In the end of August I was indroduced by Olli and Tero to Agricola. I was in a point of not enjoying boardgames anymore. I was getting bored with the whole idea of boardgaming, desperately looking for another hobby for Tapani :)
But then Olli and Tero came to our place with this really nice game. The first thing that caught my eye was the beautiful graphic design and the cute-looking animal pieces. This made a big part of my decision to again give boardgaming a try.
The theme is very well conducted in Agricola. It is not a very heavy game in which you have to think for hours for your next move. Even though all players have their own boards and build their own game, the fact that the resources are limited give the nice taste of player interaction.
I like games in which we build our own things, and we are not completely dependent on other people's moves. In Agricola, if we are able to follow other player's game, we can easily plan our next move. One thing I think is importat to get ahead from other players, is to try to take the starting position on the next round. Of course taking the starting player action is not the most important one, but in case one particular action is always taken by the other players, and I really want to make sure to take that action, then the starting player option play a big role.
So as you can imagine, (as for now) I did not give up to boardgaming...
...specially when we have the opportunity to see our friends with stupid mustaches!
Ps: pictures taken last weekend. Thank you Heidi, the photographer :)
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Yep. Animeeples are cute. I'm glad we got the version with the animal pieces instead of the wooden cubes (the older edition had cubes.)
I've noticed the importance of the starting player action in my last couple of games. Last game I didn't take it even once, and most of the time I was fourth or third to go in any given round. That really hindered my animal business. I got altogether 1 point in the end scoring for animals. That's not good.
And yes, with boardgaming there you do get unforgettable (even when you would want to forget them) memories like Tarmo's Günther 'stache.
Viikonloppuna otettiin 1 peli Agricolaakin. Pelissä Mari, Harri, Jussi ja Tapani. Jussille ja Harrille ensimmäinen peli, joten sovittiin, että pelataan ripeästi niin saavat kuvan pelistä, eikä harmita jos jotain menee pieleen.
Itse olin tällä kertaa Harrin kanssa peltobisneksissä ja niistä molemmat napsimmekin hyvät pisteet. Loppupisteet eivät kenelläkään valtaviksi nousseet, mutta voitin pelin 31 pisteellä, muilla 30,24,23. Mari teki 30 pistettä 3 perheenjäsenellä, jussi 34 viidellä. Eli ei se perheenjäsenten määrä tosiaan kaikkea ratkaise. Peli oli muuten ohi sääntöjen selityksineen 2 tunnissa.
Kaksinpelinä otettiin matsi Agria tänään. Tiukka vääntö, jossa vein voiton aika erikoisella tyylillä: keräilin peltoja ja graineja kaksi kumpaakin ennen kuin viljelin, keräsin myös puuta ja reediä heti kerralla kahden huoneen tarpeisiin ja päivitin kahdella peräkkäisellä kierroksella perheeni kahdesta neljään. Lopulta keräsin maksimit sekä grainia, että porkkanoita ja peltojakin oli viisi. Tässä pelissä todellakin melkein mikä vaan taktiikka voi voittaa.
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