We (my wife and older son) play mainly Dominion and 7 Wonders. Sometimes we also play Sequence and Rummikub. Younger kid likes to play Key Largo :) When we visit friends then also Settlers of Catan and Dixit hit the table.
How did your game of Diplomacy go? >:D ;DI won as Russia! ^-^
Then we played Ticket to ride with the Swiss expansion and also Alvin & Dexter (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/89848/ticket-to-ride-alvin-dexter). The latter expansion I had wrote off as useless crap, but this time I saw it shine. You can use it very tactically to hinder someone from ending the game, for example. You will not miss it if you do not have it, but it adds a nice level of "in your face!" to an already tight game (we never play the original game, but usually Nordic countries or maybe Europe).
I have not played with Alvin and Dexter, I have always felt that it did not fit the game theme and have passed on buying it.I am rather insesivite towards theme. These guys fall into the "movie monster" catagory, which makes them okay in my book - I just did not like the mechanic at first. In part because I just did not grasp the rules at first. :-\ It is not an expansion I will play with all the time, but it will be brought forth now and then.
Taluva @BixbysOne of the games I have played the most. Yes, as you get more plays under your belt you will start to see other options. One thing we have done is to play with a set number of tiles, so if we are playing two players, we remove half of the tiles. With three we remove one fourth. Also, this game's rule book is really not very well written, so be sure you play correctly, as even a small change to the rules will make it into something else.
An abstract game disguised as a Euro. It is no secret that I would like to play more abstract strategy games, so I really enjoyed this three player session of Taluva. I think the strategy unfolds after a number of plays, and I am not there yet. Lots of strategy to explore in this title.
It is a shame we did not live closer to each other Tobias.Bixby, I thought you will come to Europe. Perhaps you should change your itinerary through Europe.
;D It is a thought. Would be mice to meet some gaming folks. :meeple:It is a shame we did not live closer to each other Tobias.Bixby, I thought you will come to Europe. Perhaps you should change your itinerary through Europe.
We also like to play the game: DrachenWurf. It is from Wolfgang Panning and it was published by Schmidt-Spiele "EasyPlay".
This game is easy to learn and the young and the old have fun.
At BGG you don't find much about this game. It is a shame.
Here is a picture.
Time for another installment of games played :)
Glen More @Bixbys
This is one I have wanted to try for awhile now. I think the tile selection / turn order is clever and enjoy how it is integrated into the game. I would like to play a few more times to form a final opinion. Enjoyable.
If you travel from Berlin to the tank museum, than you would be not far away from some members of this forum.;D It is a thought. Would be mice to meet some gaming folks. :meeple:It is a shame we did not live closer to each other Tobias.Bixby, I thought you will come to Europe. Perhaps you should change your itinerary through Europe.
If you like, than I can explain something about this game.We also like to play the game: DrachenWurf. It is from Wolfgang Panning and it was published by Schmidt-Spiele "EasyPlay".
This game is easy to learn and the young and the old have fun.
At BGG you don't find much about this game. It is a shame.
Here is a picture.
Wow - that looks interesting kettlefish. Looks complex - the way I like them. ;D
Cards Against Humanity @Bixbys
Yes, alcohol was involved. Some friends were over and we have shoveled the snow away from our fire pit in the back yard. We had a very enjoyable evening of sitting around the fire visiting over a few beers, (ok, more than a few). We eventually went inside and a random game of CaH broke out. Kind of wrong, but kinda right too.
It is a shame we did not live closer to each other Tobias.Playing games and drinking beer all the time; I could live with that! :)
Playing games and drinking beer all the time; I could live with that! :)
@KettleFishDrachenWurf - I bought that game for only 10€ in a store.
- DrachenWurf does indeed look cool. There are so many interesting games out there!
- We are still working on our Europe trip itinerary. The Tank museum may not make the cut :( I will let you know if we are going to be in the area.
Move to Canada instead of the USA. You will be closer then. :)Ah, well. I sometimes forget Canada exists. No offence! O:-)
Ah, well. I sometimes forget Canada exists. No offence! O:-)
Played a 6 player game of Supremacy on the weekend. I quite enjoyed it.
Played a 6 player game of Supremacy on the weekend. I quite enjoyed it.
I don't know this game but it sounds intense. Something I would like I think.
I've been playing a bunch of random games lately. Carcassonne has actually been a headliner lately because of all the new Minis. I've tried them all and written reviews for each.
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/910966/the-barbarian-report-flying-into-oblivionI've been playing a bunch of random games lately. Carcassonne has actually been a headliner lately because of all the new Minis. I've tried them all and written reviews for each.
I'd be curious to see those reviews. Have a link?
The game "Hanabi" is one of the nominees for the award "Spiel des Jahres 2013".
Mo, 08.07.2013
Press conference with publication of the award winner "Spiel des Jahres 2013" and "Kennerspiel des Jahres 2013" in Berlin
Homepage (German / English)
Spiel des Jahres eV (http://www.spiel-des-jahres.org/cms/front_content.php)
This year I've really been trying to play & buy more games outside of the Carcassonne family (although the money I've spent on Carc is still several times the amount of spent on other games.
I have to say the most loved game between my friends, my family, and myself is Samurai. At this stage I can't play it enough =)
This year I've really been trying to play & buy more games outside of the Carcassonne family (although the money I've spent on Carc is still several times the amount of spent on other games.
I have to say the most loved game between my friends, my family, and myself is Samurai. At this stage I can't play it enough =)
Which version of Samurai? This one by Reiner Knizia?
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EclipsePlanta is rather special and I have been putting them aside in the games I have played so far. I would not use them in a three player game until all three players are familliar with the rest of the races.
Last night I played a three player game of eclipse. We have almost all of the promos and expansions. I played Eridani, and the other two players were Planta and Orion Hegemony. I was worried about the Orion player at the start of the game and was keeping a cautious eye in his direction. In the meantime, the Planta expanded quickly and got a strong resource engine going. My own resource engine was coming a long, but not fast enough. Unfortunately, the Orion player got boxed in behind a bunch of bad tile draws with kickin' ancients on them. My plan was to build tiles to prevent Orion from getting me and having them attack the Planta. That never happened and by the time the two of them clashed, the Planta had a very strong force to be reckoned with. Orion was almost obliterated. We conceded the game to Planta at Turn 6. I really like this game and want to play more this year. My concern is that with fewer than four players, it may be best to play symmetrical races, (Terran or Magellan). With 2-3 players, the racial powers combines with tile draws can create an imbalance. Not sure how others feel about this. Not to take anything away from Planta, they played a very strong game. Looking back at last night's game, Orion and I should have made a move earlier, but hindsight offers more clarity than was evident at the time. Look to see more entries about this game in 2014. PS. The Ship Pack #1 sculpts are awesome!!!
A question:
Does no one play any games since May 2014? ;D
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In hospital we played card game "Rommè" and dice game Kniffel/Yathzee.
I just got Glen More, so I've been playing that mostly.
6. The Great Heartland Hauling Company
in this cube delivery game from Dice Hate Me Games, you're driving a semi-truck around a small area in the United States of America. We played without any expansions to keep things simple, but next time around I would definitely add the Badlands expansion to increase the rate of point earning to make it play a bit quicker. Also would like to try some of the alternative layouts. The Truck Stop expansion adds some interesting abilities, but being limited to one ability per player makes me feel a bit skeptical that it will add enough to the game.
You just can't play it a dozen times in a row.