Alright! Another
month has ended and another great month of gaming was had! We didn’t get a ton of plays in but we were
still able to hit 45 for the month and they were all great! We continued to get some plays in from our
2017 10x10 challenge as well as getting some new games in. Here’s where we are on our 10x10 challenge
thus far.
10x10 Challenge:
Arkham Horror: The Card Game (0 plays in February, 1
total play for 2017)
Cottage Garden (1 play in February, 1 total play for
2017)
Five Tribes (1 play in February, 2 total plays for 2017)
Gloomhaven (0 plays in February, 0 total plays for 2017)
Great Western Trail (0 plays in February, 3 total plays
for 2017)
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game (7 plays in February, 7
total plays for 2017)
Ticket to Ride (3 plays in February, 6 total plays for
2017)
Tokaido (0 plays in February, 0 total plays for 2017)
Too Many Bones (0 plays in February, 0 total plays for
2017)
Unfair (0 plays in February, 0 total plays for 2017)
As you can see we are starting to make a dent in the
challenge and I can’t wait to start Gloomhaven and also Too Many Bones when it
arrives. We’ve actually received Unfair
in March and gotten a few plays of it in so I look forward to next month to see
where we’re at. Until then, here are our
stats for the month of February.
Statistics:
Total plays in February 2017 – 45
Total unique games plays in February 2017 – 22
New games played in February 2017 – 6
New games acquired in February 2017 – 8
New expansions acquired in February 2017 – 6
Most plays of a single game in February 2017 – 7
Designer – Alexey Konnov/Alexey Paltsev/Anatoliy
Shklyarov
Publisher – Brain Games
Last play before February 2017 – 1/26/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 7
Em and I were able to get in a bunch of plays of this
fun, quick card game this past month during some of our breakfast dates. This is just a quick and simple game that is
fun to pull out when we are out for coffee or dinner while we’re waiting and
talking. It is a solid filler game.
Designer – Mike Selinker/Chad Brown/Tanis O’Connor/Paul
Peterson/Gaby Weidling
Publisher – Paizo Publishing
Last play before February 2017 – 11/28/16
Total plays in February 2017 – 7
I got some solo plays in of this great adventure card
game. I’ve taken on the roles of
Merisiel the rogue elf and Kyra the cleric human. This is one of mine and Em’s most played
games as we’ve always enjoyed the card and dice play. We are almost done with the Rise of the
Runelords box and will move on to Skull & Shackles when we’re done.
Designer – Friedemann Friese
Publisher – Stronghold Games
Last play before February 2017 – 1/28/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 4
Em and I were able to finish up the deck of cards for
Fabled Fruit and thusly finish up our first whole playthrough of the game. We had a blast with this game and our next
playthrough will most likely be with Molly and Dustin and we can’t wait.
Designer – Jesús Torres Castro/Matt Leacock
Publisher – Z-Man Games
New to me
First play – 2/20/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 3
Em and I were able to find a great deal on this game and
decided to pick it up while we were in a game store in Fort Wayne. We proceeded to play and loved the
experience! I think this is an even
better version of the original Pandemic which adds some new ideas to the
beloved format. This is a great version
and I’d highly recommend it.
Designer – Carl Chudyk/Chris Cieslik
Publisher – Asmadi Games
Last play before February 2017 – 9/14/16
Total plays in February 2017 – 3
Em and I picked up this wonderful, short, filler card
game and we had a blast with it. This is
one of our most played games as we’re able to pick it up quickly and it takes a
very short period of time to play. This
is just one of a line of many clever card games from Asmadi Games.
Designer – Alan R. Moon
Publisher – Days of Wonder
Last play before February 2017 – 1/22/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 3
We picked up the Heart of Africa map expansion and were
able to play it a couple of times in February.
This has moved into both of our top 10 lists and we are looking to pick
up any expansion we can get our hands on for this great gateway/family game!
Designer – Justin Blaske
Publisher – Five24 Labs
New to me
First play – 2/16/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 2
Our buddy Josh Kickstarted this small worker placement
game and picked up a copy of it for us.
It is a super small game that actually fits in an Altoid-sized tin and
is quite a fun game! It is a
simple, worker-placement style game but has some fun decisions.
Designer – Rob Daviau
Publisher – Plaid Hat Games
Last play before February 2017 – 1/29/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 2
This past month we got 2 more plays in of this Legacy
style game. We are getting pretty far
into the campaign and I expect we’ll be done in the next month or two. We are still enjoying the game and always get
a kick out of what we’ll do next.
7 Wonders: Duel (w/ Pantheon)
Designer – Antoine Bauza/Bruno Cathala
Publisher – Repos Production/Asmodee
Last play before February 2017 – 11/14/16
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
Em and I got in a play of this fantastic 2-player version
of its big brother along with the Pantheon expansion and it was a great
game! I was barely able to win in the
last round with a scientific victory! I
love this game and don’t see it going down any time soon.
Designer – Isaac Vega
Publisher – Plaid Hat Games
Last play before February 2017 – 10/2/16
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
Em and I finally got in another play of this fantastic
dueling card and dice game and it was a fantastic round. Em tried out the Victoria Glassfire deck but
wasn’t a huge fan of it on her first play while I took the Brennen deck and was
able to pull out the victory.
