Date: 5th April 2002
Game played: Meridian ( Venice Connection ) BGG Id: 1416

I am quite a fan of Leo Colovini's games, so was pretty keen to try this one which was released last year in the same format as Carolus Magnus, a game I rate very highly. In this game you try to position your pieces to control various islands and thus score victory points. However, the board is split into 10 vertical sections (meridians) and you can only play into a section matched by a card that you hold. Also, you have a limited number of pieces and have to play them in stacks of one or more, with higher stacks placed above lower stacks in a meridian. This can limit the islands on which your pieces can be played and it is quite difficult to get pieces placed where you would ideally like them to be.

This proved to be quite a brain buster, although still quite light, and over in about half an hour. I liked it a lot even though I made a number of simple errors which meant I was unable to compete on the larger islands. This proved decisive and Mark K was able to steal another victory.

 
Player
Rating
Score
Position
Winner
Mark K
7
13
1
Garry
7
11
2
Mark G
7
9
3

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