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J C Lawrence | 1 Apr 2004 01:28
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March 2004 report


Games played:

  Blokus (x6), Feurio (x3), Mamma Mia (x3), Carcassonne with all four
  expansions (x2), King Lui (x2), Kogge (x2), Age of Steam/England,
  Agora, Ark of the Covenant, Corsari, Igel Agern, Mad Gab, Oasis, Ra,
  Richelieu, Settlers of Catan/Das Buch, Steam Tunnel, Wizard, Wongar.

Blokus (x6)

  Five plays across two days.  I arrived back in California to find this
  waiting for me in my Adam Spielt order.  Two games with my kids later
  (6 and 8), I knew I had a hit.  I then took it to a social gathering
  of game developers (cf post-MUD-Dev conference BBQ) where it was
  instantly latched onto and jealously grabbed and played all afternoon
  and night, usually with a goodly crowd of people standing about
  watching and commenting.  At least five people carefully noted down
  the name, URL, etc and said they'd order their own copies.

  Me?  I'm still working on that elusive goal of getting all of my
  pieces placed in a 4 player game with non-novices.  All I had left on
  my last game was the 4-straight, and I know very exactly the mistake I
  made there...  Bah!

Feurio!	(x3)

  I'm not sure I like Greg's firebreak variant.  I played all three
  games with it, and only felt the urge to firebreak twice (both in the
  same game).  After 14 plays in the last two months, some of the shine
  is wearing off.  Happily I still like the core of the game.
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Wicked Wim Angela Gaalema | 1 Apr 2004 01:33

Angela's March Gaming

I'm finally hitting my stride again after starting school...I've realized I
just can't live without gaming.  It still seems like I don't do it much, but
I make every effort.

I played 50 games in the month of March, 6 of which were new to me.  The new
entries are marked by the star.

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* proto -	1 play

Something about bulls mowing down hapless men and women dressed in white.
Amusing, but we were waaaaay too nice too each other.  Anyone want to join
me in some nastiness of this sort at the Gathering-which-shant-be-named?

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* proto -	1 play

A beautiful and interesting game with the area of influence thing going for
it.  Very enjoyable, and kept a 10-year old engaged quite well.

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*Ab Die Post!	1 play

Hmmmm.  I've always heard this game reeks, and not because it lived in a
house with cigars.  But I let myself listen to my pastor, the only one I
claim, and Pastor McFlufflin swore it's really quite entertaining.  Needless
to say, I've lost my faith.  

This may indeed be a fine game for ... Mmm ... 5 year olds.  Much more than
that and it's just an exercise in playing with the little nifty randomizer
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Michael Chapel | 1 Apr 2004 02:03

Gouwan Strike, and Gateball translations?


I know this is a stab in the dark, but anyone have these 
translations by chance?

Mike C.
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Mikefitz | 1 Apr 2004 02:05
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Re: Mike: Mystery Rummy Case No. 5: Bonnie and Clyde

In a message dated 3/31/2004 5:43:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Bobby4th@... writes:
Is there any news on when "Mystery Rummy Case No. 5: Bonnie and 
Clyde" will be released?
Nothing official yet- hopefully later this year.

Mike Fitzgerald

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Mark.Johnson | 1 Apr 2004 03:04
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Medina on Ludagora

--- In spielfrieks@..., "Bobby Warren" <Bobby4th <at> y...> 
wrote:
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> MARCH ONLINE GAMES PLAYED
> 
> "Medina" (Hans im Glück)
> Played 1 time on Ludagora.

I'm just playing this one now. What does the DEFAUSSER DES PIECES 
link mean, and what does it do? We couldn't understand the 
Proposition and Voting screen that came up.

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Chuck Kallenbach | 1 Apr 2004 04:01

Re: [Classic Reviews]: Lord of the Rings, Union Pacific

Did your rules description omit the playing of one stock from hand face 
down to start the game? I couldn't find that. Or maybe we're playing 
wrong.

On Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at 02:26  PM, Shannon Appelcline wrote:

> UNION PACIFIC [4/4]
> http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10224.phtml
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> "Union Pacific is Alan Moon's classic railway game, centering on stock
> majorities, not connectivity. It's a well done game that requires real
> strategic thinking, but it's also a little dry and abstract. It's a
> recommended game, but probably not one you'll want to play constantly."

Chuck Kallenbach

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watsonsecond | 1 Apr 2004 04:21
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Re: Bobby's March Games Played

--- In spielfrieks@..., "Bobby Warren" wrote:

> "Condottiere"
> it seems that the rich get richer in it.

The rich have to get richer or they have no chance of holding onto 
their territories.  I really enjoy the cardplay in this one, but the 
endgame has proved problematic.  The original takes too long 
and cheap wins seem too easy in the remake.  We're still 
looking for a happy medium.

> "Justice League Megaclash"
> It is a harmless, 
> quick, light filler.  While there are not a lot of choices, it is a 
> fun game that can be used to fill up five to ten minutes while 
> waiting for another game to play.

And it was co-designed by our very own Brian Yu.

> "Oasis"
>  I look at the stony plain/ovoos tiles as being reversed from the 
> rest of the combinations in that the stony plains seem more 
> like the multiplier of the ovoos.  Of course, I could be wrong...  :)

No, that's just how I view it as well.

> "Trendy"
> Played 2 times.  Light and fluffy goodness.  I wonder if the 
> "Crazy Derby" theme will make this easier to get people to play 
> it who are put off by the fashion theme?
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Bill | 1 Apr 2004 04:34
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Hansa Question

Just reading the Uberplay rules in my box.

Phase 3 says that a player may perform 1 action in the city that the 
ship is in.  If he would like to perform additional actions, he must 
first move the ship to a different city.  

From this wording, one could imply that if you somehow revisit a city 
a second time in a turn, then you can perform 1 action there again.

But example 4 says "she has -- as required -- not performed more than 
a single action in any one city" from which one could imply that you 
can only perform 1 action in each city no matter how many times in a 
turn you visit that city.

So, which is it???

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Bill | 1 Apr 2004 04:34
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Hansa Question

Just reading the Uberplay rules in my box.

Phase 3 says that a player may perform 1 action in the city that the 
ship is in.  If he would like to perform additional actions, he must 
first move the ship to a different city.  

From this wording, one could imply that if you somehow revisit a city 
a second time in a turn, then you can perform 1 action there again.

But example 4 says "she has -- as required -- not performed more than 
a single action in any one city" from which one could imply that you 
can only perform 1 action in each city no matter how many times in a 
turn you visit that city.

So, which is it???

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windopaene | 1 Apr 2004 04:38
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Windopaene's games played for March

Games played report for the month of March, 2004

Not a very good month for me this month, with several missed Tuesday
nights at WizKids, and no extra sessions anywhere. Still, a couple of
meaty games in here.

Edel, Stein & Reich - 3 Plays
While it's still not my favorite blind bidding game, (that's probably
be Aladdin's Dragons), ES&R is moving right up there. Lots of arrgh
moments, and enough tactics to make it more than just guesswork. One
game was a player, in a 5 player game, take ALL FOUR gem majorities in
the second round, which was amazing.

Hera & Zues - 2 Plays
A couple of games with my son. Fun one I wish I could play more often.

Princes of the Renaissance - 2 Plays
Ah yes, the meat I referred to. Got in my first two plays of this,
(both 4 player). One game saw a runaway winner with 9 laurels, the
second was much closer, with the winner getting only four laurels, but
also getting tons of artists, and two of the 10 point city tiles. I
really want to try this with 5 or 6 and see how it plays. 

Too Many Cooks - 2 Plays
Fun little trick-taking-with-a-twist game. No soup today is a bugger.

Age of Steam - 1 Play
My first play on the Southern England map. I had a great little loop
in the center, but eventually fell to someone with the NE all to
themselves. Still need to try Ireland.
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