It Came From the Tabletop! - Star Wars: Outer Rim and War Chest

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Also, thanks to Legomancer for the in-joke that fueled this episode!

Tell me calling Xia "euro" was another in-joke, because that's the most baffling thing I've heard in minutes. You roll for literally everything!

War Chest is super rad and it's getting an expansion soon! I give the edge to Root for "best of year" awards but they're so different from each other that that doesn't mean anything. I need to play it more.

It’s far from Euro, but it did strike me as dry and bland. I should said that it feels like the “smartest” pick up and deliver game around, but Euro is what came out of my mouth. Also, in comparison to something like Firefly or even M&M, which feel more like pure AT games, felt like more of a hybrid to me. One of those slip ups you make in podcasting but can’t really go back and fix what you were trying to say without cutting the whole bit out, which I also didn’t want to do. But yeah that game does nothing for me.

Optimization and efficiency is the heart of any game in the genre, which is what Xia is all about, but for what ever reason there was nothing else in it that really hooked me or drew me in. I dunno, the generic space pirate/merchant thing did not click with me. I’ve only played it once and maybe I need to try it again, but I haven’t felt much desire to revisit it.

Enjoyed the ep. Was kind of shocked to hear how much uba liked Outer Rim!

It’s a much better game than early reviewers have said.

Josh Look wrote: It’s a much better game than early reviewers have said.

Nah.

And I would say Xia is one of the adventure games least focused on efficiency. I mean, you score a VP for rolling a 20, can blow up mining, it rewards you for player combat, can blind jump into the sun, you roll for movement, etc.

Anyone who's invested in carefully planning out their turn and maximizing actions will flip the table.

charlest wrote:

Josh Look wrote: It’s a much better game than early reviewers have said.

Nah.

I know three people who severely disagree.

Josh Look wrote:

charlest wrote:

Josh Look wrote: It’s a much better game than early reviewers have said.

Nah.

I know three people who severely disagree.

Sure, I play with other people too.

One guy was anticipating this game more than any other this year and was hoping I wouldn't like it, as I'd likely just give it to him. By the end of our first play he removed it from his wishlist and was very disappointed.

Your taste probably perplexes me the most on TWBG Josh (I'm sure people may say the same about my own, though). I feel there are things we strongly agree upon, but then there are several games that we are so wildly divergent it's difficult to grasp.

Not trying to be a dick or anything, just returning your jab at "early reviewers" with my own poke.

The early reviewer I had in mind was Man vs Meeple. Though, to call the hack job they did on the game a review is being generous.

To call anything Man vs Meeple does a review is being kind. Really well produced commercials though. I see why they get paid The Big Bucks.

Josh perplexes me too wrt my personal taste! But then I have weirdly similar taste to charlest. The pod still totally works for me, fwiw, this is not a criticism of the material.

I like what I like.

I can't get over Shellie not liking Inis