tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post7701417933314616747..comments2024-03-27T09:44:13.148+00:00Comments on Games Night News: Guilding the LilyErsbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08012602968152264418noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-67415817995164008122013-09-21T11:04:16.884+01:002013-09-21T11:04:16.884+01:00Surely Romans go Home should be called People call...Surely Romans go Home should be called People called Romanes, they go, the house...!chris.smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146293856495494606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-40840234109797446412013-09-21T06:55:48.796+01:002013-09-21T06:55:48.796+01:00Welcome to GNN chaps! Look forward to seeing you o...Welcome to GNN chaps! Look forward to seeing you on a Tuesday night soon...GNN Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982778341361220607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-90972123806759273522013-09-20T23:34:10.918+01:002013-09-20T23:34:10.918+01:00Ey! This is like the replay of the best scenes! If...Ey! This is like the replay of the best scenes! If there is something better than playing games, is playing games and then talking about it!Gonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137892563658219516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-82591444176239479332013-09-20T21:01:47.078+01:002013-09-20T21:01:47.078+01:00I love the post-game analysis/banter! We often had...I love the post-game analysis/banter! We often had 'games played at London on Board' geeklists for that purpose.Martin Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723082374288224645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-70027756948846283072013-09-20T20:50:34.720+01:002013-09-20T20:50:34.720+01:00It was good to meet you two. I'm glad you seem...It was good to meet you two. I'm glad you seem to positive about our irrational necessity to write everything down. With photos. And thanks for the correction, Gonz.Ersbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012602968152264418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-9610605462503939402013-09-20T19:28:56.203+01:002013-09-20T19:28:56.203+01:00Oh I wouldn't want to give the idea that I don...Oh I wouldn't want to give the idea that I don't like confrontation - I totally agree with you about hating solitaire-feeling games! I just didn't really like the way the Assassin cards worked, I think partly because they slow the game down by hindering progress. I would certainly play the game again, but I don't think it will be a favourite.<br /><br />Sounds like I should bring Palaces again next time. Martin Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723082374288224645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-72807005453193793172013-09-20T19:13:46.731+01:002013-09-20T19:13:46.731+01:00Great! A blog, so my victories get chiselled in m...Great! A blog, so my victories get chiselled in marble!<br />Although...so will my (more numerous) defeats...Glups!<br />And hurray for popping out out tokens in public! Exhibitionist geeks for the win!<br />Anyway,it was great meeting you guys, I had tons of fun, and I look forward to match wits with you soon. It was really nice of you inviting me like that.<br />About the games....<br /><br />I used to like Guildhall, now I love it! I seriously cant understand how I missed that rule about having two actions. I love<br />direct confrontation, not a fan of games you feel like you are playing on your own (blame my hot latin blood) Maybe we could try this: the game finishes the round someone gets to 20, with everyone having their turn, with the winner being the player with the most points.<br /><br />I liked Palaces, I guess you need a couple games to even begin developping a strategy (at least, I think I will need it) I liked the clever mechanism about spinning the wheel. I have to say I wasn´t expecting your sneaky ending of doom!<br /><br />And yeah, the vegas game was a blast!<br /><br />Ps: My name is Gonzalo (but don't worry, no English men can get it right. I carry no grudges :-) )<br />Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!<br />Gonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137892563658219516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-35591948076292635842013-09-20T18:05:21.372+01:002013-09-20T18:05:21.372+01:00I enjoyed Guildhall on a second play, but it seems...I enjoyed Guildhall on a second play, but it seems fairly abstract and not that varied. I guess the counter to the first player advantage is that everyone should be more on their toes, and more proactively nasty, but as Andrew pointed out, we tend to prefer games where the aggression is more oblique.<br /><br />Palaces I enjoyed, though I remain sceptical about variable end objectives in games, at least while you're learning them. Would definitely like to play again now I know what's going on.<br /><br />Vegas is brilliant, and agonising - can't believe you got my $90m card, yes mine, on that last roll with your stupid ones, Andrew. I scored nothing on the last round Idon't think.<br /><br />Really liked Roman's Go Home too, very clever and crazy card game that plays very fast and has an almost Mission: Red Planet feel to it. Six VP cards are laid out, and each player puts down 6 of their clan cards, playing them face down - programming RoboRally style. Then everyone turns over their first card, and the person who played the highest gets the first VP card. But most of your cards have special powers which mess with the game, and some of the VP cards are minus points which you don't want. Except . . . there's a 'shoot the moon' thing where you can win by getting three negative point cards. So I was winning on VPs, except that in the last round Martin picked up a third negative VP card and won!<br /><br />Roll for the Soul is a great venue, kudos to Adam for coming up with the idea. I thought the people who saw us punching out cardboard bits through the window looked delightfully intrigued ... or was that confused and scared.<br /><br />Joe Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710555098761136919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317166417552799764.post-56378261099851112652013-09-20T16:47:45.579+01:002013-09-20T16:47:45.579+01:00Hi there! Great to meet you all last night, it was...Hi there! Great to meet you all last night, it was a fun evening. <br /><br />I agree that Zooloretto Dice improves on the rather bloated original, but I still think Coloretto is by far the best game in this little series.<br /><br />I quite enjoyed Guildhall but didn't love it. In particular I'm not a fan of targeted direct attacks like the Assassin card. And the 'first to 20' finish seems to give quite an advantage to the first player - at least two of us, maybe all three, would have got to 20 on the same turn. <br /><br />I felt a bit bad about Palaces. I really like that it's so quick and abrupt, but it can come as a shock to new players! If you guys would be up for trying it again, I'd love to play some more. <br /><br />Vegas was probably my highlight of the night - brilliant fun. And Romans Go Home was a nice quick filler to finish - I think Joe and Gonz liked it too.Martin Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723082374288224645noreply@blogger.com