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Wed 10th Nov 2021 08:11 #1001 / 1197
IRsmart wrote:In which case, let's go for Prion 4 this month!
It seems a little fitting in the world we live in today (see the board description)
Prion 4 was created by Alpha, who was one of the very early players/designers on this site (and came over from TOS). He was into using the game mechanics to create unique games that were very un-RISK like. We used to have a lot of fun playing his (and others) boards and trying to figure out the best strategies. Alpha is also a former coworker of mine IRL and introduced me to this site over ten years ago.
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Wed 10th Nov 2021 08:59 #1002 / 1197
Prion 4 it is! A few open games:
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Wed 10th Nov 2021 11:26 #1003 / 1197
Prion 4 was created by Alpha, who was one of the very early players/designers on this site (and came over from TOS). He was into using the game mechanics to create unique games that were very un-RISK like. We used to have a lot of fun playing his (and others) boards and trying to figure out the best strategies. Alpha is also a former coworker of mine IRL and introduced me to this site over ten years ago.
His 5,
and7 (edit:) and 10 boards are an amazing use of the engine to create something that is absolutely NOT Risk based. They are great boards, and lead to really fun games.Pass along a hello to him from us long term members, we appreciate his ingenuity.
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Wed 10th Nov 2021 15:45 #1004 / 1197
Amidon37 wrote:IRsmart wrote:In which case, let's go for Prion 4 this month!
It seems a little fitting in the world we live in today (see the board description)
Prion 4 was created by Alpha, who was one of the very early players/designers on this site (and came over from TOS). He was into using the game mechanics to create unique games that were very un-RISK like. We used to have a lot of fun playing his (and others) boards and trying to figure out the best strategies. Alpha is also a former coworker of mine IRL and introduced me to this site over ten years ago.
https://www.wargear.net/players/info/Alpha/Player%20Profile
Thanks Amidon, I love those little bits of info from the past. Shows how much of a community this place has been over many years
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Thu 11th Nov 2021 23:51 #1005 / 1197
Like to play unique boards come join the Board Revival Group - http://www.wargear.net/forum/showthread/4082p1/Board_Revival_Group
IRsmart wrote:Amidon37 wrote:IRsmart wrote:In which case, let's go for Prion 4 this month!
It seems a little fitting in the world we live in today (see the board description)
Prion 4 was created by Alpha, who was one of the very early players/designers on this site (and came over from TOS). He was into using the game mechanics to create unique games that were very un-RISK like. We used to have a lot of fun playing his (and others) boards and trying to figure out the best strategies. Alpha is also a former coworker of mine IRL and introduced me to this site over ten years ago.
https://www.wargear.net/players/info/Alpha/Player%20Profile
Thanks Amidon, I love those little bits of info from the past. Shows how much of a community this place has been over many years
Huge +1 to that. I remember first coming over from TOS and finding the forums here and see the awesome community with discussions around strategy, design, and both fun and serious topics. Such a breath of fresh air/realizing from reading stuff that there had been forum on TOS that I never got to see and what a mess it truly was beyond stalled and broken games.
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Thu 11th Nov 2021 23:53 #1006 / 1197
Like to play unique boards come join the Board Revival Group - http://www.wargear.net/forum/showthread/4082p1/Board_Revival_Group
IRsmart wrote:PS: next post on here is this threads 1000th post, so be quick people!
hehehe... I guess I just claimed it! :)
Love the call out :)
And this is why I wanted to keep this as one thread as it is also a testament to a ongoing community within the greater wargear community
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Thu 25th Nov 2021 23:22 #1007 / 1197
Like to play unique boards come join the Board Revival Group - http://www.wargear.net/forum/showthread/4082p1/Board_Revival_Group
BorisTheFrugal is on deck to pick the December board
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Mon 29th Nov 2021 04:23 #1008 / 1197
Prion in Nov seems to be taking a while to get going, but by all means do start Dec and hopefully the Prion games will fill soon! Maybe goes to show us that it is a board that needs reviving ;)
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Mon 29th Nov 2021 11:43 #1009 / 1197
I think I agree with IR. Jumping to the next board before we've even really gotten started with Prion seems like it's going to force those games to never start.
