Tyler Durden
Germany
Goettingen
Visit my blog: www.brettspielblog.net
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Leonard Moses II
United States
Hixson
Tennessee
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#17 Wife
"There is too much going on"
"Your cards are mean"
"How do I earn points?"
"I would rather try to earn icons I want than make up ground on what I'm behind on"
"This game makes my head hurt"
"I don't like it"
"I want more artwork"
"It is different and I would play it"
"I don't know I would have to be in the right mood"
#1 Me
About 7 turns in. "Oh my. I see what he did. Aaagh this is so good. This just beat Arena Roma II Honey! This just beat Arena Roma II!"
"You get to activate but you control it," I say. "Or you go with the flow." She replies "Settle down you are scaring the cats."
"This game is wonderful and I have an expansion."
"Look how the theme works that machine is no good anymore."
"I'm in love with it. Please oh please play it with me again."
1+17=18
Us #8
(I see a lot of Rivals for Catan and Ticket to Ride games in my future and I'm telling you now it will be totally worth it!)
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Tiago VIP
Brazil
Will you still look into my eyes with warmth even if you saw my shadows?
How many strips there are?
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84 Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game x 74 Innovation
Preliminary Rd 1: d. Vikings - 87 x 84
Comment: After taking down the toughest opponent in the Pre-Rd1, now it's time to shoot the zombie in the head.
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Josh M
United States
Minneapolis
Minnesota
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Oh, Asmadi games, I have the Playtest games... oh, no. This wasn't as easy as I thought. I'll just re-read the instructions again til it clicks or I go mad.
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Scott B
United States
San Diego
California
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I am not 100% certain I sold this after I was laid off, but I believe I did, and it was definitely around this time. I hate hate hate this game - this might be one of my biggest disappointments in the board gaming hobby. I expected something more reminiscent of Glory to Rome, but was overwhelmed with a feeling of frustrated non-strategy. Having said that, I do love the icon mechanic, as in, the number of icons you have showing dictates your options, and can change as cards are played. I had decided after the second game that I did not want to play again (I did, to essentially help teach it at bgg.con), and certainly did not need to own it.
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Ed
United States
Oakland
California
Wankel engine
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Two things killed my interest in playing this: the game didn't sound that interesting from the rules (I tend not to like games that have a lot of specialized cards or tiles, e.g. Caylus, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Race for the Galaxy, etc.) and I wasn't impressed by my playing of the designer's other title, Glory to Rome. So I figured his "handwriting," as Reiner Knizia puts it, was not something I wanted to read more of.
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Dave Heberer
United States
Woodinville
Washington
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Sleeved up, cards look good and box shows no wear.
Minimum bid is 10
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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Magnate x 1
One of the closest possible finishes for this game: we each claimed 2 of the 5 territories, tied on the 5th, then she won the resources tiebreaker: 13-12.
Notre Dame x 1
2-player game with Kat. I decided to see if focusing on the Hotel was viable. It doesn't seem to be. I grabbed for points every chance I got and kept my resources very light. Light enough that I missed a round because I didn't have any mans left. I lost.
Blood Bowl Team Manager: The Card Game x 1
Kat's elves defeated my chaos team 35-22. Afterward she admitted that she doesn't care for the game as much as I do. Time to take it to the game shop and see how it plays at higher counts.
Helvetia x 1
New to us last week, we agreed that we can see the appeal but don't really enjoy it. It'll be mailed out to Jon this week.
Innovation x 2
I branched out a bit last Wednesday and didn't play with my usual group; instead I taught Innovation to a couple of the Magic players and it went over very well. One of the guys has joined us for some games in the past and I feel like I can convert him. Innovation was a hoot.
The Resistance x 2
I also taught them The Resistance. Which led to...
Werewolf x 5
They taught me Werewolf. The headcount as between 6 and 9, and it was pretty fun (considering I didn't really know any of the players). I can see why it's so popular, though I prefer The Resistance; it has more in-game information to base accusations on, it doesn't have the "You were arbitrarily chosen to die first so you don't get to play" problem, and it keeps the paranoia and betrayal intact.
Hanabi x 1
Also played with the Magic players on Wednesday. This is one of the games I've taught him previously, and he's a big fan. We finished with 15 which seems to be par for me.
Agricola (I deck) x 1
Kat and I played. I had broken cards and her cards were ever-so-slightly more broken. She won 44-43.
Stephenson's Rocket x 1
Kat and I played for the first time in a long while. Good game with a damper on it at the end; I completely forgot about the rule at the end of the game where, if a city isn't connected up with any railway lines, then that city's goods are discarded. She had focused on picking up goods throughout the game, and having to discard several of them probably cost her the game. I won $85,000-$78,000 with an asterisk.
There's been a lot of turnover with my collection lately; newly acquired are: Bus, Markator and Navegador. Lords of Waterdeep should be arriving soon (I'm trading Helvetia for it).
