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#21
Game Chat / Re: Fragapalooza 30th annivers...
Last post by Mr. Analog - June 22, 2026, 04:15:56 AMSeats acquired! I'll create a group chat in messenger during the day
#22
Archaic Games (non-electronic) / Re: Brass Birmingham
Last post by LennyLen - June 22, 2026, 03:31:02 AMIt's actually not that complicated. If you look at the photo of the board below, I've circled some locations in green. The main idea behind this game is to build industries and sell (called flipping because you flip the tile for the industry over) them. The green locations are where industries can be sold (and also where coal can be bought).
You get dealt cards that either have a location on them, or an industry. If you play a location card it allows you to play an industry tile on that location (different locations have different industries). If you play an industry card you can play a matching industry tile on any location connected to your network. It takes either coal or iron to place industry tiles though, so you need to build these first. And you also need access to beer in order to sell goods, so you need to play these tiles too. You can also place connections between locations - canals in the first half of the game, railways in the second.
At the end of each half of the game you do a scoring round where you get points for how many industry tiles you've flipped and how big your network is. The rules of how networks work, and whose coal, iron, and beer you consume first (when these tiles become empty (they start with coal, iron and beer tokens placed on them) they get flipped like you other industry tiles) can seem a bit complex at first, but you go over them pretty much each turn so you pick them up fast.
It doesn't sound like much of a fun concept for a game, and when I saw that it was the number 1 ranked game on BoardGameGeeks I was quite surprised, but I bought it anyway, and it really does deserve it's position. It's an incredibly fun game. One of the things I like about it's flexible. You can have people ruin your masterplan and still come back from it and win by taking a different angle.
You get dealt cards that either have a location on them, or an industry. If you play a location card it allows you to play an industry tile on that location (different locations have different industries). If you play an industry card you can play a matching industry tile on any location connected to your network. It takes either coal or iron to place industry tiles though, so you need to build these first. And you also need access to beer in order to sell goods, so you need to play these tiles too. You can also place connections between locations - canals in the first half of the game, railways in the second.
At the end of each half of the game you do a scoring round where you get points for how many industry tiles you've flipped and how big your network is. The rules of how networks work, and whose coal, iron, and beer you consume first (when these tiles become empty (they start with coal, iron and beer tokens placed on them) they get flipped like you other industry tiles) can seem a bit complex at first, but you go over them pretty much each turn so you pick them up fast.
It doesn't sound like much of a fun concept for a game, and when I saw that it was the number 1 ranked game on BoardGameGeeks I was quite surprised, but I bought it anyway, and it really does deserve it's position. It's an incredibly fun game. One of the things I like about it's flexible. You can have people ruin your masterplan and still come back from it and win by taking a different angle.
#23
Archaic Games (non-electronic) / Re: Brass Birmingham
Last post by Mr. Analog - June 21, 2026, 08:01:00 PMThis looks complicated to me haha
#24
Archaic Games (non-electronic) / Brass Birmingham
Last post by LennyLen - June 20, 2026, 04:54:03 PMAny Brass players here? What's your favourite strategy?
I won a 3 player game last night by focusing early on coal, iron and beer while my opponents concentrated on other industries, and were regularly flipping my tiles for me. This gave me an early income lead which I used to fund a massive canal network. I followed the same general plan for the rail era, but did buy and flip a few other industries. I used the money I accumulated in the first half to do several turns where for both actions I did a double railway which also allowed me to flip a lot of my own coal and beer tiles.
I won a 3 player game last night by focusing early on coal, iron and beer while my opponents concentrated on other industries, and were regularly flipping my tiles for me. This gave me an early income lead which I used to fund a massive canal network. I followed the same general plan for the rail era, but did buy and flip a few other industries. I used the money I accumulated in the first half to do several turns where for both actions I did a double railway which also allowed me to flip a lot of my own coal and beer tiles.
#25
Archaic Games (non-electronic) / Re: LotR: Fate of the Fellowsh...
Last post by LennyLen - June 20, 2026, 04:06:22 PMQuote from: Mr. Analog on June 20, 2026, 09:54:18 AMThat looks amazing!
It's definitely quite fun.
#26
Archaic Games (non-electronic) / Re: LotR: Fate of the Fellowsh...
Last post by Mr. Analog - June 20, 2026, 09:54:18 AMThat looks amazing!
#27
Archaic Games (non-electronic) / LotR: Fate of the Fellowship
Last post by LennyLen - June 20, 2026, 03:42:11 AMThis is the latest addition to my board game collection. It's based on the pandemic engine, but based in the Middle Earth setting.
I've played two multiplayer games so far plus five or six single player games, but still haven't managed to beat the game yet.
I've played two multiplayer games so far plus five or six single player games, but still haven't managed to beat the game yet.
#28
Game Chat / Re: Fragapalooza 30th annivers...
Last post by Lazybones - June 17, 2026, 01:36:47 PMI think I might want to try Mecha Chameleon or one of the various hiding games that have come out.
#29
Game Chat / Re: Fragapalooza 30th annivers...
Last post by Mr. Analog - June 12, 2026, 09:30:17 PMI bought all three on Steam
I got the deluxe edition of Natural Selection 2 in case that matters
I got the deluxe edition of Natural Selection 2 in case that matters
Quote from: Lazybones on June 12, 2026, 09:05:09 PMRandom thoughts.
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Natural Selection / Natural Selection 2
Aliens vs. Predator
#30
Game Chat / Re: Fragapalooza 30th annivers...
Last post by Mr. Analog - June 12, 2026, 09:25:20 PMAWESOME!