{"id":341,"date":"2006-01-01T18:28:12","date_gmt":"2006-01-01T18:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/?p=341"},"modified":"2006-01-01T18:28:12","modified_gmt":"2006-01-01T18:28:12","slug":"lone_star_game_day_01012006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/?p=341","title":{"rendered":"Lone Star Game Day 01\/01\/2006"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nForum Romanum<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\nHopefully, this will be a good omen for the year as I played my first game of the year after a wait of only ten hours! (I was not up to staying up late into the morning and also woke up later than usual). So I started off this late start to the morning with an old out-of-print classic called Forum Romanum. The game board is layed out in a seven by seven grid. Each player in a four player game has eight tokens which can only cover 65% of the board when placed. And yet the rows, columns, diagonals, and individual rectangles can only score when the item is full. So, after you are done placing your pieces, you pick up and move the pieces to other areas of the board. This can cause problems for people trying to score an area that they have majority in since it needs to be full before it scores.\n<\/p>\n

\nOur group really discussed potential moves for everyone and their consequences. And there was deal making as well. So the experience was a little bit diminished for me. Still, it was a cool game with simple rules and a meaty feel.\n<\/p>\n

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\nRailroad Dice 2<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\nFortunately for me, I was able to play another game on my “must play” list. And this game has potential for me after playing it. It has a slightly different feel than the original. The board is much smaller and the shares of ownership have been removed. You are only concerned with trying to connect to all the stations and transport passengers. The dice are still cool. And there are two different kinds of dice in play (although Anye did have three special brown dice that had one different face than the orange ones).\n<\/p>\n

\nThe micro-trivial awards:\n<\/p>\n