The ridiculously complex Campaign for North Africa boasts 1,500 hours and recommends you play with 10 people - these gamers aim to finish it with two.
Two years into the world's most complicated board game, masochist gamers "still don't understand what the camels do"
https://www.wargamer.com/board-games/the-campaign-for-north-africa-two-years
23 Comments
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 126 pts · 15d
They will die before the game is done. It will fall to their children to continue the tradition of the fathers. Their children will watch on and dream of an end to the war.
Dookieman12@piefed.social · 55 pts · 15d
At that rate, the game should only take just under 31 years to complete, making it 10 times longer than the actual campaign the game is based on.
Brainsploosh@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 15d
To be fair, the actual campaign involved more players
Zarobi@aussie.zone · 24 pts · 15d
And every tabletop veteran knows how adding more players makes the game go much faster!
ladicius@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 15d
Their children will throw away that shit. Games shouldn't become torture devices.
workerONE@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 15d
Their children will struggle against their opponents children. Families locked in a bitter struggle generation after generation
IWW4@lemmy.zip · 46 pts · 15d
HAHAHA
Ok that alone makes me I wish I knew 9 other gamers who could dedicate the time.
Etterra@discuss.online · 4 pts · 14d
In another lifetime it would be talking about trains.
Gerblat@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 15d
Wait until they get to the essence of the game.
It’s about the cones
chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 15d
zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 15d
I came to the thread for Cones references and I am now happy.
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 15d
What a great idea for a podcast! I'm going to dig into it for sure.
War With a Mate, for those who didn't click through.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 16 pts · 15d
Reminds me of the Star Craft board game. It's super awesome but also pretty complex and in that complexity really managed to capture what it's like to play the video game.
It takes a long time to complete and on top of that we always have to re-learn it which leads to us playing it less which of course exacerbates the problem.
Minnels@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 15d
I believe it is the same game that was reimplemented to 40k instead and changed name to Forbidden Stars. Pretty cool game and above what average casuals play.
The boardgame market is huge and more people should try more games. There really is something for everyone, any number of players and time frame.
DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 14d
I love board games but can't ever find people to play with. Trying to get my kid into it but the attention span isn't there yet.
Minnels@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 14d
I have a 4 year old and yeah, the attention span is not great. Looked up the German "boardgame of the year for kids", found and bought Cascadia Junior so I would have something to play with him and it has been great. Easy match 3 with animals and nature.
I played around 200+ sessions a year back in the day but since I moved a couple of years ago I have had the same problem with finding people. Got better opportunities now again to play more boardgames. I just have to engage myself a bit more to get started.
TheWinged7@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 15d
Don't worry guys, the CNA video its just a week away
redhorsejacket@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 15d
Well, ain't this board game a temporal oddity? A week away for years now!
Beetschnapps@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 14d
I imagine it’s a lot like religion where at a certain point you start to seriously question if the creator ever knew what they were doing…
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 15d
#MildlyInteresting
gedfromgont@piefed.ca · 4 pts · 15d
If it is not even a good game I am not sure why anyone would do this.
Olap@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 15d
Because they can. Humans fucking rock
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 15d
Gameplay Magazine calls it "Punishingly intricate.”