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So what can you tell me about OUTPOST?
So I question those wise sages who've played this: Is it just auction mania? Not crazy about lots of auctions and immediately thought to myself "wish there was some kind of area control on a board or something." That said, it seems kinda cutthroat and the theme's got me suckered into being interested.
Comparisons to Power Grid? havent played but the theme doesnt do much for me.
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It's not very much like Power Grid, but maybe more like Age of Steam or Merchant of Venus?
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ZAVANDOR was a game I played for six hours once with a crowd of Eurogamers. It is, in fact, endless auctions. You bid on everything using two different kinds of currency. You get different gems to make what you produce chaes;;;;;fje;ihee;riisirhsers;eeeeeee
Oh, I'm sorry, I just nodded off.
So a vote of no confidence for OUTPOST. It's ZAVANDOR with crusty old timeyness and an even longer playtime. Theme? HA! It's purely a numbers game.
If you want to play this kind of game (pure economics), PLANET STEAM. It probably costs less than a copy of OUTPOST and it doesn't bore you to death.
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PLANET STEAM. It probably costs less than a copy of OUTPOST and it doesn't bore you to death.
It bored me to death.
It was like playing Container but cost $50 more.
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I mean, who sees a game called CONTAINER and says "that looks fun!"
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Well, if nothing else, at least the game is called PLANET STEAM, which is infinitely more interesting than CONTAINER.
I mean, who sees a game called CONTAINER and says "that looks fun!"
Just wait for them to complete the CONTAINER Trilogy.
First came CONTAINER,
the next blockbuster......... BOX,
followed by the creme de la creme........ BROWN PAPER BAG
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Well, if nothing else, at least the game is called PLANET STEAM, which is infinitely more interesting than CONTAINER.
I mean, who sees a game called CONTAINER and says "that looks fun!"
You're perilously close to pissing off the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
Sag.
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Outpost is still playable, and has some nasty traps and pitfalls. It really does run on perhaps an hour over its desired length.
Outpost has crucial auctions and there are a lot of them. Zavandoor trims down the number of auctions, and frequently makes them the sort where only one person bids. Zavandoor can also be finished in 30-45 minutes per player with actual humans, 3 is a good number for it for that reason.
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Just rechecked SoZ. Yep - still looks DULL AS DIRT. Sweet Jebus! I remember this game coming out and I was excited by the description, then looked deeper and was immediately turned off. No further exploration necessary.
But even thought it does seem incredibly similar to Outpost (with tweaks) - it's got me wondering why the difference in theme shifts my gut feelings so much. I'm a guy who loves both Fantasy and Science Fiction. Maybe it's just that I can see mega corps bidding on factories, but wizards auctioning gems or whatever seems counterintuitive.
So looks like I wont be searching out my own copy of this OOP beast, but I think I'd sit down to a game if asked. Just to see for myself.
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Container has those cool ships though....Well, if nothing else, at least the game is called PLANET STEAM, which is infinitely more interesting than CONTAINER.
I mean, who sees a game called CONTAINER and says "that looks fun!"
Although, I see a game like container and I imagine a U-boat lurking off the coast somewhere....
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If I put Container on the table I'd get laughed at.
.....by me
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CONTAINER?Well, if nothing else, at least the game is called PLANET STEAM, which is infinitely more interesting than CONTAINER.
I mean, who sees a game called CONTAINER and says "that looks fun!"
I barely know her!
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