I hope you enjoy it!

I'm glad you enjoyed the discussion, really hope you enjoy NZ!

@@JonGetsGames Thanks! There's a lot to learn! Still working through the finer details and will try it multiplayer in a couple of weeks. At the moment, Witcher would get the nod over NZ because it is simpler to teach and learn.

While I enjoy NZ, as stated in the video, I will say that I have yet to teach it and I imagine that may color my impression of it.

More buildings to choose from, a building that benefits builder a bit more, very mild nerfs to the other strategies. Builders was already quite good, and I think 2e almost only improved it (except removing the busted combo from 1e, which definitely needed to go).

The rulebook are....not my favorite. -Nick

Argentina is a tighter game. It feels more like a GWT expansion, whereas NZ has enough changes that it feels like a new game with the same system. I'm curious what I said about 2e/1e that you disagreed with because I agree 1e is less balanced? Maybe just the degree of balance, since I think the games are close enough? We didn't get into the weeds in the discussion but the one particular building combo in 1e is especially exhausting. -nick

@@phoenicksgaming Oh, sorry for responding so late, didn't get a notification. Specifically i was referring to the whole "If you have to pick between a good deal on 1st Ed and a new 2nd Ed, it doesn't really matter, it's essentially the same game" part early on. Imo 2nd Ed is objectively better, hence i think spending more money on 2nd Ed is justified. Like i said, i still like 1st Ed. but RttN "fixes" it, which is an additional expense. Just wanted to give my perspective on the recommendation as there might be people encountering threads about the superficial changes (i remember a time where threads about the 1st/2nd Ed. changes kept popping up on bgg/reddit, where the discussions were rather "unproductive" to say the least) and basing their decision on that alone. Or to put it differently, in a lot of games the second edition means upgraded components, a rewording/clarifiaction of rules, that previously had been slightly ambiguous etc. In those instances i'm all for the savvy customer. The changes for GWT 2nd Ed are more substantial than that and actually tranform the experience for the better imo. I guess in the end the question is how big of a discount we are talking about and the answer to what difference is justifiable will differ from person to person. I think we are mostly in agreement here and i would assume you understand the nuances between both versions even better than me and it could well be me focussing too much on that particular point because it was such hot button topic before the Argentina release. Without that context though, i also think that most people would not be as interested in that dissection of the topic to the extent that i would be. At that pace, the podcast would be 3h long though ;)

Yeah tax and time pressure are two of the three main points of interaction (the third being cardboard placed), so I can see why this wouldn't work well for you. -Nick

We've mostly played on TTS so haven't had to contend with set up time which definitely seems like a pain. Anastasia and Jon loved having the pathfinder track but I'm with you that it feels pretty tacked on (gold is the other tack on component for me). I've quite liked the openness as a fresh take on the GWT formula, but I can definitely see the same flaws you're mentioning. Btw, for the bonus cards that let you play and redraw, I recommend just house ruling that you can do that during other players' turns so you can go back to planning for your turn as you did before. -Nick