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September 30, 2017January 9, 2018

7 Wonders Duel

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For those who have young kids (especially under 3), how hard is it just to take them out somewhere... let alone try and even play a game with them? Well, sometimes I attempt the madness and try to take Wes out, and it’s not always bad. Especially when we bring out My Very First Orchard by @habausa , cause it keeps him engaged (most of the time). Not pictured is Wes running away from the table and going to jump on the couches, but the folks over at @landandseabeer are pretty awesome, serving up juice boxes and letting the toddlers roam around (I’ve walked in there before with over 6 kids in so it’s awesome they’re welcome). A day will come when I can take him out without him running away from the table 6 times or so, but until then it’s still nice to get out sometime. Oh... and we managed to get all the fruit before that pesky raven got to it, so all in all it was a victory! . #myveryfirstorchard #firstorchard #haba #habagames #coopgames #coopgame #kidsgames #kidsboardgames #toddlerlife #daddyandson #daddysontime #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel #landandseabrewery #localbrewery #craftbeer

Played my 2nd game of Wingspan, and it was even better. @dragonpuplees did an amazing job replacing the cubes with custom little wooden birds (birdples?) and painted then. I took the cardinals, and labeled them the Cardinals of Death and defeated the opposition by pure intimidation, taking what food I want and bullying birds into my sanctuary 😂. But in my 2 plays I am undefeated, and it’s one of the best engine builder games ever made. It’s not just hype, it’s legit: it looks gorgeous (amazing art by @bethsobel ), and one of the best debuts by @elizharg as a first time designer. And the best production by @jameystegmaier so far. I really do need to get my own copy when it comes back in print. And it was perfect to play over Easter weekend with those delicious mini eggs... . #wingspan #wingspangame #elizabethhargrave #stonemaiergames #bethsobel #cardgames #cardgame #gamenight #boardgamenight #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel

I haven’t done a review in over a month, so when I got back into it Broadhorns by @riograndegames was a great choice for one. It’s a fun pick up and deliver/simple economic game with a really great push your luck mechanic. So head over to my bio and click on the link to check out my review of Broadhorns. Going down the Mississippi to deliver some goods is a lot more fun than I imagined when I played this game! We had a lot of fun playing this 3 player game, even though @dragonpuplees beat us pretty good 😜. . #broadhorns #broadhornsgame #broadhornsboardgame #riograndegames #jamesharmon #pressyourluck #pushyourluck #pickupanddeliver #gamenight #boardgamenight #boardgamereview #newreview #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel

The momma raptor sneaks upon yet another unsuspecting victim... but it’s hard to feel to bad for them, when the scientists are just trying to steal poor momma’s babies! Raptor by @editionsmatagot and @surfinis one of my favourite 2 player games, and with sweet asymmetrical gameplay and a variable terrain board, it always feels super tight. @brunodesmontagnes and @brunofaidutti did an amazing job, and the components are just awesome. Now if I can only get @jacklynszabo to let go of the fact that I’m trying to steal babies and play it with me 😂 . #raptor #raptorgame #raptorboardgame #matagot #brunocathala #brunofaidutti #vincentdutrait #cardgames #cardgame #asymetricalgame #surfinmeeple #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel

Yes, Mombasa is just as good as I thought it was gonna be. What really surprised me is how interactive it is for a euro of this caliber, even at 2 players. With so many things to do, and only 7 rounds it really feels like you can’t get much done, but it ends up just flowing seamlessly. The deck building/hand management is one of the best in any game period, and how you discard the cards and how you only get to pick up one set back each round is just so well done. As are the companies, as everyone can invest at any time or even remove them. I was the runaway leader in this game for a while, until @jacklynszabo removed some things off the board which lost me a lot of points, and I still ended up winning 66-62, but it was a lot closer than I thought! @alexxpfister has never disappointed me with a game, and this one might just be his best after Great Western Trail. I cannot wait to try it with more players!!! . #mombasa #mombasagame #mombasaboardgame #alexanderpfister #eggertspiele #rnrgames #pegasusspiele #eurogames #eurogame #eurogamer #gamenight #boardgamenight #coupleswhogame #coupleswhogametogetherstaytogether #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel @rnrgames @eggertspiele @pegasusspiele

I seriously thought that I just always lost to @jacklynszabo when I played Five Tribes, but it seems that I’m just terrible at it. I taught my buddy Marc the game, and proceeded to lose to him. I looked back on the score pad, and in over a dozen plays I’ve won ONCE... some have been close, but most have been pretty bad defeats for me. But even with that, it’s a top 5 game for me, and the best @brunodesmontagnes has done (so far). I just wish I would win once in a while 😂 . #fivetribes #daysofwonder #brunocathala #meeples #mancala #eurogame #eurogamer #eurogames #gamenight #boardgamenight #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel

A farming game by Uwe Rosenberg? What’s nice about Reykholt by @renegade_game_studios is that it doesn’t technically have points, and while it has familiar themes and mechanics, it looks a lot better than most Rosenberg games AND it’s really fast and intense to play. The timing is super important in the game and you seed, produce and then serve your vegetables, and the player who is farthest along the track wins. Of course, @dragonpuplees is the Rosenberg master and won, but I’ll have my rematch one day! . #reykholt #renegadegamestudios #renegadegames #uwerosenberg #eurogame #eurogames #eurogamer #workerplacement #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel

