tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post2497450283897553378..comments2024-03-27T09:44:13.148+00:00Comments on Games Night News: It’s okay once you get your finger inErsbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08012602968152264418noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-49411282954389225492015-03-22T20:45:49.671+00:002015-03-22T20:45:49.671+00:00Camel Up was better than my previous play (with 8 ...Camel Up was better than my previous play (with 8 players) but I still feel something vital is missing. I'm interested to try a variant where you get to choose the colour of the dice you roll if you take that action.<br /><br />There were a few bits of ItSotE that I liked, but I agree with all of Andrew and Sam's criticisms too. Given the scarcity of points available, it also seems very likely to always come down to 1-2 points here and there, and I can easily see an endgame in which the two players who aren't contesting the final emperor election are essentially voting for the winner.<br /><br />I suck at Cube Quest, but it is awesome. Wish I could have pulled off one of those tower shots!Martin Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723082374288224645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-7013145098664542462015-03-22T19:28:39.351+00:002015-03-22T19:28:39.351+00:00As much as I can respect it from one angle, from a...As much as I can respect it from one angle, from another In The Shadow of the Emperor is probably asking to be traded. Even though the theme kind of hung on grimly to the mechanics, it felt abstract to me because there was so much to think about - and that was just muddling through, being fairly reactive. <br /><br />I did like the ageing of Barons and the elections, but did it need knights and castles as well? I did like the 'offspring' but did it need the rule that 'couples' can't take an elected seat? I suppose a house rule could be they can take a seat but one of them is forced to retire, so you flip it back to the single Baron side...<br /><br />It was definitely good to play Cube Quest after that madness!GNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.com