Thing 12 Games at Orca Con

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Between Love and Death, by DayWalkyr 7 track album

A creative friend of mine at Crazy Viking Studios created this album.

If you like dark Stranger Things-esque 80s vibes, check this out. It’s really cool!

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Great review. You’re 100% right about the burn cards. I know some groups that will never play with them, and some that will never play *without* them.

That’s why we made them optional, so people could have the kind of experience that they find most enjoyable. :)

Such a sad bottle! 😉

We are at Aki-ban Con, in Lake Stevens!

Lots of open gaming space and a game library available as well!

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a man is sitting on a swing in a park with his eyes closed . ALT: a man is sitting on a swing in a park with his eyes closed .

“No One Has A Crush On Peter” 😂

The Vote: Suffrage and Suppression in America The battle over voting rights in the United States.

Many of Hollandspiele’s games are like that. Unique themes, twisty mechanics, and decisions which make one think.

Check out Meltwater, This Guilty Land, and this:

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I am unreasonably (reasonably?) excited for this!

That podcast is outstanding and your games are always something unique, fun, and mind-bendy.

I have high hopes about this one as well!

Hah! So it is!

Yeah, that game is wonderfully brain warpy!

The Field of the Cloth of Gold Out-do your opponent while presenting them with gifts.

Perhaps this?

Where you have to gift tiles to your opponent, trying to gauge which one is LESS helpful.

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Titled: “Welcome to Enumclaw”.

How Dare You? Super flexible party game where you guess numbers without going too high.

I’d argue this is such a game. It won a Golden Geek.

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YouTube video by Sathandra D Vintage 1980's Rhythm Rock n' Roll Chicken alarm clock

While not a phone, one of my all time favorite weird 80s gadgets was my chicken alarm clock that sang an oddly catchy song.

Well, I thought it was catchy. Everyone else thought it was annoying AF. 😂

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Agreed. These 4 were phones that I or friends had throughout the 80s.

Gotta love the funky designs. 😍

I actually kind of like the scoring track. Being able to peel away previous scoring so it doesn’t get in the way visually is rather helpful and cuts down on mental clutter.

It’s a little clunky, sure…but I really like what it ultimately succeeds in.

We also played Above & Below: Haunted by Red Raven Games.

This is essentially Above & Below 2.0, with a few new elements added in.

The changes are excellent, fixing some issues the group had with the original. Highly recommended.

We then played The Others: 7 Sins by CMON.

I *really* love this game & theme. A top 10 for sure.

I played the sin of Gluttony, gaining bonuses each time the players did.

It was a very close game, but I ultimately stopped the Faith players, crushing their attempts at victory. 😈

Some games played at PAX West.

Staufer Dynasty. An older Z-Man title that I randomly found at a game store.

It’s territory control game with perfect information available to all players…requiring clever strategy to ultimately win out.

Everyone really enjoyed it and had fun playing!

These 3 from @hollandspiele.bsky.social

Great googly moogly! 😱

I would enjoy that (math nerd) but yeah…that’s a SUPER niche audience game.

Cool idea though!

They put out an expansion not too long ago as well.

My day job is working at Zulus Board Games, so I get to see all the new stuff coming through. 😉

Hey @613mandi.bsky.social

New solo RPG available today! A horror themed “hex crawl” titled “Blueberry Wine”.

Perhaps have some blueberry wine while you play? 😉

Smart.

Sadly, smart. 😥

I don’t blame you at all. Anyone considering travel to the US would need to question their ability to leave without being imprisoned first.

I certainly miss ya…but when one lives in a totalitarian fascist hellscape, one is oft to not get visitors. 😿

No embarrassment. It just means we have excellent taste. ;)

Glad I could bring up some new ones. :)

My most recent.
Eleventh Beast has you hunting monsters in 1746 England.

The World We Left Behind has you exploring and learning about the flora, fauna, & citizens of a dead world.

Menagerie of the Void has you as the zookeeper of an alien zoo, whose creators have long since died off.

Godspark has players adventuring through a “graveyard of gods”.

Six Crowns In Hell has you trying to slay the demons of hell to take up reign as lord of hell yourself.

Rosethorn Keep has a cool 90s computer graphics & text adventure games visual style.