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If At First You Don't Succeed >> Boardgaming Axims
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I'm sure you've heard the old standard "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." Well, that doesn't always apply to the boardgaming hobby or its enthusiasts...

To make it resonate more for boardgamers, we need to update this into something a bit more contemporary -- or more likely, throw in a snazzy gaming reference that the bonafide geeksters will appreciate.

What do you think?

What twist would you put on this classic axim?
What other mores could use a facelift to be relevant for boardgaming?
Any common expressions like this work their way into your game groups?
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1. Board Game: Torres [Average Rating:7.24 Overall Rank:184]
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... at least you can place the king next round.
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2. Board Game: Through the Desert [Average Rating:7.16 Overall Rank:191]
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... get that tasty camel headed toward a damn oasis.
 
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3. Board Game: Wallenstein [Average Rating:7.64 Overall Rank:81]
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... then your cubes are bound to come out of the tower during the next conflict.
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4. Board Game: Ra [Average Rating:7.60 Overall Rank:48]
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... invoke Ra.
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Brian Bankler
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OK, if someone makes this into a classy T-Shirt, I'm in.
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Second. That is fantastic.
 
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Yep that was 12 Power Grid maps back to back over two days. Worth doing, but possibly not in such a concentrated burst.
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It exists, Melissa has one. I'll have to ask her where she ordered it from.
 
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Likely from www.meeplepeople.com, I suspect.
 
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Well, their shirt just says "Invoke Ra". Which is already pretty cool.
 
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Yep that was 12 Power Grid maps back to back over two days. Worth doing, but possibly not in such a concentrated burst.
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weishaupt wrote:
Well, their shirt just says "Invoke Ra". Which is already pretty cool.

Yes that's the one and that's where she got it from.
 
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5. Board Game: UNO [Average Rating:5.30 Overall Rank:7568]
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... don't forget to declare Uno next time around.
 
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6. Board Game: Samurai [Average Rating:7.49 Overall Rank:76]
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... seppuku.
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laugh

Good one.
 
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7. Board Game: San Marco [Average Rating:7.25 Overall Rank:206]
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... banish the heck out of everyone.
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8. Board Game: Blue Moon City [Average Rating:7.14 Overall Rank:227]
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... at least second place offers some compensation.
 
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9. Board Game: Goa [Average Rating:7.75 Overall Rank:28]
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... start draftin' Expedition cards from here on out.
 
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10. Board Game: Werewolf [Average Rating:6.92 Overall Rank:382]
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... enjoy as everyone else plays after you've been lynched night one.
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11. Board Game: DungeonQuest [Average Rating:6.71 Overall Rank:677]
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... don't worry, they'll all be dead soon, too.
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Heh.
 
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12. Board Game: Twilight Imperium (third edition) [Average Rating:7.83 Overall Rank:25]
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... bring more War Suns.
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13. Board Game: Citadels [Average Rating:7.28 Overall Rank:139]
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... assassinate something.
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14. Board Game: Pitch [Average Rating:6.86 Overall Rank:2024]
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... shoot the moon (with or without the 2).
 
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Excellent! My favorite card game. We used to play a six-player, two teams version in which it was unusual for the bidding not to end with Shoot the Moon, possibly multiple times, with the dealer having the last chance. Got in a lot of games during a lunch hour that way...

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15. Board Game: Tic-Tac-Toe [Average Rating:2.55 Overall Rank:7747]
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... insist on going first next game.
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16. Board Game: Mystery of the Abbey [Average Rating:6.56 Overall Rank:676]
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... just accuse some random bald fatty.
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Nah, the skinny bearded ones always look more suspicious and shifty cool
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17. Board Game: Lord of the Rings [Average Rating:6.91 Overall Rank:324]
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... chuck the ring to Sam.
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18. Board Game: History of the World [Average Rating:7.17 Overall Rank:254]
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... stick someone else with the Aztecs/Incas.
 
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19. Board Game: RoboRally [Average Rating:7.25 Overall Rank:155]
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... pray the chokepoint clears out before you rez at that last checkpoint.
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Prepare for deresolution!
 
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end of line.
 
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Take a deep breath and make ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that the first programming card you play next turn is the card you meant to play.
 
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20. Board Game: Notre Dame [Average Rating:7.44 Overall Rank:101]
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... embrace your new rat lords.
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I, for one, welcome our new rodent masters...
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21. Board Game: Supremacy [Average Rating:5.44 Overall Rank:7253]
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... go for nuclear winter.
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22. Board Game: Road to the White House [Average Rating:6.09 Overall Rank:3294]
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... start slingin' mud.
 
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23. Board Game: Dragon's Gold [Average Rating:6.41 Overall Rank:1037]
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... start sneaking gold when no one's looking.
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24. Board Game: El Grande [Average Rating:7.89 Overall Rank:14]
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... ride someone else's coattails.
 
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25. Board Game: Twilight Struggle [Average Rating:8.32 Overall Rank:1]
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...there's no shame in being 2nd place. laugh
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Is an "axim" a cross between a maxim and an axiom?

Neat list!
 
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alfredhw wrote:
Is an "axim" a cross between a maxim and an axiom?

Neat list!


Whoops... Looks like I missed an "o" ... not the first time I've typo'd in my earnest to get something up there.

Ka Spuck...

... I mean, yes, Alfred - it's the new hip lingo for the bastard child of a maxim and an axiom... All the kids are using it these days. Just trying to reach that new generation.
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ynnen wrote:


Ka Spuck...



Best. Sound Effect. Ever.
 
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