Game: Medina

Thread: Re: Review

darker — 2008-08-27T16:47:38+00:00

Shade_Jon wrote:
Believe it or not ... and I'm opening a case of worms here ... I don't feel comfortable playing Samurai because it has little statues of Buddha.

Having read the whole thread over at Amun-Re, I offer the following observation, on the off-chance it might lessen that discomfort / enable you to enjoy the game:

To the best of my knowledge, Buddhism doesn't involve worshipping anything / anyone; deity-worship is neither required nor proscribed. (There might be specific branches which do? But not in general.) I'm positive it doesn't involve worshipping Buddha - he basically came up with a psychological/spiritual self-help program, and was called enlightened for it. Neither a prophet, nor divine.

All that being said, if you're not comfortable with it, you're not comfortable with it, and apologies for the bother.

Cheers!

[ED: Whoops - in a mad multiplicity of windows and distraction, I forgot that the source comment was on a post for a game other than Samurai. I probably should have taken this message to private mail, since it's not really on-topic for the post; many apologies. I'm leaving it up for now only so anyone who just got a comment notification won't wonder what it was.]

Thread: Re: Dutch vs English

minordemon — 2008-07-26T15:14:53+00:00

greengow wrote:
Does that mean, the English rules are NOT included in the Dutch version??

Yes, the English rules are not included in the dutch version.

Thread: Re: Dutch vs English

greengow — 2008-07-25T15:15:59+00:00

Does that mean, the English rules are NOT included in the Dutch version??

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felo — 2008-07-21T11:35:03+00:00

Our first game (four players). Yellow -Laura- won.

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garygarison — 2008-07-19T04:38:40+00:00

Homemade. Advance to Boardwalk palaces, Survive! inhabitants, Backgammon stables, Go stone walls.

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garygarison — 2008-07-18T22:26:08+00:00

Homemade 2-player. Advance to Boardwalk palaces, Survive! inhabitants, Backgammon stables, Go stone walls.

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DaMarsh — 2008-07-01T23:38:51+00:00

Medina played in the CABS board room at Origins08

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Toynan — 2008-07-01T23:06:00+00:00

Sky view

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Toynan — 2008-07-01T22:55:27+00:00

Close up during the game

Thread: Re: Dutch vs English

tawny — 2008-06-26T01:47:07+00:00

Some additional info: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/156470

Thread: Re: Dutch vs English

minordemon — 2008-06-25T20:09:34+00:00

It's the same, except for the dutch language rules and different box art.

Thread: Re: Dutch vs English

Drew1365 — 2008-06-25T17:43:42+00:00

Rokkr wrote:
verandi wrote:
The English rules are pretty bad, so I'd say the whole rules issue isn't much of a selling point.
Hmmm, I recently learned the game from the English rules with no problem at all. They misprinted the picture of the wall pieces, but common sense allowed figuring that out.

If there's a problem with the English rules it's that they're ridiculously wordy. But there's nothing wrong with them, and by virtue of the fact that they're so wordy, every possible question you might have is covered thoroughly.

At least, I thought so.

Thread: Re: Dutch vs English

Rokkr — 2008-06-25T16:55:00+00:00

verandi wrote:
The English rules are pretty bad, so I'd say the whole rules issue isn't much of a selling point.
Hmmm, I recently learned the game from the English rules with no problem at all. They misprinted the picture of the wall pieces, but common sense allowed figuring that out.

Thread: Re: Dutch vs English

wwscrispin — 2008-06-25T16:53:27+00:00

I do not have the Dutch version but I have both the Italian and English versions. They look exactly the same component wise. The boxes look the same except for the Italian text and there are no English rules in the Italian copy.

Thread: Re: Dutch vs English

verandi — 2008-06-25T16:34:19+00:00

The English rules are pretty bad, so I'd say the whole rules issue isn't much of a selling point.

Thread: Dutch vs English

greengow — 2008-06-25T15:31:11+00:00

Does anyone know how different is the Dutch version of Medina from the English version, other than the box??

Is the board different?

Are the pieces different?

Are English rules included in the Dutch version?

Can anyone give a comparison?

Thanks in advance.

Thread: The Box, and Nothing But the Box

Rokkr — 2008-06-08T04:52:45+00:00

I posted this in the parts forum, but I figured I'd post it here and perhaps sometime in the future someone might stumble across it who has a box they might part with.
I have a boxless copy and would love to have a box.

