This week, we got to try Wolfgang Kramer's Alcazar, which is meant to be related to an earlier game, Big Boss, that I've wanted to play for several years. However, it turns out it's not close enough to the original to be classed as a new version of that game, although it holds its own as a different game more closely related to Torres.

Our play suffered from me not having read the rules thoroughly enough and discovering part way through that the victory conditions were different from what I'd initially thought. However, it was very close in terms of scores with me throwing away the win by being a bit too greedy at the end and Mark W knocking one of my barons off my tower. He played it well and just for that single play deserved the win. The git!