Our second game of the evening saw us returning to the excellent Splendor, which everyone other than Julia had played before. This really is a fun sprint to get your gem engine going so you can start picking up the more valuable VP cards before someone else is able to finish the game. I've seen some question whether there is a first player advantage but I don't think you can build up enough of a head start that others can't overcome it by doing something different. And, in this play I went last but was able to hit fifteen points first, meaning nobody was able to react. It's also interesting that Mark K, who won last time, was well off the pace so it may well be quite subtle in getting players to identify where the best opportunities are. Great game and Julia rated it very highly as well.