Trains, In Vain
Another weekend, another session where someone couldn't make it.
We started off this time with another game of Ticket to Ride. Corry played with us again, and he ended up winning, even when Jay and I started trying to block his routes. Just like last time, after completing the two tickets I started with (Atlanta-San Francisco and New York-Seattle), I drew more that I wasn't able to complete. It was closer this time, though. I needed a 6-train white route to finish Santa Fe-Calgary, and had 3 whites and 2 wild cards, with another wild card available to draw when Jay played enough of his remaining trains to trigger the endgame (everyone gets one more round). Completing that ticket would have given me the win, but instead I was stuck in last.
After that, we played Arkham Horror, which Mike brought over. This is the second time we've attempted to play this game. Note the word attempted. There is a very steep learning curve, and it is not really clear to me how to even go about winning this game. I suppose with a thorough read-through of the rules and more experience it would go smoother, but the bottom line is that it just isn't enough fun for me to want to put in that sort of time. At about hour 3, with no end in sight, I finally had to call it quits or risk falling asleep at the table.
This weekend... everyone, maybe? Stay tuned to see how it falls apart.
We started off this time with another game of Ticket to Ride. Corry played with us again, and he ended up winning, even when Jay and I started trying to block his routes. Just like last time, after completing the two tickets I started with (Atlanta-San Francisco and New York-Seattle), I drew more that I wasn't able to complete. It was closer this time, though. I needed a 6-train white route to finish Santa Fe-Calgary, and had 3 whites and 2 wild cards, with another wild card available to draw when Jay played enough of his remaining trains to trigger the endgame (everyone gets one more round). Completing that ticket would have given me the win, but instead I was stuck in last.
After that, we played Arkham Horror, which Mike brought over. This is the second time we've attempted to play this game. Note the word attempted. There is a very steep learning curve, and it is not really clear to me how to even go about winning this game. I suppose with a thorough read-through of the rules and more experience it would go smoother, but the bottom line is that it just isn't enough fun for me to want to put in that sort of time. At about hour 3, with no end in sight, I finally had to call it quits or risk falling asleep at the table.
This weekend... everyone, maybe? Stay tuned to see how it falls apart.
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