Shelley and I capture, then deliver butterflies to beautiful outdoor spaces in

Butterfly Garden by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games

then head to ancient Rome to get our mancala mechanism in play as we build and conquer in

Trajan by Stefan Feld from Ammonit Spiele, as well as Huch and Renegade Game Studios.

Shelley andI roll dice to collect books, travel as a novice, develop influence, and then spend it in

Biblios - Quill and Parchment by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games

then we head back further in time to develop our lands and gain resources in

Lions of Lydia by Jonny Pac from Bellwether Games

Shelley and I pick food mancala-style in

Fruit Picking by Jun-ichi Shinde from Korea Board Games

and then race from our jobs and try to get as happy as possible in

Finishing Time/Feierabend by Friedemann Friese from 2F Spiele and Boardgamegeek.

Shelley and I check out both

Whale Riders (the board game) by Reiner Knizia from Grail Games

and its smaller cousin withmore of a publishing history

Whale Riders The Card Game by Reiner Knizia from Grail Games

Shelley and I try another variation of drawing polyominoes in

Patchwork Doodle by Uwe Rosenberg from Lookout Games

then spin a HUGE 4-story pagoda to obtain resources and build our tableaus of gardens in

Four Gardens by Martin Dolezal from Korea Boardgames Ltd.

Shelley and I check out version #4 of a Knizia classic

Medici: The Dice Game by Reiner Knizia from Grail Games

and then head to Africa with a bit of problematic theming but a great game to re-review in

Mombasa by Alexander Pfister from R&R Games

Shelley and I search for clues into the existence of cryptozoological creatures in

Evidence by Orestis Liontaritis from Pegasus Spiele and Edition Spielwiese

then we head back in time to Emperor Hadrian's rule and work to build his famous wall in Britain to keep the Picts at bay in

Hadrian's Wall by Bobby Hill from Garphill Games and Renegade Game Design

Shelley and I journey first to the City of Light for a re-review of the now more readily available

Paris - La Cité de la Lumière by Jose Antonio Abascal Acebo from Devir and Kosmos

then we trek to the mountains to press our luck as we climb

7 Summits by Daryl Andrews and Adrian Adamescu from Deep Water Games

Shelley and I check out a couple of art-themed games, one which we enjoy, and another which might have benefitted from some more development.

Starving Artists by Mike Wokasch from Deep Water Games, Fairway 3 Games and Zafty

and

Fresco (with many of its expansions) by Marco Ruskowski and Marcel Sußelback from Queen Games

Shelley and I work to entice good workers to our respective kingdoms in

Majesty - For The Realm by Marc André from Z-Man and Hans im Glück

then wend our way through a post-apocalyptic world with our dirigibles and drones in

CloudAge by Alexander Pfister and Arno Steinwender from dlp Games

Shelley and I gather gorgeous food and beverages in the quick

Space Lunch by Simona Greco and Marco Rava with art by Natalie Dombois from ThunderGryph Games

then we build train routes through the US and Europe and purchase shares in various train companies in

Mini Express by Mark Gerrits from Moaideas Game Design

Shelley and I draft hats and manipulate their values in order to attend the Mad Hatter's party in

Hats by Gabriele Bubola from ThunderGryph Games

then we drain swamps, work the fields and build roads and other structures in

Faiyum by Friedemann Friese from BoardGameGeek and 2FSpiele

Shelley and I paint cool layered pictures in

Canvas by Jeffrey Chin and Andrew Nerger (with art by Luan Huynh) from Road To Infamy Games

Then we travel through the circular realm gathering goods, constructing buildings, obtaining manuscripts and venturing to the castle in

Viscounts of the West Kingdom by Shem Phillips and SJ Macdonald from Garphill Games

Shelley and I build and improve our towns through resource collection and farming in

Hallertau by Uwe Rosenberg from Lookout Games

and then work hard at dice drafting and novice assigning in

Monasterium by Arve D. Fühler from dlp Games

Shelley and I journey along the Silk Road in

Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road by Fabio Lopiano from Osprey Games

then we roll & write in a fantasy landscape in

Pandoria Merchants by Jeffrey D. Allers and Bernd Eisenstein from Iron Games

Shelley and I compete to build Prague in

Praga Caput Regni by Vladimir Suchy from Rio Grande Games

and then we check out two new USA maps - West & East - for the classic

Carcassonne by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede from Hans im Glück

Shelley and I work to build up the city of Glasgow in

Glasgow by Mandela Fernandez-Grandon from Lookout Games

and then send out domino-covered animals into fields to plant trees in

Renature by Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer from Capstone Games

Shelley and I head all the way back to 2006 to enlist dragons and build fantasy buildings to gain crystals for offerings in

Blue Moon City by Reiner Knizia from Fantasy Flight Games

then work together to run from an erupting volcano and escape from

Red Peak by Carlo A. Rossi from Ravensburger

Shelley and I build cool, 3-D towers and bridges in

Cloud City by Phil Walker-Harding from Blue Orange Games

then have a fantastic time building metro route for our cool train car and awesome meeples in

Maglev Metro by Ted Alspach from Bezier Games

Shelley and I head to the Ganges river valley once again to check out a bunch of expansions that come in TWO Goodie Boxes for

Rajas of the Ganges by Inka and Markus Brand from R&R Games

then we draft dice and attempt to save important valuables from the sinking city of Atlantis in

Atlandice by Shaun Graham and Scott Huntington from Ludonaute