tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post3963012616050052296..comments2024-03-27T09:44:13.148+00:00Comments on Games Night News: Hip Hip Hoo RajErsbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08012602968152264418noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-76204697374910655272014-03-06T11:05:46.431+00:002014-03-06T11:05:46.431+00:00This? The AgentsThis? <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/141932/the-agents" rel="nofollow">The Agents</a>chris.smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146293856495494606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-55328832836208441052014-03-05T19:58:02.238+00:002014-03-05T19:58:02.238+00:00i blame his shirt, sam
Don't jinx it, martin!!...i blame his shirt, sam<br />Don't jinx it, martin!! My other kickstarter (the agents) arrived in perfectly condition and in time!Gonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137892563658219516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-9922684902464055112014-03-05T16:23:35.775+00:002014-03-05T16:23:35.775+00:00Kickstarter eh? I look forward to playing it in ab...Kickstarter eh? I look forward to playing it in about 18 months' time ;)Martin Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723082374288224645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-89280966117678005902014-03-05T15:02:15.768+00:002014-03-05T15:02:15.768+00:00That guy unnerves me Gonz. I think he's trying...That guy unnerves me Gonz. I think he's trying to hypnotize me through the screen.GNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-35255953819792010012014-03-05T14:47:12.434+00:002014-03-05T14:47:12.434+00:00yeah, our village game dragged a little at the end...yeah, our village game dragged a little at the end....maybe its my fault, for my willingness to keep my people alive!<br />I have to say, I didn't suffer so badly during my second session of Take it easy, another hundred games and I think I will be able to play averagely.<br />BTW, have a look at the lovely game I just kickstarted! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1619383091/lagoon-land-of-druids cant wait to bring it to the table...Gonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137892563658219516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-44877438490463553252014-03-05T12:23:04.905+00:002014-03-05T12:23:04.905+00:00no idea what that last sentence was eitherno idea what that last sentence was eitherGNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-44038377193350480572014-03-05T12:22:18.908+00:002014-03-05T12:22:18.908+00:00I don't think I made clear that all players ca...I don't think I made clear that all players can be bidding for the same product...GNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-57338241233682820812014-03-05T12:21:07.896+00:002014-03-05T12:21:07.896+00:00Oddly the game I was developing (admittedly in my ...Oddly the game I was developing (admittedly in my head) called Small Print, or possibly Contract, is not far removed from Raj, with a little of Vegas thrown in. Here's the idea - each player starts with 7 'Share' cards and three 'Contract' cards - the contracts have a percentage value of 100%, 60% and 40%. Share cards are all identical, and both Share and Contract cards have identical backs, but in a different colour for each player. Everyone also has three 'contract markers' which would just be a wooden disc in their colour.<br /><br />In each of a set rounds (possibly seven, but less then ten) a set of Product cards are turned over (how many will vary depending on the amount of players). Products have varying values and not all cards will come out in each game, so you can't be sure that the best product will ever be available. Products have a value, of say, £10k up to £100k. <br /><br />Players then place a card face-down beneath the product they are interested in. If it's a contract then they get the contract value (100, 60 or 40%) of that product. If it's a share then they take a share of whatever remains, if anything. They may choose to add a contract marker on top of their card to warn the other players they've played a Contract, or they may conversely use a contract marker on the back of a Share card as a bluff. Either way, if the contracts add up to more than 100% when the cards are revealed they are declared void, and the players who played share cards under the product split the value between them.<br /><br />I think it could be quick and fun but I need to work out the math of how many product cards/how many cards allowed to be bid etc.<br /><br />At the start of GNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-86614650446261093422014-03-05T10:44:17.189+00:002014-03-05T10:44:17.189+00:00yup Raj was ace - so simple! There's a bit of ...yup Raj was ace - so simple! There's a bit of 6 Nimmt in the simultaneous play, but with more room for calculation - also reminded me of those moments in Incan Gold where you need to be the only one leaving . . . <br /><br />I liked Municipium too - very tactical and interesting. Would happily play that again. I too forgot Tsuro, which stopped me swan-diving further down the form table.Joe Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710555098761136919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-87239865641913494212014-03-05T10:23:58.031+00:002014-03-05T10:23:58.031+00:00oh, Municipium. Very Knizia-ry: a puzzle of a game...oh, Municipium. Very Knizia-ry: a puzzle of a game. Your aim is to get five coins, and you do that by collecting 1 each of the four different types of citizen milling around town. <br /><br />You collect citizens by either having a majority (or second place) in one of the buildings when the praefect visits, or by actioning a building you own: they all come with special powers. Last night I thought it was okay, not amazing, but today NDR (next day re-evaluation) has kicked in and I wouldn't mind trying it again.GNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-77415335715091730432014-03-05T10:16:59.809+00:002014-03-05T10:16:59.809+00:00I'd forgotten that too Martin! Thanks again f...I'd forgotten that too Martin! Thanks again for lugging Amerigo all the way from London. <br /><br />Raj is great - Matt said it was his favourite of the evening and I feel the same. Tense but also funny. Thanks all. GNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-67915423241053763362014-03-05T09:27:25.797+00:002014-03-05T09:27:25.797+00:00I'd totally forgotten we played Tsuro until I ...I'd totally forgotten we played Tsuro until I read this. That kind of sums up how I feel about it really.<br /><br />Raj was brilliant! I regret trading away the copy I owned years ago now. Martin Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723082374288224645noreply@blogger.com