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Board Gaming Era |OT| (Mostly) Unplugged Gaming
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Wow, wonder where they started at? This doesn't even include what they are selling to stores either probably.
Well I just ordered tapestry. Reviews sound good and I wanted to take advantage of the pre order deal....
I think he said the initial print run is 25,000.
Good for him and it is good to see that something is flourishing outside of kickstarter.
I didn't preorder because I don't think there is enough interaction and that the game will really scratch the civilization itch I am looking for but I am happy for Jamey and it is good for the industry.
It's no surprise that Tapestry is doing so well on preorders. Stonemaier probably does some of the best marketing in board games and they consistently have some of the best components for the asking price. Scythe and Wingspan were huge sellers so it makes a lot of sense that Tapestry would be as well.
However, I personally find it an easy pass. I'm not a follower of the cult of the new and while I don't think that any of the Stonemaier games are bad, I don't think that any of them are particularly interesting either. Tapestry is no exception - it purports to be a civilization building game but it doesn't really feel like one, and mechanically it seems a bit bland. The aforementioned Spirit Island is a good contrast to this. That game has a great (and unique) theme which is expressed excellently through its mechanics. The moment to moment gameplay feels fantastic and it has a ton of exciting things going on. Tapestry has good components though, so congrats on Stonemaier for that.
However, I personally find it an easy pass. I'm not a follower of the cult of the new and while I don't think that any of the Stonemaier games are bad, I don't think that any of them are particularly interesting either. Tapestry is no exception - it purports to be a civilization building game but it doesn't really feel like one, and mechanically it seems a bit bland. The aforementioned Spirit Island is a good contrast to this. That game has a great (and unique) theme which is expressed excellently through its mechanics. The moment to moment gameplay feels fantastic and it has a ton of exciting things going on. Tapestry has good components though, so congrats on Stonemaier for that.
I wonder how many of the 25k is for their site only. Half? Less?
Some are shipping already . I ordered 9:15 am and am order 95 so hopefully mine ships soon too. I did order extra dice though I hope that doesn't slow it down
The amount of trolling in the rating comments on the BGG page for Tapestry is quite impressive. A lot of people mad about other people liking what they don't.
Shrug, it balances out the 10 ratings. In any case, BGG ranking is a popularity contest. There was a lot of review bombing of Pandemic Legacy back when Gloomhaven was about to dethrone it as #1
Yeah, it's definitely a popularity contest. The more I look at the way ratings work on BGG, the less I like them. Especially since BGG is so popular that these ratings are often considered as "the truth", or at least very important. Even for game publishers and designers.
What kind of ratings aren't a popularity contest? It's not like there is some objective way to rate games. The games that sell more or appeal to the kind of people who bother to rate games will always do better.
Systems where just anyone can rate something are sort of useless to begin with. For the most part, people aren't very critical so it's just a matter of "did I like thing?" so it's not going to inform anyone whose tastes don't align perfectly. BGG seems to be a bit better at this than many other ratings systems, but it's still largely a site for boardgame collectors so it's going to have a lot of inflation.
Man. I just checked Stonemaier's website on a whim yesterday and decided to pre-order Tapestry without knowing the actual tiny window I hit as far as pre-orders go.
I placed my order at 12:25pm CST without issue. Wonder if I got in the last batch before a restock or after.
Nemesis should be shipping out soon. I got a copy through an eBay reseller (was not into following Kickstarter at the time). Played a few times on TTS. Really looking forward to it.
It still shows as available for me:
Maybe it's a regional thing?
OK, here is what is apparently happening.
The way their store works, when you order, it checks the total number you are ordering against the total number available. If you put in, say, 5000, then it will decrease that number to the total inventory available. It temporarily holds that number based on that cart, no matter if it is over the number you are actually limited to.
People have been using this method to see how many copies are left in stock (currently around 300) and sometimes you can catch the site when it thinks all of them are being held.
The way their store works, when you order, it checks the total number you are ordering against the total number available. If you put in, say, 5000, then it will decrease that number to the total inventory available. It temporarily holds that number based on that cart, no matter if it is over the number you are actually limited to.
People have been using this method to see how many copies are left in stock (currently around 300) and sometimes you can catch the site when it thinks all of them are being held.
I have serious question: I'm back from the Tapestry section of BGG, and it's war in there! Why does Stonemaier Games seem to have such a bad reputation? I completely understand that their games aren't for everybody, which is perfectly normal, but why all the vitriol? Especially since Jamey Stegmaier seems such a wholesome guy. He goes towards his customers, has good communication, explains clearly nearly all his business decisions... He's not perfect, of course, but I hardly understand all the hate...
