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Gears of War: The Board Game
A fully cooperative board game based on the wildly popular third-person shooter

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New Missions, Familiar Enemies
A Gears of War (TM): The Board Game Print on Demand Expansion is Available
New Mission Parameters
The FAQ for Gears of War (TM): The Board Game is now online
Stand Together
A look at the importance of teamwork in Gears of War (TM): The Board Game
Emergence Day Has Arrived
Gears of War (TM): The Board Game is now on sale
How to Take Down a Berserker
The rules for Gears of War (TM): The Board Game are now available

number of players and difficulty scaling

by willmanx

Published on 16 December 2011 - 01:30:00

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Dam

Reply #31 | Published on 07 January 2012 - 02:13:27

Tromdial said:

Oh yeah! I forgot I played The Hive too a few nights ago. So it was late, I played on casual. Played with Marcus Fenix solo. 30 mins in, I have five cards in my hand after wiping a Wretch out. Only one Drone activates. He comes up to me, I dodge while in partial cover. His 3 attack dice versus my 4 defense dice. He rolls all double-wounds and I roll no defense.

I look at my 5 card hand, I look at the dice, I look at my hand again, I look at dice again, I put game away.

I think you mean you played Horde? Hive is the mission to kill Skorge and uses no Wretches. The wretch plus the casual difficulty level mention sorta would suggest Horde.

A dirty mind is its own reward.

Tromdial

Reply #32 | Published on 08 January 2012 - 03:27:30

Dam said:

I think you mean you played Horde? Hive is the mission to kill Skorge and uses no Wretches. The wretch plus the casual difficulty level mention sorta would suggest Horde.

Horde, Hive. Hive, Horde. I was tired when I wrote that too :p

"Some said the thunder called the lurking fear out of its habitation, while others said the thunder was its voice."

H.P. Lovecraft, The Lurking Fear

Scy800

Reply #33 | Published on 09 January 2012 - 01:00:27

I got Gears of War at Essen last year. I started the Emergence mission on solo, beat it easily. With two and three players, Emergence was also beaten without too much difficulty. After all the stories about difficulty, we found it surprisingly easy.

But than we tried China Shop with three players. We got destroyed utterly. That berserker constantly hammering is very annoying. That coupled with some lousy attack on the rest of the locust meant a big defeat. I am very eager to try it again when my playgroup comes together next time!

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willmanx

Reply #34 | Published on 11 January 2012 - 01:23:07

About Horde Mode, don't forget to tell in what difficulty mode you played it :)

2011/01/11 GEARS OF WAR - BOARDGAMEGEEK/FFG/EDGE (for victory/victoire, D for defeat/défaite)

EMERGENCE

1 player : 17V, 9D
2 players : 29V, 4D
3 players : 6V, 3D
4 players : 7V, 5D

CHINA SHOP / MAGASIN DE PORCELAINE

1 player : 4V, 2D
2 players : 9V, 9D
3 players : 1V, 9D
4 players : 1V, 2D

BELLY OF THE BEAST / RENCONTRE MACABRE

1 player : 0V, 7D
2 players : 15V, 2D
3 players : 1V, 3D
4 players : 2V, 4D

ROADBLOCKS / BARRAGE ROUTIERS

1 player : 1V, 2D
2 players : 10V, 8D
3 players : 3V, 0D
4 players : 1V, 1D

SCATTERED / DES FORCES EPARPILLEES

1 player :
2 players : 7V, 7D
3 players : 1V, 0D
4 players : 0V, 1D

THE HIVE / LA RUCHE

1 player : 1V, 0D
2 players : 1V, 0D
3 players : 0V, 2D
4 players : 1V, 0D

HORDE / MODE HORDE

Conan! What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

Tromdial

Reply #35 | Published on 11 January 2012 - 08:39:50

Just to repeat and clarify: Horde, solo, Fenix, Casual mode, lost.

"Some said the thunder called the lurking fear out of its habitation, while others said the thunder was its voice."

H.P. Lovecraft, The Lurking Fear

willmanx

Reply #36 | Published on 13 January 2012 - 01:43:03

Tromdial said:

Just to repeat and clarify: Horde, solo, Fenix, Casual mode, lost.

Sorry, I haven't read it well !

2011/01/13 GEARS OF WAR - BOARDGAMEGEEK/FFG/EDGE (for victory/victoire, D for defeat/défaite)

EMERGENCE

1 player : 17V, 9D
2 players : 29V, 4D
3 players : 6V, 3D
4 players : 7V, 5D

CHINA SHOP / MAGASIN DE PORCELAINE

1 player : 4V, 2D
2 players : 9V, 9D
3 players : 1V, 9D :soblue:
4 players : 1V, 2D

BELLY OF THE BEAST / RENCONTRE MACABRE

1 player : 0V, 7D :soblue:
2 players : 15V, 2D
3 players : 1V, 3D
4 players : 2V, 4D

