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Posted on 8 June 201814 November 2018

What did we play aCross the Month of May

What have we played across the month and what is worth mentioning? We will tell you and we also give our initial feeling on our experiences with the games? The Mind What a game…

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Posted on 6 June 201817 November 2018

Zoomaka, the zoo building rat race where almost everything is allowed, a CrossWord review

We love animals and we love hanging out in one of the many beautiful zoos which can be found around The Netherlands. There is always the moral discussion if animals…

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Posted on 30 May 201820 November 2018

The Mind, is this card game a pathetic hype monster or are there really some telepathic powers involved? A CrossWord review

There is always THAT game. And this year the first one is The Mind by NSV.de  (and Pandasaurus Games! )Every year something unexpected get’s so much wind in their sails,…

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Posted on 24 May 201814 November 2018

Favorite Game Friday, The Instagram board game alliance, Game Stores

Game Stores Roy Cannaday from Epic Gaming Night  hosts Favorite Game Friday on Instagram with a diverse group of board game enthusiast (including us!) and content creators from all walks of life and…

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Posted on 22 May 201814 November 2018

Favorite Game Friday, The Instagram board game alliance, Boardgamegeek Category

Category Roy Cannaday from Epic Gaming Night  hosts Favorite Game Friday on Instagram with a diverse group of board game enthusiast (including us!) and content creators from all walks of life and play…

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Posted on 17 May 201814 November 2018

Favorite Game Friday, The Instagram board game alliance, games you are good at!

Good at Roy Cannaday from Epic Gaming Night  hosts Favorite Game Friday on Instagram with a diverse group of board game enthusiast (including us!) and content creators from all walks of life and…

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Posted on 15 May 201814 November 2018

Favorite Game Friday, The Instagram board game alliance, Snacks!

Snacks Roy Cannaday from Epic Gaming Night  hosts Favorite Game Friday on Instagram with a diverse group of board game enthusiast (including us!) and content creators from all walks of life and play…

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Posted on 10 May 201814 November 2018

Favorite Game Friday, The Instagram board game alliance, Upgrades!

Upgrades Roy Cannaday from Epic Gaming Night  hosts Favorite Game Friday on Instagram with a diverse group of board game enthusiast (including us!) and content creators from all walks of life and play…

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Posted on 8 May 201814 November 2018

Favorite Game Friday, The Instagram board game alliance, Player Color!

Player Color Roy Cannaday from Epic Gaming Night  hosts Favorite Game Friday on Instagram with a diverse group of board game enthusiast (including us!) and content creators from all walks of life and…

