…important game on our “games-to-play” list. We lured Miikka, an innocent bystander, to join some track-building in Ireland. It was another fun-packed game, with lots of nasty situations. As it goes, the newbie did worst. Miikka commented that he really got the game on the last round. That’s nice. Stefu was unsurprisingly a best, being…
…bank them for points if you still have them when the turn comes back to you. You can steal chips from your opponents: if I have a six in front of me and you collect a six on your turn, you steal my six. This, of course, leaves you with a three-chip stack of sixes,…
…Well, can’t help it, and I don’t think it’s really an issue with anybody else, I’m just annoyed by some of them, they leave me wondering what the heck was I thinking… Of course, I never do any proofreading or think things twice, I’m that kind of guy, do it well once and you don’t…
…traded away were review copies I haven’t paid for, so the value differences don’t matter as much (of course, I could’ve sold the game in the auction next week and especially for Steel Driver might’ve received a better deal, but I’m not complaining). I was also able to improve my train game quotient, as I…
…more. I’m not a glutton for punishment, but I’m sure I could do better with more practice. I do like the game. The decisions feel similar to 6 Nimmt!, but the game is a bit more complex. Of course that means it isn’t as elegant and thus I think it is inferior game, but it’s…
…(compared to drive-by-shootings by some and Las Vegas by some) are very exciting. You usually know if you need them or not and sometimes winning a bad card just to keep it from someone else is necessary. Of course, sometimes you’re just screwed. That happens, but it happens in real-life politics as well. Speaking of…
Another session! We started with Fairy Tale, which is the current favourite filler. It’s indeed an excellent game, right now it’s the hottest thing — I’m always up for a game. We even got a team game going, even though two of the guys thought they were paired with their neighbour, not the player opposite…
…wasn’t fair, but that’s life. Sticheln is still my favourite three-player card game, but The Last Panther isn’t that far. They are rather similar, which of course tempts me to compare the games. The Last Panther feels a lot more chaotic; it’s easier to keep control in Sticheln (at least with three players). Or it…
…in them, I think, as it causes the games to require somewhat specific circumstances to get played. Thus, I play Go but not Zèrtz. Purely imagination-stimulating games — well, I think the best example of that is live-action or tabletop roleplaying. I have done both, but in the end found them unsatisfying. Party games are,…
First issue of Spielboy is out. The site is a strange parody of Playboy, with articles about board games. And yeah, there’s some (semi) nudity — with games, of course. Strange. I don’t care much for the nudity (I read it for the articles), but it seems like a funny idea. We’ll see how the…