Game purchases

Re: Game purchases

feeds@yuku.com (DerekDyer) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:32:22 GMT

Even if you never play it... it's still actual fun to read the rules and otherwise familiarize yourself with the game. Especially RPG material.

Re: Game purchases

feeds@yuku.com (Monte Cook) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:49:48 GMT

If I based all my game purchases/acquisitions on whether or not I'd actually play them for sure, I'd have a lot fewer games.

One reason I like games is that they are "potential fun" in a box. Even if I never play it, the potential fun is still there.

Re: Game purchases

feeds@yuku.com (JoeyJoeJoeJunShabadoo) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:49:51 GMT

Ampherion wrote:
Everyone wants to play monopoly (which I WONT OWN).

Lou: Looks like another case of Monopoly related violence, chief.

Wiggum: How do those Parker Brothers sleep at night?

Re: Game purchases

feeds@yuku.com (SolissVL) — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:48:49 GMT

I have so many Avalon Hill war games I never get to play. It was an addiction back in HS....

I just want to get Dominion. I've played it once and was hooked. It was easy to learn and had enough options to play it quite often that it won't get repetitive too quickly.

Re: Game purchases

feeds@yuku.com (Cthon) — Sat, 30 May 2009 04:38:57 GMT

I own Descent, which is great . . . but it is a lot of setup, does have a lot of rules, and, for me, requires a quorum of players that would otherwise play D&D. I am not a fan of giant-setup games, no matter what the game reviews say.

If I'm not going to sit down to a D&D (or similar RPG) game, then I want a game with simple rules that is easy to learn and setup, like Carcasonne, Tigris and Euphrates, Lost Cities, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, or Pandemic.
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Re: Game purchases

feeds@yuku.com (Ampherion) — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:45:10 GMT

You want to see my closet...oh, only about 200 or so games (including Arkham Horror, Descent, Heroscape and many many others) still in the shrinkwrap. Know why? Everyone wants to play monopoly (which I WONT OWN).

Re: Game purchases

feeds@yuku.com (JoeyJoeJoeJunShabadoo) — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:05:47 GMT

The games I like are mostly ones with lots of rules and components and usually take a long time to setup/play. Heroscape, Battlelore, Arkham Horror, games like that. However, I hardly ever play them because lack of time or willing participants who are patient enough to go over all the rules. As a sidebar, if someone has found a way to combat the "Just show me how to play as we go along" pitfall that tends to get my freinds mad when I reveal a rule that conflicts with what they...

Re: Game purchases

feeds@yuku.com (ozedge) — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:31:42 GMT

i do buy allot of game systems and my answer would be...

buy the one that looks the coolest even though i know i will never play it. or
buy both and not eat this week (which is what happened when in school)

Re: Game purchases

feeds@yuku.com (Confused Jackal Mage) — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:59:39 GMT

On the other hand, I just blew a wad of cash on Magic boosters, because I want to get back into the hobby. I have no one to play with, though. ;_;

Re: Game purchases

feeds@yuku.com (Eldric IV) — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:45:37 GMT

Instead of buying a box of Magic boosters, which I could play any time, day or night, at my gamestore, I buy Legend of the Five Rings books.

Game purchases

feeds@yuku.com (JoeyJoeJoeJunShabadoo) — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:17:58 GMT

I'm coming more from the angle of card/board games, but I guess it could also apply to RPGs if you're the type who's interested in lots of different game systems.

The potential of playing the game could be for any reason. Having enough players, length of play, learning curve for new players, etc.

BTW, if you're one of those fortunate people whose most-wanted game is also the game they'd most likely end up playing, congratulations.