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The Most Overproduced Games Ever
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These are games that just go totally over the top in terms of production. By overproduced I mean that the game just blows you away when you open the box. For fun, add the one element that really pushes the game over the top (the most excessive, maybe useless, but still cool bit).
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Posted On: 2005-11-18 10:59:33
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1. Railroad Tycoon [Average Rating:7.88 Overall Rank:23]
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The box weighs something like 10 pounds. It's packed full of awesome bits. Like the back of the box says, you'll feel like you're building a model railroad. The really excessive and ludicrous components in this game are the gigantic board that doesn't even fit on most people's tables and the empty city markers. All they do is mark a city as having no goods, but they are molded models of water towers, railroad crossings, and station houses. They look awesome on the board.
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Posted On: 2005-11-18 09:26:41
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Eric "I too have discovered that really long user names are funnier than short ones" Mowrer
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Yuck. More games with giant molded plastic pieces. That's all we need. Gaudy.

[dawns flame retardant suit]
Eric "I too have discovered that really long user names are funnier than short ones" Mowrer
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Yeah yeah. I put it on in the morning, k?
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Ken McNeil
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ejmowrer wrote:
Yeah yeah. I put it on in the morning, k?

Good save. :laugh:
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Paul Boos
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Well it's for when the otherside thinks napalm in the morning smells like victory...
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Me right. You wrong.
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This game is top notch. Addictive, impressive to see, a solid blend of decision making, competition and just enough chance factors to keep you on the edge. Eagle Games did this for $59.99 retail?

Great job!
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Sergio Roscini
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Mmmhhh, I was ready to buy this game (an Age of Steam light? Yeah! Count me in!).

Then I saw it in Essen.

Too big. Too heavy. I don't have the space to open the board. No one of my friends have such a big table in their home. I can't buy it. :shake:

Sad. A game too big to be buyed...
Andrew Fergus
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"bought" it is but his 'English' is still very good for a non-native speaker. I bet he can spell Colour correctly though ! ;)


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Robert .
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Eagle Games did this for $59.99 retail?


Are you implying that this is a bargin at $60 or something? I so, I beg to differ. Thats quite a huge sum of money for a board game, much less anything else.
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I live by modest means. Thus, any amount I've ever paid myself for an entree at a restaurant cannot by any reasonable definition be considered huge. Therefore, I would suggest that $60 is not huge.

Now consider that this is MSRP which nobody with any alacrity will be paying to aquire this title and I really don't think the price here is an issue. Looking at photos it seems to be a game that should carry such a MSRP.
Jim Pulles
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Already discounted to CDN$57 at a local FLGS.
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