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Old 07-13-2005, 02:29 PM
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Re: [Board/Tactical Game]: 1870, reviewed by Emmit Other (4/4)

<i>1870</i> is a wonderful game, if complicated. I vastly prefer <i>1825</i> with its leaner rules, smaller board and less cutthroat stock-market, but I cut my teeth on <i>1870</i>. I liked it enough to buy <i>1825</i>. Two things the review did not emphasize much are:
- there is <i>no</i> luck in the game. No randomizer whatsoever. You decide what to do, and that is done. If you fail, then the other players made better decisions.
- it's a great conversation game. You'll do better than other players if you're a good talker.

(I keep promising myself to review <i>1825</i> but alas... I can't get started for some reason.)
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