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Rhubarbio (27 KP) rated A Game of Thrones the Board Game (2nd Edition) in Tabletop Games

May 26, 2019  
A Game of Thrones the Board Game (2nd Edition)
A Game of Thrones the Board Game (2nd Edition)
2011 | Action, Dice Game, Entertainment, Fantasy
9
8.0 (6 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Like Risk, but without die rolls (2 more)
Deeply strategic game
Opportunity, like the books/TV show to make alliances with other house and then...honour them or betray them, often with game changing consequences.
Very long game! Circa 4-5 hours (5 more)
Games explanation takes a long time
Learning curve is high and will dissuade most players, given the time commitment and rules unfamiliarity, which can be exceptionally frustrating.
Need 6 players for game to be properly balanced
Will lead to a lot of analysis paralysis, requiring a bullish player to force players to make a decision
May lose you friends...
A Marmite Experience!
I love this game, but despite owning it for over 3 years, I have only played it 3 times. Each time, rules explanation took an hour and are not completely intuitive. Once explained, I almost guarantee that most players will not be able to remember the number of nuances involved in this game, leading to making a lot of random decisions at the beginning. However, as I explored the game more, I realised it addressed all the deficiencies I see in Risk - there is no chance from the roll of a die here, nor does being the most powerful player mean that things cannot turn, by virtue of the fact that players have a finite number of armies and units they can hold on the board...the more you expand, the thinner your forces and therefore easier for someone to start taking some of your territories. Additionally, the player interaction and forging alliances is interesting, but given the length and cutthroat nature of the game, people may genuinely get upset and not want to play. For GoT fans who are willing to put in the hard slog of learning and then playing the game, this is great. If you're on the fence, I suggest playing it first...it is not an easy game and is a test of one's endurance.
  
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Robz H (21 KP) rated Westworld - Season 1 in TV

May 24, 2017  
Westworld - Season 1
Westworld - Season 1
2015 | Sci-Fi
10
8.7 (58 Ratings)
TV Season Rating Watch
Amazing soundtrack (4 more)
Well written and completely engaging from start to finish
Spectacular cinematography
Plot twists that properly knock you for six
A very fascinating take on what makes humans tick
Places the viewer in danger of binge watching the whole season in one sitting! (0 more)
Phenomenal
This show is amazing. If binge watching TV shows was an Olympic sport, I would certainly be in contention to represent my country, but I haven't sat down and watched the first episode of a show and then remained firmly on my arse until I'd watched the entire season since I discovered Game of Thrones.

Everything about this show reeled me in immediately. The opening theme, the cast and the portrayal of their characters, the storyline and the way it unraveled in front of me... A very special chord that was struck with me (punny!) was the soundtrack - that moment when I was entirely engrossed in what I was seeing and the fleeting thought of "Hey that sounds like Paint It Black..." then having the realisation that it WAS Paint It Black left me in love with this show from the very get go.


I recommend this show at every possible opportunity as something that should be watched sometime between immediately and ASAFP.