Starshield Board Game Knights: Legendary Dwarf Caves!

On Saturday night, Weezoh and Brigid were in town, so of course, we got together for some board gaming goodness. Before we got Caverna to the table, I introduced Epic the Card Game to them while we waited for other Knights to arrive. SurfMonkey eventually appeared and brought Marvel Legendary with him. 

We started with Caverna. A few turns into the game, Zoltar arrived and we then jumped to Marvel Legendary. 

                                   

In the end we won! Bashing the Red Skull. It was an overall relaxing and fun night. We shall again gather around the [virtual] gaming table on Monday night for our weekly Dungeons and Dragons game. 

Summer time and the gaming's easy!

Legendary SurfMonkey Comes to the City of Heroes and Meets the Duke

Last night was our monthly game night. SurfMonkey brought over Legendary, Marvel Dice Masters, and the Duke. We started with Legendary as it has a monstrous set up time. We played through and were beaten down by Mastermind Kingpin and his cronies. The game is a solid one, but I still struggle with the theme. It just doesn't feel superheroey to me.

Striving for a more immersive superhero experience, we busted out my new demo decks of the lost CCG City of Heroes, based on the old MMO of the same name. I played Positron and he played Synapse for the first game. Synapse barely came out on top. Then we switched decks and Synapse kicked Positron's butt soundly. I am really starting to get a feel for the game. Too bad the cards are not widely available. I am enjoying the decks I do have, however. I like the game quite a bit.

The final gaming experience of the night was The Duke. I ended up winning both games. In the second game, however, SurfMonkey was hampered by a sleep deprived brain and was defeated quickly and efficiently. That game is awesome.

As a side note: I know I said we were going to finally break out Mage Wars, but we decided more research was needed. I now have the Force Master deck to peruse for a future duel in the arena.

Until next time, good reader, keep on gaming.

Super SurfMonkey to the Rescue!

SurfMonkey came over this past Monday and brought with him two brand spankin' new super hero games! Legendary a Marvel Deck Building Game and the DC deckbuilding game. Pics below. 

We played Legendary first. It was a lot like Ascension, Shadowrift, and Nightfall mixed together. It is a co-op game with a scoring at the end. I thought that was a bit out of the spirit of the game as the heroes should be working together against the big bads and other villains. The game is gorgeous and the game board is a nice touch. However, all other superhero games are measured against Sentinels of the Multiverse for me, and this one does not surpass it in feeling like I am playing a superhero. It is more like I am a general guiding the superheroes in their struggles. Not quite the same to me. I lost, by the way.

Next up was the DC deck building game. Pure and simple, this game IS Ascension with a superhero theme.  If you love Ascension, you will love this game. The feel was more like being told a tale about the DC superheroes as they went through their many battles. It ain't no Sentinels.

To finish out the night we played a game of Sentinels of the Multiverse! SurfMonkey played Absolute Zero and Legacy (first time he had played the patriotic hero!). I played Tachyon and Ra vs. Baron Blade, Mad Bomber in the Ruins of Atlantis. In the end the heroes were victorious but not before taking many hits from the dastardly Baron Blade!

That was a great way to end out our superhero flavored night. We won't be meeting again until after Christmas. What will the New Year bring? Can't wait to find out. Happy Holidays, everyone!