Game of Thrones

Board Games: Ed hosted a Game of Thrones board game night. The players were 4 gamers (Bryan, Gideon, Ed and myself), and 1 relative non-gamer (Sarah). Sarah was not overwhelmed the game, having control of 3 or 4 cities at the end of the game (the victory condition). Ed and I were tied at 4 (or was it 5) for the win, but his having greater control of supplies won the tie. Had I spent more time in my order selection there was a chance I could have won. But that's just bitter grapes.

All in all the game was quite fun. Strategic, without suffering from analysis paralysis. The simultaneous laying of orders means that you're not bored while waiting for people to decide what to do. I also somewhat enjoyed the completely non-random battle system, but it also led to a highly defensive game, as you know that your +1 attack will probably not defeat his +2 defense, unless you've got the characters and support to win.