Total Number of Games played: 24
Number of Different Games: 22
Number of New Games: 17
Games Purchased: 2 (Court of the Medici and Chopstick Dexterity Mega Challenge 3000)
Games I want to purchase: INFINITE
Here is the Play by Play Day Account:
Thursday
Die Aufsteiger - I love this game. There wasn't a copy in the library so I brought mine with me and got to introduce it to some new people.
Waz Baraz - A clever little deduction game. I found it tough to play in a noisy room as I couldn't remember what conclusions I'd already made. I'd play it again though.
Tobago - Most people said it to rhyme with Cargo, but I always though it rhymed with Day-glo. Anyway, it was fun. I might purchase this one.
Neu Heimat - another game I brought from home, but this one was in the library. A tough economic auction game.
Zertz - a fun abstract
Opera - a big letdown for me. I so wanted to like this game of building opera halls all over Europe. It was rather dry and tedious. It went from 'Purchase Unseen' to 'Never play again' very quickly. At least I saved some money.
Monkey Lab - it was o.k. I'm not totally sure what all the fuss was about over this game.
Breakfast: Buc-ee's Burritos
Dinner: Scary Indian Buffet which caused post-meal intestinal problems
Time to bed: 2:30am
Friday
A La Carte - So cute and with great components! Competing chefs racing to cook dishes whilst being careful not to over season. It is so much fun to sabotage your opponents. I want this.
Dixit - Has a core mechanic similar to Apples to Apples, but requires more creativity on the part of the player. I would play this again and my purchase it.
You Robot - This game needs the right crowd or the right alcohol. Basically you make gestures and point at a card to get your partner to assume a pre-designated position. It was more frustrating than silly.
Basket Boss - Managing a Basket Ball team. I only found it mildly interesting and have no real desire to play it again, though I wouldn't run away screaming if I was forced.
Polizei-Alarm - Fun with magnets. A clever little children's game where one player is a thief and the other the police trying to apprehend them.
Die Aufstieger - Yeah! I got to teach it again :)
Ad Astra - Probably my favorite new game of the convention. Settlers trading and building combined with Wallenstein/Shogun programing mechanic and using a scoring system similar to Masons.
Sticheln - A great trick taking game that took some mind wrapping to work out the best play. I was poised in a great position to win this game, but the lateness of the hour befuddled my brain and I went wrong in the final round. This was fun!
Breakfast: Dennys
Dinner: Ali Baba Mediterranean
Time to bed: 2:45am
Saturday
Scripts and Scribes - an excellent little card game that is difficult to track down. I would like a copy of this.
Elk Fest - a silly dexterity game we played at lunch. The only game of the Convention that I actually won!
Railroad Dice 1 - thanks for teaching this Judson! Another game I would play again that is difficult to obtain in the U.S.
Lost Cities the Board Game - This game was a lot better once we used all the cards. Oops! Slightly more complex than the original Lost Cities, but it plays more than 2 which is a bonus.
Crokinole - Late night dexterity fun!
Also played in the BGG Game show - A version of Family Feud played with approximately 15 teams of 4. We finished in the middle of the pack.
Also played 'If you wanna....I'd rather...' A very silly way to waste time!
Lunch: Chilis with my good friends Rich and Ginger (and their son Jack). Good times!!!
Dinner: Light snacking on chips and apples at the hotel.
Time to bed: 1:30 am
Sunday
Court of the Medici - an interesting 2 player card game that I purchased. We played twice and I can see that it needs more plays to grasp strategic possibilities.
Atlantis - Leo Colvini re themes Cartagena and adds some other elements to make it less frustrating. I see no desire to own this but I wouldn't refuse to play it.
Pack and Stack - I was curious about this game so I was reading the rules when the Mayfair Rep came across and offered to teach it to me. He explained one rule and I pointed out that the published rules said different. He'd been teaching it wrong all weekend! It's a game about packing luggage crates in pickup trucks. I don't need to own it, but it was o.k.
Breakfast: Dennys again
Dinner: I'll fix something here
Time to bed: Still unknown, but I was snoozing in the car!
3 comments:
That's great you bought Chopstix Dexterity MegaChallenge 3000. It was on my want list, but I was too slow.
I'm also impressed you found someone to teach you Railroad Dice. Cool.
I apologize sincerely for bailing on you and Steve for the Puzzle Hunt. I thought Paul had told you earlier, but I also thought you could pick up some replacements. Oh well. I'll owe you for next year.
You're welcome about Railroad Dice. My pleasure, since I'd snagged it in the math trade.
I'm curious about why it's impressive to have found someone to teach it... now that I understand how it works it doesn't seem too hard.
It's impressive because we didn't know anyone within our circle of friends who owns the game until you picked it up in the math trade.
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