Beer and Pretzels 2011 – Saturday – Day 1
Started my day off at Beer and Pretzels 2011 with EvilGinger’s wargame of “Through the Mud and the Blood” from the
Too Fat Lardies. I enjoyed playing this very much as it’s different to what I normally play. We the British (that’s me and ?) planned to take the Parsons Nose, a bunker and trench on a hill controlled the Hun and umpire of the game Mr EvilGinger. As this was only my second wargame ever, I made all the normal mistakes of a noob, from splitting the squad, and moving from cover to cover under blinds too slowly as I was concerned about being spotting and misunderstood the orders about the artillery fire. So I lost about 3 rounds getting into the middle of the board. From there is was cut through the wire or go around it and try to storm the trench. In the end we drove the Hun from the trench and bunker however their reinforcements where on the verge of entering the board is we opted for a retreat as it was felt we couldn’t hold the hill given the status of our troops.
Please follow
EvilGinger’s thread on the day’s events for a more detailed account of the battle.
A big thank you to EvilGinger for running the game providing the figures and scenery K+
Score: British vs. Hun = Draw
Next followed an old game I’ve never played called
Favoriten or introduced as “Yer B.....’d” due to comments made by gamers. It’s a very easy game to play, where you bet on 5 horses as they race around the course. You are allowed 3 bets per race which you can make at anytime, however there is an order and if you bet nearer the start you score higher. The active player then rolls the dice and moves any of the 5 horses, then repeats until all 5 have moved. Then the active player moves on, everyone can bet and then move the horses until 3 have crossed the finishing line.
I liked this game lots and currently surfing EBay for a copy.
Score: Paul 85, EvilGinger 84, Crazyfrog 72, Andy 68
Next was
For Sale a quick card game in 2 halves where you auction property cards of different values, each player bids on the card from a limited cash reserve. When all the cards are purchased, the game enters the selling stage. You sell the property cards in a blind draw using cheque cards. The winner is the person with the most cash at the end.
Score: Paul 63, Crazyfrog 60, Andy 58, EvilGinger 44
After a walk around the hall and chatting to gamers I only see at Raiders / BnP. I took over a space in the middle of
Magnum Sal. A nice game which involves extracting salt from a mine and completing contracts to get money. I’d like to play this again from the start; however it takes a couple of rounds to pick up, then its trying to work a strategy out before the contracts disappear.
Score: Zarniwoop 103, Oscar 98, CrazyFrog 59, Melissa / Vince made 4th player but didn’t finish
After my delicious chicken curry and chips from the Town hall kitchen. I finished the evening off with
Cargo Noir which involving biding on cargo in different locations then selling it in either same sets or unique items in order to get money. This is a nice easy game to play that you will be happy to play again and again.
Score: Matt 110, Zarniwoop 100, CrazyFrog 80
