My summer and autumn have been very short of gaming time because, well because of life, so to cheer myself up I ordered some more titles for the table.
Ticket to Ride Europe is a game I’ve thought about for a while for my casual gaming friends to enjoy and sure they will enjoy it, as something simple to grasp and not too tricky or long to play. My couple of solo two-hander playthroughs have been more fun than I had expected for me too.
The Castles of Burgundy (2019 edition, with the expansions) was something else I had been considering for a while more for me to play solo, but it might be a good step up for the casual group as well, if and when they want to try something more challenging. I’ve tried a couple of solo two-handers and enjoyed it greatly so looking forward to trying the anniversary solo variant and see what it is like with other players too.
Caverna: Cave vs Cave is delayed in the post but looking forward to trying this. It will be my third Uwe Rosenberg title after Nusfjord and Le Harve but I didn’t want to go for full hog Caverna or anything more epic as I know I will mostly only play it solo for the forseeable future.
RPG Alert: I also bought the D&D 5E Essentials Kit which looks like a delightful starter set for the game for newer players, and if/when I find the right group, I would certainly love to run that mini campaign for new players.