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DOOM: The Boardgame
Ant writes "And I thought I had seen it all from DOOM world. Nope, there is a boardgame! It is for 2 to 4 players, playable in 1 to 2 hours, based on the groundbreaking DOOM 3 computer game by id Software. Seen on Blue's News." There's also Frag, which IMHO isn't a very good boardgame. The Doom game looks like it might work, though.
i guess i won't have to worry about getting a new graphics card after all
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Here's a look at the roll result matrix:
Roll a 1: You are unable to see shit; lost 5 HP
Roll a 2: You are unable to see shit; lose 5 HP
Roll a 3: You are unable to see shit; lose 5 HP
Roll a 4: You are unable to see shit; lose 5 HP
Roll a 5: You are unable to see shit; lose 5 HP
Roll a 6: You are unable to see shit; lose 5 HP
Roll a 7: You are unable to see shit; lose 5 HP
Roll a 8: You are unable to see shit; lose 5 HP
It would be cool if it didn't suck.
... i hope it comes with a roll of duct tape!
(PS: I loved D3!)
Is there something I am not getting here?
Most board games have some sort of Role-Playing element to them, not just "You walk into a room with 3 Cyberdemons. You died." Doom is a GREAT video game as most hack and slash games like it. How does gameplay flow?
Are there character goals? Can you build up your marine to rule the underworld?
Then again, perhaps I just don't get it...
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Does it come with a chainsaw or do we have to bring our own?
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You just landed on Park Place, which has 2 Hell Knights, a Cyberdemon, 8 Imps, and a hotel. You owe me $1750 and a case of shotgun shells.
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You will have to upgrade your table in order to play.
See what real boardgame geeks think of it:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/10640
Ranked 68th, that's very good!
The rules provided in the box aren't always clear, but the game does have a lot of replayability. In fact, playing a mission you haven't played before can be extremely difficult, as it's easy to waste too much time and too many respawns exploring.
Some people would argue that the ammo system is rather sucky, though. You collect ammo counters and lose them on the basis of the dice, not for every shot you make, so you may get no opportunity to use the bigger weapons with two dice that have chances to miss. This is especially crucial when you consider some monsters can't even be harmed by most weapons. Oh, and the losing armour on respawn really, really sucks, because there's so little of it in most missions, and without it, pretty much everything that attacks you will do damage.
If you play it much, you'll probably want to establish some tailored rules for your group.
Other stuff: the miniatures are decent and painting allows you to see the nice amount of detail they have on them; the playing pieces and cards are all heavy enough stock that should last a fair while.
Give it a try, though!
Ph-nglui mglw'nafh Gates M'dna wgah'nagl fhtagn.
Cheat codes:
GOD MODE: "roll" dice by placing them down carefully on the number you want
KILL ALL MONSTERS: Place your hand firmly on your playing pice. With the other hand grasp the playing board with your other hand and shake vigorously.
UNLIMITED AMMO: Point behind the other players and say in a loud voice, "Hey, what the heck is THAT over there!?!?!" When other player look away to see what you are looking at, grab all unused game tokens.
CHANGE LEVELS: With a broad sweep of your arm, clean the board. Then set up again in the configuration of the level you want to play.
EASTER EGGS: IDDQD, many easter eggs will become hidden in your house. (This only works on Easter morning)
They've already come out with a see-through-walls hack too, in fact, it looks like it's pre-built into the game...
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