Okay, let’s take a look at the games that we played in
the month of May. I was a pretty good
month although we didn’t get to play quite as many games. Regardless of the numbers, we still got to
play a bunch of great stuff and even get in a few new ones. Before moving on to the main part of the post
feel free to check out my previous post and see how things are going in the
2018 challenges I’ve set up for myself.
Alright, now with that out of the way we can move onto
the games that we got to the table this past month! Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy!
Statistics:
Total plays in May 2018 – 43
Total unique games played in May 2018 – 23
New games played in May 2018 – 4
New games acquired in May 2018 – 1
New expansions acquired in May 2018 – 1
Most plays of a single game in May 2018 – 6
Designer – Rikki Tahta
Publisher – Indie Boards & Cards
Last play before May 2018 – 12/6/17
Total plays in May 2018 – 6
I was able to play this game a bunch this past month with
my buddies Steph and Zach and it was a blast!
I love getting to play this game with those two as it is always a blast
and we come out with some great stories from the plays!
Designer – Jesse Li
Publisher – Tasty Minstrel Games/Moaideas Game Design
Last play before May 2018 – 4/8/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 4
Steph and I have been pulling this game out when we have
a few minutes and playing a few two-player rounds. I am finding that I love the game and I think
it may shine just as bright at two players as it feels just as strategic and
awesome!
Designer – Phil Walker-Harding
Publisher – Lookout Games/Mayfair Games
Last play before May 2018 – 1/22/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 3
Em and I pulled this game out a few times this past month
and it was awesome! I actually thought I
was going to win all three times we played but Em was able to take the final
round and stop my incredible bear park creations!
Designer – Reiner Stockhausen
Publisher – Renegade Game Studios/dlp games
New to me
First play – 5/4/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 2
This was a game I picked up this past month and it had
been top of my list to buy for some time!
I was very glad to see that Renegade picked it up and was excited to
play it! I will say that as far as the
gameplay it is amazing! I love the
“bag-building” mechanism and totally enjoyed the resource management and action
selection process of the game. I will
say that I was somewhat disappointed in the production of the game as I’ve come
to expect much from them. I understand
that they picked this game up from dlp but I think they should have given their
own TLC to the project as I was somewhat disappointed in the
components/quality. That being said the
game is awesome!
Designer – Mike Fitzgerald
Publisher – Eagle-Gryphon Games
Last play before May 2018 – 4/16/17
Total plays in May 2018 – 2
Man, it had been way too long since we’d last played this
amazing two-player, deck-builder! We
decided to pull it out and play a couple of rounds of the game. I actually ended up winning both rounds as I
drafted very well. It is such a great
game!
Designer – Emerson Matsuuchi
Publisher – Plan B Games
Last play before May 2018 – 3/2/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 2
Em and I pulled this game out this past month and decided
to play a couple of rounds of it. We
ended up splitting wins. I think this is
a particularly brilliant design and really look forward to the others in the
series although I want the golem theme on them!
Designer – Ole Steniss
Publisher – Grey Fox Games
Last play before May 2018 – 9/9/17
Total plays in May 2018 – 2
I got the chance to play this fantastic game twice this
past month! This is such a great game
and the expansions make it a contender for top 10 status! I got to play this with Em once (where she
beat me) and with our Friday night gaming group once (where I took the win!)
and they were both awesome! I’m already
looking forward to my next play.
Designer – Alexander Pfister
Publisher – Lookout Games/Mayfair Games
Last play before May 2018 – 4/28/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 2
This is a game I tend to bring with me often and pull out
when Steph and I have some time to play a game.
This is still one of my favorite games that is really just a deck of
cards and that is about it. I really
want to find the second expansion and add it into the already fabulous game!
Designer – Hisashi Hayashi
Publisher – Tasty Minstrel Games/OKAZU Brand
Last play before May 2018 – 1/3/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 2
We broke this game out at a gamenight this past month and
I taught it to Jeff. We lost the first
round fairly handily but were able to win the second go around. I think this is a wonderful little card game
where you are tasked to complete five runs of 1-10 with some fun co-op
rules. This is a great, quick co-op card
game and I’d love to see it played more!
Designer – Matt Leacock/Rob Daviau
Publisher – Z-Man Games
Last play before May 2018 – 3/25/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 2
We got play a couple of rounds of this fantastic game
with Molly and Dustin and were able to get a couple of wins. We are getting pretty close to endgame now so
I’m very interested to see what becomes of the story. This is a wonderful sequel to the original
Pandemic Legacy: Season 1!
Designer – Jonathan Gilmour/Ben Pinchback/Matt Riddle
Publisher – Pandasaurus Games
Last play before May 2018 – 12/10/17
Total plays in May 2018 – 2
We got to play this wonderful game twice this past month
and it was awesome! The first play was
with Em and Zach and we were all one turn from winning when Em pulled a card
and finished a hidden mission to win the day.