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🇸 🇭 🇪 🇱 🇫 ➀ ➇ and what a SHELF thid is. Maybe an ideal one for those game nights with non board game friends and hooking them all up for the hobby 💛 What YOU say? ✅ or ❌ ▪︎ SAGRADA is one of the most beloved titles in many gamers collection. So smooth, so accessible and so ⓑⓔⓐⓤⓣⓘⓕⓤⓛ ▪︎ ENERGY EMPIRE is such a solid workeplacement and engine builder. With topnotch components and easy to grasp rules. Excellent job by @minion.games.llc ▪︎ DREAM HOME is such a charmer. It's very light but very enjoyable and a good introduction into drafting and set collection 🏡 ▪︎ WORLD'S FAIR 1893 is another gateway plus game. It has a variety of different mechanisms intertwining lightly but still keeping it not too complex but also not too simplistic. Such an excellent title with art from @bethsobel and from @renegade_game_studio 🎡 ▪︎ KANAGAWA and if it wasn't clear, we adore the beauty in games and here you can go at it as a paint apprentice colouring the seasons. @iello_france has a trademark on accessible and stunning looking games 🦌 @floodgategames 🔄 Will post a single shelf everyday and I need YOUR help to decide which to PLAY 🎲, which to LOOSE ⛔ and which you want to SEE or HEAR more on from me 📸 📝 And most importantly, when you are willing, let me know WHY ⁉️ It will be a two Kallax (5×5) full of #boardgame goodness, or not, so bring your appetite and ❤ you FAVOURITE and 🎶 YOUR praises (we don't mind a false note, so let it be a genuine experience 🙃) ~ M. 🔄 ======
S H E L F 1️⃣7️⃣ Let's serve a diversity 🍱 of deliciousness today and tell me what you want to eat TODAY 🍝 Do it! ✅ or ❌ ▪︎ SANTA MARIA and the expansion! What a great game! And with the expansion it brings a ton of extra modules to the game and so much content, unbelievable almost! Okay the setting and the way it may have been implemented isn't the best, but just on gameplay this one is SO good 👌🏻 ▪︎ FOUNDERS OF GLOOMHAVEN is the heavy strategy implementation of the, obviously, founding of #gloomhaven The production is beautiful and the whole premise of the things you are working on is fantastic. To be honest it is a little too mechanically and also a little fiddly, but the other side is Isaac is such a brilliant mind and this shows all that 💛 for his amazing success with Gloomhaven. ▪︎ THE ESTATES from @capstone_games is a fantastic but brutal action game disguised in stellar production and set you in the shoes of important builders. ▪︎ TESLA VS. EDISON DUEL a beautiful gift from Jess ( @boardgame_girl ) and is again a steller steller production and such a cool setting. Ideal 2 player game and we have done a review on it on the BLOG @artanagames #aportagames 🔄 Will post a single shelf everyday and I need YOUR help to decide which to PLAY 🎲, which to LOOSE ⛔ and which you want to SEE or HEAR more on from me 📸 📝 And most importantly, when you are willing, let me know WHY ⁉️ It will be a two Kallax (5×5) full of #boardgame goodness, or not, so bring your appetite and ❤ you FAVOURITE and 🎶 YOUR praises (we don't mind a false note, so let it be a genuine experience 🙃) ~ M. 🔄 ======
S H E L F 1️⃣6️⃣ is one with games from one of our favorite publishers @tastyminstrel ! We love the often well integrated setting with the mechanisms and on both accounts balancing that quiet well on the euro game versus thematic game scale. Not saying they are all great, but this shelf does hold some enjoyable titles in our humblest of opinions 🤭 Judge along my fellow #boardgamegeeks ✅ or ❌ ▪︎ CRUSADERS is one of those historically set euro games which grabbed our attention immediately when launched on #kickstarter last year. Production is very solid and even topnotch. The action selection mancala is just SO good and hope to see more of that. ▪︎ YOKOHAMA is just in one word FRANFREAKINGTASTIC it killed Istanbul for us. We love the whole setting and mister Hiyashi made a stellar design here with the way you need to use your worker's to make roads to go around the modular board! ▪︎ GOLD WEST is another setting we just loooove 🤠 And again a designer which has such excellent and approachable designs J. Alex Kevern! Balance your resources but don't neglect control on the board, you want to lead that Gold Rush 💰 ▪︎ PIONEER DAY'S is more western fun depicted in a board game 🐮 Fun artwork and some good old dice chucking makes this a great choice when you want some Oregon Trail action. 🔄 Will post a single shelf everyday and I need YOUR help to decide which to PLAY 🎲, which to LOOSE ⛔ and which you want to SEE or HEAR more on from me 📸 📝 And most importantly, when you are willing, let me know WHY ⁉️ It will be a two Kallax (5×5) full of #boardgame goodness, or not, so bring your appetite and ❤ you FAVOURITE and 🎶 YOUR praises (we don't mind a false note, so let it be a genuine experience 🙃) ~ M. 🔄
