tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post4298998400098476343..comments2023-11-03T02:44:56.790-07:00Comments on Fortress: Ameritrash: Ameritrash is dead! A look at what is hot on BGGMatt Throwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04426055092986158446noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-24038191995540206242018-07-02T21:23:47.005-07:002018-07-02T21:23:47.005-07:00Best, will check it soon.
Best, will check it soon.<br />fnaf 2http://fnafscary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-48659447005697747312007-12-10T03:58:00.000-08:002007-12-10T03:58:00.000-08:00As I hope to start writing more reviews on BGG, I ...As I hope to start writing more reviews on BGG, I was wondering if I might ask you, the Ameritrash experts, what turns you off about particular games. (This is assuming you can stop sucking each other's dicks long enough to think seriously about something).<BR/><BR/>As part of the game reviewing process, I like to suggest who might or might not like a particular game. Obviously Eurogamers vs. Ameritrashers is an important distinction. (Not to me so much, but to people like you.)<BR/><BR/>I started with Fawkes' BGG post on what makes an Ameritrash game, but I'm looking for a (serious) concise list of mechanics that turn off Ameritrashers. Here are some that I've been thinking about.<BR/>1) Efficient and intelligent play will not help you win.<BR/>2) No player elimination.<BR/>3) No backstabbing.<BR/>4) No kingmaking.<BR/>5) No nuclear weapons (basically no totally random fuck you cards).<BR/>6) Elegant mechanics emphasized.<BR/>7) Abstraction of any kind.<BR/>8) Clear, concise rules.<BR/>9) No tons of plastic bits.<BR/>10) Game lengths of less than 3 hours<BR/>11) Played better when sober.<BR/><BR/>Again, these are all the things I can think of that would turn off Ameritrashers to a game.<BR/><BR/>So, if you can get off your knees and wipe your mouths for a few minutes, could you suggest what I may have missed? Or any disagreements with the above?<BR/><BR/>thanks,<BR/>-darenDaren C. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08785868397663078262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-32743310598559980362007-07-30T06:21:00.000-07:002007-07-30T06:21:00.000-07:00IT'S A CONSPIRACY, MAN~!IT'S A CONSPIRACY, MAN~!Ken B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01621793460967739987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-50360408991050445832007-07-29T22:16:00.000-07:002007-07-29T22:16:00.000-07:00Hate to burst your bubble, but we learned you were...Hate to burst your bubble, but we learned you were planning this article and so fudged the hot list so you could cream your jeans.<BR/><BR/>And call AoEIII a hybrid if you like, but it didn't exactly take the best of either of its parents IMO.<BR/><BR/>-MMMOctavianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026046308198065790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-60837983245506588912007-07-26T21:47:00.000-07:002007-07-26T21:47:00.000-07:00This is the only list that matters:BGG Top 10 Game...<I>This is the only list that matters:<BR/><BR/>BGG Top 10 Games<BR/><BR/>1. Puerto Rico<BR/>2. Tigris and Euphrates<BR/>3. Power Grid<BR/>4. Caylus<BR/>5. Twilight Struggle<BR/>6. El Grande<BR/>7. The Princes of Florence<BR/>8. Battlelore<BR/>9. Die Macher<BR/>10. Shogun<BR/><BR/>This is the list that thousand and thousands of gamers go use. Not your wish list Malloc.</I><BR/><BR/>If a list's merit is based on the number of gamers that have decided on its order, then I'll go with this list:<BR/><BR/>1. Go<BR/>2. Chess<BR/>3. Mah-Jong<BR/>4. Backgammon<BR/>5. Monopoly<BR/>6. A deck of cards<BR/>7. Scrabble<BR/>8. Clue<BR/>9. Risk<BR/>10. The Game of Life<BR/><BR/>The list that millions and millions of gamers use. <BR/><BR/>EO, pushing up his glasses, rebuts "Uh, but a few thousand active commentators/data providers that know better and have more elegant tastes (provided by the taste-makers, from on high, praise be their names) are a better judge of merit than billions of people."<BR/><BR/>Your drop in the pond of a community is losing its potency. The world outside is much larger than you perceive. Like it or not, there are more copies of Munchkin Fu* flying off the shelves of the world than Zooleterio*.<BR/><BR/><BR/>* I endorse neither of these products as worthwhile expenditures of money, time or status with one's friends.Joe Belangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00783910664102143802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-52315770363278754392007-07-26T21:46:00.000-07:002007-07-26T21:46:00.000-07:00Malloc, I just want to offer you a heartfelt thank...Malloc, I just want to offer you a heartfelt thanks for going from 1 point text to 2 point text. Well done!robartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294186755409903257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-84953787043458835792007-07-26T21:02:00.000-07:002007-07-26T21:02:00.000-07:00There's a LOT of crossover there. Most people I k...There's a LOT of crossover there. Most people I know who are into the AT scene have at least dabbled (if not fallen head over heels) into one of those 3 games at some point and time.