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by Slashdoctor The main issue is the "all in" value. Most backers would either back a solid base game or go for all-in. Agricola's "fomo" all-in is absolutely massive and rather insane. So I guessing...
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by Big Bad Lex Because it's Gamefound. Fine until you use it.
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by The Meeple DigestWelcome to this week’s gaming post! Recently I published a list of my Top 5 Underrated Games, so this week I decided to follow that up with my Top 5 Overrated Games. I’ll preface...
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by Dystopian The wooden option is certainly nice enough, and the acrylics tiles are not nearly as central to the game as in CoB, which makes them (and the miniatures) unnecessary to get a great...
View ArticleReply: Agricola:: Crowdfunding:: Re: Why gamefound campaign did worse than...
by Schaden It didn’t…Puerto Rico raised $3,624,540 during the campaign.CoB raised €2,938,757 during the campaign.Agricola currently has €3,185,815 ($3,671,562) which is more than both, and still has 4...
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by mistersafety AR have just announced an F deck as the latest stretch goal.
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by Newshmistersafety wrote:AR have just announced an F deck as the latest stretch goal.Its notable that this deck is in collaboration with Uwe Rosenberg.
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by SchadenNewsh wrote:mistersafety wrote:AR have just announced an F deck as the latest stretch goal.Its notable that this deck is in collaboration with Uwe Rosenberg.Also confusing. From reading the...
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by NewshSchaden wrote:Also confusing. ...Yes. It's a little frustrating to me that AR give a bit of information about so many of the aspects of the delivery and we're required to guess what that may...
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by bearpersonSchaden wrote:Newsh wrote:mistersafety wrote:AR have just announced an F deck as the latest stretch goal.Its notable that this deck is in collaboration with Uwe Rosenberg.Also confusing....
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by rolaids24bearperson wrote:Schaden wrote:Newsh wrote:mistersafety wrote:AR have just announced an F deck as the latest stretch goal.Its notable that this deck is in collaboration with Uwe...
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by Anthony Boydell TBH I've not seen this kind of behaviour before: the campaign doesn't have a 'hard stop' but tickles along for a little longer every time someone jumps in and...
View ArticleReply: Agricola:: Crowdfunding:: Re: Why gamefound campaign did worse than...
by BobDavisSchaden wrote: Edit: The Agricola SE campaign finished at €5,144,911 ($6,030,608) blowing both PR and CoB out of the water in terms of pledged amount during the campaign. Granted around...
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by Schaden Why the gamefound campaign did better than Puerto Rico and Castle of Burgundy?
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by Firnefex Agricola performed better than Puerto Rico in 2 campaigns combined!
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by Meeple_Pusher The Gamefound endgame feature did not exist when the CoB campaign was originally run. I imagine that has something to do with it. This Agricola Special Edition campaign received over...
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by FirnefexSchaden wrote:Why the gamefound campaign did better than Puerto Rico and Castle of Burgundy?Why shouldn't it?Meeple_Pusher wrote:The Gamefound endgame feature did not exist when the CoB...
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by Warren White The temps were brutal this week. Upper 90's every day, but even that is deceiving. The "heat index" had temps feeling like 100+ and the humidity was absolutely brutal. Fortunately, I...
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by Newsh Because Agricola is the G.O.A.T?
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by Eddyfication Agricola is popular on its own anyway but coming off the backs of 2 other successful old school euro special edition AR campaigns and the whole endgame thing all seems to have helped....
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by tinkha There were also 2 campaigns for Castles of Burgundy. One brought in $6.7M and the reprint then got nearly another $4.3M
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by astroglide Plays this month:Agricola + Agricola Revised == 842 + 907 == 1,749Puerto Rico (various editions) == 367 + 99 + 42 + 48 + 0 + 5 == 561By this crude metric, Agricola is more than 3x as...
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by Harry_Hole_Gold When this campaign dropped and folks were angry about the Art and AI, somone suggested this campaign wasn't effective because BGG has 44k people saying its in their collection and...