Every time Artifacts Inc. by @redravengames comes to the table, it makes me want to grab a fedora and put on a certain theme song! But while it looks amazing (like any Ryan Laukat game), it’s also a fun little set collection and dice game, where you fund expeditions, collect rare goods and sell them for profit! You can upgrade your cards for more points, get more dice and even dive for some sunken treasure. It plays in about 45 mins and is a lot of fun with 2 players, even though @jacklynszabo wasn’t too happy I defeated her. By the way... if anyone ever played a game called Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis back in the 1990’s... doesn’t this just remind you of it? I seriously bought it because of that, but I’m glad it turned out to be a great game as well. . #artifactsinc #redravengames #ryanlaukat #cardgames #cardgame #dicegames #dicegame #gamenight #boardgamenight #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel #indianajones #indianajonesandthefateofatlantis

I’m glad to be back posting on Instagram, and the story behind this game is one of the reasons that reminded me how great this community is in the first place. The King & Princess expansion for Adventureland by @habausa has been something I’ve wanted since I got the base game, and it’s almost impossible to find, due to an extremely limited print run. So one night, while looking online hoping to find a copy, I come across one in Australia, new in shrink for regular retail price, but it’s so far and doesn’t ship to Canada. But when I first started this IG account, I made friends with the awesome @kelamity.inc (who lives there), and Melody and her son have become pen-pals, and she and @jacklynszabo regularly send each other packages with things for the kids. So I decide to message her, asking her if she would be able to get it for me. Not only does she find it at a better price, but orders it immediately and adds it to a package being sent, so I got one of the rarest game expansions and I didn’t even have to overpay. It’s so awesome to have friends across the world who do that for me, and it really shows that there are some amazing people in the world, even ones you have never actually met that still do awesome things to make your day! Thanks @kelamity.inc , I can’t wait to play it, the new scenarios look awesome, and the co-op version should be a blast! . #adventureland #adventurelandgame #adventurelandboardgame #grailgame #thankful #greatfriends #michaelkiesling #wolfgangkramer #haba #habagames #eurogames #eurogame #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel

Kanagawa by @iello_usa is an extremely underrated game. Designed by my favourite @brunodesmontagnes , it’s a little card drafting/set collection game in which you are students trying to create the most beautiful painting... and you have amazing components to do it with! The cards are dual use, and one half is a painting and the other is resources like paint, colours, and movement. So if you can’t paint the card you take, you get something useful. The draft is fun, 1 card per player is laid out, and then you can choose one or pass which adds another card to the column, and the next player can take the 2 cards in a column or pass and add another, so it’s got a press your luck element, and you might also just give your opponents something good! There’s also objectives (like getting a certain number animals, trees, etc) but the trick is if you complete a lower objective (like have 3 trees) you can’t take the 4 trees or 5 one later, and you have to take an objective as soon as you complete it or pass on it. As soon as someone builds their 12th painting, the game ends and points are scored! @jacklynszabo played this last night and it was close, but I won 31-28! The draft isn’t as good with 2 players as it is with more, but the gameplay is still great and I really recommend this gem of a game! And yes... that gorgeous bamboo playmat is part of the game. . #kanagawa #kanagawagame #kanagawaboardgame #iello #iellogames #brunocathala #cardgames #cardgame #gamenight #boardgamenight #coupleswhogame #coupleswhogametogetherstaytogether #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel

It’s been a while, but Takenoko by @editionsmatagot and @surfin_meeple_usa hit the table this weekend. It’s such a fun gateway game... but I forgot how mean it can feel with 4 players 😂. Just when you’re about to get all those bamboo pieces to match your objective card BAM someone moves the panda along and eats a piece! But it’s still a lot of fun, and the components are amazing (especially those painted figures). This game really fell by the wayside for me when I felt every game had to be heavy and deep (anyone else hit that point in their board game journey?), but now I’m really learning to appreciate how great the lighter side of gaming can be, and this is one of its finest. Next time I definitely need to add the Chibis expansion too! . #takenoko #antoinebauza #matagot #bombyx #surfinmeeple #eurogame #eurogames #eurogamer #gamenight #boardgamenight #gatewaygame #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel

Can Great Western Trail be played in an hour with 2 players? You bet! Especially with the variable setup of the starting tiles, this one really made it happen fast because the tile buying tile came before the one where you can hire workers, meaning you couldn’t buy cowboys before cows and it really made a tight strategy. My buddy Marc and I had a really great grasp on the rules too, and once you do the game is so seamless. This has serious consideration to be my favourite game of all time, I had it at number 3 last year but the more I play it the more I fall in love with the mechanics and gameplay. @alexxpfister is one of the best designers out there, and if Blackout Hong Kong tops this, then he might even become my favourite designer ever. Now I gotta unshrink the expansion and play it! . #greatwesterntrail #alexanderpfister #eggertspiele #gamenight #boardgamenight #saturdaynight #rondel #cardgames #cardgame #deckbuilder #goodtimeswithgoodpeople #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #analoggames #brettspiel #juegodemesa #jeuxdesociete #bgg #giochidatavolo #bggcommunity #spiel #blackouthongkong @eggertspiele

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