tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post3466983531239063582..comments2024-03-27T09:44:13.148+00:00Comments on Games Night News: Samarcan’tErsbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08012602968152264418noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-88493224569384559852015-11-26T17:01:06.237+00:002015-11-26T17:01:06.237+00:00I enjoyed Chocolatl *and* Samarkand, and I'd b...I enjoyed Chocolatl *and* Samarkand, and I'd be happy enough to play either again. <br /><br />I felt like my victory in Samarkand was down to picking up some very lucky cards from the oasis. If we had been shuffling the cards back into the deck more often I might not have been so jammy, but that would have been a lot of shuffling.<br /><br />On the other hand, I did win so it must have been down to pure skill.<br />Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05595365074869478107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-35599582883174820812015-11-26T14:24:39.280+00:002015-11-26T14:24:39.280+00:00I looked at Samarkand today on BGG and was surpris...I looked at Samarkand today on BGG and was surprised to find it's perceived as a light family game! Personally I found it a bit of a struggle but thinking back, maybe it was the wine. <br /><br />I still like Chocolatl, despite coming last! But I can see I'm in the minority. I think a house rule of doing all you bids at the same time was/would be a good call. Quicken the game, for a start...GNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-29045767829460344842015-11-26T14:18:35.339+00:002015-11-26T14:18:35.339+00:00Thanks for letting me christen my copy of Samarkan...Thanks for letting me christen my copy of Samarkand. I really like the game, so expect it to make a reappearance soon, though not when Sam is looking for a game. :-) And yes, Andrew, that was indeed my score. At least as far as I remember it.<br /><br />My ploy in Chocolatl was not only to avoid minus points, as Andrew speculated, but also to try and pick up small point scores for not too high card play. If you can be trying to win the areas that everyone else is not interested in that round then you stand a good chance of winning. The game itself was OK and I wouldn't be trying to avoid playing again, but I certainly wouldn't be suggesting a game.<br /><br />I do like Celestia, though, so happy to play that every week.<br /><br />AndyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035725264785541572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-7747863605451985242015-11-26T06:38:15.860+00:002015-11-26T06:38:15.860+00:00Twilight was ace - I can't think of another ga...Twilight was ace - I can't think of another game to compare it to. A partnership trick-taking game in which you can request any other player play for you. Quite bizarre but somehow it works.<br />I really like Last Spike too - I think Martin must have had an unusually bad run of tile draws to end up in the situation he got into.Joe Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710555098761136919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-18541442713646653812015-11-25T21:14:11.173+00:002015-11-25T21:14:11.173+00:00Looking at the table, my ability to come second a ...Looking at the table, my ability to come second a lot doesn't seem to have declined.chris.smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146293856495494606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-84196401399481052142015-11-25T19:57:28.954+00:002015-11-25T19:57:28.954+00:00With apologies to Andy, who bore my overt disdain ...With apologies to Andy, who bore my overt disdain cheerily, I must make a small correction - I disliked Samarkand pretty much from the get-go. It's one of those games where the sands continuously shift and (a couple of glasses of wine to the good) I found it very unintuitive and abstract - and it looks horrid! At least Chocolatl has a nice board...<br /><br />Nice to play That's Life again. I'd like to try Last Spike, I think Martin's brain would have coped better with Samarkand - we should have swapped at that point!<br /><br />GNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.com