Played Warhammer 40k: Conquest?

[rnickster]

Tempted by this because its 40k anyone had experience of playing it and can recommend?

 

[JeditOjanen]

I've played it. It's OK if you like the theme, but I think it may run the risk of snowballing. If you want a two-player asymmetric play Netrunner instead.

 

[rnickster]

What do you mean by snowballing?

 

[JeditOjanen]

The snowball effect refers to a system where increasing momentum makes it easier to keep increasing momentum. The name comes from pushing a snowball down a hill; the bigger the snowball, the more snow it picks up as it rolls and becomes still bigger. Eventually you don't have to push the snowball because it rolls under its own weight.

In gaming, snowballing usually involves a finite system where resources are used to acquire the means to obtain more resources. The more you have the more you can get, and the more you get the less is available for anyone else. So the player who takes the initial lead is much more likely to be able to keep it and increase it.

 

[chris-82]

i have conquest sadly i dont get to play it much (2 times) as my group really isn't into two player battle games,however i really like it and for its cost its good value,you get 7 armies i believe and you can play them for a good while without needing expansions if at all(this will depend on if you start playing others with there decks or not and how easily bored of the armies u get)

expansion packs are fairly priced.

however netrunner is supposed to be very very good.

 

[rnickster]

thanks for the explanation,

I went with Netrunner in the end, will get it tomorrow and have a read up on the rules, I read too many good things about it to not buy it over Conquest.

 

[JeditOjanen]

thanks for the explanation,

I went with Netrunner in the end, will get it tomorrow and have a read up on the rules, I read too many good things about it to not buy it over Conquest.

I would recommend watching a few tutorial videos and/or searching Facebook for your local server's community page. Netrunner has a lot going on and new players can be overwhelmed by terminology, particularly the two sides having different names for the same thing (e.g. Runner discard pile is the Heap, Corp discard pile is Archives).

Also ignore the Core Set's suggestion to use Jinteki as your starting Corp deck. You'll get to see everything, sure, but it's weak and also complex. Use Weyland instead; it has the best economy, so it's easier to learn by things by usage.