B’day, wine, camaraderie and Vinhos
An intersection of events reminded me of a gaming buddy who first taught me VINHOS years back. My first foray into the world of Lacerda.
OTK Meetup 22/10/2010 – Rolling thru the Ages, LOTR Confrontation, 18Scan
18xx made a long-awaited comeback to the OTK tables with 18SCAN in play. Before that, the gamers warmed-up with Roll thru the Ages and LOTR Confrontation.
OTK Meetup 29/10/2010 – Space Hulk Death Angel, Wallenstein, Pickomino, Niagara
A night of confrontation saw Space Hulk: Death Angel and Wallenstein in play. Over at another table, we’ve lighter – but no less fun – games in Pickomino and Niagara!
OTK Meetup 5/11/2010 – Agricola, Kuhhandel, Railways of England & Wales, Puerto Rico
A Diwali gaming evening than ended earlier than our usual Fri nite OTK meetup (ie before 12 midnite!) Yet we still got to play Agricola, Kuhhandel (You’re Bluffing), Railways of England & Wales, and Puerto Rico. Not bad for a short night.
OTK Meetup 15/10/2010 – Hansa Teutonica, Zooloretto, Citadels, End of the Triumvirate
Hiew’s back with his Hansa Teutonica while we also did some lighter games like Zooloretto, Citadels (making a long comeback) and The End of the Triumvirate. Find out how which games you can use to accommodate a playing group as large as 7 players and then as small as 3 players. Also find out why OLD is the new NEW. 🙂
OTK Meetup 1/10/2010 – Agricola, Bonnie and Clyde, Vasco da Gama, Dixit, Dungeon Lords
First meetup in October saw Agricola being used as a gateway game (ahem), while Vasco da Gama made his 2nd appearance in OTK and the evening (or rather morning) ended with Dungeon Lords kicking adventurers ass till 4+ am….
BGC Meetup 18/6/10 – Race for the Galaxy, Zooloretto, Age of Industry, Agricola
Find out how the first M’sian session of AGE OF INDUSTRY went at OTK Cheras last night! Did we enjoy it? Is it as good as BRASS? Can I still buy this game?
DUNE – First contact @ Arrakis
Finally, the sessrep on our 1st play of DUNE last week at OTK Cheras. Did it live up to its hype? Read on and find out what we all think of this (sadly) OOP game of treachery and betrayal… all for SPICE!
He who controls the Spice, controls the Galaxy….
SIX souls have been chosen from the OTK group of gamers and will re-enact the battle for control of Arrakis and it’s invaluable spice melange. The SIX will take on one of these roles; each with his/her/it’s own agenda – Atreides, Harkonnen, Shaddam, the Guild, Fremen and Bene Gesserit. Who shall prevail in this classic yet out-of-print game from Avalon-Hill? Stay tune as we announced the date/time soon…
BGC Meetup 26/2/10 @ Old Town Kopitiam Cheras – Dungeon Lords, Agricola Farmers of Moor
Dungeon Lords was played for the first time in M’sia. Find out what we think of it. Plus more moor farming in Agri-land till the wee hours of Sat morning.
BGC Meetup 29/1/10 Part 2 @ OTK Cheras – Powergrid Korea, Small World, Chicago Express, Bang!, Factory Manager
The full sessrep for last Fri’s session where we did Small World, Chicago Express, Bang!, Powergrid Korea (covered in an earlier sessrep posted a few days ago) and Factory Manager.
BGC Meetup 29/1/10 Part 1 @ OTK Cheras – Powergrid Korea
Looks like it’s Friedemann Friese’s nite as we did two of his games… Powergrid and Factory Manager. The Korean map of Powergrid pose the interesting question of whether you buy resources from the North or South Korean market…. Read ayheng’s report of his winning session and pick up one or two Powergrid strategies from him. Also, find out what is “Powergrid Director’s Cut”. Enjoy!
BGC Meetup 22/1/10 Part 2 @ OTK Cheras – Imperial 2030
Yes the report you’ve been waiting for! First impression of IMPERIAL 2030 from it’s very first play in Malaysia last Fri 22/1. Read on to find out how Imperial 2030 rates.
BGC Meetup 22/1/10 @ OTK Cheras – Funny Friends, RA Dice Game, Long Shot, Imperial 2030, Acquire, Monopoly Deal, Perudo
Another awesome OTK evening with 7 games played over 9+ hours. In addition to faves & oldies like Long Shot, Acquire, Perudo, we also did Monopoly Deal, Funny Friends, RA the Dice Game and open the shrinkwrapped on the latest IMPERIAL 2030.
Once upon a time, there was a tavern…
Legend has it that once some powerful Jedi Lords frequented a quaint looking cafe called OldTown. These Lords were mysterious.. they came in the evening when the sun has set and left only in the following morning when dawn breaks.
BGC Meetup 15/1/10 @ OTK Cheras – Powergrid Spain & Portugal, Puerto Rico, Long Shot, Bang
Keeping with our momentum of doing new Essen games for 2010, we checked-listed another new game ie Spain & Portugal map for Powergrid. Read on to see how we rate it.
BGC Meetup 8/1/10 (Part 2) @ OTK Cheras – 18EU
Second part of our 8/1 meetup report. This time CK writes about the 18EU game that ended at 5.30 am the following morning. Read the report and find out why it is good to hold 30% shares in someone else’s company! (muahahaha)
BGC Meetup 8/1/10 @ OTK Cheras – Greed Inc
2nd Meetup of the new year, and we did a brand new Essen 2009 game for the 1st time in M’sia – GREED INCORPORATED. Read Hiew’s write-up of this game to find out if this is also a game you’ll like.
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