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Anthony Boydell
United Kingdom
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If it's Tuesday, it must be Hemel Hempstead.
There was much muttering on my arrival about 'P.R disaster!' and 'You can't compare BGG to the Nazis', but this was quickly dispelled by my pointing at the window and shouting 'What the hell was that?'
I had decided to save my arm muscles this week by only taking the one game, rather than the 'crate of goodies unlikely to get played'(TM): the thinky, bright vegetable-fest that is Key Market. I've known it's author, Mr David Brain, for a fair-few years now - he is a regular attendee at the Paulls' open-house games weekends AND the more chin-strokey 'Designer Days' (there is one of those THIS WEEKEND!*)
We had two new players, one of whom would be dropped somewhat into the deep-end, plus myself and Richard. Phil (new) went for a high-Guild position strategy with the +2/+4/+6 Master position bonus, I went for retirement and money, Richard went for a more efficient Retirement and money strategy and Corinne had to hang on for dear life! It was a close finish: Richard 130, Phil 124, me 120 and Corinne 88. There is a lovely, rural (read: birdsong, hazey sun and baaa-ing sheep) atmosphere while playing this game; you're mulling over Guild progressions, movement and harvesting, what to take to market and what, if anything, to buy. It's a gentle, friendly game and one I want to play a lot more of. In my last conversation with Mr Breese, there were 10 or so copies STILL AVAILABLE - why not Geekmail him and see if you can grab a copy of this lush treasure?
Finally, after last weeks' disappointment, tonight bodes well for a 5pl Agricola (it's MY turn to choose) - we're playing a delayed April 1st variant using Agricola: Through the Seasons, Agricola: The Legen*dairy Forest-Deck, Agricola X-Deck - should be a chaotic riot!
*For the Alan Paull fans amongst you, we will be getting a premiere play-test of ORIGINS OF CIVILISATION - his new 'big box', gamer game!
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