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Rokkr — 2008-06-05T17:57:25+00:00

palce tiles, all 4 colors, scan

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Rokkr — 2008-06-05T17:55:58+00:00

tower tiles, front and back scan

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Rokkr — 2008-06-05T17:54:48+00:00

player screen, front and back

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Rokkr — 2008-06-05T17:49:45+00:00

rule book cover

Thread: Re: User Review

Altaira — 2007-10-07T19:51:51+00:00

gschloesser wrote:
the town was swept clean by the blowing desert sands. Well ... not quite. The four corner towers were left intact.Or you could view them as boundary stones. And then the city was swept clean

Thread: Re: Reprint?

big-chad — 2007-06-19T23:31:34+00:00

Many thanks for the info, i will check them out. yeah the weight may offset the costs. I love those peice just like you. I am a big fan of cool bits.

thanks again, chad

Thread: Re: Reprint?

kweniston — 2007-06-19T23:19:33+00:00

big-chad wrote:
Coen and Bas, thanks for the information. Any place you would recomend purchasing it from? I wonder if shipping charges will be high? Alterall, it is a heavy game with all those cool bits.

thanks

It IS a heavy game (love that) so the shipping costs and the $/€ standings make it a marginally profitable purchase, I think, but I'm not sure. You'll just have to mail some shops about the shipping costs they charge.

I buy most of my games in reallife shops, so I don't have a lot of experience with internet buys. These shops carry Medina for around 16€ at least:
http://users.pandora.be/adriaensen/ (Belgian shop carries a LOT of games, I'm preparing an order myself, ignore the crappy looking site, payment by international banking)
http://www.besteleenspel.nl (Dutch shop, site address meaning : orderagame, paypal possible)
(spel=dutch for game, like the german 'spiel', bordspel=dutch for boardgame, so you can google yourself)

(I don't know if these links are allowed, I'm in no way related to these shops, haven't even bought there yet)

A larger order for you/friends would be more economical I guess. Best and cheapest would be a friend visiting Europe bringing back a game of course...

GL.

Thread: Re: Reprint?

big-chad — 2007-06-19T23:06:45+00:00

Actually that totally slipped my mind. I'll have to check that out as well, though i dont have many games I want to part with.

Thread: Re: Reprint?

loonling — 2007-06-19T22:42:27+00:00

I happen to know somebody that's got it for trade here on the Geek. Have you tried that route?
--mike

Thread: Re: Reprint?

big-chad — 2007-06-19T22:03:30+00:00

Coen and Bas, thanks for the information. Any place you would recomend purchasing it from? I wonder if shipping charges will be high? Alterall, it is a heavy game with all those cool bits.

thanks

Thread: Re: Reprint?

kweniston — 2007-06-19T11:25:01+00:00

Bought one myself for 10 euros, but prices range mostly from 15 to 20 euros.

Nice game btw, although the correct playing strategy is not perfectly clear just yet

Thread: Re: Reprint?

BaSL — 2007-06-19T11:03:59+00:00

I have no idea, but if all else fails: find one in The Netherlands. Still enough copies and mostly cheap.

Thread: Reprint?

big-chad — 2007-06-19T05:17:39+00:00

I was fortunate enough this past weekend to get to play my first game of Medina. I loved it so much I want to get a copy but would rather not pay $60+ for it since it's OPP. Any word if this game will be re-printed in the near future?

Thread: Re: Quality of the different editions of Medina

SteveK2 — 2007-03-16T12:27:18+00:00

tawny wrote:
What about the 999 games edition ?

Apart from the box (which has totally different artwork) and the language of the rules, everything else in the 999 Games version looks just like photos of other versions here on bgg.

Thread: Re: Quality of the different editions of Medina

Edbryan — 2007-03-16T12:08:06+00:00

Don't know, haven't seen that edition.

Thread: Re: Quality of the different editions of Medina

tawny — 2007-03-16T02:00:20+00:00

What about the 999 games edition ?

Thread: Re: Quality of the different editions of Medina

Edbryan — 2007-03-15T21:09:39+00:00

I've got Italian and English editions in my warehouse, and they look the same from the outside, other than the language, both have the Hans im Gluck logo.

