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New Year Resolutions

January 13, 2018January 13, 20185 Comments

New Year is a great time for making promises we won't keep by February, but it can also be a great motivator especially when it helps you to focus on something you love such as board games! My Resolutions Start a blog (killing it) Play more of our games, clear that shelf of shame! Spend … Continue reading New Year Resolutions

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I think Coup should officially change it's name to 'Six Dukes'! Literally everyone starts off as a Duke miraculously 😂

I am going to get absolutely EVERYONE playing Welcome To over the holidays. I mean it can be played with up to 100 people after all 😉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So much fun, I really enjoy this game. Also really really happy to get a game in this evening as it's been over a week! The win was also a nice bonus 😁 Welcome to... Funky town! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What's the best name you've given your town or would name your town?

Incan Gold is one of my favourite games for playing with newbies or anyone really! It has a nice high player count of up to 8 players which also makes it perfect for large family gatherings! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Incan Gold is a push your luck game so it can be enjoyed by absolutely everyone. Risk takers especially love this game although they certainly don't always prosper! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is the older version by @eaglegryphon but there is another version by @iello_usa called Diamant, which I believe is very similar if not the same, although you get chests to hide your gems in rather than these little tents. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anyone played both? How do they fair against one another? I do like the updated aesthetic of Diamant...

This month I thought I would spotlight some great games to play over the festive season! Today is The Pretender by @gamelygames. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Pretender is similar to games such as The Chameleon or Spyfall, where all but one player knows the correct answer. The Pretender is the player that doesn't know the word but has to pretend that they do... Everyone will go around the table giving a clue which tells the rest of the players that they know what the word is, but they must also be careful not to be so obvious that The Pretender can guess what the word is! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Where this game differs from other games in the genre is that you use a MIME, rather than a single word clue. This adds a really interesting challenge that tests your charades skills 😂 there's also a unique start player mechanic in this game which was a welcome addition. In other games of this sort, you often go first based on if you are the dealer, or left of the dealer, or simply take it in turns around the circle. But in The Pretender, the first person to shout out a number or letter on the card, selects that as the word the rest of the players have to give clues about and that player then goes first. Now, the Pretender will just have a card that looks like everyone elses but it just says The Pretender all over it... You might ask, surely only someone who can see the words would want to go first? That's where you're wrong. At least in our group of gamblers and bluffer's... The Pretender going first was some of the funniest rounds we had! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There's a good amount of topics to play through so it has decent replayability and it's a really compact box which is great for taking round to friends and family around the holidays! The game plays 4-6 players so it's ideal for gatherings and it's plays quick, depending on how many rounds you end up playing! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thanks to Gamely Games for this copy.

What games are so universally beautiful and loved that you'd buy them as a gift for non-gamers? Have you ever bought a game for a non-gamer in the hopes of converting them? How did it go? Asking for a friend... For me, Azul is simple, beautiful and engaging so I'd definitely consider gifting it to just about anyone! 😂

Downforce is a racing game with a twist, because you don’t have to make it past the finish line to win the game! Although it doesn’t hurt... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In Downforce you are not only racing, but also betting on the race and you can bet on others to win the race. You play cards that help or hinder others in an effort to get your preferred car over the finish line first! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @restorationgames did a great job with this game, the art is bright and clean and the physical components are top notch!

The main reason for getting a Billy bookcase in the game room over another Kallax was that I actually wanted a bookcase to store my ever growing D&D books! I store all my dice in the plastic boxes and my notebook, DM screen and campaign folder all fit in nice and cozy. Until I buy another book that is...

Ruthless hit the table this weekend and I really enjoyed the first play, intrigued to play it at a higher player count and see how that changes the game. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It's a deck building game unlike any other deck building game so it did take a while to get our heads around it as we're so set in our ways when it comes to deck builders, we actually had a do-over after the first hand just because we both messed up 😂 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The art is really nice and I love a good pirate theme especially if it means I get to bust out my favourite @drawlab pirate coin upgrades! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'll do a full review on Ruthless after a few more plays but first impressions are good! Thanks @alleycatgames for this copy! 😺

I was discussing Carcassonne yesterday with some friends and telling them about a 5p game we had where we built the biggest city we've ever seen, with 4 of us going in equally, just to annoy the one person we didn't let in 😂 you might be able to guess from the scores who that was... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, too mean or just part of the game? Do you like your Carcassonne cut-throat or friendly?

