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Mechanical reasons why Monoploy is a bad gameQuote
I differ and heres why.QuoteMinimal player interaction.
There is plenty of Interaction, exchanging money, Biding on propertys threw auction, Trading, the whole game is built around interaction with the players on the board.
I will concede there is more player interaction than I realized. When I played, we never auctioned the property didn't buyQuoteGaining ground makes it easier to gain more ground. Its like if in football they lessened the length of the field for your side only when you scored a touchdown
While some skill is involved, ultimately it revolves around chance.
What type of game doesnt that happen in? If I get 3 guys in my home base on trouble and you have 1, Im more likly to get my last guy in there befor your 1, if you land on the big latter in shoots and latter first turn and I dont get on a latter for 3 turns your way ahead of me. Most games if somone starts to take a lead they can hold onto it more easy then a person who plays passivly.
In Monopoly, the victory points, and the resource you have to spend to get victory points, is the same. A player who starts winning by buying property now has the means of taking victory points from the other players while increasing his ability to take further take victory points from other players (by buying more property, developing etc). Think of it this way, have you ever had a close game of monoploy, or did it end with a single huge monolith of a player, or two huge monolith players slugging it outQuoteTheres one way to win. No alternative win conditions or multiple paths to victory.
True enough, but again most games only have one way to win, board games atleast.
Disagree strongly. Theres pretty much one strategy in Monopoly (acquire shit). For example Ticket to Ride has several viable strategies for winning (most tickets, just build the most train, build the longest contiguous train, cockblock other players, etc). Chrononaughts has three specific win conditions that don't have anything to do with each other.QuoteJail is a bad mechanic. Any mechanic that lets a player lose a turn with no input from the player is a bad mechanic.
how dont you have any imput? you either draw a card that sends you there, or you roll 3 doubles in a row, then you can roll doubles to get out or pay 50 bucks, or if your not doing so well just stay in there for 3 rounds and hope people land on your shit and make bank.
Theres no decision on the player's part that leads them to go to jail. The path is entirely randomQuoteYes I care about board game mechanics, what do you do thats so great
I too care, im supprised you dont feel the same way.
*hi five*
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Is the only way to get the base game to shell out fifty bucks for a used copy? Mongoose Publishing doesn't have a "main book" listed. Closest thing I can find is the one titled "Troubleshooters".
I also realized if you have a party of nothing but Warforged druids with Wildshape, you can make a facsimile of Beast Wars. Think about it.
