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Busy enough little weekend with a trip to Fota on Sunday for Rowan's school's Easter Egg hunt. Bitter winds did not deter the kids from crawling and climbing all over practically every tree in the park, rooting out eggs as they went.
It was also a weekend of boardgames, with three under the belt. On Saturday Sam and I played a 2-hander of Ticket to Ride: Europe, which was something of a battering for Sam. I scored 129 and she scored 92. It was mostly the luck of the tickets. She had a rotten spread and never really had a shot at the longest route, and had to fill a lot of short hops to connect things, which don't score big points.
On Sunday night we had Alai around and played first Ticket to Ride the Card Game. This despite the weak reception it got the first time at the table. I'm afraid it didn't win over many converts this time either, though at least Alai didn't feel like he'd been taken to a Greek wrestling match like the last time. Final scores: M 145, A 109, S 81.
And then we madly took on a quick game of Race for the Galaxy at my request. This was a good game, with almost no production and very little consumption. Despite this we ended up with respectable scores across the board, with Sam taking the crown after a game where she explored almost exclusively. Final scores: S - Doomed World: 46 (with improved logistics,, grr! *shakes fist*), M - Epsilon Eridani: 38+2 cards, A - Separatist Colony: 38+0 cards. Maybe we're getting the hang of this after all.
On the strength of our recent upsurge in boardgaming I've also ordered some new games from Boardgame Guru. I'm getting Dominion, Tempus, Incan Gold and a copy of Battle Line for those quiet evenings when Sam and I want to smash Greek armies together (ha! It's a Knizia. The Greek army theme will be pasted on, but the GMT cards look lovely). Anyone had any experiences of any of those they'd like to share?
It was also a weekend of boardgames, with three under the belt. On Saturday Sam and I played a 2-hander of Ticket to Ride: Europe, which was something of a battering for Sam. I scored 129 and she scored 92. It was mostly the luck of the tickets. She had a rotten spread and never really had a shot at the longest route, and had to fill a lot of short hops to connect things, which don't score big points.
On Sunday night we had Alai around and played first Ticket to Ride the Card Game. This despite the weak reception it got the first time at the table. I'm afraid it didn't win over many converts this time either, though at least Alai didn't feel like he'd been taken to a Greek wrestling match like the last time. Final scores: M 145, A 109, S 81.
And then we madly took on a quick game of Race for the Galaxy at my request. This was a good game, with almost no production and very little consumption. Despite this we ended up with respectable scores across the board, with Sam taking the crown after a game where she explored almost exclusively. Final scores: S - Doomed World: 46 (with improved logistics,, grr! *shakes fist*), M - Epsilon Eridani: 38+2 cards, A - Separatist Colony: 38+0 cards. Maybe we're getting the hang of this after all.
On the strength of our recent upsurge in boardgaming I've also ordered some new games from Boardgame Guru. I'm getting Dominion, Tempus, Incan Gold and a copy of Battle Line for those quiet evenings when Sam and I want to smash Greek armies together (ha! It's a Knizia. The Greek army theme will be pasted on, but the GMT cards look lovely). Anyone had any experiences of any of those they'd like to share?
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