Our first post UKGE Friday night gaming session was well attended once again.

It really is nice seeing the club nights being so well attended, and also other gaming sessions taking place on other nights between members.

Obviously I was there early to get the tables set up, and welcome any new members who turned up.

We split into two initial groups last night of a four and five. Which saw the other group grow into eight at one point!

Our table started off with a game of the roll and write Dungeons, Dice & Danger.

Once again we played the novice Annoyed Animals map. It was the natural choice really with three new players.

This really is a nice roll and write. I’ve really enjoyed both my plays of this, and I’ve not even touched the other three maps yet.

I did get hit for a whopping minus sixteen points, and was one life away from the minus twenty and being out of the game. That cost me the win, and gave it to Ben.

Our second game of the evening was the drafting and set collection game Sushi Go Party.

Which is basically Sushi Go with some extras to add variety. So all that drafting and set collecting action we all love about the game is still there but more so!

Sushi Go Party comes with a nice menu board that has a score tract and a meal reminder area. It’s obvious how the score tract is used. However using tiles provided you fill up the menu spaces so you have a reminder of the cards that make up the deck you are playing with. Which is really nice to have for all players to see.

And this is the main difference between the original and Party. Party has a lot more meal items to select from. You can use one of the suggested menus in the rulebook, or just choose at random.

I do like the suggested menus. They are pitched/themed at different players or type of game. So like last night I chose the menu aimed at those new to the game. However if I had wanted a more cut throat competitive game there was a menu for that. Plus there are menu suggestions for everything in between.

The only drawback of all this flexibility is the setup and putting away takes a bit longer than the original. It’s also a less portable game obviously using a much larger storage container.

Having said that still a great, fun game. Just now even more replayable.

The final game on our table was one of the latest hotness games First Rat.

Ok I won this game.

There’s a lot to like about this game. Some great decisions to make as your rats ascend towards boarding the rocket.

I like how there are a variety of tactics you can employ/focus on to score points.

The game looks stunning, and I love the cute first player marker.

At the end of the game it was revealed that the other side of the board you get to randomly setup the spaces and scoring. A more “gamer” oriented side. I like the sound of that and would love to try it.

Haven’t got much time to go any deeper into this game and what I liked. But it’s going on my wish list.

Another great evening of gaming. Looking forward to the next one.