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This is part of a series of bloody matches to the death. Show support for your favorite game so it will do better in the fight. You can support it by writing why you think its the better game and more importantly by betting (i.e. voting for) it. Please make it clear for when I check the bets later. You have until Friday when I tally the bets and declare the winner. I will reserve my bet for any tie-breakers.
Although you should be familiar with both games, there is no rule that says you have to have played both of them. The only rule in Trashdome is this;
Two games enter! One game leaves!
Trashdome: Nexus Ops vs Survive! Escape from Atlantis
Nexus Ops: Avalon Hill's classic from 2005 with a terrible reprint in 2012 by FFG
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Survive! Escape from Atlantis: Parker Brother's classic first published in 1982 with an excellent reprint in 2012 by Stronghold Games (and then a few more recent versions since).
The family needs to game this holiday, what does the Trashdome say they should play?
Bonus question: I've never played with the Survive! expansions, do I need dolphins in my life?
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Nexus Ops is good but something about its complexity/theme makes it an odd duck for me. It's slightly too complicated for a true family game but not crunchy enough for any adults I game with. It's still a great game and one I wished I played more.
If anyone needs an actual holiday family game suggestion, Taboo! is my pick. The rules are super simple and everyone I've played with has a blast with it.
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- Jackwraith
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If this is a Trashdome about which is the better family game, Survive. If you're talking which is the better game overall, Nexus Ops.
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I have the original Surivie US release, and it's a super fun light game.
But for my game geek game night it's Nexus Ops all the way. I've never had anybody not like it, or ever had a bad game of it. It had all the right elements at the right time for my group. The bits are great with the glowing(ish) pieces, the theme is neat, it's the right amount of game (complexity) and the game doesn't overstay its welcome.
I'm on board with :
Family game night: Survive
Gamer Game Night: Nxus Ops.
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Nexus Ops is fun and all, but it’s no Survive.
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Survive! hands down.
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I don't have anything to add to the discussions above, as they point out the merits of both very well.
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I will also say that the 2012 FFG reprint of Nexus Ops is graphically not very nice looking, but it's basically the same game at least. I actually think it's only a little worse than the original 2011 Stronghold Survive, which I think is a pretty ugly game as well with lots of graphical issues of its own.
Vote: Nexus Ops
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