Imperial 2030, 27 July

Six players round at Adrian's, so the hyper-modern version of Imperial came out. We played the variant where anyone, starting with the player that owned the country in play, could invest in that country. This meant that we had lots of investment opportunities, but it was extremely difficult to dislodge an existing player from their starting country (given that they always would have first chance to reinforce their position). Lots of fighting in the centre of the board meant that those on the edges, most notably Kieron as South America and Adrian as Russia, had the opportunity to build up a commanding lead. As the last turns rolled round, Adrian was in the fortunate position of having invested in both himself and Kieron, which meant a fairly comprehensive victory. Final scores: Adrian 103; Kieron 70; Orhan 63; Deej 62; James 52; Andy 38.