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Almost every Thursday I have folks over for games.
This week was Ra (Uberplay version) and Infinite City.
Infinite City is a tile laying game like Carcassonne. You do get a hand of tiles to choose from so there is a little more planning available but tiles get and workers get moved a lot making plans longer than a turn away a waste of time generally. Quick to learn and fun for groups up to six. Everyone enjoyed it.
Ra (Uberplay edition). Ra is an auction game about collecting sets if you boil it down to it's base. On your turn you either draw a tile from a bag and place it in the auction group, call an auction or if you have a specific piece you can steal an item from the auction group by discarding said special piece. Auctions end when either a player chooses, the bid slots fill up or a Ra tile is drawn. Strategy is around what tiles to collect, how much to bid and when to call auctions.
We've played this version and the new version. The Uberplay version is the more attractive version and very thematic but hard to read at times. The new version has excellent player aids.
This week was Ra (Uberplay version) and Infinite City.
Infinite City is a tile laying game like Carcassonne. You do get a hand of tiles to choose from so there is a little more planning available but tiles get and workers get moved a lot making plans longer than a turn away a waste of time generally. Quick to learn and fun for groups up to six. Everyone enjoyed it.
Ra (Uberplay edition). Ra is an auction game about collecting sets if you boil it down to it's base. On your turn you either draw a tile from a bag and place it in the auction group, call an auction or if you have a specific piece you can steal an item from the auction group by discarding said special piece. Auctions end when either a player chooses, the bid slots fill up or a Ra tile is drawn. Strategy is around what tiles to collect, how much to bid and when to call auctions.
We've played this version and the new version. The Uberplay version is the more attractive version and very thematic but hard to read at times. The new version has excellent player aids.