ELFENLAND - BOARD GAME - 2 TO 6 PLAYERS

Report by Richard

Five this week as we welcomed back our friends Les and Ian. This game was requested by Ann who always enjoys this game. Checking my own records sees why as she won the last game we played and Dirty Dick (me) stopped her from getting the full 20 !!!

Surprisingly we needed a brush up on the rules and once this was done the game progressed smoothly albeit a little slowly.

As does sometimes happen there was a split 4 to 1 on the general routes chosen and Bill was the one who had to fend for himself most of the time. To be fair he did very well considering help was not always close to hand.

I made the mistake of thinking that my opponents were also thinking and found out that they were not. Seeing a player place a tile on a route YOU know requires two of them kind of makes you think, ******* he's done that deliberately !! Only then do you realise that when he comes to play his cards he has made the mistake and thought only one was needed. The best laid plans of elves and men eh !!!!

That aside we all made the best of a bad lot and I probably won only because I remembered that if it is a tie on cities, he or she who has the most cards left will be the winner.

It was a very very close game and this made it all that more enjoyable.

Final Scores:-

Richard's rating - 7/10 still good fun though a little slow. Trouble counters played as you should !!!.

HOLIDAY AG - BOARD GAME - 2 TO 6 PLAYERS

Report by Richard

Just time to squeeze in this classic and I feel underrated game. Saying that I have never done well at it and made no exception this time !! I blame being rang up about work halfway through.....oh well worth a try.......

As per all the previous games of this Bill was first to get a 14 long Holiday chain and nabbed the 10 points. This was to prove inconsequential as it turned out in the final reckoning.

I have to say that Les gifted Bill with these 10 points and Bill thanked her greatly whereas we all berated her !!! I can not comment on strategy as the ones I employ have never borne fruit so I will say nowt.

However I still believe a certain amount of non-telegraphing of your key intent is beneficial and I see the better players of this game doing just that.

Bill showed a clearer understanding of the game and seemed to be in the lead form the start but both Ann and Les seemed to be doing very well whereas Ian and I rooted around for the scraps at the foot of the coring ladder !!!

All in all an excellent little filler and one we shall play again. Another well done to Bill for winning this game.

Final Scores:-

Richard's rating - 8/10 Quick, east to play, great filler