Obligatory 2017 Kickstarter Post Part II: Honorable Mentions

Okay, one post down and three to go!  This post is going to take a look at some games that didn’t quite make my top 10 list of anticipated Kickstarters that haven’t delivered yet but I felt they still warranted a mention.  These are going to be five games that are my “top” honorable mentions and then a few more listed that I won’t go into details about.  If you haven’t seen it yet, feel free to check out my first post in the series that takes a look at my top 5 anticipated Kickstarter expansions.

Kickstarter 2017 Top 5 Game Expansions

Alright, now that the preliminary foot work is out of the way let’s go ahead and check out some Kickstarter projects that made it onto my honorable mentions list.

The first honorable mention that makes it onto my list is Crisis at Steamfall.  This game is designed by Tom Stasiak and will be published by Beautiful Disaster Games.  This game is an action-point-allowance system with some storytelling and variable setup that is set in a steampunk/fantasy setting.  The players will follow the character’s scenario and will compete with others to complete scenarios and balance your long-term goals.  It will also include different modes of play such as competitive, co-operative and team play.  This game appears to be fairly ambitious and I love when these designers try new things.  I hope that this game lives up to the early looks.  The Kickstarter isn’t live yet but I hope they will be able to deliver by Essen Spiel 2018.

The next game to hit the list is Empyreal: Spells & Steam.  This game is designed by Trey Chambers and will be published by Level 99 Games.  This is a route building, resource management, train game that puts the more economic style of the train genre into the fantastical world of Indines found in many of Level 99’s previous releases.  The game has the players using their technomancers to build rail networks using mana they’ve obtained.  Mana is limited and must be recharged therefore making the player choose between the hard decision of building and having to recharge the mana or waiting until a more opportune moment.  I love the idea that this game appears to be creating an 18xx style economic simulation but pasting a much more interesting, steampunk-styled theme in the place of the more traditional Americana theme.  This is another Kickstarter that hasn’t yet started but should be going live sometime early next year and I’ll be watching it very closely when it does.

The third game to make it onto my list is Campaign Trail.  This game is designed by David and Nathan Cornelius and will be published by Cosmic Wombat Games.  This is a hand management, area influence and political game about campaigning to be the United States’ next president.  The players will take on the role of a political candidate as they are vying for their day in office.  The players will use hand management as they compete in grassroots campaigning, fundraising, mud-slinging and debating in an effort to thoroughly defeat their opponent.  The game has some engine building as you are trying to gain the money to campaign and gain voters.  I am not a fan of politics but for some reason I’m really drawn to this game.  Sadly this campaign is one that is quite a bit late as they had originally hoped for a shipping date of around November 2016.  As of the last update it looked as if they are about ready to go to production so hopefully this one will get to backers around the summer of 2018.

The next game on my honorable mentions list is Dice Hospital.  This game is designed by Stan Kordonskiy and Mike Nudd and will be published by Alley Cat Games.  This is a dice drafting, tile laying and worker placement game that takes place in an expanding hospital setting.  The players will take on the role of a hospital administrator who is growing their particular hospital in order to treat and save as many patients as possible.  The players will draft dice (who are the patients), drafting tiles which are rooms for their hospital and/or drafting cards which will be different staff who have powers the players can use.  The players will score points as they complete treatment and get the patients back out and feeling better with the most reputation points at the end being the winner!  This theme is right up my alley as I’ve been in the medical field for over a decade and there aren’t a ton of those games out there.  The game is slated for an August 2018 release date and so far they seem to be doing well with their timing.

The final game (and the closest to the top 10 list) to make the list is Galactic Warlords: Battle for Dominion.  This game is designed by Babis Giannios and will be published by Archona Games.  This is a card-drafting and area-control game that takes place in a far off galaxy.  The players will take on the role of a warlord who is trying to gain control of the void filled by the fall of the previous power.  The players will use drafted cards to take control of mercenaries that will give them powers to use in order to tactically place troops across the map.  This game took two times on Kickstarter to fund but had a pretty good run and funded this past time.  They are looking to ship the game around August 2018 and hopefully they’ll be able to make the date as I’m really looking forward to how the game turns out!

