“I like how varied CBG events are. A huge, epic game of Eclipse last week, compared to some small, relaxed 2 player games of Gentle Rain this week. The experiences of each CBG Event are so different but each enjoyable in their own way.” – Mike
Here are the fantastic games that made it to the table this week at CBG!
A Gentle Rain
Gold West
Root
The Quest for El Dorado
Mystic Vale
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Flip 7
Abandon all Artichokes
Moon River
Imperium Horizons
Dragon Wood
Guillotine
Ship Shape
Vaalbara
Kingdom Rush
Robin Hood
The Castles of Burgandy
Blokus 3D
Ink
Bagh Chal
Game Report – Kingrom Rush – Josh
Some may have noticed, or even participated in, the Kingdom Rush Board Game I have been bringing to some events. It’s a Kickstarter that I’ve had for awhile, and I played a few games way back when we were at Fuschia Fantasy. This year I decided it was going on my 10×10 and I was going to play through the campaign (conveniently 10 scenarios).
It’s going surprisingly well, as we completed the 4th scenario this last event. There were a couple of intense rounds, as we all had to think hard and work together to find the best way to vanquish the hordes. But everyone had fun and so far I’ve had a different set of 3 join me each game, with all of them enjoying the game and finding something they really liked about it.
Let this be an example, it sometimes pays to get out that game you’ve had awhile or aren’t sure anyone will like. If you’d like to join me, I’m generally playing after dinner once a month and I’m putting the games up on After game, so you can dibs a seat if you’d like.
Phil, Henry, Michael, and Zac look for the lost gold in a game of Quest for El Dorado. Master map builder, Henry, drafted a challenging landscape full of fast waters, haunted mountain ranges and crocodile infested swamps. Well done Zac for making it through first!
Mel’s Game Report
Had another wonderful night last night. After dragging Laura along (who was hardly kicking and screaming), we decided to join Dave D and another newcomer, Stephen, in a game of Gold West.
I got off to a bit of a rocky start. With Dave taking an early lead and Laura soon overtaking him, I was feeling a bit left behind, even finding my way onto the dreaded wanted list. However, my patience in collecting metals paid off as I fulfilled a number of contracts cinching me the game with the only score to break 100.
Laura and I followed this game up with a game of Imperium Horizons taught by Jared. Wow, what a game! Choosing our unique civilisations from a list that I’m sure was 20+ long, I was immediately impressed by the potential replay-ability. This was coupled with the seemingly endless deck of cards to choose from the middle of the table to add to our own decks. While I’m not usually a fan of deck builders this one soon drew me in as it became more and more apparent as the game went on that the synergy between cards was more complex than I expected, and I was intrigued into finding the best combinations possible to exploit for more points and better cards (which ultimately won me the game).
I finished off the night with Talita playing the most amazing little game from L’nett’s collection of ancient 2 player games from around the world. I fell in love with these so quickly that I showed them online to @Cliff as soon as I got home (who tried to keep a level head but also became quite enamoured by them). I am now officially broke as I promptly emptied my bank account to purchase the first 2 sets for us to enjoy with a cup of tea. Thanks for introducing me to them and thanks everyone for another great night at CBG!
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