inconsequential ruminations

Zendo
Our first attempt of this was a disaster. A couple of the guys were intimidated and moaned loudly all the way through the rules explanation and effectively refused to play. I have not given up with it. I’ll try it another time with the guys who seemed interested.

Jungle Speed
This was a triumph. It certainly fitted the evening’s rowdy mood. It is basically multiplayer Snap, but everyone has separate piles of cards and you grab a stick, instead of slapping cards. Matching cards is difficult as the shapes on the cards are deceptively similar and there are some special cards that add some variety into the mix. Raucous fun. I got it due to Bruno Faidutti’s review. He is the best at spotting simple fun games. I only own three British-produced games: Hare and Tortoise, Kensington and this. Try to make people cut their nails before playing, or there will be bad scratches. We’ll have to try Pit soon.

Bohnanza
The rest of the guys enjoyed this one far more than me. It’s just too basic. I don’t feel like I’m using my brain at all. I can forgive Jungle Speed for being brainless, but not a card game that lasts an hour. How can the box say it is for ages 12+? It is on my trade pile.

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 10th, 2004 at 14:07 and is filed under boardgames.