Octopus Overlords

Smoove_B wrote: Fri May 03, 2019 10:30 am
I tried Mistfall and just couldn't get into it. Between the manual and the iconography, it just didn't work for me. If I had someone to teach me, maybe it would have been better, but it just felt like a series of combats strung together.

Aventuria is the game I wanted the Pathfinder adventure game to be. If you're not aware, the game is based off of the PnP version of what is the D&D equivalent in Germany. What's crazy is that out of the box, the game is designed as a "duel" game - where you fight against other players. However, with minor adjustments (really how some cards are read or used), you can instead solo or coop your way through a series of campaign stories. The story elements have a bit of a "Choose Your Own Adventure" where sometimes you need to decide on a course of action and there's usually a gradient of results based on how well you succeed or fail at an event. To be clear, the campaign/coop version of the game is part of the official rules - it's not an add on or an afterthought.

Everything comes back to resolving cards. You'll read through a scene and are given various options as to how you can resolve the situation. You roll a die and the value determines success. Combat is similar though there are usually going to be additional skills and modifiers to help your die rolling.

What I like about it is that unlike Pathfinder, it's not just a flip over a card and roll a number to win. For the core box, the campaign adventures have slowly escalating conditions. Sometimes you need to make skill checks to harm an enemy or other times there are minions that you need to eliminate first. It sets up a much more dynamic "event' that feels like a PnP battle between two sides. I've only played true solo (i.e. one character) and I thought it worked great. Having a game balanced so that it supports a single character is a huge plus (for me) as I'm not great (and don't enjoy) managing multiple characters or decks. Between adventures you can rest, which gives you even more options like leveling up cards or getting bonus tokens to help you in skill checks. This makes it feel more like an RPG game.

Its hard for me to say how much time is in the game. With the core box you have four different characters and three stories. You can play each story then four times and experience it in a different way based on the character you choose.

I think this video gives a great overview. He's playing as three heroes so you can at least see the variety, but the video does a great job of introducing the system and early play. He makes some mistakes, but that's expected when running three characters!

coopasonic wrote: Fri May 03, 2019 10:59 am I am close to pulling the trigger on Aventuria as well... the only problem for me is that the "all in" price is ridiculous and I am an "all in" kind of guy.

hepcat wrote: Fri May 03, 2019 11:25 am Hopefully they'll take it to completion as I'm still waiting on some cards for Myth.

As for Aventuria vs. Mistfall, I love Mistfall and will choose that over most card games like this. However it IS very polarizing. The difficulty curve between the two makes Aventuria the clear winner if you're looking for accessibility. But Mistfall gives me a sense of more depth. Although as I said, that's not an opinion shared by everyone.

Aventuria is still a favorite of mine though. Especially in head to head duels. I love card games that use the cards themselves as resources. It adds a sense of sacrifice that I find very satisfying. I've only played a little of the solo game, but it's more Chose Your Own Adventure than it is Pathfinder.

Honestly, you can't go wrong with Aventuria. It's a solid experience all around. Just not as deep as Mistfall in my opinion.

Ertic wrote: Fri May 03, 2019 11:43 am

hepcat wrote: Fri May 03, 2019 11:25 am Hopefully they'll take it to completion as I'm still waiting on some cards for Myth.

As for Aventuria vs. Mistfall, I love Mistfall and will choose that over most card games like this. However it IS very polarizing. The difficulty curve between the two makes Aventuria the clear winner if you're looking for accessibility. But Mistfall gives me a sense of more depth. Although as I said, that's not an opinion shared by everyone.

Aventuria is still a favorite of mine though. Especially in head to head duels. I love card games that use the cards themselves as resources. It adds a sense of sacrifice that I find very satisfying. I've only played a little of the solo game, but it's more Chose Your Own Adventure than it is Pathfinder.

Honestly, you can't go wrong with Aventuria. It's a solid experience all around. Just not as deep as Mistfall in my opinion.

I like Mistfall as well, however I agree, it is a bit on the cerebral side. I played with a couple other folks, and as the sole rule reader, it was tough for me to follow the flow of the game and help with all the character questions. I need to review the rules again and see if I can't get it back out for a session or two.

As for Myth I believe that I received all my cards/modules. Just missing all the mini's at this point.

coopasonic wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2019 9:34 am So i keep looking back to Aventuria... Because I am me I really want to go all in, but no need for the playmats... then I see there are cards with the playmats...

$120 Barkeep level - core game and black boar expansions
$120 expansion bundle
$150 playmat bundle

Well if I am spending that much, what's another $40 for acrylic tokens?

I haven't done it yet, but the fact that I am even considering it... On the other hand it is *way* more likely to get played than that stupid batman game taking up half my shelves.

Smoove_B wrote: Fri May 10, 2019 11:42 am I know you're a completest, but truly - there's enough in the core box to decide whether or not you like it. And if you do, getting expansions is possible via retail. It's the core box that's always been a buster to get a hold of, so from one lunatic to another, just focus on that.

Blackhawk wrote: Sun May 12, 2019 5:12 pm Thanks for the input. I'll likely go with Hostage Negotiator. Aventuria looks like a blast (especially the way the seem to integrate narrative in), but it falls into the 'also have' category. Just with my four base sets of PACG, Dragonfire, and Hero Realms, I have five fantasy card games with campaigns that can be played cooperatively or solo (despite the fact that this one may be better than any of those.) I don't have any other solo-only games, and I don't have many 'modern setting' games. Discounting super heroes and zombies, I have Memoir 44 (which I can't play), Pandemic, and maybe Pax Porfiriana and Ticket to Ride if you're willing to stretch 'modern.'

I'll regret not getting Aventuria, but I have lots of similar games to play without it.

Anonymous Bosch wrote: Sun May 12, 2019 6:40 pm
Not to throw another spanner in the works, but if you're after one of the best solitaire experiences around with a nifty (sorta) modern theme, I would instead recommend Nemo's War (Second Edition).

AWS260 wrote:

Anonymous Bosch wrote: Sun May 12, 2019 6:40 pm
Not to throw another spanner in the works, but if you're after one of the best solitaire experiences around with a nifty (sorta) modern theme, I would instead recommend Nemo's War (Second Edition).

SO GOOD.

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