2/2/2022 – Berkshire Gamers Session Report 22-05
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9 at Purple Dragon Games for a Groundhog Day reprise evening…a request only session for games we’ve previously played. We’ll repeat this format for the 2/16 session
A reminder – the February 9 session will be all cooperative games – including: Hanabi, Mass Transit, Pandemic, Macro Micro: Crime City, Tranquility, Forbidden Desert, Burgle Brothers, The Game, Okey Dokey. Mechs vs Minions, The Night Cage, Magic Maze …and more.
We all win or the game wins.
Perhaps we can cajole Purple Dragon Games owner, Niko, to lead us on a complex coop, Spirit Island. If interested let’s pre-arrange a 2 or 3 player game where all have read the rules or watched a Spirit Island video prior to play. This game is known to draw Niko out from behind the counter.
IN: Steve & Sandy, Sean & Wendy, Quinn, Tim, Amy, Patty, Emily
ON OUR TABLES:
Lions of Lydia (Sean led) 2021 worker placement where worker meeples are drawn from a bag and used to either earn resources or to use those resources to buy cards. The cards can be further developed to double their VP production. Point salad scoring once a player has developed 6 cards. A delightful mid-weight game. Second time on our tables.
Four Gardens (Tim led) A rotating 3D pogoda has a key role in this 2020 set selection to assemble panorama landscapes using action points. Second time on our tables.
Juicy Fruits (Sean led) clever 2021 midweight design. Clever puzzle-piece movement to system to gain colorful wooden fruit as resources. The fruit allows selling of the resources to boats or buying smoothie businesses or juicing. Third time on our tables
Camel Up (Tim led) Camel racing around a pyramid with wagering. Won best game honors for 2014 SdJ (German Game of the Year)
Lanterns: the Harvest Festival (Sean led) 2015 combination of tile laying/management with set collection for earning honor points.
2-Player Games:
Fugitive (Tim led) .play for either the Fugitive or the Detective in this 2017 chase game using numbered cards to determine the victor. Second time on our tables.
Lost Cities (Amy led) Knizia 1999 design. Mount exhibits from among 5 (or 6 with expansion) using numbered cards in ascending order. – but starting an exhibit costs 20 points and investment cards double, triple or quadruple your score both positive and negative. Great game for couples. Knizia has re-visited this design as Keltis (card game and board game) and the Lost Cities board game..Second time on our tables.
Drive/Blindes Huhn (K-ban led) 2003 Michael Schacht (Coloretto, Web of Power/China, Valdora, Lucky Numbers) re-implementation of 1997’s Crazy Chicken using vintage cars instead of chickens. Set collection, hand management using a steal the old man’s bundle rule and multiple draw and discard piles.
Hanamikoji (Tim led) 2013 Geisha themed influence game, using the I cut/divide and you choose mechanic to great effect. Exert your influence over 7 Geishas Third or fourth time on our tables. Stunning artwork.
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9 at Purple Dragon Games for a Groundhog Day reprise evening…a request only session for games we’ve previously played. We’ll repeat this format for the 2/16 session A reminder – the February 9 session will be all cooperative games – including: Hanabi, Mass Transit, Pandemic, Macro Micro: Crime City, Tranquility, Forbidden Desert, Burgle Brothers, The Game,…
9 at Purple Dragon Games for a Groundhog Day reprise evening…a request only session for games we’ve previously played. We’ll repeat this format for the 2/16 session A reminder – the February 9 session will be all cooperative games – including: Hanabi, Mass Transit, Pandemic, Macro Micro: Crime City, Tranquility, Forbidden Desert, Burgle Brothers, The Game,…