This is a great session report!
On Oct 18, 9:10 pm, Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this was my second time gaming at GPP. What a great group of people! > As always I had a lot of fun. If there is a boardgame in front of me - > I'm having a great time!! (Shadowlord would be the ONLY exception) > > First game: Touch of Evil non co-op > Great game that moved at a great pace. Two of us were new so we got a > quick recount of gameplay and how things worked. This helped a lot > because the game, for me at least, was exciting and fun and flowed > smoothly. The theme was interesting and tied in well with the > gameplay. After a good amount of buildup and gameplay one of our > players ended the game in dramatic style defeating Dracula in 1 1/2 > rounds of battle. The first round he threw in a Powder Keg(?) and took > out 2 of his three cronies and 1/2 of his points. The next round was > the clencher where excellent rolls finished off the remaining life > points - because of his Rifle there was no chance for the normal > return attack. All in all it was fun. In comparison to Fury of Dracula > I like the smaller board and quicker play of TOE. As a bonus the > artwork is very nice too! > > Second Game: Agricola 4 players Interactive Deck > I have looked at getting this game for quite some time now. Either > this or Descent Journeys Into The Dark. Agricola is AWESOME! I was > still thinking about things I could of done as I was falling asleep in > bed replaying the game in my mind. There is a TON of variety and > options and just so much going on. At some points it was overwhelming > for me, and just about the time when I thought I had the 'perfect' > plan another card would flip up for another round. We used the I-deck > (interactive) and so it was a little more interactive than I had read > on the reviews at BGG. I liked the interactivity. It added another > layer to the already complex fun I was having. > > For new people I think it takes a little while to get use to how > IMPORTANT food is. Also, for new people I wouldn't feel bad if you > don't get EVERYTHING the first time. I am sure some people who have > played it many times still find things that they didn't see before. It > became clear that at different points in the game you really need to > focus on certain things - and still try to look to your overall goal. > With every positive thing you can do there seemed to be something > negative that you had to weigh in and see if it was important or not. > > Things I learned - getting your cards to work for you at the right > time and for as long as possible. BUILD! Being FIRST is good, > especially at key phases of the game. BUILD! Having as many people in > your house as possible is good (being able to do more per round). If > there are ways to COMBO certain actions and save time then try to do > that. And most importantly BUILD!! > > It was really fun. The group I played with was awesome and I had a > great time. 25 points is what I think I finished with. With that score > I am sure I finished at the bottom of the pack, but I still felt like > a winner because it was such a great game. > > Big Thanks to Ran for helping me out! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "utah county boardgamers association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ucboardgamers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
