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Ultra rare QOTD

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A very rare question of the day for here that I’m nicking from long time stalker, full time big brother and thought police WotC and their twitter feed.

I have an answer, which one or two also responded with on the WotC timeline. It has to be the really awesome Cat Dragon that I first saw in last years 2017 Dragon precon Commander Deck.


I like cats. And I have shared a space with some in the past. But I have to admit I fall more into the dog camp.

However this cat dragon token was super cute, and who wouldn’t want one of these for a pet? The art is very reminiscent of Toothless from How to train your dragon. Cute but super deadly.

But if this card hadn’t been printed, I’d have a hard time choosing between these two from Ixalan.


Both of these are “loved” and by that I mean hated by my ex-students. Ferocidon was so “loved” that I named him the “people’s champion”. Which it still gets referred by, by myself and ex-students. Raptor Hatchling also built up a bit of a fan club. His appearance would stop opponents attacking, because they knew I’d chump block with him and get that 3/3 dino upgrade.

So I have a fondness for these 2 dinos. And who wouldn’t want a pet dino? Every kid has at some time or or other wanted a pet dino.

Which creature would you choose?

QOTW what type of games do I like to play?

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The other day I was asked what types of game do I like playing? 

What a hard bloody question. Jonathan is quite rightly unashamedly a trading in the Mediterranean type of guy. He knows what he likes. But I also admire that he often steps out of his comfort zone and tries other things.

But what about me? What types of games do I like to play?

Often I’m very black and white on things. But on this probing question I’m grey. The lines are blurred. Insert cliche here.

I suppose in a way I’m a gaming omnivore! I’ll play most types of games.

I really enjoy lcg/ccg style games, such as Android Netrunner, Magic the Gathering, Ashes, and Epic. I like the deck construction. The building a deck round a theme, tactic, or combo. It’s really satisfying when that idea comes off (even if it’s one in ten times!)

Deckbuilders like Marvel Legendary, Star Realms and Hero Realms also give me a lot of enjoyment. Well I hope so because I play Star Realms the app a lot.

Let’s speed things up…

Drafting, worker placement, hidden movement, dungeon crawling, 4X, civilisation building, bluffing, set collection, abstract, all push my buttons. I enjoy the games that have those mechanics. Plus I enjoy the mechanics I haven’t listed. I just typed the ones that came to mind as I typed.

Big games, small games. Gateway, mid weight, heavy. Yep count me in.

Theme? Sci-fi, fantasy, modern, zombie, historical, trading in the med. I’ll happily play any theme. The cyber punk theme is one of the things I love about Android Netrunner.

I think my only criteria really for a game is “is it a good game?” If it is then I’ll enjoy playing it.

I suppose at some point in the future it’d be an interesting exercise to look at my collection and break things down to see how it breaks down by mechanic, designer, publisher etc. That might disprove everything I’ve just written, and show I do indeed have a bias towards certain types of game, designer etc.

In the meantime until I have evidence disproving it, I’m an omnigamer!

QOTW: Are we…

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Living in a golden age of Star Wars boardgames?

In recent years we have seen X-Wing, Armada, Imperial Assault, Star Wars Risk, Loopin Chewie, the role playing game, LCG, Carcassonne Star Wars edition, and the more recent Rebellion.

All of these are pretty good if not great games. Yes there are still the themed monopolies but I try and forget them, and they don't dilute the fact that the above are miles miles better games.

So with all these great games based on Star Wars are we living in a golden age of Star Wars boardgames?

QOT?

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Well it's a question of something, I just don't know what, day? Week? Month? Will I even repeat this and ask other questions? I don't know. Will the question spark a discussion? Who knows?

Recently I had a whinge about how difficult a time I had selecting games to take to a games evening/gaming group.

But once you are there, everyone has bought games along to play, how do you select which game to play?

Usually at Fenland Gamers its a very relaxed thing, usually left to some-one eventually making a decision after everyone has said “I don't mind”.

In the Brettspiel Osternest Easter Basket they included a little card game that gamifies the process of selecting the next game to play.

I thought this was a nifty (do people still use that word?) idea. I can't wait to try this next week at the mo they Fenland Gamers meet up.

Share your methods of selecting a game to play at a games evening in the comments below.