Any Board Games Fans?

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quimby Jun 2020 1:00pm, 13 Jun 2020 4,632 posts	0 quimby I have just order this: amazon.co.uk Can't remember where I found it.
Lizzie W Jun 2020 1:37pm, 13 Jun 2020 23,266 posts	0 Lizzie W Thanks, VJ - the maths element you mentioned will be good here. Ooh Quimbers!
ftrobbie Jun 2020 4:28pm, 13 Jun 2020 28 posts	0 ftrobbie Finally got TtR Japan/ Italy to the table Quite a pleasant game although low scoring, the winner one of my sons won but largely ignoring helping out on the bullet trains
ftrobbie Jun 2020 4:29pm, 13 Jun 2020 29 posts	0 ftrobbie Nasty game with a lot of blocking going on and it could have been worse. I think second time out people will be more careful with destination tickets
ftrobbie Jun 2020 4:31pm, 13 Jun 2020 30 posts	0 ftrobbie 1st was Japan 2nd was Italy
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Jun 2020 4:41pm, 13 Jun 2020 34,259 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ What is the maximum number of players in each of those, ftr?
mrs shanksi Jun 2020 4:45pm, 13 Jun 2020 10,768 posts	0 mrs shanksi We've played the European version 3 times now and the whole family have enjoyed it. I've lost every time though.
mrs shanksi Jun 2020 4:46pm, 13 Jun 2020 10,769 posts	0 mrs shanksi I get upset if folk deliberately block. I prefer everyone to try not to block, it makes our youngest get upset then it's no fun for anyone.
ftrobbie Jun 2020 5:26pm, 13 Jun 2020 32 posts	0 ftrobbie Maximum is 5 players, and tbh the more you have the better is gets, imho. In 2-3 player mode the double/triple routes get reduced to singles, which can cause a lot of "blocking" if you have multiple destination tickets that pass through a city, the act of completing yours blocks others. That's what we found with TtR Italy today, TtR Japan with bullet trains that anyone can use became a lot more cooperative. My favourite TtR though is still Pennslyvania, the introduction of train company stock does lead to some interesting gameplay. In the original TtR I think there are a couple of key pinchpoints that are worth controlling early on. Re deliberatley blocking when the boys were younger we had a house rule that you "shouldn't" block a childs route. If you did generally all the other adults would go out of their way to destroy you and give the kids a fighting chance of winning. TBH though the games were semi cooperative. As they are teenagers, today it was go out and win. Good fun though
mrs shanksi Jun 2020 5:31pm, 13 Jun 2020 10,770 posts	0 mrs shanksi I agree ftrobbie, we've played 5 player and 3 player and it was much better with 5 because of the rule about not being able to use double routes causing issues. Is the European one the original? We've certainly noticed pinch points - Paris and Essen for example. The Japanese one looks fun.