We began with a couple
of games of Wings of War. I have a deluxe copy of the game, the deluxe version
françias. Between the three of us, we were able to figure out most of the
rules. I completed my cour de francization the previous November. We fought a
number of duels, with Les and Ross each flying one plane, and I in the air with
two. After separate clashes, honour was satisfied on all sides.
Our second game of the
day was a Euro game called TransAmerica. This is a very easy to play board
game, that requires you to connect your rail network to a major city in each of
five regions of the United States. The cities are chosen at random, by drawing
a card. You show your cards when you declare all of your cities connected.
Points are allocated based upon how many sections of track you are away from
completing your network. Tracks are laid point to point, and unlike many games
that use a crayon marker, Trans America uses wooden rails. One rail for most
sections of track, two rails for difficult terrain, such as mountains or major
rivers. The rail network is used by all the payers to determine if your cities
are connected. The game forces a conclusion normally after just three rounds of
play. The person with the least points wins. We got two games played within
about 90 minutes. Supper was a called in pizza.
The final games of the
day were two battles of Hordes of the Things.
Ross and I sallied forth as a generic Undead, while Les countered using my Burgundians, as an Arthurian army,
