Machination

On Saturday we played our seventh game of Risk Legacy. After failing spectacularly in the previous two games playing as the Enclave of the Bear, I returned to my tried and true Die Mechaniker. I'm happy to report that the Boys from Hy-Brasil soundly defeated the Saharan Republic and the Enclave of the Bear in a simultaneous two-pronged blitz, cementing their hold over South America and declaring  dominion over the sovereign state of Machination as reward for their third victory under my leadership .

As you can see, it's been a rough go over the past seven games. Sadly, there remains a single starting point in South America that other players can still take advantage of, unlike Australia, which James has bottled up for himself.

The game is full of surprises, and an absolute blast. The previous weekend at the Three Moves Ahead board game meet up I learned of something quite astonishing.

No good can come of this.

This little surprise sits on the bottom of the box under the tray. I never knew it was even there. The question is how long we'll be able to resist opening Pandora's box. Perhaps we should institute some sort of vote at the beginning and end of each game, each player getting a number of votes equal to their number of victories.

Looking forward to our next game.