This week a total of 6 people turned up. Tony, Allister, Roger, Paul and
Kevin play tested a dice game designed by Dave. I can’t give too much
away so all I’ll say is the game was well received by all with victory
going to Allister. Dave then made the numbers up to 6 and we played a
new game to all of us, Richard Breese and Sebastian Bleasdale’s
‘Keyflower’. After a lengthy rules explanation we sprang into action and
started to build our settlements over four seasons. When winter came it
looked as if Tony’s gold rush would land him the win but it was
Allister that came out on top by one point.
Games played and winners were :
Dave’s Top Secret Play Test Dice Game - Allister Gittins;
Keyflower - Allister Gittins.
It seems the second week in May is when Allister comes out of hibernation and starts winning because 3 years ago this week...
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.
Allister 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 as if Lucy was going to win until
Allister 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 - Allister Gittins;
Incan Gold - Allister Gittins;
Puerto Rico - Richard Piesse;
Tobago - Richard Piesse;
The Great Dalmuti - Allister Gittins.
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