Ditto - looks at Pax Pamir and John Company - friends only seem to have brain space for simple and as we have established online versions of complicated games and me don’t click
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I’ve been looking at Toy Battle today, but I think I’ve talked myself out of it in favour of games I already have – Caesar: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes, and maybe also The Battle for Hill 218. I’m fairly sure I’d enjoy Toy Battle, but I don’t think I need it.
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Thats a good view of things. Mori did some good 2 players like Caesar.
Ive been wondering myself, but I have Battle Line, Hive, Compile, etc. I dont play 2 player much. Do I need Toy Battle? Even though I am having a good time with it with @Acacia and other ppl on BGA
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Well my philosophy is, if you gotta ask, the answer’s no!
(This hasn’t always been my philosophy, but it is now, and it works well for me)
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Me too, if I’m questioning a purchase I usually think I can’t want it that much
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“This game is down from its original 80 to 20 quid. And I’m still wondering whether I want it. Hmm.”
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That’s my other trigger, do I want this game if it’s absurdly cheap? If I’m still wavering, then no
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Last game I didn’t buy was Corvids.
It came into stock on Chaos Cards but there were only 3. While I was browsing to hit the free shipping threshold it went out of stock completely. Very upsetting, and meant I missed out on Slambo which I’d also added to the cart.
Hoping it will be back in stock somewhere soon, but I don’t think DVC have a UK distributor yet.
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I’d say yes. I think this one’s truly a classic with some long life. Much more accessible than Compile, more approachable than Battle Line (which is great but always stressful).
It’s more of a looking at my shelf and deciding what I don’t need anymore.
That said, if you don’t play 2p much then yeah. Maybe doesn’t matter how good it is.
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Allplay have a new version of High Society out, although I don’t see how you’re ever going to beat the art and theme of the Osprey version.
Looks like they’re going for New York glamour this time but I can’t work out which decade it’s meant to be in - there’s a telephone that’s 1930s at earliest, but a newspaper that’s way after that and I’ve no idea about the clothing.
There are apparently 3 new cards in this edition which all work well. I’m fine without, but anyone going to be buying it?
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Nah, the French/Osprey version is far nicer.
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There are several editions of High Society that I like the look of (and some others that I think look really terrible by comparison). I think the new Allplay edition artwork looks really nice. I’m very happy with Osprey edition, but the new one looks like it would be a perfectly good buy if you don’t have a copy of the game already.
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Yeah I quite like it. I count 3 different editions where I really like the art. Hopefully there are a variety of copies around so folks can pic their preferred version.
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(The Osprey version has been around for 8 years now, so fair enough).
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I love Concordia. I have been worried because an upcoming special edition with plastic miniatures and AI art mentioned it was going to have new gameplay elements in it. I do not want a giant, expensive version of the game I already own and love but I do want all the Concordia gameplay. A recent update about a new expansion coming in the special edition box made clear the expansion will also be available in normal Concordia expansion later this year so I am officially and happily not buying the special edition.
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A couple of days ago I got an email from GMT to tell me that my payment for my preorder of The British Way had failed (probably because the card I used for the preorder has since expired). I’d still like to have the game, but I took the opportunity to not pay the $45 shipping 
and canceled my order
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Yep shipping from GMT is impossible now to the UK - just too much. Have to hope one turns up in a store now. But to be fair there is normally a reasonable stock for a few months after a game releases
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At Wellycon the thing I came closest to buying was Curious Cargo. The other day I didn’t buy LOTR: The Confrontation, and (yet again) Innovation. I think I’d enjoy all of them, but I don’t think I’d get to play any of these the way they need to be played.
I also didn’t buy Railroad Tiles again, because I’m still not convinced I don’t already have better games filling that niche. I do love the look of it though, and am willing to change my mind, but it needs to be a try-before-buy (or else significantly cheaper).
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If it helps, it often feels that I’m the only gamer I know who doesn’t love it.
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I haven’t had a chance to try Railroad Tiles. I have so many tile laying games already and some very satisfying ones with hex tiles… why would I need a “big box”(1) one that doesn’t even
use hexes?
Small Fjords ftw 
(1) I mean the base box is pretty small but the reviews suggested it is not complete enough and then it quickly becomes a big box or a chaos of small boxes like with the dice expansions for Railroad Ink
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