Tuesday 8th March

So euro gamers (I'm looking at you Karl and John) - Urban sprawl or Trickerion? Both 4 players. I need my fix.

Aneurin wrote:So euro gamers (I'm looking at you Karl and John) - Urban sprawl or Trickerion? Both 4 players. I need my fix.

Why aren't you looking at me? Is it because I didn't play Imperial Assault with you?

PaulC wrote:

Aneurin wrote:So euro gamers (I'm looking at you Karl and John) - Urban sprawl or Trickerion? Both 4 players. I need my fix.

Why aren't you looking at me? Is it because I didn't play Imperial Assault with you?

You want to make up the 4 then?

Aneurin wrote:

PaulC wrote:

Aneurin wrote:So euro gamers (I'm looking at you Karl and John) - Urban sprawl or Trickerion? Both 4 players. I need my fix.

Why aren't you looking at me? Is it because I didn't play Imperial Assault with you?

You want to make up the 4 then?

No thanks, I can't make it next week!

Aneurin wrote:So euro gamers (I'm looking at you Karl and John) - Urban sprawl or Trickerion? Both 4 players. I need my fix.

John keeps banging on about Trickerion so I'd quite like to have a play at that please!

That's 'the' Euro table full then...

1. Aneurin
2. John H
3. Karl B
4. Paul G (the other new one)

Aneurin wrote:That's 'the' Euro table full then...

1. Aneurin
2. John H
3. Karl B
4. Paul G (the other new one)

That was quick!

Hi all, I've just signed up and will be heading to my first meeting next week.

I've just getting back into board gaming after a long hiatus. Used to play Talisman quite a bit and have been playng android ports of Ticket to Ride, Axis and Allies and Elder Signs more recently.

Any advice on what would be a good game to start with on Tuesday?

Hi Adam - you can just turn up and join a game. See what takes your fancy. We usually get around 6-7 games going at any one time and there is plenty of variety.

A few of the games are arranged in advance - on this form - but there should still be plenty of turn up and join in games happening.

Loo forward to meeting you.

Sam - are we still on for Cosmic Encounter? Anyone else want to join? I suggest we start with basic rules (though perhaps the expanded selection of races) and then add expansions as we play more through the year. My copy now contains a ridiculous amount of plastic bags separating all the expansion components...

PaulG wrote:Sam - are we still on for Cosmic Encounter?

Absolutely. Pretty sure I haven't promised myself to anyone else

AdamB, why not join us? It's a classic and very easy to get in to.

I'll play Cosmic Encounter, assuming it's not a long game?

Jamie wrote:I'll play Cosmic Encounter, assuming it's not a long game?

Depends a bit on number of players, but assuming we do a 4-5 player game (which I think is the sweet spot) then probably about 90 mins? Last time I played at the club we managed two games of it + something else on a Tuesday night.

PaulG wrote:

Jamie wrote:I'll play Cosmic Encounter, assuming it's not a long game?

Depends a bit on number of players, but assuming we do a 4-5 player game (which I think is the sweet spot) then probably about 90 mins? Last time I played at the club we managed two games of it + something else on a Tuesday night.

Sounds good Paul, count me in! (anything less than 2 hours is short in my book)

Excellent, Jamie.

So we have, say, 2 spots free for Cosmic Encounter:

1. Paul
2. Sam
3. Jamie
4. Arun
5. Jon

I'd like to jump in to cosmic if that's cool

Cheesus wrote:I'd like to jump in to cosmic if that's cool

Absolutely!

PaulG wrote:

Cheesus wrote:I'd like to jump in to cosmic if that's cool

Absolutely!

If there is one spot left I'll take it ?

Jon M wrote:

PaulG wrote:

Cheesus wrote:I'd like to jump in to cosmic if that's cool

Absolutely!

If there is one spot left I'll take it ?

Done!

Is anyone eating at the uni arms before the meet tonight?

Me

Me too.

I expect I'll be coming early for food. It saves on the washing up.

I fancy a bit of Euro action, myself. I think I'll bring along Castles of Burgundy and Shakespeare and see if I can grab some passers by for either of them.

I won't be there until 7, but I'd happily join you for Castles of Burgundy (or Shakespeare too I imagine, but I don't know anything about that one)

I enjoyed our Cosmic Encounter last night! Hope others did too.

A couple of people were asking about the expansions / optional elements. I think the main extra things that we didn't play with (but could in the future) are:

- Technology - you can (temporarily) spend ships to research technology to give you an extra ability
- Space Stations - you start with a space station (which you can trade) which gives you an extra ability / weapon
- Hazards - some destiny cards trigger a hazard which affects how things go in encounters either temporarily or permanently
- Reward cards - special 'better' rewards for defending allies which introduce various new types of cards
- Team rules
- The fact that there are nearly 200 separate freakin' aliens to choose from (the ones we had yesterday were mostly at the milder end of game-breakingness)

Would love to try some of these out separately or in combination :-)