Dungeon Petz, Jabberjay, Carcassonne, Power Grid: The First Sparks
Old friends at the gaming store, so I went to hang out and play with them. A quick game of Dungeon Petz, in which I tied for last place by 43 1/2 points, which is a bizarre coincidence. But it was at least entertaining. Then I tricked some poor guys to try out Jabberjay, the crappy Hunger Games tie-in game, and as I suspected, it was not very good! The decisions you make are kinda dumb and pointless, and it's really hard to trick people into thinking you are or aren't something. The district team won in the third round, because once someone is accused or exposed, it's really easy to force someone to flee, and there is no reason not to.
At a different location, a game of Carcassonne, which is never worth commenting on, and then got to play Power Grid: The First Sparks. Pretty much all by myself, because everyone else at the table decided to get falling down drunk instead of playing! I pretty much ran the game, pointing to people and saying, "Hey, make a decision," and even then, I didn't manage to win the game, being one food short of victory. I do like this game a lot though, the decisions are simple but compelling, and the bidding mechanic is actually pretty neat, as the first player says what new tool he wants, and it goes down the line, letting anyone else interrupt and take the tool instead. That and the way you collect food is also pretty good, but I imagine this game would be better with less people, somehow. I would like to try it with sober people.
Old friends at the gaming store, so I went to hang out and play with them. A quick game of Dungeon Petz, in which I tied for last place by 43 1/2 points, which is a bizarre coincidence. But it was at least entertaining. Then I tricked some poor guys to try out Jabberjay, the crappy Hunger Games tie-in game, and as I suspected, it was not very good! The decisions you make are kinda dumb and pointless, and it's really hard to trick people into thinking you are or aren't something. The district team won in the third round, because once someone is accused or exposed, it's really easy to force someone to flee, and there is no reason not to.
At a different location, a game of Carcassonne, which is never worth commenting on, and then got to play Power Grid: The First Sparks. Pretty much all by myself, because everyone else at the table decided to get falling down drunk instead of playing! I pretty much ran the game, pointing to people and saying, "Hey, make a decision," and even then, I didn't manage to win the game, being one food short of victory. I do like this game a lot though, the decisions are simple but compelling, and the bidding mechanic is actually pretty neat, as the first player says what new tool he wants, and it goes down the line, letting anyone else interrupt and take the tool instead. That and the way you collect food is also pretty good, but I imagine this game would be better with less people, somehow. I would like to try it with sober people.
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