2009.12.31

Games I resolve to play in the new year

Posted in Board Games at 4:20 pm by Jeremiah Wittevrongel

Between Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, and some purchases on my own, I now have a number of new games to play.  In the new year, I definitely want to get all of them to the table.  In particular:

  1. Agricola.  I’ve played this one solo a few times, and played once with a group.  I really like the game, but I’m really not sure of the best way to teach it yet.  The game strikes me as being like Power Grid in that if you screw up the early part of the game (the first harvest in particular) you’re essentially out for the remainder.  I’m tempted to try teaching the game by playing the first four turns with the new players, explaining as they progress, then restarting the game after the first harvest is over.  The one advantage I can see is that people who have played Caylus will understand how important things like turn order is and will probably pick up the action system more quickly.
  2. Acquire.  I’m curious how my Monday gaming group will like this one.  I’m already having visions of Rheinländer and fear I will probably lose miserably the first game or two, but that’s half the fun.
  3. Sweet Agatha.  This one is more of an RPG than a board game, but I find it extremely intriguing and since I always enjoy story telling games, it’s high on my list to play next year.

Aside from these new ones, I’d like to play more Descent this coming year, and I’m also long overdue for a game or three of RoboRally.