…They can be hard to handle. Second event was Spooks Slalom, which is an easy speed test. Johanna got that one, no doubt about it. I’m sure we both could do this one faster. Third event was another speed game, The Spooky Circuit. In that one players must visit every room of the castle. Simple,…
There’s a PBW implementation of Roads and Boats! It’s called Roads & Boats by Web and it’s currently in early testing. I want to test, too! I set up a two-player game for testing purposes. You can join the game; the password is “gameblog”. Please only join if you plan to finish the game in…
My games with Olli continued on Friday. We started with Kahuna — it was the final test. Olli lost big time; he got the first scoring, but then my defensive island network made it quite clear there was no way he could beat me. Final score was 6-1. Not good. He didn’t like the game,…
…Hungarian Zsírozás. My game idea combines elements from all of the games. It is also played on a different deck. I used a slightly modified Gang of Four deck (removed all the special cards, mostly). It was certainly interesting, but I need to test the game more, I wasn’t completely satisfied with it. It might…
…do the trick by separating the speed test and the scoring. In Crystal Code, all players who manage to solve the problem (line five pentagons so that matching edges have a total of six symbols of the same kind) win a card and a crystal. The fastest player gets two cards and two crystals. If…
…though the game seemed confusing at first. We played with open power cards, which I think is a good idea. It doesn’t spoil the game and it makes it a lot easier. I don’t have to explain every power card, I can explain them when they come up. When buying cards, it’s enough to know…
…stuff I produced. Of course I had a bit of a problem with feeding my folks, but as every Antiquity player knows, there are two ways to attack the problems of famine and pollution: prevention or cleanup. I simply chose cleanup. I first built a new city to house the graves, then hospital there, and…
…As minor treatments, I’ve taken Vom Kap bis Kairo, Battle Line and 6 Nimmt. VKbK was specifically requested by my mother, Battle Line is an older favourite of ours and the kids simply love 6 Nimmt. The people I’m playing with are my mother, her new companion Ismo and his children (three boys aged 7,…