I realize I'm late with this post today, but in my defence, I had a bunch of my face torn out (on purpose, part of my bionic jaw went "sproing!") and I'm not eating solid foods yet and I also trucked my butt across the city to give a writing class a chat—via OC Transpo, … Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday — Replayability (Or, “Second Verse, oh, hey wait, this is different…”)
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Tabletop Tuesday — Pretty (Or, “Sorry, I was looking at the artwork, what was that?”)
The last time my husband and I sat down to play Wingspan—I lost, as usual, and I'm pretty sure I have zero understanding of the real strategy of winning the game, which doesn't seem to have anything to do with the round goals or hidden personal goals so much as just plonking down birds worth … Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday — Pretty (Or, “Sorry, I was looking at the artwork, what was that?”)
Tabletop Tuesday — Paint the Roses (or, “Wait, this is a logic puzzle!”)
A while back, I posted about games I thought were better online (specifically, games we played via BoardGameArena, which is our go-to), and last night, our board-gaming friends met up virtually again and we tried out a new game, Paint the Roses. And let me tell you, even after one game, I know this is … Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday — Paint the Roses (or, “Wait, this is a logic puzzle!”)
Tabletop Tuesday — Legacy (Or, “A permanent sticker? Are you mad?”)
We cracked this open last night! When we first got Gloomhaven, and there were little boxes to check off as the prosperity of the city of Gloomhaven was increased, I took a deep breath, found a pencil—yes, a pencil, because you can erase pencils!—and coloured in the squares... but it wasn't legible enough. I got … Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday — Legacy (Or, “A permanent sticker? Are you mad?”)
Tabletop Tuesday — Frosthaven Arrives! (Or, “It all fits back in the box!”)
It's here! Okay, so it will be a surprise to absolutely no one that when Frosthaven arrived, I did a squee. I'm fairly certain, in fact, that the squee was so intense it knocked squirrels from the trees and made the dog flee the room. Then I tried to lift the box from my front … Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday — Frosthaven Arrives! (Or, “It all fits back in the box!”)
Tabletop Tuesday — Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion and Forgotten Circles
I've already sung the praises of Gloomhaven, but I thought today I'd take the opportunity to discuss the two current expansions—the third expansion, Frosthaven, arrived yesterday!—because our gaming group's experience with them was quite varied, and we just finished up our journey through Jaws of the Lion. Wrong Order, Dude First, I should point out … Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday — Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion and Forgotten Circles
'Nathan Burgoine 