Games Played: 6 Nimmt!, Attika, Und Tschuss
Gamers: Josh, Vitas, Mike, Nancy, Rob, Richard, Chip
Thanks to Rob for hosting!
6 NIMMT! (0:37)
Richard: 19
Josh: 30
Mike: 30
Chip: 41
Vitas: 45
Rob: 54
Nancy: 73
Richard and I arrived too late to join in the initial game of Coloretto, but when that finished up, we started a game of 6 Nimmt! Nancy was new to the game, so we gave her the best advice we could: "Just play cards at random."
Nancy had to endure some painful rounds, taking up to 28 points in a single round. However, this didn't really compare to Rob "Play Fast" Elkind, who took 35 points in the next round. Fortunately, his daughter came to help him, and he was able to avoid taking any tricks at all in the second round.
6 Nimmt! is a great filler game, and the only game to be played on a semi-regular basis at SOG.
ATTIKA (1:07)
Mike: won
Josh, Richard, Chip: lost
I've heard a lot about this game, so I requested it in advance. Mike brought his copy, and Josh and Richard, both of whom have played before, joined in.
Richard got off to a very good start, threatening to link up two temples early on. Josh, apparently not trusting Mike to stop Richard, went out of his way to block his progress.
I made quite a few newbie mistakes, such as emptying a stack prematurely, and not realizing the importance of the black tiles. Nevertheless, I was able to at least threaten victory a few times (and would have won, had it not been for those meddling - uh, Richard). In the end, it was a very close race between Richard and Mike, and it might have ended differently if Richard wasn't forced to expend excessive energy stopping me.
This is a fun game, although I think it would benefit greatly from a way (say, tokens) to determine which pieces have already played. In this respect, the English on the cards is very helpful. There's more depth to explore here, and I look forward to playing this game again.
UND TSCHUSS (0:12)
Richard: 58
Mike: 49
Josh: 31
Chip: -1
While waiting for the game of uber-Carcassonne to finish up, Richard suggested Und Tschuss, and taught the rest of us how to play.
Wow, I did really horribly at this game. After not taking many positive points, I was stuck without any high cards and took two -10s in a row. I didn't really recover from that.
This is a fun simple game, and I'd be willing to try it again. Chances are rather good that I'll do better next time.
posted by FlyingSheep @ 12:15 PM
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