by Alexandre Correia
Today was pizza day. We invited Joel and his eldest daughter to help Ana make the dough, sauce, chop, spread, etc. So while the girls hit the dough, with the occasional help from the dads, me and Joel hit the games.
Joel was eager for some
Agricola rematch. But I had my share of experiences playing medium-euros while being interrupted, by two and three year old kids every 5 minutes. Not a very immersive boardgaming experience. So I pushed for a old classic of ours,
7 Wonders: Duel with the
Pantheon expansion.
:star::star::star:First age went super fast. Most of the right moves were obvious for both of us. I did made the mistake of letting Joel choosing 4 of the 6 slots for the Gods. I had some solid city foundation. But no blue civilian buildings. Joel was lacking enough resources and money to push for the wonders in the 2nd age. But had started to gain military and civilian (points) advantage.
Second age saw Joel pushing even further for military and civilian buildings. Until it came down to the last 6 cards of the age. Both of us wanted the last science card and added progress bonus token. So we did the counting and in shared silent saw that I was getting it. In one swoop both of us stretched our money to buy all the Gods and switch the order of play in the process. I stretched too much. I got the card yes. But the resulting battle for scientific progress left me bankrupt and without a double stone resource card (and only source for stone!) that Joel stole from me. Thank you Baal.
Third age was a disgrace. 80% of my picks were to discard for money to buy stone on military buildings and fend the opposing city assault. I got blinded in fear of the army at the gates. Joel seize the moment of the distraction and capitalize on the civilian buildings. He got 39 points just on those! I struggled to reach 44 points at the end of the game.
I love how this game can flip in a instant if you're not completely devoted in your plays.
:star::star::star:Before they left, we squeezed a game of
Limes. It was Joel's first time playing but the game is pretty simple. We got balanced scores in this one. 37 for him and 38 for me. In the end I didn't felt any difference in the game by playing it at the two player count. It's the same experience as playing it solo.
:star::star::star:Late at night I crafted the
2017 9-Card Nanogames I had printed in the hopes I would try them, but that didn't happen in the end. Just glad I moved another step forward in this gaming project. It's slow going at the times.
What I did managed was to play two games of
Aquaducts. Still didn't beat the difficult setting. But I still enjoy a lot this nice solo city building PnP game. Great value!
See you tomorrow and thanks for reading.
