# Anticipated games **URL:** \ **Category:** Boardgames\ **Created:** [16 December 2020 07:43 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/anticipated-games/1971 "2020-12-16T07:43:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 427
**Author:** ![Phil](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/phil/32/1508_2.png) [@Phil](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Phil)\ **Post date:** [26 July 2022 10:56 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/anticipated-games/1971/427 "2022-07-26T10:56:59Z")
> **[Ascending Empires: Zenith Edition](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367260/ascending-empires-zenith-edition)** > > Flick your way through space in an epic 4X sci-fi experience. Well that’s starting to seem real now :‍) > [@\#223: Stroganov](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/223-stroganov/4264): > > 2022-07-26T10:00:03Z (UTC) Much talk of animals this week, what with wombats and mass animal harvesting in Stroganov. Mark’s experience was that despite covering many hot-button issues in his medical ethics classes, the one that invariably produced the most voluble emotional responses was that of medical testing on animals. Pit Bull owners, in particular; despite there being no medical testing of the type discussed on Pit Bulls. Go figure. Games Played Last Week: 01:03 -San Franc… > [@Wishlists dreams](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/wishlists-dreams/992/73): > > Ascending Empires might be ‘the one that got away’ for me. At that point I just didn’t understand that non-mainstream board games get really limited print runs and are quite likely to never be reprinted. I got to play it once, loved it, and still feel like it was an amazing combination of gameplay elements; but I didn’t buy a copy when I had the chance, and it’s been out of print ever since. [Supposedly](https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1962291/any-news-about-2nd-edition) a 2nd edition is in the works, but that discussion dates back a couple of years and there’s… > [@Last game you bought?](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/last-game-you-bought/621/3650): > > Where from? I opted not to buy this back when I simply didn’t understand that things might very well never be reprinted. I’ve kicked myself for this a number of times. The mythical second edition seems as insubstantial as ever, although I’m hoping that [this time](https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2798438/article/39514252#39514252) it might actually eventuate. I’ll believe it when I see it though. I’ve played the original version (a colleague owned a copy) and had a really great time – such a fun design. --- _[View the full topic](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/anticipated-games/1971)._