<BR/><BR/>In particular, I think Magic is brilliant. I can't afford to keep up with it, but as a game, it's pure genius.Ken B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01621793460967739987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-8208733460251230762007-07-26T18:14:00.000-07:002007-07-26T18:14:00.000-07:00I'm curious, where does interest in1. Magic: The G...I'm curious, where does interest in<BR/><BR/>1. Magic: The Gathering<BR/>2. RPGs<BR/>3. Warhammer 40k<BR/><BR/>fit in compared with the interest in AT vs. Euros?dbuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340743918872128456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-80274446101450629642007-07-26T16:06:00.000-07:002007-07-26T16:06:00.000-07:00My apologies to Steve Weeks and all the other prot...<I>My apologies to Steve Weeks and all the other protectors of Freedom of Speech. The EO is welcome to start his own blog to talk about his fantasy battles with F:AT bloggers, but this post is mine and it has nothing to do with that Jackass walking around tossing wooden cubes at peoples asses.</I><BR/><BR/>It has nothing to do with freedom of speech. He was spamming, pure and simple.Mr Skeletorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641339798508135450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-84710330673932334242007-07-26T07:17:00.000-07:002007-07-26T07:17:00.000-07:00"Once a kid always a kid"Maybe that explains the h..."Once a kid always a kid"<BR/><BR/><BR/>Maybe that explains the high divorce rate in this country huh?The Euro Overlordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175156980506431665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-45839059898644348872007-07-26T07:09:00.000-07:002007-07-26T07:09:00.000-07:00Once a kid always a kid. Some kids like playing w...Once a kid always a kid. Some kids like playing with trains and some kids like playing with army men.Pat Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200005894774999916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-77461697824234376752007-07-26T06:51:00.000-07:002007-07-26T06:51:00.000-07:00The key word there Ken, is "Younger"How old are yo...The key word there Ken, is "Younger"<BR/><BR/>How old are you? What is totally crazy about you guys is that I would bet you are the same middle age guys you are bitching about!<BR/><BR/>The fact is most of the "baby boomers" are beyond playing with plastic "Zombies" but are ok being "one" with the cube.The Euro Overlordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175156980506431665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-80629223282280558022007-07-26T06:42:00.000-07:002007-07-26T06:42:00.000-07:00I've been in the game stores, and without fail, wh...I've been in the game stores, and without fail, what do the younger gamers pick up? It's Descent. It's Zombies. It's Doom. Stuff that looks like the videogames and movies that they are familiar with and enjoy.<BR/><BR/>They see a bespectacled man with a bunch of steam engines, just doesn't have the same impact. Same with a middle-aged provost/king frowning at you from the box cover.Ken B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01621793460967739987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-55642206610116739212007-07-26T06:32:00.000-07:002007-07-26T06:32:00.000-07:00While I certainly admire the copious amounts of fr...While I certainly admire the copious amounts of free time the Euro Overlord seems to enjoy, his comments were just a little to far off topic and totally based on fiction for me not to nuke. <BR/><BR/>My apologies to Steve Weeks and all the other protectors of Freedom of Speech. The EO is welcome to start his own blog to talk about his fantasy battles with F:AT bloggers, but this post is mine and it has nothing to do with that Jackass walking around tossing wooden cubes at peoples asses. <BR/><BR/>If the EO would like to post aout the topic I will b happy to not nuke his posts. <BR/><BR/>-MMallochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161879915843019634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-42316326211013485752007-07-26T05:46:00.000-07:002007-07-26T05:46:00.000-07:00"Yeah, I'm going with Steve Weeks. If so, we'll fi..."Yeah, I'm going with Steve Weeks. If so, we'll find out when the gag is up. Weeks is Texan enough to own up to it. "<BR/><BR/>Hey guys! Sorry The Euro Overlord is NOT me! there are many tell-tale signs that it is certainly not me. For one, I would have developed the characters of Rick and Greg more to show their symptoms of "Cube Confusion"<BR/><BR/>Next, I would never have had Ken as a stable boy, a man from my own hometown?<BR/><BR/>And finally, me playing D&D these days is like Greg Schloesser playing electric guitar, it ain't gonna happen! HA!<BR/><BR/>Stevethe*mad*gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883143703503848037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-56567634696680724832007-07-26T05:21:00.000-07:002007-07-26T05:21:00.000-07:00Euro OverlordYou really should just start your own...Euro Overlord<BR/><BR/>You really should just start your own blog. That's where everything you written here belongs. Everything that you have written is just going to be lost if you leave it here. In the future, anyone looking for the battle of Michael Barnes and the Euro Overlord won't be able to find it on F:AT because it is under an unrelated subject heading.