1. 2
tables in play this week. On table 1 the group of 6 played “Metro”, a game about building a network
of underground train lines to try and connect the cities on the cards dealt to
you at the start. Other players will divert the route to suit themselves so the
game can be quite competitive. It ends when the last route is built and the
players count up the number of tiles in their routes and score 1 point for each
tile. Geoff was the winner.
2. This
table then played a riotous game of “Jamaica”,
a pirate game about racing around a track laid out on the ocean. Many chances
to steal food, gold and cannons from your opponents involving dice rolls so
many loud cheers were heard. Geoff should have won again but was pipped by
Richard
3. On
the other table the strategy civilisation game of “Antike” took place. This involves creating armies, sending them to
adjacent lands and building cities there. In subsequent turns these cities
generate production of iron ( to build more armies), marble( to build temples)
and Gold to pay for developments in
technology. By accomplishing various actions, such as building 5 cities, or
building 3 temples, the players gain character cards and they move further
along the scoring track. The game is won by the first player to gain 9 cards.
Tony achieved this and the game lasted 2 hours.
4. On
table 1 6 players played “The Great
Dalmuti” a quick card game about getting rid of the cards dealt to you as
quick as you can. After each game the players change places to reflect their
finishing position, with the best player being named the Great Dalmuti. Richard
achieved this on 3 separate occasions but the group decided that the 4th
game would be the decider and he came last or the Greater Peon as it is known.
The final winner was Alistair.
5. Table
2 played a 5-player game of “Durch die
Wuste” which was played recently. It is about building camel trains through
the desert and gaining points for connecting to oases and water holes. The
winner was Richard by a few points from Mike.
6. Table
1 finished with a game of “Manila”,
in which players invest in punts which transport various commodities up the
river from the harbour to Manila. A good gambling game and Chris was well
behind when he had the good fortune to hire 2 pirates and steal the loot from 2
ships and ended up by winning the game.
Games played and Winners were:
Metro
Geoff Williams;
Jamaica
Richard Piesse;
Antike
Tony Simons;
The
Great Dalmuti Alistair Gittin;
Durch
die Wuste Richard Piesse;
Manila
Chris Cook.
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