Comments on: Game Night: 24 April 2007 - Marvel Heroes http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/ Kris Johnson's Weblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:28:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: KJToo http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-19319 KJToo Thu, 10 May 2007 17:25:08 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/#comment-19319 [quote comment="19317"]What are your thoughts on the nemesis/archvillain mechanic vs. the villains from the deck? The ones from the deck seemed wimpy, not really a challenge to any of the herroes. It seemed like really hard work to KO a hero. Also our group didn't really get into the real competitive side of things. Maybe because there was so much to keep track of.[/quote] We bungled the Master Villain rules a bit, which I think may have undercut their power. Villains drawn from the deck were all over the place. It took Dormammu forever to take out Captain America, but the Green Goblin sent the Hulk crying home to Betty Ross! We're planning to play again on the 15th and I'm hoping we've identified our problem areas with the rules. I should have a better idea of how the mechanics are working after a couple more games.

What are your thoughts on the nemesis/archvillain mechanic vs. the villains from the deck?

The ones from the deck seemed wimpy, not really a challenge to any of the herroes. It seemed like really hard work to KO a hero.

Also our group didn’t really get into the real competitive side of things. Maybe because there was so much to keep track of.

We bungled the Master Villain rules a bit, which I think may have undercut their power. Villains drawn from the deck were all over the place. It took Dormammu forever to take out Captain America, but the Green Goblin sent the Hulk crying home to Betty Ross!

We’re planning to play again on the 15th and I’m hoping we’ve identified our problem areas with the rules. I should have a better idea of how the mechanics are working after a couple more games.

]]> By: JJ http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-19317 JJ Thu, 10 May 2007 17:16:26 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/#comment-19317 What are your thoughts on the nemesis/archvillain mechanic vs. the villains from the deck? The ones from the deck seemed wimpy, not really a challenge to any of the herroes. It seemed like really hard work to KO a hero. Also our group didn't really get into the real competitive side of things. Maybe because there was so much to keep track of. What are your thoughts on the nemesis/archvillain mechanic vs. the villains from the deck?

The ones from the deck seemed wimpy, not really a challenge to any of the herroes. It seemed like really hard work to KO a hero.

Also our group didn’t really get into the real competitive side of things. Maybe because there was so much to keep track of.

]]> By: KJToo http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-19102 KJToo Wed, 09 May 2007 17:22:03 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/#comment-19102 [quote comment="19097"]I curious what folks thought the best team to play was. The Marvel Knights seem weak compared to the others. They may have some strengths that may become evident thru more play. Also, did folks get a chance to bring any team power-ups into play?[/quote] I was really pushing toward getting a team power-up in our second game, but fell short of my goal because some sneaky bastard won the game. I played both the X-Men (first game) and the Marvel Knights (second game). I was leveraging Dr. Strange's supporting power to pick up extra Plot Points, but I didn't really get a feel for the strength of the teams based on the two games.

I curious what folks thought the best team to play was. The Marvel Knights seem weak compared to the others. They may have some strengths that may become evident thru more play.

Also, did folks get a chance to bring any team power-ups into play?

I was really pushing toward getting a team power-up in our second game, but fell short of my goal because some sneaky bastard won the game.

I played both the X-Men (first game) and the Marvel Knights (second game). I was leveraging Dr. Strange’s supporting power to pick up extra Plot Points, but I didn’t really get a feel for the strength of the teams based on the two games.

]]> By: JJ http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-19097 JJ Wed, 09 May 2007 15:50:56 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/#comment-19097 I curious what folks thought the best team to play was. The Marvel Knights seem weak compared to the others. They may have some strengths that may become evident thru more play. Also, did folks get a chance to bring any team power-ups into play? I curious what folks thought the best team to play was. The Marvel Knights seem weak compared to the others. They may have some strengths that may become evident thru more play.

Also, did folks get a chance to bring any team power-ups into play?

]]> By: Jahnoth http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-17973 Jahnoth Tue, 01 May 2007 19:27:35 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/#comment-17973 Sounds cool to me. Hell, I'd be available for another Night tonight if you folks were available. :) But, I know, I'm pushy. FYI, we only made it about half-way through my soundtrack playlist for the night... Sounds cool to me.

Hell, I’d be available for another Night tonight if you folks were available. :) But, I know, I’m pushy.

FYI, we only made it about half-way through my soundtrack playlist for the night…

]]> By: KJToo http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-17972 KJToo Tue, 01 May 2007 19:12:27 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/#comment-17972 We definitely made errors during play. A visit to Fantasy Flight Games' website yesterday revealed that they've recently posted the entire rule book online. I'll be reviewing the PDF myself and I think it's safe to say that we're going to play <em>Marvel Heroes</em> come next Game Night. We definitely made errors during play. A visit to Fantasy Flight Games’ website yesterday revealed that they’ve recently posted the entire rule book online. I’ll be reviewing the PDF myself and I think it’s safe to say that we’re going to play Marvel Heroes come next Game Night.

]]> By: Miscellaneous G http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-17970 Miscellaneous G Tue, 01 May 2007 18:36:10 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/#comment-17970 Filed under Lessons Learned. I've started going through the rules again and have been finding the same mistakes. They shall not be made again! Filed under Lessons Learned. I’ve started going through the rules again and have been finding the same mistakes. They shall not be made again!

]]> By: Jahnoth http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-17955 Jahnoth Tue, 01 May 2007 14:53:22 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/#comment-17955 I found a flowchart for the game that pointed out a couple of things we had done incorrectly. Including paying the plot points/level to keep heroes on the board (which we just left for free). And, according to this, your mastermind gets to do one scheming action AND attempt the master plan. It also appears that, during the clean up after a battle, if your heroes wasn't KO'd out, he gets to lose all the KO tokens and start fresh on the next phase. So, just a few things that would make it more smooth and fun, methinks. I found a flowchart for the game that pointed out a couple of things we had done incorrectly. Including paying the plot points/level to keep heroes on the board (which we just left for free).

And, according to this, your mastermind gets to do one scheming action AND attempt the master plan.

It also appears that, during the clean up after a battle, if your heroes wasn’t KO’d out, he gets to lose all the KO tokens and start fresh on the next phase.

So, just a few things that would make it more smooth and fun, methinks.

]]> By: Miscellaneous G http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-17948 Miscellaneous G Tue, 01 May 2007 13:55:31 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/04/30/game-night-24-april-2007-marvel-heroes/#comment-17948 Dread Dormammu besting Captain America wasn't an upset; it was a close call. Cap really was outclassed and should have bean toasted in seconds, but a whole lot of wonky rolls lead to a number of rounds of combat and what was very close to a victory for the Shield Throwing Patriot. In the end, he ran out of luck before he could defeat the guy with the flaming head. Next time, try a hose. Inside: Spiral, ninja flunkies overwhelm Spiderman, Power Man, area men. Dread Dormammu besting Captain America wasn’t an upset; it was a close call. Cap really was outclassed and should have bean toasted in seconds, but a whole lot of wonky rolls lead to a number of rounds of combat and what was very close to a victory for the Shield Throwing Patriot. In the end, he ran out of luck before he could defeat the guy with the flaming head. Next time, try a hose.

Inside: Spiral, ninja flunkies overwhelm Spiderman, Power Man, area men.

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