Shelley and I tackle the second wave of Stefan Feld games, about which we have minor or major qualms.

Pillars of the Earth: Builders Duel from Kosmos

Luna from Z-Man

and

Macao from alea/Ravensburger

Ted Alspach of Bezier Games (hmm? Where have I heard of those guys before?) joins us on the microphones for a discussion of some of his early titles (Age of Steam/Steam maps, Ultimate Werewolf, etc.) and some thoughts on various games involving evolution and dinosaurs.

Trias by Ralf Lehmkuhl from Rio Grande

Evo by Philippe Keyaerts from Asmodee

Ursuppe/Primordial Soup by Dorus Matthaus and Frank Nestel from Z-Man

are discussed, along with others.

Shelley and I spent some time up in Bear Valley (pre-Arnold place) enjoying the snow and playing some games 2-player.

Arkadia by Rudiger Dorn from Ravensburger

Caribbean by Michail Antonow and Jens-Peter Schliemann from Rio Grande

St. Petersburg by Bernd Brunnhofer from Rio Grande