Alright everyone, time for another “What I Played In…”
post! This one will take a look at the
games that we played in April of 2018.
It was another solid month were we got in over 50 plays so we’re
trucking along on the different challenges for the year. Before we move on to the main part of the
post feel free to check out how my challenges for 2018 are going in my monthly
post.
Now with that out of the way we can move on to the main
event. Thanks so much for reading this
post and I hope you enjoy!
Statistics:
Total plays in April 2018 – 57
Total unique games played in April 2018 – 29
New games played in April 2018 – 3
New games acquired in April 2018 – 2
New expansions acquired in April 2018 – 2
Most plays of a single game in April 2018 – 11
Designer – Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher – Amigo Spiele
Last play before April 2018 – 11/10/17
Total plays in April 2018 – 11
I got the opportunity to play this one a bunch of times
this past month as we like to pull it out during downtime and play a few
rounds. This will always be one of my
favorite quick, light dice-chuckers for when I have a small space and small
amount of time. I consider this one
basically a perfect filler game.
Designer – Michael Kiesling
Publisher – Plan B Games/Next Move Games
Last play before April 2018 – 3/25/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 4
This game is quickly becoming one of our favorite light,
quick and strategic games to pull out with those who don’t play very
often. We were able to pull it out and
play with my in-laws this past month and they really enjoyed the game. I really love this game and hope that it gets
the nod for the Spiel des Jahres this year!
Designer – Isaac Vega
Publisher – Plaid Hat Games
Last play before April 2018 – 12/30/17
Total plays in April 2018 – 3
Em and I pulled this game out a few times this past month
and tried out some of the new decks that we’ve recently obtained. She tended to enjoy Jericho while I tried out
Echo and Namine. I am really enjoying
these decks and looking forward to trying them out against some of the original
Phoenixborn.
Designer – Bruno Cathala
Publisher – Blue Orange Games
Last play before April 2018 – 3/23/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 3
Josh brought this game over one night this past month and
we were able to teach Em how to play. We
played a few rounds and had a blast playing.
Em really enjoyed the game and it is just a matter of time before we
pick it up to have it in our house as well!
Designer – Alexander Pfister
Publisher – Lookout Games/Mayfair Games
Last play before April 2018 – 9/5/17
Total plays in April 2018 – 3
I taught this game to Steph recently and it is one we
like to pull out and play on downtime.
It is still one of my favorite “just card” games. I love what the designer was able to do with
a simple deck of cards and some clever cardplay. I really want to find the second expansion
one of these days!
Designer – Cody Miller
Publisher – Far Off Games
New to me
First play – 4/6/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 3
This is a game that I picked up from someone used along
with the Embers of a Forsaken Star expansion.
We are really enjoying this game so far!
It was a game that I’d been looking at for quite a while and knew that
we’d like it but was worried it would feel too much like other
pick-up-and-deliver games we already have.
Happily it feels very different and is becoming a favorite!
Designer – Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher – Amigo Spiele
Last play before April 2018 – 3/2/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 2
We were able to play this game a couple times this past
month with Em’s parents as they were in town.
This is one of our favorite straight card games and we love pulling it
out when family is in town. I am already
looking forward to playing again!
Designer – Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher – Z-Man Games
Last play before April 2018 – 10/15/17
Total plays in April 2018 – 2
Em had a Thursday evening work thing to do this past
month and so I decided to pull out this gem and play some solo rounds. I ended up playing a really bad first round
and doing quite well in the second one.
I love how this game is basically a Euro-based sandbox game. I look forward to playing this one again!
Designer – Dávid Turczi/Vangelis Bagiartakis
Publisher – Artipia Games
Last play before April 2018 – 2/21/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 2
Em and I decided to we wanted to break in some new timers
(the originals weren’t working) that were sent to us for this game. We played one round on easy and one round on
normal and we were able to win them both!
This is a tough game and we seem to be getting better at it. Now I look forward to adding some of the
expansion modules into it!
Designer – Justin Blaske
Publisher – Five24 Labs
Last play before April 2018 – 7/13/17
Total plays in April 2018 – 2
I pulled this game out one day and taught it to Steph during
some downtime and we were able to play a couple of rounds. We each won one game. This is a game that probably should make it
to the table more often but sadly doesn’t.
It is a solid little worker-placement game that is very portable.
Designer – Chris Cieslik
Publisher – Asmadi Games
Last play before April 2018 – 11/23/17
Total plays in April 2018 – 2
I recently got this Kickstarter delivered and decided to
teach it to my buddy Steph during some downtime. We got our butts handed to us! This is a great little dice placement game
with some interesting mechanisms. I
really enjoy it but I completely disagree with the time on the box. Know if you’re going to play this it will
usually take over an hour.
Designer – Christopher Badell/Paul Bender/Adam Rebottaro
Publisher – Greater Than Games/Sentinel Comics
Last play before April 2018 – 3/28/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 2
I played a couple more rounds of this fantastic game this
past month and took on The Ennead in the Tomb of Anubis to make it really
thematic! It was a great couple rounds
and I was able to pull out the victory in both!
Designer – Phil Walker-Harding
Publisher – Gamewright
Last play before April 2018 – 3/2/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 2
We pulled this quick card-drafting game out this past
month when Em’s parents were in town for the week. This is such a quick and easy to play game
and really makes for a great “gateway game” for those not in the hobby.
Designer – Richard Garfield
Publisher – IELLO
Last play before April 2018 – 3/30/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
Em and I pulled this fantastic card-drafting and area-control
game out when Steph was over one night and taught it to her. Steph ended up pulling out the win! This is such a fantastic game and I still say
that it is so much more fun that it has any right to be!
