Games Session
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| Date: |
6th August 2004 |
| Game Played: |
Oh Pharaoh |
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| Players |
Result |
Win |
Ratings |
| Mark K |
232 |
P |
7 |
| Mark G |
205 |
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7 |
| Garry |
175 |
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6 |
With about 40 minutes to go, I decided
to try the final Uberplay small box game, released this Spring. For the
second time tonight we were building pyramids but, this time, by
collecting and laying down numbered cards. A pyramid consists of at least
two levels of cards, with cards on the same level being of the same number
and cards directly above them being 1 higher in value. Also, each higher
level must have at least one fewer card than the level below it. Once
laid, the pyramid can, on subsequent turns, be scored or extended. The
score is based on the card values in each level and the sum of these is
multiplied by the number of levels, so a three level pyramid using cards
of values 1,2 and 3 would be worth 18 points. The higher you build the
pyramid, the better your score, but others can play cards to try and
remove cards from your pyramid so, the more greedy you are, the more
likely a target you become. Each time a pyramid is scored, a marker moves
the game board and once the 10th pyramid is scored, a Game Over card is
shuffled into the draw deck. As soon as this appears the game ends and the
person with the most points is victorious.
Despite the suggested playing time of
40 minutes, our game took about double that. However,it was quite good fun
and I rate it the best game of the series. It's a game where you need to
keep scoring, unless you are able to build a couple of very large pyramids
and are able to protect them. Mark K managed to score 5 pyramids as
did Mark G, whereas I only managed 4. At the end, my card drawing skills
deserted me and, even though I had scored a 120 point pyramid, I still
came in last. Both Marks had scoring pyramids at the end but Mark K had
the edge.
