This is a post about Pathfinder the Card Game by Paizo for those who are familiar with the game. While it may seem that the party possibilities are endless, there are obvious ways to optimize your party and avoid duplication that are worth a look. Of course, it depends upon exactly how large your party …
Month: January 2017
Epic Duels Session Report: The Jedi of old battle it out in 4 matches
Four in-person 2v2 duels preceded by a rousing match of Slapshot. All four duels featured lightsaber wielders as major characters and in most cases, minor characters as well. Darth Plagueis & Apprentice Sidious and Sora Bulq defeated Master Obi-Wan & Jedi Knight Anakin and Saesee Tiin & Agen Kolar on Geonosis Arena Obi-Wan & Anakin aggressively …
A Different Kind of Dueling Game: 7 Wonders Duel Review
As both of my gaming groups and I are all already fans of 7 Wonders, I was excited to get a crack at the still fairly new 7 Wonders Duel. It didn’t disappoint. Overall Feeling If you’re already familiar with 7 Wonders, it’s an outstanding game for the way it makes you feel part of …
Swords and Sorcery in a Cartoon World: Arcadia Quest Review
So we broke out the game Arcadia Quest the other day, put together trio squads of cartoonish eleves and bashed Orcs and Trolls by throwing dice. So yeah, it was loads of fun. Here’s a review: Overall Feeling Arcadia Quest completes its own quest of putting you in the middle of an action sequence, with …
Rogue One decks rounding into shape
Seriously, they’re fun. Try them out. Everyone has at least one trick he can play, and just the card names alone give them all a Rogue One feel to them with some fun quotes in there. Jyn has her commando deck that always has a chance, Cassian and K-2 are a stealthy, sneaky team, Chirrut …
Epic Duels Rogue One decks
Krennic and Chirrut & Baze defeated Jyn and Cassian & K-2SO, twice Neither Jyn nor K-2 could get much going either game, while Chirrut & Baze are actually a pretty tough duo, at least in this matchup. What’s also true is that of the 4, Krennic probably has the most staying power, followed by Chirrut …
Epic Duels and personality minor hit points
Was thinking about minor hit points for personality minors, in relation to Poe Dameron in the Finn & Poe deck. I think about the original game, and while it actually gives guidance in terms of how many HP a personality minor should have, it breaks its own rules enough to leave open to interpretation. Then …
Epic Duels Session Report
Finn & Poe and Ki-Adi-Mundi defeated Boba Fett & Dengar and Greedo & Thugs on Geonosis I thought this game exposed Greedo a bit as not being able to do much. He got both of his A8s off and got a decent, not great contribution from Boba & Dengar, while Ki-Adi-Mundi had very little going …
Let’s be Vikings: A Feast for Odin Review
Overall Feeling A Feast for Odin is the latest from Uwe Rosenberg of Agricola fame, a worker placement game in an age of Vikings, of farming, of exploration, of good old raiding, pillaging and plundering. You complete with other Viking tribes to gain the most victory points, earned through a variety of different channels like …
Fast Food in the Flying Fifties: Food Chain Magnate Review
We broke in a couple of new games a week or so ago out in Northwest Chicago. The first one we broke out was the 1950s-themed Food Chain Magnate, a fun little business-oriented game where you battle as competing food chains in a single city. Overall Feeling Food Chain Magnate does a nice job of …