Christmas is a time for families to get together and play
boardgames. Gill, Paul and my niece Erin visited and we played a wide range of
games, which I’m not going to detail. I think Paul emerged as the clear
champion, with strong performances in logic games such as Onitama and Ganz
Schon Clever.
As there were 5
players I introduced a social deduction game I picked up second-hand at a show;
Deception, Murder in Hong Kong. In the first game I took the role of Forensic
Scientist. Everyone soon understood the game mechanics, but trying to enforce
an uninterrupted 30 seconds of analysis for each player proved difficult, so we
were more free-form, but I ensured all players had a say in each round. A good
indicator for a game is the enthusiasm which players show for an immediate
replay, and Deception did well in this regard because we played 6 games
back-to-back! We found a fairly even split between the investigators uncovering
the murderer, and the murderer getting away with it. The game worked well with
5-players and I think a few players more would be even better. A larger player
count would also allow for the introduction of other roles (accomplice and
witness), which would be interesting. I don’t think Deception will be played
frequently, but it will come out in ‘party’ situations, even with non-gamers.
The other ‘new’ game played was the 2-player game, Targi
(which I received as a prezzie). I have only played this game once with Elaine,
and I think it may quickly become one of my favourites. The decision making
aspect is tense, with a nice degree of player interaction. The rules and
mechanics are easy to pick up, and I like the 30-45 minute timescale. Anyway,
that’s 2018 done with; roll on 2019.
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