Yesterday we held an open Saturday gaming session. The first in a long long time. Usually if we game on a Saturday it’s a prearranged thing to play a specific game. But this time we were holding a session so that the barmaid could try our modern boardgames. She’d been interested on a normal gaming night but not able to join in as she was working. Hence this session on her day off!
We split into two groups.
Jeff, Ben and myself started our gaming off with a game of Three Sisters. Whilst Jonathan’s table started with Karuba. Which after checking the bgstats I have played. I wasn’t sure if I had. And it looks like I won that time I played it to.
Our game of Three Sisters had a surprise winner.
Both Jeff and I thought Ben was going to be the winner. He was comboing off so early in the game compared to us.
So once the final scores had been tallied I was pleasantly surprised that I drew for first loser with Ben, whilst Jeff claimed the spoils of war and victory.
Our second game was Survive Escape from Atlantis. A game that Jeff warned us was a mean game.
Survive has been sitting in my collection for easily 5 or 6 years unplayed! I’m not proud of that fact. But it’s not the longest inmate in my unplayed pile of shame.
Wow Jeff was right this game is mean and cut throat, but in a fun way. But I think who you play with also helps a lot.
It’s not a complicated game. But has surprising depth right from the start. Like where to place your high value meeples on the island. Or which tile to move, or when to play a tile.
In our game I placed a low value meeple in the middle of the island. Which instantly got dumped in the sea, was next to the kraken for most of the game. As soon as a path out by sea was available I used a dolphin tile to move it to “safety”. The meeple then proceeded to swim towards shore, but sadly was one move away from making it to land when Jeff triggered the end of the game. It was so nearly the heroic story of the game.
What can I say this game is fun.
It’s not going to be another 5 or 6 years before Survive hits the table again.
As you can see I won by a single point.
Our final game was classic Splendor.
Once again I wasn’t even close to winning.
Finally we are back to wrapping up the post with a photo by Jonathan.
