{"id":2377,"date":"2019-05-20T16:20:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T16:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2019-05-20T16:21:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T16:21:01","slug":"a-place-at-the-table-legacy-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/20\/a-place-at-the-table-legacy-games\/","title":{"rendered":"A Place at the Table: Legacy Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello again, friends. I had to give some thought about what\nI wanted to talk about this week. I\u2019ve covered a lot of stuff, and there is\nalways something board game related to talk about. After some time, I decided\nupon legacy games. Number One and I are currently in the midst of a legacy game\nat the moment with some of Number One\u2019s cousins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A legacy game is a game that you play with the same group of\npeople over a set number of weeks. Each session builds on the previous session\nuntil you reach the ultimate conclusion at the end of the game. You\u2019ll\nsometimes hear legacy games called campaign games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first legacy style game that I\u2019d ever heard of was Pandemic<\/a>. And, I believe that Pandemic has actually created a second legacy version of the game. I don\u2019t play Pandemic often, so I\u2019m not up to date on this particular game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pandemic Legacy: Season 1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Number One and I are currently playing Scythe: The Rise of Fenris.<\/a> The Scythe legacy game is a series of eight episodes that are played over a number of weeks (or months, as may be the case). As of this writing, we will be playing episode 7 this week. I won\u2019t post any spoilers or discuss the particulars of the game just in case anyone reading wants to play the game. Just like movie spoilers, it\u2019s not nice to do that to other players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are my thoughts about legacy style games. So far,\nhaving only played this one specific legacy game, I like it. It\u2019s neat to build\non the things that you unlock each episode. I like seeing the progression of\nthe game. It\u2019s nice to see how the game progresses and how each play plans out\ntheir strategy based on the new information that comes to light with each game.\nWith Scythe, there are some specific articles and advantages that, once opened,\ncan be used in regular play with the base game. I really enjoy opening all of\nthe boxes. Opening the boxes, for our group, is a driving force for playing\neach episode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scythe: The Rise of Fenris<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

There are some things that I don\u2019t like as well, but I think\nthey more personal things rather than anything related to the style of game\nitself, and my thoughts may change based on the individual game. With Rise of\nFenris, I feel that after a couple weeks of playing the \u201csame game\u201d, your brain\nneeds a break. Scythe, in and of itself, is a pretty hefty game that can take a\ncouple of hours to play. If you are playing that every single week with all of\nthese adaptions and changes and new information, I feel overwhelmed. The other\nthing that is difficult with legacy games is avoiding spoilers for the upcoming\nepisode of each game. I\u2019m not one of those people who actively avoids spoilers\nor gets upset if I hear one, but I know there are people who don\u2019t want to know\nbefore they reach that point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legacy games does seem to be a new trend in board games. I\u2019ve seen some game makers hinting that there will be legacy games for some games. I\u2019ve heard a rumor that Terraforming Mars may have a legacy campaign game in the future. I\u2019d probably play get it, if that is the case. I\u2019ve bought all the other expansions for Terraforming, so what\u2019s one more for the game, right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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