For the first time since last September, I've played boardgames face
to face (or at least mask to mask) with other human beings.
I recently got hold of the Oink Games edition of
Modern Art – not
only does it have artists one might have heard of, but it comes in a
tiny box. And it has an extremely cute easel.
It's meant to be sold only in Germany and Austria, and the rules
translation I found wasn't quite as complete as one might wish, which
caused some initial confusion as it's been a while since I played.
(Maybe I'll make my own to go in the box.) But we quickly recovered…
and much to my surprise given my previous experiencs with this game I
came second. I'm not generally a fan of Reiner Knizia's designs
(shocking, I know, but I prefer a more thematic focus over elegant
mechanics) but this is one that works well for me.
Then on to
Tiny Towns,
village-building by fitting resource pieces into one's village grid.
I can see that it's fun, and I like the variability given by the way
each wooden piece is associated with multiple cards each with its own
rules, one of which is used in each game… but I don't see the vast
appeal that many people seem to experience. Still, I'll be happy to
play it again some time.
Mostly it was good to do the actual over-a-table part of boardgaming
again.
Comments on this post are now closed. If you have particular grounds for adding a late comment, comment on a more recent post quoting the URL of this one.