Good gaming this weekend: we tried a new game called Unspeakable Words (a Christmas present from Cheryl and Mike). It's a Call of Cthulhu-themed word game by James Ernest (of Cheapass Games fame) and Mike Selinker. It was fun for the two older kids and the four grown-ups. Fairly quick gameplay, silly Mythos artwork, and 30 plastic Cthulhu figurines! I'm sure that there's another game here somewhere if we combine it with the little plastic brains from Mmm… Brains! and the little plastic zombies from Zombies!!!
We also tried our hand (again) and Shadows over Camelot. Defective Yeti has a well-written review and explanation of the mechanics. We came close to winning, but were undone by a combination of factors. Anaïs played the Traitor expertly, and twisted the knife just when it looked like we might succeed. Chris and I thought that Rohan was the Traitor, and the false accusation cost us a turn. I fell on my sword too soon, thinking that Chris would be able to complete a particular quest. So close. Next time for sure.
Posted by rv at February 11, 2008 03:06 PM to game