The Broken Meeple Podcast – Episode 81 – Essen Hotness of Handycon
What Essen games were played at Handycon and what are my early thoughts?
Why is Terraforming Mars better with only Prelude and no other expansions ever?
Why is Sankoro not as good as it may look from first impressions?
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction and Updates
10:43 – Handycon 10
11:13 – Nucleum
18:10 – Ark Nova: Marine Worlds
23:17 – Sankoro
30:03 – Evacuation
40:40 – Hegemony with Historical Events
44:43 – Terraforming Mars: Turmoil
51:16 – Kutna Hora
01:00:00 – Ceres
01:06:38 – Please Share and Support The Show
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Always good to hear your voice, Luke.
I adore Barrage and don't like Brass Birmingham. No need for Nucleum. Thanks Luke!
38:32 Cornflakes. Cornflakes. Cornflakes, Cornflakes. Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes.
TM plus prelude is what I got. I was going to back prelude 2 but a lot of content in the box is only used with expansions so it's not worth it!
Looking forward to playing hegemony at gridcon against you.
Ceres is pronounced like series
I don't use Facebook often but ii did comment on your marvel champions post a while back offering to run a game remotely if you were interested in playing and just concentrating on your deck, based on things you've said before I wasn't sure if that would make it easier to get to the table
I don't play space themed games.
Naturalist zoo is awesome in solo, and if you are going for a small animal strategy. It’s very specific, but if you’re already planning on small builds, then it takes no effort to get points for it
Excellent stuff as always Luke. If your throat gets to bad, maybe you can switch to mime, it would make your channel unique 😉 I agree about David's solo modes being overly complex sometimes.
Ceres does seem to be flying under the radar and I picked it up at Essen, too. You could be first out there with a review, which is always good. Will it do as well as say a Kutna Hora review, which might have a bit more buzz? Look forward to your next review.
Have you tried "Dominate and Delegate"?
While I love Terraforming Mars, including Venus and Colonies, I agree that Turmoil is simply awful. I played it once and done. The extra maps are a lot of fun, I even ordered three more from the Kickstarter. Looking forward to the Turczi solo automa as well.
I would not want it to be an app. I love fiddling with the economic "dials" in Kutna Hora. Such a fantastic game.
Have you tried magnesium supplementation? Seriously try it. It normalises stomach acid. Its an incredible supplement regardless. Take a good dosage over at least 1000mg in 3 divided dosages a day.