ROADBLOCKS / BARRAGE ROUTIERS

1 player : 1V, 2D
2 players : 10V, 8D
3 players : 3V, 0D
4 players : 1V, 1D

SCATTERED / DES FORCES EPARPILLEES

1 player : :soblue:
2 players : 7V, 7D
3 players : 1V, 0D
4 players : 0V, 1D :soblue:

THE HIVE / LA RUCHE

1 player : 1V, 0D
2 players : 1V, 0D
3 players : 0V, 2D :soblue:
4 players : 1V, 0D

CASUAL HORDE / MODE HORDE FACILE

1 player : 0V, 1D
2 players :
3 players :
4 players :

Conan! What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

willmanx

Reply #37 | Published on 18 January 2012 - 08:08:20

J'ajoute une victoire et une défaite 4 joueurs à Emergence... En fait il s'agit d'une partie à 5 joueurs où nous avons joué aussi avec Anya STROUD, fraîchement reçue dans sa version Héroclix puis resoclée et repeinte. Nous avons utilisé les cartes de personnages inventées et disponibles sur Board Game Geek (il y a aussi Hoffman et Carmine sur la même feuille). Nous avons généré pour 4 joueurs.

+1V/1D on 4 players Emergence... but in fact it was a 5 players Emergence with 4 players rules and locust generations.

We played with Anya STROUD, using it revamped heroclix and the BBG custom character cards (there are also Hoffman and Carmine). It was a nice game, perfectly fitted for 5 players.

2012/01/18 GEARS OF WAR - BOARDGAMEGEEK/FFG/EDGE (for victory/victoire, D for defeat/défaite

EMERGENCE

1 player : 17V, 10D
2 players : 30V, 4D
3 players : 6V, 3D
4 players : 8V, 6D

CHINA SHOP / MAGASIN DE PORCELAINE

1 player : 5V, 2D
2 players : 9V, 9D
3 players : 1V, 10D
4 players : 1V, 2D

BELLY OF THE BEAST / RENCONTRE MACABRE

1 player : 0V, 7D
2 players : 15V, 2D
3 players : 1V, 3D
4 players : 2V, 4D

ROADBLOCKS / BARRAGE ROUTIERS

1 player : 1V, 2D
2 players : 10V, 8D
3 players : 3V, 0D
4 players : 1V, 1D

SCATTERED / DES FORCES EPARPILLEES

1 player : scénario multijoueur seulement
2 players : 7V, 7D
3 players : 1V, 0D
4 players : 0V, 1D

THE HIVE / LA RUCHE

1 player : 1V, 0D
2 players : 1V, 0D
3 players : 0V, 2D
4 players : 1V, 0D

CASUAL HORDE / MODE HORDE FACILE

1 player : 0V, 1D
2 players :
3 players :
4 players :

Conan! What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

onimike

Reply #38 | Published on 18 January 2012 - 09:14:29

i've noticed that the 2 player scenario is the easiest.

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Scy800

Reply #39 | Published on 23 January 2012 - 01:09:09

After trying emergence with one, two and three players (winning them all, though just barely with three players) we had to try with four. And I can report we lost during the second stage of the mission. Damn, this game really is hard with four players. I don't even dare to try China Shop with four players...

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onimike

Reply #40 | Published on 23 January 2012 - 08:19:17

That could be epic but need experienced players for that one lol

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willmanx

Reply #41 | Published on 31 January 2012 - 05:09:10

GEARS OF WAR - BOARDGAMEGEEK/FFG/EDGE (for victory/victoire, D for defeat/défaite) 31/01/2012

EMERGENCE

1 player : 20V, 11D
2 players : 31V, 4D
3 players : 7V, 4D
4 players : 8V, 8D

CHINA SHOP / MAGASIN DE PORCELAINE

1 player : 5V, 3D
2 players : 9V, 9D
3 players : 1V, 10D
4 players : 1V, 2D

BELLY OF THE BEAST / RENCONTRE MACABRE

1 player : 1V, 9D
2 players : 15V, 2D
3 players : 1V, 3D
4 players : 2V, 4D

ROADBLOCKS / BARRAGE ROUTIERS

1 player : 1V, 2D
2 players : 10V, 8D
3 players : 3V, 0D
4 players : 1V, 2D

SCATTERED / DES FORCES EPARPILLEES

1 player : scénario multijoueur seulement
2 players : 7V, 7D
3 players : 1V, 0D
4 players : 0V, 1D

THE HIVE / LA RUCHE

1 player : 1V, 0D
2 players : 1V, 0D
3 players : 0V, 2D
4 players : 1V, 0D

CASUAL HORDE / MODE HORDE FACILE

1 player : 0V, 1D
2 players :
3 players :
4 players :

Conan! What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

Dam

Reply #42 | Published on 31 January 2012 - 06:07:14

I only posted my update to the BGG thread (on 21 Jan), although you haven't updated it yet. I went 6-0 vs Hive with 2 COGs, and another poster reported a loss vs Hive with 1 COG.

A dirty mind is its own reward.

willmanx

Reply #43 | Published on 02 February 2012 - 07:00:10