I got to play a lot of games in November with a few different people. It was a month of card games, since many of my game nights were shorter because I or others were tired. Girls' Game Night Our girls' gaming group is going strong, although I have to be honest and say that as much as I love playing board games, the real highlight is the delicious food these women cook! The games are fun too - we play a lot of silly card games and things can get pretty ridiculous! :D Last week one of us hosted at her lovely boatshed - it was a real treat. Home Gaming I have only hosted one event this month - the Takenoko afternoon tea, and played a couple of games with the family. Other Gaming Dinner and games go together so well. Early in November a friend invited myself and a couple of others for a tasty stirfry and we followed up by playing The Manhattan Project. It was a lovely night, even if I got a grand score of 0. Again. I also got a couple of longer games in with another friend, which was heaps of fun, and made it a couple of times to Mark's large Wednesday-and-sometimes-Saturday group. I hadn't planned to buy any games this month, but stupidly read on a forum about Amazon's Cyber Monday sale, and before I knew it had three games in my basket. They were each down to a fantastic price (including shipping), and they had all been on my wishlist at some point but were unlikely to ever top it. Yes, I did have buyer's remorse! I'm sure I'll be happier when they actually arrive. :) Games I Played in NovemberPirate Fluxx* (x4)
7 Wonders (x2) Lords of Waterdeep (x2) Skip Bo* (x2) Takenoko (x2) Agricola Bohnanza Settlers of Catan Coloretto Coloretto: Amazonas Galaxy Trucker Guillotine Kingsburg Ligretto Love Letter The Manhattan Project Nations* Scythe Sheriff of Nottingham Small World Splendor Sushi Go! *New to me Played Online at BoardGameArena: Takenoko (x7), Coloretto (x2), Carcassonne. Most Enjoyed: Scythe Why? This was my second play of Scythe, so this time I understood what I was doing. The mechanics are straightforward, but the gameplay is immersive and full of decisions and the world is fascinating. Least Enjoyed: Pirate Fluxx Why? I just... *sigh*... don't like Fluxx. I feel like it's just designed to be a pointless activity - not only pointless, but annoying. I enjoy the silly accents - for one round, but they get tired really fast. My girls' game group are Fluxx fans though, so I just play happily and enjoy the company.
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Attendees: Lisa, John, Gareth, Nigel, Luke, Emma, Brad
We had the first games night in a while last night, and I'm keen to have another soon. We started with Codenames. Luke and I were the spymasters. Due to my overly obscure clues (trying to desperately to link my particularly eclectic set of words) it looked like Luke's team had it in the bag. His team had one word remaining, and ours a stack of four. I threw out an "unlimited-guess" clue and hoped that there were few enough words on the board at this point that they could figure out my earlier clues. Somehow, the gamble paid off and my team (me, Lisa & John) won. I suspect that I may have been accidentally giving away a bit much during the game though, so I'll keep my mouth shut next time. We followed up with 7 Wonders which is a popular choice for many people in the group. Poor Gareth was the only person new to it so he was thrown in the deep end. In the end I took it out by a single point (Lisa and Nigel tied for second), due to the massive pile of cash I had managed to accumulate - thanks neighbours! ;) Following this, a couple of people cheekily suggested Rock Band, so we diverted from board gaming to play a few sets. I enjoy Rock Band and was happy to play, but still feel the need for some more board gaming (as the games we played were pretty light) so I'll probably hold another games night soon. Thanks for a great night everyone. |
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