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From: cs111olg@ucla-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Game Recommendations Sought
Message-ID: <9494@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 28-Feb-86 16:08:06 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 28 16:08:06 1986
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Reply-To: cs111olg@ucla-cs.UUCP (Oleg Kiselev (the student incarnation))
Distribution: net.games.board
Organization: The Land Of Mental Midgets
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Keywords: good games
Summary: A few ideas...

Supremacy IS NOT WORTH $40!
At least that was the prevalent opinion of people at the ORCCON'86.
I have asked MANY people. MOST of them had shelled out $34-$40 for it.
($34 was the convention price). I thought to buy it as well, but 
finally was convinced it just was not worth it.

Now, don't take me wrong! The game is BEAUTIFUL! It is well produced,
looks wonderful and a lot of people are tempted to buy it just because
of the way it looks. Unfortunately, as most people had suggested, the
game is flawd. The rules need fixing up. People do that in different ways, 
but the fact stands : the rules are not well balanced and need fixing to
make the game truly playable. Still, too many drawbacks of RISK remain.
And, the major disadvantage is of course the price. $40 is too much for
any board game. If SUPREMACY was around $26 -- it would be reasonable.

As for good new games:

for RPG try a Super Hero game (any : Champions and V&V stand out)
	or    Spy Games (like 007 or Danger International)
	or a Science Fiction game (like RingWorld, Traveller, others)

for board games try :
	BORDERLANDS by Eon
	most games by SPI (now defunct, swallowed by TSR who discontinued 
		practically EVERYTHING SPI had. Bastards!)
	Empire Builder & British Rails
	wait till Xmass and buy HIGH RISK, a new game that combines the best
		of DIPLOMACY, BORDERLANDS, RISK and few others.