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JUNE 2011 NEWSLETTER |
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In this Issue: We have some general News from All Aboard and a Board Games Evening reminder and New Games . |
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Spiel des Jahres (German Game of the Year) The nominees for this years Spiel des Jahres award are (these are the more family friendly games) :
The nominees for the Kennerspiel des Jahres award are (these are the more strategic, complex games):
One of the recommended games from the Spiel des Jahres committee is Luna, which we have in stock.
Wellycon We managed to get along to the Wellington BoardGames Convention on Sunday 5th June and enjoyed helping out with the Family/Children’s Games event. Froggy Boogie and Make ‘n’ Break were popular with the children and parents that we played with. Pitch Car had plenty of people trying their flicking skills to get the race cars around the track and The Adventurers was also enjoyed by the daring group who entered the temple and outran the rolling boulder.
Our thanks go to Andrew Rae and the other volunteers for organising this annual Boardgaming event which just keeps on getting bigger and better.
Children’s Chess Tournament The All Aboard South Wairarapa District Schools Chess Tournament was successfully held last Friday 10th June. This year we had a nail biting finish with several teams still in contention, in the last round, for top honours.
Our thanks go out to the volunteers who helped out on the day, the teachers/parent help who kept their school’s children under control and to all of the 112 children who worked hard while playing, enjoyed themselves and behaved wonderfully all day.
The top individual players (winning all 6 games) are: Andy Schoenbrunn-
The top teams from Years 5&6 are: 1 Martinborough School Sam Morison George Wilkins Bailey Edney Jaden Blown 2 South End School - Sam Hunter Carlos Karaitiana Zac Brown Andrew Miles 3 Greytown School - Harvey Morison Ash Rothery James Nelson Luiani Amunson
The top teams from Years 7&8 are: 1 Greytown School - Tristan Flutey Cole Freeman Jacob Skinner Liam Harrison 2 Martinborough School Jack Harley James Whitby Ben Weeks Cam Rose 3 St Teresa's School - Alex Cox Andy Schoenbrunn- Calan Robertson- Justin Smith
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Our next Games Night will be on Thursday 16th June at the Royal Hotel. We will be in the Dining Room from 6.30pm for a meal and then start playing games from 7.00pm and then continue until about 10.30 – 11.00ish..
We had a great turnout at the last Games Night with over 20 people attending but
we did not get to play Caylus as planned -
For more information contact: Robyn or Graham at All Aboard, 33 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston, phone (06) 3088118 or send an email to BoardGameEvenings@allaboard.co.nz.
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But did he find all of value on the island? That's not what designers Arnaud Urbon
and Charles Chevallier propose in The Secret of Monte Cristo, coming from Z-
The players are smugglers who learned of the treasure from Dantès while traveling together, and now each of them has decided to search the island for any treasure that might remain. Each round players receive cards that show what type of treasure (gems) might be found in the castle, with the active player that round placing three smugglers in the castle and all other players placing one.
Players can seize treasure from rooms if they outnumber the other smugglers present and they have the right sacks on hand for storing the treasure.
While placing hexagonal pieces to gain palette (colour) cards, players become familiar with the different colour combinations that produce the many hues of an artist’s palette... all listed on the Player Reference Card. Players also learn to recognize many great artists and their works as they complete commissions.
Botswana $47.90. Suitable for ages 8 years and over, for 2 - But can you guess which ones will be worth the most at the end of this safari? Play the right cards at the right time, collect the best animals, score the most points and win the game.
Yarr! Grab yer Cutlass! Pirates have taken over Fluxx, the ever-
Fluxx with a pirate twist. Getting the Captain's Hat allows you to have a good bit of control, but watch out for Scurvy and Shackles, which will keep you from winning. Grab lots of Booty keepers, maybe some Ships, and expect a few new Surprise cards along the way.
Egizia $89.90. Sutiable for ages 12 years and over, for 2 - Return to Ancient Egypt. Gather resources, manage your workers and build monuments and wonders along the Nile.
In Egizia, the twist on the worker placement mechanic is that the players must place their pawns following the course of the Nile, moving northwards (from the top to the bottom of the board, that is seen from the Mediterranean Sea). In this way, each placement not only blocks the opponents from choosing the same square (except monuments, where multiple players are always allowed), but also forces the player to place his remaining pawns only on the squares below the one he just occupied (note that "pawns" are placed, since "workers" are one of the resources of the game, like grain and stones).
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Once new treaure has been distributed in the castle rooms, players then take actions
based on the order of the marbles showing in the game's "action slide" – this being
a tilted rack with four slots in it, with a different action associated with each
slot. The player whose marble is at the bottom of slot one takes that action, then
places the marble at the top of any other slot; then the player at the bottom of
slot two takes that action; and so forth.
Pastiche
Pirate Fluxx