I'm doing this without notes again, for some reason.
Shadows Over Camelot
Binyamin, Tikva Shira, Zvi Yehuda, David K, Ben, NadineThey took this out to start the evening, which is a good choice as people can join as they come. I'm not thrilled about the game, so I sat out until some stragglers showed up. I believe that the Loyalists won. I don't know who was the Traitor.
Order of the Stick
Jon, Adam, DylanEven though this is quite the American style game, I thought I would give it a go seeing as it's such a funny comic. It was certainly enjoyable dealing with the theme: the cards, the notes, and so on. I playacted Elan, too. Fun.
As a game, it's really a typical American game, a little like Munchkin. You add your bonuses and have to roll above the monster's strength, picking up loot and gaining abilities as you go. Not at all bad, and I would play it again, but the theme is really critical to my enjoying it.
Dylan had to go before we could finish. We were about halfway through.
Shear Panic
Binyamin, Tikva Shira, Zvi YehudaNadine showed them how to play it. They used all of their best cards early on, so that, in the last phase, all of their cards were totally useless. Which annoyed them.
Either they have to reserve their cards better, or there is something a bit clunky about the game.
Bridge
Binyamin, Tikva Shira, Nadine, BenThey played a few hands as a filler.
Go
Adam+, JonI'm still pretty low ranking in Go, even though I love the game. Adam gave me the first move to even it out.
I didn't play all that badly. I threw away some territory in favor of solidifying an area I was nervous about. Adam connected territory across the middle of the board and had an entire side. The result was something like 35 to 14.
It's Alive
Adam 51, Jon 35, Tal 31I suggested this, and Adam was willing. Tal was too. Adam preferred the basic game, but we coerced him into playing the advanced game.
Tal and I were both hit with Villagers and Adam won, so maybe there is some truth to the luck bit. Still, I mismanaged my money early on, so Adam's win was as much his good play as that.
Power Grid
David 15, Ben 13, Nadine 11We're now playing with the house standard variant that the top four cards of the upcoming stack are visible. It actually shortens the calculation time, because you no longer have to guess what may or may not be coming. And the game is much better as a result.
David took a runaway win here, apparently.
Colosseum
Jon, Binyamin, Tikva Shira, Zvi Yehuda, AdamThis was the first play for Adam and me. This game is big with way too many components. Other than that, it's a fairly standard Eurogame with auctions, trading, and set collection.
It is supposed to be played for 5 rounds, but we only had time for 2. I would play again.
2 comments:
David was the traitor and won, we lost to siege engines. He revealed himself pretty early by leaving a quest that we were all at for the win, but we didn't officially accuse him.
I came in second in Power Grid. David did a good job all along, and at the end calculated building so that he could block me from getting fuel in the last round.
-- Nadine
It's going to be a common happenstance that you don't get to finish a game of Order of the Stick. It's Looooong. I suggest playing with a variant that quickens the game along. Starting with more shticks and loot. Maybe turn ending in an empty room into an encounter table where you roll a die to see what happens. There's a few possible faster variants on the geek.
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