This Week In Your Board Game, Role Playing Game, Card Game, and Other Game Collection 1 1

[F For Fake]

On 2/27/2020 at 7:27 PM, Mercury Man said:

Ok, so I picked this up a few weeks ago at Target. It was 50% off ($15 normally $30), and it is a blast.  My 7 year old and I play it.  Act 1 is a little tough for him being the shark, so I am the shark, then Act 2 he plays as the shark, and I play the crew, as it's a little more straightforward.   Such great 1970's nostalgia for me, I remember seeing it in the theatre as a young lad, freaky back in the day.   

 

I got this one for Xmas but haven't had a chance to play it yet!

[Mercury Man]

1 hour ago, F For Fake said:

I got this one for Xmas but haven't had a chance to play it yet!

Oh it's good stuff.   ACT 2 can actually kind of be done solo, if you wanted to try.   You would just randomize playing the 'Shark Ability' cards as you went, blindly draw a token, and see where he pops up, but it works.  

[F For Fake]

2 minutes ago, Mercury Man said:

Oh it's good stuff.   ACT 2 can actually kind of be done solo, if you wanted to try.   You would just randomize playing the 'Shark Ability' cards as you went, blindly draw a token, and see where he pops up, but it works.  

I've kinda been holding on until our next party. I got it specifically to play at our annual NYE party, then I got sick and the party was canceled, and since then I've just been slacking. I'm looking forward to it, though!

[srezvan]

I'm making good progress on organizing purchases from the last few weeks. I finally had time to take a look at these games that I bought as complete. Thankfully, they are.

The transformers game has some beautiful artwork - that's the back of the game board in the picture. The Hunt for Red October comes with a massive instruction book. I can't imagine trying to get someone to try and play that thing with me.

 

[Gatchaman]

On 11/24/2019 at 5:48 PM, srezvan said:

I really enjoy the "This Week In Your Plastic Crack, Action Figures and Toy Collection" thread, but I don't know if board games and other games really fit there. Let's see if this thread takes off.

I find myself trying to re-purchase games I had as a kid, hoping to get my wife and kids interested in them. Maybe some new games speak to you. Could be comic related, sci-fi, fantasy, or just cool.

Purchased this week - HeroQuest from 1990. 100% complete. Some photos below showing most of the pieces (not actual game play). I love the detail of the pieces. You play together against the dungeon master-like player, who reveals new rooms as you enter them, so the board starts mostly empty, then fills out as you go. You complete a series of quests that come with the game. Lots of fun.

Next up, finding all the expansion sets.

 

Would love to have this game.

[sacentaur]

On 3/1/2020 at 7:15 PM, JohnH19 said:

Does anyone else play or collect... the old Sports Illustrated line of games, etc.?

Yes, I have most of them including Paydirt, Bowl Bound, Golf, Baseball, and Decathlon. I also have copies of their magazine (Replay?) that Avalon Hill put out.

As a kid, I was lucky to have a neighbor who had the same passion for the SI line of games. We were playing all the time, and even had a 1970 Baseball league going (sadly a couple of guys dropped out and we never finished).

Our favorite was All-Time, All-Star Baseball. It was a challenge to try and fill in the few blank player names (which were omitted for legal reasons, I presume). After hundreds upon hundreds of games played, my copy is now sans box, is in poor condition, and also incomplete (missing some charts).