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07 Aug 2009 20:40 - 08 Aug 2009 18:14 #37226 by benny lava
That's my way of saying I have several games available for sale/trade that just aren't going to make it to the table any time soon, if ever. PM me or respond to the thread if you're interested in any of the stuff below.

Shogun (Rio Grande version) - new in shrink, purchased during a moment of Tanga weakness.
Imperial - opened but never played; I fell victim to the Rondel hype.
Age of Empires III - see Imperial.
Aquaretto - opened but never played; Zooloretto is fun on its own - so why did I buy this?
Marvel Heroes - played 3 - 4 times; more fiddly than fun for me.
Viktory II - opened but never played; the guys in my gaming group are perfectly content to play Descent and Arkham into infinity.

update: Imperial has been sold
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07 Aug 2009 21:40 #37229 by Dogmatix
Something about Imperial continues to intrigue. What are you looking for for it?

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07 Aug 2009 22:18 #37230 by MattFantastic
I'd be into picking up Marvel Heroes and/or Viktory II, you got a want list or asking prices? I'd rather trade, but buying isn't totally out of the question.

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07 Aug 2009 23:18 #37231 by clockwirk
Dogmatix wrote:

Something about Imperial continues to intrigue. What are you looking for for it?

Imperial is brilliant. Buy it.

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08 Aug 2009 02:07 - 08 Aug 2009 02:10 #37234 by Dogmatix
clockwirk wrote:

Dogmatix wrote:

Something about Imperial continues to intrigue. What are you looking for for it?

Imperial is brilliant. Buy it.


I knew there were a few Imperial lovers here. Is it possible (and remotely worth it) to play with 2?

[Oh...and, Benny, PM sent about this one...]
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08 Aug 2009 06:33 #37235 by clockwirk
Dogmatix wrote:

I knew there were a few Imperial lovers here. Is it possible (and remotely worth it) to play with 2?


MattDP did a really great write up of it here: fortressat.com/index.php?option=com_cont...ew&id=715&Itemid=551 if you're interested. It's basically Diplomacy mixed with an 18XX game but without the stagnation of the former or the number crunching of the latter.

As far as playing with 2 goes, you can definitely do it, but it's quite a different game. There isn't a scaling problem with more or less players because you always have the 6 major powers active in every game regardless of player number. The difference is that a 2 player game will lack most of the negotiation/diplomacy elements and be much more of a straight up tactical war game with control of the countries changing hands less frequently.

I've never played it 2 player, but it seems like it would eliminate a lot of the best parts of the game while putting more emphasis on mechanisms that are fairly simplistic, such as combat. The extremely stripped down, no-luck, "one for one" combat system works great with everything else going on, but is probably a little lack-luster by itself.

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08 Aug 2009 12:36 #37239 by benny lava
Dogmatix wrote:

clockwirk wrote:

Dogmatix wrote:

Something about Imperial continues to intrigue. What are you looking for for it?

Imperial is brilliant. Buy it.


I knew there were a few Imperial lovers here. Is it possible (and remotely worth it) to play with 2?

[Oh...and, Benny, PM sent about this one...]


PM'd you back.

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08 Aug 2009 12:38 #37240 by benny lava
MattLoter wrote:

I'd be into picking up Marvel Heroes and/or Viktory II, you got a want list or asking prices? I'd rather trade, but buying isn't totally out of the question.


PM'd you.

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08 Aug 2009 15:23 #37253 by Dogmatix
clockwirk wrote:

Dogmatix wrote:

I knew there were a few Imperial lovers here. Is it possible (and remotely worth it) to play with 2?


MattDP did a really great write up of it here: fortressat.com/index.php?option=com_cont...ew&id=715&Itemid=551 if you're interested. It's basically Diplomacy mixed with an 18XX game but without the stagnation of the former or the number crunching of the latter.

As far as playing with 2 goes, you can definitely do it, but it's quite a different game. There isn't a scaling problem with more or less players because you always have the 6 major powers active in every game regardless of player number. The difference is that a 2 player game will lack most of the negotiation/diplomacy elements and be much more of a straight up tactical war game with control of the countries changing hands less frequently.

I've never played it 2 player, but it seems like it would eliminate a lot of the best parts of the game while putting more emphasis on mechanisms that are fairly simplistic, such as combat. The extremely stripped down, no-luck, "one for one" combat system works great with everything else going on, but is probably a little lack-luster by itself.


Interesting. Probably a meh 2p experience, but would work with 3 or 4, which is a number I can get--not as often, but enough to make my life worthwhile.

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08 Aug 2009 16:26 #37260 by clockwirk
Yeah. 4 or 5 player Imperial is where it's at. Especially since there's not an even number of countries to go around.

Imperial is one of those games which is significantly different depending on the number of players. You can't play a 3 player game like you would a 4 player, etc... Definitely a strong point, IMO.

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08 Aug 2009 18:20 #37262 by benny lava
Updated OP, but I will mention it here as well - Imperial is sold.

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