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I received this game for Christmas. In choosing this game and Andrew's game I focused on finding card games for 2 people.This one we've only played once and it turns out to be a very different game with some complicated thinking involved to get the most points. Of course you can be oblivious and just hope for the best.I don't think I can even explain the game properly here which probably means I need to read the rules again and think about the best strategies (I duly lost to Andrew in the first game by 2 points)However that being said it is an intriguing game. Maybe I'll get it out tonight for another round.
I'm back to reviewing board games. It seems I missed a few from 2011 but that's okay because I'll get around to them soon enough!Lucy received Zooloretto for Christmas (along with a couple of small expansion packs).As the director of your zoo you are responsible to fill up your enclosures with animals of the same type, set up vendor stands and minimise animals in your barn. Predictably, every game Lucy tries to collect flamingos!We have had a lot of fun with this game and enjoyed playing the full 5 person game when Lynda & Keegan were visiting.
I seem to be fairly behind on my board game reviews! I'll start with the Christmas games and work backwards.Jaipur is a card game for 2 people! There are six types of treasure cards to collect along with camels. Whilst only keeping 7 cards in your hand at any one time, you must exchange the cards for tokens (with various points alloted). The person with most points wins. But that is a very simplified description of the game. There are a number of specific rules and a specific way of playing.It has been a very fun game to play. Andrew has already establisehd a pattern of collecting all the camels and then flooding the market. A keeper!
Board Tennis, a board game produced by international designer Ben Martin, made its North American debut yesterday.
Players were initially skeptical of the game but once started they declared it 'fast paced' and 'surprisingly fun'.
All inquiries for the game should be directed to the US distributor through this website.
Disclosure: This reviewer was sent a free copy of the board game but all opinions are independent.
We're all sick. First strep a few weeks ago, then influenza last week and now this week its just regular old colds.In between all the sickness we had two pizza parties on the weekend. First up Andrew's work team followed by the Lingenfelters & Becketts. We were introduced to a very fun card game called Dutch Blitz. Easy to learn and it plays very fast.The weather has turned cold and as such the pizza oven season may be nearly over. We've switched from shorts and tshirts to jeans and jumpers. Henry is still in denial and demanding shorts and tshirts. I had to force him to wear a jacket as well as shoes and socks. But he kept strong on the shorts despite the 35 degree weather!
We've made a lot of progress on our 5000 piece jigsaw!Last week we started and finished the sky which was probably about 1000 pieces. The sky was difficult in one sense as there wasn't a lot of detail to refer to but in another sense this made it easier (especially when we lined up the pieces in shapes)I'm hoping to have the dining table back soon.
This should be the last board game for a while, at least until after Christmas. I can't believe it has taken this long to get through all the games especially given that the last one was given in June.Very similar to Cities in that one person leads and the other follows. Both players play their own board. The tiles are called by the leader and then each player places the tile.The objective is to score lots of points by creating continuous lines.The game reminds me of solitaire. It is kind of a one person game and takes a calculating mind.
One of the funny things about this game is the egotism of the author. His name is plastered all over the box, the instructions and the back of the tiles. Yes we know you invented the game Martyn F but you have taken your obsession to a new high!The game starts simply with easy scoring and progresses up to level 3.One player is the caller and the other the follower. Both play their own game but have to play the same numbered tiles to completed their city. Placing followers on certain parts of the city creates scoring opportunities.
This game was a Father's Day present from June.
The game board is an island covered in palm trees, statues and huts. There are various landscapes like deserts, beaches and mountains.
The aim is to collect the most treasure. You do this by using clue cards to locate a treasure chest on a particular tile and them drive your ATV to collect it.
Watch out for the skull and cross bones. Collect amulets. Use the clue cards to locate treasures near your ATV. Have fun!
Lucy is frowning in this picture because Dad has just won the game (and she did not). The aim of this game is to collect 4 different cheeses whilst avoiding falling into the cellar. The mice move through rooms and on each turn you can slide tiles underneath all the mice (its a 3D game)It's all a little complicated for a 4 year old but I know that she is going to love this one in the future.
