Trashdome - Arkham Horror VS Dune

Vote: Arkham Horror.

Dr_Mabuse wrote:

Grudunza wrote:

...the hype let me down a little with Fury of Dracula (which I think is very good but not as incredibly amazing as many seem to think), so until I play it, I'm going to assume that might be the case for Dune.

Arkham Horror

G. it's better to assume on the side that you would LOVE Dune. Change your vote, you know it's the right thing to do.

Well, the odds are good that I will love it, but will I think it's the most incredible game of all-time? I don't know... Too much hype and expectation seems to work against my actual reaction to things.

I've got to vote for the probably awesome over the more reliably great game here. Those awesome moments are worth it and happen often enough to be worth playing the game.

Dune

In my whole life, I've played maybe 10 games of Dune. None of those games were spectacularly great, and a few of them were actually very disappointing. By contrast, I've played the original Arkham Horror maybe 100 times, and it was generally fun. And I've played the modern Arkham Horror even more, and some of those games were outstanding. And to be honest, two times it was a bad game where we lost quickly.

In general, I've played a lot more Arkham Horror because:

1. Arkham's easier to get on the table, compared to Dune where you really want 5 or 6 players for a potentially good game.

2. The Arkham expansions easily expand upon the replay value, while the Dune expansions cause dissent and confusion.

3. Arkham is more popular with the many people that I play games with.

4. Arkham plays well as a solitaire game, though you need to run at least three characters to have a decent shot at a good game.

Uba just told me that I'm allowed to vote twice. So:

Vote #2: Dune.

Hatchling wrote:

Uba just told me that I'm allowed to vote twice. So:

Vote #2: Dune.

Ah. So the fix is in, I see.

mrmarcus wrote:

Hatchling wrote:

Uba just told me that I'm allowed to vote twice. So:

Vote #2: Dune.

Ah. So the fix is in, I see.

Wow, paranoid much? It wasn't a fix. Just something about saving the honour of all Ameritrashers or something like that.

I loved Dune the book, and would love to try the game, but I just don't get to game with the number of people needed for Dune to shine. I enjoy a game of AH from time to time and always have fun, even when losing.

Vote: AH

Jason Lutes wrote:

B.U.L.L.S.H.I.T. We're talking about boardgaming history, here. We're talking about singular achievements in game design that changed everything of worth that would follow. Dune was a fucking paradigm shift, man. And it still holds up (just like Cosmic Encounter). That you and the rest of the "disappointed" whippersnappers can't keep your expectations in check is your problem, not the game's.

A paradigm shift. Big fucking deal. I'm only mildly interested in who did it first. I am much more interested in who did it best. Not Dune. Also, not CE either. They don't age that well. Still fun, not on Arkham's level.

As far as Arkham not portraying Lovecrafts world very well... It would be pretty boring if nothing happened, no monsters were ever seen, and my solo professor simply went crazy with his racist cat... But it gets as close to the world of Lovecraft as is possible while still keeping a game in there. It couldn't really be any other world. You know it's lovecraft when you play.

Plus it's much more versatile. You don't wait for the one good game, you don't need a certain number of players, and you can play with serious gamers or family.... that is awesome. Only a small list of games would EVER win against Arkham.

Dune isnt' it.

Everyone, let's overthrow our tyrannical wanna be leaders. They're old and going blind.

Vote Arkham

Arkham Horror

maka wrote:

Vote: AH

Hey, he means Arkham Horror... not Avalon Hill. Carefull how you write here. The bastards will twist your words to get a win in this one.

JonJacob wrote:

maka wrote:

Vote: AH

Hey, he means Arkham Horror... not Avalon Hill. Carefull how you write here. The bastards will twist your words to get a win in this one.

I believe Maka is more than able to speak for himself about his support for AH and/or Dune.

Hatchling wrote:

Wait a minute, I see what's going on here!


Grudunza wrote:

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Arkham Horror

JonJacob wrote:

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Arkham Horror

metalface13 wrote:

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Arkham Horror

Mr Skeletor wrote:

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timeLESS wrote:

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Shellhead wrote:

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IT'S ALL A BIG JOKE!! HAHA! VERY FUNNY!

You guys crack me up.

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ARKHAM HORROR

Wow... That many AH votes, huh?

Fucking embarassing.

Vote: Dune

Vote: Arkham Horror

Page 11 and I have yet to hear whagt is so good about Dune.

Everyone keeps making these epic statements about how it was the gamechanger, how it changed the face of gaming forever - how exactly?

Someone on BGG yesterday said if Dune was released today it would be classified as a Euro. And you people are voting for this shit?