Designer – Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher – Edition Spielwiese
Last play before February 2017 – 12/28/16
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
We pulled out this game and got our first play of it in
the New Year and got the first play for our 10x10 challenge. This is a fun game that is super simple to
play and just very relaxing to play while it is going on.
Designer – Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher – Z-Man Games
Last play before February 2017 – 1/2/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
I got around to teaching Em this fantastic worker
placement and tile laying game from the incredible Rosenberg and she really dug
it! She was able to find a good strategy
and pull out the win in her first play of the game!
Designer – Bruno Cathala
Publisher – Days of Wonder
Last play before February 2017 – 1/16/17
Total plays in
February 2017 – 1
Another month and another fun play of this Mancala-style
game. I absolutely love this game and
could see it moving further up my list with more plays. Em hasn’t pulled off a win in this one yet
but she’s been really close more than once!
Designer – Andreas Odendahl
Publisher – Stronghold Games
Last play before February 2017 – 1/12/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
Em and I were able to get out on a couple of breakfast
dates in February and we brought this game along on one of them. Em had a really good strategy rolling for
this play and was able to outscore me in the end!
Designer – Carl Chudyk
Publisher – Asmadi Games
Last play before February 2017 – 7/3/16
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
I can’t believe it had been about 7 months in between
plays of this incredible card game! I
love everything about this game and it had just been way too long since we got
a play in of it. Finally we brought it
to a breakfast date and Em edged me out by two points with her sales winning
her the day!
Designer – Nigel Pyne
Publisher – maverick muse
New to me
First play – 2/25/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
I got this game for my birthday and Em and I played it on
a date night where we went out for the evening.
I love that you can hold the decks in your hand and don’t even need a
table. It is a super quick, fun,
trick-taking style game where the art is absolutely incredible! After just one play I’m interested in finding
the expansion which has two new faction decks and more mercenaries.
Designer – Chris Cieslik
Publisher – Asmadi Games
New to me
First play – 2/25/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
Here is another game that I received as a gift for my
birthday. This is a rogue-like card and
dice game where you play a character delving into a dungeon and traversing
through it in order to defeating the big boss monster at the end of the
run. This is a very fun game…we really
enjoyed it.
Designer – Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher – Lookout Games/Mayfair Games
Last play before February 2017 – 10/27/16
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
We pulled this game out during a breakfast date and had a
really good round. Em ended up doing a
lot of coverage on her board while I had a ton of button income throughout the
game. She ended up edging me out in the
end as my buttons weren’t quite enough to overcome the amount of negative
points I had to take. We still adore
this game and this was our 40th play of it!
Designer – Alexander Pfister
Publisher – Pegasus Spiele
New to me
First play – 2/25/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
This was another small game that was given to me for my
birthday and I already really dig it!
This game is a pretty simple push-your-luck and set-collection game by
the great Alexander Pfister. By this
point I feel like he can basically do no wrong when it comes to game
design! This game is a perfect, light
card game that we’d be able to pull out and teach anyone in just a couple of
minutes.
Designer – Isaias Vallejo
Publisher – Daily Magic Games
Publisher – Daily Magic Games
New to me
First play – 2/23/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
This Kickstarter was delivered (on time!) in February and
we were able to get it to the table before the end of the month. It is another solid, quick, and easy to teach
game from Vallejo and Daily Magic Games.
I am really enjoying their stuff and look forward to anything that they
release.
Designer – Marcin Senior Ropka/Viola Kijowska
Publisher – Bomba Games
Last play before February 2017 – 4/20/16
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
We pulled out Taste of Poland this past month and had a
fun round of the game. I quite enjoy a
quick play of this now and then as it is one of the only “speed” based games
that we have. Plus, as a bonus, the
artwork is great and makes us super hungry when we’re done!
Designer – Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher – AMIGO Spiele
Last play before February 2017 – 1/29/17
Total plays in February 2017 – 1
We played a quick game of this awesome dice-rolling game
this past month and I was able to defeat Em in it. This is another of those games that we can
carry around anywhere and play whenever we have a little bit of time.
New game acquisitions in February 2017:
Gloomhaven
MBL Pocket Pro Tour
Mint Works
Mint Works
oddball äeronauts
One Deck Dungeon
Pandemic Iberia
Port Royal
Quests of Valeria
New expansion acquisitions in February 2017:
Five Tribes: The Thieves of Naqala
Millennium Blades: Final Bosses (Promo Pack #4)
Millennium Blades: Fusion (Promo Pack #3)
Millennium Blades: Futures (Promo Pack #5)
Millennium Blades: Set Rotation
Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 3: The Heart of Africa
Millennium Blades: Final Bosses (Promo Pack #4)
Millennium Blades: Fusion (Promo Pack #3)
Millennium Blades: Futures (Promo Pack #5)
Millennium Blades: Set Rotation
Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 3: The Heart of Africa
And there you have it everyone…another great month of
gaming! I got a bunch of stuff for my
birthday that we were able to learn and they are all very fun! I have a few Kickstarters and other
pre-orders coming in during the next couple of months and am looking forward to
them…they should be great! Well, that’s
all for now (although you’ll probably get March’s update soonish!). As always, thanks so much for reading! Until next time, game on!
