My friend Mike Deans was kind enough to open his household for a day of gaming with a rather large crowd. All four us joined the crew from Rip City Gamers. Oh yeah, I heard there was a football game on two.
Since it is late Sunday and I'm traveling all week, I will post the report with less than my usual game commentary - mostly photos with a few editorial comments.
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Things got started bright and early with a game of Triple Crown, with the side betting variant. KC pulled out the victory. |
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Several of us were eager to bring out Attika. This was my first 4-player game, and I like it less than 2 or 3. Too much downtime. |
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The final Attika board. I (red) was fighting a two-front war. George (blue) worked his way to my home temple with a great final turn move. I should have worked harder to stop him. |
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The group plays a seven-player game of Bang! I heard that the renegade won, the first time I've seen this happen. |
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I was able to play Knizia's Africa, a decent exploration game. This would be a fun family game, but I wasn't thrilled. |
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We all got to play Loopin' Louie for the first time. Matthew quickly learned the touch and did very well. |
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Several of us wanted to try Logistico, so KC brought it out and taught us. He was hesitant to play with five players, and I can see why. I bit too much chaos, and I got really hosed when I confused the medium brown with the slightly darker brown wooden pieces. I would like to play this again with 2 or 3 players. |
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KC and I taught Julie and Ken Alhambra. For a game I don't like very much, I sure have been playing it a lot! OK, maybe I do like it just a little. This was my first win in this game. |
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KC taught us Too Many Cooks, a light card game by Knizia. This a great filler and everyone enjoyed it. I even managed to win. |
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My last game of the evening was Coloretto, a new card game that has come out quite a bit this weekend. I'm enjoying this more and more with each play. |
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We did watch the game every once in a while. Great finish. |