tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post553364496536683316..comments2023-06-13T06:15:10.688-04:00Comments on WAGS Chronicles II : The WAGSENING: We Hates it, My Precious... We HATES it.Shemp Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12143427949411525615noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-15515067865916453532009-07-29T09:15:01.672-04:002009-07-29T09:15:01.672-04:00On further reflection, Die Macher probably does fa...On further reflection, Die Macher probably does fall into the category of "Daunting".<br /><br />Easy, never count out a game because I dislike it. Sometimes even the games which I list as onerous I actually come around to enjoy once we're into it.<br /><br />I do agree with you with the idea that mechanics where critical decisions can be reversed or reduced to insignificance randomly or without any real reason is very annoying. I can't think of such a game at the moment, but I definitely know they exist.Kozurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441385217527761214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-42226603591528551132009-07-29T00:14:30.364-04:002009-07-29T00:14:30.364-04:00Great post.
First of all, I actually laughed out ...Great post.<br /><br />First of all, I actually laughed out loud when I read your note that I shouldn't be offended that you dislike a number of my games. Everyone's tastes are different, and that's just the way it is. My only regret is that it's more difficult to get games played that are disliked by one or more members of the group.<br /><br />Anyway, I'll definitely be thinking about this post and returning to it. For now, I'll just say that I think I tend to like games a little less primarily when they have a major mechanic that rubs me the wrong way, feel overlong or overfinicky, or are relying to heavily on theme to bring the "fun".<br /><br />Another aspect which is a little more subtle, but has come up a few times in the past, is when a game's system appears to want a lot of thought and input, but then have mechanics which erase much of that decision making. I can never be sure, because we don't play most games often enough for these suspicions to be confirmed, but the suspicion is there regardless and it can often bug me. Maharaja, Die Macher, Through the Ages and Shogun all land in this category, and not just because they are all owned by Bharmer (though it is curious, isn't it?).<br /><br />That said, I am aware of a number of games I like that break those rules, so there you go.agent easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17907863877533239261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-26547309901751387792009-07-28T23:50:12.411-04:002009-07-28T23:50:12.411-04:00Curiously, I don't really find Die Macher daun...Curiously, I don't really find Die Macher daunting. As long as everyone's ready for it, I'd actually probably rather play Die Macher than El Grande... mostly because I've played El Grande enough that although I know I'm not a master (far from it), it's not a game that I feel I really need to get better at.<br /><br />Die Macher is interesting for its simulative qualities, to me.Kozurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441385217527761214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-3839984770448181082009-07-28T15:30:34.993-04:002009-07-28T15:30:34.993-04:00I'm surprised Die Macher didn't make it on...I'm surprised Die Macher didn't make it onto the list of "Daunting" games.bharmernoreply@blogger.com