And we're back

[kmusser]

Back home from TCEP. Much fun was had, many games were played. It was nice to share one of my favorite events with auror and radiant_one. Also good to see a lot of faces I don't get to see very often.

Not very many new games for me this time - probably the only one of note was Die Macher. Die Macher is a game of German politics which has a somewhat infamous reputation in gaming circles as being a monster game - after playing it I'm not really sure why. It's certainly longer than most Eurogames, but it's nothing compared to some older American games like Civilization or Titan. Anyway I enjoyed it despite being crushed (blackpaladin won, with auror getting a close 2nd) and would play again, I probably won't buy it though - if I'm going to play a long game there are a lot of others I'd prefer more.

Other games played include Anno 1503, Apples to Apples, Drunter & Druber, Kahuna, Louis XIV, Pandemic, Qwirkle, Ra, Race for the Galaxy, Red Dragon Inn, St. Petersburg, Shear Panic, Ticket to Ride, and Transamerica.

Next weekend, probably faire.

Comments

[grayhawkfh.livejournal.com]

But aside from the so-called "hardcore" gamers (like us), not many people are going to be thrilled at the concept of going through the learning process.

Probably true. I know I heard more than one comment while the video was playing to the effect of "You have to watch a video to learn how to play? No thanks..."

[byronczimmer.livejournal.com]

It's not that you have to, it's that it probably took less time to do that than to read the rules and then (most likely) get something horribly wrong.

Plus - my voice was getting shot by then.

[blackpaladin.livejournal.com]

"Have to" might be a little strong. The rules are all in the book, it just seemed like the podcast did a better job of explaining them than trying to plod through it. (Which doesn't say anything complimentary about how the rules are written, but that's another argument altogether.)