Lisa and I were joined by Andy and Greg for games! Vin is off recovering from a weekend in Whitby, Jack phoned to say he was going to have a quiet night in with The Wife and Spencer is excused after his partner, Jessica, gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday night! Congratulations and welcome to the world Little One.
Once again aiming to keep things simple for my malfunctioning brain we kicked off with Diamant. After being victorious through recklessness last week I decided to go for overcautiousness this week. It paid off! Final scores:
Paul 37
Lisa 30
Andy 24
Greg 14
We then moved on to Alhambra, a game Andy and I had played before (although I can barely remember it). This is not as complicated as it first appears and is good fun. I am a sucker for tile-laying games though! My impaired cognitive abilities were evident however. I failed to apply a strategy, realising late in the game that I should have accrued more money earlier on to buy more properties towards the end. A few last minute purchases helped me pick up my score. Unfortunately Lisa's strong position was eroded by Greg and Andy buying odd buildings to reduce her advantage. Her really long wall could not save her! Despite it being his first attempt at this game, Greg clearly got the hang of it and romped to victory. Final scores:
Greg 103
Andy 83
Paul 81
Lisa 79
As it is nearly Halloween we decided to end with another go at Finster Flure (Fearsome Floors). Once again this was good fun but more mentally taxing than it appears. Despite everything, I managed to win...although to be honest.... I was not really thinking beyond "must move pieces....preferably away from monster...." ( a man-sized slime creature this time).
Once again a great evening much enhanced by Andy bringing green-filled chocolate rolls!
On a personal note, I really enjoy when Lisa joins in with us on Monday nights ...I can't put into words why, other than to say it is nice to do something together!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Thursday 26th October 2006
In the 'quiet time' between Ellie going to bed and anything decent coming on the telly, Lisa and I decided to try Hey That's My Fish. I had played this before at Beyond Monopoly and enjoyed it enough to buy a copy. Upon unpacking it I was once again struck by what a stupidly big box it is for so few components. The wooden penguins are cool though!
The aim of the game is to traverse hexagonal ice floes with your flock of penguins and collect the most fish. It is surprisingly tactical as you can trap penguins and the ice floes have differing numbers of fish upon them (1,2 or 3).
Sadly my brain failed me and despite almost drawing the first game, Lisa won the second competently after she had got used to the game's mechanics. We both enjoyed it though and were impressed with how complex such a simple-seeming game can be..... we look forward to teaching it to Ellie!
The aim of the game is to traverse hexagonal ice floes with your flock of penguins and collect the most fish. It is surprisingly tactical as you can trap penguins and the ice floes have differing numbers of fish upon them (1,2 or 3).
Sadly my brain failed me and despite almost drawing the first game, Lisa won the second competently after she had got used to the game's mechanics. We both enjoyed it though and were impressed with how complex such a simple-seeming game can be..... we look forward to teaching it to Ellie!
Monday 23rd October 2006
Monday night is games night...after a considerable break due to my hospital stay etc. I was joined by Andy, Greg, Spence and Vin who kindly agreed to play simpler games as my brain is not functioning properly yet.
First up was Guillotine, which is becoming something of a favourite 'fast' game. Despite not really remembering how to play very clearly I managed to win! Poor Vin may have done better if anyone had remembered to tell him that the game takes place over only 3 days! Final scores:
Paul - 18
Andy - 17
Vin - 14
Spence - 13
Greg - 11
Next up was Finster Flure (Fearsome Floors)... a dungeon-based game in which you have to move your team of counters out of the dungeon whilst avoiding being eaten by a monster; in this case a tuxedo wearing giant eyeball! Part of the fun is in positioning your pieces to lure the monster towards other players' pieces. It turned out to be harder than it sounded. Spencer won convincingly and I was pleased to see that I was not the only person who failed to think tactically (although I have a good excuse!).
We decided to round off the evening with Diamant. My lack of tactical ability made me play rather more recklessly than I think I would normally do. However, this time it paid off as I won. Final scores:
Paul - 37
Andy - 33
Vin - 30
Greg - 25
Spence - 21
A fun evening was had by all, except Greg who bemoaned not winning!
First up was Guillotine, which is becoming something of a favourite 'fast' game. Despite not really remembering how to play very clearly I managed to win! Poor Vin may have done better if anyone had remembered to tell him that the game takes place over only 3 days! Final scores:
Paul - 18
Andy - 17
Vin - 14
Spence - 13
Greg - 11
Next up was Finster Flure (Fearsome Floors)... a dungeon-based game in which you have to move your team of counters out of the dungeon whilst avoiding being eaten by a monster; in this case a tuxedo wearing giant eyeball! Part of the fun is in positioning your pieces to lure the monster towards other players' pieces. It turned out to be harder than it sounded. Spencer won convincingly and I was pleased to see that I was not the only person who failed to think tactically (although I have a good excuse!).
We decided to round off the evening with Diamant. My lack of tactical ability made me play rather more recklessly than I think I would normally do. However, this time it paid off as I won. Final scores:
Paul - 37
Andy - 33
Vin - 30
Greg - 25
Spence - 21
A fun evening was had by all, except Greg who bemoaned not winning!
Saturday 21st October 2006
It has been awhile since I played any games due to my recent neurological problems. Although my cognitive abilites are still impaired Lisa and I took the opportunity to play Canasta whilst Eleanor had a snooze.
Despite my problems I managed to win 6 of the 9 hands and thus won my first game! Managing to obtain all four red 2's helped, scoring 800 points.
The scores were:
Paul 1735
Lisa - 315
Paul - 5
Lisa 1355
Paul 1045
Lisa 375
Paul 930
Lisa - 130
Paul 1830
Lisa 765
Paul 860
Lisa 755
Paul 950
Lisa 40
Paul 985
Lisa 490
Paul 950
Lisa 1050
Lisa leads 3 games to 1.
Despite my problems I managed to win 6 of the 9 hands and thus won my first game! Managing to obtain all four red 2's helped, scoring 800 points.
The scores were:
Paul 1735
Lisa - 315
Paul - 5
Lisa 1355
Paul 1045
Lisa 375
Paul 930
Lisa - 130
Paul 1830
Lisa 765
Paul 860
Lisa 755
Paul 950
Lisa 40
Paul 985
Lisa 490
Paul 950
Lisa 1050
Lisa leads 3 games to 1.
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