The second play I was able to do basically the same thing against Josh
and Jeff. This game made me realize how
much I do like pick-up-and-delivery.
Designer – Dominic Crapuchettes
Publisher – North Star Games
New to me
First play – 5/18/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 2
Josh bought this game this past month and we were able to
play on a gamenight where his parents came into town. This is the first time I had the chance to
try out this one and it is a really solid party game. I’d play it again with the right group of
people.
Designer – Cody Miller
Publisher – Far Off Games
Last play before May 2018 – 4/22/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 2
This past month I got the opportunity to teach this game
to Josh and Jeff. They really enjoyed it
and were able to come over a couple days later and play another round. This game is becoming a favorite of ours and
is just a fun experience every time we play.
Designer – Michael Kiesling
Publisher – Plan B Games/Next Move Games
Last play before May 2018 – 4/15/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 1
We went to some friend’s Memorial Day party and were able
to play a couple of games during the festivities. One of the games we played was this gem. It was the first time Ruthie had played but
she did quite well and it was a fun experience.
I hope this wins the Spiel des Jahres!
Designer – Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher – Rio Grande Games/AMIGO
Last play before May 2018 – 4/2/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 1
We pulled this game out this past month when Josh’s
parents were in town and played it with his dad and the guys. I feel like I’m beating a dead horse since
every time I bring up this game I say how it is amazing and one of my favorite
card games…but it’s true! I love every
play of this one and look forward to more!
Designer – Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance
Publisher – IELLO
New to me
First play – 5/27/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 1
During Memorial Day weekend we were over at some friends’
house and one of the guys brought this.
We ended up in teams of 7-8 and played a round. This was a pretty cool party, word game and
I’d definitely play it again if asked.
Designer – Vlaada Chvátil
Publisher –
Czech Games Edition
Last play before May 2018 – 10/29/15
Total plays in May 2018 – 1
Em and I decided to pull this game out this past month
and get in a play of it. This has always
been a game that Em and I really enjoy and we had a blast playing this
one. I forget how good this game is
until we pull it out and play again!
Designer – Isaac Childres
Publisher – Cephalofair Games
Last play before May 2018 – 3/29/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 1
We only got in one play of this amazing game this past
month but it was a good one! We ended up
taking on a side quest to destroy some weird slime trees and were able to do it
in time. I love this game and it’s still
one of my favorites!
Designer – Andreas Odendahl
Publisher – Stronghold Games
Last play before May 2018 – 12/19/17
Total plays in May 2018 – 1
Em wanted to play a dice-rolling game one evening this
past month and so she pulled this one out and we played a round. I ended up getting a pretty sweet combo
system rolling and was able to just barely pull out the win. This may be my favorite roll-and-write.
Designer – Seiji Kanai
Publisher – Alderac Entertainment Group
Last play before May 2018 – 3/29/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 1
Jeff, Josh and I pulled this one out this past month one
evening during a gamenight and I was able to pull the win. This still continues to be an amazingly solid
microgame. It always amazes me when a
good game can be created with so few components!
Designer – Christopher Badell/Paul Bender/Adam Rebottaro
Publisher – Greater Than Games/Sentinel Comics
Last play before May 2018 – 4/3/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 1
I’m pretty sure not a month goes by without playing at
least a round of this game. It has
become a favorite of mine and I love picking up different decks to see how the
different heroes work along with the different villains. I already look forward to my next play!
Designer – Jason Harner/Matthew Ransom
Publisher – Brotherwise Games
Last play before May 2018 – 11/3/17
Total plays in
May 2018 – 1
Josh, Jeff and I played this at the end of a gamenight
this past month and it was a good round!
We taught Jeff how to play and he picked it up quickly and was nearly
able to take the round but I snuck in and stole a couple things to just barely
edge him out. This is a great, quick,
dice-rolling game that works really well.
Designer – Josh Jacoby
Publisher – (unpublished)
New to me
First play – 5/4/18
Total plays in May 2018 – 1
Josh has been rolling some ideas around in his head for
some time for a game. He had an idea for
a dice-building game the centered around racing and the rally racing theme fit
perfectly! It is still a
work-in-progress but Jeff and I gave it a go with Josh and we really enjoyed
it. There is some work to do yet but the
bones of this game are entertaining so I’m interested to see where it goes!
New game acquisitions in May 2018:
New expansion acquisitions in April 2018:
Well folks, there you have it! Another month in the books and another month
of great gaming! I’m starting to get
really pumped up about Gen Con 2018 which is coming up very soon and I can’t
wait to get there! Thanks so much for
reading and I hope you all enjoyed.
Until next time, game on!
