This week, there were six of us and I was keen to try out my Secret Santa gift, Jamaica. This is a sort-of race game with treasure and piracy thrown in, where your score is determined by how close to the finish line you are when somebody crosses the finish line, how many doubloons you have in your hold, and the value of treasure and curses you have amassed.

Now Mark W seemed to have great difficulty leaving port. As soon as he left, he kept finding he didn't have the food to pay to stay at his destination so kept moving back.Once he did get going, I started to try moving backwards to keep out of the way of the others as my hold had been filled to the brim with doubloons. Plus I had some supposedly secret treasure - well it would have been if Mark K hadn't faked a slip of the tongue and warned everyone of its value so they didn't cross the line too early. Mark G ended up across the line first and had just enough in treasure and doubloons to overtake my total.

This was a pretty fun game and the combat kept things interesting, although my lagging back and others trying to wait for me added a bit to the game length. However, it was still a good game that would play well with the family.