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Saturday 20th August 2005
Game Report: Andy T, Andy S & London Pete
A saturday afternoon game, always a good time for a spot of War on Terror. Pete is introduced to the game for the first time, up against the Andys. Andy T goes first, spreading his three villages thin, trying to claim North America for his own, but leaving enough space for Andy S to jump on in. Pete grabs south Asia. Andy T is smarting from the set-up round so he sends in the terrorist on his first turn. It looks like it's going to be a dirty fight. Before long Andy S is nuking Peru and Andy T funds a regime change in Alaska, taking Pete's city just as he finishes building it.
Pete drops a nuke in the Congo and Andy T doesn't look so good.Greenland becomes a hot spot, terrorists jumping back and forth from Iceland. After a few initial secret messages it seems to be every man for himself. Each fancying their chances at points, apart from Pete who has an air of doom about him. Andy T knocks up a handful of cities, the red menace spreads through Asia. Andy T tries to speed up the process with a nuke, but Pete manages to purchase a bunker just in time.
Rolling in cash, Andy T likes the odds. Then a well timed Kyoto Protocol from Andy S dents the funds, Andy S follows it up with his very own regime change in Europe. Pete drops a nuke in the Congo and Andy T doesn't look so good. He cheers up when he turns evil and gets some Terrorist Cards. But it's too late and Andy S wins with the Americas, Nowhere and a handful of Africa. Two and a bit hour game...
- posted by TerrorBull Games on 20 August 2005 - 0 comments
Saturday 13th August 2005
Game Report: Andy S, Andy S & Tom M-J
It's the boys! A hardcore, no messing, the 'originals', three player game... And it starts off angry. Andy T places his three initial village in North America, Nowhere and Africa, claiming South America as his own and a game plan already in mind. Unfortunately Tom settles in South America and it looks like it's going to get nasty as terrorists are being bought in the first round. Andy S goes for a Europe and Australia mix and Tom also looks like he wants Asia. After some very passionate 'I was there first' debates concerning rights to land, Tom decides to invade North America, just to shut Andy T up.
Andy S decides to go to the loo at this point, a strategic errorMinor battles and terrorist attacks break out and Andy T soon forces him out, it ends peacefully as Tom withdraws his last settlement in return for peace in South America. Andy S has eyes for Africa and cleans out Andy T with a well placed nuke. Andy S decides to go to the loo at this point, a strategic error as it gives Andy T and Tom (now friends) just enough time to plan their pincer movement on Europe. A turn later and the combined force of Tom and Andy T knocks the wind out of Andy S and he turns terrorist, complaining of lack of funds. There's talk of fighting for world peace but it's obvious both Tom and Andy T have victory in their sights. After one peaceful turn they start taking pot shots at each other, dropping the odd bunch of terrorists on the board.
Andy S sends in the suicide bombers and Andy T seems on the verge of winning, but is the target for the terrorist force. Tom takes this opportunity and grabs Asia, Africa and South America all for himself.... 8 Empire points and his second ever victory! Well done Tom. Just over two hours for the game.
- posted by TerrorBull Games on 13 August 2005 - 0 comments
Sunday 7th August 2005
Game Report: Andy S, Andy S's Mum, Andy S' Dad
The War on Terror came to Brighton for my Dad's birthday. What better present could one hope for? It's a sunny Sunday afternoon after a hearty roast dinner and we commence a game of monumental nastiness and violence.
Everyone's being very cautious and peace-loving at the start. Mum takes South America early on, with Dad in Asia and Europe leaving Andy S with North America, Africa and a toe hold in both Asia and Europe. Andy S knows he's spread himself too thin, but hopes the parents, both novices to the game, won't pick up on it.
Unfortunately, blood relations mean as little in this game as friendship has in previous games and it's not long before Mum plays a nuclear disarmament card to check who's got what, then, establishing no one has nukes and Dad has a nuclear bunker, proceeds to drop her nuke on Africa. Mud huts lay in ruins. Children are crying. It's an international disaster. I expect Dad to side with me, but he's too busy empire-building.
