Essen Spiel happens THIS WEEK, so Shelley and I sat down to discuss possible titles to peruse and buy. Though we're not headed to Germany this year, we can't wait to play the best of the new releases.
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Night 2 of Meeplefest finds the gang discussing a lot of new, fun games we got a chance to play, as well as some discussion of using games in the classroom and a brief diversion into RPGs and online gaming.
This week Shelley and I check out two games that found their way across the Pacific to our game table. First, we build towns with rail connections and set up production buildings in
My Trolley Town by Shun and Aya Taguchi from Studio GG
and then compete as fashion designers, creating outfits for particular occasions in
Part 2 of Night 1 of Meeplefest 2023 finds the group (Joe, Ric, Shelley, Kris, Simon, and Greg) sitting around the mics discussing gaming groups, collections - what stays and what goes - games for specific situations, and game length among other topics.
This week we enjoy a light card game, as well as a much heavier train game
Five Three Five by Kenichi Kabuki from Game Nowa and Portland Game Collective
Railway Boom by Hisashi Hayashi from Okazu Brand
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Shelley and I get the just-announced (and very cool)
Everdell Farshore by James and Clarissa Wilson from Starling Games
to the gaming table this week after discussing two fun new-to-us card games
Nana (also known as Trio) by Kaya Miyano from Underdog Games and Cocktail Games
and
Splito by Romaric Galonnier and Luc Remond from Blam! and MEBO Games
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Shelley and I check out two quick card games that our friend Ken brought over to try, then delve more deeply into a heavier game.
We started with
Boast or Nothing by Yeon-Min Jung from A.ger Games and SUNNY BIRD
then used our animal-laden bikes to gain points in
Velonimo by Bruno Cathala from 25th Century Games, Asmodee, and MEBO Games
then en with something heavier with
Bamboo by German P. Millan from Devir
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Quick episode this week as Shel and I have a LOT of work to do as we wrap up our school year (and deal with Shel's announcement in the podcast!).
This week we discuss games I've been using with my students as they finish their project earlier than their peers. This week's titles are
NMBER9 by Peter Wichmann from ABACUSSPIELE
The Game by Steffen Benndorf from NSV and Pandasaurus Games
Lander Toppen by Matthias Jünemann from Drei Hasen in der Abendsonne
6 Nimmt by Wolfgang Kramer from Amigo
Finito! by Hartmut Kommerell from Schmidt Spiele
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