I ran across some old notes recently that put me in mind of our recent comments about three player scenarios, and how one side had to threaten the other two at...
Hi all, We've seen the haikus, but I think this is where no man has gone before. A Blue player had high hopes for William Thinking of winning points sure did...
Thanks for the link, I never saw the game before. It looks like a good read at the very least. Jim ************************************** See what's free at...
The game is new to me, too. Just read it, sounds interesting, like the emphasis on raiding, but I have a big reservation about this statement: "The large...
These are awards announced at World Boardgaming Championships. Lew CSR 2006 Award Ballot Please copy and paste into an email, complete, and send to: ...
Looks like we'll set a "modern-day" record for fewest messages in a month this May. I have posted in the file section an 11 minute ( < 3 MB) podcast, "How to...
Lew and others, I just joined Eurobrit after several discussions on BoardGameGeek, and had a look through Brit 3. If you'll pardon a bit of impertinence, it...
If we were primarily concerned with what's essential, we wouldn't deviate from B2, I suppose. The question put another way is, where is B2 least satisfactory...
Lew, I do get that Brit 3 is an effort to emphasize historical accuracy over pure playability, but I was struck by a couple things: - Splitting nations but...
Not exactly. Ireland is added, and additional pieces are needed. The idea is that it will be an expansion, and the additional pieces will be provided along...
You might need to try "split nations" before you're sure it will be a burden. For historical purposes I want the possibility that some nations disappear (e.g....
I tend to agree with the Beanster. I'm all for new nations (I've been splitting the Angles into two or more for years), but it seems pointless if you split up...
In "Arthur" there are four Angle nations (Northumbria split into Bernicia and Deira), and a player isn't likely to have more than 2. I fear that internecine...
Can boats be used to travel to areas which are otherwise restricted by major invasion? ie could angles go boating from che, could danes boat from mar to heb? ...
My friends and I have played Brit 2 for a few games now, and we have noticed a common theme of the blue player struggling to even reach the average scores...
Does anyone know of a way to play Italia by email? Thanks Jim ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions...
Yellow has yet to win a game in my group. Lew Pulsipher (the designer) has mentioned on several occasions that different groups come up with different trends....
You might read this: http://www.pulsipher.net/britannia/onepageblue.htm Also, it's worth noting that in playtesting we suspected that blue was the strongest...
in the eurobrit files someone posted some average scores for each nation - you could look see which ones were scoring less than average. if it's picts, perhaps...
Hi Luke and Jim, ... None to find in grognard or boardgamegeek... I've played 3 matches so far and have written a review in German. I like this variant. cu,...
... the ... win. ... not ... to ... I only have a half-dozen games under my belt, but I have a couple thoughts on improving blue's odds: 1. Blue's chances...
So I got my copy of Brit2 the other day and my kids (6 & 8) helped me punch. My daughter (the younger one) asked me where the various things had to go as even...
