Flashback Friday - Nexus Ops - Love it or Hate It? Do you Still Play It?

Love it, still play it. I'd much rather sit down to this than Scythe or Rising Sun.

Jexik wrote: After the so-far unanimous approval here, I decided to check out what the BGG hivemind gave it- and it's right at 350, with games like Citadels, Roborally and Thurn & Taxis.

And Concordia is 22?! What.

Nexus ops is just a wonderful classic. Thurn & Taxis is possibly my least favorite game ever.

Jexik wrote: After the so-far unanimous approval here, I decided to check out what the BGG hivemind gave it- and it's right at 350, with games like Citadels, Roborally and Thurn & Taxis.

And Concordia is 22?! What.

I've had people whose opinions I respect recommend Concordia, but I can't make it three minutes into a how-to-play video without going, "NEXT!"

I've got the AH edition and even though it doesn't get played often now (a combination of owning lots of great games, few gaming opportunities and a small group) it will only be sold when I finsih up in the hobby.
The minis are great, the rules simple but thorough and near perfect, combat both simplistic and involved ... and fun, and the VP objectives ahead of its time. I have always talked about building a custom monolith but never done it - maybe I just like it how it came.

Space Ghost wrote:

Jexik wrote: After the so-far unanimous approval here, I decided to check out what the BGG hivemind gave it- and it's right at 350, with games like Citadels, Roborally and Thurn & Taxis.

And Concordia is 22?! What.

Nexus ops is just a wonderful classic. Thurn & Taxis is possibly my least favorite game ever.

Do tell about Thurn and Taxis. Was considering doing a article on it.

Jexik wrote: After the so-far unanimous approval here, I decided to check out what the BGG hivemind gave it- and it's right at 350, with games like Citadels, Roborally and Thurn & Taxis.

And Concordia is 22?! What.

I've found some of the best games lie outside of the top 200 that the hivemind recommends.

Proving yet again that the only reason to use that system is for inventory purposes when running a game shop so that you remain stocked in fashionable trends.

WadeMonnig wrote:

Space Ghost wrote:

Jexik wrote: After the so-far unanimous approval here, I decided to check out what the BGG hivemind gave it- and it's right at 350, with games like Citadels, Roborally and Thurn & Taxis.

And Concordia is 22?! What.

Nexus ops is just a wonderful classic. Thurn & Taxis is possibly my least favorite game ever.

Do tell about Thurn and Taxis. Was considering doing a article on it.

Please don't. Also it will be a couple of hours of your life you will never get back.

Ken B. wrote: I've had people whose opinions I respect recommend Concordia, but I can't make it three minutes into a how-to-play video without going, "NEXT!"

It's not bad. In fact it's probably pretty good. 22 all time surprised me though.

And 350 for a 13-year old game is still good. There are about 10 games in the top 100 that are as old or older than Nexus Ops.

Thurn and Taxis felt like a proto Ticket to Ride.

Ah_Pook wrote: I made a custom black light monolith for it, even.

OK, that is the coolest game pimp I have ever seen. I want to play with you!

Possibly my favorite game of all time.

I found NexusOps unsatisfying. I won the first multiplayer game that I played even though I was basically destroyed. I was able to get points through the cards matching up pretty exactly with what I was able to do each turn. It just felt weird to me to lose so much but still win the game. It was not satisfying. I think I only played one game after that.

While Risk does not have a lot of bells and whistles, it feels more satisfying when I win that game.

I don't play very many DoaM games much right now (my sons are still young). We will start doing Axis and Allies in the near future. Then, when they are a little older, we will be playing Imperial and Rex.

Mentioned in another thread that this game was alright, but I honestly find it a bit dull for a DOAM. Maybe I just haven’t found what I’ve been looking for in the genre, but I’ll know it when I see it. Nexus Ops seems very crunchy to me, and a bit too chaotic. I’d honestly rather play Dominant Species, Chaos in the Old World, or Combat Commander (2p)

You monster

Michael Barnes wrote: You monster

Just wait until I press for the supremacy of Trains on a Map (TOAM*)

*Also known as Toads on a Mantle

I can't fault the complaints. The game is pretty simple at its core and can be swingy as hell if your white-point objectives line up. But it's just so good. It's not trying to be a three-hour slugfest between genius tacticians. It's just trying to have cool fights between spider guys and lizard guys, with a dragon guy shooting some lava here and there.