Doug Adams
Australia
Oakleigh
Victoria
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David writes:
Moray, David, Dey, Roger.
We'd heard a bit about this one from Julian Clarke, who basically was not impressed. Nevertheless, none of us had played before and we thought we'd give a try. After hearing the rules, and looking at the board, it struck me a slightly more sophisticated "Honey Bears". The board is a little boring, but the playing pieces (especially the heads) are excellent.
Dey seemed to make all the early going, and both Dey and myself were very wary of Roger quietly accumulating a mass of stones in his head. Not having counted and remembered who had how many stones in each head added to the spice of the game for me. All 4 four of the outbound stone column bonuses were taken, but it was the inbound stone column bonuses that would decide the game. I took the 5, but Moray (The Dark Horse) took 6, 7 and 8 to win the game easily. It was a close finish for 2nd between Dey and myself (with stones being the decider), and could have gone either way.
Roger 4th position, 29 stones, 4th.
David 2nd position, 25 stones, 2nd
Dey 2nd position, 24 stones, 3rd
Moray 1st position, 36 stones, 1st.
Overall, I think we unanimously agreed that it wasn't too bad a game.
David's rating: 7
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