I came back from Wellycon with:
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Three games that were simply too cheap for me to pass up:
- Pulp Detective (+expansion#1) – I am not expecting this to be great but, like some others here, I’m a sucker for the theme, and the price was too good.
- Mottainai – this one I know people really do like, but… I think it might do my head in. I enjoy Red7 but I’ve never had any interest in trying that games’s advanced rules using the icons, and my impression is that Mottainai is rather more complex. At the price, though, I couldn’t say no.
- Alubari: A Nice Cup Of Tea – I’ve pondered this one in the past, and decided to take a punt. I’m pretty sure I could pass it along for the same money if it doesn’t click.
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One game that was not so cheap, but that I was always going to buy when the opportunity next arose:
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Samurai – I’ve wanted this for quite a while, and I got to play it earlier this year and confirm that it was my kind of thing. The copy on sale was the same (Rio Grande) edition1 as I’d borrowed in February, and was in pristine condition, so it was a no-brainer. Very happy with that acquisition!
1 Of the versions of the game I’ve seen pictures of, this is the one I like best (i.e. has the components which appeal to me the most). Although if I had this very nice custom paint job of the Fantasy Flight edition, I wouldn’t be at all sad. I am also relieved that it does not look like this.
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