Why does this game supposedly take very long to play? Analysis Paralysis?
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simply put; lots of components (including a dozen decks) and a lot of careful thought and planning, but once you know what you're doing, you can actually take turns at the same time (as one player is finishing his turn, the next can start as long as his actions will not cross over with the guy finishing). in example, each player get's 2 actions each turn.if my second action is shopping at Regina, and the next player is across the board at the Space Bazaar, there is not danger of him interfering with my shopping, so he can work on his turn while I decide how to spend my cash.
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1) Significant set-up time, due to sorting and arranging many stacks of cards. 2) Large number of modifiers from crew and equipment that need to be compared to figure out which decision is best. 3) Periodic need to reshuffle in the middle of a player's turn. 4) Substantial down time during other player turns makes the game FEEL longer. 5) Lots of mechanics that can stall or reverse progress toward victory: "I would have won five turns ago if it weren't for the gorram reavers."
2130659
In FF it is not smooth at all. I never considered that before. I thank you for your info.
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Yes, though it depends on the number of players. Also there's a fairly wide variability. We've finished games in 20 minutes and also 90 minutes.
2240018
This game is a little complex. Each time you play it is completely different. I have played it at least 5 times and it has been different every time. In order to understand what I mean, this youtube video does a great job at explaining it as well as giving a few examples. I hope this helps your decision. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MINNKyE4fjs
385665
Depends on what your goal is. If you're just playing through the game normally, it could take a couple/few hours. 100% completion is a different story...
671434
That game, in the case of Haswell is CPU dependent. Sad but true. Maybe in the total war forums you could get a more explicit answer.
1042641
Unfortunately I can't answer your question to tha T but what I can say is playing this game you're garunteed to have an expirence like none other
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Short Answer: Probably notLong Answer: How long are your class periods? It takes about 10 minutes to get the game set up and running. Every time I have played the game it lasts about 4 hours, if not longer. If you have the time to let the kids learn the game and the time to let them play coupled with the fun educational parts of world history, then this would probably be a great game for them! But it really does require a decent time requirement to really enjoy what you are doing.
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To finish the game is not so long. But to see all the possible routes, you need very very long play.
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No! The game is mostly plotless honestly. Its very relaxing and the goals that one can obtain within the game require no alternative knowledges from previous versions!
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Roughly. It Depends on the number of people and just the general hands you are dealt. We've had games last under an hour, some games longer. It's a lot of fun regardless since the object of the game is to sabotage other players, so they can't get mad at you. Only get even. :D
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For gaming this is sort of a pain ! You have to manually go and find updates. They don't ever tell you when you need them all games are very finicky. Lots of problems and quite frustrating.
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I never played the first game, and this one took maybe 10 minutes to learn. Once you figure it out, it only takes 1 or 2 minutes to teach the other players to play the game. My 11yo nephew had it down in under a minute. I recommend searching for Tabletop on YouTube. That's where I first saw the game played online. So I knew how to play it watching that. Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWa5RB0aM34
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If you play non-stop, then it's about 6 to 7 hours. It is much easier than Crysis 2. It's an excellent game but the 1st one was a lot better.
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Can't really tell you since 4 people were new players and there was a A LOT of teaching going on. Took us over 4 hrs to play.
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The instructions on how the game is played are fairly detailed so as long as you read them it should only take one game before you understand the basics. Where the game becomes complex is in the way the action cards work with each other but again you learn those interactions as you play more.
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Its and awesome game and can be even better with the right specification on a computer. Make sure you have a good graphics card such as Nvidia or AMD, even thought the standard will work, the detail will look better if you buy a graphics card. Also it helps reduce lag during a game.