11/29 – Berkshire Gamers Session Report #23-47
- by BerkshireGamers
- 169
16 at the UNO Park Community Center for a request night.
If you don’t own a copy of Splendor, you should.
(led by K-ban) 2007 German Game of the Year (SdJ) winner where each player uses small, large, wild, and exotic animals and their young to try to attract as many visitors as possible to their zoo β but be careful! The zoo must be carefully planned as before you know it, you might have too many animals and no more room for them. That brings minus points! Luckily, your zoo can expand by spending coins.
(led by Armando) Kramer/Kiesling revisited and revised Savannah Park in 2022 changing the terrain, placement/tile selection mechanism while retaining the herd multiplied by water hole scoring but adding geyser, waterfall, river and terrain bonuses. The two designs feel different enough to own both but Caldera Park will appeal more to gamers while Savannah Park will appeal more for casual and family gamers. It has a partial resemblance to the 2023 SdJ winner, Cascadia.
2x (led by K-ban) 2023 re-theming/revision of Knizia’s 1992’s negotiation game, Quo Vadis, from the Roman Senate to zoo animals taking things over and campaigning to be the star attraction. The addition of Peacocks who roam the grounds (and can be bribed for their support), asymmetrical animal powers that can only be used to help opponents and a two-sided board to accomodate 3-5 or 6-7 players vastly improves this classic game that finishes in 30-45 minutes. The production is drop dead gorgeous, especially the 3D wooden animals and the coins for the deluxe edition.
(led by group) 2023 card-drafting, engine-building game from the authors of Point Salad, with more than 150 unique building cards, giving players the opportunity to create a completely different city each time it is played. The rules are simple: Take two adjacent cards from the dynamic city grid and add them to your expanding city. Use your resource cards and bonuses to construct building cards that require specific combinations. Build special civic structures to multiply your city’s points and be the top urban planner! There are similarities to Splendor as it scratches a similar itch, but in a card game.
16 at the UNO Park Community Center for a request night. A welcome to Jim and Zack on their first visit. We continue to grow through referrals from current members. Thanks Annie, for introducing them to our group. If you know folks who play games at home or work but haven’t experienced organized weekly gaming,…
16 at the UNO Park Community Center for a request night. A welcome to Jim and Zack on their first visit. We continue to grow through referrals from current members. Thanks Annie, for introducing them to our group. If you know folks who play games at home or work but haven’t experienced organized weekly gaming,…