Boardgames
Including any game NOT played with miniatures - classic boardgames, tile games and card games.
Freidrich
Set in the Seven Year's War it pits Friedrich of Prussia against the other major powers (excluding England). Using a combination of boardgame and card game mechanisms the fate of Europe can be re-written.
Two games played this month (July 2014) with honours even.
Set in the Seven Year's War it pits Friedrich of Prussia against the other major powers (excluding England). Using a combination of boardgame and card game mechanisms the fate of Europe can be re-written.
Two games played this month (July 2014) with honours even.
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Pocket Battles
Pocket Battles is a tile game for two players. It is easy to pick up and doesn't take long to play. Often used as a 'filler' before a major game. Some people say that the sides are not always well balanced Celts, Orcs & Macedonians seem to be the better bets. New in 2014 is the Confederacy v Union set. The club has yet to acquire it. |
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Oregon
Another filler game the club owns which sees plenty of use is Oregon. This time it's a multi player (2-4), a useful thing when there's an odd number without something on. At about 45 minutes to play it works well for those who arrive early before the majority of games begin.
It's a "worker placement" game themed around the colonisation of the American West. Players place settlers onto the map which score points according to the developments (Rail stations, stagecoach offices, etc) they are next to.
There's more to it than that but the rules are very easy to pick up yet with enough strategy to hold your interest. Which is just what one wants in such a game.
Another filler game the club owns which sees plenty of use is Oregon. This time it's a multi player (2-4), a useful thing when there's an odd number without something on. At about 45 minutes to play it works well for those who arrive early before the majority of games begin.
It's a "worker placement" game themed around the colonisation of the American West. Players place settlers onto the map which score points according to the developments (Rail stations, stagecoach offices, etc) they are next to.
There's more to it than that but the rules are very easy to pick up yet with enough strategy to hold your interest. Which is just what one wants in such a game.
Pandemic
In Pandemic several virulent diseases have broken out simultaneously all over the world! The players are disease-fighting specialists whose mission is to treat disease hotspots while researching cures for each of four plagues before they get out of hand.
In Pandemic several virulent diseases have broken out simultaneously all over the world! The players are disease-fighting specialists whose mission is to treat disease hotspots while researching cures for each of four plagues before they get out of hand.
A game of Oregon in progress