…are of equal (low) value. It’s a partnership game for four. The scoring is based on combinations of cards: either sets of same-rank court cards or high-scoring tarots, or sequences of court cards or trumps. These combinations can be declared before the first trick and they are also counted from the won cards. Cards also…
…more players, that sweet control is gone. There are more cards in your misery colour, so it’s harder to keep a count on them (in general I don’t like counting the cards, it takes too much concentration). I guess the game becomes more “fun, when players are more easily forced to take misery cards. But…
I played a quick test game of Maharaja today so I could explain the game more easily on Saturday, when we have a games meet. It was an interesting experience that presented some of the games interesting attributes. It’s an intriguing game, though I’m not quite sure if I like it or not. I’m afraid…
…five-point trumps (1, 21 and Skis) are played in the same trick, Pagat collects it. So, Riku did get his -20, while I got 15 points, ten of which Riku and Hannu could’ve easily protected. Well, I still missed my target by two points or so… After Tarot it was Ubongo time, followed by a…
…being crowded! The game took about 2.5 hours, which I think is reasonable. Ilari complained about downtime, which seems to be a rather big issue with him. Generally the game was liked, I think. Well, I like it, at least… It’s definitely my favourite new game right now, much more tempting than Amun-Re for example….
…one would easily think that the game just cannot be good. To be honest, it isn’t, but it isn’t bad either. Actually, I was surprised at how much I actually enjoyed it, and some of the comments on Geek seem to echo my feelings: this game can actually be fun. Still, my recommendation for gamers…
…income going on and was sure to win the game easily. Well, it wasn’t that easy, when I ran out of fuel at the time I had 20 cities and could connect to 21 anytime. The other guy just kept buying all fuel and connecting cities. I replaced my power plants and finally won the…
…ways to make money — the game would advance much faster and be a lot more enjoyable. As it is, it’s just not worth playing. We had to quit our game after an hour or so, and nobody complained. At that point we had six or seven points and easily 30 minutes left in the…
…an advantage. The Confrontation is a clever game. At times it feels like a puzzle. Especially the battles, since the duelling pieces and the cards played are all public information. Therefore you can easily see, what are your opponent’s options. Sometimes you can deduce a perfect solution, sometimes you realize you can’t win no matter…
…during the weekend, and I played it twice on Friday. First game I won easily as my mother was still learning the game, second was a bit tougher fight. After eight or so games I’m growing to enjoy Balloon Cup a lot. It’s not always that exciting, but a solid game that’s probably becoming a…