Games Played: Dvonn, New England, Ra
Gamers: Joyce, Chris, Chip, (Josh, Lewis, Eric, Mark)
Thanks to Chris for hosting.
DVONN (0:15)
Joyce: 16
Chip: 12
Joyce and I were the first to arrive, so I brought out Dvonn to get a quick game in while the others arrived.
I think Dvonn is best played fast and loose, especially with a new player. At the end of the game, I saw that I was in a pretty bad state - handfuls of my pieces had been swiped off the board early in the game.
This is a pretty good two-player game, but one quick round doesn't do it justice.
NEW ENGLAND (1:02 + 0:10 rules/setup)
Chris: 30
Chip: 28
Joyce: 25
Chris was kind enough to forgo the other game that Josh et. al. were playing to teach Joyce and me this game. We rewarded his kindness by letting him win (:
As the tiles were explained, I found myself fascinated by the merchant's ability and the 4 point bonus for having the majority of merchants. I tried to gather up as many as I could, and Chris didn't get a single one. Joyce, on the other hand, forced me to defend my majority a few times. I ended the game with an obscene amount of cash. I probably should have been more offensive sooner, but I didn't have a good idea of how many rounds remained in the game.
I didn't get any barns, which I thought I would regret later, but I don't think it hurt me at all. I didn't pick any ships either.
Chris started the last round and picked the 10-coin to go first. I believe if I had picked first during the last round, I may have won, but I'm not exactly sure.
In a word, this game is elegant. I really like the simplicity of the rules, and the balance between the different elements (board space, meeples that need undeveloped tiles, and developing tiles for victory points). I look forward to playing this game again.
RA (0:45 + 0:13 rules/setup)
Chris: 72
Joyce: 46
Chip: 19
Chris also taught us Ra. I did very poorly. I think I'm too conservative on some bidding games, and, as a result, I ended up with half as many tiles as other players. Joyce was winning after the first two epochs, but Chris scored a massive 47 points at the end of the game to take the lead.
Ug. This might go in the pile of games that I simply don't get.
posted by FlyingSheep @ 10:40 AM
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