Comments on: Thursday session: Glory to Rome, Schnapsen

By: Mikko

Mikko — Sat, 31 May 2008 07:08:43 +0000

I like the wild swings, that’s what makes Glory to Rome to stand out from the fairly refined and balanced San Juan and Race for the Galaxy. I don’t need another game like those two, Race for the Galaxy does that thing very well.
Glory to Rome, for now, is an exciting game full of big swings and outrageous card combinations.

By: Make

Make — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:41:42 +0000

Also, the second game of mine was played with the official variant, in which you can use any two hand cards as any role, instead of three. (now Circus Maximus lets you use any card as architect.)
I was told this variant would make legionnaire and laborer better, since there would be more cards in the pool. Dunno, craftsman still seemed to be the name of the game.

By: Make

Make — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:11:20 +0000

I didn’t rate the game after my first play. I’ve played a second time, 4-player, in which I built palisade as my first building against legionnaire (and Coliseum) and won. There was a lot of downtime. It’s an ok game, and I’d like to try it with 2-3 players. It feels maybe a tad too swingy for me right now. In the games I’ve played, a couple of players have always achieved something totally insane. In my last game, I had 18 clients!

By: Mikko

Mikko — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:16:25 +0000

Oops.
Well, in this case it didn’t matter much, the result would’ve been the same…

By: oskari

oskari — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:26:37 +0000

Play with you no fun! You cheat
Latrine only discards one card.

By: Iain Cheyne

Iain Cheyne — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:47:03 +0000

Good for you. I’m still trying to persuade Ness that it’s not too complicated.

By: Mikko

Mikko — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:37:51 +0000

Some did, some didn’t… Mari has played three games now and seems to like it. In our first game Make loved the game during the first half, then got attacked and now gives the game a 5… But right now I have no problems getting the game on table.

By: Iain Cheyne

Iain Cheyne — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:49:26 +0000

I’m really happy I bought Glory to Rome now. Did your opponents enjoy it as much as you?