CCGs I really wanted to get in to, but no one played

1. Board Game: Mythos [Average Rating:6.65 Overall Rank:1124]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

Lovecraft themed is always a winner with me, and the mechanics behind this seemed really neat, although they didn't click with be from the rulebook.

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:24 pm

Thomas Eager

(cabalzero)

United States
Portland
Oregon

This Space for Rent

Hassan CHOP!

A real interesting idea here, in that players were competing to complete a "story" in this one. Unfortunately, the mechanics were rather lengthy and convoluted for a CCG. goo

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:23 pm
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James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

cabalzero wrote:

A real interesting idea here, in that players were competing to complete a "story" in this one. Unfortunately, the mechanics were rather lengthy and convoluted for a CCG. goo

I think that was the idea I couldn't quite comprehend. It was probably 1998 that I last looked at the rules.

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:10 pm
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George Kinney

(Gecko23)

United States
Bellefontaine
Ohio

cabalzero wrote:

Unfortunately, the mechanics were rather lengthy and convoluted for a CCG.

I haven't got this on the table yet, but after reading the rules, it does seem like you end up going through your deck a lot.

And despite being based on HP's works, the 'adventures' are incredibly bland. 'an ALLY in the LIBRARY fights a MONSTER with a WEAPON before taking a TRAIN to the BEACH'. Uh-huh. If that doesn't sap some sanity, what would?

Me thinks that unless you have Chthulu bed sheets, and have lied on at least one job application that you attended Miskatonic University (before a certain unmentionable event forced you to leave), that this game may not have much lasting appeal.

But there's a chance it'll get on the table soon and I'll be pleasantly surprised.

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:32 pm
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Mike Ricotta

(ricottma)

United States
Norfolk
Virginia

I used to play this with a few people when it was first released. It was fun up to the expansion that added the dream worlds. Then you could do wacky things like take an airship to the dream world! Fun...

AS I recall we did enjoy the game though..

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:39 pm
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Justin Fitzgerald

(KakarisMaelstrom)

United States
Black Earth
Wisconsin

We picked this up recently. The stories are bland but the thing that makes this fun is how quick the gameplay is. Each player is working towards independent goals with cards that have pictures of Lovecraft stuff on there.

I've always looked at CCGs as "just another cardgame" and so I may be more open-minded about mechanics though.

Posted Sun Dec 2, 2007 2:50 am
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Gecko23 wrote:

And despite being based on HP's works, the 'adventures' are incredibly bland.

The Adventures are nothing more than checklists. You don't have to play the cards in the order on the card. The "adventure" aspect comes from the actual play.

As for mechanics, any CCG'er or AT! should be able to pick up the game fairly easily. Unfortunately, the game came out in the days before anyone thought players would play out of a starter deck. The Standard Game Set decks are actually playable, but sub-optimal.

If you're bored of combat-oriented CCGs and don't mind a multiplayer solitaire game, Mythos is a great AT game.

Posted Thu Dec 6, 2007 6:57 am
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2. Board Game: Call of Cthulhu: Collectible Card Game [Average Rating:6.99 Overall Rank:886]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

I picked up a bunch of these cards on the cheap from a local game store. I really, really dug this game and played it a few times with a friend. However without new cards to keep it fresh or new opponents to play against, I ended up throwing most of them in the garbage.

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:25 pm

3. Board Game: Hecatomb [Average Rating:6.47 Overall Rank:2032]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

Another game I picked up a box of on the cheap. Neat mechanics and quick play, but the theme was stagnant and the "cards" were way to expensive at retail.

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:27 pm

Paul DeStefano

(Geosphere)

United States
Long Island
New York

great game

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:13 pm
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Jason Spears

(spearjr)

United States
Saint Joseph
Michigan

I would do all the things I have ever dreamed of doing. I would love to become a professional whistler.I'm pretty amazing at it now, but I wanna get, like, even better. Make my living out of it.

