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Sentinels and Thunderstone for me.

Finally back into a semi-normal groove. Hoping to get a game of Sentinels of the Multiverse in and if that goes well perhaps the next adventure of our Pathfinder:ACG.

Taking DC: Heroes Unite for a few more spins. With the SDE kickstater in full effect, I finally caved and picked up the base game. Might spend a few hours non-gaming and build the set.

@Hai Pathfinder alt-set? I know not of this…

Slow gaming kickstarter week for me.

I’ve waffled over Arcadia Quest and MERCS:RECON and opted not to pledge quite yet. Obviously missed AQ (I’d like to see what SDE has up it’s sleeve) and I still need to see something more from RECON to commit there. Probably something more than just the office setting, but I’m keeping my eye on it.

Based on @Hai’s comment, I’m also giving a look to Epic Resort as well. Might fill a nice niche.

Next week I cannot wait for Capes and Villains and if the rumors hold true, Super Dungeon Explore: Forgotten King will be on the radar as well.

After a rough week of little to no gaming sadly, it was nice to get a couple of hero games in last night. DC: Heroes Unite and a nail biting Heroes of Metro City. Hoping to keep the cape theme going and get a game of Sentinels of the Multiverse in tomorrow as it’s been way too long.

@Hai I’m going back and forth over RECON myself. I waffled with MYTH and I’ve kinda regretted it. Don’t want to miss out again. That said, as much as the game looks fun to me, I don’t know if my gaming group (i.e. the wife) will care to play it, and the co-op design look like it might be very easily dominated by an alpha player from the video. Kickstarter, why do you tempt me so?

Heroes of Metro City in support of the final 48 hours for its expansion on kickstarter as mentioned.

Perhaps a bit of the DC Deckbuilding Game: Heroes Unite.

@Paladin I was very reluctant to jump in with Arcadia, not because of the Chibi thing for me, but because I don’t see myself playing it tons in the near future. Yet I did, because I remember feeling the same way during the original Zombiecide campaign, and while it’s a once in a while game, I’m still kicking myself for not kickstarting it when I could. I mean missing out on Dave the Geek (Sheldon)…Grrrrr!

@Granny with regards to HoMC I hear you and agree that Heroes Wanted is a sharp left turn for hero gameplay with what’s offered out there. I would offer, that being a big fan of the ‘big three’ cape games, HoMC does play very differently from the others, and offers a bit more individual creativity if you like to think of games thematically. Hope you give it another look.

I’ve been riding the Kickstarter dragon for awhile now, and these occasional floods of interesting projects at one time do take a toll. This time around I had to jump in on the Heroes of Metro City art pledges (Great game and fantastic deal for professional art as @Hai mentioned) and I’m dipping my toe into Arcadia in case it explodes into awesomeness.

@Budgie I can only speak to HoMC and have also posted a review sharing my thoughts here on BG.com. While both games seem to share the same theme, they are very different games, mechanically and style-wise, at the end of the day.

I’m very fortunate to be in a position to pick up both games if I thought they would be played in my house, but ultimately Heroes Wanted, while I like what they’ve done with the A and B cards, doesn’t really factor in gameplay wise. Also, when it comes to hero games, I like to have a variety of options when it comes to playtime and set up requirements. HoMC is a nice fit with Sentinels, Legendary and DC where as I don’t see me saying the same thing for Heroes Wanted.

While I would encourage you toward HoMC because it’s a project I support, my suggestion would be to consider which do you think would get more playtime with your gaming group.

Heroes of Metro City: Sidekicks and Storylines Expansion will be rolling into its final week soon and, most likely, it’s going to be a photo finish. Two of the supporters (me being one of them) recently posted reviews of the game here if anyone is on the considering it.

@Steve Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. The game looks great, and please don’t think I was questioning its worth. The price point made me curious about what it included since many other bluffing style games tend to not be so robust. I appreciate you being upfront with costs and letting us know all the elements included.

Heading into the 50 hour mark of the Sidekick and Storyline kickstarter, an angel backer and friend of the project just closed the gap and now the campaign is only a little more than 2k to funded. Stretch goals are now a viable option. Don’t miss out!

@Adam That’s a great question. To answer it directly I have to give you the very lawyerly it depends. The powers in the games certainly cover many of the typical tropes.

Want to slam your fist into the ground and quake your surroundings? check. Fly at supersonic speeds, you bet. Drive an Adammobile and use gadgets? Gotcha covered. Weather and Mind control? Of course!

Yet here is one of the prickly issues with the game. When you are sitting down to play I would suggest that saying, “Tonight I’m going to be Iron Man, Elektra, Nightwing or The Flash” can be problematic.

Based on the rules from the base game (the upcoming expansion offers an alternate game which changes this up a bit) after a random draft, you get a choice of two energy cards and 8 power cards. So, if you want to former test pilot with an amazing piece of green finger bling, and one of the two energy cards isn’t “Strange Alien Artifact” your kinda out luck.

The way I’ve found the game to be most fulfilling is to wait until the City is built and you see all the cards that are available. Part of the fun for me is to use these building blocks to create a unique hero for that game. Sure, if “Strange Mutation” and “Life Draining Touch” are in the lineup, you can make a Roqueish deck, but often times when you look at the villain you are facing and what’s available you come up with something on the spot. For me it’s a fun creative mini game.

Example: Hmm…I’d like something that keeps minions in check, so maybe “Weather Control” for early game is good…I also think I’m going to go for the “Technologic Marvel” energy source…Gotta remember damage, so if I’m controlling the weather, I’d probably be able to bring down the lighting, “Elemental Blast” it is. Yeah, I see a way a deck like that can get me to 8 damage when the time comes. Ok, my hero is a Scientist who created a storm machine and his name will be The Zephyr!

@Mr11 Thanks for linking that. I came across that site the other day completely by accident. I was glad to get in on the pre-order of Heroes Unite fairly early so I didn’t have to keep checking, but I fear this set will creep up on me if I don’t keep an eagle eye on the site.

I absolutely agree @Sir Gamesalot. While the battle between DC and Marvel may be alive and well on the interwebs, both these games fill a very different need. While I would say Legendary is the ‘better designed’ game from a uniqueness and whole experience perspective, DC gets to my table more often. Pretty much for the reasons you mentioned. Up and playing in five minutes, and you can easily get 2 maybe 3 games in the time it would take from one Legendary game.

While I stopped by for to make that comment, I’ll be so bold to suggest taking a look at Heroes of Metro City (which I just reviewed). I find it a very good tweener game in relation with DC and Legendary. A bit more meat and theme than DC, but not as many moving parts or time commitment expected of Legendary.

I am very excited for the Sidekicks and Storyline expansion, not only because I’m all for more power combinations, storyline enhancements, and additional player interaction, but also because it looks like some of the rough spots of the base game get smoothed out.

A bit of ‘healing’ here, some additional available power manipulation there…I think elements like this will make the game far easier to get into without removing the overall challenge.

@Adam the Golem great idea. I’d be very interested in photos if you are so inclined. I’m somewhat OCD when it comes to a good storage solution.

@HaiKulture And here I thought I was being clever with the Hero/Villain split between the two.

One thing I thought I would share is a tray I picked up and have been using for the chits and tokens.

UGG Counter Tray

With an exacto knife I cut a few of the dividers out for the longer chits and it works pretty well. It’s fairly quick to find what I’m looking for and it makes set up and break down very quick.