Thursday Night Gaming 19/7/12

The night went very well again! There was a different turnout of people, but it matched the same amount as last week.

Everyone enjoyed themselves, with many games going on. On one table was a three way game of Scrabble going on, and from the words that were going down I would not have stood a chance. On another table was a rather fun looking game, Yahtzee Poker. I didn’t get chance to play this, but it looks like a great, fast and fun party game. I am going to have to check this one out, as I could not quite grasp the rules from the quick look that I got.

The main event, which I participated in was a rather awesome game of Warhammer 40000. We had decided on a 1000 point game, and I used a alliance of Orks and Space Marines, against the might that are the Grey Knights. I had 43 models on my side, including the Dakkajet, and the Grey Knights were only 11 models strong. And I got the beating of my life in this game. To say that I have only ever lost 3 games of 40k in the past 6 years, this was a shock. Grey Knights are just stupidly over powered (which is why now, I think my next army will be them...). I can't even see a strategy that could overcome them, but there must be one. The game took the best part of the night, and the 6^th edition rules really shined through in this game.

After that, a few round of Magestones whilst we waited for the others to finish their games, then we finished up on a game of Railways of the World: The card game. Again this was played with people that had never played it and had no interest in the theme, but again these people loved it. I am slowly converting the world to love ROTW, one person at a time....

All in all another fantastic night, and one that I hope will continue to grow with new people and seasoned gamers coming down.

If you are in the area, then we are there every Thursday from 730pm onwards. Come on down, and lets play some games!

Nice and quick games

Now I think we all like games that we can sink our teeth into, and I do like a game that lasts 4 hours plus every now and then, but with the stresses of modern day to day life, it can be hard to get a game like that to the table.

This is a list of our top games that are quick and, most importantly, fun.

1. MageStones: Whenever we have 20 minutes to spare, generally this what will come out. Set up time is no more that 30 seconds, and play time 5-10 minutes each game. This is the go to game for waiting for people, or just to wind down from a hard day. Unfortunately, this game is getting increasingly difficult to find these days.
     
   
   
   
   
2. Dominion: This is a odd one for this list. On one hand, it can take a long time to play with a few people, but with two people who know what they are doing, set up time is minimal, and so are game times. 10-15 Minutes per games, with only one game still being able to scratch that board game itch if needed.
   
   
   
   
   
    
3. Rummikub: Easy to play for children and adults alike, this takes a minute to set up and about 5 minutes per game. Easily available, this is a great place to start for your “quick game” section of your collection.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Dawn Under: At the time of writing this, I am having a hard time finding anywhere that sells this, and it looks like eBay is the best bet. A nice, bright and fun memory game, get your vampires to bed in the graveyard before the sun comes up!
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Scrabble: No collection is complete without at least one copy of scrabble. The way we play, set a time limit, say 20 minutes, highest score by that point wins. And no time wasting!

So that's our list, our top 5 quick games. Go to www.facebook.com/farlandsgames and tell us your top 5!