keeveek: Nobody wanted to hijack this thread, so I need to bump it myself :P

So... I have bought 3 first expansions for Carcassonne and Munchkin 2 and 3 expansions for Munchkin. Now I need to buy mayday sleevees for all that cards :D

My gf is unfortunatelly away, so I don't have a team to play with (playing with my brotha alone isn't fun :P)

Crassmaster: Ah, you're one of those card sleeving types, eh? Never really saw the point of it myself. Well, that and I'm not patient. The idea of sitting there and sleeving hundreds of cards sounds like a pretty bad time. :)

Azilut: Duel of Ages 2 is out. The original DOA is one of my favourite games ever - every time I've busted it out has been some of the most fun I've ever had boardgaming - but it's been out of print and incredibly expensive to buy for years. Not that DOA2 is cheap exactly, but for how much fun the original gave me I'm willing to invest.

If you've never heard of it, DOA is sort of like that flash video The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny grafted over a medium-weight wargame. You've basically got a giant stack of historical figures and thinly-disguised fictional characters (everyone from The Predator to Beowulf to Sir Robin The Not Quite So Brave) and an even-more-giant stack of items (maybe you get a laser-cannon, maybe you get a pointed stick) and you compete with the other team to complete various quests while taking opportunistic pot-shots at the other side. The favourite part is that it always generates the stories - "Remember that time when the gritty cyberpunk street-samurai had to swallow his pride and ride a pegasus so that he could get close enough to Spartacus-on-a-dune-buggy to sic his pet velociraptor on him?". For me, moments like that are the best part of gaming.

While DOA2 is too expensive for me to recommend buying it sight-unseen, I would definitely recommend giving it a try if you get a chance.

Crassmaster: I definitely have my eye on this. I think I'll be downloading the rulebook to really get an idea for the game.

Azilut: It might be hard to get the flavour of the game through the rulebook, since so much of what's great about it are those unscripted "moments" that emerge organically from the gameplay. I'm not saying don't read it, just keep in mind you probably aren't getting the "full picture".

Edit: A bit of exlpanation about the "Master Set" for anyone looking at this for the first time. The original DOA had about eight or nine expansions that added a ton of content. With DOA2, they've launched two separate items - the base set, and the "Master Set" which is basically a single mega-expansion to the base set. The Master Set does not include the base set. If you want to pick up the game but aren't 100% sure you'll like it, you may want to pick up just the base set (which is substantially cheaper) and then add the Master Set later if you get hooked.

Shaolin_sKunk: Also thinking about getting another board game, looking at King of Tokyo based on a top 10 video I skimmed through but I've been wondering about a more involved wargame also.

JinseiNGC224: -snip-

iippo: Quite the list, but where is "Go" and regular Blood Bowl (not the cardgame)? Also no game list perfect without Kimble, even if you dont actually want to play it unless youre dead drunk.

Shaolin_sKunk: I got a Risk 2210 board not too long ago and played a game with my buddy. I've only played classic Risk a few times before but I really liked the changes to the game the newer version had.We were supposed to declare a winner after 5 rounds (me) but we decided just to continue on and it made for an interesting game. I really like how the devastation markers change the landscape, it made Asia so much easier to hold.

Also thinking about getting another board game, looking at King of Tokyo based on a top 10 video I skimmed through but I've been wondering about a more involved wargame also.

Daedalus1138: We rarely play Monopoly, just because it takes so long.