Shelley and I explore space and establish diplomatic ties with various planets in

Sovereign Skies by Aaron Andrew Wilson from Deep Water Games

then we compete to be the best robber of the rich in

Robin of Locksley: Contest of Thieves by Uwe Rosenberg from Wyrmgold and Rio Grande Games

Shelley and I build and then obtain businesses in Paris to gain prestige through our ownership in

Paris by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling from GameBrewer

and the we build cart routes through the Golden Age of Amsterdam in

Ticket to Ride Amsterdam by Alan R. Moon from Days of Wonder

Two chicken-themed games this week! First, we're foxes trying to get as many chickens as possible for dinner in

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! by chad Elkins from 25th Century Games

Then, we bid for the best eggs from the chicken in

Fafnir by Jun Sasaki from Oink Games

Shelley and I work at building our respective modular-board regions with various hex-tile buildings in

Castles of Tuscany by Stefan Feld from alea

then we attempt to build up both our wealth and fame (until they cross in

Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers by Inka and Markus Brand from R&R Games

Shelley and I spend some time building our webs of power in

Iwari (The Deluxe Edition) by Michael Schacht from ThunderrGryph Games

then capture and transport polyomino cats in our respective boast in

The Isle of Cats by Frank West from The City of Games

Shelley and I work hard to get our villages cleared of werewolves in

Silver Dagger by Ted Alspach from Bezier Games

and then we wander the world checking out various sites and collecting touristy trinkets in

Trekking the World by Charlie Bink from Underdog Games

Shelley and I get Hadara off the shelf once again to discuss playing it with its expansion:

Hadara: Marketplaces and Monuments by Benjamin Schwer and from Hans im Glück

then we take a spin with the newest version of Hansa, now with steampunk aspects and called

Traders of the Air by Michael Schacht from Compass Games

Shelley and I spend some time developing route around the house in

Ticket to Ride: Stay at Home (Print & Play) from Alan R. Moon and Days of Wonder

then we develop airline routes around the world in

Pan Am by Prospero Hall from Funko Games

Shelley and I head back to the Middle Ages for both of this week's games, manipulating multi-use cards to draft workers and citizens and build our village in

Tybor the Builder by Dennis Rappel and Alexander Pfister from Mayfair and Lookout Games

then we compete to elicit the services of many different experts for our strongholds in

Medieval Realms by Carlos Michán Amado from Los Games Entertainment Ltd.

Shelley and I talk about THREE games in this quick episode, and sadly we can't really recommend any of them:

First we tried out the 2-player only

Fluttering Souls by Joel Lewis from Good Games Publishing

next we attempted to collect "dream shards" and build them into proper dreams in

Dreamscape by David Ausloos and Pierre Steenebruggen from Sylex

Finally, it seems that Terraforming Mars, one of our favorite games, has jumped the shark a bit with the

Turmoil Expansion by Jacob Fryxelius from Stronghold Games

Shelley and are delivering stuff this week, using trains to deliver a bunch of materials in

Grand Trunk Journey by Claude Sirois from Spielworxx

then using carts to deliver kegs of beer in

Heaven & Ale + the Kegs and More Expansion by Michael Kiesling and Andreas Schmidt from eggertspiele

Shelley and get two family-oriented games to the table this week, looking first at

Succulent by J. Alex Kevern from Renegade Game Studios

then at

Endangered by Joe Hopkins from Grand Gamers Guild

This week Shelley and I add and modify the HEAVY 2018 title

Teotihuacan: City of Gods by Daniele Tascini from NSKN and Board&Dice

by adding most of the expansions that come in 2019's

Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period Expansion by Tascini, Rainer Ahlfors, and Andrei Novac

Then we race to build our factory towns in

Fantastic Factories by Joseph Z Chen and Justin Faulkner from Metafactory Games and Deep Water Games

Shelley and I get out the much-discussed

Welcome To... by Benoit Turpin

to the table once again with most recent Easter and Quack expansions

Then we check out the brand new stand-alone version

Welcome To New Las Vegas by Benoit Turpin and Alexis Allard, both from Blue Cocker and Deep Water Games

Shelley and I tackle two Kickstarter games in odd-shaped boxes;

first we create our own towns in

Villagers by Haakon Gaarder from Sinister Fish

and then we take the band

On Tour by Chad DeShon from BoardGameTables.com

Shelley and I head to Japan to build different colored pagodas in

Tajuto by Reiner Knizia from Super Meeple and Abacusspiele

then we head to a world of wonderful trains that move the tourists and workers throughout different networks in

Traintopia by Przemek Wojtkowiak from Board&Dice

Shelley and I get to drawing some polyominoes in individual grids in

Second Chance by Uwe Rosenberg from Stronghold & Edition Spielwiese

then we compete to build our civilizations in

Tapestry by Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games

Shelley and I wander with our camels through the desert, attempting to reunite the nomad tribes in

Gobi by Shaun Graham and Scott Huntington from Capsicum Games

and then compete to plant and harvest the biggest crops of different types of fruit in

Harvest Island by Chih-Fan Chen from Big Fun Games

Shelley and I check out TWO EmperorS4 games this week. First, we get our gem-collecting hats on in order to advance along paths in

Trial of the Temples by Wei-Min Ling and Michael Mihealsick

then we gather gears and attempt to create mechanical beasts from blueprints in

Jiguan: The Eastern Mechanist by Eros Lin

Shelley and I head to Southern California to design and help both locals and tourists find a place to enjoy the beach and shops in

Santa Monica by Josh Wood from AEG

and then we work to help the meeples escape from the evil gamers who have enslaved them in

Save the Meeples by Florian Sirieix from Blue Cocker Games