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▲ 15 r/soloboardgaming

Deckers and Imperium Classics Question

Don't like doing posts like this, but I'm in a bit of a dilemma.

So, I tried Deckers a couple of times already, and Jesus, this game is good, like, seriously good.

It's the sort of puzzle that I enjoy just staring at it for 5min just thinking and considering plays. It makes me feel smart, which in this type of game, I'm 100% not that smart (haven't won yet), but damn, it feels good to use your brain like this.

Because of that, I was thinking if I should consider getting Imperium Classics. Now, I know these games have nothing in common, but Imperium has that puzzle going that makes you stop and plan ahead.

I did enjoy Rome: Fate of an Empire (haven't won yet, but it's fun), however... I hated Behold Rome (Nothing against Joe, but that was his only game I didn't enjoy), and I know that Behold Rome is based on Imperium...

That was the reason I haven't bought Imperium yet, but seeing gameplay of it, the game feels easier to play than Behold Rome, which is extremely difficult for me. I feel like I have zero clue what I should be doing all of the time. I assume it's because he tried to compact the game too much into a hand game, but.. I don't know if that's just how Imperium is?!

Should I jump into Imperium? Do you think I might like it?

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u/BioDioPT — 6 days ago
▲ 12 r/gamebooks

Shining a light on Joseph Daniels work with - King's Judgement

I've made a video about it with a more detailed overview here - https://youtu.be/Hh8jWx22L0I

For quite awhile I've been intrigued by Joseph Daniels' books, ever since I came across Ghosts of Craven Manor, but for some reason, I never made the jump and bought one.

Eventually, Joseph sent me King's Judgement to feature on my channel, and now I do understand all the 4-5 star reviews on Amazon.

There is some complexity in the book, but it's never overwhelming, and the reward for keeping it until the end is that you get to experience a story tailored to the decisions you make along the way. Think about how Bioware games were back then with Mass Effect/Dragon Age, the Witcher games, or even the Quantic Dream games where your decisions have repercussions later in the story. Even if some decisions look small, they might have a much bigger impact later on.

The book is also divided into 4 phases:

  • Phase 1 - Being a prince (Tutorial)
  • Phase 2 - Being a king
  • Phase 3 - (minor spoilers) >!Being a fugitive!<
  • Phase 4 - (minor spoilers) >!Take back the Kingdom!<

Phase 1 felt a bit slow-paced, but as soon as Phase 2 kicked in, the story really picked up and didn't let go until the end. Yes, the story, the narrative. That was by far the best part of the book, and I've never read a Gamebook that had this type of narrative so well developed into its gameplay and systems.

This won't be my last book from Joseph Daniels, and I will for sure read something else in the future. The book was not perfect, but the experience was one of a kind.

On a side note, later this month I'll have an interview with Joseph up on my channel, where he'll talk about some of his previous and future works, if you're interested in knowing more about his books.

Have you read any of his books? What would you recommend next? I'll probably try Ghosts of Craven Manor Omnibus later this year. (got to clear some backlog, haha)

u/BioDioPT — 7 days ago
▲ 8 r/lotrlcg

Do people sell empty boxes?

I have all the empty boxes from all the out-of-print expansions, excluding:

- Original Core Set

- Vengeance of Mordor Cycle

- All of the reprinted cycles

- Nightmare Decks

They've been sitting inside a big box for a couple of years now, and I'm thinking of throwing it to the trash, because they just use a ton of space. I have my entire collection organized out of their original boxes.

I'm not trying to scalp empty boxes, but do they have any value to make me try and ship them over? (Shipped from Japan).

I would recycle them, not just trash them, well, except the plastic blisters.

Hope I don't get banned for asking this, but I honestly don't know what to do with them...

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u/BioDioPT — 27 days ago
▲ 113 r/soloboardgaming

Found out there was a solo/co-op mode for the World of Warcraft Boardgame

I loved playing this game when I was young, but difficult to get a group to play this nowadays, and it's a super clunky multiplayer game by today's standards.

I jumped off my seat when I found out about a solo mode for it, and dug the entire set out of my closet. Honestly, I think this is a far better game solo/2-player co-op than a multiplayer PVP.

Wish there was more content made for it, very good adventure game.

It's also pretty cool that it's stuck in time, this is basically Classic WoW in a board game.

u/BioDioPT — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/eyeglasses

3 weeks with new astigmatism glasses, still not 100% confortable

I've been using glasses since pre-teen, I'm almost 40. I do enjoy using glasses, but I'm very sensitive to changes.

Recently had to do a big increase in my astigmatism prescription on my non-dominant eye, the dominant eye had no changes.

The first day with my new glasses was pretty bad, as expected, fish bowl effect, I felt super small, the usual symptoms. By the 3rd day, things improved, straight lines were straight when I looked straight at them.

However, 3 weeks in, and the bottom half of my glasses still shows me curvature, including on my dominant eye side that had no changes, and while by week 2 things were kinda normal, week 3 feels like my eyes are rolling back, as in, un-adapting to my glasses, and going back to week 1 feeling.

I just don't feel comfortable anymore, no nausea, no headaches, but I always felt that my eyes were working double time with my brain to adapt, and I still feel like that, 3 weeks in.

Some other info, when I move my head, everything still moves ever so slightly out of shape in my vision, as if I'm watching the world through a glass of something. It's not noticeable if I'm not looking or thinking about it, but it's clearly noticeable if I look at it.

Is this normal at 3 weeks?

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u/BioDioPT — 2 months ago
▲ 54 r/gamebooks

2-Player PVP Gamebook

Sometimes people here on this group ask for multiplayer or PVP Gamebooks, but those are very rare to come by...

If you're interested in butting heads against your friends or family, there is this one, The Black Spire Pact, currently being crowdfunded (already achieved its goal) on Backerkit - https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/204fae22-b187-48e3-975b-986980f70dab/landing

I made a very short overview about it, and read a bit of the preview that one of the authors sent me. You can find the video here - https://youtu.be/tbUud6Cuttg?si=vErMjeT4vkfh2iiv

But basically, each player will pick their character, which is represented by their book, and then they take turns reading the books as a normal Gamebook. Sometimes they can make decisions that will permanently affect certain locations and might affect the enemy player in a negative way. If you find each other, you can fight. If you find an enemy, the other player can play that fight as the enemy... and so on.

Pretty cool concept!

u/BioDioPT — 3 months ago
▲ 16 r/soloboardgaming

Looking for a solo Euro game, just can't decide on what to get...

Basically, give me suggestions.

I've been trying to find a highly replayable solo Euro game for quite a while now, because I want one in my collection.

Not a fan of Euro games in general, but sometimes I want to move some pieces and complete a puzzle.

I've been eyeing Nusfjord Big Box, because of its elegant design, and fast to set up and play, but wanted to know if there is other stuff out there that can be as interesting as this one, because just the score chaser objective is not something I personally like.

I know the Feast for Odin, but, probably too big a game for what I'm looking for. Also, don't want anything crazy expensive. The solo mode must be very good, because I won't be playing Euro games with anyone else.

I do have Rome Alone (and backed the upcoming new version), one of the reasons I wanted a bigger Euro game, I love Rome Alone's gameplay.

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u/BioDioPT — 3 months ago