Seafall (No spoilers?)

Latest legacy game, described by its designer as a cross between Pirates of the Caribbean and Indiana Jones. I was really looking forward to this game for ages but the early reviews turned me and my gaming group off it a bit. I found myself in another group to play it though and so far I'm really enjoying it after two games.

The's still very much a euro, with a lot of carrying cubes from one spot to another, but it has some really neat mechanics which become even more interesting when they play into the legacy side of things. I can see why some people may not enjoy it straight away since it's not a full game out of the box, in the way that risk or pandemic are, but actually evolves with new games rules and mechanics coming into play after certain number of games.

It does have it's flaws. It's very slow, with a lot of downtime between turns, which can be frustrating with 5 players and if you have AP prone people in your group. I also find myself second guessing decisions and choices and kicking myself for not picking better when I've thought about them a bit more afterwards. I also think the way the log book decisions are done is a bit crap and too random for my liking.

I'm definitely looking forward to playing it more often and chaffing a little at my group only meeting fortnightly to play just one game! If you were on the fence about it, I would recommend it though perhaps just commit to playing the prologue to see if you like the game, though that involves potential spoilers for the rest of the game.

Just played third game tonight. Still really enjoying it but it is slowing down a bit. We do have a couple of AP prone people but there's a lot more stuff going on now.
Catchup mechanic seems to be pretty well done. I keep second guessing what I should have upgraded.

I haven't looked at the files specifically but you pretty much have to stick with the same group. There are up to 5 'houses' competing in the game so a new player would need to use an unused one if you started with less than 5 or take over one from a player who left

Haven't had a chance to play again since last year. Still on game 5 I think

Finally got around to playing game 6 last night. I still mostly enjoy it but it's really too slow.
What game / part are you stuck on?

We're going a game every fortnight, which helps prevent it turning into a chore or making it tedious for some of the players. 3 of us are fighting for the top, always competing for winning each game, while 2 have dropped off. Not sure how they'll be able to catch up.
Still enjoying the game but the pace and speed are major negatives for it. I'm also starting to dislike how swingy / random is can be, not just in dice but in cards drawn and choices made.

Ratina I think we're stuck at the same point you were also because the thingy hasn't been use in that place because not enough other things had been made yet. People are wondering why is hasn't been done yet but they don't know you can't do it until another other things are made. ps I have the things

Ratina said:

I found having all the things don't always help! We finished, there's rules to play after the Legacy stuff but id rather play a different game so I gutted it for parts (hey Boat minis!) I was red, and we had no purple, by the end I used all my and half of purple's aggro stickers, needless to say i did not win...

did you see the box pics for Pandemic Legacy Vol 2?

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Yep, looks awesome. Can't wait to play it. I ended up playing through PL twice since I got it as birthday present. Was still great experience though I had to step back and not offer any advice on what the rest the group should do since it was there first time.