Back to Stabcon! Stockport barely managed to rain on me at all this time.
After a fairly peaceful trip, I got stuck in with The
Climbers. It's an
odd game and I rather like it; it feels different every time I play.
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On to a couple of games of Xenon
Profiteer,
with my SJ Games coins replacing the limited stock of cardboard that
comes with the game. Don't take my pipelines.
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New release
Blazon next,
which is mostly set collection with a limited heraldic theme. It has
its moments, but there's very little player interaction and the theme
is pretty loose. General feeling: "I would be happy to play this
again, but I don't want to play it again right now".
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Last for the night, Rallyman:
GT on the
introductory course. I continue to love the way this game throws up a
fresh puzzle each turn. "Roger, you are certifiably insane." "It's
called a race track, not a drive sensibly track."
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On Saturday, we started with
VOLT, in which
there are just too many things to predict effectively. Great fun!
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Then we dug in for some long games, starting with Tales of the
Arabian
Nights.
As usual I felt I had very little effect on anything that happened,
but I still had a good time, and nobody had to dash off early.
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Then Xia: Legends of a Drift
System,
in which nobody was more than a point behind the leader when they made
it across the line.
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Lastly, Flash Point: Fire
Rescue,
a configuration which defeated us last Stabcon (2-door house plus
basement). It was a long fight, but we won!
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On Sunday morning, we started with Mag·Blast: Third
Edition,
light and silly; then went on with Vast: The Crystal
Caverns.
I think this would benefit from having a group that knew all the roles
well, rather than people who were mostly learning their own; even so,
it was enjoyable. And I am temporarily cured of my desire to own it.
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Then home, through the wind and the rain…
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