Hey guys,
I am looking to get into the game but I got a few questions.
1) Are there any video tutorials on how to play? I know there is the rulebook here on the site but Id like to see a round of play step by step.
2) Besides Ebay are there any good sites to purchase cards?
3) Regarding online play, which programs have the most activity and is anyone willing to sit with a newbie.
Looking forward to getting to know some of you. Maybe even playing you one day, if I am lucky.
Cheers!
> SageAvii wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
Hi
> I am looking to get into the game but I got a few questions.
>
That's awesome, and normal (in that order)
> 1) Are there any video tutorials on how to play? I know there is the rulebook here on the site but Id like to see a round of play step by step.
>
I don't know of any video tutorials, but the Cause&Effect shows on youtube are pretty good material.
Also vtesone.wordpress.com and www.thelasombra.com have probably all the material you could wish for to get started.
> 2) Besides Ebay are there any good sites to purchase cards?
>
If you are located in Europe: www.vtes.de
If you are located anywhere but in Europe: sites.google.com/site/rosetatuproductions/
> 3) Regarding online play, which programs have the most activity and is anyone willing to sit with a newbie.
>
JOL is pretty popular. There is a special section for that on this forum: www.vekn.net/index.php/forum/index/20-online-play
> Looking forward to getting to know some of you. Maybe even playing you one day, if I am lucky.
>
> Cheers!
>
Welcome!
Where are you from?
www.facebook.com/groups/vtes.belgium/
> D-dennis wrote:
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> > 3) Regarding online play, which programs have the most activity and is anyone willing to sit with a newbie.
> >
Lackey will probably be easier with its graphic interface, real-time play and chat using Skype.
JOL is nice but very seldom offers real-time games + lacks the visual hints to make a first-game easier.
www.vekn.net/index.php/forum/22-lackeyccg
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Since you are in Toronto, I have some beginner decks already made up and I'd be happy to walk you through the rules. I recently taught my wife how to play and the decks we use don't have a lot of the more complicated cards.
I'd agree with Ankha that JOL is a very difficult way to learn. A lot of the players use highly streamlined and sophisticated decks.
That being said, I'm on JOL also and we could probably get a beginner game setup if you are wanting to learn that way.
I think there are some videos on youtube regarding Preston Poulters "Barbed Wired Project" decks, IIRC.
You might find them linked on Prestons blog which you should be able to find via thelasombra.com.
-Alf
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> Omelet wrote:
> Since you are in Toronto, I have some beginner decks already made up and I'd be happy to walk you through the rules. I recently taught my wife how to play and the decks we use don't have a lot of the more complicated cards.
>
> I'd agree with Ankha that JOL is a very difficult way to learn. A lot of the players use highly streamlined and sophisticated decks.
>
> That being said, I'm on JOL also and we could probably get a beginner game setup if you are wanting to learn that way.
>
I'd love to learn how to play. I saw that people may meet up at Snakes and Lattes. Could you keep me posted if that is going down on a weekend?
Hey, I'm a new player too, or at least trying to be
I bought a set of the Barbed Wire decks from eBay and highly recommend this route. A set of pre-made decks is always going to be a better way to learn a game than a bunch of loose cards and no idea how to combine them in a reasonable way.
Between that and the rulebook link over to your left, learning wasn't too bad. The core rules aren't that complex, there are just more special cases and +1 modifiers to remember than most games.
Lackey seems like a good way to play online, it's got plugins for lots of different games and is fairly basic. There are tutorial videos to learn the interface and the VTES plugin comes with a number of premade deck listings too. Never heard of JOL before so I can't comment on that.