This week, rather than reviewing two "new-to-us" games as we usually do, we thought we would gather some games that might work well with occasional and non-gamers on some of the summer vacations you might be taking. Here's our list:

Flip 7

The Mind

Biddle

6 Nimmt

Cabanga

Trio

Ito

Finito

Russelbande

Beer and Pretzels

Take Time

Take It Easy

Hamsterrolle

Trekking The National Parks

Viva Catrina

Heimlich & Co.

Just One

Viva Pamplona

MySeven

Das Letzte Kamel

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This week Shelley and I enjoy some flora, playing as rival flowershop owners in

Floristry by David Gordon and TAM from UP Games

then placating our oenophile obsession in

Vineyard: A Wine Making Game by Roberta Taylor from Pencil First Games

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This week Shelley and I create movies and then travel through Baghdad

Movie Tricks by Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson and Asmund Svensson from Chilifox

Baghdad: The City of Peace by Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone from Alley Cat Games

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This week Shelley and I wander the beach collecting shells, then head back to the 1970's as investigative journalists

Sanibel by Elizabeth Hargrave from Avalon Hill/Hasbro

Pulitzer by David Vaquero from Tranjis Games and 25th Century Games

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This week Shelley and I check out a couple of family-friendly games and still challenge the gamer in us:

Elixirus by Dickie Chapin from Piatnik

Market Fresh by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling from Avalon Hill

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No reviews this week, but please do check out The Game Cabinet and the wealth of information that Ken provided that preceded BGG:

http://www.gamecabinet.com/

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This week Shelley and I make patterns with porcelain pottery and build computers while dealing with 19 th Century society.

First up is Gzhel by Nikita Sorokin from Hobby World

followed by Ada's Dream by Toni Lopez from Alley Cat Games

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This week Shelley and I check out the 'official game of Essen 2025'

Fair Enough by Friedemann Friese from Skellig Games

then we cooperatively work to build a tower for cats (though we could have done it competitively too!)

Cat and the Tower by Masakazu Takizawa from Arcane Wonders

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This week we check out THREE games - well, one new version of an older game, along with expansions for two recent card games

Merchants of Andromeda by Reiner Knizia from Allplay

Faraway and its Under Starry Skies expansion by Johannes Goupy and Corentin Lebrat from Pandasaurus Games

Pixies and its Flower Power expansion by Johannes Goupy from Pandasaurus Games

Fun times for new visits with added cards, as well as the Allplay title which is a revamping of the classic Merchants of Amsterdam!

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This week Shelley and I check out a wonderful sequel to one of our favorite games

Formaggio by Ben Rosset from Road to Infamy Games

then we enjoy a cute trick-taking/deck building game with Charles Schultz artwork

Peanuts Talent Show! by Root and Koudai Tateno from CMON

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This week on Garrett's Games, Shelley and I check out a family-friendly tile-laying game:

Tulikko by Jerome Soleil and Nicolas Melet from Pandasaurus Games

then dive into the DEEP end of heavy games with a theme revolving around desserts?

Sweet Lands by Totsucca Chuo from Uchibacoya and Devir

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Shelley and I check out an amazing new sequel to a Spiel des Jahres winner

Qwirkle Flex by Susan McKinley Ross and Reiner Knizia from Mindware

then we try out another interesting twist on the trick-taking genre

Onstage by Michael Orion from Arcane Wonders

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This week we exploit another planet and send our plants, animals and other goods back home in the draw and draw behemoth

Tend by Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, Austin Harrison, and Toby Sarnelle from IV Studio

then we try to pile the best food on our respective plates in

Buffet Boss by Daryl Chow from Arcane Wonders

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This week Shelley and I build fountains, then try to string nubmered cards together in a shedding game:

Fountains by Kedric Winks from The Op Games

and

Number Chain by Woojin Yang from Arcane Wonders

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This week Shelley and I travel a circular board to pick up and deliver items to specific fantasy shops in

Leylines by Daryl Andrews and Wolfgang Kramer from Arcane Wonders

Then we head into the land of trick taking once again for a new twist in

Pinatas by Reiner Knizia from Allplay

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This week Shelley and I check out two 2025 releases, as well as looking back 11 years to a games that had been gathering dust on our shelf:

Take Time (2025) by Alexi Piovesan and Julien Prothiere from Libellud - a co-op game with 40 challenges in the box for 2-4 players.

Pergola (2025) by Michal Golab Golebiowski and Przemek Wojtkowiak from Rebel Studio

Trambahn (2015) by Helmut Ohley from Mayfair and Lookout Games

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OR

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This week Shelley and I explore to very different games that begin with F

First we collect resources and attempt to make excellent alcoholic drinks in

Fantasy Brewers by Michael Schacht from Grail Games

then we get card and try to create the best ant trails in the draw and draw game

Fantastic Trails by Jordy Adan from NSV

Thanks to this week's sponsor Dr. Finn's Games

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This week Shelley and I get a chance to check out games from two game BOOKS published or forthcoming from one of our favorite designers - Dr. Finn!

First we check out

Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games (Amazon Link Below):

https://www.amazon.com/Finns-Book-Solo-Strategy-Games/dp/B0FBJYZZ48

and three games from the forthcoming

Dr. Finn's Book of 2-Player Strategy and World Games (Kickstarter Link Below):

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drfinnsgames/biblios-qandp-dr-finns-2021-games/creator

Then we check out another one of our Essen 2025 pick ups:

Popcorn by Victor Saumont from Iello

Thanks to our sponsor this week - Dr. Finn's Games

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This week Shelley and I chuck dice and fill in rows in

Clickety Clack by Ralf zur Linde from NSV

then we head to Japan and strategically place our ronin figures into cities to do actions & funfill contracts in

Ronin by Emanuele Ornella from Queen Games

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