We finished off with an old favourite, Medici, which Mark G remembers with fondness by bidding 40 on a last round lot, which was scoffed at by the others, only to find he'd still won the game. Mark W had not played before but soon picked it up.
This game is very much a group-think game. Nige and Mark K were very much bargain basement hunters at the start which set the tone for the rest of the game. Mark K had such a good first round that I suggested it wasn't worth carrying on as he had it wrapped up. However, I had forgotten the 'Grimesy' factor, who was determined to get the 30 points for most valuable cargo whatever happened and, in a low bidding game, it naturally was a good move as he managed to tie with Mark K. A joint win, which sees them off to a good start to 2010. |