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Daley Dose of Fun

December 27, 2005


Jo, in the back of Trent’s pickup truck

My cousins and my aunt Kim (collectively the Daleys) came to visit us at the beach for two and a half days. Usually when the Daleys come over it means board games, cheesesteak, and a bonfire. This year was no different.


Cheers!


Trent pondering his next move

We played a couple of games of Starfarers of Catan, which I have come to think of as the little bastard brother of Settlers of Catan. I hear that several watch_your_back members {Brendan, Eric, Michael} have also been playing this game over break, which is the main reason why I mention it. The main problems with this game, as I see it are:

  • Lots of “inbetween time”. On average there is more time between strategic decisions in Starfarers, while you wait for your ships to finally get to where they are going.
  • Degenerate optimal strategy. The player who builds the most boosters first usually wins. This is worse than the ore problem in Settlers.
  • Too long. It usually obvious who is going to win within the first 45 minutes of play, but it has taken us up to 3 hours to actually finish a game.

  • My girlfriend is adorably cute

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