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Post by The Kortl Rheus on Mar 25, 2014 5:12:29 GMT
I recently played Eclipse for the first time and really enjoyed it. I'm always interested in 4x style board games, and thought I'd briefly suggest, that if you are able to find a group, to pick up and play a game of Eclipse. Or if you want an epic all-day game, to go with Twilight Imperium. Both games are a lot of fun and really capture different aspects of 4x. Eclipse is definitely the cheaper way to get into 4x board games though. Twilight Imperium is better at the soul and spirit of the space opera genre, but Eclipse really blends in worker placement and adds some really neat components. Plus it doesn't take a whole day to play. Our first play of Eclipse took five hours, but we're confident that now we have the rules down, that we could push through a game in 3 hours. Very fun! Anyway, you can find the games here and read more: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/72125/eclipseboardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12493/twilight-imperium-third-edition |
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Post by Vyrex on Mar 25, 2014 5:25:13 GMT
I haven't played Twilight Imperium(although my boardgame collecting friend has the game and wants to play...the rule book is quite intimidating), but I can second, third, and fourth Eclipse. That game is /fantastic/. It takes from 3-5 hours(depending on player count and rule knowledge) and is surprisingly simple. Would heartily recommend.
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Post by D'Kali Hegemony on Mar 25, 2014 15:38:39 GMT
Twilight Imperium is an amazing game, and while the ruleset looks scary when you pull it out of the box, the gameplay is remarkable intuitive and flows very well. The biggest problem with the game is that it takes forEVER to play, and dominates a very large space. I have a lot of friends who love the game, and want to play a big game, but we'd all need to have a weekend off!
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Post by Dominion of Zabéara on Mar 25, 2014 21:27:34 GMT
Solvani, Adama, Interstellar Trade Company, Thalon and I played eclipse several weeks ago. Its remarkably like a simplified version of Vanilla Space Empires. The parallels are uncanny, in fact.
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Post by Vyrex on Mar 25, 2014 22:37:48 GMT
Well, 4x space games(and in fact, many games in general) are literally offshoots of boardgames, using computers to make tedious calculations. So the fact that there are lots of similarities is not unwarranted!
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Post by Imperial Hegemon on Mar 25, 2014 22:53:06 GMT
I played Risk once. On a board.
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Post by Vyrex on Mar 25, 2014 23:15:50 GMT
You owe it to yourself to play a good boardgame.
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Post by Tau Ceti Empire on Mar 25, 2014 23:50:39 GMT
Risk is a good gateway game, use it to addict new people and get them willing to try even better games
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Post by Amarr Empire on Mar 26, 2014 0:52:54 GMT
Risk is a good gateway game, use it to addict new people and get them willing to try even better games More like a good way to turn perfectly good friends into enemies  |
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Post by Vyrex on Mar 26, 2014 2:11:43 GMT
That comment with your image is hilarious.
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