Awful Green Thngs

[GCraw]

What if you have AGTFOS and want a multi-player game (well, it is normally multi-player, i.e. 2 but I mean 3 or more)

How would you split the crew up? I use Attack Dice

2 crew players:
1: Green Snudalians, Robot, Smbalite (17)
2: Frathms, Redundans, Mascot, Yellow Snudalians (18)

3 crew players
1: Frathms, Smbalites (12)
2: Yellow Snudalians, Robot (11)
3: Green Snudalians, Mascot, Redundans (12)

4 crew players
Don't

[Shostak]

As a board game, it works really well solo or 2-person.

For multi-player, it could be worthwhile to stat up the characters and run it as a GURPS space horror game--possibly with a comic element.

[GranitePenguin]

I suppose another way to approach it is have teams instead of having dedicated control over specific chits.

If you have 3 players, have two work together moving all the crew, and one running the GTs (or the reverse).

If 4 players, split into two teams of two doing the same.

[harrygray402]

Is it "REALLY" a fun game playing solo? I've tried it solo and maybe I'm doing something wrong but I don't seem to enjoy it as much solo. :(

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Shostak

For multi-player, it could be worthwhile to stat up the characters and run it as a GURPS space horror game--possibly with a comic element.

I have always wanted to do it as a LARP at a con or something. Complete with random weapon effects.

[selenite]

Originally Posted by GCraw

What if you have AGTFOS and want a multi-player game (well, it is normally multi-player, i.e. 2 but I mean 3 or more)

One crew player. Handwrite another color or two of monster counters (they're pretty easy). Have multiple monster players, who will fight over who gets to eat the crew.

[PK]

Originally Posted by harrygray402

Is it "REALLY" a fun game playing solo? I've tried it solo and maybe I'm doing something wrong but I don't seem to enjoy it as much solo. :(

I don't think so . . . IMO, it only works well with two players or two teams.

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by harrygray402

Is it "REALLY" a fun game playing solo? I've tried it solo and maybe I'm doing something wrong but I don't seem to enjoy it as much solo. :(

Well, if it isn't fun solo for you, it isn't, and that's what really matters. From my experience, going back to the game that came in a gaming magazine, I think it is an ideal solo game, due to the inherent randomness of the weapon effects on the Awful Green Things. I just love watching how things play out with totally different outcomes regardless of similar basic strategies. It is more fun as a solo game than OGRE or GEV, and those can be pretty good solo.

[GranitePenguin]

"Fun" is a relative term. An average solo game is infinitely more fun than not playing it at all.

[Skarg]

I just ran an Awful Green Things game at a boardgame meetup, with two other players who had never heard of the game.

I told them I could either be referee or a player, and that they could play either side or cooperate as the crew.

They chose to cooperate as the crew against me as the aliens. I had them alternate choosing crew sections to control, with the Robot counting as a section.

Then we had a really fun game! They really got into it, and afterwards said they had really enjoyed playing in cooperative mode.