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Alhambra: Vizier's Favor

15-Jul-14

“Exhange and the favour are a must have”

8 out of 12 gamers thought this was helpful

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This expansion offers a few interesting additions to the main game.

To start with the Currency exhange adds that your hand doesn’t get saturated with currency cards of any one type the only downside is that in a +3 game there really are too few of them to go around. But overal this part of the expansion has become a must have even in a standard game. 9/10

The bonus huts are also a nice addition because it gives the more clever puzzelers the chance to steal points away in a grand fashion another plus point is the ability to provide free wall points. 7/10

The building bonuscards is something that gets interesting when you play with +3 players because then it creates an atmosphere of competition. 6/10

Last but not least the sequence jumping vizier is a must play in a 3+ game. IMHO in a 2 player game it gets pretty obvious what you’re about to do, but with more players you have to keep an eye on every player.
6/10
In general 2 of the 4 expansions could really be used in any game the other two don’t satisfy that much but can give an edge to any game.

Kingdom Builder

11-Oct-14

Rule: “bridges”

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As a house rule we use the bridges printed on some hexes as adjacent sides.

This helps to make river hexes not as much of a blockade in non harbor maps, on the other hand it helps certain scoring options with certain population groups (eg Miners).

It also makes it possible that you can jump over other settlement zones (eg. going over villages build in cliff zones).

Dominion

10-May-14

Tip: “draft the kingdom”

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we use a draft method instead of using the preprinted lists of kingdom cards that are given with the rulebooks. To do this get all the kingdom cards together from the set(s) you wil use.

each player going clockwise draws the top three cards from the pile, chooses one to use in the game and discards the other two. Players keep their chosen cards secret. The turn then passes to the next player who does the same untill ten ( or more) kingdom cards are choosen in total.

Then the players reveal there chosen cards and the fun can begin.

It might be needed to reshuffle the draw pile because sometimes a set doesn’t contain enough kingdom cards to let the pile be passed for 10 times. Just do so then.

The Settlers of Catan

29-Apr-14

Rule: “2 player game”

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Only you and a friend to play?

some simple tweeks to the rules can make it all that more enjoyable.

-When setting up switch one of all resources with a sea tile. This makes for a more deversified playing field.

Number the tiles in the normal way but use the following numbers only 3, 2*4,5,2*6,2*8,9,2*10,11 the two and twelve should be on the same resources.

-No trading between players, you are still opponents. to keep you from stalling use the normal number of ports. with fewer lands to put them on there is a higher percentage that you lie next to one.

– use a form of bridge building to cross to water sides. I use a alternation of two wood for a bridge or a wood and an ore.

-robber becomes the gentleman thief/robin hood. This means that the player with the lowest vp always places the robber, only while playing a knight can the higher vp player place the robber. A draw in VP, use the normal robber rules.

-4 starting resources instead of two.

settle on!

amwras

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