Last night Jonathan and I met up and played some games.

The original plan was to get Jonathan’s copy of Caverna and an expansion to the table.

However last night didn’t match up with life for one or two that had expressed an interest. So we used this as an opportunity to get some two player games to the table.

We started off with the 2-4 player game Isle of Trains. Yes I know not exactly a two player game.

I’d played this with Gavin four years ago. At the time I liked it so much that I added it to my collection. Since then it has not hit the table. It’s been in the bag I’ve taken to game nights several times. Each time it remained on the bench.

I have to admit I was a little disappointed playing it this time. It was over rather quickly, and I didn’t feel that I had achieved anything. Jonathan was definitely surprised at how fast the game played.

Our second game of the evening was another one I hadn’t played for a long time. This time it was the abstract game Volcano.

Volcano held up a lot better than Isle of Trains. I can truly say despite losing this time I really enjoyed the game we played.

Our final game of the evening was D-Day Dice Pocket. A portable game based on D-Day Dice that backers of the reprint on Kickstarter got given along with the main game.

This pocket game has two ways it can be played. A co-op mini version of the bigger game. And the way we played it, a push your luck game.

As a push your luck game this was such fun.

What elevates this is the use of a “The Kommandant” die and the medal cards.

The “The Kommandant” die is worth two points when scored, but locks all dice that match the symbol it is showing. Great to use early on when you have two or three axis dice to match. So you have to decide when or if you are going to use that die.

Medal cards either allow you to affect dice on your turn or interfere with an opponents turn. A great mechanic. Watching an opponent get triple points on a round and then deny them that score with a medal is great fun.

This will stay in the game bag along side the likes of Love Letter.

Games played: Isle of trains, Volcano, D-Day Dice Pocket