I didn't get to do much during the Cuarenta tournament. I only really played 3 official games and spent a lot of time waiting. My team also realized that we had been playing it completely wrong yesterday. There isn't a lot that I can add about the mechanics or strategy that I haven't already discussed in my previous post. However after my last game I got to play some Pandemic with the rest of my table. It was much easier this time and we beat all four diseases very quickly. So either because half of us had played before we were better able to strategize with each other or we set up the game/played it incorrectly. Either way, I still had a ton of fun and am going to try and purchase it soon.
We then listened to a panel from a Calvin alumni who has had experience designing game pieces and has been to many gaming conventions while owning over 400 games himself. He explained how over the last decade or so there has been an increase in the tier of games that are more complicated and that hold players responsible for their choices. These games are usually aimed at older children and adults. He then went through some of his favorite games, which ranged from typical eurogames to even kids games. I definitely saw a few I'd like to try. I also want to use some of the online gaming sites he mentioned since while I like playing eurogames, my friends have very little patience for learning things that have more than 4 rules.
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