Board 8 > Catan stats for yesterday evening

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Victories:

Me: 3
Roommate #1: 1
Roommate #2: 0
Roommate #3: 0

aaw yeah I own
the last one was a bit harder to play because we had had several beers at that point

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I remember winning a game 10-3-3-2 once


good times

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Four Civil Union Ceremonies and a Funeral just doesn't have the same ring to it - yoshifan823
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Actually I think that's wrong. I think it was 10-4-4-3


That seems more reasonable, but it was still insane

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Four Civil Union Ceremonies and a Funeral just doesn't have the same ring to it - yoshifan823
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That's...pretty freaking ridiculous. I've never heard of second place not getting to at least 7. In a real-life game, that is. I've never played the Xbox Arcade version.

I wish I got to play Catan more often. It's hard finding people who like to play "exotic" board games. And by exotic, I mean not part of the litany of games everybody knows how to play.

Yea, it was. I think I had ore and Wheat on a 6 and rolled like 5 6's in the first 8 rolls.

It was sheer domination from that point on. One of the few times I would say that luck heavily contributed to the game.

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Must be nice starting with two cities.

well the game that Roommate #1 won was pretty ridiculous too, something like 10-6-5-4

I won all 3 of mine is the best possible way, which is while someone else has 9 points and doesn't think I can win on this turn, I come out of nowhere and win, like "oh I won, bro"

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Played three games of 7 Wonders last night and won two. Lost the first game since I got Babylon and decided to go for Science when there were two new players in the game (terrible idea) -- was one card short of victory.

I think I've won more games of Catan than I've lost. Most of the people I play with aren't very good I think. Played a game last weekend... it was a 5 player game and I think the end score was 10-7-4-3-2.

I like board games. :D

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Never heard of 7 Wonders. Is it good?

It's a fairly light board game that plays quickly and can be played with anywhere from 2 to 7 players (though the 2 player variant uses a dummy player so ehh) and it takes the same amount of time for any number of players so it's nice in that respect.

Basically it's a card drafting game. Each player is given a hand of 7 cards, they pick one to play, and pass the rest. The cards represent buildings you're adding to your city, and there are several different types which gives you plenty of ways to play. Each player also is building a different wonder throughout the game (e.g. Hanging Gardens, Pyramids, etc) and each wonder has a different special features which will steer you in a different direction.

It's an easy to pick up game and it plays very quickly (about 30 minutes once everyone knows the rules), while having enough depth to be interesting upon multiple replays. I've played 5 games and ended up approaching them all completely different and I've seen every strategy be at least somewhat viable -- whether that's spreading yourself out among the different aspects (financial / scientific / military / arts / resources) or focusing on one almost exclusively. It's a neat game.

My only real complaints is that the game is really heavy on symbols. The only words on any part of the game are the names of the card which don't explain what they do. It makes it so there's no language requirement, but it makes it so it's a bit intimidating for a new player.. There's a handy reference sheet for symbols, so I guess it isn't too bad. My other complaint is that with more players the amount of interaction seems to drop a lot. You can only directly interact with your two neighbors, and as the game gets larger there are more players you can't really touch at all. The game feels a lot different with 3 and 5+ players.

There are lots of expansions planned it seems -- similar to Dominion. I haven't gotten any of them, but I fear they'd bloat the game and make it take longer. If I'm going to be playing an hour+ game I'd probably pick something with a bit more meat to it.

... oh god I wrote more than you wanted probably. Long story short: great game for a wide range of players that plays quickly. Everyone I've played it with has liked it so far -- more than other games like Settlers or Power Grid which can drag on a bit.

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I definately have like, an 80% winrate at catan. My friends are pretty terrible when they all don't play to make me lose

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No, Ness. That's great. I had already read what it was on a board game site after my last reply, so feedback on how it feels is very useful. I've never seen the game, so I certianly haven't had the opportunity to buy it, but I might keep an eye out for it.

I'd order all Eurogames online. I've never seen a place that comes close to competing with the price... unfortunately it's why board game shops close so quickly.

I picked it up off Amazon for about $30-35.

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