It was one of those strange games for me. Usually I’m not a fan of wargames, except the simpler ones (like Battle for Julu B.C. 207) every once in a while (my SO is an avid wargamer), but this game, despite being the kind of game I should hate just had me enjoying myself when I got the time to play it.
Enjoying myself, and hating all my fellow players, mind. 😉
Having the right group of people, with the right temperament is critical to enjoying this game. The backstabs are expected, the only question is how long will a understanding last, rather then will someone betray you.
One of the great parts of this game is even if your not going to win, you can still have a huge influence on the outcome so you are still involved in all the politicking.
Never tried Battle for Julu - I’ll add it to my list of future game ideas!
One of the great parts of this game is even if your not going to win, you can still have a huge influence on the outcome so you are still involved in all the politicking.
That’s one of the things I liked, yes. If you couldn’t be King you could be a Kingmaker.
Never tried Battle for Julu - I’ll add it to my list of future game ideas!
Battle for Julu is, to my knowledge, only published in Chinese, so you might have a hard time playing it:
I Internet-know the designer. She’s made quite a few games, but this one she specifically made for people like me: simple enough that we don’t get bored to tears, intending it to be basically a gateway drug.
100%. I had a gaming group and we used to play weekly RoR after work, it was an amazing time. I cannot recommend this enough.
We developed an amazing sense of senatorial politics! Noone was safe! Ever.
It was one of those strange games for me. Usually I’m not a fan of wargames, except the simpler ones (like Battle for Julu B.C. 207) every once in a while (my SO is an avid wargamer), but this game, despite being the kind of game I should hate just had me enjoying myself when I got the time to play it.
Enjoying myself, and hating all my fellow players, mind. 😉
Having the right group of people, with the right temperament is critical to enjoying this game. The backstabs are expected, the only question is how long will a understanding last, rather then will someone betray you.
One of the great parts of this game is even if your not going to win, you can still have a huge influence on the outcome so you are still involved in all the politicking.
Never tried Battle for Julu - I’ll add it to my list of future game ideas!
That’s one of the things I liked, yes. If you couldn’t be King you could be a Kingmaker.
Battle for Julu is, to my knowledge, only published in Chinese, so you might have a hard time playing it:
I Internet-know the designer. She’s made quite a few games, but this one she specifically made for people like me: simple enough that we don’t get bored to tears, intending it to be basically a gateway drug.
Looks neat, Chinese isn’t a problem for me. I’ll try to find a copy