I'm also having yet another game auction. Leaving the nest are Vikings, Thunderstone, Haggis, Blue Moon City and Gangster. Brass and Factory Fun just left also.
We've had sickness around the house for the last few days (yet again). I think it's between daughter having school regularly for the first time combined with the mild weather (it never stayed really cold for more than a day or two at a time this winter) has been the root. We're exhausted here. Levi has a runny nose and bad cough, and he's been having trouble sleeping and very grouchy - which is unusual, he's usually a very happy baby even when he's ill.
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Greg T
United States
Indianapolis
Indiana
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This is for the taller box version of Innovation. Played a few times and still in very good condition.
This also includes the expansion still in the shrink wrap, brand new:
Innovation: Echoes of the Past
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Leonard Moses II
United States
Hixson
Tennessee
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My civilization has definitely discovered some cool ideas that seem to really be working out, but if yours are cooler and they work harder then you've done well. Thanks for playing and beating me so bad.
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Tiago VIP
Brazil
Will you still look into my eyes with warmth even if you saw my shadows?
How many strips there are?
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74 Innovation x 75 Vikings
Comment: Can Innovation bring enough power to overcame the viking raid?
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Dan Manfredini
United States
Austin
Texas
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Give to Game Library
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Nathan Milbrath
United States
Fridley
Minnesota
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My second choice for a game I went into with little/no expectations was Innovation. Holy crap do I love this game. It gets a bit too chaotic with 4, but I've REALLY enjoyed every play of this game so far. Card artwork is pretty drab, but the fun plays and memorable games it's created has me reaching for this game more and more. Easily one of my favorite games I've discovered since boardgaming.
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Jon Ward
United States
Pearl City
Hawaii
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Played two really fun games of Innovation with the boys.
Also played a game of Hive with my daughter. It turns out she doesn't like to lose! Hmm...
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Adam Skinner
United States
Seven Hills
Ohio
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What makes innovation great is your ability to mess with your opponent. The game plays best with 2, and you're constantly aware of your opponent and their abilities.
Steal cards from their tableau and put them in your score pile? Check.
Steal cards from their score pile and put them in your score pile? Check.
Force them to take a random card and put it over one of their 5 existing top cards, potentially destroying their strategy? Check.
Having all this done to you? Priceless.
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Mike
United States
Maple Valley
Washington
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After my friends had started on their drive home I decided to try to finally get that missed game of Innovation in. I put the orange cone up with the box next to it and waited. I had an offer to join another game. But I didn't want to learn anything new.
Eventually a guy walked straight to the table and started taking his back pack off. When I asked him if he had played before he said that he ran the Innovation tournament at last year's GameStorm. Having won that tournament, I just sat there and stared at him speechless.
"I've grown a beard since then," he said.
I'll say he had. Impressive stuff.
Anyway, he hadn't played the Echoes expansion yet, so we set it up and did a quick run through. He only had half an hour since he wanted to go watch the board game movie. We didn't play a full game. But I felt good having showed him the expansion. It's probably best that we stopped early. The cards were coming my way and I was most likely going to destroy him.
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Mary Ann
United States
Camarillo
California
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Brand new, still sealed.
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Lee Ambolt
Sweden
Lund
Skåne
Ingen Reklam Tack!
Linus Per Ambolt 13.12.2010
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alright then, I'll come up with something new (see what I did there)
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Skaboy Green
United States
livonia
Michigan
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still at a mild meh for me
but it does have purple
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mateen
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
Raks Raks Raks
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If the card isn't helping you, it's definitely going to hurt your opponent. Taking their cards and messing with their tableau is part of the fun!
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Martin G
United Kingdom
London
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Jason played twice and lost twice apparently
I still think it's a 2 player game really but still enjoyed 3p for a change.
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Robert Teves II
United States
Gainesville
Florida
"Those who expect betrayal at every turn are seldom disappointed."
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Neil, Kevin, Nathan
The game at the other table ended when we were still half-way through Elder Sign, so they played a REALLY fast game of Innovation. Neil won, and, if I remember right, brutally so.
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David Ruth
United States
Sunnyvale
California
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English First Edition (Second Printing)
Box and components in excellent condition. Box insert was disposed of.
Ships free to ConUS, first $15 elsewhere.
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Dom L.
United States
Maine
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Asmadi Games English first edition (with the larger box).
Cards look like they've been played with, because they have.
Box is in great shape.
Sweetener: Innovation: Echoes of the Past. Asmadi Games English first edition. Very good condition all around.
I will cover shipping in the US, and the first $10 elsewhere.
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Mateusz Nowak
Canada
Halifax
Nova Scotia
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Currently Ranked: 158
This is such a great, and dare I say it, innovative card game. Over two dozen plays and I'm still discovering new tactics. Very easy to teach and play, and it's cheap too!
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