Post by Matt on Jul 18, 2016 17:42:53 GMT
On a nice summers evening (i.e. it was raining a bit) we met once more to ponder what to play. This month Val brought a work colleague, David, who seemed to enjoy the evening and get to grips with the game very well.
Paul, Val and David played through a few games together while James, Laura, Steve and Matt enjoyed a longer-than-expected game of Betrayal at House on the Hill. Paul, Val and David tried Web of Power, followed by Splendor and finally San Juan.
In Web of Power, players use monasteries and advisors to influence regions of Europe during two rounds of play. I think we're all familiar with Splendor, San Juan and Betrayal already. Paul managed to prove his worth as a mentor by winning all three games he brought to the table that night!
In Betrayal, Steve ended up being the traitor, finding himself guiding a madman round the house letter in spirits floating outside all the windows. Fortunately, the heroes in the game managed to exorcise the spirits before they could do too much damage and win the game. We used almost all the floor tiles though, so it was a good long game this time round.
Finally, it was nice to get Eight Minute Empire to the table - a game that possibly could be played in 8 minutes if you were REALLY quick, but generally takes around 20-30 minutes. It's a nice twist on the area control formula, as players have a starting pot of gold with which to buy cards to make manoeuvres, but there's no more cash - that starting pot has to last the whole game! James won and we all enjoyed it, although it took a couple of rounds to get our heads adjusted to the speed play.
Until next time, play more games!
Matt
Paul, Val and David played through a few games together while James, Laura, Steve and Matt enjoyed a longer-than-expected game of Betrayal at House on the Hill. Paul, Val and David tried Web of Power, followed by Splendor and finally San Juan.
In Web of Power, players use monasteries and advisors to influence regions of Europe during two rounds of play. I think we're all familiar with Splendor, San Juan and Betrayal already. Paul managed to prove his worth as a mentor by winning all three games he brought to the table that night!
In Betrayal, Steve ended up being the traitor, finding himself guiding a madman round the house letter in spirits floating outside all the windows. Fortunately, the heroes in the game managed to exorcise the spirits before they could do too much damage and win the game. We used almost all the floor tiles though, so it was a good long game this time round.
Finally, it was nice to get Eight Minute Empire to the table - a game that possibly could be played in 8 minutes if you were REALLY quick, but generally takes around 20-30 minutes. It's a nice twist on the area control formula, as players have a starting pot of gold with which to buy cards to make manoeuvres, but there's no more cash - that starting pot has to last the whole game! James won and we all enjoyed it, although it took a couple of rounds to get our heads adjusted to the speed play.
Until next time, play more games!
Matt