Games Session
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| Date: |
6th August 2004 |
| Game Played: |
10 Days In The USA |
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| Players |
Result |
Win |
Ratings |
| Garry |
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P |
7 |
| Mark G |
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7 |
| Mark K |
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7 |
Another
new game to us was this Alan Moon and Aaron Weissblum game, originally
released as Europa Tour. Each player has a rack in front of him split into
10 sections. Into each section, a card will be played showing either a
State of the USA or a form of transport (plane or car). The idea is to
place cards in such a way as to connect the first and last cards by either
adjacent States or between States with a valid form of transport between
them. At the start, players place cards one at a time into their racks
but, inevitably, there will be invalid connections between the cards. Once
the racks have been filled, a player then draws a card (choice of three
face up or a blind one) and replaces a card in the rack with the new one,
the old one being added to the discards. Eventually, a player is able to
make a valid connection across all ten spaces and wins the game.
At first, we were all groaning as our
initial set up cards seemed to point to the task ahead being nigh on
impossible. Mark K didn't draw a single transport card for his opening
rack. However, slowly, things started to fit into place. Mark G thought
he'd completed it after about three turns but then realised he'd got
something wrong. Eventually, I managed to grab the right card to claim
victory. This was a very easy game to explain and play and would be a
great introductory game. Working out where all the States are would have
an educational benefit for kids and it plays quickly enough that it
doesn't really matter that drawing helpful cards at the right time is the
key to winning. There is some skill involved in arranging your cards to
give yourself options but, eventually, you're still waiting for that one
vital card. Good fun.