Bffffttt, Pffffttt, Buuuuurtt........

I wasn't terribly impressed with this.

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:15 pm
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George Kinney

(Gecko23)

United States
Bellefontaine
Ohio

Hill's Wholesale Gaming has starter and booster boxes of this for $6-$8.

You'll want to find several friends for this one, with two players its pretty pointless IMHO. Since you accumulate mana, and then build abominations, the first player is always one mana or one minion ahead, so the second player mostly just gets to ape the first player to cling until they are slowly rubbed out, or get really lucky with a card effect.

I've read (how true I wouldn't know) that this game was part of the inspiration for Dreamblade, and if so, maybe there is something in that game that could help form some better house rules for this one? But of course Dreamblade is also defunct now, so maybe we should just admire the cards for their artwork and go play something else. shake

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:21 pm
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Bill

(latindog)

United States
Sayville
New York

There are some thematic similarities between this and Dreamblade (horror minions as opposed to mostly nightmarish dream minions) and of course both share certain collectible game mechanics such as spawning units for various costs, constructing warbands/decks for combinations, having units of four different factions. All that said, the games themselves are quite different and Dreamblade is a far superior design in my opinion. At the current prices, though, I've had some fun putting together a few Hecatomb decks and trying the game out. I'd like to explore it a bit further (although I'm certainly not bowled over by it yet).

Posted Sat Dec 1, 2007 2:23 am
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Derek Anderson

(Paragon Games)

United States
Daytona Beach
Florida

I had some high hopes for this game, it had a unique look and feel and I thought it was a pretty decent game system... not many people got into this one though, so it was only played a couple of times... the only complaint that I had was the cards would get really dirty from peoples finger oils and whatnot after touching them a few times... something that isn't noticable on standard paper cards.

Derek...

Posted Sat Dec 1, 2007 4:55 am
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4. Board Game: Aliens vs. Predator [Average Rating:5.92 Overall Rank:4844]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

I picked up one starter of this when it came out. I love the AVP IP, and the game seemed really interested, but well...

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:28 pm

I will not rest until Biblios is in the Top 100.

(stormseeker75)

United States
Budd Lake
New Jersey

Well I been watchin' while you been coughin, I've been drinking life while you've been nauseous, and so I drink to health while you kill yourself and I got just one thing that I can offer... Go on and save yourself and take it out on me

I got into this one briefly. It was fun, but it could take a long time. I may have to look this one up again.

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:11 pm
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Paul - the

(Doomfarer)

Sweden
Lund

You don't have to be an Android to use an Android device.

Ow! It's hot, hot, hot.

Long time?

Three player games could take a whole day to finish. snore

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:27 pm
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5. Board Game: Tomb Raider [Average Rating:5.82 Overall Rank:5156]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

I'll admit I wasn't a huge fan of the video games (nor was a desperate enough to develop that special relationship some people have with the Lara Croft character), but the card game had some neat mechanics and I thought the little Lara Croft miniature included was great. Unfortunately my local game store never had to buy another box of starters for this.

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:30 pm

6. Board Game: 7th Sea Collectible Card Game [Average Rating:6.66 Overall Rank:1507]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

Another game I picked up on the cheap. Again neat mechanics, but not the pirate game people were apparently looking for (the RPG didn't do very well either).

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:31 pm

Troy Davidson

(clandaith)

United States
Bountiful
Utah

www.burrEATo.org

www.istroyworking.com

This was a great game. I loved sending my ship to the different locations. Very fun game.

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:54 pm
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Michael Jordal

(Jormi_Boced)

United States
Austin
Minnesota

I should really break this one out again sometime.

Posted Sat Dec 1, 2007 5:51 am
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7. Board Game: Rage [Average Rating:5.91 Overall Rank:3980]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

I really, really liked this game. The cards were beautiful and glossy and the moot mechanics really lent itself to intense and lively team play... if you could find more than one other person to play with at a time, which I never could.

