Yes, it's good for that. Give them a taste to get them interested, and then we can wean them onto the hard stuff

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Ticket to Ride (USA) I actually have on my 360! TransAmerica is a bit simplistic for me, but fills 20 minutes while waiting for other people to turn up at a games day. Belfort and Dominion I don't know. Carcassonne I completely suck at because I have no visual-spacial awareness lol

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Here I Stand, which is the one I was asking about, is a board game based on the Reformation in Europe (1517-1555). The six playable powers (and it works best with 6) are the Papacy and the Protesants, who obviously have their religious struggles going on, converting towns to and from the new faith; England , France and the Hapsburgs (Holy Roman Empire - Spain/Germany/South Italy) who gain by capturing key towns and exploring and exploiting the New World; and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey/Balkans), whom in addition to military power, also score well for piracy.
The game I played yesterday finished with a domination win for the Hapsburgs in 6 hours, when they managed to capture London, despite Emperor Charles V being captured earlier in the turn in an attempt to take Edinburgh. They literally stole the win from the Protestants, who had reached the 25-point victory target, but domination beats points. I played France and came 3rd thanks mainly to excellent results in the New World.

Skins fan, so go Pats!

Anyone interested in board games? I'm not talking Monopoly-Cluedo here, I'm thinking Euros like Agricola and Puerto Rico and - possibly - Here I Stand.
Any takers?

Update today, 17/1/12 - 'What year is it?'

Fair point for furriners, but she's British, she should at least know of the existence of weird Welsh letters.
The double-l in Welsh is something not used in English; the nearest I can get is a sort of 'thl' sound.
No spit required!