Scorecard Review – November 2014

The holiday season is upon us.  Starting in November gaming opportunities have become sparser and will most likely remain so throughout the rest of the year.  That being said I did pretty well at the games I did play.

November

After Action Report – Game Day @ El Toro Public Library, September 13, 2014

I hosted the Game Day at the El Toro Public Library on Saturday.  The turnout was high.  There were 26 people at the event and seven games were being played at any one time.

I played three games at the event.

The first game I played was Eurorails.  Eurorails is a Empire Builder game set in Europe from Kaliningrad in the east to the western shores including the United Kingdom and Ireland.  The goal in Eurorails is to collect $250 and for the player to have connected six of the seven major cities in the game.  In the current edition of the game the option of building the Chunnel between France and England is now available.  The cost is prohibitive and I would not recommend it unless there are four or more players in the game and a player is spending most of their time moving to and from England.

After Action Report – Strategic & Adventure Game Association Game Day @ El Toro Public Library, May 24, 2014

I hosted the Strategic & Adventure Game Association Game Day at the El Toro Public Library on Saturday.  I did not know what to expect for attendance since it was a holiday weekend and we were competing with a gaming convention in Los Angeles.  I was pleasantly surprised that we got 16 people at the event and there were four games being played at any one time.

I played four games at the event three of which were from the Empire Builder family.

The first game I played was Bazaar.  In Bazaar the players are gem traders trying to fulfill gem orders from demand cards in competition with the other players.  They do this by using two trading boards that represent the exchange rates for the market.  For example one red gem can be traded for two blue gems.  The players use the exchange to fulfill the demand cards as efficiently as possible to maximize their points.

After Action Report – Strategic & Adventure Game Association@ El Toro Public Library, March 8, 2014

On Saturday I started my weekend of gaming at the Strategic & Adventure Gaming Association event at the El Toro Public Library.  There were 23 people at the event and five games were being played at any one time.

I was able to play three games at the event.