Nazi board games anyone?
Phase IV
21-08-2007, 12:58
Linky (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6955249.stm)
World war II era German board games go on auction.
Part of me wants them to be replicated, just so I could have a go playing them :p
Katganistan
21-08-2007, 15:41
What's the big deal? People play Risk these days and no one blinks an eye.
Splintered Yootopia
21-08-2007, 15:48
What's the big deal? People play Risk these days and no one blinks an eye.
Heh.
Splintered Yootopia
21-08-2007, 15:50
Can you play Nazis in risk?
Play as Europe and stack all of your units in Germany, and get the benefits of having the whole of Europe just from Germany. Tell your opponent he can put all of his counters anywhere he likes.
Nazi Risk ahoy.
Hydesland
21-08-2007, 15:50
What's the big deal? People play Risk these days and no one blinks an eye.
Can you play Nazis in risk?
Katganistan
21-08-2007, 15:52
You can play Germany, can't you? Which amounts to the same thing, in a period wargame.
Or perhaps you'd prefer Axis and Allies? http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/aa/welcome
Can you play Nazis in risk?
If you ask them nicely I'm sure they'd oblige. Might not take defeat too well, especially if they seemed to be off to an early lead.
So? It's not like it's really much different than playing Axis & Allies. I haven't seen a game of that played yet where the Axis' first move in the Pacific is to flatten Pearl Harbor.
Katganistan
21-08-2007, 15:56
edit: Curse you Kat!
Yes, damn me: I spend a LOT of time in Game shops! :-D
Was the president for three years of my college's Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Gaming club.
;) Yes, it's true -- the mod's a gaming geek.
Yes, damn me: I spend a LOT of time in Game shops! :-D
Was the president for three years of my college's Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Gaming club.
;) Yes, it's true -- the mod's a gaming geek.
Helped revive my University's gaming club. Did a report on gamer society and the relations therein as a final project for my final English class as well as multiple essays examining Silent Hill. :p
Seriously though, how are these games any different. Hell, if anything ours today are worse: who hasn't played a game of Civilization that didn't involve running roughshod over your weaker neighbors at least once? (which reminds me, I still need to Manifest Destiny and remove Carthage from the continent...)
Maineiacs
21-08-2007, 16:10
Yes, damn me: I spend a LOT of time in Game shops! :-D
Was the president for three years of my college's Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Gaming club.
;) Yes, it's true -- the mod's a gaming geek.
I would too, if there were any around. There might be one in Bangor, but I haven't found one yet. There are certainly none in this little flyspeck, and without a car, my mobility is limited.
Daistallia 2104
21-08-2007, 16:14
What's the big deal? People play Risk these days and no one blinks an eye.
But Risk is Napoleanic...
Play as Europe and stack all of your units in Germany, and get the benefits of having the whole of Europe just from Germany. Tell your opponent he can put all of his counters anywhere he likes.
Nazi Risk ahoy.
There's no "Germany" territory.
Can you play Nazis in risk?
Nope.
You can play Germany, can't you?
Nope. The closest territory is called "Northern Europe".
Which amounts to the same thing, in a period wargame.
If it were WWII. But there're no Nazis in Napoleanic games.
Or perhaps you'd prefer Axis and Allies? http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/aa/welcome
Better choice to play Nazis.
Yes, damn me: I spend a LOT of time in Game shops! :-D
Was the president for three years of my college's Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Gaming club.
;) Yes, it's true -- the mod's a gaming geek.
The recently come to light fact that you wrote for the ADQ solidified that claim forever - even more than the above info dump. :D
Now if you tell me you played the Hyborian Risk variant from the Space Gamer, I may well propose marriage... ;)
Katganistan
21-08-2007, 16:28
But Risk is Napoleanic...
Oops, my bad. But know there is another game my friends play where the first move USUALLY is "invading Poland" -- and I thought it was Risk they were playing.
Now if you tell me you played the Hyborian Risk variant from the Space Gamer, I may well propose marriage... ;)
No, never played it... and I'm spoken for already. :)
Johnny B Goode
21-08-2007, 16:38
Linky (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6955249.stm)
World war II era German board games go on auction.
Part of me wants them to be replicated, just so I could have a go playing them :p
They're propaganda. The "turd blossom di tutti turd blossoms" uses it a lot, and nobody bats an eye.
Daistallia 2104
21-08-2007, 16:48
Oops, my bad. But know there is another game my friends play where the first move USUALLY is "invading Poland" -- and I thought it was Risk they were playing.
