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  1. Tuesday 11/27 - Ordo Game Night at WOW

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    4 hours ago, Fruitbat619 said:

    Hi I just moved to Portland a few months ago and recently just got back into 40k. Still newish to the game and was wondering if i am allowed to come check it out and play a game to see if I like it? I go to guardian games once a week but other than that i never see any players there. Is there anything else I should know or advice . I live in NW district if you think there are other places to check to play. Thanks-

    Depending on how far west you are, you might look at Rune & Board in Hillsboro. It's a bit out there, but it's quite a nice little shop - and right on the MAX, too. Tuesdays appear to be 40k nights. 

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  5. Looking for a non-military empire builder.

    in PC and Console Games

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    Banished is more like a town builder than a civ builder; you start with a small group of settlers and see how many winters you can survive and how big you can get your town/colony.

    Have you tried the Tropico games? Might be worth a look. Not exactly realistic economic model (at all), but the music is good and the theme can be fun.

    I've been trying out a couple in the vein of Railroad Tycoon - Transport Fever and Railway Empire. Neither one has grabbed me the way RT did, but maybe my tastes have changed...

    Of course, if you really want to sink your teeth into something, there's always Dwarf Fortress.

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  8. The Big FAQ

    in Warhammer 40,000

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    Coming at it from warmachine where chess clocks are essential to tournament play... try the old timed turn method. Warmachine games at the usual tournament scale should take two hours and about six turns; therefore, each player has 10 minutes per turn, with a 5-minute extension they can use once per game. How long, and how many turns, for a typical 40k tourney game?

     

    Speaking from experience, chess clocks and times turns really do kind of depend on one player doing most of the action on their turn. It's possible to flip the clock over to the acting player - for example, defending player rolling saves - but it can get pretty annoying. If players do a lot during the "active player's " turn, chess clocks are better than timed turns.

  10. "2D Terrain"

    in Fantasy Battles (9th Age, WFB, etc.)

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    On 9/24/2018 at 1:03 PM, Andrewgeddon said:

    So I've been spending some time looking at 9th Age terrain, trying to get my at home table up to snuff. Cost + time have made this pretty difficult though, when you're paying ~$30 - $50 or more per piece. I came across these from Green Stuff World, neoprene "mousepad" style terrain. $25 gets you all you need for probably 2 tables.

    http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/inicio/626-2d-terrain-set-22-pieces.html?search_query=terrain&results=13

    Curious on people's opinions? I know we are all very visual gamers (myself included), but this seems like a pretty elegant solution, at least to my problems.

    Coming from the Warmachine side, where we use practically nothing but 2D terrain... It wins on clean play, cost, and convenience. It fails pretty hard on looks, though, and I've had more than a few games where a piece of terrain was misplayed because it was 2D - e.g., someone (me) planned out their turn forgetting that a LOS- and movement-blocking house was blocking their assassination run...

    The best compromise, IMO, is to have 3D terrain with 2D templates underneath, so that when models move into the terrain or you need to make careful measurements, you can remove the 3D piece and still have the area template to play with.

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  12. What's new with Malifaux?

    in Malifaux

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    On 7/17/2018 at 8:46 AM, Fixxer said:

    Good on you VonVikee, you are correct!

    I hit you up on Facebook I believe and would be happy to meet up with you for a crash course in the game. We have a growing community and the more the merrier.

     

    I just ran a tournament last week with 9 players,(Shouldve been 12 but a few dropped last minute). I think there is a buzz and the community will grow with a bit more of a push from players. We have game nights on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2 different stores in Portland. Typically a table or 3 going on those nights, depending on the week. I'd like to get something going in Vancouver, perhaps at Fate & Fury if we can get some more people interested in starting. 

    The 2 masters that were considered broken and dominating the tournament scene were recently cuddled and brought back down to earth with the other 40+ masters. I appreciate Wyrd games for making balance changes as often as they do in order to keep the game fresh and inviting for casual and competitive players alike. The game is in a good place and has a booth at GenCon for some new release hype. Wave 6 should drop January/February with a new Gaining Grounds... The game is always fresh and meta shifting, I like the constant challenge. No net listing or finding ONE crew that can do it all, you are in constant flux trying to find what works in an ever changing environment. 

