http://www.enworld.org/forum Discuss all manner of board games and collectible card games, such as Magic: The Gathering. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:30:29 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.enworld.org/forum http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/268169-battlestar-galactica-board-game.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:17:20 GMT I've heard good things about it, but beyond, "It is a really good game, you'll like!" kind of responses I've been getting, could anyone here know a little more about the game? I think it is right up my alley but if anyone could add their views and examples of play I'd really appreciate it. :) ]]> Ssadral http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/268169-battlestar-galactica-board-game.html http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/267973-board-game-suggestions.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:39:28 GMT Padding my '09 Christmas List. I always throw some boardgames on there. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I usually head over to BoardGameGeek but there's always just so many!

I go for more casual/quick to play and set up games, not so much the war games or ones that take all weekend. Here is a quick list of games I currently own in no particular order:

Carcasaonne
Settlers of Catan (plus expansion)
Modern Art
Ticket to Ride!
Peurto Rico
Bang! (The Bullet edition with all expansions)
Mother Sheep
Citadel ]]> Woas http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/267973-board-game-suggestions.html http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/267876-carcassonne-big-box.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:50:20 GMT Man I just bought the big box of Carcassonne and it it something I have absolutely no regrets doing. I had bought the Hunter & Gatherer edition before the original and really enjoyed that. I was going through my FLGS and saw Carcassonne and was going to buy it with the first expansion. Then hidden, off to the side I see the Big box and look at the price and man was it a good price. It was $80 + tax. If I was going to buy the same thing, individually, it would've been $130 + tax.

I at first thought lugging around that big box was going to be pain, but then I realized that lugging around 5 different boxes to play all the expansions would be even more of a pain. The box itself is well organized and it appears that they have taken into account future expansions to fit within the big box.

Yep definitely pleased and for anyone who is looking into Caracassonne should consider putting the big box on their list. ]]> Ssadral http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/267876-carcassonne-big-box.html http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/267853-arkham-horror-best-ancient-one-con.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:42:21 GMT I'm going to be running Arkham Horror at GASPCon in Pittsburgh, PA this weekend.

I've only played the game a half-dozen times at home, so I have not played with all the Ancient Ones. Does anyone have a suggestion about which one might be the best for a 4-hour session? ]]> Frost http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/267853-arkham-horror-best-ancient-one-con.html http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/267117-car-wars-compendium-pdf.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:03:46 GMT Steve Jackson Games have released the long out-of-print Car Wars Compendium as a PDF file through their online store, e23.

e23: Car Wars Compendium

I've got a few friends who will be made very happy by this news. Whilst Car Wars has never been as important to me as D&D or BattleTech, it is a game that I used to play when I was younger and still feel somewhat nostalgic about. :)

Cheers! ]]> MerricB http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/267117-car-wars-compendium-pdf.html http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/267024-federation-commander.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:40:01 GMT I'm interested in getting the EN World community's opinion on the Federation Commander game system.

I never played Star Fleet Battles in my youth, because I didn't want to dedicate that much time to a single game session. I didn't have the attention span for a marathon combat sim back then.

I have heard a little about Federation Commander, and it seems like a faster playing and simplified way to simulate space combat in the Star Trek universe. I have looked at the free starter PDF from the FC website, and I feel like I could handle the rules without too much suffering.

So, to the questions.

How long does a one on one duel take to complete on average?

How hard is it for one player to handle multiple ships in combat? Does it bog the game down too much?

How does the four movement phases per impulse work/affect the flow of the game?

How is the value for the cost?

It'll cost me around $50.00 for the Klingon Border starter box. I'm not concerned about the cost of the metal miniatures, though I'll probably go that way if I get into the game. My concern is that it seems the only way to get the datasheets/cards for specific starship classes is to purchase expansion packs. If I have to buy a $30.00 expansion to get the datasheet for a battleship class unit, then there had better be some added value to the expansion or I'm going to feel a bit fleeced. I don't have a problem with the starter box cost, I'm just curious about the cost of additional ship types.

Any feedback on your experiences with this system is appreciated. ]]> Lhorgrim http://www.enworld.org/forum/board-games-ccgs/267024-federation-commander.html