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Upstate (South Carolina) Board Gamers Session Report (January 20, 2006)
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Well, 2007 has started out with a bang! (and no, we didn't play Bang! yesterday). We moved to a new FLGS that has plenty of space and we had almost 40 people there at one time playing games!

Thanks to Albert (Fractaloon on BGG) and Kevin Eagles with Command Post ( www.commandpostonline.com) for donating some sweet games for the door prize drawings! I think all the winners were quite happy.

Here's the game list breakdown. I know I'm missing games so I'm counting on the UBG group to help out here

To get more info on our group msg me or visit our site -

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/upstateboardgamers/

Our previous session reports -
August - http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/15791
May - http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
February - http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
October - http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...

Now onto the games!
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1. Board Game: Warcraft: The Boardgame [Average Rating:6.16 Overall Rank:1663]
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Did a quick 4-player game with 5 people. Undead won.
 
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That scenario wasn't very good. There's a lot more to the game, but once I took a step back, I decided I'll probably try to drop this one. There are better strategy battle games out there.
 
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Albert Hernandez
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You know this actually seemed like it was potentially fun. The game was just soo short.
 
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2. Board Game: Lord of the Rings [Average Rating:6.91 Overall Rank:324]
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Meanwhile a few people were trying to conquer Sauron...

 
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Jeremy Hensley
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I believe two sessions of this took place. The first group got to the Mordor board, but all met their fate before reaching Mt. Doom. The second group dunked the ring and won. Turns out they were able to complete most boards on the main track (good) rather than down the event track (bad).
 
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The second group won?!? They must have cheated!
 
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3. Board Game: Oasis [Average Rating:6.79 Overall Rank:550]
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Camels were plenty here.
 
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4. Board Game: The Bridges of Shangri-La [Average Rating:6.80 Overall Rank:561]
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While bridges were being burned... (this game is pretty cutthroat!)
 
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Albert Hernandez
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I really enjoyed this game. The rules/strategy ratio leaned heavily to the strategy side.
 
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5. Board Game: Wings of War: Famous Aces [Average Rating:6.95 Overall Rank:360]
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Once again the Red Baron defied the odds and went down in flames while his opponent did likewise.
 
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This was a wild game. 3 vs 3 player. We had a lot of fun with this one.
 
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Very cool game. Though I think it actually got harder once we got the turn order rules right.
 
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6. Board Game: Ticket to Ride [Average Rating:7.48 Overall Rank:74]
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Nothing like a classic game of TTR being played
 
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7. Board Game: Ticket to Ride: USA 1910 [Average Rating:7.96 Unranked] [Average Rating:7.96 Unranked]
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and of course you can't forget 1910!
 
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8. Board Game: BattleLore [Average Rating:7.55 Overall Rank:73]
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Battlelore was one of the game giveaways and was also played a few times yesterday.
 
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Jeremy Hensley
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Two excellent rounds with Paul. Both sessions were incredibly close. Some of the Lore cards really played a part in the outcomes.
 
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  • Posted Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:57 am
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When I saw it on the prize table I thought that it looked most appealing to me personally.

Imagine my shock when Kevin called my named wow

Only downside is that now I'll have to rearrange the Suitcase of Doom to accommodate it... Or just break down and buy another suitcase...
 
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I received two copies of Battlelore for Christmas! I'm glad I didn't win it on Saturday. I've thought about selling the second copy, but I know I'll want it when they start releasing epic scenarios.

Tis a good game. The only negative thing I can say about it is the amount of time it takes to setup.


 
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9. Board Game: Panzer Grenadier: Afrika Korps; The Desert War [Average Rating:6.41 Overall Rank:2631]
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Our resident grognards tried a few rounds of this game I believe.
 
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10. Board Game: Silent Death [Average Rating:6.97 Overall Rank:1201]
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Meanwhile daring space adventurers were conquering the galaxy (long game too!)
 
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Boy howdy, this was a game, and I only played the second half or so. Thanks for running it, Scooter. I'm sorry I didn't help clean up -- I was feeling pressure from the 7- and 8-year-olds to come be beaten up on as Count Olaf in The Perilous Parlor Game.
 
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Boy howdy, this was a game, and I only played the second half or so. Thanks for running it, Scooter. I'm sorry I didn't help clean up --


No problem, glad everyone enjoyed it.

We ended up calling things early for time constraints, but we decided that Tim would have most likely been the winner based on the tactical situation at that time. Me? I once again never made it off the first Tier. The only player that never advanced...cry So much for the myth that the owner of the game has a significant advantage...shake

I may have to make it my new goal in life to one day beat Tim at something during a GameDay...

