Comments on: Playing ticket to ride with the kids. http://www.myextralife.com/eltv/playing-ticket-to-ride/ Web comic, podcasts, and other junk. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:01:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Magichorn http://www.myextralife.com/eltv/playing-ticket-to-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-484974 Magichorn Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:09:34 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=10544#comment-484974 I love that when there are songs in Scott's videos its always Depeche Mode. I love that when there are songs in Scott’s videos its always Depeche Mode.

]]> By: Awesomeness http://www.myextralife.com/eltv/playing-ticket-to-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-484853 Awesomeness Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:08:22 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=10544#comment-484853 Best board game ever! Wookie is right German Style is the best. Oh but Scott try get the European version it expands on the original fantastically by adding new features, such as tunnels, ferries and stations. It has won so many award. I advise everyone to look at www.daysofwonder.com awesome. Best board game ever!
Wookie is right German Style is the best.
Oh but Scott try get the European version it expands on the original fantastically by adding new features, such as tunnels, ferries and stations. It has won so many award. I advise everyone to look at http://www.daysofwonder.com awesome.

]]> By: wookievomit http://www.myextralife.com/eltv/playing-ticket-to-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-484766 wookievomit Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:26:15 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=10544#comment-484766 I LOVE TICKET TO RIDE~~~~German Style gaming is the only way to go!!! For those confused by us referencing "German Style" board game Here is what we mean. -No Player Elimination -The Game Usually always has a theme for example Trains in Ticket to Ride Or Colony games like Settlers and Puerto Rico ( one of the greatest games ever made) another note to be made is a German Style game will NEVER have a War Theme. -International Friendly Meaning besides the rules the game uses few or zero words instead the game will use Attractive pieces and cards that display symbols that any culture would recognize. -Games will range from 30 minutes to a max 1.5 hours(very rare) -The Game Board and Pieces should be Pleasing to the eye using lots of colors and unique ways to build the board. -Like any game the best German Style games have innovative Game Mechanics and innovative ways of doing time tested ones like trading or auctions. -The creator of the game is always credited like an author of a book. The most famous one probably being Klaus Teuber (settlers of catan) -There are two very notable awards given out every year to the BEST game release these are Spiel des Jahres and Deutscher Spiele Preis. Usually any game with this title on it will be AMAZING. I LOVE TICKET TO RIDE~~~~German Style gaming is the only way to go!!!

For those confused by us referencing “German Style” board game Here is what we mean.

-No Player Elimination

-The Game Usually always has a theme for example Trains in Ticket to Ride Or Colony games like Settlers and Puerto Rico ( one of the greatest games ever made) another note to be made is a German Style game will NEVER have a War Theme.

-International Friendly Meaning besides the rules the game uses few or zero words instead the game will use Attractive pieces and cards that display symbols that any culture would recognize.

-Games will range from 30 minutes to a max 1.5 hours(very rare)

-The Game Board and Pieces should be Pleasing to the eye using lots of colors and unique ways to build the board.

-Like any game the best German Style games have innovative Game Mechanics and innovative ways of doing time tested ones like trading or auctions.

-The creator of the game is always credited like an author of a book. The most famous one probably being Klaus Teuber (settlers of catan)

-There are two very notable awards given out every year to the BEST game release these are Spiel des Jahres and Deutscher Spiele Preis. Usually any game with this title on it will be AMAZING.

]]> By: mercator http://www.myextralife.com/eltv/playing-ticket-to-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-484620 mercator Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:13:54 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=10544#comment-484620 I say walmart because i live in the boonies and that is the only store in 70 miles that sells games. No need to flame me. I say walmart because i live in the boonies and that is the only store in 70 miles that sells games. No need to flame me.

]]> By: mercator http://www.myextralife.com/eltv/playing-ticket-to-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-484619 mercator Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:13:21 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=10544#comment-484619 Consoles are great, but sitting down and playing games with the kids is way better. You get much more interaction. Sometimes they get a little too competitive, but then I do something corny and they snap back to reality - its only a game. Well played, Scott (pun intended). I haven't played that one, but my daughters are 13 (twins) and they like the Cranium games, Risk (though my wife is dangerous. Had fun making an alliance against her, then crushing my ally to her horror... Except the next time we played they all allied against me and I had to go to my den -_- ) We have a bunch of the classics like Clue and Sorry, etc. But they also like Civilization, the board game, when we have enough time to play it. THAT game takes FOREVER! I want to get Catan, but they don't sell it at Wal-mart, and ebay has gotten so sketchy. Consoles are great, but sitting down and playing games with the kids is way better. You get much more interaction. Sometimes they get a little too competitive, but then I do something corny and they snap back to reality – its only a game.

Well played, Scott (pun intended).

I haven’t played that one, but my daughters are 13 (twins) and they like the Cranium games, Risk (though my wife is dangerous. Had fun making an alliance against her, then crushing my ally to her horror… Except the next time we played they all allied against me and I had to go to my den -_- )

We have a bunch of the classics like Clue and Sorry, etc. But they also like Civilization, the board game, when we have enough time to play it. THAT game takes FOREVER! I want to get Catan, but they don’t sell it at Wal-mart, and ebay has gotten so sketchy.

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