Europe:
* Iceland
* Great Britain
* Ukraine
* Southern Europe
* Northern Europe
* Western Europe
* Scandinavia
http://www.gamingcorner.nl/risk-territories.htm
http://www.gamingcorner.nl/risk-territories.htm
No Germany, no Poland. ;)
No, never played it... and I'm spoken for already. :)
[Corrupt a mod]http://www.pulsipher.net/hyborianagerisk.htm[/Corrupt a mod]
Sel Appa
21-08-2007, 18:12
"Helmut, let's play Gas the Jews!"
"Great idea, Ludwig!"
Bodies Without Organs
21-08-2007, 18:27
Europe:
* Iceland
* Great Britain
* Ukraine
* Southern Europe
* Northern Europe
* Western Europe
* Scandinavia
http://www.gamingcorner.nl/risk-territories.htm
No Germany, no Poland. ;)
Pity that they seem unable to tell the difference between Great Britain and the British Isles...
Daistallia 2104
21-08-2007, 18:32
Pity that they seem unable to tell the difference between Great Britain and the British Isles...
Oh my dog, don't even get me started. The kindest thing I can say is "it's just a game".
How much fun is axis & allies? We play a lot of RISK, it's a lot of fun with some friends and a few pints, but something else might be fun too.
Or perhaps you'd prefer Axis and Allies?
I have that game, and it is, perhaps, the best damn board game. Period.
And I always play as the Nazis (though they chickened out, like always, and didn't have the symbol be a swastika).
Skaladora
21-08-2007, 20:04
I positively LOVE Axis and Allies. I always pick Japan, cuz they're cool and they have all those battleships and aircraft carriers.
How much fun is axis & allies? We play a lot of RISK, it's a lot of fun with some friends and a few pints, but something else might be fun too.
Axis and Allies pwns everything. I like it much more than RISK, since AnA has much less focus on the luck of the dice, and seeing as the only time I'm ever in bed with Lady Luck is when she rapes me, RISK isn't all that fun to play.
Phase IV
21-08-2007, 20:29
What is this Axis and Allies game? The FAQ on the website someone linked here just says stuff like:
In Naval Bombardment, does the US roll six dice and the UK roll six, or do they roll a total of six altogether?
Axis and Allies pwns everything. I like it much more than RISK, since AnA has much less focus on the luck of the dice, and seeing as the only time I'm ever in bed with Lady Luck is when she rapes me, RISK isn't all that fun to play.
It does sound a lot harder though... I'm not sure if my friends will enjoy that. tbh the most fun we get from risk is just by "annoying" (I don't know a better word :s) each other :p. And how long do games last?
Daistallia 2104
22-08-2007, 05:32
What is this Axis and Allies game? The FAQ on the website someone linked here just says stuff like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_and_Allies
If you get Axis and Allies, be sure to get the Revised edition. They changed up the map a little, and added Destroyer and Artillery units.
Maineiacs
22-08-2007, 05:57
If you get Axis and Allies, be sure to get the Revised edition. They changed up the map a little, and added Destroyer and Artillery units.
Yeah, it's much better than the original. I especially like the optional rules you can add for each country. Russia's Russian Winter and Britain's Radar can wreak havoc on a German offensive, and Japan's Dug-in Defenders will slow the US's island-hopping to a standstill.
It does sound a lot harder though...
It is, but it's worth it.
Politeia utopia
22-08-2007, 11:12
How much fun is axis & allies? We play a lot of RISK, it's a lot of fun with some friends and a few pints, but something else might be fun too.
really great game, way better than Risk; played it alot ten years ago...
currently I don't really have the time...
And when I do get a little group together to play a boardgame (twice a year or so), we are more likely to play either Diplomacy or Civilization (not the original, but the newer Sid Meier variant)
Politeia utopia
22-08-2007, 11:17
It does sound a lot harder though... I'm not sure if my friends will enjoy that. tbh the most fun we get from risk is just by "annoying" (I don't know a better word :s) each other :p. And how long do games last?
I have the original edition and in about 4 hours, it becomes obvious who is going to win.
Never played the revised edition. saw it once, looks good.. But it now seems even harder for the Axis to win... And in the game I own the Axis have a hard time already... The better players will have a good chance with the Axis, but inexperienced players stand little chance
Yeah, it's much better than the original. I especially like the optional rules you can add for each country. Russia's Russian Winter and Britain's Radar can wreak havoc on a German offensive, and Japan's Dug-in Defenders will slow the US's island-hopping to a standstill.
Russian Winter is best left unused. As long as Russia has it, Germany can't commit to a full offensive. As soon as it's used, Germany simply waits a turn and then crushes Russia.
Radar is OK, but Strategic bombing is a waste of money, and a good player targets German fighters, so there is little need of Radar beyond the early portions of the game.
A good Japanese player takes a transport to ferry the infantry off of the no-income islands in the Pacific...and besides, Dug-in Defenders is useless against battleship shots. :D
*in case you can't tell, I've played that game entirely too much. :p *