It's a midweight game with nothing new in it- there are better games that should be in your collection first. There saved you the money. ;)
Ah good to know. Glad it's still avail for people then
The friend in our group with Scythe has painted everything and even added terrain to the bases, so I think there's no desire for metal mechs. He also has every expansion, the realistic resources, and metal coins. It's a wonderful setup.
It indeed seems like a wonderful setup!
Although they do look awesome and it is nice that they exist, to be honest I'm not exactly sure who the metal mechs are for. Especially since a single $50 pack only gets you a single mech for each faction. So if you want a complete set, you're looking at $200.
I for sure am getting the Deluxe Edition, and probably selling my small sets except for Afterlife for when I need that portability.
Tapestry seems to have sold out for real this time (as well as the extra dice add-on).
Hope mine ships tomorrow. It seems very random who's are shipping . Wish it was in order (I was in first 100) but oh well
Stonemaier has some pretty hardcore fans. You all know the type - the ones that worship whatever Jamey says. And it's anti fans feel like they also have to react in a similar but negative way as a reactionary response. Hence the 1s and 10s Tapestry has been rated.
Honestly the negative fans are kind of dumb, all this does is to work stir up more fandom and more responses in threads. Stonemaier is probably loving all the attention.
One thing though, with any company when they jack up the price of their product, it creates what I believe is an aura of bitterness and resentment and I think we are seeing some of it here. $79 is on the high side, but MSRP of $99 is rather high and many people would probably want to try it out first before buying, hence they're probably getting left out of the preorder and might have to pay even more later.
It's also the first time they've done a LCG that doesn't require multiple cores and they raised the price, you'd hope they'd do a proper insert. Also the green goblin article shows it looks pretty cool, you get to fight both sides, Norman and Goblin
Has there been any word about campaigns of packs, this in itself looks somewhat standalone.
There are 3 types of expansions coming, here's the breakdown from the official page
Green Goblin is the second type, and I believe Captain America(who's being shown off next week) and Ms Marvel have been confirmed as the first two of the first type.
I imagine Story Boxes will tend to be teams.
It sounds like story boxes fit the model of a Deluxe Expansion from AH or LOTR, then, but containing the entire campaign in that one pack?
I really can't figure out if I'll take to this or not! I guess it's a case of "Buy the Core and we'll see where we stand from there".
"label created" is a LIE! I'm still waiting on Aeon's End: New Dawn. Got my label created August 9th. Have since contacted the fulfillment center with no response, regular indieboardsandcards customer support which emailed the fulfillment center, and still haven't gotten any updates.
I do love that the game is just called "Hats." What kind of game is it? Set collection?
I do love that the game is just called "Hats." What kind of game is it? Set collection?
Anyone here played underwater cities? Got it recently after playing a session at out gaming group. 2 more plays after and I'm liking it alot. Even if your draw can screw you with same colors. I like how tight the game is.
Apparently my Warehouse 13 was delivered, but I'm stuck in the office for another hour and a half.
Lucky! Mine still has yet to ship since I used backerkit, but patience I guess
Ooog a month??!? I hope they didn't just drop the box somewhere
Hats is a set collection/trick taking game
That's the next game on my list! Hoping to grab one in a week or so.
Did you get the new reprint? How long is an average game?
Anyone have a how to play video recommendation for Spirit Island? Gonna play tomorrow and I'm incredibly sick so would like to watch a video to help my brain process it
It's a very long video if you want to watch the whole thing, but what helped me a lot was this GameNight video. They explain the rules at the beginning, and then play a full game. Having the rulebook nearby while watching this could be efficient if there are parts where you have questions during the video.
I really hope this becomes a standard for FFG soon. I have recently bought an extra core set for Arkham Horror The Card Game, and I bought three for Netrunner as it went out to make sure I got all cards and complete the collection. The boxes they deliver their LCG games have been a long time very annoyingly designed not to store a collectible card game in which feels like such an obvious given. If they went back and started doing new core sets for their LCGs like FIve Rings and Arkham complete with proper inserts and also full sets of cards, I'd be really glad and even get a set of Five Rings to try out.
As an added tip play with one of the 4 spirits they are playing with for your first game because every spirit has their own special rules so much of that video may not pertain to certain spirits and other spirits have increased complexity.
Some easy to miss things is don't forget about your spirit's innate power, in both playing the requirements to trigger it and just remembering to use it, collecting energy on growth phase, and moving fear tokens when earned.
Edit: another good walkthrough
Thanks! I'll check these out!
This isn't too long and I found it helpful.
Also, I don't recommend the fear-generating spirit as one of the 4 starters, it'd a tad less clear what you can do with it compared to the others