Author Topic: Weekly Online Game (Read 244192 times)

danisthirty · « **Reply #180 on:** January 08, 2015, 12:35:02 PM »

Quote from: Decar on January 07, 2015, 12:32:58 PM

I'm not definite, but will try and make it tomorrow. I may be a little late though so will join the second game if there's one

Join us on the chat when you're ready and I'll keep an eye out for you. B1nder and I are having a quick practice game while we wait...

danisthirty · « **Reply #181 on:** January 08, 2015, 01:15:29 PM »

I'm sorry B1nder, my laptop just crashed. It's rebooting now...

B1nder · « **Reply #182 on:** January 08, 2015, 01:19:14 PM »

ok! I saved our game, so that we can continue when you are back :-)

jungleboy · « **Reply #183 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:45:55 AM »

The weekly game was designed to fill a gap between competitions. Now that the Traders & Builders league has started, let's suspend the weekly game and use the Thursday night timeslot to play our games in the league instead where possible.

Decar · « **Reply #184 on:** January 25, 2015, 04:55:33 AM »

Just played a level-pegging game with Hounk, he pipped me by 4points at the end though - fantastic game:

InC, TnB & Windrose

Hounk · « **Reply #185 on:** January 25, 2015, 06:53:42 AM »

I think,I took better advantage of the inns, and that was, what finally won me the game. Oddly enough, I never considered them that game breaking for myself. After Decar won the main farm and placed the cathedral into my big city, I was sure, that would be it, especially since I could not turn around the trade goods any more.

A minor mistake in the early game of me was the way I inserted the three-segment CCCC into my first cathedral city. I connected my big follower, which was on the small segment N (red rose) to the city, leaving Decars big guy to the W and out, giving him 4 points and myself 3 votes for the city. He soon afterwards finished the city, getting 2 grain and 1 cloth from it. If I would have connected the two big guys, we would have get 6 points each (I myself 3 points less for the cathedral city), but much more important the cloth as well. Of course, chances are great, that he would have tried to sneak into the city again afterwards. Bigger mistake was, that I did not try in time getting a second follower on the main field, which would have been very much worth it. Decar found a spot to sneak in, which was impossible to block, open on two sides to connect rather easy, I was only able to block the right entrance, he got in with the cloister with his pig, and eventually a second farmer inside after blocking my second one off. So although he did so really well on the 7 city farm, which I would have considered the most important aspect of this game, in the end, I was lucky enough to still score enough on other occasions, mainly roads with inns.

Decar · « **Reply #186 on:** January 25, 2015, 07:14:42 AM »

Couldn't agree more; game really could have gone either way at any point. Definitely completing more roads with Inns made all the difference. I under played my builder at the end game; perhaps those few extra tiles would have made the difference!

rfielder · « **Reply #187 on:** January 29, 2015, 07:13:04 AM »

Anything being planned for tonight? (January 29/15) Thanks to the weather, we unexpectedly have an evening free.

In Canada, EST, free from about 5:00PM EST to 10:00EST, if anything is happening....

Hounk · « **Reply #188 on:** January 29, 2015, 07:42:08 AM »

5pm EST is 11pm MEZ (10pm GMT). I could be here for a game at that time, but probably would not be online before. Who will host?

rfielder · « **Reply #189 on:** January 29, 2015, 08:52:32 AM »

Quote from: Hounk on January 29, 2015, 07:42:08 AM

5pm EST is 11pm MEZ (10pm GMT). I could be here for a game at that time, but probably would not be online before. Who will host?

Can we use Farin's new version?

11PM start? You must be quite a night owl.....

danisthirty · « **Reply #190 on:** January 29, 2015, 09:39:07 AM »

I may be in too. Hopefully see you at 10

rfielder · « **Reply #191 on:** January 29, 2015, 10:08:05 AM »

Can someone please provide a pointer to the chat routine used? I have not had occasion to use it before, and don't want to spend a lot of time searching for it while I am at work.