08-01-2005, 12:35 AM | #1 | ||
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SPQR - boardgame
Does anyone know where I can get my grubby little hands on a copy of this?
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08-01-2005, 01:15 AM | #2 |
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All I have is Hoplite on my PC.
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08-01-2005, 03:49 AM | #3 |
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Well the obvious places are Ebay and the BGG Marketplace, unfortunately neither has a copy listed right now. You might check around on BGG and see if anyone's interested in trading it.
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08-01-2005, 08:00 AM | #4 | |
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Already have a post over there about it! Unfortunately, the people who want to trade it do not want anything I have for trade. |
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08-01-2005, 12:56 PM | #5 |
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Are you an experienced GBOH player, or looking to dive in? If it's the latter there are other games in the series that are much easier to snag. Either way, you might try the Marketplace at www.consimworld.com, although you might get some chuckles (since it's hard to obtain).
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08-01-2005, 01:40 PM | #6 | |
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I am looking to dive in. The era of SPQR REALLY appeals to me. The other one out of the bunch I would consider is the Alexander set. I could be persuaded to try Cataphract/Justintian, but that era does not intrigue me nearly as much. Do you have any suggestions for good games in the line? EDIT: I checked out consimworld and no one has one for sale currently. Is there a way to post with name and info without paying the $18 charge? EDIT PART 2: I was thinking of going ahead and ordering on the P500, but its only at 387 right now. Last edited by Warhammer : 08-01-2005 at 01:44 PM. |
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08-01-2005, 02:02 PM | #7 |
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I just got the (relatively) new Devil's Horsemen (Mongols Venture East) GBOH game at Origins last month. Haven't even punched a counter. SPQR is one of my all-time favorites and is sitting at my house RIGHT now... MMMM... rampaging elephants, flaming pigs, Celtic infantry, leaders names Scipio and phalanx.
Meet you in Bowling Green for a battle or 3? LOL... -Chas
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08-01-2005, 02:03 PM | #8 | |
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Dola... Try Crazy Igor's online store... Or you could venture up to Indy for Gencon in a couple of weeks and check some of the resellers. Regards, Chas
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08-01-2005, 02:04 PM | #9 |
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what are these games? board games? PC games? i'm intrigued.
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08-01-2005, 02:07 PM | #10 | |
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Board games... High Complexity, Large Scale... Like Risk on 'Roids.... GMT Games Regards, Chas
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08-01-2005, 02:08 PM | #11 | |
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As for other GBOH games, I recently acquired Alesia, although I haven't had a chance to play it yet. As a siege battle it is a stripped-down version of the rules, but it sounds really interesting and I have a weak spot for that battle since I played the crap out of Avalon Hill's Ceasar:Alesia as a kid. Caesar: Civil Wars seems to be an easier one to find, although it's not quite as interesting (to me, anyway) because it's Romans vs. Romans and you don't get the difference in army systems that you do with some of the other games. Caesar: Gallic Wars, like SPQR, is hard to find as well. The Alexander battles are pretty cool if you like phalanxes.
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08-01-2005, 02:23 PM | #12 |
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The only one in the set I have is Alexander. I've only played it once, but it was a lot of fun. I just don't often find the time to set it up and play, let alone the problems I'd have with counter games with a one and five year old in the house
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08-01-2005, 02:34 PM | #13 | |
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Ahhh, you need to indoctrinate them early. I have a 7 month old and a 3 year old. The 3 year old already knows that he can play with daddy's games "when he gets older." Of course, he then asks 5 minutes later if he can play, because "I older now! Now can I play?" That said, he plays a mean game of Pitchcar and Hi-Ho Cherry-O! |
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08-01-2005, 02:40 PM | #14 | |
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I know how that goes. My son's favorite game is Formula De. My wife and I let him roll the dice and move the car around the board (no stops for corners or anything for him). Of course, when he blows us away he goes nuts. Then when he is done, he says, "OK, your turn to win now!" The best part though is when they get to be 10, you have a live in gaming partner! |
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08-01-2005, 02:48 PM | #16 |
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How would you guys rank the GBoH series games?
