tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post111859805759995618..comments2023-10-15T08:32:37.279-06:00Comments on A Nod to Nothing: Saturday RecapScooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07264667176243327560noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post-1118666696677785002005-06-13T06:44:00.000-06:002005-06-13T06:44:00.000-06:00Steve: glad you enjoyed yourself. That resource s...Steve: glad you enjoyed yourself. That resource shift is a big issue - a lot of players will focus on controlling one of the resources for after the shift (wheat and/or ore) and then just pretty much wait it out until people are desperate for that resource before they start to catch up and pass everyone by either trading, or having the ability to build cities quickly when others can't. However, if there are bad rolls for you, or good rolls for everyone else, you might not catch up if they can get a port or four-for-one trades become common. One of the nice things about a game with six people is that the board fills up pretty fast and the ports actually get a lot of play, whereas in some games they're almost ignored (because you lose a roll at a resource by building there).<BR/><BR/>It's also a good game because it's fairly fast compared to a game like Axis and Allies (or Shogun, or Civilization), so you don't spend your whole day playing one game. I've noticed lately that we tend to play those games a little more often on gaming days so we get some variety (Bootleggers is the same way - fixed turns, and Age of Mythology is also limited in the number of turns by a fixed-point system).Scooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07264667176243327560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post-1118666422670281632005-06-13T06:40:00.000-06:002005-06-13T06:40:00.000-06:00If they hadn't just gotten off Section 8, I'd cons...If they hadn't just gotten off Section 8, I'd consider that route - but we're fairly considerate landlords, so we try not to mess with everyone (truth is, the original washing machine was/is pretty old, so it should have been replaced before they moved in).Scooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07264667176243327560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post-1118624179171008562005-06-12T18:56:00.000-06:002005-06-12T18:56:00.000-06:00I did enjoy Settlers of Cataan, but am already loo...I did enjoy Settlers of Cataan, but am already looking forward to playing it again now that I understand the rules better. Specifically, the shift in relative importance of the resources during the course of the game, and the fact that cities get twice the resources settlements gain completely escaped me during the rules explanation.<BR/><BR/>Bootleggers looked fun too, I was dissapointed I couldn't play. Hopefully next time I'll be able to stay longer. Thanks for the invitation.Steve Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14565421298486839812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post-1118619859018268502005-06-12T17:44:00.000-06:002005-06-12T17:44:00.000-06:00Scott since your renter has changed and the origin...Scott since your renter has changed and the original contact is not in force can you rewrite it and not supply washer, dryer, and what ever is not normaly supplied in rentals?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com