I have a board picked, so I'm happy to proceed, but I think giving Prion another month to actually get some games going seems like the better idea.
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Mon 29th Nov 2021 11:53 #1010 / 1197
That said (having never played Prion before, I don't know enough about the mechanics of the board, but.....) the open games are all 8-12 player games, which always take longer to fill. Anyone disagree with starting a few smaller games (4-6 players) because they will fill faster and get playing happening? If I wasn't a BRG member, I wouldn't want to jump in on a board I've never played before with 12 players, because I know I'm just gonna get smoked.
Just a thought...
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Mon 29th Nov 2021 14:08 #1011 / 1197
BorisTheFrugal wrote:That said (having never played Prion before, I don't know enough about the mechanics of the board, but.....) the open games are all 8-12 player games, which always take longer to fill. Anyone disagree with starting a few smaller games (4-6 players) because they will fill faster and get playing happening? If I wasn't a BRG member, I wouldn't want to jump in on a board I've never played before with 12 players, because I know I'm just gonna get smoked.
To BorisTheFrugal's point - going back to the first post of this thread (emphasis mine)
Abishai wrote:HI everyone,
Have you ever loved a board that had so little exposure that you ended up just having to see it die out? Or have you ever dug up an old board that looked like a blast, but you knew that starting a **5 player** game would just take way too long? Or are you just someone who wishes to see a greater diversity of boards on this site? Well the Board Revival Group might be the perfect place for you!
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Thu 2nd Dec 2021 16:44 #1012 / 1197
LOL...
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Mon 6th Dec 2021 17:08 #1013 / 1197
So unless people disagree, I think we should stay with Prion for another month and I'll start January with my pick.
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Tue 7th Dec 2021 11:33 #1014 / 1197
I'm a man.
i don't have a preference
But I can change,
if I have to,
I guess...
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Tue 7th Dec 2021 23:23 #1015 / 1197
Like to play unique boards come join the Board Revival Group - http://www.wargear.net/forum/showthread/4082p1/Board_Revival_Group
Fine by me
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Fri 10th Dec 2021 21:19 #1016 / 1197
LOL...
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Mon 3rd Jan 2022 10:07 #1017 / 1197
For January 2022 - I choose Helix. I love the board so much, but it has only had 18 games played since 2013, which is a shame.
Games:
https://www.wargear.net/games/join/81289826
https://www.wargear.net/games/join/81289827
https://www.wargear.net/games/join/81289828
Google Sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ipek1fmEUeBISmYgby7QwURvF6Z8JbL9JyH6QIydy0o/edit#gid=0
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Mon 3rd Jan 2022 23:37 #1018 / 1197
fixing boris's links:
https://www.wargear.net/games/join/81289826
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Tue 4th Jan 2022 10:10 #1019 / 1197
Like to play unique boards come join the Board Revival Group - http://www.wargear.net/forum/showthread/4082p1/Board_Revival_Group
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Sun 30th Jan 2022 00:38 #1020 / 1197
Like to play unique boards come join the Board Revival Group - http://www.wargear.net/forum/showthread/4082p1/Board_Revival_Group
I'm going to pick Wargate Atlantis for February
https://www.wargear.net/boards/view/Wargate+Atlantis
Also, can we get a roll call for whether you want to be included or not in the next cycle.
Here is who is currently marked active (I won't remove you unless you ask) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ipek1fmEUeBISmYgby7QwURvF6Z8JbL9JyH6QIydy0o/edit#gid=0
BorisTheFrugal
IRsmart
Johasi Vidad
Kjeld
Klaranth
Korrun
Litotes
Ozyman
Shredder
Thingol
weathertop
Xrayjay