Designer – Jamey Stegmaier
Publisher – Stonemaier Games
Last play before April 2018 – 3/25/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
We were only able to get in one play of our Legacy
campaign but even one play is awesome for the month! This is one of our current favorite games to
play with our buddies Steph and Zach. We
have made it to game 8 and are thus over halfway done with the campaign. I am looking forward to seeing where the game
ends up!
Designer – Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher – Z-Man Games
Last play before April 2018 – 11/18/2016
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
It had been way too long since I’d played this game and
thus decided to remedy that this past month.
I brought it along with me to a game night and taught it to Josh. He and I played it and we both scored really
well. He played a killer first game and I
look forward to playing it again and hopefully picking up the expansion in the
near future.
Designer – Jesse Li
Publisher – Tasty Minstrel Games/Moaideas Game Design
New to me
First play – 4/8/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
We just received this game from a Kickstarter last year
and it is the pretty Deluxified Tasty Minstrel Games’ version! I am having a lot of fun with this game. It is even a strong 2-player game which makes
it even more interesting!
Designer – Mike Gnade
Publisher – Rock Manor Games
New to me
First play – 4/27/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
Jeff picked this game up and brought it during a game
night and we tried it out. This is a
solid co-operative, action-point-allowance game where you are trying to survive
some sort of post-apocalyptic tragedy, try to complete your missions and get
away without dying. We had fun and I’d
enjoy trying it out again!
Designer – Ryan Laukat
Publisher – Red Raven Games
Last play before April 2018 – 4/10/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
Em and I pulled out this campaign style game this past
month and played the last round of our character campaign. We were able to finish out our character’s
stories and find out what became of them.
This is a great game and I’m looking forward to our next campaign!
Designer – Jesús Torres Castro/Matt Leacock
Publisher – Z-Man Games
Last play before April 2018 – 4/30/17
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
Em and I pulled this game out one night while her parents
were in town and played it along with them and Molly. We actually did pretty darn good but we were
just missed being able to pull off the win.
This is a great version of Pandemic and I’d highly recommend it.
Designer – Keith Matejka
Publisher – Thunderworks Games
Last play before April 2018 – 2/3/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
Josh and I pulled this game out this past month to play
it with the Monsters & Minions expansion.
This game is outstanding and I personally think it is even better with
the expansion! I love the decision space
in this game and it has even more with the expansion content.
Designer – Hisashi Hayashi
Publisher – Gamewright
Last play before April 2018 – 11/19/17
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
Steph and I pulled this game out and I taught her during
some downtime this past month. She and I
played a decent game and we ended up tying.
She dug the game and I remembered how much fun this roll and write is!
Designer – R. Eric Reuss
Publisher – Greater Than Games/Fabled Nexus
Last play before April 2018 – 1/26/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
Em, Josh and I had an evening where we decided to pull
out this game and play a three-player round.
We played some interesting spirits and were able to pull out the
victory. I love this game and already
look forward to my next play.
Designer – Alan R. Moon
Publisher – Days of Wonder
Last play before April 2018 – 3/2/18
Total plays in
April 2018 – 1
Em, Steph and I had a gamenight this past month and
decided to play this game with the France map.
This will always be a great go-to game for us and we really love playing
on the different maps to give it a different feel each time!
Designer – Kristian Čurla
Publisher – Portal Games
Last play before April 2018 – 6/18/16
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
This is another game I brought in and taught Steph during
some downtime. This is just a clever
two-player card-drafting game that has some really cool card art in it. It will never top my list but is still a
really good two-player drafting game.
Designer – Adam Carlson/Josh Carlson
Publisher – Chip Theory Games
Last play before April 2018 – 3/23/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
Josh and I pulled this game out one night at a gamenight
and taught it to Jeff. We then went on
to play and epic game against Duster and were able to pull out the win! This is a top 5 game for me and I don’t know
that it will even drop lower than that.
I adore this game and can’t wait for the expansion content to be
delivered sometime this year!
Designer – Martin Wallace
Publisher – Space Cowboys
Last play before April 2018 – 3/13/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
Josh and I pulled this out at the end of a gamenight and
decided to try out the flip-side of the board.
It is the more “difficult” side according to the rules and I will say
that they are totally right! This made
the two-player game even tighter and more interesting and I think I will play
this way every time I play with only two!
Designer – Scott Caputo
Publisher – Bézier Games
Last play before April 2018 – 3/10/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
I brought this to a gamenight and Jeff and Josh agreed to
try it out. We ended up playing a
three-player game of it and it was awesome!
I noticed right away how much tighter things were with only one more
player. I really look forward to trying
this out with 4 and 5 players and possibly picking up the expansion which
should be out later this year.
Designer – Adam West/Dan Schnake/Abe Schnake
Publisher – CrossCut Games
Last play before April 2018 – 2/11/18
Total plays in April 2018 – 1
I brought this one night and taught this game along with
the expansion to Steph. This is still
one of those highly underrated games (in my opinion) that I really wish was out
there more. It is a fantastic little
card and dice, combo-heavy game that Steph really liked.
New game acquisitions in April 2018:
New expansion acquisitions in April 2018:
And there goes another month. Sorry I’m so late with this one but it’s been
a crazy few months and I’m just glad to have had a little time to finish it
up! I hope to be able to do my
challenges and gameplays of May a little earlier this coming month but no
promises. Regardless of what happens,
thanks so much for taking the time to read.
It really means a lot to me! Until
next time, game on!
