It has been a busy week and I didn’t have time to pick up a new game. So it’s back to one of my favorite roll and write games, Ganz Schon Clever. Let’s see how well it can go this week. Can I break 300 with my score or will the dice betray me (curse their sudden but inevitable betrayal). Join me on YouTube at Malts and Meeples to see how the games go.

Is Ganz Schon Clever Solvable?

I like Ganz Schon Clever a lot, but I think for some people it might have a bit of a shelf life. Why, because Ganz Schon Clever might be solvable. What do I mean by that, I think that Ganz Schon Clever likely has an ideal way to get an ideal score in the game. Or at least to score consistently well, there might be another strategy that is better, but there is one that is consistently good. I never got it on this stream, nor will I go over it here, you need to find it out.

But that is the concern about a game like this, I think, for some people. Once you’ve played it a number of times, it is going to be one that there is a right answer to. I think, that for some people, this is going to get the game on their shelf, to solve the puzzle, then off their shelf once they do that. But it hasn’t left mine yet, is there a reason for that?

Firstly, I think some of it is that I just like the simplicity and the combinations of this game. When I sit down and play it, I need to think about what I am doing. But because I know my strategy, I don’t need to spend a lot of brain power on it. So it’s that nice balance of a game where I can chat through it or use it to clear my head. So I believe that is some of why it hasn’t left my colleciton.

I also enjoy trying to solve the puzzle. It’s like putting together a puzzle versus having their very dynamic every changing game. I know the end results that I want to get in Ganz Schon Clever. But the question is, will I be able to get those results in time? Or is this going to be a game where I just miss what I want. And will the dice let me, and rerolls let me, fill in what I need?

But that is not going to be the right reasons for everyone. Do you feel like it is too solvable?

Upcoming Streams

Let’s run through the stream structure like I normally do. You might already know the schedule but in case you don’t. Wednesday at 8 PM Central I stream either a campaign game, or with this time of year it’s my Top 100 Games (of all time) 2023 Edition. This upcoming Wednesday I’m back to my Top 100 Games (of all time) 2023 Edition the following week for 30 through 21.

Then on Monday I stream at 9 PM Central time. It’s generally a solo game. Though I’ll also do pack openings for things But normally it’s a solo game and a one off for the game like a roll and write, or sometimes a game like Under Falling Skies or For Northwood, which was on the list today.

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