BoardGameBloke
Saturday #boardgames at Gameology Pasadena with the #SoCalWargamers
With John visiting we had enough for the planned game of Border Reivers while Steve and I did a 2-player #boardgame
Prelude to Revolution by #compassgames is a CDG on the politics of Russia from 1905 to 1917. Steve played the Government while I was the Revolutionaries. This was my 4th play and it is further clear that this game is biased towards the Government. So much so the developer has now created a balancing variant.
1/3
Aug 7, 2023 at 5:17pmWeb
Show threadBoardGameBlokeAug 7, 2023
2/3 I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with #boardgames published by #compassgames.
Prelude to Revolution has a number of issues:
1. The graphical design has some weaknesses. There are a lot of “organization” counters, that look too similar. In addition the transparent blue plastic cubes are hard to discern. This smacks of a lack of physical component testing.
2. Play balance. This is hard to understand. The developer has released a balance variant. Why was this not caught in playtesting?
Show threadBoardGameBlokeAug 7, 2023
3/3
Meanwhile the other group played Border Reivers by #GMTGames
The game flavour and history is rich based around the English/Scottish border region rivalries of the 16th C. They seemed to like it which is good as I have not played it yet.
I’ll be bringing Border Reivers to Pacificon Game eXpo in Santa Clara next month for the #WargameBootcamp.
#hexesforever
Show threadGrayson PageAug 7, 2023
@BoardGameBloke any word on what their play time was? I'm gearing up to host a day of it and I'm curious what new plays run (I'm assuming in the 4-5hr range)
Show threadBoardGameBlokeAug 7, 2023
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That sounds tight on time. With teaching this first play went 5-ish hours and managed 2 of the 3 turns.