Games Played: Carcassonne (H+G), Bohnanza, Electronic Catchphrase
Gamers: Chip, Liz, Sara, Leah, Rob, Jim, Shaun
In between handing out candy, and getting take-out Indian and Thai food, we were able to play a handful of games.
CARCASSONNE (Hunters and Gatherers)
Chip: 87
Shaun: 78
Liz: 68
Jim: 83
Carcassonne is a very interruption-friendly game, which was good, as I left every few seconds to answer the door or do other hostish duties. Sara offered advice to the other players (only Liz had played once before), such as "ignore the fishing huts, they're never worth much." As a result, I was one of the only players to use one of my huts!
Early on, Shaun claimed a field complete with the tiger-banishing fire. I then drew the stonehenge tile and placed it close to his field, but he got just the right combination of tiles to block me out before I could sweep in for the kill.
I really like this game, and look forward to playing it again. I'm convinced that it would make a good introduction game for non-gamers.
BOHNANZA (1:05)
Sara: 14
Rob: 12
Chip: 12
Leah: 11
Jim: 11
Liz: 10
After dinner, we decided to play Bohnanza, one of my favorite games for a larger group of people, as the downtime is minimal. There was a hint of PA during the game, but not too much, as the whole game took about an hour. As I predicted, Sara won by a (relatively) large margin.
This is another good gaming staple. Most memorable quote from the game? "I'm going to burn the stink."
ELECTRONIC CATCHPHRASE (0:17, 0:13)
Rob, Jim, Chip: 14
Sara, Leah, Liz: 8
We played two rounds of guys vs gals, with the guys winning each round. Believe it or not, "Stink bean" was one of the words that came up. The timing mechanism seems to make this game too random to take seriously, but it is fun.
posted by FlyingSheep @ 1:14 PM
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