by ColintheFlea

The Innocent wrote:

Elyklord wrote:

I'd love to see more reviews on the Levy and Campaign series of games! You had lovely things to say about Nevsky and now there are already 3 or 4 more titles in the series. Would be curious how they compare.

Also curious to hear if you've tried the Plum Island Horror expansion yet and if it fixes your issues with it, namely the difficulty.

And seriously, love your reviews. I describe them to others as "the only written game reviews that approach prose." You have had a significant positive impact on my gaming hobby!

Thanks for the kind words, Kyle! Sorry, I didn't see your comment until just now.

I would love to write more about Levy & Campaign. I have Almoravid in-hand, and I keep meaning to return to it. Things have slowed down with my usual wargaming partner, so I might be looking for another path to getting some of these games played. I also haven't played the Plum Island expansion, and currently don't have any plans to do so. However, apparently I'll be playing the new edition of Dawn of the Zeds, which has thankfully been decoupled from its previous publisher.

Right now, I'm mostly working on the new COIN stuff: China's War, Cross-Bronx, and The Guerrilla Generation. But it's very helpful to know when people are interested to read something in particular, in this case L&C, as it can help direct my attention.

Well, to back up interest polls, since we now have a solo system coming, I'm looking much more at the series. I know you don't cover solo explicitly, but even general opinion would be welcome.

Colin

by govmiller

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by leroy43

I've retired characters, but I've never had a formal retirement plan per se. Once they're not active, I basically consider them NPCs. If I were to dust them off at a future date I'd need to have a chat with the GM to figure out what if anything had changed. Hasn't happened yet.

by agramore

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I guess when I play it's kind of "make believe", and not optimal gaming, even though I say I'm there to play a game, not write a story. I mean, I'm playing as a character (probably mostly not unlike who I actually am, albeit maybe more heroic or active or brave or whatever than I am in real life), but not always trying to figure out what is the most optimal game move in a given situation but what would this character do (or what would I try to do). There are some lines I wouldn't cross, but I probably wouldn't be playing games where that would be an issue for the most part, or I'd draw those lines so they didn't come up. [o](not to judge anyone or start any arguments, but just as a personal example in computer games, I never used slavery or fascism or nuclear weapons in Civ games; those were just lines I wasn't willing to cross even in a game)[/o]

Yeah, I don't like the kind of journaling games that tell you how you feel, or even the ones that ask you to answer kind of nebulous questions about how you feel or what's going on or what do you see, etc.

I do like finding stories in the mechanics, as you say, Daniel. You just go the extra mile and write them up more fully. At most, I take a few notes, maybe draw a map or sketches, or write down some verbatim text from the game. Stephen has a different approach. It's all good. 😊

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by nerdy_guy_1980

JK_Riki wrote:

zangster wrote:

Someone is cleaning out their unplayed/expensive Kickstarter collection.

(And trying to get more than they're actually worth.)

I went through some Geek Market listings to get some idea of their value. I'll most likely reduce them and I'm very open to offers since my primary objective is to clear them out.

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by waxbottle

Thanks for running the math trade! I've been swamped and couldn't put in wants until last minute but still got in 2 trades!