    Basically, you'll need a crew, a fate deck, tape measure, and tokens of some sort. 30mm for scheme markers, scrap, corpses, ect... 50mm for stash markers or symbols of authority and condition/activation markers. I think a 3'x3' faux grid from Mats By Mars is a really nice tool for playing as the grid lets you see where you need to be without measuring or giving any clues to your opponent as to what you're trying to do. Its not essential, but really nice to have, any 3'x3' play surface will do. 

    Hopefully this helps. 🙂 

     

     

     

    What two stores are the ones with regular meetups? How long does a regular sized game take?

  17. Sci-fi recommendations.

    in Roleplaying Games

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    5 hours ago, Steel Angel said:

    I have always been a fan of Rifts has every setting.

    And it's now available as a Savage Worlds adaptation that's quite a lot of fun. Worth a look. (Actually, pretty much anything Savage Worlds is worth at least a look. Good system.)

  18. Sci-fi recommendations.

    in Roleplaying Games

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    On 5/21/2018 at 12:07 PM, andozane said:

    I mean...if you don't mind crunchy systems, Dark Heresy I thought was a great game.  Don't go crazy with the side books, and stick to the idea of an Inquisitorial Henchmen squad.  I had a lot of fun playing that one.

    One of these days I'm going to run a GURPS Dark Heresy game.

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  19. Sci-fi recommendations.

    in Roleplaying Games

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    2 hours ago, InfestedKerrigan said:

    I thought the point of GURPS was that you could reskin it anyway you wanted.

    It very much is! But that does mean making a lot of decisions ahead of time, especially about character creation and campaign assumptions. You can't really just pull a book off the shelf and get running in half an hour like you could with, say, WEG Star Wars. It's really become a toolkit for making your game rather than a game in and of itself. Which is why I love it, but I don't want someone picking it up expecting something plug and play and then being disappointed. 

  21. Sci-fi recommendations.

    in Roleplaying Games

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    On 5/8/2018 at 2:31 PM, andozane said:

    I never played and or ran it, but I always thought GURPS Space would be a great rules set.  Easy to pick up a few source books, mix and match some flavor books, and you could have some pretty awesome games I imagine.  Plus I've always had a soft spot for Steve Jackson games 🙂

    GURPS will certainly do it, but unless you go with a prebuilt setting like Transhuman Space, Traveller, or Psi Wars, the GM is going to have a fair bit of groundwork to do before play begins. 

  22. New to the Area

    in Warmachine & Hordes

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    The Portland Warmachine community is still going strong, though you wouldn't know it from the Ordo forum. I'm not sure where people play in Vancouver, but Mondays at Guardian Games, Wednesdays at Rune and Board in Hillsboro, and Thursdays and Saturdays at Portland Game Store in North Portland are the regular Warmachine nights that I know of. There's also usually one tournament a month. The next one is the Ticket Takedown at Rune & Board on Saturday the 31st; first prize is a ticket to Lock & Load.

    Tournaments and other events are posted on http://forums.cogcollective.com/viewforum.php?f=7&sid=df2b54ecbdb4d92cd43acd9a2e5fb0ac

    The rest of the Cog Collective forum tends to be pretty dead, though. Most of the club chats on GroupMe; show up at a game night and someone will be able to add you to that if you like. 

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  23. SAGA New Edition (2018)

    in All Other Games

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    19 hours ago, Norrad said:

    When do you think the next Saga day will be? Saturday the 24th or Sunday the 25th? What times do you normally gather? I’m looking forward to seeing some games played. 

    It'll be this Sunday the 25th from 1-5, at the back of Critical Sip in Guardian Games. We usually gather once a month, on one of the last two weekends of the month, but the exact day is on a month-by-month basis. I'm not sure I'll be able to make it this month, but Gabe and a couple other guys should be there.

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