tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829360209113689355.post5652899523854138608..comments2024-03-22T01:20:21.749-07:00Comments on Board Game Reviews by Josh: Lost Cities ReviewJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011225292134198772noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829360209113689355.post-85616326859830826772011-03-18T19:04:40.733-07:002011-03-18T19:04:40.733-07:00I liked your review, but I had to laugh about your...I liked your review, but I had to laugh about your description of the theme. It's nothing you said, it's just that with this game, all I think about when I'm playing is colored cards with numbers on them. You could play this with a standard deck of cards if it had five suits.<br /><br />I don't like the scoring system, either. Seems like there should be a way to come up with an equivalent system that is easier to calculate, but I'm not sure there is.<br /><br />And I do agree with Eric. Some of the decisions are indeed agonizing, particularly when the game is nearing the end and you're behind... when you're trying desperately to delay the end by drawing cards from the discard area... and you are wanting those good cards from the draw pile that you just can't seem to pull... that you later find out your opponent is holding onto! Argh!Doug Basshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283367671325210487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829360209113689355.post-7058463677541245972011-03-16T06:00:50.433-07:002011-03-16T06:00:50.433-07:00The funny thing is that I have a degree in math. ...The funny thing is that I have a degree in math. I could see this being useful in the classroom to work on kids math skills...Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011225292134198772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829360209113689355.post-8507967167812555492011-03-16T04:49:34.213-07:002011-03-16T04:49:34.213-07:00I would agree that the scoring is... "ineleg...I would agree that the scoring is... "inelegant". Yeah, it is a bit math-y, but it is still quite effective. It causes one to question their commitment to starting any specific row as they really need to make it worthwhile.<br /><br />As far as strategy, yeah, there is a ton of luck. But for a 10-minute round of cards, I find the decisions to be agonizing. When to play, when to hold back, what to discard. It's all quite tricky. And in the sense of interaction, I would heartily disagree. Every discard you play could be picked up by your opponent and every card you lay down is one your opponent will not be able to play. It's funny because I find it to be one of the nastiest 2-player card game out there, where you starve your opponent of decisions so they must make sacrifices.<br /><br />But hey, to each his own. If you don't enjoy it as much as we do, that's cool. I also teach math, so that could explain a few things.__ Eric Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061422308839577571noreply@blogger.com