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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Night 5)
« on: October 18, 2024, 01:43:16 pm »
This game is 30-40 minutes of inoffensive un-intrusive theme less card collecting for an opaque victory condition *. And whether you play with 3 players, or 7 it always 30-40 minutes. In some games there is competition, you struggle to out manoeuvre out race and out think your opponents, you block them, take the resources they wanted and graft for victory points harder than your rivals. In some games there is narrative, you swing between being in dire peril as your foes minions march forth laying waste to your lands, and hope as you land the great counter offensive or escape the onslaught.

[...]

7 wonders, barely qualifies for the title ‘game’. It is simply a well packaged process with a victory point system and some art tacked on. Or more bluntly a banal pile of crap.
- Simon DeS***


Robz888 has been removed from the shelf! They were 7 Wonders, Kennerspiel des Jahres 2011, a 1-shot Bulletproof 1-shot Exile-proof Mafia Traitor!

Night 5 begins now and lasts 24 hours. Night actions are due by October 19, 2024, 01:45:00 pm.

Thread locked!

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 4)
« on: October 18, 2024, 01:40:20 pm »
Day 5 Final Vote Count

Robz888 (3): Jimmmmm, Cuzz, Robz888

Not Voting (2): mcmcsalot, shraeye

With 5 alive, it took 3 to exile.

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Although mountain top is a terrific and innovative idea, I see two potential problems. First, it makes having a good hand on that last turn potentially incredibly important, as a dud hand makes it worth two VP while a good hand might get you 10. Second, it’s completely busted with Champion and great leader. The card is already wordy, but a VP limit might help with those issues.
I came to a similar conclusion and have now put a cap in. That allows me to get rid of the no-token spending part also, so the overall text isn't that heavily affected.

I also increased the price a bit, I think I tried too hard to make it viable in every game. But even if it's not worth to get, it still changes the game it's in, so it's fine to be a bit more expensive.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 5)
« on: October 18, 2024, 02:04:09 am »
The game is super light. It is another word game. It is another party game. This is likely better than most, but not as good as the hype. The players will bring a lot of the fun to the table. If you can laugh as this sort of game and the mess ups that are made, then you will enjoy this game more.
- Purge Reviews


Awaclus has received a negative review! They were Codenames, Spiel des Jahres 2016, a Town Neighbor!

Day 5 begins! Thread unlocked!


Vote Count 5.0


Not Voting (5): Jimmmmm, mcmcsalot, shraeye, Robz888, Cuzz

With 5 alive, it takes 3 to exile. Day 5 lasts until October 23, 2024, 02:10:00 am.

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Mountaintop - $5
Victory
Worth 1 VP per Action and Buy you have at the end of your last turn, but not more than 6 VP.
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In games using this, after the game ends, there's another round of turns, in which you can't buy Victory cards.

I did not design this with a specific expansion in mind, but I feel it fits best into Menagerie, due to the Action focus and how Ways give you more leeway to get the most out of your Mountaintops.

FAQ:
- If used in conjunction with Fleet, the round from Fleet always happens after the Mountaintop round. In that case, Mountaintop cares about the Actions and Buys from your Fleet turn (if you took one).
- Otherwise, the same rules apply as for Fleet; i.e. you are still able to have extra turns in between. If you play an Outpost on the turn in which you end the game, you may not buy Victory cards during your Outpost turn.

Previous version:

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This post is worth revisiting for this contest:

https://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=8559.0

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Night 4)
« on: October 17, 2024, 01:06:31 am »
In lieu of a flip and a review of the corresponding game, it is now time for an overdue brief report from Essen.

I had a great time and honestly my expectations have been exceeded. Definitely planning to go next year too. We played 24 games across 4 days, which averages to a respectable 6 games per day. It was not too hard to find open tables for play, as long as you weren't gunning for specific, highly popular titles (but we did get some of those in). Some highlights:

Daybreak: This game is pretty much a cooperative version of Terraforming Mars, and that's just an awesome concept for me. It all worked really smoothly. I am somewhat wary because I'm not sure that it has as much replay value as some other games (the variability of the setup is limited), but the game we played was extremely enjoyable.

Defenders of the Dictionary: A game that's not yet released and waiting for its Kickstarter to launch, but we were able to test a prototype. It's a cooperative version of the classic Scrabble, where you have to place your words on the board in a specific way to cover certain goal tiles. I like Scrabble, but it's quite dusty, and this was a very appropriate modern reimagining. Super looking forward to getting my hands on it.

