Call for playtester

It might seem like a modest proposal to call for a single playtester, but I already have an interested party (Steve H) and the game is 2-player! The game is called Cromwell and I have been developing it on and off for more than 3 years now. It is a block wargame very much in the mould of other Columbia Games titles such as Hammer of the Scots, Crusader Rex, Richard III, Texas Glory and Julius Caesar.  In its current form it has already undergone 10 playtest sessions and everyone who had played it has enjoyed it. I have recently resubmitted it to Columbia Games, but it is likely to be a month or two before they get round to considering it and in the meantime, the more playtests it undergoes the better.

I'll bring it to a Wednesday session and, while I could play it myself with Steve H, it would be better for him to face an opponent who is also new to the game. Please let me know if you are interested. Ideally you'll already have played another block wargame or, at the very least, be familiar with some board wargames. I'd say it is low-to-mid complexity for a wargame - which would put it in heavy Euro game territory - being a little more complex than the other Columbia titles mentioned above and certainly a step up from the likes of Command & Colors.

More information about the game can be found on my bgg profile and the game map, block label graphics and some photos in my gallery.  

August 2015 Recap

This is a recap of what was played during the month of August 2015. There were 4 sessions in the month and the average attendance was 14 with 21 different people over the month including 2 new visitors Nick & Peter O and also Jim F who came once before (back in November 2006, if I've got the right person). 30 games were played of 25 different titles (as last month I suppose that should really be 26 counting the 2 different Love Letter versions) and I include the list of these at the end of this post.

Just the details - 26 August 2015

14 last night and 8 games played on 4 tables including 2 new to the club in Pizzaro & Co./Magellan and Diamonds. No pictures this week, but the results are below.

26/08/2015
Caylus Magna Carta - 80 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	James S	41
2	Steve H	39
2	Mike	39
Istanbul - 90 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Scott	6
2	Rob C	5
3	Rob L	4
4	Nick	3
The Voyages of Marco Polo - 110 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Gordon	67
2	Stan	61
3	Rachael	60
4	Lee	51
Coloretto - 15 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Lee	33
2	Stan	28
2	Gordon	28
4	Rachael	22
Pizzaro & Co. - 45 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Scott	56
2	Rob L	44
3	Nick	42
4	Rob C	26
Panamax - 135 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Steve W	91
2	Dave D	66
3	Mark W	51
Santiago de Cuba - 60 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Steve H	51
2	James S	43
3	Mike	33
Diamonds - 20 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Rachael	32
2	Stan	20
3	Lee	20
4	Gordon	17

Just the details - 19 August 2015

We had 17 people last night, the highest Wednesday attendance of the year so far. One first time attendee and one who came many years ago when we were at the Conservative club and it was the Conservative club. 6 games were played across 4 tables and the results are below with a few pictures.

Medieval Merchant, note the dazzling colours

Nations

Saint Petersburg

19/08/2015
Medieval Merchant - 90 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Mike	50
2	Lee	42
3	Rachael	41
4	Stan	37
5	Nick	36
Canyon - 70 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Stan	-
2	Rachael	-
3	Nick	-
4	Lee	-
4	Mike	-
Saint Petersburg (2e) - 130 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	James S	169
2	Steve W	109
3	Dave D	102
The Voyages of Marco Polo - 150 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Suzy	72
2	Gordon	69
3	Steve H	61
4	Peter O	59
Love Letter: Batman - 20 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Steve W	5
2	Dave D	3
3	James S	2
Nations - 150 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
NR	Scott	-
NR	Steve K	-
NR	Mark R	-
NR	Mark W	-
NR	Jim F	-

Just the details - 12 August 2015

We had 14 people last night, 7 games were played. The results are below with a couple of pictures.

El Grande

Eldritch Horror

12/08/2015
The Voyages of Marco Polo - 90 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Gordon	67
2	Duncan B	60
3	Nick	59
Bruges - 100 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Scott	65
2	Rob C	60
3	Suzy	58
El Grande - 120 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Rob L	130
2	Lee	120
3	Mike	98
4	Stan	94
5	Rachael	78
Carcassonne - 20 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Scott	109
2	Gordon	98
3	Duncan B	48
4	Nick	22
Carcassonne - 25 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Rob L	57
2	Lee	46
3	Rachael	36
4	Stan	23
5	Mike	22
San Juan - 30 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Gordon	41
2	Scott	31
3	Nick	28
Eldritch Horror - 180 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
3	Steve H	-
3	Mark W	-
3	Dave D	-

Just the details - 5 August 2015

We had 11 people last night including first timer Nick. 9 games were played in all and my camera stayed in my bag so no pictures, results as below.

05/08/2015
Santiago - 60 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Nick	132
2	Gordon	121
3	Lee	109
4	Stan	107
Deus - 80 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Steve H	45
2	Scott	43
3	Dave D	31
4	Dave F	28
Blueprints - 40 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Nick	9
2	Stan	9
3	Gordon	4
4	Lee	4
Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game - 60 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
3	Mark W	-
3	Mike	-
3	Rachael	-
Santiago de Cuba - 50 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Mark W	29
2	Mike	29
3	Rachael	27
Race for the Galaxy - 30 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Scott	41
2	Dave F	40
3	Dave D	35
4	Steve H	15
Katzenjammer Blues - 20 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Mike	7
2	Mark W	3
3	Rachael	0
Splendor - 30 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Lee	15
2	Gordon	11
3	Stan	9
4	Nick	8
Love Letter: The Hobbit - 25 Mins.
Posn.	Player	Score
1	Dave F	2
2	Dave D	1
2	Steve H	1
2	Scott	1

July 2015 Recap

I have got out of the habit of writing a post every week, although I still might get back to that at some time. Until then I'll give this a try and write a review of the month of July 2015.

There were 5 sessions in the month and the average attendance was 11.2 with 19 different people over the month including new visitor Duncan who came to a couple of sessions and Scott's daughter Emma who he brought to the last session of the month. 30 games were played of 24 different titles (I suppose that should really be 25 counting the 2 different Love Letter versions) and I include the list of these at the end of this post.