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Author Topic: The White Tribe from White Dog Games  (Read 11049 times)

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on: November 04, 2020, 02:43:05 PM
Got a copy in the mail the other day.  Going to have pics for #UnboxingDay for sure, but looking forward to playing it and writing some about it.


It's a conflict I've been interested in for a long time, but no good games on it anywhere.

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Reply #1 on: November 04, 2020, 02:48:37 PM
Well, it's designed by Ben Madison so it must be good.  8)
And since it's White Dog Games you'll get those really thick, nice counters!  :bigthumb:

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Reply #2 on: November 04, 2020, 02:57:53 PM
Looks interesting, and, as you say, not many games about that conflict, if any! They do a Dien Bien Phu game which I've been looking at as well.

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Reply #3 on: November 05, 2020, 01:38:05 AM
Dr. Bruce Geryk wrote a great review for The White Tribe over at Quarter to Three last year. He liked it very much. Looking forward to your views on the game.



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Reply #4 on: February 01, 2021, 10:16:51 AM

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Reply #5 on: February 04, 2021, 02:41:03 PM
Nice start. :) I'm curious to see what future decisions you'll need to make and your thoughts about how those decisions play out in the game.



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Reply #6 on: February 04, 2021, 03:53:08 PM
Nice start. :) I'm curious to see what future decisions you'll need to make and your thoughts about how those decisions play out in the game.

there's a little more thought/analysis in the second one b/c I have little more to analyze by then

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Reply #7 on: February 05, 2021, 08:03:08 AM
I've got two of Madison's games: Don't Tread on Me and The Mission. Both are very unique experiences. I feel like I've got more meaningful decisions in DTOM than in The Mission, but I've enjoyed both.

What I've learned from both games is that Madison can create some rather good and unique games that include decent, but not great, player aids. I've found much better aids on BGG for both games. Having not played White Tribe, I can't comment on how good the included player aids are versus the ones on BGG, but the one for The Mission substantially increased setup time and play time for me. It also helped me remember rules that I occasionally forgot.

Once you've got your first game under your belt, I'd take a look at what folks on BGG have created. They may help speed up your game play quite a bit.



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Reply #8 on: February 05, 2021, 08:16:30 AM
I haven't really felt like gameplay has slowed down all that much. I've had to flip around for a couple of charts, but by and large it's been pretty happy with how well everything is laid out and explained. There is some flipping around in the rulebook just to make sure that I do each step correctly, but I think that's more because I'm still learning the game than because there's anything wrong with the rules.

There are just a lot of situational checks that need to happen, and I'm narrating through them in the article even when they don't need to happen just to make sure I don't miss anything

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Reply #9 on: February 05, 2021, 08:29:10 AM
There's a lot of moving parts in a Ben Madison game. It's easy to miss something in a turn and all the player aids in the world won't help with that.  8)

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Reply #10 on: February 05, 2021, 09:24:11 AM
Tried to find a video of that Monty Python sketch, 'The Most Awful Family in Britain,' but can't. Specifically because of the "Mum! Mum! Why is Rhodesia called Rhodesia?"  :2funny:

Also, nice dice tower. Mine kind of sucks. Where did you pick that one up?

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Reply #11 on: February 05, 2021, 09:30:42 AM
Specifically because of the "Mum! Mum! Why is Rhodesia called Rhodesia?"  :2funny:

it's not like you didn't cut it into about 8 different episodes of the GrogCast back when you were the producer


Also, nice dice tower. Mine kind of sucks. Where did you pick that one up?

2006, BuckeyeGameFest, with the credit voucher I got for volunteering to work the registration booth for a few hours.  Ron Charity Hobbies out of Cleveland had some for sale and I snagged one.  Best one I've every had.  I had 3-4 others that haven't lasted near as long as this one.

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Reply #12 on: February 05, 2021, 09:34:21 AM
I bought a Broken Token one on the cheap, so it's small and often a die will get caught in it and not come out. I had to put a thin layer of felt on each shelf because it was so bloody loud, but the dice still would get stuck occasionally even before I did that, so that's not the reason. I have little room in my game space right now - I have a die rolling tray that takes up way too much real estate so I've been considering a good dice tower.

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Reply #13 on: February 05, 2021, 09:59:37 AM
I bought a Broken Token one on the cheap, so it's small and often a die will get caught in it and not come out. I had to put a thin layer of felt on each shelf because it was so bloody loud, but the dice still would get stuck occasionally even before I did that, so that's not the reason. I have little room in my game space right now - I have a die rolling tray that takes up way too much real estate so I've been considering a good dice tower.

Build one. It's not that hard.

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Reply #14 on: February 05, 2021, 10:01:17 AM
Specifically because of the "Mum! Mum! Why is Rhodesia called Rhodesia?"  :2funny:

it's not like you didn't cut it into about 8 different episodes of the GrogCast back when you were the producer


You exaggerate, I'm sure. I might have done that once.  :D

Build one. It's not that hard.

I have no tools to do so, nor the know-how. :(

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