Board gaming...NO patches required!!!

**N3ddy** · 19th February 2006

I've been a keen board gamer (Avalon Hill etc) since I was a teen (Loooooooooong agooooooooo), and play games via e-mail on various sites. Nothing, however, has rekindled my passion for these old timers like the new 1.2 patch!!!!! No patch required with cardboard....

**Albereth** · 20th February 2006

This is not true. Many board games have had updated rules released. Puerto Rico, one of the best rated board games, has even had a set of additional counters released. So we have had updates and expansions for board games - what is true is the fundamental game mechanics, such as rolling a dice, have not become buggy or suffered from lag.

stoke · 20th February 2006

Me monopoly board had to be upgraded after a couple of street names became so worn that we had to use the box top picture to solve arguments about which street was which.

And then ... the blerry manufacturers insisted that we buy a complete new set, and then the new set is all Southafricananised and the dog keeps falling on it's nose cos it's tail is too short.

Blerry upgrades !!!

**doobiwan** · 20th February 2006

Uh never played Warhammer/Mage knight etc then?

The whole point is the constant pillaging of your wallet to upgrade your army. . . .

SaintMg · 20th February 2006

and the S.A versions money is like so k@k cause cause 1 is now 100 and 500 is like 50 000 so confusing but we found a way around that play by colour now

**N3ddy** · 20th February 2006

Mmmmm.... Don't play miniatures, to be honest. Anyone ever played Advanced Squad Leader?

**N3ddy** · 25th January 2008

Right, I've been pretty damned patient waiting for a response!

I'm guessing that the answer is no!

**Albereth** · 25th January 2008

Played Squad Leader. ASL just got too damn expensive. And the local distributor of the games is a bit of a gouger.

**JAWS_Firefox** · 25th January 2008

What's a "gouger" in this context?

(Only know the word when used to e.g. "gouge someone's eye out")

**N3ddy** · 26th January 2008

I'm currently buying a lot of games direct from the publishers and, with customs duties etc, it STILL works out cheaper than buying them locally! ASL is a pig, so I've moved on to the Panzer Grenadier series. Far more flexible and fun, without losing realism.