Games played: Fluxx, Acquire, Ben Hurt, Magic the Gathering, Carcassonne, Guillotine
Players: Chip, Sara, Kaj, Shaun, Vitas, Justin, Ben, LeJean, Dagmar, Matt, Rob, Jasper, Liz
Thanks to everyone who came and played games!
FLUXX (0:28)
Kaj, Sara: lost
Chip: won
(0:13)
Chip, Sara: lost
Kaj: won
(0:20)
Chip, Sara: lost
Kaj: won
This is a fun little game. I think it works well as with three or less players, but I think it would seem to chaotic with any more then that. I'd play it again.
ACQUIRE (1:35)
Kaj: 67,500
Sara: 40,900
Chip: 35,100
I thought I had a better chance at winning then last time because I secured the majority of shares in the largest hotel chain. Unfortunately, this caused me to miss out on a lot of mergers during the middle of the game. Sara seemed to like this game, so we may add it to our collection.
BEN HURT (2:22)
Vitas: 194
Kaj: 171
Justin: 77
Chip: 58
Shaun: 0
This is a long, but fun Cheapass game. I think I'll try to drag this out at least once a year, but it takes a lot of time.
MAGIC (?)
I lost two rounds of Magic to Ben. We both agreed that I could have won the first game if I hadn't committed a very silly error. This was part of an unfinished 4-player draft of mostly-common cards from my collection.
I believe that it was a mistake to try to shoe-horn in a time-consuming Magic draft into an afternoon of open gaming. From now on, draft events will be separate. Of course, quick pre-constructed duels are always a welcome option.
CARCASSONNE - HUNTERS AND GATHERERS (1:02 + 0:10 rules and setup)
Rob: 134
Kaj: 109
Chip: 89
Dagmar: 81
This is an enjoyable game. It went a bit slow with two new players (myself and Dagmar), but not overly so. I'd play this game again, or any of the Carcassonne series again.
GUILLOTINE (0:20 + 0:08 rules and setup)
Kaj: 20
Vitas: 18
Rob: 17
Chip: 13
(0:33)
Kaj: 24
Vitas: 23
Rob: 21
Chip: 20
This is a very chaotic and quick sort of game. It has a fun theme, but the "screw your neighbor" element seemed a bit too strong for my tastes. But maybe I'm just saying that because I lost both games (:
I'd play it again, as it only takes a short period of time, but I wouldn't go out of my way to do so.
posted by FlyingSheep @ 3:16 PM
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