I’ve finished writing up this weekend’s boardgame reports. The Dungeon Lords ones have been already posted, but in addition, I played… Rush n’ Crush – Fast n’ Furious – if a little deadly (first impressions) and Our second race Middle Earth Quest – Sauron, Lord of the Rings Factory Manager – More Factory Manager Agricola – Derek and Sara’s first game – nice farms, poor houses! (3 players) Ticket to Ride: … Continue reading Weekend boardgame reports
Last week, I traded for the game Dungeon Lords, the latest game from Vlaada Chvatil (Galaxy Trucker, Through the Ages, Space Alert). In it, you play a Dungeon Lord who is trying to build a dungeon, competing with the other players for resources, and hiring monsters and building traps to hold off the adventurers who try to destroy your dungeon each year. It’s a game … Continue reading Dungeon Lords – review by session report
One thing about Christmas and New Year’s Day being on a Friday: it wasn’t long before we started gaming in the new year (decade?) New Year’s Day’s evening saw our regular Greyhawk campaign session being played. Some of us (like me) were lacking in sleep, but there were a few things that were particularly good about the session, not least the discovery of a portal … Continue reading 2010 begins (with gaming)!
You know how a couple of days I was being annoyed that Middle Earth Quest was terribly expensive? Well, I now own a copy – and it’s due to Good Games Ballarat getting it in (now the Australian dollar is better) and having a 15% off all boardgames sale. So, instead of costing $120-140, it only cost $95. We had a game this afternoon. First … Continue reading Middle Earth Quest
D&D on Sunday – Demon Queen’s Enclave session 2 D&D on Friday – Greyhawk, the Adventurer’s Board Descent on Friday – Paul’s First Quest Descent on Saturday – Narthak Finally Falls BattleLore on Saturday – The First Battle of Crecy BattleLore on Saturday – The Second Battle of Crecy Formula Motor Racing on Saturday – Three Races Not reported on yet, but they still happened… … Continue reading Weekend session reports
I’ve spent the morning writing a few session reports covering the past couple of days of boardgaming. It’s been a fun weekend. For once, I’m not out on a Sunday, so I’m enjoying the relaxation. Yesterday, Randy, Josh, Rich and I gathered at Randy’s place for a few boardgames. The major new game we played was Last Train to Wensleydale, a game about shipping cheese … Continue reading A few session reports
Tonight, I got to play Space Hulk for the first time in several years. Well, in over a decade. I never actually played the game much – one or two games at most – but I broke down and bought the recent Games Workshop rerelease of the game. Randy played the Genestealers (appropriately, his username on BGG is genesteeler), and I played the marines. How … Continue reading Playing Space Hulk 3e
I probably should have spent this weekend at the Magic: the Gathering Grand Prix in Melbourne. Instead, I spent it playing games up in Ballarat. I had a fantastic weekend – two D&D sessions, and a lot of boardgames, but, on the other hand, I didn’t get to see Daniel place 52nd in the Grand Prix (and win $200). That’s 52nd out of slightly over … Continue reading A Nice Weekend – Magic, Martian Rails, D&D and Space Hulk
Well, I had a lot of fun on Saturday as I first played and then DMed at the D&D Game Day. My first game as a player of 4e D&D ever! And, yes, my halfling barbarian was a lot of fun to play. Rather effective too! So, if you got to the Game Day… what did you think? Continue reading D&D Game Day thoughts
Last night, Randy was ill, so I was free to go to the Magic draft at Good Games Ballarat. There, I met with old friends Julian and Craig for the first time in quite a few years. It was really nice to see them again, especially Julian, who played D&D with me for a couple of years in addition to all the Magic games we … Continue reading Old Friends and Magic
