Buying spree
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.
Happy birthday! Nice spree… Good choices there, Domaine and San Juan. I’m still wondering if Louis XIV is a good game or not, but that remains to be seen. I sure want to hear what you think of El Caballero.
Mikko
22 Sep 05 at 15:37
I’ll put El Caballero to the top of my playlist.
Iain
22 Sep 05 at 16:20
What do you mean “replace the box”???
Heretic
Peter Haslehurst
23 Sep 05 at 08:14
Heh. It’s a real pity because the box is beautiful…
Iain
23 Sep 05 at 10:37
At least a box packed flat can’t be crushed in the mail
Why not fill up the El Caballero box with the bits from Breaking Away?
Tycho
23 Sep 05 at 12:25
I had no problem with the flatpack. It’s a great idea, I just wish he’d done more than stick basic M$ clipart to it. It’s a 1993 game, so it might have looked futuristic back then I suppose….
That’s not a bad idea!
Iain
23 Sep 05 at 13:05
Hm! Following your example Iain, I think I shall buy San Juan.
JonathanAquino
24 Sep 05 at 19:57
Great. I think you’ll like it. Although it’s similar to Puerto Rico it’s very innovative.
Iain
25 Sep 05 at 21:50