I've managed to catch the nasty cold-thing going around which put me on the couch unable to do much for a week. Since I couldn't make it to anything I decided now was the time to jump in and try out an online board-game platform. I chose BoardGameArena since it seemed to be the easiest to use. I really like that I can choose whether I want to play a whole game at the time or just take a turn once or twice a day. Among other places you can play games online are Yucata and Boiteajeux. (My username is "Kyanite" on both of these also.) On Tuesday I went to my friend's dinner and game night. After enjoying the delicious lamb dish she prepared we introduced her two friends to Lords of Waterdeep (with expansion, naturally). They seemed quite uncertain about it at first, but they ended up really enjoying it. I suspect I may be bringing that around again! The only sad thing is that we forgot to eat the pineapple upside-down cake we whipped up as emergency dessert! It was a quiet evening at Mark's on Wednesday, and most of us played Railroad Tycoon (also known as Railways of the World). I am always quite intimidated by this game but I'm not sure why. Maybe because of it's sheer size. Mark had a bad start after overbidding for being first player, which he was unable to overcome through the rest of the game. Michael won (just) followed closely by me, then Steve. Railroad Tycoon is a pick-up-and-deliver game. That means that you must take goods from one location to another, where you will earn money for them. In Railroad Tycoon you also need to build your own railroads and upgrade how far your trains can travel. You want to invest wisely so you can maximise your income, and you get points for delivering goods - the further you take them, the more points you earn. You can only deliver goods to specific locations that are marked as wanting them. Finally, on Friday Devon's friend came over for a game of HeroQuest. They played 2 characters each and beat my evil wizard easily. Next games night date has been set: Saturday, 25th June at 7pm. Hope you can make it!
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Apologies for the anticipation of a post a week ago - if anyone saw it - I started writing it and then got sidetracked... for a week... On the 22nd of May we had our semi-annual game of Twilight Imperium 3. This game is gargantuan, and requires at least an entire day so we need to plan it weeks or months in advance. There are a group of us who enjoy playing high-conflict, explorey games filled with betrayal, backstabbing and hilarity and are willing to devote hours to creating an alien empire, tabling and voting on ridiculous laws, and in Jeremy's case, suicide-bombing particular players with his explosive fish-ship. During the game there evolved a rivalry between Luke/Jeremy and Matt/Michael. We had expected Luke and Jeremy to be at each other's throats as they were next to each other and can both be very clever but aggressive players. To our shock, they decided that working with each other was more beneficial, and that was terrifying. As the game drew to a close, it became so close between Luke, Matt and Jeff that the alliances came to the fore and there was much bribery and corruption. Luke took it out in the end, with what I think was a well-earned victory. Other than that I have been enjoying games with Angela and her girls' group, Wednesday night gaming and even a lovely lunch-and-a-game with my best friend and his family while the kiddies played. It certainly seems about time for another games night soon so I'll look at my calendar and see where I can schedule one in. Takenoko at Mark's on June 1st with the expansion "Takenoko Chibis" (kindly provided by Martyn). It's a good expansion that adds a GIRL PANDA (!!!), some cool special tiles and cute baby tokens. Sorry guys, I won't buy it for the $54 it's retailing at, but maybe if there was a good sale it might turn up in my collection one day. Games I Have Played in MayColt Express
The Resistance: Avalon Codenames (x3) Dominion (base game) Star Trek: Catan Viceroy Dead Man's Draw Twilight Imperium 3 (with Shards of the Throne & Shattered Empire expansions) Sequence (x3) Catan Perudo (Liar's Dice) Lords of Waterdeep (With Scoundrels of Skullport expansion) Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy Most enjoyed: Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy Why? I just love the story that develops for each player as they build their family. Least enjoyed: Viceroy Why? The theme didn't seem to be attached to the gameplay and it just seemed fiddly for no reason. |
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