Cangames - day 1

First evening at Cangames. I had signed up for Shogun, thinking it would be a chance to try the new Shogun that I had looked at purchasing. Turns out it was the old Shogun, that I had played a couple decades ago. I thought I owned it, too, but apparently not. Dunno who did, then.

gabriel_le had her first game (2pm) cancelled by GM no-show, and her 2nd game (Junta this evening) cancelled by no players, so she played Shogun, too.

Cangames - day 2

Another day at Cangames.

Played Twilight Struggle -- a 2-player card-based game of the cold war. gabriel_le played as well, and we both liked it a lot.

Went home for lunch, ate some cheese & crackers, and quickly threw a chili together so we'd have dinner, and probably food for the rest of the weekend.

After lunch, played Britannia, which I also liked a lot -- though it is more war-gamish than what we normally play. I do like those types, too, and haven't played one in a while.

Then, after gabriel_le appeared and said "let's visit the dealer's room/retail area", and not quite comprehending the danger, I agreed. Oops. Now, I have Mexica, Twilight Struggle, and Britania in my collection.

After a dinner of the lovely chili, then back to the con. I played Battlelore (to learn), which took a couple hours, then played Citadels. I'm still very unsure how I feel about Battelore (and the family; I've played Memoir '44 as well).

gabriel_le played Modern Art in the afternoon (which she quite liked), then Rail Baron (a classic, of which I have a copy though I'm not sure my copy is complete) which she both liked, and won a trophy for. She was quite bouncy on the walk home. :)

Oh ya, I won Twilight Struggle and Brittania (though neither completed), but not the others.

More Battelore tomorrow -- the series is so highly rated on BGG, I really do want to give it a fair shot. (So far, I've tended to find it frustrating, due to not having the cards to allow me to do something where I've wanted/needed to do stuff.)