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Pax Pamir
27 Aug 2019 12:02 - 27 Aug 2019 12:03 #301122
by lj1983
So I was offline after that initial post, mostly dealing with some tornado damage locally. fun.
But reading through, sounds like there's one game going. is there room in a second game for me?
live games are really hard for me to coordinate, with kids stuff going on.
But reading through, sounds like there's one game going. is there room in a second game for me?
live games are really hard for me to coordinate, with kids stuff going on.
Last edit: 27 Aug 2019 12:03 by lj1983.
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30 Aug 2019 19:33 #301268
by Gary Sax
This game rules played in anger, so far. Our VASSAL game is barely started but has created these delicious tensions---specifically, Mohan Lal is on the table and there haven't been a lot of spy cards out yet on the tableau. So Mohan Lal is like this incredibly dangerous spymaster that could kill any card at any time, but it would require a whole turn and some money to do which is a *huge sacrifice*. So good.
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30 Aug 2019 20:05 #301269
by mc
Yep. I couldn't not pick him up.
I just played him out and had to bribe Gary to get him in play. If Gary hadn't had the citadel in play, protecting his rule of Kabul (so thematic!!!), I would have been able to force the issue by threatening to kill his tribe to avoid the bribe. Terrific stuff.
I just played him out and had to bribe Gary to get him in play. If Gary hadn't had the citadel in play, protecting his rule of Kabul (so thematic!!!), I would have been able to force the issue by threatening to kill his tribe to avoid the bribe. Terrific stuff.
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01 Sep 2019 01:12 #301291
by Not Sure
The flurry of action today has been wild.
Some big swings going on. My strategy of "don't be broke" has kept me in it, even with some powerful cards (like Mohan Lal) that got snapped up before I even moved.
5-3-3 with 2/4 checks down, and a now totally empty board.
Some big swings going on. My strategy of "don't be broke" has kept me in it, even with some powerful cards (like Mohan Lal) that got snapped up before I even moved.
5-3-3 with 2/4 checks down, and a now totally empty board.
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01 Sep 2019 14:51 #301300
by Not Sure
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02 Sep 2019 04:41 #301310
by Matt Thrower
I'm up for it if there's a seat in a 2nd game?
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Gary Sax wrote: MC has a friend who wants to play, with you it would three. I think you all should start a 2nd game!
I'm up for it if there's a seat in a 2nd game?
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02 Sep 2019 11:59 #301322
by Not Sure
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03 Sep 2019 23:10 #301354
by Not Sure
Two things I've learned in Pax games.
#1 Don't be broke.
#2 Money doesn't win you the game (except sometimes in Porfiriana), but not having any money makes it very hard to win the game.
I guess I really only learned one thing. Maybe it was "the friends we stabbed along the way".
#1 Don't be broke.
#2 Money doesn't win you the game (except sometimes in Porfiriana), but not having any money makes it very hard to win the game.
I guess I really only learned one thing. Maybe it was "the friends we stabbed along the way".
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05 Sep 2019 03:08 #301388
by mc
So the "no double dominance check in the market" is a pretty big rule, isn't it, especially on top of the fact that the last one goes for double VP. It meant for quite the finish in our game as each market cleanup could spell the end. I wonder how often that's going to happen in this game.
(Matt - check your PMs).
(Matt - check your PMs).
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05 Sep 2019 11:31 #301413
by Not Sure
It's pretty effective at preventing the market standoff that happens in some other Pax games.
I knew it was a thing, and it bit me this time. I probably could have played around it (or just bought the check), but I was trying to manipulate the scores so I could stand being beaten up down the stretch.
"Double points on the last check" is one I'm going to have to wait and see on, since it's already basically "double points" on a successful check. It probably adds some drama, but possibly at the expense of how important the early game is overall.
I knew it was a thing, and it bit me this time. I probably could have played around it (or just bought the check), but I was trying to manipulate the scores so I could stand being beaten up down the stretch.
"Double points on the last check" is one I'm going to have to wait and see on, since it's already basically "double points" on a successful check. It probably adds some drama, but possibly at the expense of how important the early game is overall.
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