To be honest, I as the pink player had no expectations going in, even despite the discount. I buy games on the cheap as a rule.
If I seemed a little standoffish during your instructions-giving (which were indeed excellent, by the way), I apologize. The mechanics were easy enough; the way they all meshed together made for an excellent little game - which was truly surprising.
To your last point, I absolutely don't mind losing, or even losing badly, ever. In fact, in most learning games I expect to lose most of the time, and for some odd reason, most of my favorite games are ones where I never seem to win :what: And, more importantly, I would never begrudge a win to a friend :D The bad taste in my mouth really just stems from a compounding of a) dislike for simultaneous action selection and b) tiredness.
I should clarify, since I do confess to liking Race for the Galaxy,San Juan, and 7 Wonders a good deal. In each of those games, there is simultaneous selection - but there is honestly very little negative effect from whichever choice you make. True, it helps your gameplay to try to dovetail off someone's work, but by and large the game is solitary enough that it won't screw you over (in the short run) I guess that would be why I keep losing RftG and SJ.
In this one, the only way to play well is to read your opponents and their circumstances well, and take an educated stab as to what they will choose - and should you choose poorly, the penalty is heavy. The mental wrestling in trying to outguess my opponents and benefit myself among 6 different actions is honestly a tiring endeavor for me -I suppose because I'm a slow thinker at the core of things, and this game is fairly brisk.
But! I make no excuses for my loss, nor would I refuse to play again.
In the words of our fellow gamer, "It doesn't suck." I would definitely be up for playing it again; I just need to have the mental powers to do so :p Well played, and a good accounting!
If I seemed a little standoffish during your instructions-giving (which were indeed excellent, by the way), I apologize. The mechanics were easy enough; the way they all meshed together made for an excellent little game - which was truly surprising.
To your last point, I absolutely don't mind losing, or even losing badly, ever. In fact, in most learning games I expect to lose most of the time, and for some odd reason, most of my favorite games are ones where I never seem to win :what: And, more importantly, I would never begrudge a win to a friend :D The bad taste in my mouth really just stems from a compounding of a) dislike for simultaneous action selection and b) tiredness.
I should clarify, since I do confess to liking Race for the Galaxy,San Juan, and 7 Wonders a good deal. In each of those games, there is simultaneous selection - but there is honestly very little negative effect from whichever choice you make. True, it helps your gameplay to try to dovetail off someone's work, but by and large the game is solitary enough that it won't screw you over (in the short run) I guess that would be why I keep losing RftG and SJ.
In this one, the only way to play well is to read your opponents and their circumstances well, and take an educated stab as to what they will choose - and should you choose poorly, the penalty is heavy. The mental wrestling in trying to outguess my opponents and benefit myself among 6 different actions is honestly a tiring endeavor for me -I suppose because I'm a slow thinker at the core of things, and this game is fairly brisk.
But! I make no excuses for my loss, nor would I refuse to play again.
In the words of our fellow gamer, "It doesn't suck." I would definitely be up for playing it again; I just need to have the mental powers to do so :p Well played, and a good accounting!