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:32 pm

Colin Lewis

(colinkun)

United States
West Jordan
Utah

I think I still have a starter deck of this somewhere.... but never got to play it.

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:51 pm
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H.C. O'Neill

(fenris_lorsrai)

United States
Bethel
Connecticut

You can play this online on the Gatling Engine:
http://www.ccgworkshop.com

Includes all five original sets, plus 6 additional online only sets.

Posted Sun Dec 2, 2007 1:35 am
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Justin Fitzgerald

(KakarisMaelstrom)

United States
Black Earth
Wisconsin

Picked this up recently. Mechanics are outdated and there are several combos that allow a 1-2 turn game.

I really only play 2 player now... back when I used to love the game I was doing multiplayer more. As a multiplayer game I enjoyed it. Still would, even with the ridiculous combos. As a 2 player too much tit-for-tat.

Posted Sun Dec 2, 2007 2:53 am
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H.C. O'Neill

(fenris_lorsrai)

United States
Bethel
Connecticut

Check out the updated rules at http://www.werepenguin.net/rage/rules/

It really cleans up a lot of the timing issues and cuts down on the one turn wins.

Posted Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:34 am
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Craig C Randall

(skandall)

United States
Sandy
Utah

I love the original Rage and it's probably still my favorite CCG to play. Sadly, recent changes to the rules and the addition of fan cards have really turned me off from the game. I really feel they're trying to "fix" a game that is meant to be "broken" given the subject matter. What makes these changes all the more frustrating is that they only represent the preferences of a small, and apparently "more dedicated than you" group of people.

It's true that you can play the game fairly well via CCG Workshop, but you should be warned that A) Games take hours to finish and B) They play by their updated rules using fan cards which leads to an experience that is noticeably different. YMMV, but it was enough to drive me away.

Oh yeah, Black Furies RULE!

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8. Board Game: Shadowfist [Average Rating:7.14 Overall Rank:1104]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

I never could find these cards. This was before EBay or Amazon or any of the umpteen thousand of online gaming stores. I tried to special order some, but at the time my LGS only special ordered entire boxes with money up front.

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:35 pm

Ben Wang

(benwang)

United States
west covina
California

The Z-man has revived this game.

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:45 pm
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Ryan Powers

(keethrax)

United States
Marble
Minnesota

This one had a quite active group at the FLGS where I lived last. I was just about to make the jump and get into it when I ended up moving away. Now I have no FLGS.

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:49 pm
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9. Board Game: EVE: The Second Genesis CCG [Average Rating:6.64 Overall Rank:2553]

Troy Davidson

(clandaith)

United States
Bountiful
Utah

www.burrEATo.org

www.istroyworking.com

I really wanted EVE to take off. I even got demo decks from WW to gave those out, but still no one to play with.

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:51 pm

Cpl. Sadler 8-0

(BeatPosse)

United States
Rockville
Maryland

Hey, MMP! I want Marines, not Finns! RISING SUN NOW! HAAKAKAKAKA PALAAAAAAA LATER!

If you play EVE, this game is fantastic. However, if you own EVE you might as well play it.

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:57 pm
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James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

I played EVE briefly, but I didn't know a CCG had been created for it.

Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:09 pm
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Craig C Randall

(skandall)

United States
Sandy
Utah

This game is so broken it's unplayable. Which is a real shame considering how nice looking the cards are.

Posted Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:32 am
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Dmitriy Chernyavsky

(DimaCh)

Belarus

The game is well designed, has a good mechanics. The only but HUGE disadantange is that its publishes has stopped (having no announcement though) the support of the game. So if you have other players around - it might worth spending some time playing it, otherwise - it doesn't worth it (I love the game anyway)

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10. Board Game: Allegiance: War of Factions [Average Rating:6.95 Overall Rank:4935]

Troy Davidson

(clandaith)

United States
Bountiful
Utah

www.burrEATo.org

www.istroyworking.com

This was another one that no one wanted to play. This is a great CCG. Some of the artwork is goofy. But, the game itself was awesome to play. There was a shared mana pool that was fixed in size at the beginning of the game.

