Megiddo - the International Award-Winning Strategy Game!

[@XexusNH]

Just found a copy on Ebay that was still in it's wrapper, though maybe a small cosmetic bump in the box that I'll surely add to. Should arrive later next week. I love the abstract genre, and this looks to be a perfect addition to my growing collection.

[@XexusNH]

The tricky bit at first will be seeing the spirals I expect.

[@XexusNH]

What a really fun game, even though I lost more often than not. We haven't yet tried tournament rule where the borders wrap around like a donut. Nor have we tried "Cleopatra Rules" where the custodial capture is reversed so that playing two pieces captures the surrounding pair (that just seems ridiculously hard). Crazy to think this went out of production. I'd certainly rank this in the top 10 abstract games we've played so far.

[@ElwoodSilentstep]

Great video! I really enjoyed the backstory! Thank you so much for your content ❤

[@NewVentureGames]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@eggpoutine]

Another great presentation, thank you!

[@NewVentureGames]

Thank you too!

[@antoniozumpano826]

9:47 The rule says that after being placed on the board a stone can not be moved unless captured.

[@NewVentureGames]

The video is correct: "On your turn…place a single gem on a single point of the board, OR move a single gem one space outward or inward from ring to ring, as shown here. Gems cannot be moved around one of the rings." This is pretty much a direct quote from page 2 of the rule book (©2011).

[@antoniozumpano826]

@@NewVentureGames I read old rules on boardgame geek. The rule in the video was written after and introduced modifications.

[@XexusNH]

@@antoniozumpano826 The version I have is from 1985, before they added the option to move a piece. Next time we play we'll have to see how that changes the game play.

[@NancyBetz]

My favorite, Pomp & Circumstance.

[@flickingbollocks5542]

😁👍

[@flickingbollocks5542]

The capture rule seems hard to me. You could house rule it to custodial capture of one gem. And perhaps add an inserted capture ie moving into a gap and capture gems either side.

[@NewVentureGames]

You could, but then it wouldn't be "Megiddo" any more. It would be Mak-Yek on a circular board ... sort of.