tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post111781172119464213..comments2023-06-13T06:15:10.688-04:00Comments on WAGS Chronicles II : The WAGSENING: Darth Y'allShemp Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12143427949411525615noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-1150931096751973692006-06-21T19:04:00.000-04:002006-06-21T19:04:00.000-04:00If you like Epic Duels, check out this wiki...it h...If you like Epic Duels, check out this wiki...it has over 100 custom decks for the game.<BR/><BR/>"http://epicduels.pbwiki.com"<BR/><BR/>Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-1118244143033672652005-06-08T11:22:00.000-04:002005-06-08T11:22:00.000-04:00Or "Low When Hurts".Oh, and I think I read that Lu...Or "Low When Hurts".<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I think I read that Luch is plotting against you, so watch your back. Also, that Kozure one has always looked shifty.<BR/><BR/>We should stick toghether, bruthai!Agent Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459988517741244059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-1118155375269039102005-06-07T10:42:00.000-04:002005-06-07T10:42:00.000-04:00I was thinking about just calling it "Low&hurts", ...I was thinking about just calling it "Low&hurts", but your (spelling) sensitive nature caused me to do the umlaut work.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we should join forces to smash Easy this week, eh?Shemp Duchamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143427949411525615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-1118084954719285962005-06-06T15:09:00.000-04:002005-06-06T15:09:00.000-04:00OK, I have to get one thing off my chest...The gam...OK, I have to get one thing off my chest...<BR/><BR/>The game title is spelled "Löwenherz". For the umlaut-challenged, you could get by with Lowenherz, though technically it would be misspelled in German (and who is more technical than those efficient Germans?).<BR/><BR/>It is not "Lowenhertz" or "Lowenhurtz" or "Great Googly Moogly".<BR/><BR/>Löwen = "Lion's"<BR/>herz = "heart"<BR/><BR/>...a reference to English king Richard I ("the Lionhearted") who spent a lot of time away from the country in crusades (and as a hostage) and consequently had a very weak grasp on his nobles, who proceeded to carve up the country into little power centres, much as we find in the game.<BR/><BR/>*phew*<BR/><BR/>OK, rant over.<BR/><BR/>I'm just mad 'cause I evidently am an untermensch when it comes to this game.<BR/><BR/>I thought I liked it more at first, but then as the games progressed, I decided I didn't like it as much as I do Domaine. It's hard to put a finger on, but the mechanic of silver mines giving you victory points doesn't seem to make much sense, and not losing victory points when you lose territory seems really wrong. <BR/><BR/>Epic Duels - I'm stunned that I've played it wrong all this time. Serves me right for skimming rules, I guess. Fun to play, but in small doses, with long breaks between.Kozurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441385217527761214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-1118084554503045012005-06-06T15:02:00.000-04:002005-06-06T15:02:00.000-04:00I was going to attempt to explain the title, but r...I was going to attempt to explain the title, but really, it stands on it's own. Inherently Funny. Glad you enjoyed.Shemp Duchamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143427949411525615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-1117923804603301212005-06-04T18:23:00.000-04:002005-06-04T18:23:00.000-04:00Shemp,Glad you remembered that title... I had forg...Shemp,<BR/><BR/>Glad you remembered that title... I had forgotten and it made me laugh again.<BR/><BR/>Star Wars Epic Duels wsa likewise more fun for me this time than it had been the last few plays. Can't explain why, but it could simply be that it had been a while and I was a little sick of it back then.<BR/><BR/>Also, I think that keeping the attack card secret until the defense card is chosen (i.e. the correct way) improves the game quite a bit.<BR/><BR/>Lowenhurtz was lots of fun. I think that it, and Domaine, are underrated games (of course, for Domaine it took me several plays to beleive that it was more balanced than I originally thought, so I wouldn't be surprised if many people felt the same way and didn't play again). <BR/><BR/>The first game was more of a crap shoot as everyone remembered how to play the game (at least, it was for me). I got the sense that mines were the only source of big points (other than large land grabs, which are much fewer in this than Domaine). For the second game, I placed my domaines specifically to catch as many mines as possible and it panned out. Of course, early alliances between Shemp and I helped quite a bit, with moderately rich kingdoms at stake in both games. <BR/><BR/>One of the reasons I liked Lowenhurtz more on first impression was the negotiation aspect. I thought it added an interesting dimension to the events which take place every turn. Playing four players is a must, because without all four, there would likely not be much to negotiate (3 players=3 actions)! As long as the pace is kept snappy, it's a nice addition. However, the limited way which knights are added and kingdoms are expanded means that the board shifts much slower and it's harder to turn the tide. In Domaine, sneak attacks were the norm, but here things are more predictable. I think that this, and the fact that mines seem very quickly to be the best strategy, lowers my feelings for the game somewhat in comparison to Domaine (this is only a dissapointment because at first glance, you get the impression that many routes to victory are available... large land grabs, military superiority, etc If one path is the strongest, then everyone is likely to try it, which makes things less interesting)<BR/><BR/>Of course, that sounds a whole lot like my criticism of Domaine at the beginning, so I woudn't be surprised if I took it all back later on!Agent Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459988517741244059noreply@blogger.com