Other Kickstarters of note:

- Brasil (What’s Your Game)

- Chronicles 1: Origins (Artana)

- Diceborn Heroes (Diceborn Heroes Ltd.)

- Empires of the Void II (Red Raven Games)

- GKR: Heavy Hitters (Cryptozoic Entertainment/Weta Workshop)

- Horizons (Daily Magic Games)

- Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress (Flying Frog Productions)

- Speakeasy Blues (Artana)

Well there you have it!  These are just some of the honorable mentions that I have seen that interest me on Kickstarter.  I still have a list of my top 10 Kickstarter projects that I’m interested in!  Check back soon and I’ll have up games 6-10 on my list and the following post will take a look at the top 5.  Thanks so much for taking the time to read and I hope you enjoyed.  Until next time, game on!

Obligatory 2017 Kickstarter Post Part I: Top 5 Game Expansions

Okay, time for the 2017 edition of the Kickstarter series.  This post will be the first in a four part series that will take a look at different Kickstarter projects that I am currently anticipating.  These games/expansions will all be ones that haven’t yet been shipped at the writing of the post.  Some of these games are still ongoing and some have ended already.  Regardless of their status these are all games that I am incredibly interested in.  This first post will take a look at my top 5 expansion interests.  I think that’s enough housekeeping, let’s move on to the expansions!

#5 – Wizards of the Wild: Forbidden Forest (CrossCut Games)

Wizards of the Wild: Forbidden Forest is an expansion to the 2015 CrossCut Games game, Wizards of the Wild by Adam West, Dan Schnake and Abe Schnake.  Forbidden Forest is also designed by Adam, Dan and Abe and had an original shipping date of November 2017.  Wizards of the Wild is a card and dice game that puts players in the roles of anthropomorphic animals who are had talents in magic and are fighting a magic battle in order to become the new King of the Forest.  The game is combo heavy and uses some Yahtzee mechanisms in the dice rolling before activating spells and completing challenges.  The expansion will be adding more challenges and spells as well as a new cards type, the familiar.  These new cards have a flip mechanism and will have two different abilities, one of which will help to really rack up the points!  We love the original game and are really looking forward to the expansion which we backed when it was live on Kickstarter.  In a recent update the guys stated that they’ve okayed the files and are currently printing them but that they wouldn’t get out until December at the earliest.  I hope to see the expansion by January of 2018 but we’ll see.

#4 – Near and Far: Amber Mines (Red Raven Games)

Near and Far: Amber Mines is an expansion to the 2017 Red Raven Games game, Near and Far by Ryan Laukat.  Amber Mines is also designed by Laukat and has a proposed shipping date of April 2018.  Near and Far is a storytelling, adventure game that puts players in the role of a specific wanderer who is searching for the fabled Last Ruin.  The game finds players gathering food, hiring adventurers and hunting for treasure in order to be the most storied traveler in the world.  It comes with an encounter book and several different “modes” the players can compete in.  Amber Mines adds in a new mine tile that is placed on the board as well as new mine cards that can be explored by the players.  It also has new Mystic Hut tile and a new General Store tile, each of which will add in new cards and ways to play.  Lastly the expansion adds in a new deck of threat cards.  Em and I really enjoy this game thus making the expansion very interesting.  This is the one project in this post that we haven’t backed but plan on buying when it hits retail.  There are no current updates on the project page about where the project is in production but they have quite a bit of time to meet their proposed April 2018 shipping date.

#3 – The Networks: Executives (Formal Ferret Games)

The Networks: Executives is an expansion to the 2016 Formal Ferret Games game, The Networks by Gil Hova.  Executives is also designed by Gil and has a current proposed shipping date of July 2018.  The Networks is a card drafting game the puts players in the role of someone who is running a television network that needs new programming.  During the game, players will be drafting stars, ads and shows which they will then put into their tableau in order to get money and viewers.  The player with the most viewers at the end wins.  The expansion adds in a whole new level of asymmetry to the game!  Now the players will start with a network executive at the beginning of the game which will give their own set of advantages and disadvantages.  They also get to draft their starting shows instead of having a set that is the same across the board.  I think that this is going to give a ton of replayability to an already great game.  Besides this the expansion has new shows and also a Mogul Card which the players receive when they get a 5 show genre bonus.  Em and I love this game and everyone who has played it has really enjoyed it.  We have backed this expansion and really look forward to it coming out.  Gil keeps good notes and does a great job in updating the backers through the Kickstarter updates and everything seems to be going well so far.  I really look forward to this expansion as I think it will improve an already great game!

