Re: OT; Gobblet & 4x4 games

["mschoessow" <mikeschoessow@...>]

Hi Susan,

   Firstly, I strongly recommend Abstract Games Magazine. It is of 
the highest quality, both construction-wise and content-wise. The 
ratio of content to advertising is also high, and the advertising is 
typically tasteful and sometimes useful.

   Regarding 4x4 games, my favorites are Quarto, Plateau, and two of 
my own; Catalyst and Starplex (both of which utilize Ice House 
pyramids on a 4x4 board). All four of these games have respectable 
depth, even though they are played on small boards. The L-Game is 
also interesting if you enjoy lateral thinking games. A friend, Herb 
Acree, has a file containing 83 4x4 games. If you would like a link 
to it, or rules for Catalyst or Starplex, e-mail me.

-Mike 









--- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, Susan Rozmiarek <susan@r...> wrote:
> 
> Ron writes:
> 
> >Our Own Tim Schutz alerted me at the last Seattle Cosmic Game 
Night
> >(Saturday) that many Barnes & Noble bookstores are selling 
selected
> >board and card games at half off.  One of them is Gobblet:
> 
> Thanks for the heads-up!  I had to go to two different stores, but 
the
> second one had a single copy left.   The game is actually rather 
fun.
> There is a minor "fix" for it on BoardgameGeek that forbids the 
first
> placement being on any of the center four squares of the board.
> 
> I'm definitely interested in learning more 4x4 games.  Any
> suggestions? 
> 
> I'm about to pull the trigger on subscribing to Abstract 
Magazine.  Is
> it worthwhile?  I've never seen an actual copy.  I've really been
> getting more and more interested in abstract games, which I find
> surprising, given I'm such a Euro-snob!
> 
> -- 
> 
> Susan Rozmiarek
> http://www.rozmiarek.info