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Another good night at the Isleworth Gamers.

Tonio taught us a few simple games. He is a maths teacher and runs a chess club at his school. It sounds like they play a lot of eurogames as well. It’s great that he does this. The games club at my school was a safe haven and probably one of the main reasons games are so important to me today.

Ticket to Ride Card Game
I can see why the memory element turns people off. I’m bad at memory games, but I do enjoy them, so it worked for me. The gameplay feels a bit clunky, so it’s not top flight, but it’s solid enough for me. 6/10

Loco
This is a stripped down version of Thor, a game I like and own, but haven’t played for a while. I think I prefer it as it’s so simple.
From Geekdo:

There are five different colored chips, with six cards, zero through five, in each of the colors. The cards are dealt out, and then players take turns playing a card and taking any available chip. When one color has all six cards played on it, then the game is over, and players use the last card played in each category to value their chips. The highest total value wins.

Eco Fluxx
My first taste of Fluxx. Minimalist card game where the rules change constantly. Fun in a party game type of way, but it would drive me crazy if I had to play it much. Not for me, but a great gift for kids. 3/10

Dice Town
Do not be put off by comparisons with Yahtzee. This is good fun and pretty clever. Bruno Faidutti describes Dice Town perfectly. 7/10

High Society
One of the classics. I don’t like the art of the latest Gryphon Games edition much. Uberplay did a better job. 8/10