Tipperary looks like a tiny planet unknown in some ways - mixed with Kingdomino.
Is it any good?
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well having played about 1.5 times I would agree to the mechanism genetics.
I enjoyed it. Complexity is more like Kingdomino. And it is just 12 rounds so pretty quick. I am not sure it has the longevity of something like Carcassonne. It lacks interaction and that impedes that aspect IMO. But it is just the kind of filler that might hit the table when you need something light and it plays 5.
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Thank you 
Iāve had my eye on it but. The bit of me that sees the dna makes me think - do I really want this? The fun spinner seems to be a cool thing about it (the physicality and the randomness) but it has t been enough for me to pull the trigger.
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I lost my patience. I caved and bought People Power: Insurgency in the Philippines from Philibert. Leisure Games said they ran out of stock, and I canāt wait for the lower price tag from Zatu. My repeated plays of Cuba Libre and having a lot of fun with it defo heavily influenced me.
I also bought:
- Candy Chasers
- Titans
- Dice Realms - by Tom Lehman for really good 2nd hand price. Iāll keep my expectations low because I usually not a fan of his dice games
- Revolution! by Steve Jackson, to differentiate it from other games titled Revolution
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Iām very happy to be a guinea pig for titans. When it arrives Iād like to play
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I really like Dice Realms. I hope you enjoy it! Iād recommend finding something nice to roll the dice in (if you donāt have anything then the box lid works). Itās basically a deck builder but with extra physicality so itās worth leaning into that part of the experience in my view and chucking them dice hard is a fun way of doing it.
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After not very much buying at all over the last 6 months or so, I finally bought something.
Mists over Carcassonne.
Which I boughtā¦ in Carcassonne.
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I hope it was misty on the day you bought it?
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I bought Ducks in Tow, which is a game I nearly Kickstarted but didnāt. Itās a game about making friends with ducks, which seemed cute enough to give it a try 
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After resisting bravely my husband caved and bought another massive train game: Imperial Steam
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Iāve never bought a game from The Game Crafter before but I saw this
And it seemed like a cool solo game - small, low set up, ease of automation and challenge.
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Big haul.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: That looks like a lot of games.
That isnāt a question.
Q: OK. Is that a lot of games?
Well, thereās 12 items. Four expansions and storage solution. That leaves 7 games.
Q: Is seven a lot of games? For someone who plays less than once a month?
OK, yes.
Q: Can you walk me through this fish market of cardboard?
Certainly! Most of these were already reported further up the thread ā previously bought and recently shipped. A few net new here, Curious Cargo, Glass Road, and Kanban EV.
Q: Do you have a plan to play these?
Well, as you know, most games have a solo component these days. Mind MGMT, Kanban, 51st State, and Glass Road should all get on the table in my personal time pretty near term. Glass Road is short enough that it could come out on a weekend afternoon, though Nusfjord is likely to get that slot first.
Q: And Scout should be easy.
Yes, Scout seems easy to play almost anywhere with anyone. Iāve already had a few occasions to play before it arrived; Iām sure another will come up.
Q: What about Curious Cargo?
Yes, I got Curious Cargo.
Q: No, is there any possibility of playing it in the next 12 months?
It was about $19, if youād believe it. Though I havenāt played Pipeline yet.
Q: Will you ever play it?
The box! Itās so small!
Q: OK, Iāll drop it. What excites you here, now that itās arrived?
Fresh out of the box, Glass Road. Thereās a bit of pique from buying a game on reputation rather than research. But also the art and the buildings latch onto the warm fuzzies I have from Arle and Nusfjord. Thereās a building that gives me 7 wood. SEVEN WOOD! All at once! What am I going to do with it? I donāt know. Build a fishing hut? A bakerās workshop? I can make CHARCOAL for frackās sake. I am the dog to Uweās Pavlov and Iām drooling at charcoal conversion mechanics. The card mechanic (Glass Road is always āThe one with the card mechanicā) sounds exciting too, now that I actually know what it is.
