What are your predators? Tyrannosaurus Rex's!

Christine had to cancel at short notice, so we didn't play Pandemic -- we played Terraforming Mars instead.  It was a great game, the highlight of which was Martha's Tyrannosaurus Park which kept eating my cattle and powered her to victory, despite me dropping a couple of asteroids onto her facilities.  (Martha went heavily into exotic animal parks).  Cameron was peaceful and was the energy king, powering the planet -- if the game had gone longer he would have won.

Setting up the game

Mars as we built it.  Martha in the West (red), Cameron in the middle (blue), and me in the East (green)

Cameron checking some fine print on the corporation cards.

I will ally with you -- pfffft

HOGs, at battleaxe games.

Played Rex.  Sven, Martha, and I got a joint victory on turn 5.  My special power was that if I predicted who won, and the turn, I won.  I predicted Martha on turn 6 -- so close to a sole victory.

My initial attempts at creating an alliance were rebuffed -- but it didnt matter.  If another alliance was created I was hoping to influence when we lost to gain the victory.

Rex has a spiffy looking board!

REX

Martha at Coup

There was a big game of Mysterium

And a final game of 7 Wonders Duel

Blood and Plunder

Went to Barries and watched Blood and Plunder.  Great looking game!!!

Long delayed visit

Took the exchange students (Imke and Marie) up to Launceston.  Visited Rod and picked up a bunch of magazines.  And Played Attack Wing, which I won by being a millimeter out of range on the last turn!!!!

The set up, in Rod's spare bedroom

My ships (center) have been ambushed in an asteroid field!

I fled the asteroids, losing one escort.  The other escort turned to engage.

My 2nd Escort was destroyed.  My battlecruiser was reduced to one hull -- its only option was to run off the board.  And rod was a millimeter out of range of destroying it and claiming total victory!!!

Big Elephants!

Carl did Alexander vs Porus using 28mm figures.  They look fantastic!

Indian Chariots!

The battle line set up.  Cavalry in the middle of Alexander's line though!!!   What was he thinking!!!

Those pikes are intimidating!

Carl takes some pictures

The battle lines close.  Alexander has redeployed his cavalry, leaving a hole in his line!

Disaster - -Alexanders light troops fall to the Indian bowmen

But before the bowmen can escalate, the Elephants in front of the pikes start dying.  Suddenly Alexander is winning on one flank

On the other flank bow fire was taking its toll of the phalanx.  But with one flank collapsing, the Indians had to charge in!

The final position.  The Indian chariots have charged but are losing to the companions.  Alexanders right flank has crushed everything in front of it,  The Indian center is about to be outflanked.

Pandemic Legacy - Hobart - June

Sometimes you get the luck you need!!!!

We were close to death, with outbreaks everywhere.  We needed 2 player turns to win, with no large outbreak in the yellow cities.  We were drawing 6 plague cards over the 2 turns, and there were two yellow cards in the top nine.  As long as we didnt draw both we could win.  And we did it!!!!

Gee the game is easy!!!!!!

Who shall we choose as characters?

Is Christine praying?

We must have got a good draw!

The end -- disease everywhere!!!!

Talavera

Head over to Camp Cromwell for details of the campaign.  But I took part of the French attack at Talavera.  The French are outnumbered, but the British are all fatigued due to lack of supply.

The battle didnt finish -- to be continued next week!

The battle lines drawn up

The French plan to attack through the woods.  Stymied by bad command dice for the first 2 turns.

A panorama of the games room

The French attack finally gets going

Meanwhile Steve and Jim are fighting it out

Are the cavalry going to charge home?  No!

The French attack on the left is slowly pushing the British back

There are still a LOT of British!

7 Wonders Duel

A quick game at HOGS -- I had to head to the supermarket before they closed

A very, very close game of 7 Wonders Duel