Which ones are the must haves, which are the nice to haves, etc.? |
08-01-2005, 02:55 PM | #17 |
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Tough question. I think a lot depends on your interests (particular eras, battles, armies). And there are plenty of modules out there to feed most any hunger. The series rules have been tweaked over the years, too, which has a bearing.
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08-01-2005, 04:17 PM | #18 |
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My preference for eras in order:
Napoleonic Roman Alexander/Byzantine Middle Ages Early Renaissance Baroque |
08-01-2005, 10:00 PM | #19 |
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Geez. No beer 'n pretzels WWII or Civil War for you, huh?
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08-01-2005, 10:14 PM | #20 |
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If you're looking for a free PC Card-Game Based on SPQR:
Hoplites - http://digilander.libero.it/zak965/hoplites.htm
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08-02-2005, 12:49 AM | #21 | |
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My daughter can beat him . Well on a more serious note, that is a great game for kids. I took our copy of Pitchcar on vacation with my extended family, and all of the parents wanted to know where to get a copy. Unfortunately with it out of print, copies are hard to find and expensive. Oh and my daughter probably can't beat him. She lacks that killer instinct when it comes to finishing people off. I think she purposely dallies at the end, just so people will go "one more race". |
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08-02-2005, 08:03 AM | #22 | |
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What is a shame is how expensive the expansions are. I want a ramp, but the cost is too much to justify it! |
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08-02-2005, 08:53 AM | #23 | |
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None of those in the GBOH series... But Gamers (now owned by Curt Schilling's Multi-Man Publishing) put out the best Civil War games IMO, and I enjoy Avalanche Press's Panzer Grenadier series for WWII.... -Chas
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08-02-2005, 09:37 AM | #24 |
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Yeah, I know. Just needling a little bit because those eras of history don't exactly get made into "Axis & Allies" or "Battle Cry", or even get made into wargames period that often.
I'm kinda in the same boat as someone else upthread mentioned. Having a 20-month-old and a pair of cats really cracks down on any wargaming I would like to do. I do have ADC 2, but I don't have the resources to buy very many kits for it, though I do have freebies (that I don't play, but should take advantage of sometime). |
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I've been thinking about getting into this series. Which one stands out as the best to start with? |
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08-02-2005, 10:18 AM | #26 | |
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Hmmm... that's tough... don't buy "Panzer Grenadier" or "Eastern Front" or "Heroes of the Soviet Union" because they're redoing them... Battle of the Bulge is good. And I REALLY enjoyed Guadalcanal because the Win Conditions were very realistic. Hmmm... Guadalcanal is a cheaper one and a good one to start with... probably that one. However if you want to go all out, the 2 North Africa games and Battle of the Bulge are pretty good. El Alamein anyone? -Chas
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08-02-2005, 02:48 PM | #27 | |
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I used to play a lot of A&A, now I can't play it unless I am humoring my dad. CW games just don't do anything for me. I think a lot of it has to do with rebelling against my neighbors who are still fighting the War of Southern Independence. I still play the games with beer, just no pretzels. I prefer beer 'n salsa games! |
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08-02-2005, 03:17 PM | #28 |
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Interesting. I have a strong interest in CW (own the entire GCACW, actually, along with some big battle games like Summer Storm and This Terrible Sound). It wasn't because I wanted to refight a war my side lost (my nearest CW relatives fought for the Union from Illinois, I think, though I grew up in NC), but because the CW (along with the Revolution and 1812) were fought here than "over there". Something more personal about the battles being "in the backyard" as it were. (Last major battle of the war at Bentonville was fought probably about 15 miles from where I grew up, actually.)
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08-02-2005, 03:53 PM | #29 |
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Wolfpack, I own many of The Gamers' brigade series. Good stuff.
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08-02-2005, 04:12 PM | #30 |
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Swinging back to the GBoH series, how good is the Alexander Deluxe set, and what are the "must-have" expansions for it?
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