My review of the board game Zombies!! is available at Amazon.com here.
It should be pointed out that this game predates the movie Zombieland by a good many years. It’s not as funny but it’s pretty good.
Posts Tagged ‘game night’
Zombies!!: Amazon Review
Posted: February 7, 2010 by datechguy in amazon reviews, gaming, hobbiesTags: game night, strategy board games, zombie
Blood Feud In New York: Amazon Review
Posted: January 24, 2010 by datechguy in amazon reviews, gaming, hobbiesTags: game night, mafia, strategy board games
My review of the Mafia Board Game Blood Feud In New York is available at Amazon.com here.
Although the chance to rule New York might prove irresistible be warned in a 5+ player game this game tends to be very unforgiving to both the too timid or the too bold.
I’ve noticed our group rarely plays it anymore suggesting that although it is a fun game its replay value is less that you might expect. If you are looking for a more “family friendly” and less complicated way to fight the mob wars there’s always Family Business.
The Game night primary:
Posted: January 13, 2010 by datechguy in elections, internet/free speechTags: election 2010, game night, Martha Coakley, scott brown
Last night was game night and the game was D & D. We had almost the entire crew present much to our surprise. I thought I would see what the general consensus was concerning the election.
Going into the night, I expected one leaning Coakley vote 3 solid brown votes (including mine) 1 likely non-voter and 2 undecided.
When the subject came up, one thing was clear, Coakley is not popular, nobody in the room had a good word to say about her, however one person was very quiet.
When the subject of Brown one of the undecideds (the Marine) announced that he was no longer voting for Brown for two reasons:
1. my leaning Coakley voter said brown had “lied” about something, (I don’t know what) and the deal breaker.
2. George W. Bush endorsed Brown.
He also expressed total contempt for Coakley, it is very likely that our marine friend will stay will stay home.
The leaning Coakely voter is without question not voting Brown although he is a fiscal conservative. He had no good word for Coakley or frankly any pol. I would not be surprised to see him either stay home, If I had to bet the farm I’d say he is a Coakley voter.
The three solid Brown votes remain Brown votes, the undecided appears to be leaning Brown but not a person in that room other than me had no real interest in the election.
Make of that what you will.
Amazon Review: Ra Board Game
Posted: January 9, 2010 by datechguy in amazon reviews, gaming, hobbiesTags: game night, strategy board games
My review of master game designer Reiner Knizia’s board game Ra is available at Amazon.com here.
My weekly game group was short this week leaving us with only 4, we learned this one on the fly and was able to get in two games in under an hour. When a fifth showed up a few hours late he was able to grasp the game and join in one more game before we called it an early night finishing before 11:30.
The measure of a well balanced strategy game system is:
On that contains different paths to victory
Regularly rewards the best players
Contains enough luck so the outcome is not guaranteed
Ra certainly does the trick but with a max of 5 players we likely won’t be getting back to it for a while.
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