Q: Now walk me through these expansions.
True to form, they all add solo. Except Kanban Speedcharger. I wish solo wasnāt such a big deal but it is this season. Beyond the Sun has a few modules, the eponymous Leaders, more factions, new tech cards, re-balanced cards from the original game, and, of course, a solo mode.
Furnace Interbellum may be one of the most exciting finds. My initial review of Furnace was āawesome auction, boring deck.ā It was hard to compare to Res Arcana as Furnaceās core conceit, the auction, was SO GOOD. But Res Arcana had such interesting cards. Now, beyond solo, F:Ib doubles the size of the deck and is nothing but new mechanics. Instant effects, passive effects, modular chits you can bolt onto other cards, accumulation cards, etc. Super jazzed about this one.
GAH: Letās Waltz is a Taverns of Tiefenthal type thing, 6 modular expansions in one box. Three of them add new wrinkles and complexity to the game. One is just more variety for the base game. One is an alternative player order to make 3 and 4-player games more palatable. And the last is, of course, solo.
Q: Is it sad that this industry, which used to counter video games by being a social, interactive medium, is now so focused on solo modes in every box?
Yes?
Q: Does that make your life sad?
No. Gaming life yes. Life life no. And these bloated collections are all about hope, the promise of a ātomorrowā we havenāt found our way to yet. All you out there with svelte collections youāve played and sorted are living our dream.
Q: What is least exciting, now that it has arrived?
Probably Mind MGMT. I have Jaws, Nuns on the Run, and Whitehall Mystery. I donāt need more hidden movement. There is always chatter about this, and a sale price, and the solo mode was appealing, but I donāt think this is going to be a centerpiece of my collection. Weāll see.
Also Beyond the Sun. I love more factions and the solo was enticing, as a chance to play a great game more frequently. But the reviews have said the modules are meh and even that the fan-solo-modes on BGG are better than the official one.
Q: Oh, and we havenāt touched on Tzolkāin.
ā¦
Q: That doesnāt have solo. And itās not short. Is that ever getting played?
Iām playing on BGA right now.
Q: Which doesnāt require this box.
Which doesnāt require this box.
Q: That was an impulse, wasnāt it?
Look. Itās a stone cold classic. Whether itās one year, five years, or twenty years from now itās going to be exciting to pull that off the shelf.
Q: You recently bought Teotihuacan. How many circular, meso-american euros is this for you, now?
Two.
Q: How many circular, meso-american euros does a person need?
ā¦ Two.
Note from the editor:
In fantastic news, both Pipeline and Curious Cargo actually have excellent solo modes. Pipelineās is fan made but noted and endorsed by Courtney. Courtney actually developed the CC one and itās with the publisher, but has not gone to the printer probably due to lack of forecasted demand.
Looks like these will get to the table after all!
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In case it helps, we have both Teotihuacan and Tzolkāin, and I donāt think theyāre very similar at all 
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I forgot the most important question:
Q: Did your spouse see this box arrive
No.
No. It was rapidly opened and split into five piles strategically distributed around the house so that most looked like theyād already been there for a while.
The expansions were rapidly integrated and discarded.
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So small! I didnāt know it was so small. I believe I was very intrigued by a review of this. And itās about $19. And the box! Itās so small!
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Got Palaces of Carrara and because Iām that sort of person, the Spanish edition of Hollywood Golden Age by Dr. Knizia.
Features actual Golden age personalities rather than off brand parodies
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In its effort to be eco-friendly, the game was not transported by a vehicle, but instead carried on donkey-back throughout the continent. Thatās why it was so late!
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no no. I just figured out why it got here on August 2, 2023. I backed the Kickstarter on August 2, 2021
I managed to play the tutorial / intro last night and made a deck and hope to play the first āDayā sometime tonight or maybe tomorrow.
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