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MAY 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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Toy Fair 2011
Last weekend our family travelled to Hamilton to visit this year's Toy Fair. We had a lovely time in Hamilton and enjoyed meeting up with many of our suppliers.
Tim from Pixelpark was there with a selection of his wonderful European games and we had the chance to see some of the new games. We will definitely be getting Click Clack in store next month.
We played a number of games with Paul from Dr Wood and they have some great new games
coming in August. Brigitta and Andrew from IQ Ideas were there demonstrating Happy
Sheep, a game designed by Minty Hunter and Rebekkah Farr of Carterton. Their other
game 5 Men Standing (the official Rugby World Cup game) is proving to be very popular
and a great game to play while following the World cup this year. We would recommend
ordering the game asap as almost everyone who sees it wants a copy -
We spotted 3D jigsaw puzzles at the Toy Fair and they should be arriving next month. Also a fabulous new product called Whipple which is an inedible icing with a set of play cupcakes, tarts etc which children (and possibly the odd adult) will enjoy decorating
with the icing bag of whipple. It looks like cream or icing and sets hard in 2-
Logical Toys who import the Smart Games have lots of new puzzles arriving later in the year and we had lots of fun testing our patience and skills. There were lots of other companies with fabulous puzzles, magic sets and toys which will be arriving at All Aboard later in the year.
1. Venue Level 1, Student Common Room, The Student Services Trust Building, Massey University, Entrance E, Tasman St Wellington
2. Hours Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th -
3. Price $5 a day for individuals or $15 a day for families
4. Family session The dedicated family session for 5 -
5. Games library The library has grown again this year and there will be more games available to learn and play. This year they are aiming to have more avid gamers available to teach games, so don't worry if you don't know that many games. This is the place to be.
The Wellycon team is committed to a fun, friendly convention dedicated to board games.
Last year the numbers went well over 100, including 10-
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Our next Games Night will be on Thursday 19th May 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..
Caylubration II: The Provost Strikes Back -
We had a great turnout at the last Games Night with over 20 people attending. There will be plenty of games available to try out or bring your own favourite games. People are friendly and welcoming and willing to help with rules. Come along and join the fun. All Welcome!
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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In essence 7 Wonders is a card development game along the lines of Race for the Galaxy
or Dominion. Some cards have immediate effects, while others provide bonuses or upgrades
later in the game. Some cards provide discounts on future purchases. Some provide
military strength to overpower your neighbors and others give nothing but victory
points. Unlike Magic or Fairy Tale, however, each card is played immediately after
being drafted, so you'll know which cards your neighbor is receiving and how his
choices might affect what you've already built up. Cards are passed left-
Though the box is listed as being for 3-
Cargo Noir $99.00 . 2 to 5 players, ages 8+ and a playing time of 60 minutes. In Serge Laget's Cargo Noir players represent "families" that traffic in smuggled goods in a 1950s noir setting. Each turn, you'll set sail to various ports where cargo is known to get "lost" for the right price – Hong Kong, Bombay, Rotterdam, New York and more – and you'll make an offer for the goods on display. If another family then offers more in that port, you'll need to up your bid or take your money and slink away to look for goods elsewhere. Stand alone in a port, though, and you'll be able to discretely move the goods from the dock to your personal warehouse. Says Laget in a press release accompanying the game announcement, "Everything in Cargo Noir grew from a core auction mechanism that is simple and trivial to explain – you can only bid up, and the last bidder standing gets the goods."
Once you collect goods, you can trade them in to add more ships to your fleet – allowing you to scout for wares in more locations – purchase Victory Spoils, or take other actions. The more goods you collect, the more valuable they can be. The player with the most Spoils at game end wins.
Trolhalla $89.90.
With so many goodies lying about on these islands, it feels like you’ve died and
gone to troll heaven, or perhaps someplace even better -
Lords of Scotland $19.90. 2 to 5 players, ages 12+ and plays in 30minutes. You acquire the support you need to win the game by winning skirmishes against your rivals. A skirmish is five consecutive rounds of play. During each round of a skirmish, you have the opportunity to either build up your army by playing cards from your hand or recruit clans to fight for you by drawing cards from the recruit pile. At the end of the five rounds, each lord gets to claim a supporter in order of highest strength army to lowest. Then you discard all the clans you mustered and begin a new skirmish. The game ends when one lord reaches forty or more points worth of supporters and claims the throne. If you hope to be the one to do so, you will need to know when to commit your forces to battle and when to regroup to fight another day.
The King Commands $27.90. 2 to 6 players, ages 10+ and plays in 30 minutes. Camelot has fallen! King Arthur is dead, Merlin is missing and the castle has been looted. You and your friends are the last remaining knights of the round table and you have decided to duel for the few remaining bags of gold. But as all knights know money is not everything, whoever walks away with the best story is the true winner.
A light and fast card game that usually brings smiles and laughter around the table. The game takes about 5 minutes to learn and soon everybody is attacking everybody, trying to score as many points as possible. Using simple card combinations for attacks and a few special cards with multiple uses the players often have many ways to play their hands, but there is also a lot of luck involved and anyone can win.
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7 Wonders $94.90.
This one we have been playing and enjoying. 2 to 4 players, Ages
8+ and plays in 60 minutes. It’s time to venture forth and find some fresh sea air!
In Trollhalla, you join forces with your fellow trolls to sail the seas in search
of islands filled with pillage and plunder. Crunchy livestock, nervous monks, panicked
princesses, piles of gold, and casks of grog await you! But watch out for Billy Goats-