Well, I'm 0-3, although once we had the big bad guy out on the table, waiting to be smacked. For the last loss, the bad guy was 2 cards away. In both games, I can think of numerous things we did that could have gotten us a little further.
I'll say this: the game is balanced. MOST games will come down to the bitter end, which means the big bad ghost incarnation is on the table or close to getting on the table. It is harder than Pandemic for many reasons - the first of which is you cannot arbitrarily end the game "early". In Pandemic, you can get a good run, and win the game quickly. In Ghost Stories, if you have a good run (e.g. got good Ghost Cards in a row), you will eventually have to face the bad run as you have to go through most all of the deck to win. The bad guy is at the bottom part of the deck no matter what (on initiation level). Whether you are good or great at this game, you still have to pound your way to the end of the deck, which means facing all the toughest ghosts too. So it is DEFINITELY harder than Pandemic, although I think it is winnable with smart play. We got SOOO close twice, and I'm guessing we'll get there again soon. The ONLY strategy I picked up from BGG (and one I would have figured out anyway) is to put ghosts into the corners so that you can have two chances at exorcising them. That strategy alone has been enough to get me close. I definitely like the game. It's a little different, although slightly repetitive after getting through 30, 40, 50 ghosts. But is it the "next best thing in gaming"? That's a little much to ask just because YOU happened to buy it. It costs $30-$35 for goodness sakes. If I paid $79.95 for a title, I'd expect it to be the next best thing, but not for $30-$35. For me, it fits a nice "puzzle" niche that I am quite fond of! On Dec 30, 6:36 am, Verkisto <[email protected]> wrote: > Because I just used my Funagain gift certificate to order a copy. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/BGG_down?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
