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<blockquote data-quote="jonesjb" data-source="post: 222706" data-attributes="member: 2290"><p>Some good thoughts in this thread. I'll just share a few of my comments:</p><p></p><p>1) Pet3r: Good point about the linear scoring on AFM, I never really thought of this but I agree. I think if you could essentially retake Mars/ the universe again, it would prevent this flaw (if you can call it that) from happening. But as the rules stand... you make it to the end, and there really isn't else much to do.</p><p></p><p>2) WhiteChocolate: Good point about the central toy taking too much of a focus. Other tables without a central toy do have more unique gameplay nuances.</p><p></p><p>3) I agree to take TOM out. </p><p></p><p>4) Regarding CC, I don't know what the heck it is with this one. Maybe I just never got into the rules that much, but I can have a very good game, hitting targets, etc and still come away with a low score. It almost seems way too rule dependent (Victory also seems to suffer from this, not that I'm suggesting Victory should be in the top 10).</p><p></p><p>5) What do you guys mean timed modes being a weakness? Can you explain, I'm not disagreeing...just not following.</p><p></p><p>6) The Star Trek lanes being blocked make me really not enjoy playing it.</p><p></p><p>7) I think Twilight Zone should be reevaluated, it seems like many of the concerns with the table are subjective (i.e. not liking the modes as opposed to the scoring imbalance.... which I understand is more of the emphasis of this topic). I'm a big fan of this one, you play well you get a good score, you don't play well... you score poorly. It seems rather balanced. What are the concerns here again?</p><p></p><p>8) Seriously though, find yourself a Shadow. I wanted to buy my own machine, and I did research like you are doing now to make sure my money was going to something with balanced scoring, would be fun, look good, and last a LONG time. The Shadow was the table I resolved on, purchased one and love it! Trivia on the Shadow, The Shadow was designed by the same designer of MM and AFM (Brian Eddy) before he made those. I enjoy AFM and MM but relies too much on the central toy issue WhiteChocolate points out...The Shadow doesn't have this issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jonesjb, post: 222706, member: 2290"] Some good thoughts in this thread. I'll just share a few of my comments: 1) Pet3r: Good point about the linear scoring on AFM, I never really thought of this but I agree. I think if you could essentially retake Mars/ the universe again, it would prevent this flaw (if you can call it that) from happening. But as the rules stand... you make it to the end, and there really isn't else much to do. 2) WhiteChocolate: Good point about the central toy taking too much of a focus. Other tables without a central toy do have more unique gameplay nuances. 3) I agree to take TOM out. 4) Regarding CC, I don't know what the heck it is with this one. Maybe I just never got into the rules that much, but I can have a very good game, hitting targets, etc and still come away with a low score. It almost seems way too rule dependent (Victory also seems to suffer from this, not that I'm suggesting Victory should be in the top 10). 5) What do you guys mean timed modes being a weakness? Can you explain, I'm not disagreeing...just not following. 6) The Star Trek lanes being blocked make me really not enjoy playing it. 7) I think Twilight Zone should be reevaluated, it seems like many of the concerns with the table are subjective (i.e. not liking the modes as opposed to the scoring imbalance.... which I understand is more of the emphasis of this topic). I'm a big fan of this one, you play well you get a good score, you don't play well... you score poorly. It seems rather balanced. What are the concerns here again? 8) Seriously though, find yourself a Shadow. I wanted to buy my own machine, and I did research like you are doing now to make sure my money was going to something with balanced scoring, would be fun, look good, and last a LONG time. The Shadow was the table I resolved on, purchased one and love it! Trivia on the Shadow, The Shadow was designed by the same designer of MM and AFM (Brian Eddy) before he made those. I enjoy AFM and MM but relies too much on the central toy issue WhiteChocolate points out...The Shadow doesn't have this issue. [/QUOTE]
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