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Neighbourly Games 19 May 22 May 2025

More gaming with nearby friends.

With six players again, we started with Project L, always popular and for some reason I haven't had it out recently. (Anyone might think I owned too many games.) It all felt quite hectic, and if the opposing turns sometimes drifted a little out of sync, we managed to pull it back together before the end.

Then Elder Sign, which alas was less of a success. Six may be too many players (BGG recommends no more than four), the print was not only tiny but poorly contrasting (character counters simply got lost against the busy backgrounds), and getting a grip on the rules was also quite hard work at times (classic FFG huge rulebook that explains everything at great length, so you have to page through it to find the thing you're after). Still, salvaged by players who are good people.

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  1. Posted by J Michael Cule at 12:40pm on 22 May 2025

    Note to games companies:

    Older gamers have lots of money and leisure time.

    Older gamers have worse eyesight. (Except for bold persons like Roger who go for the laser surgery.)

    Producing games with components that do not cause elderly gamers to squint and get out magnifying glasses may win you their repeat custom.

  2. Posted by RogerBW at 01:18pm on 22 May 2025

    I probably had the most trouble at the table; my mid-range is not what it was.

    But also consider: older gamers are cynical and have seen it before. Young people are easy to hypnotise with a slick marketing campaign.

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