November’s meeting of the Board Games Group was a lively affair with twelve players at three tables, competing in 6 different games.
Our wordsmiths table played a game which was new to the group. Upwords is a 3D word-building board game and just like in a crossword, you spell words across or down. However, the unique twist is that you can stack new letter tiles on top of existing letters to change a word. This table also played Rummikub Word. Both games were won by Jean.
The players at the second table, were transported to the Pacific Northwest, building sustainable ecosystems with differing habitats and wildlife, which is to say they played Cascadia. They then found themselves in medieval France in the tile laying game of Carcassone. On this table again, both games were won by the same player. Well done Chris!
The third and final table played Ticket to Ride, using the Europe map. Despite Pete’s sterling efforts to complete the most destination tickets with the highest score, he was pipped at the post by Sue, who won by virtue of gaining the 10-point bonus for the longest unbroken chain of carriages. Three rounds of the card game Skyjo completed a fun afternoon, where Sue’s clean sweep was only prevented by Jane sneaking in to win the last round.
Report by Jane Kenwright
