Boardgame fun...
So last night I went to a local event from a site I frequent. www.nerdnyc.com Once a month they get together and have a board game night at a cafe. It the second one I have been too and it is a lot of fun.
So I have wanted to play the Battlstar Galactica boardgame for some time. Mostly to see if it is worth buying or not. :) I have heard people play and say how hard it is to win the game. The premise is simple, humanity has to survive the cylons. The cool thing is when you start the game, at least one or two people (depending on how many are playing) can be cylon and try to undermine the game. That part was a bit daunting at first since it was my first time playing, but it was fun. Especially since everyone knows someone has to be a cylon, and the banter that came from it.
The other cool thing was the game comes with quite a few players to choose from (Starbuck, Apollo, Adama, Roslin, Tigh, Baltar, Tyril, Boomer, Helo and one other I cannot rember). The guy that brought the game also had printed out an expansion, made by fans of the game, that brought others into the game. You could play Athena, Kat, Hot Dog, and a host of others. That was kind of cool, cuz it gave you a ton of other options.
I chose Felix Gaeta, and I was a cylon from the beginning. :) I actualyl ended up making humanity lose, cuz I made us jump the FTL drives and because of that it made the population meter go below zero. I am quite proud of the actually, because cylons rule!
Anyways. The game was a lot of fun.
Had anyone else played it? Or can you suggest another great game?
So I have wanted to play the Battlstar Galactica boardgame for some time. Mostly to see if it is worth buying or not. :) I have heard people play and say how hard it is to win the game. The premise is simple, humanity has to survive the cylons. The cool thing is when you start the game, at least one or two people (depending on how many are playing) can be cylon and try to undermine the game. That part was a bit daunting at first since it was my first time playing, but it was fun. Especially since everyone knows someone has to be a cylon, and the banter that came from it.
The other cool thing was the game comes with quite a few players to choose from (Starbuck, Apollo, Adama, Roslin, Tigh, Baltar, Tyril, Boomer, Helo and one other I cannot rember). The guy that brought the game also had printed out an expansion, made by fans of the game, that brought others into the game. You could play Athena, Kat, Hot Dog, and a host of others. That was kind of cool, cuz it gave you a ton of other options.
I chose Felix Gaeta, and I was a cylon from the beginning. :) I actualyl ended up making humanity lose, cuz I made us jump the FTL drives and because of that it made the population meter go below zero. I am quite proud of the actually, because cylons rule!
Anyways. The game was a lot of fun.
Had anyone else played it? Or can you suggest another great game?