Last game you bought?

[raged_norm]

Thanks to this;

@bort

Marshmallow Test , first play. This is a trick taking game from Reiner Knizia. The game is named after a psychology experiment from the 70’s, where a marshmallow is placed in front of a child. They can either eat it now, or if they wait they get two marshmallows. It seems a strange idea to base a game on, but it’s actually pretty good. It’s mostly a standard trick taking game, but with one gimmick. You’re trying to go “out” by winning four tricks (for a 3p game). But when you go out, your points are the number of tricks won by the other players. So, if you win the first four tricks, congratulations – you get nothing. If you are the last player to go out, again, you get nothing.

So, having a great hand of cards may not be to your advantage. Being last to go out does have one perk – you get to name the trump suit for the next round. One thing is done a bit differently to most trick taking games. You generally have to follow suit if you can, but, if an earlier player has played a trump (because they couldn’t follow suit), then you are also allowed to play a trump, even if you could have followed suit.

I now own this

Box could easily be half the size though.

Apparently it was handed to the resident, which was great as I was sat in a cinema 30 minutes away.

[pillbox]

Component upgrade: real marshmallows

[lalunaverde]

I bought L.L.A.M.A. It was less than 5 quid!

[RogerBW]

@pillbox

Component upgrade: real marshmallows

Several RPGs have some sort of point system whereby you get them during play and spend them to be extra-heroic. Some sort of physical token can be handy for this. Use sweets or other snacks and you will discover which of your players has no impulse control…

(I believe QAGS makes this an actual rule.)

[VictorViper]

Magical Kitties does this, as a recent example. Built-in impulse control though, if you keep the treats on brand.

[lalunaverde]

A lot of trades lately as I have used the Trade Search feature in BGG and comprehensively went through the matches.

Iquazu
Bucket Brigade
Mangrovia
Traders of Carthage aka Traders of Osaka
Aton
Fuse
Millions of Dollars
Asante

Surprisingly, only 1 of those is a Knizia

[Chewy77]

A KS version of one of my favourite work placement games appeared on second hand here in NZ. So now I own (well, it is still on the way) Architects of the West Kingdom from Shem Phillips. With metal coins and all.

I am going to have to start a list of shame like @pillbox this year…

[Chewy77]

@Chewy77

I think that should stop me from buying for the rest of this year. Fingers crossed, I am only allowing myself KS games that I have already funded till December

How naïve of me, back in April I was saying things like that…

2021

This year’s Games so far

-Android (2nd hand)
-Empires of the Void II
-Merchants & Marauders
-Rex: Last days of an Empire (2nd hand)
-Oceans
-Taverns of Tiefenthal (2nd hand)
-Forbidden Island (2nd hand)
-Game of Thrones 2nd Ed (2nd hand)
-The Crew: Search for Planet Nine
-Blood Rage (2nd hand)
-Love Letter (New edition) Won at raffle.
-Firefly
-Tiny Epic Pirates
-Fort (2nd hand)
-Architects of the West Kingdom KS (2nd hand)

[pillbox]

I mean 2nd hand hardly counts! If anything, honestly, it should count for negative! You’re helping someone else cull their collection, and culling, I’m told, is healthy.

[Chewy77]

I should have included that I sold Fog of Love. See? I am glad we are on the same page. Culling! Healthy!

[yashima]

So many small games, those hardly count.
Can you tell me about Empires of the Void? Why did you buy it? Have you played? It’s been on my waffle list and…

(At the start of the year I said something like buying one game a month. oO I am soooo beyond that… reasons reasons…)

[Chewy77]

I must admit seeing that it was like Twilight Empire but in 2 hours sold it to me. I asked @Marx for his opinion, also ThreeMinuteBoardGames has it very high on his list, and when I saw it on offer I jumped to it. But, with Rex, remains unplayed. From my group, the players that are into longer games are very much pro-euro non-conflict. So I need to wait for the right circumstances. Hopefully not for long.

[Chewy77]

By the way, I only count The Crew, Forbidden Island, Love Letter, Tiny Epic Pirates and Fort as small. That is still a minority…

[lalunaverde]

Any UKer bought Summoner Wars 2 yet? If so, Im curious on where you got it

[KIR2]

I preordered from: Summoner Wars 2nd Edition Master Set (Preorder) – Gamers@Hart

Not received yet, but it’s a good store.

[yashima]

Stolen review copy from Susd?

[Acacia]

Grand Austria Hotel kinda popped onto my radar from nowhere. I think I was looking up reviews to see why other people liked Voyages of Marco Polo, because I could not see any value in it. GAH came up as another dice game that was better, and whatever that poster said about it caught my attention. On too little research, I pulled the trigger because I had a coupon.

I mean, a coupon.

Now, it’s really not comparable to Marco Polo apart from the presence of dice. However, I’ve gotten two rounds in on Yucata and hot dang if this isn’t a keeper!

[KIR2]

I love GAH, but every time I see it mentioned online there’s someone there to say “it’s alright, but Lorenzo is way better”.

[yashima]

In a fun turn of events, 2 days ago I got an email from Spieleschmiede (the crowdfunding branch of Spiele Offensive which is a weird mix of publisher/online shop/community) that they were caught unawares that they had stock for 2 of their campaigns incoming and so with next to no warning my German copies of Village Green and The King is Dead 2nd arrived today–in the same package! I am shaking my head and laughing at the same time. Sometimes it seems like they must be the most chaotic boardgame shop ever and yet… I have no complaints with any of my orders from them (it’s likely not their fault that they were the last to get Dune Imperium)

[Acacia]

[Plugging ears, not googling Lorenzo il Magnifico]