tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330733710984197384.post2086895147761793478..comments2022-12-05T11:39:03.172+00:00Comments on Halesowen Boardgamers: 1856 - January 27 2007Dave Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16971911339238694338noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330733710984197384.post-43071949111641901712007-02-01T19:51:00.000+00:002007-02-01T19:51:00.000+00:00Although Dave is right that this wasn't quite the ...Although Dave is right that this wasn't quite the most fun I've ever had gaming, I can see the attraction now to 18xx games (this was my first ever playing of one if you discount our practice session the day before). In fact I would happily play it again because now I have more of an idea of the mechanics and strategy. It seems well-designed and balanced. We suffered from too many players (i Steve Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11627966564212483578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330733710984197384.post-26841486438294503442007-01-29T22:10:00.000+00:002007-01-29T22:10:00.000+00:00I certainly found the experience interesting and m...I certainly found the experience interesting and mostly enjoyable. I have checked some other postal games, and they definitely play more aggressively, loads of loans and frequently 10 or even 11 companies out before the CGR, but this may be the effect of 5 players rather than 6, as we said, although I do suspect that unfamiliarity with the mechanics encouraged passivity. As fatigue crept in I Mike Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532859166363303780noreply@blogger.com