Reply: Tokaido:: Reviews:: Re: Zen and the Art of Victory Point Maintenance
by Wyckyd Oh no.I preordered Tokaido, and it's still awaiting its first play. Kinda fearful that I will prove you right :(
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by sgosaric But as a family game of Thebes type it would work, no? (don't like that one either). Text is great - up to the point, no fluff, good argumentation and honest.
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by qwertymartin sgosaric wrote:But as a family game of Thebes type it would work, no? (don't like that one either). That's a good comparison actually. I'm quite a fan of family games and am not averse...
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by sgosaric woodnoggin wrote:Is it a very calm and peaceful game, as advertised?If we hurry too much we miss the moment.The path to enlightenment is to be travelled slowly. As each being is important...
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by Adam78 After Antoine Bauza introduced us to soft, pastel-coloured Japan, in 2011, with his light, set-collecting, tile-laying Takenoko, hopes were high for a similarly beautiful and accessible gem...
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by Pone4games Great review! I too share a weakness for beautiful games and will overlook mechanical flaws and weaknesses due to the aesthetics. :)
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by qwertymartin Very nice review Adam, and more measured than mine :)
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by bradandmary Thank you for the review - I appreciate your opinions and I think this review will help potential buyers approach this game with their eyes open.I have a couple questions, and as I have...
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by Adam78 qwertymartin wrote:Very nice review Adam, and more measured than mine :)I enjoyed your review Martin and thought the following point was particularly acutely observed.qwertymartin wrote:If...
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by Adam78 bradandmary wrote:Thank you for the review - I appreciate your opinions and I think this review will help potential buyers approach this game with their eyes open.I have a couple questions,...
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by qwertymartin bradandmary wrote:Do you think that having more people play would help to remove the apparent lack of meaningful choices? If anything, I think probably the opposite. We played with 4...
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by Adam78 qwertymartin wrote:There is a dummy player in the rules for 2p which sounds kind of interesting. It's controlled by whoever's furthest ahead on the track at the time, and it does compete in...
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by kronik Concise and well-written. I completely agree that this game is completely devoid of any choices. A few simple tweaks could have made this a tighter game. I was thinking something along the...
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by crazylegs kronik wrote:I completely agree that this game is completely devoid of any choices.This made me wonder. I've heard a lot of times after a new game someone comment on whether or not they...
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by kronik crazylegs wrote:This made me wonder. I've heard a lot of times after a new game someone comment on whether or not they are 'making decisions' as one of the first bases for judging it. It's...
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by jood really appreciated this thankyou - was helpful in deciding to buy or not - probaly not!
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by hobbes_inc I disagree with the OP. I understand his point of view but I found this game to be a nasty little game where running people out of money so they can't afford food at the inns or...
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by qwertymartin Interesting - my games were with 4 and 5 players, and I actually made the point in another thread that blocking might become more important with fewer players. The dummy player in 2p...
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by clydeiii Intereting! My favorite games are the ones where most moves involve screwing your opponents. Martin, can you play this one more time but in a very nasty mindset and report back?
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by crazylegs qwertymartin wrote:Interesting - my games were with 4 and 5 players, and I actually made the point in another thread that blocking might become more important with fewer players. The...
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