The Most Overproduced Games Ever
Robert Martin
United States
Atlanta
Georgia
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These are games that just go totally over the top in terms of production. By overproduced I mean that the game just blows you away when you open the box. For fun, add the one element that really pushes the game over the top (the most excessive, maybe useless, but still cool bit).
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Board Game: Xevoz
[Average Rating:4.39 Unranked]
John "Omega" Williams
United States
Michigan
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A "miniatures" game where the "minis" are about 120mm tall for the shortest piece. Each customizable with weapons and armor that clips on and you can swap in prts and gear from other units for more customizability. Even the darn dice are modular! And as you deal damage you pull off your opponents limbs and bits!
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Darren Dew
United States
Savannah
Georgia
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I know, Space Hulk is already on here, but this 3rd Edition went beyond Space Hulk.
BEYOND.
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Belgand
United States
San Francisco
California
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I'm astounded. Over 120 entries and no mention of this? The overproduction is the game. It's a fairly simple roll the dice and move affair, but it came in a massive box to contain the giant 3D molded plastic board. Essentially the game is just an excuse for something to do with the (awesome) bits. Tiki idol, plastic gems, bridges, fireball marbles... this is the king of overproduction for the sake of overproduction.
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Bob Funchess
United States
California
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This one didn't really have all that many components, actually. However, pencil, paper, and a standard deck of cards with A-5 removed from each suit (plus one Joker) would suffice for the actual mechanics of the game. The oversized custom cards, the cloth bag to keep them in, and the molded plastic "gems" that were used to keep score mark it as overproduced. The one truly critical piece of equipment in the box was the rule book; presumably pretty much anybody can rustle up a deck of cards (and it doesn't even need to be a complete deck!). It's essentially a slightly modified version of Hearts with a facelift.
(In fairness: the custom cards do add a lot of ambiance; the Runesword variant where the goal is "don't take the Prince of Warriors" just feels better than "don't take the Jack of Spades", and there's no comparison between "avoid taking the Wizards" and "avoid the tens." The gems are definitely overproduction, but they stack in such a way you can build them into a sort of gem-encrusted wand, which you can then wave at the other players to show your total domination. And they happen to be the exact same pieces used in Fireball Island, listed just above.)
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T A
Hungary
Budapest
Stare into my eyes and feel the irresistible urge to check out my profile overpowering you...
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When I was packing up the game after the first play, I realized how overproduced St Pete is. To prove my point I put everything in a little box and took a photo:
Every little bit fits in perfectly.
Board - who needs a board for this game anyway? You just place the four different decks on top, and maintain 2 card rows. For keeping track of the score, just use an excel spreadsheet or a notepad.
The rules? The rulebook is a bit messy anyway, just use a player aid. There are plenty of files downloadable from this site.
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Nagato Fujibayashi
Athens
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New from Matagot-the Greek version is expected from day to day here. Superb minis(the picture is from the game presentation in Essen and the boat minis are missing)and adaptable game board depending on the number of players. Different minis for each city/faction!!
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Nagato Fujibayashi
Athens
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Another one from Matagot, same production style and quality as above.
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Board Game: Hexway
[Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
AlbaN ViarD
France
Bourgogne
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What blows me away when I opened the box is the perfect cut hexes for the period the game was released : 40's, that makes Hexway one of the most overproduced games of this period
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Joachim Pehl
Germany
Daubach
Rheinland-Pfalz
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To have 17 prepainted minis is already good sign in order to belong on that list.
But the really overproduced part are the terrain tiles. In most games you need appr. 15 (or less) tiles, in the box are 30 and each of those things is 6 3/8 * 6 3/8 inch big (You can easily put all miniatures in the box on one tile). How are you supposed to shuffle these monsters ?
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Darren Poltorak
United States
Buffalo
New York
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Not for the components, but the rulebook. EIGHT different languages?!
Part of me feels that Fantasy Flight just doesn't know how to make a short rulebook.
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Board Game: Taurus
[Average Rating:7.61 Unranked]
Tor Iver Wilhelmsen
Norway
Oslo
Unspecified
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A beaut. An expensive beaut. But I think most games from the company making Taurus can fit the "overproduced" category...
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Board Game: Horus
[Average Rating:6.75 Unranked]
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This game is made mostly of THETA-Stone, a material that resembles and weighs like actual stone. How's that for over-the-top component production?
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Chris
England
Harrow
London
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Roughly, you can move as far as you like on your turn but at some stage you have to roll a die and then you turn the hand on the clock face which has some sort of gearing inside.
At some stage as you turn the vampyr's cape may fly open. If it does you stick you finger in his mouth and push the button at back which may lower a special tiny red-coloured two-nibbed felt-tip pen.
So cool I even took this to school and we'd play and put vampyr bites on ourselves even when not playing.
They didn't overproduce the glue though. His cape used to fall off routinely after a few games.
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Dante Gagne
United States
Bothell
Washington
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The box could be half the size... the tanks are all solid wood and have to be individually unwrapped. The game is awesome, but HUGE.
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Shannette W
United States
Connecticut
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Each game set by itself isn't that much, but the moment you add any of the expansions it just get crazy. There are so many piles of cards to choose from and there are so many different placement options.
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Juan Luis Lorenzo
Spain
Madrid
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One of The Most Overproduced Game Ever is this, without doubt.
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Board Game: Clue
[Average Rating:5.60 Overall Rank:5798]
Tim Earl
United States
Portage
Michigan
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The Restoration Hardware 3D edition of Clue.
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Russell Waddel
United States
Washington
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I am surprised no one ever added this one. This had 2 double-sided play boards, awesome miniatures, great adventures and a 33 minute VHS tape. This game is awesome. Just like Hero Quest, you can customize your own adventures and such. Great game, expecially if you want to get people interested in RPGs.
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Russell Waddel
United States
Washington
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This is another one that should be added in. Not only do you get a 60 minute VHS tape that rocks, but you get the Death Star II set, 6 Jedi figures, 1 Stormtrooper and great gameplay. It seems a bit silly now, but back when this game hit the shelves, it was pretty fun. It is great to call Darth a "goober" and such when he asks for you on the tape. Try it out sometime.
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The basic version of the game is fairly overproduced as it is, with 30+ miniature figures and four awesome robots, along with numerous dice, card board tiles, and terrain pieces.
The deluxe edition takes things to the far end of the overproduced category by taking all of those minis and hand-painting them--for a mere $200 over the $100 base game.
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Joshua Gertz
United States
Las Vegas
Nevada
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I had this as a kid, after the second play I had bent the cardboard up so bad it didn't fit together right and I couldn't put it away.
I had to save up awhile to get it too. For the target audience I suspect they went a little overboard.
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Joshua Gertz
United States
Las Vegas
Nevada
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Ok so not too bad by today's standards but back then it was a pain for a six year old to set up and play.
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Chris Miller
United States
Huntsville
Alabama
My Dog Has Fleas
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A large plastic stair step leading up to the mansion = overproduced version of Mastermind.
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J.
United States
Grant
Alabama
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Quality of the miniatures are fabulous. This is just the base game and looks like it's primed for more expansions. Brought to you by the designer of Heroscape.
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Martin Plourde
Canada
Sherbrooke
Quebec
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3d pieces for the map? Cool looking, but not that usefull considering how hard it is to place units on top
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Posted Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:38 pm
