Girls' Games Our Tuesday girls' group held an end-of-year potluck and played some Cards Against Humanity. Most creative pot-luck moment - Julia's failed fruit-salad turned amazing smoothie! Angela and I, addicts that we are, continued to catch up on Tuesday nights anyway with a friend or two. A couple of people have shown interest in our Girls' Group. I'm actually the newbie here - this group was started by the other members and unfortunately we don't have space to add anybody else. However, my plan this year is to implement another group like this (although less often - something like once a month) if the interest is there. New to the collection My Amazon haul arrived early in the month, and I decided that I could have one now, one as my Christmas present, and one later when I would appreciate it. The first game I opened was Tokaido, as I thought it would be a good one for the family. I hadn't expected much as the general opinion is that it's very very light. I was actually pleasantly surprised with the gameplay it contained. To my shame, I still haven't played it with the younger kids. For Christmas "Brad" gave me Broom Service and I got a full group of players to try it out with me on New Years' Day. With light rules and cute graphics, it's still pretty strategic and one of my more "euro" games. I still have not played my copy of Splendor, but I finally gave it to myself the other evening. :D It's a game I've played a few times and am familiar with, and one which warranted owning so I could play it more often. I also went to Te Wharehouse and picked up good ol' Uno and Skip Bo. The kids love these and they are great for number skills. Don't underestimate young kids' ability to play Uno - as soon as they can recognise numbers they're good to go! Katie first played it when she was 3. Other gaming Christmas Day itself was definitely a success in the pressie department! Not only did I get Broom Service, but managed to convince my Mum into getting me Junk Art (a wooden stacking game) and my friend Gareth gave me a copy of Mombasa! I was grinning from ear to ear getting three whole games this year!! I didn't get any games played on Christmas, though, as Mum and Ken generally don't enjoy them. Although I haven't made it to a Wednesday for a while, I also managed to get a few games in with various friends. Recent Gaming Moments Games I played in DecemberTokaido* (x3) Fluxx (x2) Junk Art* (x2) 7 Wonders Blood Rage* Cards Against Humanity Coloretto Amazonas Dominion Magic: The Gathering Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game* Skip-Bo Takenoko *New to me Played online at BoardGameArena (as Kyanite): Carcassonne (x2), Takenoko (x4), Seasons, Puerto Rico, Tobago, Bombay*, Dragonheart. Most enjoyed: Takenoko Why? My love affair with Takenoko continues, and the Chibis expansion has breathed some new life into it, too. It's just a fun, light, relaxing game. Least enjoyed: Sherlock Holmes: The Card Game Why? I actually played a lot of games I don't like very much in December, as is always the case when you are catering to many different people. Good thing I enjoy playing anything - even games I don't like! However, Sherlock Holmes had the biggest gameplay problem. In Sherlock Holmes you play cards to travel, investigate, arrest etc, and those cards inform which ones you are allowed to play next. Unfortunately we kept getting stuck in the "countryside" by a certain travel card that was very common. You could only play two specific cards to follow it and we just weren't drawing them. We played a couple of rounds but this happened each time. The game is thematically entertaining, but it's never fun being unable to move forwards. (Sorry John! I would still play it again, though.)
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