Each has only a handful of ratings so far, but based on those, it looks like WoT might be a decent game. Antarctica, not so much. posted by DevilsAdvocate at 4:42 AM on December 6, 2006
I refuse to let the terrorists win. posted by hal9k at 6:12 AM on December 6, 2006
I played "War on Terror" for a little while, then my friends convinced me the terrorists were coming from St. James Place.
Six hours later, I've had to mortgage my last monopoly, and I just landed on Boardwalk with a hotel and two houses.
Hopefully, my dad will be home soon and tell me how to win this. posted by PlusDistance at 7:25 AM on December 6, 2006 [1 favorite]
Yay! My copy of War on Terror arrived last night. Annoyingly, about an hour after I'd gone out for my weekly boardgaming session. posted by salmacis at 8:10 AM on December 6, 2006
Yay! My copy of War on Terror arrived last night. Annoyingly, about an hour after I'd gone out for my weekly boardgaming session. posted by salmacis at 8:10 AM on December 6, 2006
Antarctica is a Risk-style game (1000 little plastic men and ships fight for domination on map of world! Dice are rolled! Beer and pretzels are consumed over a period of hours!) with a twist: a clear plastic overlay that depicts the ice-cover of Antarctica and swirling hurricanes in the southern oceans. As play progresses, the hurricanes move and can kill your fleet. Once the present-day habitable continents reach a certain population level, the polar ice cap goes away, and the players compete to control the newly revealed Antarctic territory. It's a really neat idea. But if you don't like Risk, you won't like this game -- there's not a lot new here other than the cool board.
The guys who make it (a father-son team just starting a new game company) are really nice, though. posted by LobsterMitten at 2:53 PM on December 6, 2006
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