While I'm recovering, the Axis of Evil gets spun a hell of a lot, causing both Mum and Dad to be Evil a couple of times, furnishing them with valuable and destructive cards. Mum causes a revolution in the icy plains of the Northern Territories, causing me to lose my only town, then floods Mexico with terrorists, who run me out of central America. Meanwhile, Mum has spread along Nowhere and, spending the last of her cash, crosses over into Australasia. It proves a good investment as this turns up some choice oil.
Mud huts lay in ruins. Children are crying. It's an international disaster.Dad too is getting rich and bolshy. He's built two cities and a quick pop at me in Saudi Arabia means he claims Asia for himself and is suddenly on six Empire points (just three away from winning). I consider turning terrorist, but carry on the fight. Terrorists wander back and forth across the border between Mexico and Columbia, causing devastation in both. Suddenly Mum hits Dad with a political kidnap. It's choice timing. Determined not to fund Mum's evil terrorist dealings, Dad sends in the troops... but they screw up! Jesus save us! Dad suddenly finds himself bankrupt, has to sell both his cities and some more in order to stay in the game.
Things are really hotting up but after three hours of terror it's tea time and there are certain things more important than the War on Terror. We decide to call it a three way win. Dad's a winner because of his moral superiority of never giving into terrorism; I'm a winner because I bore my parents' vicious and excessive aggression with such patient grace and Mum's a winner because, at the time we stopped, she was the only player with any Empire points. Apart from that, she's evil as they come.
- posted by TerrorBull Games on 7 August 2005 - 0 comments
Friday 22nd July 2005
Game Report: Andy T, Andy S, Ilaria & Dave M-J
Quite a late start after some Thai curry and we've got ourselves a four player game. The new board went down a storm and it was the first game with some tweaks to the 'war rules', which worked well we think.
Anyway, Andy S starts in North America and Nowhere, Andy T's looking like he wants Asia, Dave Europe and Africa and Ila's in South America and Australia. Andy S sends in the planes to 'civilise' the FalklandsA few quick turns and the only 'aggression' is Andy T making a move into Northern Europe, which Dave seems to turn a blind eye to. Then, BAM! Andy S nukes Ilaria out of South America and sends in the planes to 'civilise' the Falklands. A nasty move, even by his standards, but then he was Evil at the time. Ila instantly talks of torture and revenge. Andy S is spreading 'Andy T is going to win propaganda' at the same time Andy T is handing Dave notes ("take South America quick")... Dave tries to take Europe instead and leaves Andy S the opportunity to take South America for his own.
Andy T is looking good with the whole of Asia, but Andy S's propaganda seems to work as Ila hits him with the Kyoto Protocol, crippling his funds. Ila then turns terrorist and Andy S slaps Andy T again with another Kyoto Protocol. Andy T tries to invade America from Russia, but it only holds back Andy S for a short while... Andy S wins another game for an Empire! Again, about two and half hours. Top stuff.
- posted by TerrorBull Games on 22 July 2005 - 0 comments
Thursday 21st July 2005
Game Report: Andy T & Andy S
A two player game. The first official such game. Being the greedy capitalists we are, the thought of missing out on that 2-player game market was painful, so we thought we'd see if we could make WoT a 2-6 player game rather than a 3-6. It worked well, not quite so much fun and obviously not so much trading and secret messages, but that's to be expected. Still lots of tactical play though and things got interesting quickly.
Saudi Arabia and Egypt became early hot-spots as the two Empires clashed and there was some early funding of terrorism, since it soon became apparent that you had to stay on top of the other player from the start. Andy T knocks up a few cities, although he lost one to the terrorists.Andy T turned up some lucky oil and managed to have a toe hold in Asia, Europe and North America whilst taking Africa, South America and Nowhere for himself. Andy S soon took Europe and looked like he would get the whole of Asia. Andy T manages to knock up a few cities and although he lost one to the terrorists, he always had slightly better revenue.
Andy T is creeping towards a victory and even though Andy S drops a nuke on Africa and turns evil at the last minute, it doesn't stop Andy T romping home with an Empire victory in the record time of one hour and forty minutes. Andy S claims it was 'close' and that he could have won next turn, but I guess we'll never know.
- posted by TerrorBull Games on 21 July 2005 - 0 comments
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