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by fbinderastroglide wrote:Plays this month:Agricola + Agricola Revised == 842 + 907 == 1,749Puerto Rico (various editions) == 367 + 99 + 42 + 48 + 0 + 5 == 561By this crude metric, Agricola is more...
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by BobDavisHarry_Hole_Gold wrote: Having said that, unless they report it, we have no idea how much money CoB and PR made during the late pledge periods, CoB had 2. So its possible that one or both...
View ArticleThread: Agricola:: General:: Anyone still playing the online implementation...
by Tweezyman1 I purchased this app many years ago and never tried out the online version. Recently I've tried to start/join some games on the old playdek app but haven't had any success. Is it dead?...
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by Bernaar Yes, I am still playing. In my opinion it works better than BGA when on mobile phone. There are still players there playing it online too.
View ArticleReply: Agricola:: Crowdfunding:: Re: Why gamefound campaign did better than...
by mikehaupert Agreed. I pledged at the lowest level just to get all the cards and the irrigation expansions.
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by Padington Play every day.Padington is my alias…Yours?
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by Tweezyman1 Thanks I added you! Mine is Tweezyman
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by gric_chick Yes we have a group of around 45 players! We are always looking for more players, see this thread: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3520608/ios-agricola-lookin...
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by fardoche I’m trying to find the app in the App Store with no success. I tried Agricola and Playdek and couldn’t find it. What’s the name?
View ArticleReply: Agricola:: General:: Re: Anyone still playing the online...
by Tweezyman1fardoche wrote:I’m trying to find the app in the App Store with no success. I tried Agricola and Playdek and couldn’t find it. What’s the name?Unfortunately it's no longer sold on the App...
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by Bernaar Currently the app seems to hang during login. Anyone else experiencing this and did someone contacted Playdek yet?
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by TheShipper The server is down currently but this happens from time to time. It has always (so far) come back up.Incidentally, we have a substantial group of players that regularly play. There are...
View ArticleMy Personal Opinions on 5 Gaming Trends Impacting the Board Gaming Industry
by The Meeple DigestIntroWelcome to this week’s gaming post! I thought I’d mix things up this week by discussing a few of the recent trends in the board gaming industry. As a caveat, these are just my...
View ArticleNew Image for Agricola
by MisterGoodies<div>2 players game with upgraded components</div>
View ArticleReview: Agricola:: I've come to the conclusion that Agricola with minor...
by davidandsath Agricola was one of the first games I bought when I got into the hobby, and it's been a firm favourite - I love the intensity and the tension of the game. However, I think the game is...
View ArticleReply: Agricola:: Reviews:: Re: I've come to the conclusion that Agricola...
by tonksey Good for you if you know which way you prefer Agricola to be played & your reasons for doing so.For me personally, I find the improvements/occupations elevate Agricola to being a superb...
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by ousgg I have played a lot of Agricola. But I also own Agricola: Family Edition and enjoy it a great deal.People who only play Agricola once in a while find it a much more competitive option without...
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by rolaids24davidandsath wrote:I think my thinking here is: - If you're going to have a _large_ stack of possible cards to add to add variance - they should be _always_ be common to all. eg. imagine...
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by mojen01 I feel the same way! Agricola is like my #1 game but I prefer without cards. It's just adds another stressful decision. You have to decide if you want to skip out on resources to play cards,...
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by RvdH83 Many Agricola players draft the cards at the start of the game. And that should generally help you determining a strategy as well as give you a decent understanding of what other cards are in...
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by Mattias To me Agricola is nice for a euro, but I wouldn’t play it without FotM AND minors and occupations. All decks mixed with a nice draft. Add Through the Seasons for some variety. ;)
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by Schaden Have you tried Caverna?Nothing wrong with liking a game a certain way, and not here to invalidate your opinions. But despite a number of similarities, many people tend to strongly prefer...
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by Valcurdra Would not touch it with a 10 foot pole the way you play, but that's not something that should concern you, enjoy the game how you like it.
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