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I think Coup should officially change it's name to 'Six Dukes'! Literally everyone starts off as a Duke miraculously 😂

I am going to get absolutely EVERYONE playing Welcome To over the holidays. I mean it can be played with up to 100 people after all 😉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So much fun, I really enjoy this game. Also really really happy to get a game in this evening as it's been over a week! The win was also a nice bonus 😁 Welcome to... Funky town! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What's the best name you've given your town or would name your town?

Incan Gold is one of my favourite games for playing with newbies or anyone really! It has a nice high player count of up to 8 players which also makes it perfect for large family gatherings! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Incan Gold is a push your luck game so it can be enjoyed by absolutely everyone. Risk takers especially love this game although they certainly don't always prosper! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is the older version by @eaglegryphon but there is another version by @iello_usa called Diamant, which I believe is very similar if not the same, although you get chests to hide your gems in rather than these little tents. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anyone played both? How do they fair against one another? I do like the updated aesthetic of Diamant...

This month I thought I would spotlight some great games to play over the festive season! Today is The Pretender by @gamelygames. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Pretender is similar to games such as The Chameleon or Spyfall, where all but one player knows the correct answer. The Pretender is the player that doesn't know the word but has to pretend that they do... Everyone will go around the table giving a clue which tells the rest of the players that they know what the word is, but they must also be careful not to be so obvious that The Pretender can guess what the word is! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Where this game differs from other games in the genre is that you use a MIME, rather than a single word clue. This adds a really interesting challenge that tests your charades skills 😂 there's also a unique start player mechanic in this game which was a welcome addition. In other games of this sort, you often go first based on if you are the dealer, or left of the dealer, or simply take it in turns around the circle. But in The Pretender, the first person to shout out a number or letter on the card, selects that as the word the rest of the players have to give clues about and that player then goes first. Now, the Pretender will just have a card that looks like everyone elses but it just says The Pretender all over it... You might ask, surely only someone who can see the words would want to go first? That's where you're wrong. At least in our group of gamblers and bluffer's... The Pretender going first was some of the funniest rounds we had! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There's a good amount of topics to play through so it has decent replayability and it's a really compact box which is great for taking round to friends and family around the holidays! The game plays 4-6 players so it's ideal for gatherings and it's plays quick, depending on how many rounds you end up playing! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thanks to Gamely Games for this copy.

What games are so universally beautiful and loved that you'd buy them as a gift for non-gamers? Have you ever bought a game for a non-gamer in the hopes of converting them? How did it go? Asking for a friend... For me, Azul is simple, beautiful and engaging so I'd definitely consider gifting it to just about anyone! 😂

Downforce is a racing game with a twist, because you don’t have to make it past the finish line to win the game! Although it doesn’t hurt... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In Downforce you are not only racing, but also betting on the race and you can bet on others to win the race. You play cards that help or hinder others in an effort to get your preferred car over the finish line first! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @restorationgames did a great job with this game, the art is bright and clean and the physical components are top notch!

The main reason for getting a Billy bookcase in the game room over another Kallax was that I actually wanted a bookcase to store my ever growing D&D books! I store all my dice in the plastic boxes and my notebook, DM screen and campaign folder all fit in nice and cozy. Until I buy another book that is...

Ruthless hit the table this weekend and I really enjoyed the first play, intrigued to play it at a higher player count and see how that changes the game. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It's a deck building game unlike any other deck building game so it did take a while to get our heads around it as we're so set in our ways when it comes to deck builders, we actually had a do-over after the first hand just because we both messed up 😂 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The art is really nice and I love a good pirate theme especially if it means I get to bust out my favourite @drawlab pirate coin upgrades! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'll do a full review on Ruthless after a few more plays but first impressions are good! Thanks @alleycatgames for this copy! 😺

I was discussing Carcassonne yesterday with some friends and telling them about a 5p game we had where we built the biggest city we've ever seen, with 4 of us going in equally, just to annoy the one person we didn't let in 😂 you might be able to guess from the scores who that was... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, too mean or just part of the game? Do you like your Carcassonne cut-throat or friendly?

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