1/27/07

Die Macher

Well we had been planning to try this one for a while.  And, although Charlie was the only one to have played before, it did not help him too much.  If anyone is going to try this the first time, I highly suggest our method.  Everyone watched the Video with Scott on Die Macher.  This is about a 1 hour investment in time and well worth it.  Second, most of us read the rules....another 1/2 hour investment.  So, we all had about 1 1/2 hours into the game before it even started.

When everyone showed up, we just jumped right in.  Of course since we weren't familiar with the game, there were quite a few rule checks and clarifications, but overall, it went very smooth.  Play time ran right at 5 hours with Kris dominating the countryside.  Final standings:

Kris
Ted
Charlie
James
Dave

Overall, it was well worth the effort and could get a maximum rating if it just played in a shorter time.  I am eager to try the short variant to see if it looses anything.

Gheos

A final closer as we had some time left over and a couple of people had not tried it.  Dave jumped to an early lead and never let go.  Decent little tile laying game that I cannot seem to get my head around or get the right tiles at the right time....not sure which.  Standings:

Dave
Ted
Kris
Charlie

             Appalachian Gamers
               Charleston, WV