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Reply #1230 on: July 10, 2020, 06:37:11 AM

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Reply #1231 on: July 10, 2020, 11:33:50 AM
Try Zeppelin Raider by Compass Games for some fun slave-to-the-weather simulation. These bloody things are notoriously unreliable mechanically and structurally and the wind is often not your friend.

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Reply #1232 on: July 10, 2020, 11:42:07 AM
Try Zeppelin Raider by Compass Games for some fun slave-to-the-weather simulation. These bloody things are notoriously unreliable mechanically and structurally and the wind is often not your friend.

Airship vs Weather! And solo-play! :rockon:

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Reply #1233 on: July 10, 2020, 07:00:35 PM
I have that game. Maybe I'll even get around to
playing it
going through the game contents
opening the box
taking the box down off the shelf
looking at the box on the shelf

watching a lets play video.

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Reply #1234 on: July 10, 2020, 07:22:13 PM
Pay no attention to the naysayers, Stags. It's actually quite fun, and it's a Greg Smith design (Interceptor Ace, Nightfighter Ace, Raiders of the Deep, etc.).

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Reply #1235 on: July 10, 2020, 07:26:05 PM
Greg Smith is a cool dude. I wish he did games I was more interested in playing.

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Reply #1236 on: July 10, 2020, 07:33:36 PM
Pacific Tide is different from those, but it's fairly basic and not to mention, solo. He does a similar one for the Eastern Front using the same system, but surprisingly I don't own that one (yet).

Not sure he actually does any multiplayer games, actually.

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Reply #1237 on: July 10, 2020, 07:36:04 PM
Not sure he actually does any multiplayer games, actually.

Not that I'm aware of. He seems focused on the low-complexity, solo market. I prefer less approachable games.

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Reply #1238 on: July 10, 2020, 08:00:10 PM
I agree. If we had ever had that Solo Play podcast episode I would have mentioned how I actually prefer games that are NOT solitaire only, even for solo play. There are, of  course, some solitaire games that are exceptions to that.

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Reply #1239 on: July 10, 2020, 08:05:08 PM
I agree. If we had ever had that Solo Play podcast episode I would have mentioned how I actually prefer games that are NOT solitaire only, even for solo play. There are, of  course, some solitaire games that are exceptions to that.

It is getting a little better to have rules that cover both solo and MP. I prefer the GMT approach of doing MP games with built-in rules for solitaire.

I understand the interest in solo play, but it's not for me with board games. Solo exclusive is a non-starter for me and I don't want to hear about house ruling it for MP.

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Reply #1240 on: July 10, 2020, 08:15:22 PM
 If we had ever had that Solo Play podcast episode I would have mentioned how I am actually not a solo only board gamer.

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Reply #1241 on: July 10, 2020, 08:18:10 PM
It would be an informative episode.

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Reply #1242 on: July 10, 2020, 08:19:50 PM
With lots of bourbon and game buying.  :bigthumb:

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Reply #1243 on: July 10, 2020, 08:44:47 PM
Pay no attention to the naysayers, Stags. It's actually quite fun, and it's a Greg Smith design (Interceptor Ace, Nightfighter Ace, Raiders of the Deep, etc.).

I don't doubt it. I just need:

1) time
2) energy
3) uncluttered horizontal surface area that isn't also a hallway floor.

So...

1)  Just 12 more years till I can retire (under the very best of all financial circumstances)
2)  My 'only drink beer on friday' diet seems to be having some effect. I've lost about 12 pounds and do feel a little better.
3)  Perhaps I can devise a synchronized 4-pulley system that lowers a gaming table surface down from my ceiling for game play times.

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Reply #1244 on: July 10, 2020, 10:52:22 PM
Congrats on losing the weight Stagger. 12 Pounds is great.  :applause:

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