Games Played: Coloretto, Alhambra
Gamers: Lewis, Chip, Mark, Rob, Josh, Chris
Thanks to Rob for hosting.
COLORETTO (0:15 + 0:03 rules)
Lewis: 27
Josh: 26
Mark: 19
Chip: 18
Rob: 18
(0:16)
Mark: 20
Chip: 19
Rob: 19
Josh: 15
Lewis: 14
We started with two quick rounds of Coloretto. I've been interested in trying this game since seeing it played at UG 6, and I'm glad I got a chance to try it.
In the first game, I didn't take any negative points, but that strategy didn't seem to work. In the next round, I took five different colors by the end of the second round, so I decided to try to take as many cards as possible.
At the end of the second round, I thought I miscalculated by selecting a chameleon/joker card (worth 6 points) over a brown and red card (worth a total of 7 points). Upon further reflection, I think I may have made the right decision after all. Mark (who was leading at that point) could probably have made more points with the joker then with the brown/red combination I left for him. It's not as clear-cut as I originally thought.
This is a fun game that I'd like to play again, and possible add to my want-to-acquire list.
When Josh suggested Alhambra for the next game, at least three of us were excited about playing it. I think that's a record for SOG (: Chris arrived too late to voice his objections, and graciously agreed to join us.
ALHAMBRA (0:53 + 0:12)
(scores by round)
Mark: 10, 42, 98
Chip: 9, 31, 81
Chris: 0, 25. 55
Rob: 6, 18, 51
Josh: 6, 21, 49
Lewis: 3, 6, 45
I believe that this game would be better with fewer players, and, after we finished, I recalled having this impression after the last time I played it (with 5 players). I feel that I made a few mistakes this time around; such as purchasing a tile that I could not play (it remained in my reserve for the rest of the game), just because I had exact change (so to speak).
While some dismiss this game as being too random, I think there is some strategy involved, and I like the puzzle aspect a lot. I look forward to playing this again, hopefully with only three or four players.
posted by FlyingSheep @ 1:01 PM
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