I will be there tonight. I will play Steam over Holland --- Ken ---
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Ran <[email protected]> wrote: > Just FYI, I have several new-to-me games that i'm going to bring: > > * Comuni (3-5p) > * Bushido (3-5p) > * Steam over Holland (2-5p) > > I've opened these (!), punched or prepared them (!), and will be able > to teach/play. I've not played any of them. They all seem to want 4 > players. > > Comuni: Mostly auctions/efficiency fare. Probably an instant has-been. > > Bushido: Role assignment is the big deal here (the active player > assigns roles to others). This is probably an experience game. The > second prominent feature is a very unpredictable (although not really > random) combat system, which indicates to me that combat really plays > second fiddle to the role assignment part. This game has the most and > the most convoluted rules of the three, but I've read the rulebook > through (twice) and feel good about getting through it more or less > smoothly. > > Steam over Holland: It's designed to be a *relatively* simple and > quick 18xx -- it's actually turn limited, which AFAIK is unprecedented > for the system. Anyone looking for an intro to 18xx, this seems like > an *excellent* choice (again, I have NOT played this). > > -- > 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]<ucboardgamers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/ucboardgamers?hl=en. > > -- 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.