S H E L F 1️⃣5️⃣ a nice mixed bag here and some titles we personally quiet like! Have your go again ❌ or ✅ ▪︎CHIMERA STATION by @gamebrewer and @tastyminstrel is just a great workerplacement game with such an unique way to build your own worker's 👾 ▪︎ GENTES again by TMG and GB but originally from #spielworxx A great time driven euro strategy game where time and the specific used resource matter a lot. The new production is fantastic and the insert is so handy 👌🏻⏳ ▪︎ PAPER TALES is again a game where passing of time, in this case called aging, is a critical of your strategy. It's based on part of 7Wonders and has a lovely look to it and already received some love with it latest expansion. ▪︎ MAJOLICA the more complex version of Azul maybe? Sadly not tried this one yet, but saw it played at the @taiwanbgdesign spiel 18 booth last year and looked very good 🧩 🔄 Will post a single shelf everyday and I need YOUR help to decide which to PLAY 🎲, which to LOOSE ⛔ and which you want to SEE or HEAR more on from me 📸 📝 And most importantly, when you are willing, let me know WHY ⁉️ It will be a two Kallax (5×5) full of #boardgame goodness, or not, so bring your appetite and ❤ you FAVOURITE and 🎶 YOUR praises (we don't mind a false note, so let it be a genuine experience 🙃) ~ M. 🔄 ======
S H E L F 1️⃣4️⃣ did you know in Holland this number has a special meaning? At least for the sports followers that is, but this Dutch hero made an impact broadly around the world, Johan Cruyff!😊 Let's go at it again, rate the shelf and the games y'all ✅ or ❌ ▪︎ CARTHAGO by @capstone_games and originally published by Iron Games and Iron Up's. What a fun game this one. It has a lot of intertwined mechanisms and really like the simplicity in rules here but still creating a lot of game 🏺 ▪︎ CALIMALA from the german publisher @blackfire.cz and what a blast this one is! Again a lot of little mechanisms adding up to a interactive board game experience. It looks very euro, and it is, but it's so smooth and the only downside is, it's 3+ ⛪ ▪︎ And now for some #spielworxx 💛 and also the reason why I opened with a football reference. The last few year's I've got the honor of getting to know Uli, the man behind this label, and it's aleays a blast talking sport's and games with him. CAPTAINS OF THE GULF is a Jason Dinger design and the whole intrinsic reason why he choose this setting is fantastic. His grandfather was a 🦐 fisher and he wanted to honor him with his passion, wow! GROUND FLOOR by @dshortdesign is a solid economic strategy game where you get the chance to run a real business with all its nooks and crannies 📇 SANDS OF TIME is a big sprawling heavy weight strategy game which really puts you into the grand scheme of building out your civilization by war, building network & trade between the rivaling civilizations. It's really good, but it's also really heavy on the brain & time playing ⏳ 🔄 Will post a single shelf everyday and I need YOUR help to decide which to PLAY 🎲, which to LOOSE ⛔ and which you want to SEE or HEAR more on from me 📸 📝 And most importantly, when you are willing, let me know WHY ⁉️ It will be a two Kallax (5×5) full of #boardgame goodness, or not, so bring your appetite and ❤ you FAVOURITE and 🎶 YOUR praises (we don't mind a false note, so let it be a genuine experience 🙃) ~ M. 🔄
S H E L F 1️⃣3️⃣ an interesting mix of settings here, but one common denominator is, at least we are inclined towards that, 4 beautiful crafted board games 🤩 Do you agree? ✅ or ❌ ▪︎ VITICULTURE by the one and only Jamey Stagmaier. The man is a legend in the industry, someone very prolifically active with his insightful blog, his deep knowledge on Kickstarter, his approach to component production quality and his very smart marketing techniques. Besides all that, he design's great #boardgames 😜 ▪︎ KAMI-SAMA from my friend's at @kolossalgames and with that unique rotating circular board. Please the people as very quirky nature spirits in a variety of ways, but always be on the scale for balance. ⚖ ▪︎My Little Scythe is a fantastic offspring of it's grand predecessor. While I myself traded away that one, yes burn me now boardgame friends, this one looks so pretty and our kids are going to love this one 🥰 ▪︎ TEOTIHUACAN the impossible to pronounce game. Well, not if you checkout @ellalovesboardgames her fantastic YouTube video on how to do just that. But what a great take on a rondell this game brings to the table. It may seem a little fiddly and also somewhat daunting at first, it's rather the opposite. I do need to play it a little more to have a final feeling with it, but it is an enjoyable game at least from formerly NSKN games and now @boardanddice 🔆 🔄 Will post a single shelf everyday and I need YOUR help to decide which to PLAY 🎲, which to LOOSE ⛔ and which you want to SEE or HEAR more on from me 📸 📝 And most importantly, when you are willing, let me know WHY ⁉️ It will be a two Kallax (5×5) full of #boardgame goodness, or not, so bring your appetite and ❤ you FAVOURITE and 🎶 YOUR praises (we don't mind a false note, so let it be a genuine experience 🙃) ~ M. 🔄
