tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post7556863345374300772..comments2024-03-27T09:44:13.148+00:00Comments on Games Night News: Sunday driversErsbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08012602968152264418noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-45370825079691661242016-03-02T12:10:56.084+00:002016-03-02T12:10:56.084+00:00I'm so up for this but can't commit right ...I'm so up for this but can't commit right now!Martin Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723082374288224645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-70847980079445337252016-03-02T10:12:07.625+00:002016-03-02T10:12:07.625+00:00I'd be up for playing some more Chicago Expres...I'd be up for playing some more Chicago Express, having bought it, played it a few times, traded it away and then traded it back (same copy!). It's a game that would require a few repeated plays with the same group - but since it's not an evening eater by any standards (60 mins), perhaps we should make a concerted effort, as we did with the short-lived 'game of the month' thing a year or so ago.<br />It plays up to six, but is best with four according to BGG.<br />There's some fairly gamey strategy involved (ie exploiting the game mechanisms to force payouts and rush the game end, etc) but there are a couple of useful articles in the forums about them. Okay I'm getting over-excited about this now . . .Joe Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710555098761136919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-34019273348100599622016-02-29T18:12:36.726+00:002016-02-29T18:12:36.726+00:00It was okay, but I was kind of playing it just to ...It was okay, but I was kind of playing it just to see how it played. It was only until late on that I thought about how to get different cubes.<br /><br />Specialising in a colour early is perhaps a mistake. Once I got control of a colour, I thought I'd be the only one who'd play it to its best advantage, so I kept bidding for it, even though I controlled it and maybe should have gone elsewhere.Ersbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012602968152264418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-4968311350366456682016-02-29T14:13:40.421+00:002016-02-29T14:13:40.421+00:00I didn't do a whole load of mental calculation...I didn't do a whole load of mental calculation; though you might well be right that to do so would be the best approach. I kind of went with my gut really, and in the second half of the game I tried to cut off avenues of approach into the west, with limited success. Impossible to grab a whole chunk of territory to yourself... and I still think specializing might not be a default route to victory. It is pretty dry but there's certainly room for screwage too. GNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-82561557303043106012016-02-29T12:19:53.004+00:002016-02-29T12:19:53.004+00:00It didn't grab me. I would play it again but p...It didn't grab me. I would play it again but probably wouldn't suggest it. I think I found it a bit 'mathsy' if that can be a term and I generally lose out in those types of game because I can't be bothered to add up!chris.smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146293856495494606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-5608985134703817762016-02-29T07:45:01.326+00:002016-02-29T07:45:01.326+00:00That's funny, I think I played Chicago Express...That's funny, I think I played Chicago Express around the same time! I liked that too, Would be up for giving that another go... <br /><br />Steel Driver was longish, nearly two hours in fact. But that was four newbies and included the rules explanation, so I think it would drop substantially.GNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-20145037853123235862016-02-28T23:42:09.937+00:002016-02-28T23:42:09.937+00:00I played it once in 2009, and the sum of my record...I played it once in 2009, and the sum of my recorded thoughts appears to be "Not as good as Chicago Express." I'd be up for giving it another go though!Martin Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723082374288224645noreply@blogger.com