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Listened today while camping
You guys got be thinking about picking up Zenith

All of the Innovation Ultimate achievements on the picnic table

All of the Innovation Ultimate decks on the picnic table

Benji and I played the full ultimate version of the Innovation Ultimate box
All 5 expansions in one game
Benji was crushing me, but I was able to sneak out the win with a level 9 card
Pretty wild experience with wild combos and things that don't gel, haha
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Wroth on the picnic table

Camping again means Benji and I get to battle it out in Wroth
The 2p game is interesting because you can focus on one opponent
Going to learn and try the co-op version tomorrow
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Episode 259 with Brendo – The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Age, Unmatched: Battle of Legends Vol. 3, Faraway: People From Below, and Metaphor: ReFantazio Episode 259 with Brendo – The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Age, Unmatched: Battle of Legends Vol. 3, Faraway: People From Below, and Metaphor: ReFantazio Direct Download or Media Player or…

Episode 259 is here and Brendo is back!
We review Elder Scrolls Betrayal of the 2nd Age by @chiptheorygames.bsky.social and Unmatched Battle of Legends Vol 3 by @restorationgames.bsky.social
Plus my thoughts on how good Metaphor ReFantazio is!
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Wroth and it's being colours on the table

Wroth at 3p for our first play
Q won because Brendo and I kept fighting each other instead of dealing with Quinten, haha
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Glad you got to play some games!
That's why we do this hobby

Will the Jays and Dodgers meet in the WS this year?
And what was the biggest Gen Con surprise?

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Those doughnuts, though...

Yup, it's on top of many of our lists too
Such a great hang

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Wow, $350 CAD for Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy Bundle including the two new faction expansions and the mat?!?!?!
That is a great deal
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How have I totally missed this one?
I love Paul's work
Will be getting a hold of this once it's in wide release

So excited for this announcement
I love Hellboy!
@restorationgames.bsky.social

Review copies of Kinfire Council and the Winds of Change expansion

Came home from camping to the new Kinfire Council package from @incredibledream.bsky.social by @kevinwilson42.bsky.social
Very excited to play in this world

This has me more jealous than any Gen Con post I've seen so far

Black Beard beating Pandora without much effort on our trailer table

Well, I think I might have to retire from Unmatched
Benji just beat me without taking ANY DAMAGE!
I was Pandora and could have done so much better...
But Black Beard slaughtered me!
@restorationgames.bsky.social

Innovations Ultimate with the Artifacts of History expansion on the picnic table

Benji and I played the last expansion in the Innovations Ultimate box, Artifacts of History
Really interesting extra layer of almost one time use cards that help you score achievements too
Now Benji wants to play a mega game with all 5 expansions at once when we get home
@asmadigames.bsky.social

Mythwind taking up the entirety of our trailer table

Last night we continued our Mythwind adventure
I tried out the Innkeeper, which may be my favourite character of the bunch
It's a table hog, but we got it on our trailer table

Cover of Suspects

Thanks to @425suzanne.bsky.social Lins and I tried out Suspects last night
It's a deduction murder mystery from @hachettebgusa.bsky.social
It was co-op but Lins didn't agree with my final verdict
She was right, as usual, haha

Connect 4 Spin with Elsie's hand in the way

Elsie wanted to play some Connect 4 Spin before bed
Not sure she liked losing 3 games in a row...

Innovation Ultimate with the Figures in the Sand expansion on the picnic table again

Benji and I played Innovation Ultimate with the Figures in the Sand expansion
It adds historical figures you get when the other player scores an achievement, like a little catch-up bonus
Really liked it!
Martin Scorsese won me the game just in time
@asmadigames.bsky.social

Oh well that's good that they are holding them accountable
Just hilarious to pull

The New Ho-Oh ex immersive card from the latest Pokemon TCG set, but with missing art

Wait, what?
I think you forgot something, Pokemon

Chupacabra vs Black Beard in Unmatched Battle of Legends Vol 3

Benji is on a hot streak right now
He beat me in our last Unmatched game
Then beat me at Innovation today
Now he kicked my butt with Chupacabra vs Black Beard
He just kept coming!
I tried to run & shoot from range but he was like some demon dog chasing me down
@restorationgames.bsky.social

Innovation Ultimate with the Echoes of the Past and Cities of Destiny expansions on an picnic table

More camping means more Innovation Ultimate
We're playing the Echoes of the Past and Cities of Destiny expansions
It's a lot of cards on this picnic table, haha
@asmadigames.bsky.social

Love the Savannah Bananas gear

Haha, good to know

LLAMA cards in hand with draw pile in the background

Flip 7 with everyone's first card being an 11

A couple more games were played camping yesterday
We had the rare feat of everyone's first card on Flip 7 being an 11
Benji also broke LLAMA by only drawing cards on his turn, then playing his whole hand once everyone else was out
Anyone know if that's possible, b/c it seemed fine according to rules

Wroth review copy with the Venna and Paladin expansions

Wroth by @chiptheorygames.bsky.social arrived literally an hour before we left for camping, so I'm home and can finally open it up
Really excited to try this, as I have yet to play a Chip Theory game that hasn't been intriguing
Plus it's supposedly a shorter area control game

That's a great reminder of a rule I probably often forget, but yes, Benji played a big card that let us both get 6s on the board late on the game trying to salvage his comeback

Lots of cards on an ugly tablecloth, but the cards are Innovation Ultimate with the Echoes of the Past expansion

I kicked Benji's butt in Innovation Ultimate with the Echoes of the Past expansion this afternoon
I stole his whole hand into my score pile, which helped me score four achievements
We need to dig into this one more, though
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