Today, I went to Cambridge OH to play in a pyramid format DBA tournament at Battle at the Crossroads. Alan Ferrency games, review Battle at the Crossroads: 2010 Overall, I’d still play it again, to see whether I’d want to play it again or not. The game still felt too short in turns, even though it was about the same length in time as our 3 player game. There was very little motivation to go take the Buried Treasure instead of just attacking another port. There was a lot more port attacking going on. On the other hand, I think we played even fewer Warships this game, since they’re so weak. Almost half of Frank’s VP came from killing one KC: 11 combat x 2 notoriety, and he retired to turn that into x2 VP for 44 VP total. They did provide a greater chance of failure for the pirates, but they also provided an opportunity for greater wealth if they were killed. ![]() I still think the game feels quite random, but once you get used to the rules it’s a bit easier to gain a bit of control over that randomness. Here are some second impressions after playing Blackbeard again last Friday, this time with 4 players.
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