One of the best ways you can support TouchArcade is by doing your Amazon shopping through a . We’ve set up the easy to remember too if you want to type that in or bookmark it. We get a small percentage of anything you buy through any of these links, which otherwise would just go to financing Jeff Bezos’s robot St. Bernard army or whatever else he’s up to now, and it goes a long way to supporting the site at no additional cost to you. These are all products we have used ourselves, and feel are things that the TouchArcade audience might be interested in!
My local tabletop gaming Facebook group is absolutely losing it this morning over being on sale today on Amazon for $103.37 down from its regular price of $140. Admittedly, I’m not as deep into the world of board games as I once was, but according to friends of mine, is a lot like (and many other similar games) that are impossible to find and rarely sell for anywhere near the original retail price. I only even know one person who owns a copy of , and when he brings it to the local game store, it’s a thing. If you’ve never heard of this before, the reason it’s a big deal is because , as well as the #1 thematic and #1 strategy game- Likely because is not only unbelievably complicated, but also features a single player mode.
Take a look at this quick video to get an idea of what the game is all about:
The staggering thing about is the absolutely unbelievable content in the box. It’s really hard to quantify this in any meaningful way if you’ve never played it before, but the box weighs 20 pounds. What other game have you played in your entire life that requires 20 friggin’ pounds of boards, booklets, cards, pieces, and other gizmos to play? Here’s a review by The Dice Tower, which is my favorite board game channel:
Now, the one odd thing about is amongst those 20 pounds of pieces is a lot of various stickers which are applied on maps, cards, and all sorts of other places as you play. These stickers aren’t removable, which seems like a real odd oversight unless I’m missing something. (I’ve only every watched this being played at my FLGS.) It’s recommended that you pick up this , I asked my buddy who owns the game what the deal is with the few negative Amazon reviews, and his response was effectively, “I have no idea, mine are great."
is currently out of stock on Amazon, but they’ll ship whenever they get more which … hopefully is quickly. Either way, if you’re even remotely interested in board games, this is the crown jewel of any board game collection. Also, if you’re thinking ahead for Christmas gifts, if you have any board gamer significant others I’m fairly certain they’ll absolutely lose it if they open up a copy of .
Thanks for checking out today’s , and as mentioned before, even if you’re not interested in this particular product, buying things from Amazon by first visiting is immensely helpful in supporting the site at no additional cost to you. Additionally, if you’re ever thinking of signing up for any Amazon services, we’d really appreciate if if you’d do it through these links:
If you want to take things a step further, you can , but either way we just appreciate you sticking with us and continuing to both visit and contribute to the TouchArcade community over the years! If you’ve got a product you’re interested in seeing featured in an , don’t hesitate to reach out. The best way to get in contact with us is via email at [email protected] and be sure to include “Amazon Item of the Day" in the subject.
My local tabletop gaming Facebook group is absolutely losing it this morning over being on sale today on Amazon for $103.37 down from its regular price of $140. Admittedly, I’m not as deep into the world of board games as I once was, but according to friends of mine, is a lot like (and many other similar games) that are impossible to find and rarely sell for anywhere near the original retail price. I only even know one person who owns a copy of , and when he brings it to the local game store, it’s a thing. If you’ve never heard of this before, the reason it’s a big deal is because , as well as the #1 thematic and #1 strategy game- Likely because is not only unbelievably complicated, but also features a single player mode.
Take a look at this quick video to get an idea of what the game is all about:
The staggering thing about is the absolutely unbelievable content in the box. It’s really hard to quantify this in any meaningful way if you’ve never played it before, but the box weighs 20 pounds. What other game have you played in your entire life that requires 20 friggin’ pounds of boards, booklets, cards, pieces, and other gizmos to play? Here’s a review by The Dice Tower, which is my favorite board game channel:
Now, the one odd thing about is amongst those 20 pounds of pieces is a lot of various stickers which are applied on maps, cards, and all sorts of other places as you play. These stickers aren’t removable, which seems like a real odd oversight unless I’m missing something. (I’ve only every watched this being played at my FLGS.) It’s recommended that you pick up this , I asked my buddy who owns the game what the deal is with the few negative Amazon reviews, and his response was effectively, “I have no idea, mine are great."
is currently out of stock on Amazon, but they’ll ship whenever they get more which … hopefully is quickly. Either way, if you’re even remotely interested in board games, this is the crown jewel of any board game collection. Also, if you’re thinking ahead for Christmas gifts, if you have any board gamer significant others I’m fairly certain they’ll absolutely lose it if they open up a copy of .
Thanks for checking out today’s , and as mentioned before, even if you’re not interested in this particular product, buying things from Amazon by first visiting is immensely helpful in supporting the site at no additional cost to you. Additionally, if you’re ever thinking of signing up for any Amazon services, we’d really appreciate if if you’d do it through these links:
- – Free shipping, Amazon Prime video, Kindle books, Twitch goodies, and a bunch of other stuff bundled into one subscription.
- – A slightly different flavor of Amazon Prime, exclusive to students that costs half as much.
- – Amazon’s grocery delivery service.
- – Amazon vetted handymen, house cleaning, and similar.
- – Amazon’s answe to Spotify, Apple Music, and other similar services.
- – If you’re even remotely interested in audiobooks, Audible is the best.
- – Basically the text equivalent of an Audible membership.
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- – Wireless phones and service plans without the hassle of dealing with going to a store.
If you want to take things a step further, you can , but either way we just appreciate you sticking with us and continuing to both visit and contribute to the TouchArcade community over the years! If you’ve got a product you’re interested in seeing featured in an , don’t hesitate to reach out. The best way to get in contact with us is via email at [email protected] and be sure to include “Amazon Item of the Day" in the subject.