Shelley and I struggle to enjoy two otherwise beautiful games:

Photosynthesis by Hjalmar Hach from Blue Orange Games

and

The Island of El Dorado, a Kickstarter game by Daniel Aronson

Before that discussion, though, we talk about a few of the games we enjoyed playing with visiting friends:

StreamRollers (previously discussed) from Stronghold Games

Han (also known as China & Web of Power) from Michael Schacht and Abacusspiele

Viva Pamplona by Wolfgang Kramer