CHIPPENHAM BOARDGAMES CLUB - 13/05/2010

1.     We started with a 7-player game of “11 NIMMT”, a card game we had played before but we needed to introduce our new members to it.  Richard won the first 2 rounds and as Chris had arrived we called an early halt so that we could split into 2 groups of 4.

2.     On table 1 Mike introduced 3 players to a game called “Princes of Florence”, about building a suitable mixture of buildings and landscapes in your palace so that your personnel can create great works and earn you Prestige Points. The game involves an auction round to bid for the items you want to enhance your palace and then an Action Round when players construct their palace. The points generated by the personnel are recorded on a score track and at the end of just 7 turns the player with the most Prestige Points is the winner. The interesting part of the game is how you fit all the buildings and landscapes into your courtyard. There are many different ways to achieve this so the game bears thinking about. Alistair created 6 works in his palace which enabled him to win, just beating newcomer Lucy by 2 points.

3.     This group then played “Incan Gold” which is becoming a favourite in the club. The newcomers thought it was hilarious and it looked liked Lucy was going to win until Alistair had a great last round to snatch victory from her.

4.     On table 2 the group played “Puerto Rico”, a highly rated game, which Richard won.

5.     They then started a recent game called ”Tobago” which some had not played before. An unusual game about playing cards which give clues as to the whereabouts of hidden treasure. Once the treasure location has been determined players rush to pick it up and get a share of the spoils, and the player with the most treasure points wins. A neat game, in which Richard won again. 

6.     We finished with 8 players playing a game of “The Great Dalmuti”, a card game about getting rid of all your cards. The starting player lays a group of cards but each subsequent player must play the same number of cards but in a lower value, or pass. E.g. 3 x 10’s , followed by 3 x 7’s followed by 3 x 4’s. This continues until no player can play. They then start the next round until eventually all the players have emptied their hands and points are awarded. The sequence in which players empty their hands determines where the players sit for the next round, and this is important as certain players exchange cards before a round starts. Great fun and hugely enjoyed by all.

Games played and Winners were:

11 Nimmt Richard Piesse;

Princes of Florence Alistair Gittin;

Incan Gold Alistair Gittin;

Puerto Rico Richard Piesse;

Tobago Richard Piesse;

The Great Dalmuti Alistair Gittin.