Whilst our fair womenfolk took our smaller womenfolk out for the day, Vin and I enjoyed a day of lad's gaming. Did we marry the right women or what!
Vin was very eager to introduce me to Rommel's Panzers which, to quote BGG is a "MicroHistory #1 in the Metagaming MicroHistory series.
A game of Tactical Unit combat in North Africa. In 1941 Erwin Rommel arrived in North Africa to save the collapsing Italian empire. Among the units under his command was the Deutches Afrika Korps. With the Afrika Korps Rommel wreaked havoc and exercised such military ingenuity that he would therafter be known as "The Desert Fox"."
Now, this involves moving tiny cardboard squares on a map made up of hexagons. I used to love this sort of thing over a decade ago but I have kind of lost interest since. Still, I'm happy to play anything at least once and so I gladly sat down to a game. I didn't mind having to count hexes to assess range, or refer to hit tables half as much as I thought I would. It was good fun.
We played the 'Dawn Attack' scenario in which a British armoured encampment is surprised at dawn by a German Panzer column. It was a hard-fought battle but, in the end, the British were victorious although they only had two vehicles remaining.
Next, I introduced Vin to the joys of Carcassonne The Castle - perfect for two-players. Vin really enjoyed this and was only narrowly defeated 89 points to 84. I had the largest keep which gained me 7 points.
We then tried the two-player version of Finster Flure (Fearsome Floors). Vin enjoyed this a lot more than the four-player version we had played previously; it's much quicker for one thing. In the end Vin was victorious as two of his team escaped from the monster whilst only one of mine survived.
Vin then requested another go at The Castle. This time he was royally whipped 97 to 67. I managed to obtain most of the tokens and finish several high scoring buildings towards the end of the game.
We then decided to play Carcassonne with the added bonus of the Builders & Traders expansion. We played this twice and I won both (178 to 129 and 198 to 139). I concentrated on obtaining the trade goods tokens to ensure a monopoly. I also managed to place some high scoring farmers (and piggies!).
All in all a great days gaming and the realisation that hex-based wargames are more fun than I thought they would be!
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Friday, April 27, 2007
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Sunday 19th November 2006
Whilst Eleanor napped, and Lisa S, Richard and Baby Emma were swimming, Lisa and I thought we would try the 2-player version of Finstere Flure. Lisa had previously tried this in a group and had not particularly enjoyed it. She found the 2-player version gave her the chance to better understand how the monster moves and how he can be lured towards the opposing pieces.
Paul won the first game by gettting 2 tokens out to Lisa's 1 (5 were eaten though!)
The second game was a draw (although Lisa had the moral victory!) as we each got 2 pieces out.
We played again in the evening and Lisa won easily, getting 3 of her peices to safety whilst Paul managed only 1!
Lisa S and Richard then joined us for 2 games of Diamant.
Lisa S 46, Richard 45, Lisa 0, Paul 0 (our worst game ever!)
Lisa 36, Lisa S 36, Paul 27, Richard 18.
We then moved on to Hey! That's My Fish.
Lisa S 35, Paul 31, Lisa 17, Richard 16.
Paul 40, Lisa S 22, Richard 20, Lisa 16.
Lisa and I then had a final go at Finstere Flure; Lisa won with 2 of her pieces making it to safety whislt Paul managed to rescue just 1.
Paul won the first game by gettting 2 tokens out to Lisa's 1 (5 were eaten though!)
The second game was a draw (although Lisa had the moral victory!) as we each got 2 pieces out.
We played again in the evening and Lisa won easily, getting 3 of her peices to safety whilst Paul managed only 1!
Lisa S and Richard then joined us for 2 games of Diamant.
Lisa S 46, Richard 45, Lisa 0, Paul 0 (our worst game ever!)
Lisa 36, Lisa S 36, Paul 27, Richard 18.
We then moved on to Hey! That's My Fish.
Lisa S 35, Paul 31, Lisa 17, Richard 16.
Paul 40, Lisa S 22, Richard 20, Lisa 16.
Lisa and I then had a final go at Finstere Flure; Lisa won with 2 of her pieces making it to safety whislt Paul managed to rescue just 1.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Monday 30th October 2006
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!
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!
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!
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