In the Shadow of the Emperor

It has been a while since this game has hit the table. But I did remember a couple of strategy points. The first was that winning an electorate and ascending into the elector spot for the first time is what gives you victory points. Staying there after that only keeps giving you the power. Second, the purple electorates can be won as normal, but only single barons can ascend into the elector spot.

This was a tight game. Besides the mistake of not moving a married couple into the last free spot in order to go after Ed’s spot, the only other mistake that I made was not trying to be Emperor for a turn. That would have given me some much needed victory points…

Tichu

What is this, Mike not only played Tichu again with us, but also suggested it? Is the world coming to an end? Is Mike turning into smart-Mike?

I’m a little dissapointed here. The camera was set up, the players willing, but trying to enter the data after the fact, I still cannot figure out how the cards were played. Part of the problem is that people would not play in front of them and orient their cards correctly. So there are ambiguities that I could not resolve. Sigh. Next time, I am going to be more strict. One picture per card group played and the placement matters!

This game was painful! For the entire game, our team did not once get more card points than the others… After 7 rounds, our team scored 120 points out of 700 points which averages out to 17%. Guh!

Other games that were played:

The game based on a painting: Siena