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Kobold Curry Chef Oct 3, 2025

On Sunday, I will play Virgin Queen for the first time. I am both eager and anxious. My last play of that family was a brutal 16-hour marathon of Here I Stand, which at some point tipped over to “too much of a good thing.” Sunday’s VQ will be capped at about 8 hours, thankfully.

Is it possible I like the concept of these games more than the actual plays? Perhaps I am meant more for the short tournament scenarios than the full campaigns? Sunday might help me answer that.

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RTokarczuk Oct 3, 2025

@koboldcurrychef You may even enjoy playing those types of games with Your regular opponents - as in, the group provides the enjoyment.

Besides, the "short, tournament scenario" in VQ and HIS - in my experience - is not that short, because of all that diplomacy-ing and talking around the table :)

Have fun on Sunday!

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Kobold Curry Chef

@RyTo For Here I Stand, I expect about 2 hours per turn, and that the group will agree on and respect a time limit on diplomacy. So the 3-turn tournament scenario should be about 6 hours, which is fine.