Great Lakes Games - Sunday - 2011
I felt like I played relatively competitively getting second many times and first a few times but as the hours of each day waned my brain became more and more mushy. Even simple games that I would usually play respectably were tough. However, I was still happy to play them with great people.
Here's the list of games I got to play, in the order I played them:
- Die Burgen von Burgund (new to me)
- Poseidon's Kingdom (new to me)
- Kingdom Builder (new to me)
- Nefarious (new to me)
- San Marco (new to me)
- Vanuatu (new to me)
- Automobile (new to me)
- Confusion: Espionage and Deception in the Cold War (new to me)
- Aton (new to me)
- Hawaii (new to me)
- London (new to me)
- Kingdom Builder (new to me)
- Moongha Invaders: Mad Scientists and Atomic Monsters Attack the Earth! (new to me)
- Québec (new to me)
- Fortuna (new to me)
- Kingdom Builder (new to me)
- The Bottle Imp
- Maus au Chocolat
- Dice Town
- Keltis: Das Kartenspiel (new to me)
- Alhambra
- Turn the Tide
Of the games I don't already own, the definite buys for me were Die Burgen von Burgund, Vanuatu, and Hawaii. The potential buys were Kingdom Builder, London, Quebec, and San Marco. The games I won't be buying were Fortuna, Poseidon's Kingdom, Nefarious, Moongha Invaders, Keltis, and Aton.
If you'd like to hear additional thoughts on a specific game, feel free to contact me or leave a comment. Well, it's only 365 days left and counting until GLG 2012 begins.
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It's very cut throat and simple yet a bit hard to teach without an example. Your first round or two may leave you scratching your head but then it will click....Ohhhhh I get it!
I really liked it. There seemed to be multiple paths to victory, the order the tiles come out keeps it slightly variable although we did have a bit of trouble near the end figuring out how to place the last few tiles in valid positions.
Vanuatu is a definitely buy for me and I'm looking forward to playing again.
Thank you very much reply!
I can't wait to play it as i have not played anything similar to it. I will also have a look at the other 2 games you have on your To-Buy list.
What did you not like about Fortuna? It seemed to be pretty hyped up going into Essen.
So, grab some stuff and hope for the best. Just didn't feel like there was much to it. The theme wasn't even there.
Hi, i would like to hear more about Vanuatu. It's the only game i have ordered from Essen 2011 after reading the rulebook.
However, in spite of some positive (but limited) talk on BGG i have not been able to read anything more about it. Plus the rating on BGG is quite low so far.