Social Gaming: Chaos
I just spent some time last night playing Chaos with my local game group. It took a lot of arm-twisting to get them to sit down for a session, but I think they all left the table feeling well-rewarded for doing so. This game is easy to describe once you've played it before. When I first opened up the rules though, I had no idea what was going on. Here's a little summary that would get you started. My friends have described it as "Go Fish on crack," which is a pretty good description. The whole deck is dealt out to all the players, plus an additional pile used to draw cards. The deck is pretty close to a standard deck of cards with 13 values, 4 Order cards, and 2 Chaos. You're trying to make sets of 3 without later getting the 4th. Order cards have the most power overall, but they go away if you ever get a Chaos card. You get 3 actions in a turn (pass not being one of them), and 3 possible things to choose from. You can seek a card...