Thread: Re: Quality of the different editions of Medina

verandi — 2007-03-15T20:44:18+00:00

I hope the rules quality of some other version is better than mine..

Thread: Re: Quality of the different editions of Medina

ynnen — 2007-03-15T20:39:51+00:00

I'm curious about this, too. I loved my one play of Medina, and am eager to get a copy - but is one version/edition "better" than others in terms of component quality?

Thread: Quality of the different editions of Medina

tawny — 2007-03-15T20:27:30+00:00

Hi,

Are all different versions of Medina offering the same level of quality? i.e. are the board and bits of similar quality?

Thanks

Thread: Re: Review

dcorban — 2007-03-12T16:39:01+00:00

Religion is already to thank for many wars and much hate, but to avoid playing amazingly great boardgames because of it is truly an atrocity.

Thread: Re: Question: Can a 5th palace of a color ever be started?

Tinhorn — 2007-03-10T05:39:32+00:00

Thanks! We'll play it correctly next time.

Thread: Re: Question: Can a 5th palace of a color ever be started?

verandi — 2007-03-10T02:08:36+00:00

yes, this may be done.

the rules state only one unfinished palace may be on the board at a time. but a palace that can no longer grow is technically finished. it may be claimed at a later time if desired, but does not have to be.

Thread: Question: Can a 5th palace of a color ever be started?

Tinhorn — 2007-03-10T02:01:49+00:00

A rules question regarding a 4-player game -- If the fourth palace of a given color is unclaimed but complete (cannot be made larger), can a player start a new (5th) palace of that color? A player tried to do this last night when he was the only player needing a maroon palace and someone placed a single maroon piece where it could not grow. The player could ultmately get a larger maroon palace if he was allowed to start a new one elsewhere -- meaning the 1-piecer would never be claimed by anyone. Was starting a 5th maroon palace legal? (We voted no, but we weren't sure.)

Thanks.

Thread: Re: Claiming finished palaced

Drew1365 — 2007-02-19T00:31:21+00:00

Can a player claim a palace which is already finished (i.e. no further improvements are possible in any direction) but unclaimed?

Yup. And I know this point has confused players before. There may come a point where it is impossible to expand a palace of a color any further. At this point the palace is finished, but it may remain unclaimed, and a new palace of that color must begin with the next piece of that color that's played. But at any point anyone can decide to claim it if they haven't already claimed a palace of that color.

In some games I've played, near the end when the board is getting full, there are sometimes tiny one-block palaces of a color left unclaimed, and I usually have to claim them.

Thread: Re: Claiming finished palaced

mlvanbie — 2007-02-19T00:13:41+00:00

In a 3-4 player game you may claim any palace provided that:

- it isn't already claimed
- you haven't claimed a palace of the same colour yet

There may be more than one unclaimed palace of a given colour (at most one of which is possible to expand), in which case you can claim any of them subject to the above limitations.

Thread: Claiming finished palaces

Szamár — 2007-02-19T00:00:05+00:00

Unfortunately, the rules translation is a bit ambiguous on this, so:

Can a player claim a palace which is already finished (i.e. no further improvements are possible in any direction) but unclaimed?

Thank you in advance.

Thread: Re: Question regarding The 2-player board

Drew1365 — 2007-02-03T19:20:29+00:00

I would presume that if you use the 2-player board, you use the same number of starting pieces as with the 4-player version, but you're in a smaller area so it all works out the same.

Thread: Re: Question regarding The 2-player board

andy_b. — 2007-02-03T14:53:42+00:00

Maybe the 2-player board is for the official variant?

Thread: Re: Question regarding The 2-player board

NickB — 2007-02-02T19:08:38+00:00

When I played the "official" 2 player variant, I thought the board was way too open, and it fell flat with me. If you find the rules for the half-board variant, I, too, would be very interested.

Nick

Thread: Re: Question regarding The 2-player board

andy_b. — 2007-02-01T10:12:55+00:00

Maybe cause I havent played it yet but I cant understand this "if you do bad the next player scores"-problem. Just dont do bad then!? If everybody knows this and really tries not to open up for the next player to score, is the problem still there?

