Monthly Archives: January 2009

OxCon 2009 – Part 4 – Sunday Evening

With the competition over, we had time for another game of Dominion. This was my first time using a set up based on one of the sets listed in the rulebook. It took a lot longer to play, and was … Continue reading

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OxCon 2009 – Update

Well. Umm. The OxCon 2009 results have been published online and they disagree with the announcement on the day. I seem to have been bumped down to fourth and had my name misspelt. I can’t claim to be really impressed … Continue reading

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OxCon 2009 – Part 3 – Sunday

Sunday was the Settlers of Catan tournament. In 2007 I came 12th, last year I came 8th. I was hoping for a better result this time around. First though, I managed to squeeze in a quick game of Galaxy Trucker … Continue reading

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OxCon 2009 – Part 2 – Saturday Evening

On Saturday evening, we broke open one of Declan‘s purchases — League of Six. I’m not really sure what to make of this one. It is an interesting game, but I don’t think any of the players in the session … Continue reading

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OxCon 2009 – Part 1 – Saturday

The weekend just past was the date of the annual OxCon event at The Mitre in Oxford. Since I’ve found out about it, I’ve tried to make it every year, and this was my third time there. Saturday was Puerto … Continue reading

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