<BR/><BR/>If you copy your work over into your own blog, I will add a link to it in my personal game blog. However, in the future I would ask that you stay on topic here at F:AT. This is a blog, not a message board. Disrupting a topic specific discussion on a blog is considered spam. If you want to discuss something other than the current topic of discussion, you can start an entry in your own blog. <BR/><BR/>Also, if our other readers who keep a game related blogs let me know, I will add a link for your's too. <BR/><BR/>Finally, if there is a topic that any readers want discussed here on F:AT, please send submissions, suggestions, topics and questions to fortressat@gmail.com.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990801735325411116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-77998702832715812802007-07-26T02:22:00.000-07:002007-07-26T02:22:00.000-07:00I initially thought it WAS Barnes but . . . Barnes...<I><BR/>I initially thought it WAS Barnes but . . . Barnes has better punctuation. Also, EO is posting WAY too much for this to be an in-house joke.</I><BR/><BR/>It sure as hell better not be an in house joke, and if it is that person better cut the shit because two threads have now been ruined with this unfunny garbage.Mr Skeletorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641339798508135450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-83845845936029923252007-07-26T00:42:00.000-07:002007-07-26T00:42:00.000-07:00The euro overlord wakes up after his torrid night ...The euro overlord wakes up after his torrid night with Rick, Greg, and Mr Vasel - scratches his aching balls, and then screams in agony<BR/><BR/>"NOOOOOOOOO .... it was all a dream - noooooooooooooooooo"<BR/><BR/>(And, as the EO lies quietly sobbing and stroking his favourite meeples, in the fading light the viewers notice a small red F:AT glowing on his butt.)Southernmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254183843277088157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-62140558265275013872007-07-25T22:38:00.000-07:002007-07-25T22:38:00.000-07:00Oops...sorry I missed it...I was busy having a lif...Oops...sorry I missed it...I was busy having a life...Michael Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01465993224831900150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-62010594111922967862007-07-25T21:56:00.000-07:002007-07-25T21:56:00.000-07:00Wo wo wo...Looks like the ref in this one was Tim ...Wo wo wo...Looks like the ref in this one was Tim Donaghy.Pat Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200005894774999916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-47157611642673986452007-07-25T20:45:00.000-07:002007-07-25T20:45:00.000-07:00I think the Google search results equals heat meth...I think the Google search results equals heat method is a very fine way of constructing a 'Hot List'. It's certainly going to be a truer indicator of the general Status Quo than the Top Rated list on BGG, which is taken from a very narrow section of society. <BR/><BR/>I'm quite surprised how poor a showing the Euros have on that list. I'd also expect there to be more traditional family type games like Trivial Pursuit or Pictionary. That AT does so well surprises me, but it is a pleasant surprise.<BR/><BR/>It certainly looks like the Euro fad is dying off a bit. I'm sure there will always be some games in that style but hopefully we won't need an entire shelf do display Alhambra and it's many expansions.Muzzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715756477025218313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-16609850103092957082007-07-25T20:44:00.000-07:002007-07-25T20:44:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.The Euro Overlordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175156980506431665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-12513298631994451342007-07-25T20:39:00.000-07:002007-07-25T20:39:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.The Euro Overlordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175156980506431665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-37003187150971763242007-07-25T19:58:00.000-07:002007-07-25T19:58:00.000-07:00Yeah, the more the Overlord talks, the more the Ov...<I>Yeah, the more the Overlord talks, the more the Overlord sounds like an AT-er. </I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Really. If anyone on here actually thinks this guy is here to represent Eurogamers, I have some prime swampland to sell them. Also, how about a poker game? <BR/><BR/>I initially thought it WAS Barnes but . . . Barnes has better punctuation. Also, EO is posting WAY too much for this to be an in-house joke. Yeah, I'm going with Steve Weeks. If so, we'll find out when the gag is up. Weeks is Texan enough to own up to it. <BR/><BR/>(thunder)RK Fadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064574805169644535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811769968708731746.post-47986837218387066642007-07-25T19:55:00.000-07:002007-07-25T19:55:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.The Euro Overlordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175156980506431665noreply@blogger.com