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Colo Spgs Gamers: 5-8-08 Recap
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These evenings are starting to go by too fast. After beginning the first game, it seems to be only a flash before we are playing our last filler of the night (usually For Sale) and a foreboding few hours of sleep and a full day of work are before me. I almost find myself fretting about the evening being over even before it starts in some weird twisted way. It's kind of like going on vacation and being distracted the entire time because you know it will be over eventually. Is this the downard spiral a typyical board gaming addict inevitably descends into?  Music listened to: Sting Billy McLaughlin Mortal Kombat Soundtrack Lord of the Rings Soundtrack Billy Squier Rush: Different Stages
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Posted On: 2008-05-12 12:51:11
Edited On: 2008-05-12 12:51:07
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This was an unusual one to start the evening out with. We usually begin with something light, quick, and interactive as people are arriving. But tonight, Larry, Tim, Nate, and I shut everyone else out and began with this heavier AP prone game. Larry was the only one who had played before and it showed. He owned the game after the first round as the rest of us hadn't grasped how to maximize efficiency on our turns until the second round and by then it was impossible to catch him. |
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Posted On: 2008-05-11 10:32:04
Edited on: 2008-05-11 10:36:31
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Craig, Steve, and Wade went for this one next to us and were just as quiet and anti-social in their game as we were in ours. I think it was Craig's first game and he picked up quickly and won soundly. |
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Posted On: 2008-05-11 10:33:59
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Fortunately, the third group which consisted of Beth, Smilie, Mrs. Smilie, Joe, and Shannon added some balance as they vociferously engaged in this game in the other room. Shannon demonstrated her knack for Viking civilization and dominated the game, but afterwards it was discovered she had accidentally played with an extra piece giving her an unfair advantage. |
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Posted On: 2008-05-11 10:41:43
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Maya [Average Rating:6.47 Overall Rank:954]
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Well, this isn't actually what was played, but instead a yet unnamed homebrew with a Mayan theme. This was the first of two homebrews created by newcomer Nate that were played. Allan, Nate, and Wade played this one and Allan edged Nate, the designer, by one point while Wade brought up the rear. |
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Posted On: 2008-05-11 10:45:32
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Posted On: 2008-05-12 14:38:44
That's because the new graphics make this board hard to read (impossible if you are on the opposite side of the board, i.e. it's upside down to you).