Ha ha fair enough!
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This thread has been oddly lacking in posts by pillbox; thatās because Iāve paused my updates while my collection is in moving-box limbo. This, sadly, will persist for another few weeks.
I would, however, like to take a moment to mention a singular occasion: I just picked up Q.E. from some dudeās porch! He wasnāt even there; just a big pile of honor-system-take-whichever-parcel-has-your-name-on-it.
So, as you may imagine, Iām glad a found a copy of Q.E. that shares my name; very coincidental that it had my exact first and last name!
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Imperial Struggle has arrived. Reading the rules has got me really excited. Love the play example they use, almost helps explain the rules better than the rulebook. Need to get a bag order in before we get round to playing it though - I despise shuffling tiles!
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I just swapped Tiny Epic Zombies and Tiny Epic Defenders for Tiny Epic Dinosaurs. Iām satisfied with the trade on the strength of the dinomeeples alone.
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The Nusfjord talk here (plus other recent mentions) got me looking at it this weekend. Iāve enjoyed other Uwe Rosenberg games, but tend to find them overwhelming to the point where I know Iāll never play them frequently enough to get the hang of them, so the thought of a fast-playing streamlined version of his game style was quite appealing. I can see thereās still things to learn over time; but I feel itās on a manageable scale for me, and that the short play time should foster experimentation and learning without it feeling punishing.
Knowing that it works really well as a solo game was interesting too ā from what I was reading, many people feel that this is his best game for solo play (although a title I wasnāt familiar with, At the Gates of Loyang, was also getting a lot of mentions in those discussions).
I also like the art and theme of Nusfjord better than the livestock farming themes; even if I really found myself wishing for a vegetarian-friendly theme.
āI should take a look at that āGates of Loyangā game tooā, I then thought to myselfā¦
ATGOL turns out to be a game about growing/trading wheat, pumpkins, turnips, cabbages, beans, and leeks.
So Iāve ordered both of those!
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My copy of Root has finally arrived, although it is currently sat in my wifeās work until tomorrow.
My sonās birthday today and we got him Mythic Battles from eBay. Donāt know this game, but he likes card battlers and Greek and Norse mythology.
Thanks to @Marxās suggestion I put in a cheeky bid for Cry Havoc plus expansion on eBay and won. Was planning on spending the money on Battle for Rokugan, but I guess weāll see what the other game is about first!
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I bought the FCM Ketchup expansion.
From the Maths trade:
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Summoners Isle - small box area cotrol. So im curious
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Great Wall of China - Knizia
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Euphrates & Tigris: Contest of Kings - Tigers and Pots: the card game!?
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Angola - a 4 player trad wargame. This is just me taking a punt
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Seeland - by Wolfgang Kramer
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Coin Age
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Milito - 2 player Wallace. Love Battle Line. Wonder if this gives the same feelz
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Aristocracy - Knizia that I didnt play when I was at Essen last year
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Medici: the Card Game - I love Medici so Im super keen on this!
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Wallenstein 2nd ed - I like the more roundy map of Germany compare to sausage-shape Japan.
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I had to grab some paint yesterday and, after Inhuman Conditions proved to be a complete bust with my partner, picked up Break the Code on a whim. Small box deduction in 15 minutes. Sign me up.
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At the Gates of Loyang is a lovely indulgence of colorful wooden components.
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Oh dear God! I bet they eat their food on planks anā all.
I believe there have been several blogs with titles along the lines of ājust put my food on a )(*&)(&Ā£ plateā.
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I donāt recognize the game, but I do recognize both of the designers. Quite the pedigree!
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I donāt know the game; but I had the good fortune to see the Kurosawa film on the big screen a few years back, and that was amazing. Iāve been hanging out for Criterion to do a new edition of that ever since.
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Tennoji is near me, and now has an inner-city zoo thatās good for kids, though the bigger animals look stressed. I donāt recognise the other locations.
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RAN is my favorite film of all time. Throne of Blood is my second. Iām just a sucker for Kurosawaās Shakespeare adaptations. 
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I was going to ask if the game was based on King Lear. 
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A combination of Maths trading, selling a few games, and a general lack of willpower means that Iāve acquired more games in the last few weeks than I had in the last few monthsā¦
Recently arrived or on the way:
Samurai Spirit: the result of a cheeky bid on ebay. My husband isnāt fond of co-ops but he does love the film Seven Samurai, so I might get away with this one 
Yokohama: this has been on my wishlist for about 5 years, so I finally gave in and picked up a second-hand copy.
Splendor: maths trade
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: another maths trade (for Between Two Cities 
). I think Iāll put it next to Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant on the āgames with stupid titlesā shelf.
Tiny Epic Dinosaurs: Possible replacement for Dinosaur Island, if it turns out to be similar enough and not such a pain to set upā¦
Fort: A preorder that I blame entirely on the SUSD podcast 
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Fair warning, Samurai Spirit is totally abstract and does very little to evoke the theme. I didnāt get on with it, but Iām not really into co-ops either.
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