S H E L F 1️⃣2️⃣ let's go vertically for a few posts, okay? Do you store horizontally or vertically? Tag your suggestions ✅ or ❌ ▪︎ NEOM, 7 Wonders meets #carcassone which meets #simcity and sets itself in a futuristic environment. Lookout Games is always solid with their euro's and this one no exception.🌇 ▪︎ NEMETON, this one is heavier as it may appear. #blamgames & @blackrock_games brings a nature inspired board game, where you as Druids need to use nature as much to you favor as possible. A ton of moving pieces here 🌳 ▪︎ BATTALIA: The Creation, @fantasmagoria brings this strategic deck-builder that brings map building too and there are awesome miniatures 🤭 Send your heroes to battle, build cities and acquire valuable artefacts. ⏳ ▪︎ TREASURE ISLAND, from the peeps at @editionsmatagot and with the stunning art from Vincent Dutrait 🥰 Put on your pirate costume, pick on of the characters and go for some treasure hunting 💰 Will you beat Long John Silver? Will your mutiny be successful? ☠ 🔄 Will post a single shelf everyday and I need YOUR help to decide which to PLAY 🎲, which to LOOSE ⛔ and which you want to SEE or HEAR more on from me 📸 📝 And most importantly, when you are willing, let me know WHY ⁉️ It will be a two Kallax (5×5) full of #boardgame goodness, or not, so bring your appetite and ❤ you FAVOURITE and 🎶 YOUR praises (we don't mind a false note, so let it be a genuine experience 🙃) ~ M. 🔄
S H E L F 1️⃣1️⃣ oh and what a #eurogame goodness here. 💛 Make your choice ❌ or ✅ ▪︎ ORLEANS, as euro as an euro can be, but what a delicious game! The bag building is phenomenal here, maybe a little fiddly and we would like some of what Altiplano chances, but overall, this one still holds the edge for us. Especially due to its setting and loads of expansions @whitegoblingames ▪︎ LA GRANJA, another pure euro game but this one pack's SO MUCH mechanisms and has one of the best multi use card options out there 🥰 The teach and rules are a little cumbersome and I find it not that good for inexperienced players, but what a solid title @999games ▪︎ GRAND AUSTRIA HOTEL, you guessed it, another euro but one with ☕🍰 and weird guests coming to stay at your hotel 🤪 @asmodee_germany ▪︎ FIRST CLASS, I have the fondest of memories on this one. Discovered this one a few year's back at @spieltagessen with @punkin312 and since then loved it too pieces @hig_spiele And most importantly, when you are willing, let me know WHY ⁉️ It will be a two Kallax (5×5) full of #boardgame goodness, or not, so bring your appetite and ❤ you FAVOURITE and 🎶 YOUR praises (we don't mind a false note, so let it be a genuine experience 🙃) ~ M.
S H E L F 🔟 I love the variety of blue shades here and also some fun titles to choice from 💠 Let's go again miss and misters ✅ or ❌ ▪︎ CROWN of EMARA from @pegasusspiele and one of the games I was highly keen on getting last Spiel. The positive setting is a nice change of all the doom and gloom depicted in many other games. Make sure citizens get their needs but don't lack to build suitable houses! ▪︎ UNDERWATER CITIES, another #spiel18 title and maybe it was one of the most wanted? Vladimir Suchy made a huge splash with his first self published title #deliciousgames A great engine builder, card placement and one where you must make the most out of your possibilities. The different card colors will lead a lot of these choices and gives such an interesting way the game plays out. ▪︎ VALPARAISO, from the German publisher @dlpgames and from the designers of one of our favorite games, The Malz'! (Rococo!) It has some of the same things going, like the card play a little, but also has more classical euro feel to it. Programming and simultaneous action selection are core mechanisms and planning ahead is key. ▪︎ PEAK OIL, from my catalonian friends at @2tomatoes is a hoot to play and looks so good. I love this contemporary style and as almost all games from #2tomatoes it is highly player interactive 👌🏻 ▪︎ ATLANDICE, is a recent game from @ludonaute and has a table presence which attracted me to the game. Haven't had the opportunity to play it yet. Try to collect your needed stuff before all is lost and is down on the bottom of the big blue 💠 🔄 Will post a single shelf everyday and I need YOUR help to decide which to PLAY 🎲, which to LOOSE ⛔ and which you want to SEE or HEAR more on from me 📸 📝 And most importantly, when you are willing, let me know WHY ⁉️ It will be a two Kallax (5×5) full of #boardgame goodness, or not, so bring your appetite and ❤ you FAVOURITE and 🎶 YOUR praises (we don't mind a false note, so let it be a genuine experience 🙃) ~ M. 🔄

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