Yesterday Jonathan and I met up for some gaming.
It was the perfect opportunity for Jonathan to get a couple of his Christmas haul games to the table.
I’m going to keep this post short. And just give overall impressions of the game without going into much detail.
First up was Karuba. A new game to me, this tile laying, route building is definitely on the light side. It’s also a quick two player game (although it plays more). This is definitely a good intro game for new gamers.
However despite enjoying the game (I won) afterwards I kind of had that empty, was that it? feeling. It’s not really a game for experienced gamers.
Our second game The Quacks of Quedlinburg was a learning game. This is a bag building, push your luck game.
There are some nice touches to the game mechanics that add to the pressure to push your luck in each of the nine rounds, and a nice catch up mechanism also.
Despite losing, I enjoyed the game. It’s a good game.
Our final game of the afternoon was the return of a great trick taking game, that hadn’t been to the table for something like three years, Haggis.
After Jonathan was lulled into a false sense of security by racing into a commanding lead. Like the team I have supported since the age of seven, Liverpool I didn’t give up and clawed my way back into the game, and grab the win.
This was a great afternoon of gaming to finish the year off with. I got to try two games I’d wanted to try, and get a favourite back to the table. All whilst also getting to have banter with another friend.
Games Played: Karuba, The Quacks of Quedlinburg, Haggis
Agree with Karuba. We bought my sister a copy last Xmas. As a gateway game it’s perfect as you can almost hand hold new players and the rules are dead simple. Really interested in trying Quacks and if I can find a cheap enough copy or a copy for trade, I’ll pick it up.
I played The Quacks of Quedlinburg with my daughter (14) this afternoon and despite her not wanting to play a new game, she absolutely loved it and wants to play with more players tomorrow when we have my eldest children and their partners visiting us. I don’t know if it’ll get to the table tomorrow, but at least there’s another game we can play together.
Also played Karuba with the aforementioned daughter and my youngest daughter (11). This game was also a bit, but that’s not surprising considering the lightweight nature of the game. Hoping that my wife might join us for a game at some stage.