This is the first of Andrew's birthday board games. Maori has a simple concept of building islands. Various items on the islands give scoring points ie palm trees are worth 1 point each except if there is a hut on the island which doubles the value of the trees. A boat sailing around a square of tiles is the means for obtaining new tiles.
We have had a fun time playing this game. Lucy played once and beat us both (with lots of help) She didn't understand some of the rules but we helped her by showing her the best pieces and then she ended up with a really high score.And by the way our game shelf is getting a little crowded!
With Andrew's birthday, Lucy's birthday and Father's day coming up there will be a number of new board games arriving in our house (well they have already arrived but they are well wrapped). Thus it is a good thing that Cosmic Cows is the last of the board games in the current batch to be reviewed. It is a similar game to yahtzee with certain combinations moving plastic cows back and forth. The aim is to attract 3 cows to your side of the board. It is more of a child's game than for adults but Lucy is not quite old enough to grasp the concepts. We'll keep it on the shelf for her as it is pretty fun and a cool concept.
This is a neat game. It's a race between dog sleds to the finish line through hairpin turns and obstacles. We've had lots of fun playing this and look forward to playing some of the more advanced tracks as our skills improve. This will be a fun family game to play with Lucy and Henry.
We've played this game twice, both on the same day. It's very highly rated in the gamer world but it is complicated, takes a long time and highly strategic. Good for engineers, bad for marital relations. We haven't played it again since. Andrew is looking for volunteers to play with. Anyone?
This is my all-time favourite game! A big statement but its going to take an awesome game to knock this one off its number 1 status. (In my opinion it is better than Ticket to Ride but they are quite different games and both excellent) We've played this game A LOT. The majority of games have been two handed but twice at parties we've managed to get seven people playing and once we had five. It is so much fun with lots of people and lots of trading goes on. The two person version is good but not nearly as much fun as the bigger one. The aim of the game is to plant bean fields with lots of beans of the same type in order to earn gold coins. He with the most coins winneth. Although this card game comes in a small box it defies its size in the fun that it produces.
We have played Pandemic for a while now. At one point, given our lack of success we re-read the rules and realised we were aiming for the wrong ending. That was why we couldn't save the world from disease - we were trying to do the impossible by curing all diseases AND eradicating all diseases. The aim is to cure all diseases and now that we know that we can have a successful outcome most games.To add some difficultly we added the expansion pack "On the brink". It adds some twists to the game to make it more difficult. Now we just have to find 3 other people to play with us so we can use the bio-terrorist option.
Henry received Tumblin' Monkeys for Christmas, although it will be a few years before he's allowed to play it. Each player rolls a die. Depending on the colour rolled on the die the player then removes that coloured stick from the tree. Any monkeys that fall are collected by the player. The person with the least amount of monkeys wins. Andrew worked out a way of slowly taking out the stick so that he could direct any monkeys onto other sticks. I told him in no uncertain terms that he didn't need to be so competitive about a kids game especially because he wins almost every time anyway. The game takes a while to set up as the sticks have to be in certain places but it is a very fun, easy game to play (that is if the adults aren't trying to be sneaky with their sticks!)
This is Chicken Cha Cha Cha. We abbreviate it to Chicken Cha Cha. It is a memory game. Each chicken cha chas around the outer circle but can only move forward if you remember where the matching egg is located in the middle. When a chicken overtakes another chicken the first chicken removes the tail feather of the other chicken and quickly cha cha's on. The winner is the chicken with all the tail feathers. We always ask the winner to do the chicken dance (and Deb's friends were happy to oblige) A very fun game to play and the chicken twist makes it more interesting than regular memory games.
This is the first of our Christmas board games and we gave it to Lucy on Christmas Eve so we could spend some time playing it. Lucy often begs to play Carcasoone with us so we thought we would get her this modified children's version of Carcasonne. The Kids of Carcasonne is a very fun game about completing roads. The first player to use up all their wooden pieces wins. Although Lucy seems to understand the concept she does not always maximise her chances in the way she plays - often she will do things to make the roads look good or fill in a blank space rather than placing her piece in the best way to win. It is a great game for 4 year olds and a very basic beginning to Carcasonne.
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I received this game for Christmas. In choosing this game and Andrew's game I focused on finding card games for 2 people.