#2 – Roll Player: Monsters & Minions (Thunderworks Games)

Roll Player: Monsters & Minions is an expansion to the 2016 Thunderworks Games game, Roll Player by Keith Matejka.  Monsters & Minions is also designed by Matejka and has a current proposed shipping date of February 2018.  Roll Player is a dice-drafting game and set-collection game where the players are “creating” a role playing game character by rolling and placing dice.  The game actually really cleverly simulates creating a Dungeons & Dragons styled character by placing dice in slots and improving your different stats.  Monsters & Minions takes the base game and adds in new ways to gain reputation stars.  Now, along with creating your character, there will also be monsters and ways to see what the final boss is like before going up against him.  This is all done within the already placed game mechanisms of dice placement and set collection.  Everyone I’ve played this game with really loves it.  Keith’s last update didn’t sound too positive for meeting the February proposed date due to some manufacturing problems but he’s still hoping to get it out by March at the latest.

#1 – Sentinels of the Multiverse: OblivAeon (Greater Than Games/Sentinel Comics)

Sentinels of the Multiverse: OblivAeon is a big box expansion for the 2011 Greater Than Games/Sentinel Comics game, Sentinels of the Multiverse by Christopher Badell, Paul Bender and Adam Rebottaro.  OblivAeon is also designed by Badell, Bender and Rebottaro and was originally slated for a shipping date of January 2017.  Sentinels of the Multiverse is a hand-management, co-operative game where the players each take on a deck of cards which represents a superhero and then faces off against a villain in an environment.  The card play is super clever and I love how each of the heroes feels completely different from each other when you play them!  This game is probably still in my top 10 of all time and I think this expansion would go a long way to keeping it up there.  OblivAeon is going to add a ton of new content to the game as well as some new play modes so I’m pumped.  While I am very excited about this expansion I will say that I’m terribly disappointed with the actual project.  It has been nearly a year since the original date and while they do a great job in updating backers I think they were way to optimistic (especially when I don’t think they’ve every delivered a project on time) with the delivery date.  Don’t get me wrong, I love Greater Than Games, I just wish they’d learn from their own mistakes when it comes to placing proposed dates.  That being said, this is my number one!

Well, there you have it!  This was the 2017 edition of my top 5 Kickstarter game expansions.  There are other expansions (and you may hear about another one later on these posts…spoiler alert!) out there on Kickstarter that are also interesting but these are my top anticipated releases.  I have an ongoing GeekList on BoardGameGeek which you can find at this link.  Keep an eye out as I’ll start my top 10 anticipated full-game releases on Kickstarter.  Thanks so much for taking the time to read and I hope you enjoyed!  Until next time, game on!

Obligatory “What I Played In…” Post Part XXIX: November 2017

Alright!  Another great month of gaming in the books!  This past month was really good for plays and I was able to log 82 total plays which makes this month my highest for the year!  It also put us just a little over 60 plays to reach 2000 total since I’ve started logging my stats!  Sadly we only got in 6 plays of our 10x10 challenge but that just means we’ll have to go a little harder this month to complete it.  I think next year I’ll go to a 20x5 (20 different games played at least 5 times during the year) because it fits our lifestyle a little better.  Speaking of 10x10 stats, here they are for November of 2017.

10x10 Challenge:

Arkham Horror: The Card Game (0 plays in November, 6 total plays for 2017)

Cottage Garden (0 plays in November, 10 total plays for 2017)

Five Tribes (2 plays in November, 8 total plays for 2017)

Gloomhaven (1 play in November, 14 total plays for 2017)

Great Western Trail (1 play in November, 8 total plays for 2017)

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game (0 plays in November, 11 total plays for 2017)

Ticket to Ride (2 plays in November, 17 total plays for 2017)

Tokaido (0 plays in November, 8 total plays for 2017)

Too Many Bones (0 plays in November, 13 total plays for 2017)

Unfair (0 plays in November, 9 total plays for 2017)

Well, there you have it!  Now that these items are all out of the way I can move on to the games that we played this past month.  So many good games were played and I’m looking forward to compiling them all here!  Thanks for reading and enjoy!

