Dragonmeet 2013

For a change of pace, I went to the games festival Dragonmeet at Kensington Town Hall. There were the usual stalls, including Chessex, the dice makers:

Yummy!

I indulged a little and bought a card game I've played before, Love Letter by Aldaric Entertainment:

It's a lovely little game, very easy to play.

I only managed to play one game while there, Camelot by Wotan Games. They were introducing the game and it was delightful to play. It's a tile laying game, interior designing for King Arthur.

The designer, Julian, is the chap in the middle.

All-in-all a nice day out.

Sunday Board Games Club - Spartacus and Coup

It's been a few months since I was at the games club, so I was looking forward to it. One of the regulars, Jason, who brought Frag a few months back, had Spartacus ("a game of blood and treachery"):

No so much blood, really, but a fair bit of treachery, and we soon set about stabbing each other in the back, almost to the point where the action in the arena didn't really have anything to do with it. Quite a good game.

Jason also had Coup, which we played a few hands of:

It's an odd game, mostly bluff. You have two face cards and your actions are based on what cards you have, or rather, say you have. Other players can then call your bluff, but only at the cost of losing one of their own cards. If you have enough money, you can call a coup and a player loses a card. It took a little getting used to, but was quite entertaining. I'm not even a natural bluffer, but it soon brought it out.