 
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Derek Wilmott
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Wow Scooter, this was a fast paced, fun game. Thanks again.
 
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11. Board Game: Mechwarrior: Dark Age [Average Rating:6.18 Overall Rank:2106]
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At the end of the day the clans went at it.
 
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12. Board Game: Pirate's Cove [Average Rating:6.65 Overall Rank:569]
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Vast booty was plundered!
 
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13. Board Game: Wits & Wagers [Average Rating:7.09 Overall Rank:253]
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and bets were wagered...
 
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14. Board Game: Pirates of the Spanish Main [Average Rating:5.99 Overall Rank:2293]
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While more booty was plundered and everyone picked on my El Garante. hehe
 
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Speed was key in this one, it seemed. Those faster ships could run the gold quickly, and they could (for the most part) out maneuver the larger ships. I got lucky with my one ship that picked apart El Gigante.
 
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15. Board Game: Button Men [Average Rating:6.24 Overall Rank:1826]
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Tim and I played a game of button men. If I remember right, he won 3 to 1.
 
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And after I told you Carson usually beat Bill, too. The dice were, unusually, with me for that game.
 
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16. Board Game: The Perilous Parlor Game [Average Rating:5.50 Overall Rank:6456]
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I played a couple rounds of this with some of the younger attendees. It's tough to be Count Olaf all the time.
 
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17. Board Game: Igloo Pop [Average Rating:6.31 Overall Rank:1396]
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The young ladies also played their own variants of Igloo Pop,
 
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18. Board Game: Set [Average Rating:6.50 Overall Rank:823]
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SET,
 
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19. Board Game: The Powerpuff Girls: Saving the World Before Bedtime [Average Rating:5.88 Overall Rank:4711]
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and The Powerpuff Girls.
 
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Allen Vailliencourt
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Tim,

Thanks for adding all these games! I knew you had played a few other ones as well as some of the younger ones. I just didn't get to write them down.

~Allen
 
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20. Board Game: Napoleon at Waterloo [Average Rating:6.42 Overall Rank:2098]
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Derek and I set up and started a game of Napoleon at Waterloo concurrent with our participation in Silent Death and The Perilous Parlor. It didn't get very far, though.
 
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This is a fast little game for two players. I hope that we can play this one next time Tim. I can see that it is a very difficult game for the French player. There may not be many PAA troops, but they are much stronger then the French. Next time, I am reserving my game play to Napoleon at Waterloo.
 
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21. Board Game: Streetcar [Average Rating:6.53 Overall Rank:993]
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And I almost forgot -- Trinity, Lauren, and Delia also messed around with the store copy of Linie 1 for a while.
 
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22. Board Game: Starship Catan [Average Rating:6.90 Overall Rank:387]
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Just found out that this game was played by Jeremy H. and his brother.
 
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23. Board Game: Caves & Claws [Average Rating:5.78 Overall Rank:5384]
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In the early part of the day, I showed up with my two young 'uns and played a few hair-raising rounds of Caves and Claws (we brought our own -- after all, it wouldn't be fair to assume that everyone would sport such a rocking game) before being lured irresistibly towards the table where Pirates of the Spanish Main was being played. (The game looked super-fun, and the players were super-cool about answering my kids' (OK, and my) 34,837 questions.)

We weren't there for long, but my children and I had a blast -- thanks to everyone there for being so kind and welcoming.
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Thanks for coming by, if even for a short time. Glad your kids were able to enjoy us rookie pirates as we sloshed our way to defeat (me) and victory (jeremy and robert). hehe.

~Allen
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We were happy to answer your questions. Your kids were very well behaved, by the way. We would be happy to play a game at the next Game Day, if any of you would like to learn.
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For those that were there, please feel free to add any games I've missed as well as comments!

I had a great time meeting all the new people and am already looking forward to planning the next event!

Weee!!! arrrh
 
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One other game that didn't make the list was Starship Catan, which my brother and I were playing at the end of the day.

Lookin' forward to the next game day!
 
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This was an awesome game day. As with any other, it ended way too quickly. Maybe we should entertain the idea of a game weekend. Thanks to everyone that I got a chance to play with. I enjoyed meeting several new people. And those I didn't get a chance to meet, I'll catch ya next time!
 
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Mucho mucho thanks to Allan and Kevin. This was my first time attending one of these. I had a great time.

 
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What's fun is that after a day of gaming I still had energy...unlike days of LAN Parties where I was wiped out..hehe...

 
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My first game day I played all racing games. This time, I seem to have leaned towards war and combat. My for games were Warcraft, Wings of War, Shangri-La (a peaceful war) and Button Men which was more about fisticuffs.

I had no idea I was so thematically inclined.
 
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