TCEP

[kmusser]

Another TCEP down, a great local game convention. Games played: Alhambra, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Golem Arcana, Kingdom Builder, Lanterns, Russian Railroads (x2), 7 Wonders, Shear Panic, Splendour (x3), Thurn & Taxis (x2), Ticket to Ride (Switzerland), Ubongo.

New game of note was Golem Arcana, a computer assisted miniatures game. By the designer of BattleTech and felt it, as the golems were basically mechs with magic added. I was really impressed by the app, miniatures games can often be quite complex and this was no exception, but most of the complexity is handled by the app, making game play much faster and you can just play intuitively without having to remember or look up the gajillion modifiers to this and that. Also the miniatures look great. I doubt I'll buy it as I don't think I'd have the opportunity to play regularly, but would definitely play again.

Comments

[rigelkitty.livejournal.com]

I found three games on my to-try list: Lanterns, Penny Press, and Akrotiri. I'll be picking up the latter two, even though I normally avoid two-player games. Akrotiri was that good.

[kmusser]

Akrotiri hits a combo of simple rules while still giving some real depth to the strategy that isn't often found in 2 player games (classics like Chess excepted). I actually found it a bit more of a brain burner than I think my usual 2 player game partners would like.

[arashinomoui.livejournal.com]

New to me:
kingdom builder - probably will pick it up

Scarab Lords - 2 player time waster, eh.

Tzolk'in - fun worker placement. Going to buy it for someone else.

[kmusser]

Kingdom Builder is definitely one of our standards :-) I like Tzolk'in too, but it doesn't make it to the table as often as I'd like.

Huh...

[happypete.livejournal.com]

I should probably figure out what TCEP is, as it sounds like My Kind of Thing. Have I been living under a rock again?

Re: Huh...

[kmusser]

Gaming convention in Sterling, VA every Labor Day weekend. I think I even sent you a Facebook invite.