Hello, all!
Below is a poll I made to poll which minor games made by GTG folks own/play. A “minor game” is defined as any game whose Forum is in the #other-games category, rather than the #games category, which is pretty much everything other than Spirit Island and most of the Sentinel Comics games.
Minor Games Poll
- Bottom of the 9th
- Any Dice Hate Me games
- Exoplanets
- Fate of the Elder Gods
- Galactic Strike Force
- Lazer Ryderz
- Sentinel Tactics
GO
Godai
2021-08-19 03:35 UTC
#2
I own only Sentinel Tactics from this list, but I also own Compounded from GTG… but have yet to actually play it, so I couldn’t vote for it by the rules of the poll anyways.
TJ
The_Justifier
2021-08-19 08:02 UTC
#3
I played Sentinel Tactics a couple times and was underwhelmed; I ended up giving it away. I do still wish the game had continued to develop, but it wasn’t for me.
TA
TakeWalker
2021-08-19 13:22 UTC
#4
I just got a copy of Tactics since it was on mega-sale, and played it once with friends who were pretty cool on it overall.
I also have Bot9 digital, though I haven’t played it in quite a while. But that’s why I voted on those two. 
MI
MindWanderer
2021-08-19 17:31 UTC
#5
“Own” and “play” are two very different questions. I bought Tactics because I really enjoyed the skirmish demo I played, but it never hits my table because of the setup time and bad co-op. I got Bot9 digital for free but haven’t even loaded it up yet.
P2
Powerhound_2000
2021-08-19 17:52 UTC
#6
I definitely own a lot of these but not all of them have seen a lot of play. Bottom of the Ninth and Fate of the Elder Gods are the two I’ve probably played the most of.
TR
Trajector
2021-08-19 19:02 UTC
#7
Likewise, I own Sentinel Tactics but I’ve only played it once or twice. The most fun I had with it was painting the minis.
Now Bottom of the 9th…tiny game, super fun! It also works great as a spectator game.
TA
TakeWalker
2021-08-19 23:39 UTC
#8
I really agree with this.
It’s pretty fun on digital now and then, Handelabra did a great job with it. 
TH
Thunderbird
2021-08-20 02:11 UTC (in reply to #2)
#9
I’d like to hear about that one when you do try it. I’d seen another game called Covalence in my local game store a few years ago, but never did check it out. Bet I’d be interested in either of those, being a chemist myself! 
GO
Godai
2021-08-20 04:51 UTC (in reply to #9)
#10
My wife is a biochemist by education, and this was a Christmas present… two years ago… and then another kid sapped all our evening energy for games. One day!
It’s been eight days. Here are the results so far:
Sentinel Tactics: 8 votes
Bottom of the 9th: 6 votes
Galactic Strike Force: 3 votes
Lazer Ryderz: 3 votes
Dice Hate Me Games: 2 votes
Exoplanets: 2 votes
Fate of the Elder Gods: 2 votes
I voted for Fate of the Elder Gods, because that’s the only one I own or have ever played. Although I have looked into Galactic Strike Force and Sentinel Tactics, but I have learned that their quality has something to be desired.
TA
TakeWalker
2021-08-26 23:08 UTC (in reply to #11)
#12
Yeah, I’ve always been interested in GSF, but I’ve not heard great things about it. :B
TJ
The_Justifier
2021-08-26 23:20 UTC (in reply to #12)
#13
Scuttlebutt says they’re working on a revamp. They alluded to this in a very hush hush way at the end of a recent podcast.