I'm more into Boardgames than RPGs. #Axis&Allies is what opened me up to the world of modern tabletop gaming. I have other interests and have a main Mastodon account elsewhere. I'll keep on theme here.
@gpage "without causing permanent change and that level of gravitas, how do you induce that comparable level of thoughtfulness, weight, and tension?"
Have you ever played BSG? Because that game is replay-able and is PACKED with all of those features. The OG Pandemic is stressful and full of weight and thoughtfulness.
Also have not heard of RPG? Where every campaign in different, but you don't spend a ton of money on one and done materials?
My wife's argument is that you get at least 12 plays out of it, and maybe even 24. And how many games have we bought that we never played that much.
This is true, but any game we haven't played that much is not instantly ruined after one play through. Our Library has a boardgame program and games we've hated have been donated there. I cannot donate this game. I am forced to try and "beat it" and then I get to throw it out.
It is bad for the entire hobby that this model has spread beyond Pandemic. The world can handle other RPG's besides DnD, I promise you. It can handle GM-less RPG's as well. The world can handle a gmae being more complex and needing more tokens or a second board. Terraforming Mars is still popular and that is complex with multiple boards (with the expansions).
Above and beyond being an unplayable, unbalanced, overly complex version of the original, it has zero replay/resale/donation value.
It is a one and done product and that offends me to the core. Any other boards game I hate can sent off to a new home where someone might enjoy it. Yes, even #FormulaD.
Imagine a video game where death means not going back to the start of the game or level? Worse, imagine that if you run out of lives you never play the game again without buying a new copy of it.
It is the absolute worst cross between a Boardgame and a Tabletop RPG I have ever seen. If this was and RPG, I would actually like it. I could see my friends having a lot of replay value in it.
And all the stupid sticker shit and mystery boxes could have been executed any number of other ways that would have allowed you to replay the game. A second, smaller board, with a list of the cities on it, with the ability to place tokens on the city indicating what's going on. A rioting token, a fallen token, etc. Card for character abilities and injuries! All of the stickers could be replaced in ways that would allow you to replay the game or give to someone that might enjoy it after you tried it out.
I have to vent about Pandemic Legacy. We have Season1 and I HATE it. HATE. #pandemiclegacy #PandemicLegacySeason1
@gpage We only played once, with 5 and it was tough. I know people that would love why 5 was a struggle, but I'm not them. 3-4 seems perfect.
at our last game night we got to play #parks. The game is gorgeous. Difficult to manage with 5 people, but it was a lot of fun.
@host there was a gorgeous, and not very large, Photography based instance I found. I realized that joining it would be silly, I had nothing to offer them. But I wanted to see everything posted on it. It was an easy to manage number of users/posts. following that whole feel would have been great.
I basically have an account here because it was the only way to follow the local am enough of a board game geek that when I contribute I will be adding value.
@host this is why I wish I could follow an entire instance like we can a hashtag,
@EuroGamerGirl that came out great!
Dear instance,
My nibblings are 9 and 11. What is the best starter RPG for me to get them into. they need to get their first set of dice this holiday season and I'll need a game for them to use the dice with.
@ackthrice Looks great!