IDEAL | The London Board Game: The classic race game through London's Underground! | Classic Board Games | For 2-6 Players | Ages 7+

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You will now trade pencil colours. Pass your pencil to the left. Then play the new round with the new colour.

Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game includes setting information and history, and the wondrous details of how the “Newtonian” magic system works. The book also contains a full list of spells derived from those found in the novels of Ben Aaronovitch. This single, epic volume is for both players and Game Moderators alike! The tome comprises all the rules you need for fully-fledged Rivers of London campaigns. What:The Library Pot is home to hundreds of board games and table top games, making it an ideal spot to visit for gaming enthusiasts in Richmond. Serving everything ranging from a huge selection of teas, all the way through to beers, wine, and spirits, it doesn’t call itself a bar or a café and instead positions itself somewhere in between the two. The Library Pot also serves an array of different types of food including, burgers, hot dogs, and Asian dishes meaning you don’t need to worry about getting hungry mid-game. The markers that are placed to indicate the passenger’s destination are Big Ben figures, painted yellow or grey depending on the station type. This placement of these wooden pieces will show clearly where the passenger should be travelling. Their size and printing indicate the quality of this game. Once the player has placed their route tokens the commuter is moved from their starting position to the first express [yellow] station. They will always take the path that has the fewest unclaimed station RoutesScore as many points as you can by optimsing the routes of the four underground lines on your map in London. If you can’t access that symbol (or you don’t want to), you do not draw a connection. The 6 Street cards also contain symbols which work in the same way. In there somewhere, however, is also a handy switch symbol that lets you split off from any station on your current line to the symbol shown on the next flipped card.

There are four pencil power cards in the game and are shuffled as part of set up. One of each of the cards is assigned to a coloured pencil at the beginning of the game. These powers will move around with the specific coloured pencil but can only be used once per round. We love this little train themed game. I’m keeping my inner Controller happy because my mind keeps saying “just one more game, just one more game”. And I have no problem listening to that kind of temptation. So hang on to that strap and get ready for a fast and furious race around the sights of London's capital. It's easy to play and great fun, time and time again. Playing with young kids, you can use “beginner rules” to make the game a bit less complex and easier to understand as you’re only using a bus or taxi to get around London. In the first few rounds, it’s a good idea for the grown-ups to be Mr X, so the kids have time to get confident in how the game works. The game lasts four rounds and in each round players will be drawing networks from their starting departure station to another station. Each player starts off with a different coloured pencil, representing a different line. After each round pencils are passed to another player and after four rounds and each player has drawn networks of all four underground lines, the game ends and points are awarded. Set-UpThe commuter is a shared passenger that is moved across London. Although they start at Euston, on each turn they will travel around, to up to two different stations. At the start of each player’s turn, four destination cards are drawn and laid out. These are either express stations [yellow] or standard stations [grey]. The passenger may only visit one express and one standard station on each turn. If four grey cards are drawn, then only one station is on the passenger’s itinerary. Next Station: London is a one to four player flip and write in which players will be redesigning London’s underground rail network. Optimisation and efficiency is key to creating a streamlined yet effective network which traverses London to visit the sights and uses the tunnels that pass under the River Thames. London the board game was created by Martin Wallace. Martin Wallace also produced Brass Birmingham (winning 7 awards), Wildlands (winning 1 award), and Railways of the World (nominated for 3 awards). This is a game for 2 to 4 players ages 13 and up, which I think is a fair age category.

Players must move around the map to get along to their stations, so for example, if a player were at Lancaster Gate Underground station, and they rolled a two on the die, they could go to Notting Hill Gate in the west or Bond Street in the East. What:The National Theatre’s small craft beer pub The Understudy may not be your first thought of places to head to when you’re craving a good old game of scrabble, but behind the bar sits a fantastic pile of both new and classic board games. In fact, it also does something called board game Sundays every week, where if you play one of the board games with your group, the winner receives a free pint. Now that’s not a deal to be sniffed at. On the London map, these single connections have been made double connections: Paddington-Shepherd's Bush, Shepherd's Bush-Goldhawk Road, Goldhawk Road-Hammersmith, Waterloo-Borough, London Bridge-Bank, Stratford-West Ham, and West Ham-Canning Town.On the Underground is more than just a memory game. The passenger journeys are governed by strict rules such that they will only take the route with the fewest, non-claimed lines. This means initially most action will be within the centre of London. The simple line out to the suburbs will take longer to develop and might not yield as many journeys. The best strategies for playing The London Game involve careful planning and strategic thinking. Here are some strategies to consider: There is also one station card which is wild and can be used to connect to any shape. Generally, you can only connect to a new station from either end of your line using the prescribed paths, and lines of different colours cannot cross. How many station cards do I draw at the start of the game? Each player draws one station card at the start of the game. Once the winner has been decided, the rest of the players can continue if they wish just to see who finishes second, third, etc.

The game ends after the fourth round, when all players have drawn their network. Add together the points scored, the most points wins!Curtailing your opponent’s abilities to expand by “stealing” the single connexions that they require. The game includes a simple Beat Your Own Score solo mode. In a multiplayer solitaire type game, there is no reason why it cannot be played solo. And although I usually like an AI to gun for, I am very happy simply trying to optimise my own network. With a number of different places now open where you can play board games, you might not know where to start when looking for somewhere to go. Well worry not, as we have created a guide below to the best board game bars and cafés London has to offer. So next time you have a free evening, get your game face on, head down to one of these spots and get slightly too competitive about a game of Snakes & Ladders while enjoying a drink or two. Draughts, Waterloo A Croydon institution, The Ludoquist has been supplying locals with their board game fix for years.