I've heard rumors that #Gloomhaven is a decent game. Good, even. Apparently, it's ranked #1  on BGG. Welp, Game and Party are giving away a copy of the sequel, #Frosthaven! How cool is that? Here's the link:

https://wn.nr/GpKmmv

Note that that is a referral link, so if you enter using it, I will get another entry. Feel free to use the link, remove the attribute in the url that makes it a referral link, and then load it again if you'd rather not give me more entries. I got your back. ✌️ 

I hope one of you win it!

Finally got another solo game of Root in tonight and played with the Duchy for the first time.  (Played against the Electric Eyrie & Automated Alliance).

They are so fun!  I can not wait to play with them in a multiplayer game.  However, I'd definitely make some adjustments the next time I played, because I won pretty handedly.  I would definitely include the Marquise (because it was almost impossible for the bots to attack my buildings, which is key to defeating the Duchy), and or one of the cards that makes the bots harder.

Overall, so glad I got it out and can't wait to try it again.  (PS I'll share more photos below. 

I like medium to heavy games. I like games that make me think and make tough choices. Maybe try to figure out what my opponents are doing and how I can out maneuver them....

Then COVID hit and came with it social distancing and in home lock down. It also came with my two kids 11 and 7 being home every day and me working from home (thank goodness I still have a job). Also coming on the first day of school being cancelled and working from home and the thought of a couple months in seclusion with the family (I love my family to pieces, just want to make that clear) and our landlord decides he wants to sell the house we rent from him and have been renting from him for 4 years and he wants to do it immediately. We love the house and are thankfully in a position were we can get a loan to buy it, but it's added even more stress. Sorry for this sob story when I know it's happening for so many others, but it sets up my question.

The thought of playing some of my favorite games doesn't appeal to me much right now. Figure the entire Garphill catalog and games like #Scythe and Viticulture and you get the idea. My wife and I are worker placement superfans. Our minds are so full of stress and we want to unwind with a game and not be necessarily challenged by it. That said, I need a game with some meat on it and something that can get my kids involved. I also know that "party" games are not in our wheelhouse. Nothing against them, it's just not what we're looking for.

Any lighter, 2-4 player games that have some meat on them but don't burn brains that you fine folks can recommend?

Ok, I can't remember, have I shared this before?

I saw this on twitter a while back but I might have never gotten to share it: https://twitter.com/Capstone_Games/status/1236990979787415552

There's a link on there to Capstone's newsletter that shows an image of the player board too. I will include a picture of this in the comments below.

Here's a quick summary of the details though:

• You are designing an animal park where you will build animal attractions, introduce new animals to your zoo, and raise their offspring. Gameplay is straightforward as you have only two options on your turn: build a new enclosure in your zoo, or populate your zoo with more animals. But be sure to time your actions well since you want your zoo to benefit from as many animal breedings as possible. The first player to cover all the construction spaces on their zoo board with enclosures and attractions wins the game!
  
• 1 - 5 Players
• 30 - 60 Minutes
• Ages 10+
• SRP $39.95
  
• Retail Release: August 5, 2020 

Who's interested? Looks like it could be a great option for the family :D

For those who are new, this is a weekly post where you can share your praises/complaints/wish features for our forum, game pages, content, etc. You can also find more information in this article where I walk through the various features on BGA.

Throughout the upcoming weeks, we'll be continuing to make progress on revamping our game pages, which will cover adding complexity ratings (rules vs. gameplay), possibly an "interaction level" rating, as well as making the mobile layout more intuitive. So have at it and let us know your thoughts on the current state of the game pages and what you'd hope to see the most!

And as always, thanks for making this a great community and continuing to provide valuable feedback.

It’s easy to bash on bad games. But what is a game that is universally agreed upon to be great (think BGG Top 100) that you just don’t like? 

Why don’t you like it? Could you ever see yourself growing to like it?

I’ll share mine in the comments. 

I just posted this morning on reddit with some of the big updates I did in the last few months and a user pointed out how they were still waiting on adding notes to games in their lists. I thought I might as well just make that feature now so it's live! Go to your lists and you can add in notes to any games you like. All the notes are currently private but I'd like to know whether or not you'd like to have them shared publicly.

I often take pictures of my game sessions so that I can upload them onto the game pages. And while some of my games look great on camera with even the slightest effort (and skill/experience), I have games with great art that still require some fiddling around to make it look nice.

With that said, what's your most photogenic game?

I had a tough time deciding between #Clans of Caledonia, #Root, and #Viticulture: Essential Edition. In the end, I give the win to #Viticulture: Essential Edition.

Join us as we host a live session of #Welcome to... on Zoom tomorrow at 12:00 PM PST!

If anyone needs a refresher on the rules, @trentellingsen and I will be on Zoom starting at 11:30 AM. And please print out the player sheets in advance and have a pen in hand so that we can start right away!

Here's more info:

• Click here to join the meeting tomorrow.
• Print this file for the player sheet.

Hope to see many of you there, thanks! And let me know if you have any questions.

@R0land1199! Congratulations on your win! :)

You won with less than 1% chance lol

Feel free to take your time with your selection and we're all looking forward to hearing your pick(s)!

Frosthaven

1.7 Million Already!

My wife and I have a great marriage and sometimes we adjust games that we like to keep it that way...

Am I the only one?

We also tend to just not play games that are nasty; take that games. We recently started playing nations, and after that last game it was apparent that without changes we were never going to play that game again. The plan for our next play is to take out the war cards and see if it's still playable... if not, this game might be on it's way out of our house. What games do you have that you have made adjustments to, or house rules, to make the game stay versus get rid of it?

Many apologies if someone has posted this already.  I got excited though as one of my gaming buddies started a TTS Frosthaven game and I started to pick my Necromancer cards this morning.  It looks like there are four Jaws of the Lion characters as well that you can play with on the simulator. 

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