Spirit Games Wednesday Night - 2015

[RichardD]

Wednesday 16th September

Can't remember it at all. Sorry. It probably involved Steampunk Rally and Roll for the Galaxy, because every good games session revolves around those two games right now.

[Zarniwoop]

Steampunk Rally was definitely involved with 6 players, which worked well. The universe was kept safe again as I failed to even get past the finish line this game as my invention got stuck just after the last bend on the track   

It was a great game actually with some great use of Boost cards, especially the one at the very start where everyone, apart from the player of the card, had to take 3 damage. So at the end of that race phase a lot of people were knocked back to almost their starting machine 

I believe you then managed to persuade some people to play Roll, meanwhile Carole and myself had a quick game of Oddville whilst waiting for others to finish games.

Final game of the night was Istanbul, always a favourite, which I was in typical style for the game one more turn away from the win !! 

[RichardD]

I think that Steampunk Rally will only get better as we better understand the rules, the cards and what you can do with them.

In particular, there are a few Boost cards which get massively more useful now I realise I can shed machine parts at any time and play the boost at any time. And once that is known, the draft becomes more important and interactive.

[RichardD]

Wednesday 30th September
Back at work, so less time to post session reports now. But this Weds on our table were Machi Koro (with expansion; reasonable game, not one I'd buy again), San Juan (great game, though ad ever it was won by the player who got both Palace and another 6-cost building down), then Evolution (won far too easily by Phil; he's playing this game too often I think).

[HairyDogWalker]

I was stuck in Leeds, so couldn't attend. I'll be back next week. Incidentally, I have the Flight Expansion for Evolution, which I haven't played yet.

[RichardD]

For no reason I can put my finger on, Evolution is not a game I particularly enjoy. I can see why others do, but it always falls a little flat to me (and did from the very first play). But as I know others enjoy it, and it's a good game, I won't veto it when suggested.