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Author Topic: Core Space. Anyone have it/played it?  (Read 8795 times)

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Reply #15 on: August 25, 2020, 02:51:57 PM
No need to explain, I'm just trying to take up mirth's slack here.

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Reply #16 on: August 25, 2020, 04:38:44 PM
I know, I know.  :2funny:

See, 'demo copy' to me is basically a cheap PnP version, something that has placeholder parts and pieces, like a first or second draft copy.

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Reply #17 on: August 25, 2020, 08:03:05 PM
We ran an experiment with Core Space about a month ago.  Instead of the game's bad guys (The Purge.  AI bent on harvesting organic life.), we used the xenomorph minis from the Aliens vs. Predator boardgame and added in the Infestation tiles from one of the Core Space expansions.  It needed a bit of tweaking but overall it worked pretty well.  We might try playing the AvP rules using the Core Space terrain.  I think it could be a winner.

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Reply #18 on: August 25, 2020, 08:42:38 PM
That's a good idea. It's sad though that I can't remember if I sold my AvP game before I moved out here or not...I need to check the storage unit anyway.

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Reply #19 on: September 04, 2020, 07:34:39 PM
No AvP so I must've sold it...pretty sure I remember that, yet pretty sad I don't 100% remember that. :(

In any case it, along with several other titles for review, arrived today. Looks pretty impressive. Really like the mousepad-type of game mat and the included parts to build walls, doors, and other structures for the scenarios. The minis seem relatively well detailed but feel small-ish to me. The manual is like a graphic novel - large and easy to read.

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Reply #20 on: September 04, 2020, 08:00:08 PM
I've got the latest expansions on the way.  Should be here next Tuesday.

Dangerous Days rulebook expansion.





Shift Change at MegaCorp.   Adds in a bunch of civilian randos to get recruited, looted, or used as meat shields.




Rogue Purge.  Adds a new kind of Purge enemy.  Basically chaos Purge that have been separated from the Hive.  They're also a playable faction.








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Reply #21 on: September 04, 2020, 08:29:36 PM
You just gotta one-up everyone, huh?  :2funny:

No, seriously, that's all cool. Who knows, I might will probably pine for it once I get through the core set.

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Reply #22 on: September 04, 2020, 08:31:35 PM
You just gotta one-up everyone, huh?  :2funny:

No, seriously, that's all cool. Who knows, I might will probably pine for  BUY it once I get through the core set.

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Reply #23 on: September 04, 2020, 08:32:34 PM

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Reply #24 on: September 04, 2020, 08:34:13 PM
 ;D Right there with you.

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Reply #25 on: September 04, 2020, 08:36:27 PM
Jury's out. I REALLY like the walls and such, but I'm thinking it'll be a pain to set up and time-consuming to get it ready. We shall see. I am a sucker for cool bits to a game. I blame Eagle Games and Milton Bradley's series from the 80s for that.  ;D

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Reply #26 on: September 04, 2020, 09:33:12 PM
Set up and tear down can be a bit of chore.  I don't mind the initial set up if friends are coming over to play as I can do it ahead of time.  Trouble is, it only takes about an hour to an hour and a half to run a mission.  If we want to do another (we usually do), we have to tear down and then build a new map.  That's where it can get tedious.




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Reply #27 on: September 08, 2020, 07:31:25 PM
The new expansions arrived today.  I didn't know that they'd switched from plastic to resin for the minis.  Not really a fan of resin.  While I appreciate the extra detail, I find that the resin tends to be rather brittle and breaks easily.  (It also means extra assembly and all that detail means painting is more involved and harder).  I try to package my minis in foam for safe storage and transport but even with those precautions, a fair number of my alien and Predator resin minis from AvP are missing tail spikes and spear tips.





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Reply #28 on: September 11, 2020, 11:02:04 PM
I am at some point going to end up buying this.

Dammit.



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Reply #29 on: September 11, 2020, 11:27:54 PM
Wait a month.  BC will have one for sale....