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:52 pm

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

The idea of a shared mana pool is intriguing.

Edited Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:08 pm
Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:04 pm
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Craig C Randall

(skandall)

United States
Sandy
Utah

Indeed, this is one of the best CCG's of all time. The shared resource pool makes for some fantastic game play whether you're stealing resources from other players or making deals with them. The wandering monsters are great as well since it forces all players to unite and keep their numbers down or everyone loses.

Watch out for quiet players though, somehow they manage to sneak towards influence victory. Beware offers of considerable help and payment for only a small amount of influence for you may find yourself handing someone victory.

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11. Board Game: Netrunner [Average Rating:7.48 Overall Rank:209]

Francois Petitclerc

(faqtotum)

Canada
Verdun
Quebec

How I enjoyed this game so!

I ran tournaments for this awesome game for the few years it was supported. Through fan involvement and the precious support of a helpful WotC employee (hello there Jennifer!) we managed to keep the game alive a wee-bit longer. Alas, the juggernaut otherwise known as Magic the Gathering probably skewed the definition of what a successful game is supposed to be. While I understand the commercial reasons for the unfortunate demise of my favorite CCG, I sometimes have delusions of this coming back as a online game (the format would fit it to a tee) using an engine like MTGo. But then I usually wake up and the vision passes.

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:24 pm

Simon Johnston

(Simon J)

United Kingdom
Newport
Isle of Wight

I can remember when I ran tournaments the amount of prize support that Jennifer used to send out was enormous.

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12. Board Game: Legend of the Burning Sands [Average Rating:7.03 Overall Rank:2015]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

I owned a little more than a deck's worth of these cards. I never go to play it though.

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Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:42 pm

Francois Petitclerc

(faqtotum)

Canada
Verdun
Quebec

I prefer this to L5R by a long shot. I have a few decks still lying around. Anybody in the Montreal region send me a geekmail.

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Craig C Randall

(skandall)

United States
Sandy
Utah

I hate this game more than EVE, and that's saying something. I played the game before it was released and all that did was ensure I didn't waste my money. L5R was far more interesting and challenging with considerably less frustration.

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13. Board Game: Babylon 5 Collectible Card Game [Average Rating:6.54 Overall Rank:1702]

Karl Gallagher

(selenite)

United States
Saginaw
Texas

A friend introduced me to the Babylon 5 CCG at a con and I loved it. Had to hit ebay to get a decent number of cards together . . . which took long enough that he'd ditched the game for MTG. Sigh.

I think it's a great set of rules and would be perfect for modeling the current wars. But it should have a fixed cardset.

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Posted Sat Dec 1, 2007 6:06 am

14. Board Game: Blood Wars [Average Rating:4.86 Overall Rank:7504]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

Part of me is a little angry with myself that I've played Spellfire, but not this.

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Posted Mon Dec 3, 2007 4:01 am

Gene Ksenzakovic

(XIII)

United States
Somerville
New Jersey

This game while having some broken cards, was abuilt for 3 plus players.
Loved this game and the cards lent them to theme decks.

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15. Board Game: Shadowrun TCG [Average Rating:6.26 Overall Rank:2671]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

Gods I really wanted to play this. Excellent art and card structure plus the neat "run" mechanics. I owned two decks worth of cards, but never played once.

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Posted Wed Dec 5, 2007 10:41 pm

16. Board Game: City of Heroes CCG [Average Rating:6.40 Overall Rank:3908]

James Moss

(ChukLife)

United States
Chesapeake
Virginia

I've played the MMO for a long time (on and off for 3 years now) and I was kind of interested in the CCG, but it it came out after I swore them off forever.

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Posted Fri Dec 7, 2007 5:17 pm