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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Twilight Imperium And Beyond 

# posted by wyldshaman @ 8/23/2009 10:08:00 AM

Because i believe this site has finally evolved into something on a higher state, and I DO hope this is what the blog has become, i plan to utilize it more often. So all you facebook'ers can talk about your mom's there, but here we will get down to the real business... nerd games and comic books!

This post is mostly geared toward Matt, as your hard to contact via email. Me and and BonerRager are thinking about getting Twilight Imperium, its a crazy space game. Also, i would like to get the Shattered Empire Expansion, so we dont have to worry about anything, as there was some talk on Amazon about it closing some loop holes in the original game, and i like my holes tight!

I checked Amazon and got a "Price For Both: $107.64," which includes shipping. So thats $35 a piece, or we can shop local from the Timemachine and pay a little more, up to you guys?

Any discussion of game machanics im cool with, but after reading countless websites, i just know this is the best Galactic Space game out there. One problem, unlike A&A, its 3 person minimum, with a hefty learning curve, the first rulebook is 44 pages... unsure about the expansion, plus a few updates, corrections and options on the website.

Oh and Check out this game: Chaos in the Old World, you play a Demon lord and try to take over, wipping the puny humans and trying to defeat the other Demon lords to become the #1 Hellspawn around! Lucky its not out yet, so we dont have to buy it too!

PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL

10 comments

The 107 for both is the best deal around. Time Machine wants 30 for the expansion. Funny, I read the rules to the Chaos game this morning and also thought it looked cool.

By  NoBrainRequired, at Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:27:00 AM  

Amazon has it for $59 base game and $48 for expansion... so maybe we should split the purchase? Just make sure the expansion is 3rd Edition.

By  wyldshaman, at Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:42:00 AM  

On Conan: Im not that interested, but strangely i like the world of Conan.

On MEQ: Does this game run like a quest, or are we against each other? If its quest style, you and Mo should figure it out and let me and Matt know... if its ffa... well, maybe i will read the damn rulebook.

By  wyldshaman, at Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:54:00 PM  

its quest oriented. Mo and I are about 80% through one game. While there are alot of rules, most apply to Sauron. The hero side focuses more on the card battles.

By  NoBrainRequired, at Monday, August 24, 2009 8:04:00 AM  

and, i didnt mean to imply that you needed to read the rule book. it was only provided so you both give it a cursory review and the interest or the time was there, you could review it in greater detail. Almost everything about the game is explained on a card or on the board. Its not a hard game to learn. Its just very involved and requires a lot of strategy on both sides part ( but not nearly to the extent of Axis and Allies). With 2 people the game takes about 2hrs with 3-4 i'd say 3hrs only because of the various 'breaks' and all the convo that goes on. It is a good drinking game.

By  NoBrainRequired, at Monday, August 24, 2009 8:53:00 AM  

What do your wives do with all this stimulating evening conversation?

By  Brancibeer, at Tuesday, August 25, 2009 5:18:00 PM  

My wife plays with us. She's almost as big a geek as I am.

By  BonerRage, at Tuesday, August 25, 2009 6:07:00 PM  

My wife not so much, but she is into Monopoly and a number of other games...

By  wyldshaman, at Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:22:00 PM  

can we really handle 2 new games? these had better be worth it.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Monday, August 31, 2009 8:09:00 PM  

Of course we can.

By  NoBrainRequired, at Wednesday, September 02, 2009 7:51:00 AM  

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