One session live and lots of games at yucata.de
I was set for Small World which is a fun game to play but we ended up being a group of six and Small World goes up to five. Thus I ended up playing a very tight game of Saint Petersburg with Aapo. SP is a game I adore and it’s a solid example of a game which is interesting to play even though it has been around for a long time. I also feel that it’s best with two players when there’s the most control in the game and in this way itäs very similar to San Juan which is one of my favorite games.
Second game of the evening was Under the Hammer which is the latest game from the Moliis Brothers and RollD6. I had played the game once before and with slightly wrong rules. Normally I would have used the correct rules once finding out a mistake but in this case I actually developed house rule for action cards used in the game. Under the Hammer is a negotiation / set collecting game with added chaos in a form of the action cards. I like the negotiation and set collecting mechanisms in the game and therefore I do like the basic concept of the game. What I don’t understand is why there needs to be actions anyways since all they bring into the game is chaos and I can’t really see that even with non-gamers, more chaos really improves the game. UtH if not a bad game and with house rules the actions can be interesting part of the game.
Last game of the evening was Faidutti’s The Dwarf King which is a light trick taking card game with a fantasy theme. What makes this game interesting are the changing score system for each hand and some special cards which are also added to each hand. The basic trick taking game is simple but with these changes The Dwarf King becomes more interesting and it can be enjoyed for a longer time. For more experienced trick taking game veterans there’s not much new here but with newbies to the genre or with families this game is a keeper (especially if you love trick taking like I do).
I did not play any live games during the 9/2013 so the next report will come from the week 10/2013.