#VCSBG Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer at Pedals & Pints in #thousandoaks
I do like #boardgames with dice. The drama. The tactile interaction. The disappointment. #DiceHateMe
I especially like game designs where I can do well despite my poor luck with dice. One such game is Kingsburg. A resource collection through dice placement. The 3 newcomers to the game liked it too. I lost by a single point. GG.
#VCSBG Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer at Pedals & Pints in #thousandoaks
A very wide range of games were played last night. From the quick & simple card games such as No Thanks and Llama; involved euro games such as Aeterna, Lost Ruins of Arnak, and Rock Hard 77; and with a detour into historical consims with Leuthen 1757. Mark had a great night with 5 wins in 6 games. I only won one game but I had a fun time and that's what counts.
#VCSBG Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer at Pedals & Pints in #thousandoaks
Harmonies and Medici, two great small games with striking table presence hit the table.
Meanwhile, Bob and John etc played an oldie but a goodie in Lancaster. I have not played that in yonks. Yet that map seems strangely familiar.
Deception Murder in Hong Kong, and Clank! Catacombs were played on other tables.
Tuesday night #boardgames & #craftbeer with the #VCSBG meetup
With 20 in attendance we snuck in a 2-player #boardgame with Twilight Struggle. Alex is new to TS so it was competitive teaching game. No big surprise but I won. Meanwhile a whole bunch of multiplayer games were including a few that I have never heard of, like Downtown Farmers Market. We finished with a few rounds of Codenames. That’s a game I have definitely heard of before.
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Tuesday night #boardgames & #craftbeer with the #VCSBG meetup
As is normal we had some folks play one #boardgame in the whole evening, some play two, while others play a bunch. That's the benefit of having a good sized group & 6 tables at the same time.
I got to play Redneck Life for the first time in absolute yonks. It's a silly game where the journey is the draw. It's not a serious game. Just enjoy the ride. And I had some sweet rides!
Boxing Day of gaming aka #BoxingDOG was 8 hours of #boardgames for the #VCSBG group
I managed to play 5 different games including one #boardgame new to me in Rebirth designed by #reinerkniza . As expected it was mechanically simple but lots of tough mathematical choices.
Rock Hard 77 was a hit again. The easily grasped theme makes the teaching a breeze.
Good times with good people. We also managed to recruit some other bar patrons to the group. Score!
#VCSBG Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer at Pedals & Pints in #thousandoaks
The number of signups almost tripled on the day and we still had a few roll in without an RSVP. Then some folks arrived a little late so we had to do some jiggling to accommodate everyone.
Games played: Taj Mahal, Undergrove, Nunatak, Call to Adventure, Ticket to ride, Azul, Zombie Dice, Cat in the Box, River Valley Glassworks, Codenames, and Incan Gold.
#VCSBG Monday night #boardgames and #craftbeer in #thousandoaks
A mix of regulars and some newbies last night. Both in games and in the attendees.
It's always good when newbies come back. It's important to introduce newcomers (to modern #boardgames) a fun, challenging, while not overwhelming first game night. Ask some questions and teach them suitable yet solid games in a friendly, and informative manner. All in the hope that they will come back again and again.
#VCSBG Monday night #boardgames and #craftbeer in #thousandoaks
A better turnout and a wide variety of games played this week.
By request I taught the classic #ReinerKnizia #boardgame RA. I did terribly as the RA tokens always came out at the wrong time for my higher value auction tokens. Still a great game though.
Games played included: RA, Archer Love Letter, Trekking the National Parks, Space Base, Huang, Die Hard, Azul, The Gang, Ancient Knowledge, and Love Letter.
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