More games of Lost Cities and Star Wars the Deckbuilding Game with wins going both ways. We had a game of Lords of Vegas, which I just managed to swoop in from behind to win 66 - 60.
Last night we played Ethnos with Centaurs, Minotaurs, Merfolk, Giants, and Halflings. I played 50 points worth of bands in the first age, paired with region scoring got me around the score track while my wife was in the 20s or 30s. She did better in the second age, but not enough to overcome that large of a gap, so I won 124 - 104.
Then we played my new copy of Unmatched: Slings and Arrows, which features William Shakespeare as a fighter against three of his creations: Hamlet, the Wayward Sisters, and Titania. I played the Sisters against my wife’s Titania (first time she has played someone other than Medusa!).
Titania has Oberon as a sidekick. She has a second deck of Glamour cards, of which one will go into effect at the start of her turn and stay in effect until one of her cards discards it. This will be done to give her cards increased effects, like making a 3 power card into a 5, or allowing her to place her fighter in any space after combat.
Meanwhile, the Glamours give effects such as allowing her to move through opposing fighters, or draw a card at the end of her turn, or move an opposing fighter 1 space before moving hers when maneuvering, etc.
The Wayward Sisters are a three hero fighter and all their cards have one of three icons on it: snake, bat, or claw. Whenever their cards are discarded, instead of going to the discard pile, they go into their cauldron. After an attack, they can use a combination of different symbols to cast a spell for an effect. This empties the cauldron entirely, so you can’t just stock up and unleash a bunch.
There are four spells: draw a card and heal 1 damage from one of your fighters, move any fighter 3 spaces, deal 1 damage to a fighter in your zone, or gain 1 action. This gives them some really good versatility, though it is limited in that you can only cast after you attack (though they have a card which can pick two different spells to cast without using the cards in the cauldron. Additionally, they have cards that get a boost for having different symbols in the cauldron, so it is worth keeping it stocked.
In our match, I was able to take out Oberon early, which gave me a good advantage over Titania. She dinged each of the Sisters for a couple of points, but got hit pretty hard in return. Unfortunately for me, she was able to heal up 6 points of damage and after some more exchanges did take out one of the Sisters. However, I got a slew of attack cards and overwhelmed her, taking the win. It was a good matchup.
I’m looking forward to trying out Shakespeare and his special ability of Iambic Pentameter.
