Finally got the Wingspan Nesting Box. It fits all the current expansions and has room for the future. I swear it must clock in at like 20lbs.

Still a little annoyed that all the Wingspan stuff that holds sleeved cards won’t fit the mote or less widely available and “standard” sleeves (Wingspan cards are not the same size as many other games) but thats not really anything a little 3D printing can’t fix.

  • hyperhopper@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Disagree. If it’s well balanced then good players can make equal best of whatever comes their way. I think the issue may be more a lack of balance than the existence of luck.

    Thats not how luck works. Sometimes even assuming perfect play, one player will have better options available due to luck

    Maybe but I actually think it can be a good thing in a world where casual players don’t want to get entirely discouraged by having zero chance.

    IMO thats on them. I mean, a beginner has 0 chance to beat an experienced player in chess, but that game has done pretty well…

    Well I mean I like engine building, nice artwork, randomness, and birds. I also think there’s some “chill” je ne sais quoi about wingspan that I can’t define well… I don’t really need any recs (don’t have enough time to play gsmes as it is)… but I mean the other games I like a lot are Terraforming Mars, Catan, Pandemic…

    All of those games are gateway games that are outclassed by better games.

    Try Pax Pamir 2nd edition.

    You still get the cards, get to build up an engine of actions with your tableau, has a good amount of randomness in the card market (but the randomness is public, not as specifically helping/hurting players but changing the course of the game as a whole), and is one of the most interactive games I’ve played. Definitely top tier and worth a play. Best at 4p.

    • eramseth@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      You really think Terraforming Mars is a gateway? Know what… don’t answer here. I’m gonna post a haphazard review of it sometime in the next week, so you can reply there. It’ll be really fun.

      I’ll put Pax Pamir on the list… but the list comes after the shelf… and the shelf has a lot unopened boxes…