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Monday, June 21, 2010

Genoa and El Grande: First Impressions

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Once again, stock footage prevails as I forgot to take pictures.  I intend to take pictures, promise.

This weekend found me playing two interesting games for the first time.  The first was Genoa.  In this game, you take the role of a merchant.  The goal is to have the most money by the end of the game.  The play is heavy on negotiation.  Essentially, each player takes a turn being the "merchant."  The Merchant has near total control over what actions are available and which each player can take.  Thus, the other players must bribe the merchant and haggle with him in order to take actions.