![]() ![]() Since I had played with the Kickstarter version, I *had* to of course pick up the metal coins and realistic tokens. Fast forward a few months, and I decided to pick up a retail copy of the game at a nearby store. Yeah, sounds like it would be right up my alley right? However, when I gave this game a try at Gen Con, it seemed very complicated and too complex for me. Scythe is a resource management/area control game set in an alternate World War I era….with giant mechs. ![]() If you had told me at Gen Con that the board game Scythe by Stonemaier Games would end up on my Top list of 2016, I never would have believed you. Here's an example of one of these instant adventures, hosted by the company at Gen Con this year (see if you can hear me in the audience shouting suggestions!). In fact, Monte Cook Games, the company that produces Numenera, touts that you can use the Cypher System to create adventures right on spot. It revolves around letting the GM easily make adventures and stories, while not being completely light on mechanics like other narrative focused games. This game, and the Cypher System that powers it, intrigues me so much. The line between technology and magic is very thin in this game, as players get "Cyphers" - one use bits of technology (called Numenera in the setting) that can do all sorts of mysterious things. Eight great civilizations have come and gone on Earth, and now you play as characters in the Ninth World, exploring the world and finding remnants of the previous civilizations. Starting out as a Kickstarter in 2013 that raised over half a million dollars, Numenera is a science fantasy Role Playing Game that takes place in a billion years into the future. This year was also the year I figured out what the heck this Numenera game that I kept hearing about was. If you've ever wanted to explore the Star Wars universe, even if you've never played a roleplaying game before, this game is worth taking for a spin. The pilot I came up with, Scratch, has to be the most fun character I have ever role played, and I know for a fact I'll be dusting off that character sheet at some point in the future. If you haven't heard that series please go listen now! Of the campaigns we have done so far, it has to be my favorite. This year, not only did I get the chance to figure out how the game was played (more on that in a bit), but I sat down with my friends and recorded an excellent campaign for The Dirtbags of Holding podcast. Previously, I didn't understand completely how the system worked and was figuring out pieces of the game on the fly. I had run Edge of the Empire in a previous year, so putting it on this list might be cheating, but this year was the year that I actually got to fully explore the game. At this point, I have 4 different versions of a Star Wars RPG on my shelf, but the FFG version is by far my favorite. Although Rogue One was a close contender for this list, I'll kick off this list with the Star Wars Roleplaying Game from Fantasy Flight Games. ![]()
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