merely rachel

BG Stats 4 x 4. Play count: 3: Cribbage; 3: Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders; 1: Adventurous; 1: Bridge City Poker; 1: Corps of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny; 1: Fantastic Factories; 1: SCOUT; 1: Slay the Spire: The Board Game; 1: Spots; 1: Take Time; 1: Wazabi.

February #boardgames!
Snuck in two games under the wire yesterday, gabbing with the gals over Wazabi and Scout
Meanwhile we’re really enjoying our Tidal Blades 2 campaign

Me and hubby in front of the colorful Loreto sign with the JoCo cruise ship in the background from 2018

Here’s the blast from our past

We celebrated our 20th anniversary (1/2 year late) with JoCo in 2018 and now we’ll celebrate our 30th (1/2 year early) in 2027. We’re booked!

two cartoon characters are sitting at a table eating ramen Alt: Cartoon of two young children are sitting at a table eating ramen from movie Ponyo

Happiest of birthdays to you!

I can’t wait to try Bomb Busters! I’ll keep an eye out for it at upcoming cons

FemShep in her party dress next to Garrus leaning on the apartment railing

Ten companions armed and ready to go

I’m having a blast replaying Mass Effect with the Legendary edition since I never had the DLCs until now. This shore leave certainly wasn’t what I expected but is everything I could have hoped for

Stormy and Buddy, two tuxedo cats sharing a chair cushion

Loki bathing Spencer’s head. Our orange brothers

Tuxedo cats are the best. We lost our tuxedos quite a few years ago but love these orange brothers.
I hope your lovely memories with Mittens bring some comfort

Seconded!

Well, the game board folded in six parts so we broke it in six pieces and then themed each box around different components. It was really fun to put together!

Six shadow boxes hanging on the wall with the pandemic board divided in six pieces and components included in each box

Laser cut Catan board on a stand

Finally remembered to take pics of our #boardgame decorations. We hung the Pandemic Legacy Season 1 shadow boxes in our bedroom so we wouldn’t spoil the game for friends.

Spencer the orange and white cat in front of of the card table

My character board. Left half is dual-layered with token wells and resource trackers. Right half is 3x3 grid for playing power cards and triggering a row or column

Battle map with standees with monster health tracker below

Hubby and I have been enjoying our start to the Tidal Blades 2 campaign. Interesting mechanics and decisions, good game flow, lovely story
#boardgames

Since it is co-op we like playing with re-dos and such. Like “wait, let me play this vulnerable before you play that big hit”

Adult Giles and Joyce looking all teenagery and rebellious

The sidewalks are covered in snow and the roads are narrow from snow banks so I had to run on the treadmill again but I reached “Band Candy” in my Buffy the Vampire Slayer rewatch so it was worth it

Interesting to hear Hanabi compared to Bomb Busters. We love Hanabi so that pushes Bomb Busters higher on my want-to-play list

Ooo, jealous!

I love these so much! We had them in regular rotation with the devil’s food style too

Ok, the plan is Friday night for card games with me and Adam. We’ll choose by player count and whim. We’ll bring our stash, feel free to bring more options

Looking forward to it
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Fantastic!

Would Saturday afternoon or Friday night work for you for card games at G2S?

That’s perfect! ❤️

Yay for new dog day!

Mostly unexplored wilderness map covered in circle tokens, a sheet explaining the logic rules, board with resources and challenges, and various cards for characters gear etc

Thanks to a #boardgame loan from my pal, we’re sharing Corps of Discovery with 22yo tonight. She loves logic puzzles like this one (wood and water are next to each other, mud is next to stone + water, etc)

Stunning!

Agreed! So cute and clever

I’m beside myself with excitement!

I’m glad for hearing and learning about everything you were able to share so I was enriched!

Hooray! Have a blast!

Another wonderful show

What if the last door you open of the legacy campaign has a little tin container inside?

I need to play Rumikub!