including out of print Black Library stuff; everything ever printed for Villains & Vigilantes 2nd edition; I don't know how many thousands of points of Skaven, Chaos Warriors, Chaos Daemons, Chaos Marines, Sisters of Battle, Epic Armageddon Imperial Guard, Epic Armageddon Space Marines, Necromunda gangs and terrain, and the Vertigo tarot deck.

Total sale: $4000

Wow! I'd love to hear about how you actually did that, and how much work was involved.

Wow, I never knew you were that heavy into Firefly and Runebound. Surprisingly, there are only like 5 things on the list that I would have cringed to purge... and most of those because I want to play them, not that I would miss them if I owed them.

hotseatgames wrote: Wow! I'd love to hear about how you actually did that, and how much work was involved.

Was actually pretty easy. Noble Knight is pretty accommodating about what they'll buy and how. I asked them a couple times if this or that was OK and every time they responded with: "Sure!" I sent them a bunch of comic collections (square bound trades) of pretty recent stuff and they took those. I also sent them some art books (Warner Bros., Jack Kirby, etc.) Basically, you send them a list and they respond with what they'll buy (which, again, in my two experiences with them has been "Everything.") Then you tell them how many boxes it will be (this shipment was 18) and they email you the FedEx labels. You apply them, put a list of each box's contents with your name, address, and email on it in each box, and then call FexEx to come get it. When they get everything and have confirmed the contents/condition, they Paypal you the money. It took me a few hours to box everything up (especially the minis, since they risk the most damage) but everything other than that was basically no effort.

WadeMonnig wrote: Wow, I never knew you were that heavy into Firefly and Runebound. Surprisingly, there are only like 5 things on the list that I would have cringed to purge... and most of those because I want to play them, not that I would miss them if I owed them.

Yeah, I had everything for Firefly but the second big expansion and I had every single thing ever printed for Runebound 2nd Edition, which is what that list is. Loved both games, but they did their time with me and it was the moving on point. I think the only things I might feel little pangs of regret for are Crusader Rex and M&M, but I've kind of moved out of block games (still have Triumph and Tragedy, though) and I have a few adventure-type games like M&M. Confusion was also a good thing, but most people I tried it with were kind of lukewarm on it. So, whatevs.

I had never known that Noble Knight would pay cash, I always thought you just got store credit. Good to know.

hotseatgames wrote: I had never known that Noble Knight would pay cash, I always thought you just got store credit. Good to know.

You get a much better deal if you get store credit. Like almost twice as much, from what I remember. But I've always just taken the cash. Their prices are really high, so $300 of credit with them doesn't go anywhere near as far as $300 of credit with Game Nerdz, Miniature Market, etc.

Both times I've dealt with them, the credit amount was only about 25% more than the cash, which might have been a factor of the size/amount that I was sending to them. In both cases, it's also been more money than I was expecting, so that's been an upside.

Back in January I traded my Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls full bundle (I had played it through two and a half times and need to get the more recent one out, this one was being a distraction due to it being so good/fun) for a Chronicles of Drunagor bundle. I'm not sure if I'm going to have the time to play it (even in the next few years) so it may end up on the Sell pile.

Then, for some game refreshes in the BGG Math Trades, after a barren January trade I'm swapping four out this month.
Out:
Freelancers: A Crossroads Game (played the Forgotten Waters game but this one never hit the table)
Sleeping Gods (second time in the collection but the play fell a bit flat with a mate so out it goes)
Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Tyrants of Lothal expansion
Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game (it was played a couple of times but it never hooked me)

In:
Sniper Elite + Eagles Nest expansion
The 7th Continent bundle
Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage
Power Grid (return of an oldie but a goodie)

Definitely a variety of genres coming in . I've had 7th Continent before and it (many years back) was a bit too puzzley & difficult for me, I'll try again but it may be one going to the Sell pile as well.

southernman wrote: Power Grid (return of an oldie but a goodie)

I've been playing a couple of different Maps for Power Grid and have been really impressed with what changes it makes to gameplay with only a few new rules, two new maps, and a resource card. All of the Map expansions I have seen are double sided, so getting a expansion for roughly 15 bucks that gives so much to repeated plays is pretty freaking cool. And I ditched the insert, So I have 3 (well, 6 because double sided) additional maps in the base game.

WadeMonnig wrote:

southernman wrote: Power Grid (return of an oldie but a goodie)

I've been playing a couple of different Maps for Power Grid and have been really impressed with what changes it makes to gameplay with only a few new rules, two new maps, and a resource card. All of the Map expansions I have seen are double sided, so getting a expansion for roughly 15 bucks that gives so much to repeated plays is pretty freaking cool. And I ditched the insert, So I have 3 (well, 6 because double sided) additional maps in the base game.

I played it a lot in the 2000s and 2010s and the different maps were one of the best things about the game, only got rid of it and extra maps half a dozen years back because my new groups weren't that interested in it ... but took the opportunity to get a copy back on the shelves.

southernman wrote: Back in January I traded my Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls full bundle (I had played it through two and a half times and need to get the more recent one out, this one was being a distraction due to it being so good/fun) for a Chronicles of Drunagor bundle. I'm not sure if I'm going to have the time to play it (even in the next few years) so it may end up on the Sell pile.

Then, for some game refreshes in the BGG Math Trades, after a barren January trade I'm swapping four out this month.
Out:
Freelancers: A Crossroads Game (played the Forgotten Waters game but this one never hit the table)
Sleeping Gods (second time in the collection but the play fell a bit flat with a mate so out it goes)
Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Tyrants of Lothal expansion
Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game (it was played a couple of times but it never hooked me)

In:
Sniper Elite + Eagles Nest expansion
The 7th Continent bundle
Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage
Power Grid (return of an oldie but a goodie)

Definitely a variety of genres coming in . I've had 7th Continent before and it (many years back) was a bit too puzzley & difficult for me, I'll try again but it may be one going to the Sell pile as well.

Chronicles of Drunagor

I played a fair bit of this when it came out. My BGG comments:

Pros:

easy to set up scenarios, plays fast per scenarios

Fairly clean rules wise and easy to get into

Door mechanic helps build a fog of war about what you're about to encounter

Cons:

by using minis vs cardboard, the variety of monsters is SEVERELY lacking vs say Gloomhaven, even if you use expansions ( which we did ) . You get sick of the same old same old very fast

A dungeon crawler with no gold ???

The item/loot progress is laughable in some ways - we'd get new cards to choose from what where no better than what we had. All characters level at the same rate and regardless of scenario performance.

The dungeon layouts with basically zero LOS blocks and walls that "disappear" when doors open are very weird and feel unthematic

The Darkness mechanic felt really clunky and could have been handled with simple mods as the scenario progresses, forcing heroes to move faster. Constantly laying down tiles, calculating where they go etc detracted from play IMO.



I’d put it below GLOOMHAVEN but above DARKEST DUNGEON as far as enjoyment .

I saw Fortune and Glory for $45 today at half price books. It was very tempting but I don't have any players and the box is enormous. I've never played it but had heard it was a fun time.