#171: Trickerion

Boardgames So Very Wrong About Games
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2021-06-01T10:00:14Z

Get our your cucumber sandwiches and your doilies, you precious little petunias, because we’re about to get all cultured on you. Some serious sophistication is going down, and we are not entirely certain our hosts are prepared–mentally, spiritually, let alone hygienically.

Games Played Last Week:
01:14 -Endless Winter: Paleoamericans (Stan Kordonskiy, Fantasia Games, 2021)
03:54 -Altar Quest (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2020)
04:12 -Street Masters: Aftershock (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2019)
06:49 -Fantasy Realms (Bruce Glassco, WizKids, 2017)
14:59 -Fuji Flush (Friedemann Friese, 2F-Spiele, 2016)
15:47 -Go Nuts for Donuts (Zachary Eagle, Gamewright, 2017)
17:07 -Fairy Tale (Satoshi Nakamura, Z-Man Games, 2004)
20:42 -Cryo (Tom Jolly & Luke Laurie, Z-Man Games, 2021)
24:36 -Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021)
27:06 -Umbra Via (Connor Wake, Pandasaurus Games, 2021)
30:44 -Fast & Furious: Highway Heist (Prospero Hall, Funko Games, 2021)
32:36 -The Initiative (Corey Konieczka, Unexpected Games, 2021)
34:23 -Stationfall (Matt Eklund, Ion Game Design, 2021)

News (and why it doesn’t matter):
39:57 Kudos: Mythic and Stonemaier make good
41:05 War Room 2nd Edition on Kickstarter
41:50 Paris not at all a reprint on Kickstarter
42:25 Chip Theory teases Elder Scrolls
43:12 Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread from Far Off Games

43:48 Feature Game: Trickerion: Legends of Illusion (Richard Amann & Viktor Peter, Mindclash Games, 2015)

1:07:40 SVWAG Presents: Masterpiece Theatre

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I need to play Go Nuts for Donuts with higher player count. 3 player was alright.

I remember not being impressed with Trickerion at all.

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I’ve only played Trickerion with two players, and as I finished the episode just now, I was thinking… that seems to address a lot of Mark’s complaints.

The result is that I quite enjoy it and it’s one of my favorite games. I can definitely see how it would become less fun the more players you add, though.

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I was tempted by this for awhile but held off due to the weight and amount of planning I had heard was required. Based on their review, I made the right choice. That level of planning just doesn’t appeal to me.
Fortunately, their other games don’t seem so heavy in that specific aspect.

On the other hand, I’m even more excited for Endless Winter!!!

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I also was really unimpressed with Trickerion. I hope to never play it again. Largely played between the states of finding it boring and annoying.

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