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Saturday and Sunday were much more busy. With the fine weather we had a picnic in the nearby parc. I got Bronze in the Confirmed category of the Fantask Open painting contest.
Here are a few pics of the convention (the empty ones were taken Friday night) :
http://www.cedric.maria-sube.com/album/OctoGones/2011/
Here are a few pics of the convention (the empty ones were taken Friday night) :
http://www.cedric.maria-sube.com/album/OctoGones/2011/
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Last night at the OctoGônes gaming convention, I tried out two games.
The first was "Off the Dead" (http://www.offthedead.com/). I really liked how it incarnated the atmosphere of horror films : a first phase to get some equipement (the search rule is simple but clever) while the hord advances, then all hell breaks out and you have to collaborate as best as possible with you fellow survivors to try to make it till the end of the game without succombing to the zombie infection.
The second was "King of Tokyo" (designed by Mr Richard Garfield). This one is a little bit less serious but much fun was had putting our monsters against each other in the ruins of Tokyo. Maybe we were a bit too heavy handed on the fighting part, but we regretted that we couldn't use as many effect cards as we wanted. The special dice are the kernel of this game, and I was surprised to see how balanced and not fait oriented it summed up to be.
The first was "Off the Dead" (http://www.offthedead.com/). I really liked how it incarnated the atmosphere of horror films : a first phase to get some equipement (the search rule is simple but clever) while the hord advances, then all hell breaks out and you have to collaborate as best as possible with you fellow survivors to try to make it till the end of the game without succombing to the zombie infection.
The second was "King of Tokyo" (designed by Mr Richard Garfield). This one is a little bit less serious but much fun was had putting our monsters against each other in the ruins of Tokyo. Maybe we were a bit too heavy handed on the fighting part, but we regretted that we couldn't use as many effect cards as we wanted. The special dice are the kernel of this game, and I was surprised to see how balanced and not fait oriented it summed up to be.
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I recently had the occasion to play again the great game of Carcassonne :
To sum it up, it's (in my opinion) the classic game of Go, revisited, yet with a simpler learning curve for the most commun strategies, and a lighter ambiance. The interactions of the different tiles makes the game edgy, and you have to always keep your eyes open; one tile can completely change your stategy, for the better or for the worst
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It can be played from 2 to 5 players and is quite quick to finish, which gives the possibility of a re-match. The game's rules are rather simple, and the tiles, pawns, and point counters are all clear and well thought out, which makes it a game that can be played rather young, and still maintain a lot of interest for adults.
To sum it up, it's (in my opinion) the classic game of Go, revisited, yet with a simpler learning curve for the most commun strategies, and a lighter ambiance. The interactions of the different tiles makes the game edgy, and you have to always keep your eyes open; one tile can completely change your stategy, for the better or for the worst
.It can be played from 2 to 5 players and is quite quick to finish, which gives the possibility of a re-match
. The game's rules are rather simple, and the tiles, pawns, and point counters are all clear and well thought out, which makes it a game that can be played rather young, and still maintain a lot of interest for adults.
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The gaming convention "Place aux Jeux" will be held in Grenoble from April 11th to April 17th :
Place aux Jeux
Place aux Jeux
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