Blokus win!

Tonight’s Games Club in Exile broke up pretty early, a bit before midnight. OK with me, I might make a habit of heading home early and not throwing my sleep cycle way off every weekend.

I skipped out on the Rail Tycoon game, intimidated by the massive board and a bit sleepy and wanting some drawing time. After that was done, I got in on a game of Blokus. A few weeks back I saw an essay on Blokus strategy, suggesting that the best four pieces to open with are the N, Y, T, and Z pentominoes. I tried it at the next opportunity, and won my first four-person game. Tonight I tried it again, and not only won, but placed all my tiles! Actually, in both cases, the first three pieces I played were from that set, but the fourth was not, chosen instead to fit the particular circumstances of play.

I’ve also started examining my opponents’ stashes of remaining pieces, and planning blocks based on what they can no longer play.