Thread: Re: Question regarding The 2-player board

GaryP — 2007-01-31T17:07:53+00:00

I have played the ofiical 2P variant once. It was my first game of Medina, actually. I liked it quite a bit, but my friend and then-most-often gaming partner didn't care for it with only two. Three is probably the best number, but I like it with four as well. The biggest problem is the right-left dependancy. If one person plays poorly, the person after them will reap all the benefits. Two-player eliminates this, but I'd really need to play again before knowing if I thought it was a great 2P game or not.

Thread: Re: Question regarding The 2-player board

andy_b. — 2007-01-31T16:27:20+00:00

cool!

In a way I think that the smaller board would create a less interesting game but I dont know. Im waiting for my game to ship so Im just guessing.

Im gonna go for the official 2-player variant to start with.

Thread: Re: Question regarding The 2-player board

GaryP — 2007-01-31T16:21:48+00:00

I would presume not, as the 2P variants use an assortment of pieces similar to the amount used in a 3P or 4P game. I looked around briefly and also found no mention of how the reduced board is intended to be used. My assumption is that it is so two players can play a "straight" game without the variant rules. However, that still doesn't tell how many of each unit a player should start with.

I sent a GeekMail to the person who posted the file, and asked them to answer here. Hopefully they will.

Thread: Re: Question regarding The 2-player board

andy_b. — 2007-01-31T16:08:00+00:00

yes I know. Though I was wondering what modified rules it goes with. There are at least three 2-player rulevariants around. Is this board ment to be used with any special of them?

Thread: Re: Question regarding The 2-player board

Der Das — 2007-01-31T14:01:41+00:00

The right side of this "modified" board is a printable addon to use with half the original board (folded) instead of the full board. It is not a variant in itself.

You can find it in the "Files" section for Medina.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/browser.php?itemtype=file&gamei...

Thread: Question regarding The 2-player board

andy_b. — 2007-01-29T13:36:23+00:00

hello

I would like to know in what 2-player variant of Medina this modified 2-player board is used?
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/148625

I have read about the variants but none mentions this modified board.

I would also like to know if someone has tried this smaller board and if gameplay is better?

thanks

Thread: Re: Review

Shade_Jon — 2007-01-23T12:24:40+00:00

Daniel: Yes, and you should see my well-commented post on Amun-Re for further information.

Yehuda

Thread: Re: Review

duchamp — 2007-01-23T12:22:18+00:00

Shade_Jon wrote:
I don't feel comfortable playing Samurai because it has little statues of Buddha.

I don`t quite understand ... ???

Do you have same uncomfortabilities with other games? Could be interesting why.

I don`t want to be tread on anybody`s toes, but if you post it here, maybe you can explain it a little bit, too.

Thread: Re: Review

GaryB — 2007-01-23T11:16:18+00:00

Does Samurai play well with 2?

Thread: Re: recommendation (vs. Torres)

ed95005 — 2007-01-02T06:17:47+00:00

Great Dane wrote:
I don't think I know anyone who like one and not the other, so I think you would like Medina as well.

Me. I found Medina slightly dull whereas Torres is my favorite game.

Thread: Re: Question regarding PlayByWeb version at www.ludagora.net

Doderlin — 2006-11-21T23:36:44+00:00

Hi Jeff,

I've suffered the same problem. You have to go to the link "DEFAUSSER DES PIECES" down the map, and vote to eliminate the brown palace pieces or whatever piece that you can't place. Then the other players will have to vote the same.

However the real problem with Ludagora version of Medina is that the rules are wrong, mostly because the french translation -Faidutti and others- (and the english too) is wrong.

You can read in the english rules: once only one player has pieces left to play he must play at least one dome per turn as long as he has any

And the real rule, in Stefan Dorra words is: If only one player has one or more domes (in the end of the game), he must play at least one dome per turn.

More about this "domes debate" in this thread:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/71491

Thread: Question regarding PlayByWeb version at www.ludagora.net

JeffyJeff — 2006-11-21T22:22:38+00:00

I'm near the end of my 1st two games of playbyweb play of Medina over at http://www.ludagora.net/medina/ but the implementation appears to be wedged....

In game http://www.ludagora.net/medina/vaj.php3?id=4136

the only piece I have left is a brown palace piece... however there is no valid place to play it. Yet it wants me to take my turn

Sadly I can't read French, which is what most of the language is on this site.

Has anyone else played online here? Were you able to complete the game?

Jeff