I agree. I feel like this guy kind of just prefers to avoid conflict or anything difficult. He brings in people to teach games and held onto Food Chain Magnate for years before he played it because he said it was too complicated and he couldn’t find people to play with… while running a board game TH-cam channel.
FCM was my intro to Splotter, and quickly became one of my favorites. I have since played Bus and Roads & Boats, and love both of them, but I don't know if those would have pulled me into other Splotter titles like FCM did. There's just something about FCM that really does it for me. I can't wait to try Antiquity and The Great Zimbabwe, and, of course, Horseless Carriage.
I started with Food Chain Magnate as a first Splotter. However, of course it wasn’t my first heavy game. Coming from Twilight Struggle, Sekigahara, SW Rebellion, Blood Rage type games FCM is fine. Don’t make it your first heavy game or if you prefer low interaction but I think for many it’s a very fine first choice.
Food chain magnate was my first splotter game... just play with someone that wants to teach.... and then play through first round until bank busts... then start over and play from the beginning... you will be much better off...
I think that being in the business of constantly reviewing games leads to a clustering of organizing and buying of games that are not of value to most people. People just want games they want to play. Publishers and designers can inform, but I do not think most people want to play "some games by X" like a designer or publisher. They want to play games that ARE X, not BY X. Of course someone churning through games like a reviewer, is going to churn and have an interest in clustering by a designer or publisher. This being said, Fast Food should in no way be the first economic game someone tackles. But, it can be the first Splotter game if they played Brass: Birmingham or some games by Lacerda. If I want to play a cut throat economic game and played more complex games, then why not?
Splotter = crazy prices. They are one publisher putting out noted games that once people get into the hobby want to play but then they miss the window to get it. About all their games are like that. They get cult followings that cannot sustain continued runs. Tabletop games increasingly can reach grail status due to how the business works.
Hmm This is their best game ( the most popular one) so the most people appriciate and like it so I should say that if you want to check Splotter FCM is the best way to do it. After Lacerda's, Mindclash's and Pax's I think Splotter is same in case of getting how to play. I think the problem is thaht people buy 50-60 games and play 1-2 times so then yeah don't play FCM casue you will not see it's magic. So I competly disagree :P If you want to start with some author you should always check their best title first Pfister -> GWT Wallace -> Brass Lacerda -> On Mars so for splotter is FCM
Gatekeeping. I played it as a beginner, with beginners. We loved FCM.
I'm glad you had a good first experience. That's not always the case for many.
I agree. I feel like this guy kind of just prefers to avoid conflict or anything difficult. He brings in people to teach games and held onto Food Chain Magnate for years before he played it because he said it was too complicated and he couldn’t find people to play with… while running a board game TH-cam channel.
FCM was my intro to Splotter, and quickly became one of my favorites. I have since played Bus and Roads & Boats, and love both of them, but I don't know if those would have pulled me into other Splotter titles like FCM did. There's just something about FCM that really does it for me. I can't wait to try Antiquity and The Great Zimbabwe, and, of course, Horseless Carriage.
Don't sleep on Duck dealer. Once we got it and played, it was very fun in that splotter kind of way. -West
this feels like reverse psychology because now i really want to play it. I would have picked bus first but its impossible to get
I have never played any Splotter games, because I like games with great art. I don't think that Splotter even knows what art is.
FCM is nice ;D
Check in real life not only from photos
Totally fair. Splotter is very eurocentric in how they approach art design.
I started with Food Chain Magnate as a first Splotter. However, of course it wasn’t my first heavy game. Coming from Twilight Struggle, Sekigahara, SW Rebellion, Blood Rage type games FCM is fine. Don’t make it your first heavy game or if you prefer low interaction but I think for many it’s a very fine first choice.
If playing solely at 2 players which splotter game would you recommend first?
Please play Food Chain Magnate on the main channel. I've been waiting since Bus.
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I'll pass along the request. -West
Food chain magnate was my first splotter game... just play with someone that wants to teach.... and then play through first round until bank busts... then start over and play from the beginning... you will be much better off...
Good call out.
I think that being in the business of constantly reviewing games leads to a clustering of organizing and buying of games that are not of value to most people.
People just want games they want to play. Publishers and designers can inform, but I do not think most people want to play "some games by X" like a designer or publisher. They want to play games that ARE X, not BY X. Of course someone churning through games like a reviewer, is going to churn and have an interest in clustering by a designer or publisher.
This being said, Fast Food should in no way be the first economic game someone tackles. But, it can be the first Splotter game if they played Brass: Birmingham or some games by Lacerda.
If I want to play a cut throat economic game and played more complex games, then why not?
I've wanted Bus ever since I saw your playthrough. Just don't think I can handle the cost right now. Why so expensive?
Out of print and a splotter. People tend to hold onto them.
Splotter = crazy prices. They are one publisher putting out noted games that once people get into the hobby want to play but then they miss the window to get it. About all their games are like that. They get cult followings that cannot sustain continued runs.
Tabletop games increasingly can reach grail status due to how the business works.
I got rid of my copy of FCM. I might come back to it one day.
Hmm This is their best game ( the most popular one) so the most people appriciate and like it so I should say that if you want to check Splotter FCM is the best way to do it. After Lacerda's, Mindclash's and Pax's I think Splotter is same in case of getting how to play. I think the problem is thaht people buy 50-60 games and play 1-2 times so then yeah don't play FCM casue you will not see it's magic. So I competly disagree :P If you want to start with some author you should always check their best title first
Pfister -> GWT
Wallace -> Brass
Lacerda -> On Mars
so for splotter is FCM
That's a fair argument.
Fair, won't play it.🐦
There are some serieus innuendos with your word choices with penetrate my visualization, but that could be just me 😇
Jesus Christ, he can’t even pronounce the title correctly?
Might be an accent or dialect difference.