This Meetup-based
boardgames group remains on-line for the moment; as usual we got
together on Jitsi and then played some games online.
We started with
Bandido, a
cooperative card-laying game in which you're trying to turn all the
tunnels from a central point into loops or dead ends. And we did it.
This has some of the Kingdomino feel in that you can trap yourself
into an impossible situation, moderated by the usual problems of
limited communication: "Since Bandido is a cooperative game, players
should discuss the best way to proceed, but beware, you’re not allowed
to show your cards to the other players directly." So what can you
say? Nothing amazing, but a good filler.
I've been hearing a bit recently about Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering
Game
and wanted to give that a try. You lay down hexsides to group the
hexes ("counties") into areas ("districts"), trying to get a bare
majority in each one (or locking away your opponents' supporters into
districts they'll win anyway). It's a bit low-scoring and prone to
ties, but I like the system and I'll play this again. (This doesn't
seem to be widely available yet.)
A quick game of Martian
Dice, which
is very obviously inspired by Zombie Dice. (But SJGames don't allow
any of their games to be played on platforms like BGA; they release
the occasional app, but that's it.)
Finally we moved over to yucata.de and a game of
Lemminge, a
game from a few years ago that I've only discovered recently. You
generally have a choice between moving a long distance, and moving a
short distance but changing the terrain on the board to make it easier
for you and harder for other players. But there's a remarkable amount
of subtlety here, not least in that you win when your second lemming
crosses the line.
Probably my winning move: a long push (blue) that got both my lemmings
close to the finish.
During the game only the most recent tracks are visible (and you can
turn them off if they're distracting), but at the end you can see all
of them.
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