Ogre, GEV and more

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Interesting day. I lost all 5 of the games I played today. Some of luck, most of it just bad game play. The count was 3 games of Ogre and 2 games of Cathedral. To be honest, I wasn't all that in to Cathedral, but I don't mind playing against CC.

On the Ogre front, I took the defense in the first game of "Last Stand of Vatican Guard" against LGEVs and super heavies. SK destroyed me. We agreed to replay the scenario with me attacking, but then Steve changed all the terrain tiles I had for defense, so I didn't feel like it was a replay at all. I wasn't really into it and ended up getting completely destroyed by the defender, with almost no defender losses. I think in the future, with Steve, I need to be a lot more forecful with what I agree to. Also, I did not roll well either of these two games.

The third Ogre game I defended against CC. I played my GEVs too far out, and forget to make my secondary moves several times. Lost the howitzer to a missile, but that helped soak up a second missile, which drove the Ogre all the way up to the CP. Did not really roll well in this game as well.

All in all, a fun day, but it would have been nice to win at least one game of something.

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What to play next?

Deciding what to play next is always a tough call when faced with a closet full of games, all of which were purchased with intent to play. Here's one I'm dealing with the decision.

  • Something New: this means both something new to me and a game which has been published recently, within the last two or three years.
  • Something Classic: I've acquired a number of games properly considered "classic" which haven't yet been played. The current example would be PanzerGruppe Guderian.
  • Something Again: mastery requires constant practice, which means playing games many, many times to allow nuance to appear.
  • Something Vietnam: as I'm on a Vietnam binge. I don't have all the Vietnam games ever published, but I can say that I have a lot of them, and probably more than most people.
  • Something Obscure: as it's fun to poke around in the dustier corners of game design.
  • Something Different: break away from the same old publishers and try a game from one of the new kids on the block. Or, conversely, dip into legacy with a classic tried and true.
  • Something Light: once in a while it's nice to actually finish a game all the way through in one sitting, in an hour or two.
  • Something Heavy: if possible, it's nice to set up something big and complicated which can be left out for days or weeks or even months, for a leisurely stroll through a very large or long game.

There are surely many more ways to choose, but the above method keeps me busy enough, helps me get both breadth and depth into my play, and provides me with a sense of progress.

The odd man out

When there is an odd man out:

  • Have a solo game ready to play.
  • Keep score or advise on a game in progress.
  • Referee a game in progress.