inconsequential ruminations

It was my birthday the other day (34), which gave me the excuse to climax a massive, by my standards, buying spree. Here are my acquisitions:

• Breaking Away – An impulse purchase. It was only £18 from the designer. I am still astonished at how ugly the box art is. It arrived flat-packed, with a box that you assemble yourself.
• San Juan – An obvious buying decision. Almost everyone I trust enjoys it.
• Domaine – I was surprised at how simple the rules are. It is just a pity it is so expensive.
• Louis XIV – I was hesitating, because I have only played Traders of Genoa out of Rudiger Dorn’s ludography, which I found ponderous. On the other hand, Louis XIV looks like a meaty, interesting game in a smallish package.
• Santiago – I played this several months ago at Michael’s. I really enjoyed how cutthroat it was.
• El Caballero – Carcassonne is too light for me, so the Carcassonne on Steroids summary suckered me. I won this and Volle Hütte on German eBay in a lot and I only paid €25 for both. The box, although good-looking, is ridiculously large compared to the contents. I might have to replace it with something smaller.
• Volle Hütte – I know almost nothing about this. The cartoon artwork is very fun and typically European. I will have to upload some pictures to the Geek.

I realise this would be a light month’s buying for someone like Tom Vasel, but it is going to take me ages to get through this.

This entry was posted on Thursday, September 22nd, 2005 at 09:43 and is filed under boardgames.