Miami Dice - Episode 26 - Elder Sign

Tom and Sam take a look at this game from Richard Launius

Buy it at http://tinyurl.com/eldersigngame

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[walt776]

Ohhh.. those are fighting words: Lovecraft "drier than dirt." Given this is from the same man who has praised Star Wars novels in the past, I think I can deduce your literary tastes are not quite up to the same standard as your taste in board games. But you give good reviews, so I can forgive.

[sigonsteele]

Lovecraft, dry? You should read Ayn Rand, then come back and say that.

Nice review.

[IKWerewolf]

It can be quite easy BUT, the wrong combination of cards (very rare but it can happen) will make a game impossible to WIN!

[Darklordbrink]

@Tapewormz Thanks! Actually, the FAQ for the game was just released and I was right about that rule.

[Sammo212]

@Tapewormz Then you shouldn't make shit comments. Do you know how much money they got, per word, for the stories written? Do you know where the stories were originally published? No, not without googling it you don't. He died poor because of the industry. He was actually popular at the time and inspired more people today than any other horror/suspense writer outside of Poe. Not like Lovecraft is fine, but saying he died poor because his writing style shows only ignorance on the subject.

[Tapewormz]

@Sammo212 Yeah, it's a book written for children, but enjoyed by both children and adults.I've read many of Lovecrafts stories and they're dry. That's my opinion, and it's a popular one. It's the reason he died poor. That being said, he created a very fascinating mythos that lives on in the work of other writers and artists. It's obvious that his legacy is more successful than his actual writing. He had good stories, but was a poor storyteller. Anyways, I'm tired of discussing this.

[Tapewormz]

@Darklordbrink Should take a peek at boardgamegeek to see if fantasy flight clarified the rules.

[Sammo212]

@Tapewormz I think that is because The Hobbit is actually a children's book when his other works aren't really.

[Tapewormz]

@Sammo212 I was speaking more in terms of the hobbit vs the lord of the rings. The hobbit being easier to pick up, read and enjoy than the lord of the rings which sort of just drones on, gets really slow in spots...but elitists are going to be elitists right?

[TzarinaMystra]

We did this as a two-player on our first game and I was surprised at how easy it was to win.

[Sammo212]

@Tapewormz I feel those are fans who went "oh man these are good movies...i love lord of the rings"...

[Tapewormz]

@Sammo212

Well it's good that you enjoy it. By hard to read I didn't mean it was over my head. I meant that it's just too boring, and dry. I really enjoy Lovecraftian horror, just not the work of H.P. Lovecraft himself. I respect it, I just don't enjoy reading it. Take the lord of the rings. It's a boring read for a lot of fans, but they still enjoy the mythos and related works.