Statistics:

Total plays in November 2017 – 82

Total unique games played in November 2017 – 34

New games played in November 2017 – 2

New games acquired in November 2017 – N/A

New expansions acquired in November 2017 – N/A

Most plays of a single game in November 2017 –13

Coup

Designer – Rikki Tahta

Publisher – Indie Boards & Cards

Last play before November 2017 – 10/7/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 13

I was about to teach Steph and Zach this fun filler this past month and we had a ton of fun playing it!  This game continues to be a go-to when we have a little time to pull out a quick game where we just want some fast fun.  Steph and Zach really dug it!

Sentinels of the Multiverse

Designer – Christopher Badell/Paul Bender/Adam Rebottaro

Publisher – Greater Than Games/Sentinel Comics

Last play before November 2017 – 7/11/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 12

I got in a bunch of solo plays of this fantastic card game this past month and it was awesome!  This game continues to be one of my favorites and I love how different each deck is!  This would be a tough one to beat for my favorite superhero game!

Animal Upon Animal

Designer – Klaus Miltenberger

Publisher – HABA

Last play before November 2017 – 3/26/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 8

Em and I pulled this game out one night when Zach and Steph were coming over for games and dessert to open the night.  This is just a fun stacking game and one of those perfect starter or filler games for when you have a little time.

Game of Trains

Designer – Alexey Konnov/Alexey Paltsev/Anatolity Shklyarov

Publisher – Brain Games

Last play before November 2017 – 10/2/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 7

This is another game I was able to teach Steph and Zach this past month and it is always a quick and fun card game.  This is just one of those games where it is easy to put up and teach and just simple fun to play.

Pass the Pigs

Designer – David Moffat

Publisher – Dave Moffat Enterprises

Last play before November 2017 – 10/25/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 5

So we pulled this quick “pig-rolling” game this past month and played it a few times.  I’ve found that this is a quick game I can take anywhere and anyone can learn it within a turn.  Who doesn’t love chucking some pigs?

Adventure Land

Designer – Michael Kiesling/Wolfgang Kramer

Publisher – HABA

Last play before November 2017 – 4/21/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 3

We pulled this game out this past month and played a couple of the scenarios.  We really enjoyed these plays.  I then taught the game to Zach and Steph and they really enjoyed it as well.  This is an elegant and fun game with simple rules.

Loot Letter

Designer – Seiji Kanai

Publisher – Alderac Entertainment Group

Last play before November 2017 – 7/9/16

Total plays in November 2017 – 3

I pulled this game out and taught it to Steph.  We had a few really good plays and she was able to win on the final one!  This is just a solid and fun filler game that every gamer should own for those times they have a couple players and a few minutes!

Five Tribes

Designer – Bruno Cathala

Publisher – Days of Wonder

Last play before November 2017 – 9/24/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 2

Em and I continued to truck through our 10x10 plays for the year and got in a couple plays of this fantastic game this past month.  This is just a great game and we enjoy every play we get of it.

FUSE

Designer – Kane Klenko

Publisher – Renegade Game Studios

Last play before November 2017 – 4/15/17

Total plays in November – 2

It had been quite a while since Em and I had played this game and we pulled out it to play a couple quick rounds this past month.  This is a wonderfully quick and hectic co-operative, dice-drafting game that can be just as mean as it is fun.

One Deck Dungeon

Designer – Chris Cieslik

Publisher – Asmadi Games

Last play before November 2017 – 4/11/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 2

I pulled this out to solo play a couple of times this past month and man did I ever get my butt handed to me!  This is just a solid and fun little dungeon crawler that can be super difficult when only playing at one player.  Regardless though, it is fun and who doesn’t love chucking some dice right?

