Well tonight it is finished. I have now finally played all my new games I got for Christmas. I was pretty blessed. For Christmas I got Bang, New England, Domaine, Mystery of the Abbey & Pirates Cove. So last night Lyle & Dave came over and we played New England for the first time. It was a good game. Not as involved as i thought it was gonna be. Actually out of all my games it falls in the middle of the pack as far as the amount of things going on in the game. My impression is that it is just a bit less involved that plain Settlers and no where near Puerto Rico.
So did I like playing the game? It was OK. I give it a 6 on a scale form 1-10(10=best). As with any new game it needs played a few times to get everyone up to speed. Then perhaps I will up my rating. I think there are a few games out there with about the same action and skill levels that meet my game needs in the same way. Just not sure if New England is the best of them.
So how would I rank all my new games since I played them? From favorite to least? Glad you asked.
1. Domaine- Best game of my Christmas Gifts. Reminds me of Multiple player chess with less rules to remember.
2. Pirates Cove- Just enough luck and skill. And who doesn't like rolling the dice and blowing someone's ship up?
3. New England- Jury still out, I need to play it a few more times.
4. Mystery of the Abbey-A new clue. This will be the first game I play with my kids that isn't Sorry or Candy Lane. Elsie already played once or twice and is getting the hang of it. Not a game to be played every day but fun none the less.
5. Bang-I have played this game several times. I enjoy it with 7 players. The fewer the players the less I enjoy it. So this is a game if you have a small crowd.
Perhaps I will take time out to further this favorites list to include all my games and the games I have played. And perhaps I can challenge Lyle to post a similar list on his blog and we can compare rankings and thoughts. I would challenge some of my other game playing friends to do the same. But alas, they are just voyeuristic in their blogging.
I haven't played any of those games on your list yet. Hm, I better get more serious in my gaming. : )
I really liked Puerto Rico after playing it the one time. I think Cities and Nights of Katan kinda reminds me of it in the fact that there are so many details...
Medici is another game I only played once, but I remember really liking that one a lot, too. I think I won, that may have something to do with it. haha
So many games, so little time. Thanks for helping to introduce me to the wide world of games.