Games Played: Bohnanza (x2), Password
Gamers: Joe, Darren, Marianne, Sara, Chip, Geo, Motor, Jimmy
Legends, in Maynard, hosts a boardgaming (and Magic) night each week on Thursday night. Space is a little limited, but only until the younger Magic players go home (:
This week, I was only planning on staying for a hour or two, so I only brought Bohnanza and Password. I should have brought more, but it worked out okay.
BOHNANZA (1:00)
Chip: 18
Marianne: 16
Sara: 15
Darren: 13
Joe + Geno*: 12
Joe had to leave about halfway through the game, so Geno took up his hand for the rest of the game. I tried to pay more attention to which beans were being planted, and I think my heightened awareness paid off. Joe was very generous to Marianne early in the game, giving her two red beans for a single fairly common bean.
PASSWORD (0:23)
Geno + Sara: 42
Chip + Marianne: 18
I brought Password instead of Electronic Catchphrase as the token "word game" for the week. There was a lot of careful consideration on everyone's part, which slowed the game down a bit, but not too much. Geno and Sara took (and maintained) an early lead, winning 6 of the 8 rounds that we played.
Memorable rounds: The clues, "Shake", "Bow", and "Uncontrollable" made me guess "Shiver". Of course, as soon as I said it, I realized the correct answer was "Quiver". Sara tried to use "suntan lotion" as a clue, but I'm pretty sure that clues can only be one word long.
I like this game, but it's slower then Catchphrase. Perhaps next time I'll bring Taboo.
BOHNANZA (0:43)
Jimmy: 16
Chip: 15
Motor: 13
Marianne: 12
Geno: 12
Motor has wanted to get in on a game of Beans for a while, so we decided to play again. This game went much more quickly as everyone had played before, and we pushed each other a bit to keep the game moving.
Jimmy had the good fortune of harvesting all 6 of the garden beans, 4 of them in a single turn. At the end of the game, Marianne and I traded a red bean (each) for the beans that he flipped over. In retrospect, the bean that I got from him did not earn me an additional gold, so this was a mistake on my part. During the final turns, I should really be more selfish.
Bohnanza's a really good card game, and I'm yet to find someone who doesn't really like it. The scores usually end up pretty close, which helps to keep people from being discouraged. Obviously, luck does play a role in this game, but I think it's pretty minor. Good planning and negotiation have a much bigger impact on the game.
posted by FlyingSheep @ 11:25 AM
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