Ticket to Ride

Designer – Alan R. Moon

Publisher – Days of Wonder

Last play before November 2017 – 9/24/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 2

Em and I pulled this out and taught it to some friends this past month.  We taught Josh on the Pennsylvania map and taught Steph and Zach with the base game.  They all really enjoyed it!  Yay for spreading the love of this “gateway game” to others!

7 Wonders Duel

Designer – Antoine Bauza/Bruno Cathala

Publisher – Repos Production/Asmodee

Last play before November 2017 – 5/2/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Em and I pulled this one out at a breakfast date this past month and played a really good round where I just edged out the win by 5 points.  This continues to be one of my favorite 2-player-only games as it is just so well balanced and fun to play!

The Big Book of Madness

Designer – Maxime Rambourg

Publisher – IELLO

Last play before November 2017 – 3/19/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

I taught this one to Steph and Zach this past month and this may have been one of their favorites that I showed them.  This is a great deck building game and feels much like a Harry Potter film while you’re playing through it. I look forward to my next play!

Bob Ross: Art of Chill Game

Designer – Prospero Hall

Publisher – Big G Creative

New to me

First play – 11/4/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Josh brought this game over one afternoon when we were looking for something to play.  This game was actually quite fun.  The game is simple to learn and is a race to the end.  There are some slight problems but that doesn’t change that the game is fun, quick, and has a great theme.

The Castles of Burgundy

Designer – Stefan Feld

Publisher – alea/Ravensburger

New to me

First play – 11/19/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

This is another game that Josh brought over this month and we learned.  This was quite a fun game and actually our first Feld game.  I’m glad that we got to try this one out and I would totally buy it if Josh didn’t already own a copy.

Clank! In! Space!

Designer – Paul Dennen

Publisher – Renegade Game Studios

Last play before November 2017 – 9/4/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

We got in a four player game of this one this past month and it was awesome!  The more I get a chance to play this game the more I like it.  I love the mash-up of the deck-building with the board element…it makes for a super-entertaining game!

Flatline: A FUSE Aftershock Game

Designer – Kane Klenko

Publisher – Renegade Game Studios

Last play before November 2017 – 8/6/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

We broke this great real-time, co-operative game out and taught it to Zach and Steph and we proceeded to get our butts handed to us.  This is one of my favorite real-time co-ops as it is a ton of fun and really stressful to boot!

Gloomhaven

Designer – Isaac Childres

Publisher – Cephalofair

Last play before November 2017 – 10/5/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Yay for Gloomhaven night!  We’ve had at least one every month since Em and I got the game.  We played a new quest and were able to roll pretty easily through the mission as Josh got a new character and made great use of him!  Can’t wait till the next play!

Great Western Trail

Designer – Alexander Pfister

Publisher – Stronghold Games/eggertspiele

Last play before November 2017 – 10/8/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Woot!  Any month where we get in a play of this fantastic game is good with me!  This is going to be one of my top 10 when I revisit the list soon and I think it is for good reason.  I wasn’t quite able to beat Em but man was it ever close!

The Grizzled

Designer – Fabien Riffaud/Juan Rodriguez

Publisher – CMON Limited

Last play before November 2017 – 1/21/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

I taught this game to Steph and Zach this past month and we played it on easy level.  We were able to win by the skin of our teeth but it was a great round!  This is just a solid co-operative, card game and I enjoy every play of it.

Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft

Designer – Diego Ibañez

Publisher – Devir

Last play before November 2017 – 12/11/16

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Em and I pulled this game out for a breakfast date one morning and played a round.  This is a good two-player only worker placement and set-collection game that works really well and is a quick, enjoyable experience.

Matcha

Designer – David Harding

Publisher – Grail Games/EmperorS4

Last play before November 2017 – 10/27/16

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Em and I were able to play this fun two-player deduction game this past month during a breakfast date and I was able to just barely pull off the win.  This is a fun game with quick play.

Okey Dokey

Designer – Hisashi Hayashi

Publisher – Tasty Minstrel Games

Last play before November 2017 – 10/31/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Em and I had a couple minutes one day and decided to see if we could win a round of this great little co-operative card game and we did!  We were able to make it through to the end and win with some good endgame plays.

Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu

Designer – Chuck D. Yager/Matt Leacock

Publisher – Z-Man Games

Last play before November 2017 – 11/13/16

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

I broke this game out one night and taught it to Zach and Steph.  This is such a fun version of Pandemic and always a good time.  We were able to close the gates and keep the town safe, but just barely.  I will probably teach them Pandemic Iberia soon!

Rolling America

Designer – Hisashi Hayashi

Publisher – Gamewright

Last play before November 2017 – 11/18/16

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

We had some time to play a quick game after a gamenight with Josh this past month so we pulled this one out.  This is a great little roll-and-write game that is super quick to teach, learn and play.

Sagrada

Designer – Adrian Adamescu/Daryl Andrews

Publisher – Floodgate Games

Last play before November 2017 – 10/13/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Josh brought this game over this past month along with some other ones we hadn’t tried yet and we played a round.  Em hadn’t tried it yet and she really likes it!  This is a super-fun and quick dice-drafting game that everyone seems to enjoy!

Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game

Designer – Keith Baker

Publisher – Renegade Games Studio

Last play before November 2017 – 10/25/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

I taught this game to Steph and Zach and they really enjoyed the play.  This is an interesting deck-building card game with the theme of Scott Pilgrim pasted lovingly all over it!  Since I enjoy and (interesting) deck-builder and love the comic I was all over this game!

Space Hulk: Death Angel (The Card Game)

Designer – Corey Konieczka

Publisher – Fantasy Flight Games

Last play before November 2017 – 4/20/16

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

I pulled out this game to teach it to Zach and Steph this past month but we were unfortunately unable to complete the play.  This did remind me, however, how much fun (and tough) this game is!

Tiny Epic Quest

Designer – Scott Almes

Publisher – Gamelyn Games

Last play before November 2017 – 10/2/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Em and I played this fun push-your-luck game this past month and I was able to squeak out a win.  This is such an amazing game with some of the most beautiful art I’ve seen in a while.

Triplock

Designer – Adam Carlson/Josh Carlson

Publisher – Chip Theory Games

Last play before November 2017 – 9/23/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Mwa ha ha ha…I am the lock-picking master!  We played this game again this past month and I pulled out a really cool win!  I adore Chip Theory Games and am really looking forward to what their next project will be!

Unearth

Designer – Jason Harner/Matthew Ransom

Publisher – Brotherwise Games

Last play before November 2017 – 9/15/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Josh and I played some games with some guys that he met at a game day this past month and this was one of them.  This is such a solid dice rolling and placement game with a cool tile element added in.  I think I really dig this game because it can be completely cutthroat and rolling low numbers won’t kill you!

Valeria: Card Kingdoms

Designer – Isaias Vallejo

Publisher – Daily Magic Games

Last play before November 2017 – 7/7/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Em and I decided to pick up and play this game this past month along with Steph and Zach and they really enjoyed it.  If you’re a fan a Machi Koro then you should do yourself a favor and check this one out!

Wizards of the Wild

Designer – Adam West/Dan Schnake/Abe Schnake

Publisher – CrossCut Games

Last play before November 2017 – 12/11/16

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

I had an itch to play this game this past month so Em and I brought it out and played it during a breakfast date.  I wish this game was better known as I think it is such a good card/dice game with really cool combos that exist.  I am really looking forward to the impending expansion.

Würfel Bohnanza

Designer – Uwe Rosenberg

Publisher – Amigo Spiele

Last play before November 2017 – 10/23/17

Total plays in November 2017 – 1

Em and I played this game before we had to leave a coffee house this past month and I was able to continue my hot streak in the game!  This is just a quick and fun Yahtzee-style dice chucker and I really enjoy it!

New game acquisitions in November 2017:

N/A

New expansion acquisitions in November 2017:

N/A

Well, there you have it!  Another sweet month of gaming and many more to come!  This was a great month for gaming even though there weren’t many new games or purchases.  These next couple of months should be interesting as I will be getting many new games for Christmas.  Well, I think that is a wrap for this post.  Thanks so much for reading!  Until next time, game on!