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Introductions / Re: What a great community!

« on: July 25, 2015, 11:38:43 pm »

But much worse than old people who are mean!

Wait...

Hmmm... I guess some of the new people have been terrible, for shame. I'm just an avid wargamer who moved and haven't found a regular group. I've been reading all the articles on the website here and the forums, learning what I can. Still a little shy to commit to a live game just yet, but I'll be active real soon.

I hope I'm not much worse than old people who are mean!

It was supposed to be a bit of absurd humour. I guess I have to go back to the drawing board!

Moving and losing your regular group sucks! Hope you find a new one soon.

I gotcha and figured, the drawing board is just fine. 

I'm ok with the move. I'm back home after 13 years working around the world, putting roots into the ground finally. It feels good! But yeah, need to get in with a group.

I've been losing... A lot!  But I've been going through the game logs and finding out why. It's embarrassing, but I'm having problems in level 7 of the base set tutorial "adventure" in the app. Dude always pulls witches and floods my deck. I respond with maybe 1 cellar, but I try to 3-pile as soon as possible. I can empty the gardens fairly easily, and the curses from him, but then I pitter out. The closest I got was a loss 17-11 or something. Ugh.

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Deckbuilders on Tabletop

« on: July 25, 2015, 10:13:57 pm »

I think a lot of the folks here hit it on the head, deckbuilders just don't lend to the casual viewer because there are abstract concepts being executed. I watch Tabletop and I love tabletop wargaming, which means most of the episodes are of games I just wouldn't ever buy. I watch it because I find (most of) the banter entertaining and I enjoy the player interactions. A game of Dominion doesn't really lend well to this, and if you explained your buying strategy for that engine or BM deck, well, that's a lot of the fun out of it. Plus, if you are watching Tabletop, you aren't looking for a deep analysis of every play.

I think Legendary works because it's cooperative, it's a popular theme (comics), and you can really ham it up through the course of play. I imagine most deckbuilders wouldn't be as forgiving. As much as I love Dominion, I have to be a realist and admit that just because I enjoy watching something, doesn't mean tens of thousands of people will too.

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Introductions / Re: What a great community!

« on: July 25, 2015, 10:04:02 pm »

But much worse than old people who are mean!

Wait...

Hmmm... I guess some of the new people have been terrible, for shame. I'm just an avid wargamer who moved and haven't found a regular group. I've been reading all the articles on the website here and the forums, learning what I can. Still a little shy to commit to a live game just yet, but I'll be active real soon.

I hope I'm not much worse than old people who are mean!

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Introductions / What a great community!

« on: July 24, 2015, 08:51:53 pm »

Hello everybody!

I am fairly new to Dominion, with just a dozen games under my belt via physical games and online. I just discovered the Making Fun web client and have been having a blast. I have also been devouring game annotations and the simulators to learn everything I can. Dominion is a great thinking game when I am waiting for people to play Twilight Struggle, Paths of Glory, and the other great wargames with.

I am in my 30s, have a dream job and a dream family, and love tabletop gaming. I hope to get to know some of you, to participate in this community, and rank up in the ladders.

Thanks and have a good day!