It’s been a few months since we played Endeavor, so we broke it out again. Endeavor is a game of world exploration and empire building. You represent a European empire colonizing the Mediterranean and shipping to all parts of the world to increase the empire’s glory and status in Industry, Culture, Finance and Politics. For all of its many pieces and parts, it’s easy to play and relatively fast. The first five or so turns go pretty fast, it wasn’t long before there were only a couple of turns left in the game. Those last couple of turns take a while though, because each player has built up the ability to take many actions during their turn.
In our game, we all started off with slightly different strategies. Some failed (Ben’s). Others succeeded (everyone else’s). Although most thought I was going to blow everyone away with my Glory Point total (victory points), that was not the case. I did win—just barely. I ended up with 45 points, but Mike and Owen were right behind me, both tied at 42 points. Ben ended with a lackluster 33 points. I pick on Ben sometimes in these write-ups, but I have to thank him for his part in my win. He made two crucial moves towards the end of the game that either hurt Owen directly or forced Owen to take action other than what Owen might have wanted to do. I think, seeing how close the final scores were, that I would have lost otherwise. Thanks Ben!
Chaos Steve