![]() You start second-guessing what the other person’s strategy is, and trying to decide what you want to do. ![]() Jaipur is really easy to learn, and it gets increasingly tactical as you play it more and more with the same person. If there’s nothing you want from the market, you can pick up all the camels, but there’s something frustrating about having a handful of camels. “F*$king camels” is a phrase you might come to know after a few games, as camel cards are worth nothing, but can be used to trade for goods. I bought Jaipur in 2010 originally, and played it to death, then bought another copy. You’re both buying cards from the central market, then selling them to earn tokens, which in turn add to your final tally in deciding the winner. Jaipur, by designer Sebastian Pauchon ( Jamaica, Yspahan) is a card game about trading fabrics, spices and precious gems, hoping to become the Maharajah’s personal trader. You can pick it up for less than £20, and it’s great. Lost Cities is an classic, and I’ve had a copy in my collection for longer than I can remember. Add to that the multiplier cards which (if you choose to use them) have to be played before you start a run, which will multiply your points – or negative points! – and it’s a brilliant example of pushing your luck. It’s a really personal little duel, and I take no end of delight in watching someone start a run of a colour, knowing full-well that I have the 9 and 10 of that suit in my hand. In true Knizia fashion, there are just too many options, and with five colours between two players, someone’s going to get tempted to start a third. The catch is that whenever you start a colour, you start on -20 points, and have to work back up to zero before you start scoring points. The cards in each of the five suits run from 2 to 10, and each card you play must be higher than the last one played in that colour. Lost Cities is a Reiner Knizia ( Tigris & Euphrates, My City, Ra) classic, where each player can decide whether or not they want to embark on an ‘expedition’ and start laying down cards of a colour on their side of the board. This is the oldest game on my list, and it’s a game I still play today.
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