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Game Journal: Illusions of Salisbury, MD
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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An on-going list of games I've played at the Illusions Game Store, in Salisbury, Maryland. Games Club of Maryland (GCOM) members, Blondie81702, locusshifter, & kattinmage, host regular board gaming sessions Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons at my (sort of) FLGS, Illusions. Comments are always welcome!A few notes on the images:
1. These are all stock BGG pictures, not from our sessions.
2. I prefer to use the in-game pics of the components to remind me of the games, themselves--as opposed to shots of their boxes. (Not being the owner of many of these games, I rarely see the boxes, except during setup & teardown.)
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 10:05:37
Edited On: 2008-01-08 12:05:29
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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Date: 28 July 2007
The first session started off with a game I know well. We just used the basic components, as no one felt adventurous enough to try out (read: "wrestle with the rules to") the Expansion Tiles, which I'd brought. |
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 10:04:52
Edited on: 2007-08-12 12:21:48
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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Date: 28 July 2007
This is a light, trick-avoiding game by Reiner Knizia. It's frequently played in between 'heavier' titles. The object is to stick your opponents with as many unwanted cards as possible--low scores rule! |
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 10:10:45
Edited on: 2007-08-12 22:30:14
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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Date: 28 July 2007
It took me a bit to track down this Reiner Knizia game, not surprisingly, since we actually played the original Traumfabrik edition (which contains real actors' names and German translations of classic American Movie titles. See: Traumfabrik Comparison for differences).
I generally don't like "auction" games, but this one seemed light enough, with its wealth-redistribution mechanic. |
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 10:15:51
Edited on: 2007-08-12 22:32:27
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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Date: 28 July 2007
This was the final game of the session. It's a 'light-weight' tile-collecting game, which relies heavily on knowing when to move & when to stay put (the last player to leave a tile must take it, which then shrinks the board). Some tiles raise your score, many lower it, a few let you reverse the effects of a single tile in your possession. |
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 10:28:59
Edited on: 2007-08-12 22:42:41
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Caylus [Average Rating:8.08 Overall Rank:7]
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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Date: 04 August 2007
The afternoon's session started with another game I know well (my copy, in fact).
Note that a full, five-player game of Caylus is a wholly different experience from a three (or two) -player game! |
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 10:34:40
Edited on: 2007-08-12 22:21:51
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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Date: 04 August 2007
Another quick 'filler' game of Poison, while waiting for several other players to complete their game of Power Grid. |
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 10:41:57
Edited on: 2007-08-12 12:01:54
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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Date: 04 August 2007
Next, a game that was new to me: auctions, actors, awards, & arenas! This one plays somewhat similarly to Hollywood Blockbuster, above, although it's definitely more complex.
After another playing or two, I expect this game to make an appearance on my "To Buy" -list, even though it contains an auction mechanic. |
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 10:45:53
Edited on: 2007-08-12 19:10:17
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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Date: 04 August 2007
The final game of the session. Until today, I'd only played the basic Ticket To Ride game.
I didn't "appreciate" the Train Stations' mechanics until it was too late to use them effectively, but I made very good use of the Tunnels. |
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 10:50:42
Edited on: 2007-08-12 19:11:56
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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Date: 11 August 2007
Today's session began with an interesting tile-laying/settlement-building game. Since the tiles are built up, on top of one another (often wiping out existing settlements), this can become a very cut-throat game! |
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 10:54:46
Edited on: 2007-08-12 22:44:05
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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Date: 11 August 2007
Another game of Poison, which I won with an amazingly low score of FOUR! (Much to the dismay of my 30-point opponents...). Ouch!  |
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 11:03:39
Edited on: 2007-08-12 19:19:39
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I can has vegi- meeples, nao?
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Date: 11 August 2007
This one's another Reiner Knizia game, which I'd never heard of before (surprisingly, as it's 24th in the current BGG Rankings).
It has some unique mechanics, but a very poorly-written rulebook--definitely a game to have been taught, instead of "self-learnt."  |
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Posted On: 2007-08-12 11:10:43
Edited on: 2007-08-12 22:45:36
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