Royce Calverley

The end state of our game of Galactic Cruise

Took a break from social media but needed to come back to talk about Galactic Cruise from @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social

A Lacerda by any other name, this is one of the most thematically connected heavy euros I've ever played. Just great!

Last game of @breakoutcon.bsky.social was the long awaited Stationfall by Ion Games.

It's a really fun design that leads to a great narrative. We played with 9 players which is a double edged sword. It's hilariously chaotic but the downtime between turns is a bit long.

And the last game of the night was London Necropolis Railway by Spielworxx and @dnlnwmn.bksy.social

I'm always amazed how smooth this is. It just plays so quick and easy. With 4 players (three who had never played before it was still just 90 minutes with a super easy teach). Plus a great theme!

Game 2 was Clinic from AV Studio Games is an old favourite. It's a bit decisive, the 3d planning and building gives me just the right headache but not everyone agrees. Either way it's a game everyone should try.

Day 2 of @breakoutcon.bsky.social has been a brain burner.

1st, it was Pampero. Run a clean energy company in Uruguay. It's one of the most intimidating looking games I've ever seen. But it flows fast and gets incredibly tight with 4 players.

#tabletopgames #boardgames #breakout2025

Day 1 of @breakoutcon.bsky.social ended with a couple of games of Gun It.

Thematically it's the car chase scene from every movie.

Mechanically it's a real time co-op where you need to plan everybody's moves in 30 seconds.

I should hate it, but I don't. It's a fun little filler.

1st game of @breakoutcon.bsky.social is our traditional Battlestar Galactica. It was also the fastest BSG game I've ever seen. Callie and Baltar teamed up for a near perfect Cylon victory. If the Centurions hadn't gotten us, the empty fuel tanks would have.

Good choice. I love how unforgiving Radlands is.

Played some 2p games:
Meltwater by Hollandspiele
Kelp by Wonderbow games
P'achakuna by Treecer
Revolution of 1828 by Frosted Games

4 very different games. All very good.
Do you have a favourite 2p game?
Which of these would you like to know more about?

#tabletop #boardgames

What's better than building Jurassic Park? Competing to see who can build the best Jurassic Park!

Dinogenics by NinthHavenGames is the best dinosaur park game out there (a surprisingly crowded field). Amazing production and super thematic game play.

For my birthday, Grace took me to forge my own Axe (ok, technically a hatchet). We forged the head by hand from a lump of steel.

Best birthday ever!

If you're in Toronto, I highly recommend Axcadmy!

Pics from start to finish.

It's not great, but in fairness it's not vanilla roll and move. Between the cards, combat and 2 different win conditions, there are a lot of choices to be made. If the zombies were just a bit more of a threat it could be a good game.

Sounds about right. Although they had one called Haunted House that I quite enjoyed before one player realized that if you just stay in the same spot you had the best odds of winning.

A new play of one of the first games in my modern hobby experience. Owned and sold 20+ years ago.

Zombies!!! by Twillight Creations

All I can say is I remembered the zombies being more of a threat. None of us so much as lost a life. Not a game I need. Looks pretty though.

That was me for a good while!

2 games to practice my Spanish.

Tzolk'in by Czech Games and La Granja: No Siesta by Stronghold Games

Tzolk'in is my favourite Italian design. Teohua...whatever fell flat but Tzolk'in is an amazing strategic experience. Love it.

No Siesta is a great heavier roll and write!

Posting the games played this week & realized, I didn't post last week!

Last week we played Roborally! It's chaotic and unpredictable but always a hoot. We play with 2 house rules, including if one player is eliminated, whoever is in the lead wins.

Who else loves Roborally?

Happy New Year!

December was a bit slow for gaming, but it ended strong.

Return to Dark Tower by Restoration Games
Comic Hunters by Spinmaster games
Quodd Heroes by Wonderment Games

Great way to end the year!

Some jokes get better with age. Just watched an episode of WKRP that first aired in February of 1980.
The joke was that Keith Richards can't stick around forever.

Hello Kitty: Day at the Park by Maestro Media

Looks like a kids game, but plays for adults. The 8+ is deceiving. There is a real gamer game here.

Check out J. thinking hard on the first couple turns if you don't believe me. :)

Didn't go to the concert but let's face it's Taylor Swift's loss. I'd kill it as a back up dancer.

It was. The pieces extended in 3 dimensions, so you could even hang pieces off the side of the structure.

I'm a "serious gamer", and shouldn't enjoy this kind of thing but Grace and I were at a coffee shop and played some Guess Who and a generic stacking game.

And you know what? We had a blast. It's important to remember not to get too full of ourselves. Games are fun!

The new hotness! Andromeda's edge!

Worker placement with conflict and really pretty space stuff.

There's a lot going on and a lot to like, but with 4 players, you can't really strategize, and it's a long time between turns. Love to try it with 3. That'll be the sweet spot.

1st 2 player game afternoon with @@parkerjeff.bsky.social in months!

First up was Oranienburger Kanal by Uwe Rosenberg. Really enjoy this one, but it suffers by comparison to Glass Roads.

Next was Dinosaur Table Battles by Hollandspiele. This one falls flat without lots of repeated plays.

Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go To Ghost Town. Quite a game title.

A hidden movement game where everyone's movement is hidden. Only the mayor knows where you are. You need to find a pizza and deliver it, avoiding the ghosts.

It works, it's fun, but it's not right for our group.

Definitely.

It's very pretty! Hoping I'll be able to get it to the table tomorrow.

Some new games over the last couple days. 2 kickstarters and a few games from Korea.

What should I play first?