tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post108445946628767212..comments2023-06-13T06:15:10.688-04:00Comments on WAGS Chronicles II : The WAGSENING: Fondues, Flaming Zeros and Freezing Death is a Harsh MistressShemp Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12143427949411525615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-1084501071420435562004-05-13T22:17:00.000-04:002004-05-13T22:17:00.000-04:00Fondue IS yummy. mmmmmmm. Fondue.
The only prob...Fondue IS yummy. mmmmmmm. Fondue.<br /><br />The only problem with the oil fondue is: when you get home your wife thinks that the oil smells like fish, and that YOU smell like fish, and makes you take a shower before you are allowed to go to bed. But that's not really a very big problem. Anyhow, to the games.<br /><br />I'll admit, I was NOT digging Zero the first time around, at all. The second time, though, I quite liked it. Using the vertical capabilities of combat made this different from a typical, just throwing the cards down type of game. The play is a little too luck-dependant to be one of my faves, but I agree that this is a worthy 2nd type game, now that we have a grasp on the rules. I'd say its a 6, subject to revision after further playing. (And I didn't prefer the wingman combat. The mechanic used is way too arbitrary - fine for supporting the leader, but not at all compelling on its own, IMO.<br /><br />Captain Park, I LOVED - this is the kind of game you can get anyone, game fans or not, involved in. Silly accents are must. I preferred this to the other Cheapass games, mainly because it didn't have any parts where it dragged. I think this gets a 7.5, and a strong recommenadation for replay. Mrs. Shemp might even like it, which is saying something.<br /><br />And really, I was only calling things "Jimmy". The axis powers were the ones referring to all of their pilots as "Zeke".<br /><br />Over and out.Shemp Duchamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143427949411525615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-1084465767869544832004-05-13T12:29:00.000-04:002004-05-13T12:29:00.000-04:00Kozure,
Glad you got in...
Agreed regarding fondu...Kozure,<br />Glad you got in...<br /><br />Agreed regarding fondues... <br />Fondue is a long, slow, yummy mistress.<br /><br />My take on the games:<br />Zero.<br />I thought it was a fun game, but I think your analysis is correct: there was a simple game in there with some very odd, non-intuitive rules thrown in. If this is "Wargame-light" syndrome, then I am afflicted. Still, I did enjoy it and the length of the game could easily land it as a "second game" regular like wreckage, deadwood, bang!, etc. One strange note: Was I the only one who enjoyed the "Wingman vs Wingman" combat more than the other types? <br />Rating: 5<br /><br />Captain Park's ....<br />For me, this is the epitome of the "novelty game". I had fun, mostly as bad accents retold unlikely events, but I can't imagine wanting to play this more than maybe one more time (ah, who am I kidding... I'll play anything. Where's my copy of snakes and ladders?..) Unlike Kozure, I would not rate this higher than Kill Dr. Lucky, because it seems to me to have better replay value (Of course, Captain Park IS funnier).<br />Rating: 4<br /><br />As always, no matter what we play I have a great time. Thanks to Kozure for his seemingly endless supply of new and original games!!!<br />(I'll add the ratings to the list)Agent Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459988517741244059noreply@blogger.com