Naéco: It was just a little gem we got to play from a smaller French publisher. You're playing ocean scientists out on a field trip observing different species, and building a tableau of very nicely illustrated fish. Super quick and with enough crunch to make decisions matter.

Civolution: One of our major "gets"; i.e. a game that always had full tables and we had to hover for a bit in order to get to play. A massive, sprawling civilization-builder where the thematic twist is that it's all a simulation because you're really doing an exam at a fancy sci-fi academy, so at the same time you're building your civilization you also have to make sure you're on good terms with your supervisor. Lots of fun form the one round we got to play, wold love to play a full game (but we already had kind of exhausted our budget by the time we got to play).

Finally a shoutout to the Korean restaurant we went to on the third day, when we didn't want more expensive food from within the convention. The restaurant was a short walk away, and you could tell they really made an effort with their food. It was easily the best thing we ate while there and probably the best I had the whole month.


Noone was exiled.

Night 4 begins now. If noone objects, I will shorten the Nights from now on to 24 hours. Please submit your Night actions within that timeframe if possible.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 4)
« on: October 17, 2024, 12:42:25 am »
Day 4 Final Vote Count

Robz888 (4): Jimmmmm, mcmcsalot, Awaclus, shraeye
shraeye (1): Robz888

Not Voting (1): Cuzz

With 6 alive, it took 4 to exile.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 4)
« on: October 16, 2024, 03:51:26 pm »
Vote Count 4.4

Robz888 (3): Jimmmmm, mcmcsalot, Awaclus
shraeye (1): Robz888

Not Voting (2): Cuzz, shraeye

With 6 alive, it takes 4 to exile. Day 4 lasts until October 18, 2024, 02:00:00 am. This is in about 34 hours.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: Follow the Cop? Mafia - OPEN FOR SIGN UPS
« on: October 16, 2024, 07:41:56 am »
/tag

I assume the doc is compulsive so they won't just choose to never use their power in order to make the cop more likely to get a result. But if that's the case, shouldn't they also be disallowed from self-targeting? Or is that just implied?
Self-targeting is usually disallowed. Especially for Doctors, it ought to be. You don't want to create a permanently Bulletproof role.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 4)
« on: October 16, 2024, 06:20:23 am »
Vote Count 4.3

Robz888 (1): Jimmmmm
shraeye (2): Awaclus, Robz888

Not Voting (3): Cuzz, mcmcsalot, shraeye

With 6 alive, it takes 4 to exile. Day 4 lasts until October 18, 2024, 02:00:00 am. This is in less than 44 hours.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: Follow the Cop? Mafia - OPEN FOR SIGN UPS
« on: October 16, 2024, 02:31:45 am »
I guess the Compulsiveness makes a bit more sense to me if the intention of the original setup was to effectively disable the Cop (by turning them Cynical). Still think it's always better to use a Doc if you have it.

Anyways, /in

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: Follow the Cop? Mafia - OPEN FOR SIGN UPS
« on: October 16, 2024, 02:22:11 am »
Faust - Doctor is compulsive to balance the game
Yeah I mean I get the intention, but I don't see how a Doctor would ever think it's beneficial to not use their PR in this setup, so in my mind the compulsiveness doesn't do anything.

Also confused that the Doctor is compulsive but the Tracker isn't.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: Follow the Cop? Mafia - OPEN FOR SIGN UPS
« on: October 16, 2024, 02:04:29 am »
Also, something went wrong with your game numbering. I think you used the number from the last game you ran.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: Follow the Cop? Mafia - OPEN FOR SIGN UPS
« on: October 16, 2024, 02:02:14 am »
Why is the Doctor compulsive? Seems weird.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 4)
« on: October 15, 2024, 12:56:53 am »
Vote Count 4.2

Robz888 (1): Jimmmmm
shraeye (1): Awaclus

Not Voting (4): Cuzz, mcmcsalot, Robz888, shraeye

With 6 alive, it takes 4 to exile. Day 4 lasts until October 18, 2024, 02:00:00 am.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 4)
« on: October 14, 2024, 01:15:08 am »
Jimmmmm replaces jotheonah!

Deadline is extended by 24 hours.


Vote Count 4.1

Robz888 (1): Jimmmmm

Not Voting (5): Cuzz, mcmcsalot, Awaclus, Robz888, shraeye

With 6 alive, it takes 4 to exile. Day 4 lasts until October 18, 2024, 02:00:00 am.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 4)
« on: October 12, 2024, 01:51:00 am »
After putting Catan away for awhile it has recently hit the table twice and what a slog it is.

