What I Played Today: April 5

Werewolf, Tokaido, Incan Gold, Blood Bowl Team Manager

At game night, before we got going, I convinced everyone, about 11 of us, to play a game of Werewolf. There was a lot of weird people being put up for vote, lot of inexperience, but they caught the first werewolf because of his bloodthirst early on, and the good team would have won if the seer hadn't flipped over his card, so instead it ended in a draw.

Then I played a quick game of Tokaido. I went heavy on completing sets and visiting villagers, but I missed a meal, which usually loses you the game, because you need to eat every meal to get the big points. So, didn't win, even though I got four lucky cat cards.

And then Incan Gold, which I didn't win, because I ran too early and too often.

Finally Blood Bowl: Team Manager, which took much longer than it should have, it really dragged, but it was enjoyable enough. I didn't win a few crucial games early on, so I didn't have the star power needed to win a lot of later matches.

What I Played Today: March 1

Shadows Over Camelot, Incan Gold, Battlestar Galactica, Spaceteam, Skulls and Roses

To start the game night, I suggest a game of Shadows Over Camelot. I ended up being dealt the traitor card, and just kinda sat back and watch the goddamn chaos. We made a few bad calls, and when the turn came to me, I sat back and waiting to hear if someone had a bad idea, then went with it, why not. We sat at six black swords and everyone knew that as soon as it was the traitor's turn, they would accuse someone and the game would be over, so we had a sitdown, trying to figure out just who the traitor was. It was between me and another guy, and...I just did nothing, pointing out facts, and voila, someone else was accused and I won. Hurray.

Then I guess Incan Gold? I won for once, because whenever there were five or more points just sitting in the dungeon, I ran, and it worked out for me. I was on a winning streak!

And then there was a call for Battlestar Galactica. I will never say no! So I pulled it out, quickly explained the various expansions I love to play with, and we were on our way! Our first Cylon made a crucial mistake by throwing in cards that would quickly identify him as the only one who could have possibly blown the check (rookie mistake), and we had Cally in the game, so of course he got SHOT IN THE FACE! (Man, I love Cally.)

Then...shit went bad after the sleeper phase, when President Baltar had both a Personal Goal to have the President in jail and an Arrest Order, and a complete lack of understanding how shit can go completely wrong during the sleeper phase. So on his turn, he throws himself in jail (WHAT?) and the turn right after, Cally goes to the Admiral's Quarters and says, "Josh is a Cylon, let's throw him in the Brig." This is WRONG, but he tosses all of his cards into it, and nobody backs me up, so I get brigged and he immediately changes his attitude to "Yeah, I'm a goddamn Cylon!" So, two humans in jail (out of three), and our fuel just DRAINS, and it's game over at the next jump phase when we just don't have enough to keep going. Still, the circumstances were a bit hilarious.

Then we started bitching about MOBAs? I don't know, I wasn't paying attention, I just knew that a new addition to the game group had an iPhone, so I pushed Spaceteam. For a good fifteen minutes. But we started playing, and he realized that this game was in fact incredible (it always happens), and I wait patiently for the Android release, because apparently Apple is a four-letter word here in Minnesota.

We considered going to the pizza place, but we balked, so instead we played Skull and Roses (I lost), and went to Perkins instead. I feel I am giving you too many details. If you were an insane person who followed this blog, you might be able to follow me and then murder me. Luckily, I am not nearly that popular.

What I Played Today: January 23

Incan Gold, Glory to Rome, Don't Starve

I eventually showed up to game night, and games were ending, so we played a quick game of Incan Gold, where the runs kept ending unceremoniously and nobody made any money. Stupid mummies.

Glory to Rome was played, and I think I get this game now. I managed to do quite well by playing a garden and completing it early, which allowed me to get a ton of clients and made winning really easy. I did do a cool thing where another player had build the forum, which allowed them to win if they got all six client types, and I built a building that allowed me to make it so a building counted for everyone. So...I used it on his forum, which got me that much closer to winning. Hurray!

Also built a Meat Effigy in Don't Starve. Hurray gross meat effigy.

What I Played Today: January 19

Halo 3, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, You Don't Know Jack, Incan Gold

Video game party, with a lot of screens. There was quite a bit of Halo, with a bunch of regular games, bunch of Rockets, bunch of variants. I was maybe the second or third most-skilled Halo player in the room, so I did well enough, but I still kinda suck at it. So, I did okay.

Some guy brought Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, for the Wii. Which is a game alright. It is pretty weird! Why did they release these weird fighting game? Who even knows these Tatsunoko characters?

You Don't Know Jack was also played, I am still pretty good at trivia. I know things!

And I guess Incan Gold was played. It was pretty late, I wasn't quite paying attention.

What I Played Today: February 5

Agricola, Incan Gold

I’m a member of a Meetup group that has a biweekly gaming night to play a more complicated game. It’s a private group, so the members are pretty constant. It’s hosted by a really nice guy who provides meals and everything, and it’s always a fun time, so I’m really happy with the group. Anyway...tonight was a game of Agricola, the supposedly best board game ever made, according to BoardGameGeek. I take it with a grain of salt, it’s a pretty good game, but it’s very Euro centric and becomes very difficult to track what’s going on late in the game.

I played with four others, one of my friends, the newest couple to join, and the host’s wife. We all knew how to play, so we got into it pretty quickly. I was the bank, which was the hardest task, because there’s always so many resources that need to go on the board each turn. It was a bit scattering, and because everyone was so confident in their plays, I got a little flustered.

It was fun, however. Each players starts out a random assortment of occupations and improvements that are unique to each player, so every game is a little bit different. We played with a more interactive set of cards, although I didn’t see much in that level. I did get some good cards, but not good enough, because I tied for second. I managed to get enough of every resource to avoid negative points, but didn’t build enough structures to rack up enough bonus points. Not much else to say except that I had fun and I’ve forgotten how much I like this game.

There were two groups playing, and we finished a good 45 minutes before the other, so we looked through the host’s collection and pulled out a short game to finish up the evening, a stinker called Incan Gold. It was a push your luck game with a poorly-attached theme and some crummy components, and our luck was just right (or wrong) that we had some real flub rounds that ended without anyone getting any real reward. It was just too random to be really enjoyable.

I surely have more to say, but my mind seems to be too tired to recall any more details. So, good night then.