Games Played: Lord of the Rings - The Confrontation, Torres, Frank's Zoo
Gamers: Josh, Chip, Mike, Lewis, Marianne, Chris, Jeff, Justin
Thank to Chris for hosting.
LOTR: THE CONFRONTATION (0:18)
Marianne (good): won
Chip (evil): lost
Neither of us had played before, but I read through the rules quickly and Josh offered strategic advice during the game (and prevented us from inadvertently breaking the rules).
I thought that I was in a good position when Marianne had only two pieces left (to my four). However, I underestimated the true value of Frodo's "retreat sideways" ability, and Marianne zipped him off to Mordor for the win.
I liked this game, and would like to try it again sometime soon.
TORRES (1:28)
Justin: 228
Chip: 216
Marianne: 204
Jeff: 153
By that point, we had eight players, so we split up into two groups, one playing Industria, and the other player Torres. I taught Justin this game at a previous SOG session, and he beat me soundly at it. This time wasn't all that much different.
We played with the variant that the trailing player gets to select the starting player for the next round (rather then start the round him/herself). Jeff chose Justin as the starting played for the second round, and then himself as the starting player for the final round.
I think I placed too many knights at the start of the game, and underestimated the value of getting a good start. Instead of concentrating on the most valuable castles, I tend to look for tricky or clever plays, and I think this worked to my disadvantage. I should also point out the Justin is very good at this game, and is careful to not leave his opponents with easy scoring opportunities.
I like this game. It has more variety than I initially imagined.
FRANK'S ZOO (1:08)
Josh: 24
Chris: 20
Mike: 19
Marianne: 17
Chip: 15
Lewis: 14
The Industria game finished at about the same time, we regrouped for a game of Frank's Zoo (despite Chris's objections). I'm glad that we got a chance to really play a full set of rounds (last time we only played two rounds), as I think we got a better grasp of the complete game.
Despite finishing third in every round (which should, statistically speaking, be slightly better then average), I had the lowest score for almost all of the game. I didn't manage to capture any hedgehogs or lions which kept my score low.
I like the fact that the junior partner can ask for help. When I was partnered with Lewis, who sat two chairs down, I tried to play cards that might lead to his asking for cards that I had. Of course, there are too many possible paths to predict this accurately, so it didn't really work out.
I enjoyed this game, although I still don't get it completely. I'd like to try again.
posted by FlyingSheep @ 1:57 PM
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