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for a good time:
Drinkers of Catan
Take a shot every time you're stolen from and every time you have to discard half your cards because a 7 was rolled. Play to 5, 7, or 10 depending on your tolerance. It is a rare group that can finish a game to 10.
(there are weaker variants too... like take a drink on steals, discards, 6s, 8s, 2s, and 12s and stuff like that.)
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Start on wheat / ore. Upgrade + buy cards = you win. People undervalue the cards, they are key.
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On January 04 2010 17:36 talismania wrote: for a good time:
Drinkers of Catan
Take a shot every time you're stolen from and every time you have to discard half your cards because a 7 was rolled. Play to 5, 7, or 10 depending on your tolerance. It is a rare group that can finish a game to 10.
(there are weaker variants too... like take a drink on steals, discards, 6s, 8s, 2s, and 12s and stuff like that.) How are 6 and 8s weaker than discards on 7? How is 10 worse than 6 and 8? Let alone steals.
On January 04 2010 13:36 Cambium wrote: Yea it's an awesome game. I used to play it during lunchtime at work. As well, it doesn't get as heated as Monopoly or Risk (I guess the level of hostility is proportion to game duration), which is always good. How long is your lunch break? Maybe my friends just take too much time deciding what to do, but settlers generally drag on fairly long for me in person. Risk is actually really fast-paced if players know what they are doing, too.
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Settlers is an awesome game - Development cards are the way to win - hidden victory points help a lot. The development cards also let you use some of the lategame resources earlier than you would be able to otherwise (notice the difference between earlygame and lategame resources. That is your path to victory)
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I had great fun playing this game with friends and family when I was younger, so I thought I'd give it a try.
I just played it for 9 hours. And I have no idea why, once you have the slightest clue of starting positions the game is all dice.
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On January 05 2010 04:30 Ecael wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2010 17:36 talismania wrote: for a good time:
Drinkers of Catan
Take a shot every time you're stolen from and every time you have to discard half your cards because a 7 was rolled. Play to 5, 7, or 10 depending on your tolerance. It is a rare group that can finish a game to 10.
(there are weaker variants too... like take a drink on steals, discards, 6s, 8s, 2s, and 12s and stuff like that.) How are 6 and 8s weaker than discards on 7? How is 10 worse than 6 and 8? Let alone steals. Show nested quote +On January 04 2010 13:36 Cambium wrote: Yea it's an awesome game. I used to play it during lunchtime at work. As well, it doesn't get as heated as Monopoly or Risk (I guess the level of hostility is proportion to game duration), which is always good. How long is your lunch break? Maybe my friends just take too much time deciding what to do, but settlers generally drag on fairly long for me in person. Risk is actually really fast-paced if players know what they are doing, too.
it's weaker because you're just taking a drink, not taking a shot. also, 6s 8s 2s and 12s are socials in this variant, whereas the hardcore version is just whoever gets stolen from and whoever discards.
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I think the biggest mistake that I used to make when I played was going for longest road every time If you get into a competition it sucks up so many resources
Better to just go fishing for d-cards
How is Risk a fast game? Setting up the board takes half an hour alone <>
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On January 09 2010 10:18 KOFgokuon wrote: I think the biggest mistake that I used to make when I played was going for longest road every time If you get into a competition it sucks up so many resources
Better to just go fishing for d-cards
How is Risk a fast game? Setting up the board takes half an hour alone <> As long as people don't take forever deciding what to do.... T_T
And roll quickly too
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Asobrain is where I play... occasionally.
Unfortunately, I hate playing offline now because everyone takes so long. I finish my games in <10 minutes online if you have fast players or bots.
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Ahhhhh, love this game. Too bad all my friends are lame and dislike board games =[
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On January 04 2010 13:36 JWD wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2010 13:27 Chill wrote: Yea it's super easy to learn and really fun. I actually prefer vanilla to all the ridiculous addons. +1, the addons ruin the game's beautiful simplicity. I like Cities and Knights. It brings essentially the same gameplay as the original without changing too much.
However, there's much less luck involved in Cities and Knights than in the original.
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On January 05 2010 04:30 Ecael wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2010 13:36 Cambium wrote: Yea it's an awesome game. I used to play it during lunchtime at work. As well, it doesn't get as heated as Monopoly or Risk (I guess the level of hostility is proportion to game duration), which is always good. How long is your lunch break? Maybe my friends just take too much time deciding what to do, but settlers generally drag on fairly long for me in person. Risk is actually really fast-paced if players know what they are doing, too.
1-1.5 Hrs usually.
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On January 04 2010 13:27 Chill wrote: Yea it's super easy to learn and really fun. I actually prefer vanilla to all the ridiculous addons.
and starcraft is better without lurkers.
ok
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On January 09 2010 10:18 KOFgokuon wrote: I think the biggest mistake that I used to make when I played was going for longest road every time If you get into a competition it sucks up so many resources
Better to just go fishing for d-cards
How is Risk a fast game? Setting up the board takes half an hour alone <>
don't play risk letting people pick territories... deal out the risk cards instead (then recollect). it's much more balanced, especially for 5 and 6 players and placement goes super quick after that.
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On January 09 2010 12:52 Mora wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2010 13:27 Chill wrote: Yea it's super easy to learn and really fun. I actually prefer vanilla to all the ridiculous addons. and starcraft is better without lurkers. ok
Some addons are better than others...
Also, it's a personal preference. I agree with Chill, but some of my SOC friends prefer to play with addons.
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Amazing game! Played it a few years ago and it was a blast.
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epic game
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question: do you guys distribute number chips in order (a-z, counterclockwise as per rules i think?) or shuffle them all up and place them wherever (moving reds away from each other if they randomly end up on one spot)?
I do the a-z method, while a friend does the shuffle method...i feel like the shuffling method leads to a slower, more relaxed game, while everything is worked out to a science with choosing spots based on where the desert is.
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i used to play this game...before i started playing starcraft and i got really pissed when ppl didnt trade stuff to me lol
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I DO like Settlers, but the random nature of the game is frustrating to someone who usually loves exhibitions of skill (Chess, Starcraft). I play Carcassonne some times, but Settlers is much more aesthetically pleasing.
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