I have been buying a LOT of stuff from Greater Than Games over the past few weeks to get ready for GMing my first game of Sentinels Comics: The Roleplaying Game! I have played the game many times (with my friend CC GMing), but I have never GMed myself! So, I have been catching up on supplies. Unfortunately, because of the unpredictable tariffs, Greater Than Games has “shuttered” themselves to a large degree, laying off almost everyone, and is just liquidating stock. See news announcement here! (This was a while ago, but I am just buying stuff now)
I really do hope they come back from this, but I have been trying to get everything I can in case they disappear forever! Here’s my Top 10 Cooperative Things (games, expansions, other) from Greater Than Games to get before they go away forever!
10. Spirit Island
Of all the games in the GTG lineup, I feel like Spirit Island is the least likely to go away. Even if Greater Than Games dies completely, I am very confident someone else will pick this up! At the time of this writing, Spirit Island is #11 OVERALL on BoardGameGeek! I see Spirit Island in Top Solo Games lists all the time (and it made our Top 10 Cooperative Games of 2017 as well!). I love this game, and if you’ve never tried it, it’s a great game! It’s almost a euro-cooperative game! I put this at #10 not because it’s my lowest rated game, it’s just that I suspect this game will never go away; it’s too popular. Someone will pick it up, even if Greater Than Games falters forever.
(And yes, there are a TON of expansions for Spirit Island, they are all fun, but I almost never play them. I view all the expansions as Honorable Mentions for this list).
9. Legends of Sleepy Hollow
My group really liked this cooperative game, The Legends of Sleepy Hollow, but it has some wonkiness to it. See our review here. But they fixed some of that wonkiness with the Errata (see Errata review here). If the idea of a cooperative game in the Sleepy Hollow universe sounds fun to you, check this out … and pick it up before it disappears forever! Just make sure you get the Errata!
Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition
The next three entries all all related to the Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition
8. Disparation*
The Definitive edition of the Sentinels of the Multiverse is “essentially” the third edition of the game. See our review here for more details. The Disparation expansion for it … may or may happen. When GTG first announced they were shuttering, it sounded like they shut down production of it, even though printing had already started! Over the past 6 months, we had news that maybe it will print, maybe it won’t. As of this writing, production has started back up again! So, Disparation may still reach its Kickstarter (sorry, BackerKit) backers. It’s unclear if this will ever see retail; if you see it, pick it up. You may never see it again.
7. Rook City Renegades
The first expansion to the Definitive Edition, Rook City Renegades, definitely did make it to retail, so you might still see it around. See our review of it here. If you end up getting and loving Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition, you probably want to pick this expansion up before it disappears forever!
6. Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition
This is the third edition of one of our favorite cooperative games of all time! I feel like I am Superhero in a superhero’s world, battling villains and working together with my friends! Take a look at our review and see if you might like this! This is a rare 10/10 game for us, and you may be kicking yourself if you don’t pick this up before it goes out of print forever!
Sentinels of the Multiverse: Second Edition
The next few entries are related to the second edition of Sentinels of the Multiverse!
5. Any expansion, but especially Rook City!
There are a TON of expansions for the Second Edition of Sentinels of the Multiverse! They are all good!
But, if I ever do a list of essential expansions for a game, Rook City (for the Second Edition) will be #1 on it! This is one of my favorite expansions of all time! The Villains and Environments in here are just so amazing! This expansion really took the original (second edition) of Sentinels of the Multiverse to the next level! (I think this is currently only offered as a bundle with Infernal Relics: I have the original).
4. Sentinels of the Multiverse: Second Edition
This is also called the “Enhanced Edition”. You might wonder why the second edition is higher on the list than the definitive edition! Well, to be frank, I like it better! I think the coloring and art make it easier to see cards from across the room! And even though the gameplay is “less smooth”, I am used to it. Still, most of my friends liked the Definitive Edition better: See our review here!
It’s possible you might find some great deals on the Second Edition in the used market, so be on the lookout! Just be careful not to mix editions! Luckily, the only things for Definitive Edition are the three we list (that and foil cards)! Just about everything else should work with the second Edition!
Sentinels Comics: The Roleplaying Game
Our last three entries are exclusively for the Sentinels RPG! And yes, we consider this RPG a cooperative game! What can be more cooperative than heroes coming together to save humanity?
3. Game Moderator Kit
2. Starter Kit
1. Core Rulebook
You might wonder why Sentinels Comics: The Roleplaying Game stuff makes the top 3 spots on our list, despite the original card game(s) Sentinels of the Multiverse being some of our favorite games of all times! I think you’ll be able to find Sentinels of the Multiverse card games for some time, but I am not sure the Sentinels Comics stuff will be around! I think that the Sentinels Comics RPG didn’t get a lot of love, but it’s a pretty neat RPG system. My friend CC said it’s his favorite RPG to run! See our review here!
You can dip your toe in the water with The Starter Kit (#2) to see if you even like the game! The Starter Kit comes with pre-generated characters and pre-generated adventures so it’s easy to jump in!!
But of course, the funnest part of Superhero games is making up your own heroes, which the Core Rulebook allows you to do! The Game Moderator Kit is just icing on the cake if you decide you like this system!
Check out Greater Than Games Website (see here) to see if you can still pick up some of these things!
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