The Games We Play

The Games We Play

A repository of reports on the Wednesday night sessions of the club and anything else related to the club or boardgaming in general, which may be of interest to anyone who may be passing by.

Thursday, 1 May 2014

Games Played 23 April 2014

I seemed to have missed posting this so just a brief update. 16 people in attendance and 8 games played. I won't make any comments other than that Chris has posted on Völuspá and Euphoria here. For games details click for more.



23/04/2014
Santiago de Cuba - 45 Mins.
Posn.PlayerScore
1Mike35
2Lee35
3Stan25
4Rachael24
Airlines Europe - 70 Mins.
Posn.PlayerScore
1Gary B78
2Dave G75
3Dave D71
4Phil68
Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia - 70 Mins.
Posn.PlayerScore
1James S10
2Mark W8
3Ian6
4Chris S5
Bohnanza - 70 Mins.
Posn.PlayerScore
1Lee23
2Stan21
3Mike18
4Rachael17
Carcassonne - 35 Mins.
Posn.PlayerScore
1Lee72
2Rachael57
2Mike57
4Stan43
Trains - 70 Mins.
Posn.PlayerScore
1Dave D39
2Phil32
3Dave G26
4Gary B25
Völuspá - 50 Mins.
Posn.PlayerScore
1James S60
2Ian59
3Mark W56
4Chris S43
Nations - 150 Mins.
Posn.PlayerScore
1Mark R41
2Dave F40
3Scott35
4Steve H30

6 comments:

  1. Enjoyed Santiago, to the extent that I have ordered a copy. I didn't rate its big brother Cuba even with the expansion that cured one major issue regarding turn order, the clever mechanisms got swamped with too many building options, but Santiago is much cleaner and packs a lot of decision-making into well under an hour.

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    1. I played Matt's copy of Santiago once a couple of years ago and enjoyed it. Kind of like a cut down version of Cuba.

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    2. Still have it and still enjoy it. Saving up a load of cash and hammering the car all the way around the track is great fun for throwing people off their planning.

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  2. I used to own the original version of Airlines. It's been over 20 years since I played!

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    1. I never played the original Airlines, although I nearly picked up a copy from the bring and buy at the first UK expo. I only know this and the "middle child" Union Pacific which I think I prefer.

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    2. I also felt Union Pacific came along and did it better based on the original Airlines. Though I always felt Union Pacific could do with a little more streamlining. The new Airlines might have been improved. It certainly plays at a pace with you wrapping up a 4 player game with new players in 70 mins.

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