1. The game goes for far too long, players prone to AP can make this classic a nightmarish time hog.

2. The Dice, the evil six sided overlords of Catan. Bad dice rolls & your doing nothing and waiting for another turn to possibly do nothing again. No mitigation = boredom.

3. No balance, once the game gets rolling and a player gets behind there is very little chance of actual catch up or enjoyable play and Catan turns into a take that game.
- Jamie Titus


EFHW has received a negative review! They were The Settlers of Catan, Spiel des Jahres 1995, a Town Tracker!

Day 4 begins!


Vote Count 4.0


Not Voting (6): Cuzz, mcmcsalot, Awaclus, Robz888, jotheonah, shraeye

With 6 alive, it takes 4 to exile. Day 4 starts now and lasts until October 17, 2024, 02:00:00 am.

Thread unlocked!

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Night 3)
« on: October 10, 2024, 01:29:12 am »
The Crew takes an already strict game and adds more rules to restrict the player. You're not allowed to talk, not allowed to plan, not allowed to strategize, and yet it's a game that needs cooperation. If any of that doesn't sound appealing, then you're likely going to move on from The Crew pretty quickly. There will be a time and a place for The Crew, but it will be few and far between sessions when you have anything more exciting to play.
- TechRaptor


WestCoastDidds has been removed from the shelf! They were The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine, Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020, a Mafia Goon.

Night 3 starts now and lasts at least 48 hours. Night actions are due by October 12, 2024, 01:30:00 am.

THREAD LOCKED!

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 3)
« on: October 10, 2024, 01:25:07 am »
Day 3 Final Vote Count

WestCoastDidds (5): jotheonah, Awaclus, mcmcsalot, shraeye, Robz888
Awaclus (1): Cuzz
mcmcsalot (2): EFHW, WestCoastDidds

Not Voting (0)

With 8 alive, it took 5 to exile.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 3)
« on: October 09, 2024, 12:45:09 pm »
Vote Count 3.4

WestCoastDidds (3): jotheonah, Awaclus, mcmcsalot
Awaclus (1): Cuzz
mcmcsalot (3): EFHW, WestCoastDidds, Robz888

Not Voting (1): shraeye

With 8 alive, it takes 5 to exile. Day 3 lasts until October 09, 2024, 02:10:00 pm. This is in about 1 hour and 25 minutes.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 3)
« on: October 09, 2024, 06:35:59 am »
Vote Count 3.3

jotheonah (1): Robz888
WestCoastDidds (3): jotheonah, Awaclus, mcmcsalot
Awaclus (1): Cuzz
mcmcsalot (2): EFHW, WestCoastDidds

Not Voting (1): shraeye

With 8 alive, it takes 5 to exile. Day 3 lasts until October 09, 2024, 02:10:00 pm. This is in about 7 hours and 30 minutes.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 3)
« on: October 08, 2024, 08:49:24 am »
Vote Count 3.2

jotheonah (2): WestCoastDidds, Robz888
WestCoastDidds (2): jotheonah, Awaclus

Not Voting (4): Cuzz, mcmcsalot, EFHW, shraeye

With 8 alive, it takes 5 to exile. Day 3 lasts until October 09, 2024, 02:10:00 pm. This is in about 29 hours and 20 minutes.

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Venue: Depends very heavily on the event - at $4 or less you get the extra turn events so this could be very powerful, but it could also be a dead project with Borrow, or insane with Maelstrom. Often also a +buy, so I can imagine it being bought a lot  even with mediocre events and a good way to thoroughly explore the event. Generally works pretty well as a project. I think I'd mainly want to see a way to balance it so it isn't obviously weak in some games and broken in others. Maybe Colosseum was closer to the mark after all (but still the same reservations about buying access).
Honestly I find this critique very strange coming from someone who proclaims to really like Riverboat, because that card has the same limitations. You can get a Riverboat that is completely useless (e.g. Distant Lands) or very underwhelming (like Souk), and you can also get one that is super overpowered for its price point (basically any Smithy variant). I figured that was part of the appeal with this challenge.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M142: Spiel des Jahres Mafia (Day 3)
« on: October 07, 2024, 05:55:12 am »
Vote Count 3.1

shraeye (1): Robz888
jotheonah (1): WestCoastDidds

Not Voting (6): Cuzz, mcmcsalot, EFHW, jotheonah, shraeye, Awaclus

With 8 alive, it takes 5 to exile. Day 3 lasts until October 09, 2024, 02:10:00 pm.

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