Jump Drive with minichips

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A swarm of new posts on the Jump Drive online forum about 5 turn wins has me fired up about the game again. They lay out the cards in turn order, left to right, so that it’s apparent from the pictures which cards were played when. Along with my new minichips, this seemed like a great time to play, so I cranked out a few games.

One thing of interest is that my best game was the first one, the remaining two getting progressively worse. That’s not very encouraging! But it is inspiration to get back after it and rack up more games.

Game 87

This was my first 6 round win in quite a while, scoring 57:

Jump Drive gaem 87

Game 88

I think Trendsetters needs to be on the table by Turn 3, with another in hand to make it worthwhile. They don’t have any card draw.

Jump Drive game 88

Game 89

What’s interesting about this game is how much card draw I accumulated, to no avail.

Jump Drive game 89

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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.