Small World is a fantasy-themed 4x game where participants play as an array of high fantasy races seeking to control a map. The winner is the player with the most coins at the end of the game, and coins are gained at the end of each player's turn at a baseline conversion of 1 territory = 1 coin. Races are randomly combined with traits like flying (can attack territories you are not contingent to) or achemist (get +2 gold per turn). Players draft races, placing coins on less desirable ones to access to more synergistic pairings, but in the process bringing the less desirable combos up to par. A key mechanic in this game is going into decline. You will soon over-expand and run out of soldiers after about three turns of playing as a race. At this point, you put the race into decline. They still collect coins for you based on territories they control, but you cannot attack with them anymore. At this point, you draft another race, and begin again!
For a full walk-through of how to play, follow this link
This year, we have the following contestants:
Game #1, 7pm
Dave Harris
Kyle Dineen
Caralee Shepard
Emily Field
Game #2, 8pm
Wells Thompson
Danielle Harris
Michael Williams
Amanda Ayers
Championship Game, 9pm
1st Place Game #1
2nd Place Game #1
1st Place Game #2
2nd Place Game #2
Our Defending Champions
1st Place 2018 - Amanda Ayers
2nd Place 2018 - Daniel Halford
3rd Place 2018 - Jeremiah Glusica
This game is one of our favorites to run for the Decathlon at this point, easy to learn but with a lot of depth. Its exceptionally friendly to new players, especially considering the last two winners were people who played the game for the first time that night. Finally, this is the game in which we immortalize past winners of the Decathlon. This year will feature for the first time the Michaels (Our first year champion) and the Kyles (Our second year champion). Danielle spent a lot of time over the weekend crafting their materials and I can't wait to see people's reaction to their art and their abilities.
There are two open slots left in this game if anyone wants to jump in or bring a friend!
Dave and Dani's Player to Watch: Wells Thompson
Wells perhaps has more wins in Small World than anyone else, and is an extremely formidable player of the game. If he doesn't make it out of the qualifying game, its because he was on the wrong end of a dogpile.
Dave and Dani's Game Advice:
1. Don't be afraid to take a sub-par race/trait combo is they have a lot of gold on the card! At the end of the day, you are weighing what you think you can score with a better combo against what you get for free for taking them.
2. You should be thinking in terms of playing three races over the course of the game (maybe four). Don't linger in a race too long if they are clearly past their prime or it will severely throw off your timing for getting a final race (you probably want your final decline to be on turn 7 or at latest, turn 8).
3. Pay attention to who is raking in money for in-decline races and take them out ASAP. The quickest way to win is to limit your opponent's income.
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