August might be halfway done already, but I'm still living back in July. Well, more specifically, I need to recap my board game plays from the month of July!
July was a great month for playing in-person board games. My son was off from school (as I was from work), so we had a lot of time for fun. As usual, let's begin with the visual of what I got to the table last month:
The month of July saw me get to play several new-to-me games including:
Flip 7: A simple press-your-luck card game with plenty of charm. The whole family enjoyed this little game, and I liked it enough that I plan to incorporate it into my Mathematics of Games and Gambling course this coming fall semester.
Oddland: This game is a cross between Cascadia and Carcassonne, and I think it's better than either of those two games. It plays super fast (only 7 turns per player) with just enough to think about to keep each game unique and interesting.
Vantage: The newest release from Stonemaeir Games, this is an awesome cooperative game about exploring a mysterious planet. Games take a long time to get through (set aside at least two hours per session), but the game and exploration are both fun enough that the time seems to fly by.
Money!: Another small box game, Money! is a new edition of an older game (that I hadn't played). It's a simple auction game, perfectly fine, but not a game that will probably crack my Top 50 Games list at the end of the year.
Aqua Rove: Results-Oriented Versitile Explorer: I had the chance to playtest the expansion for this game, so first I had to play the base game to learn the ropes. I own "regular" Rove, but I think I prefer Aqua Rove!
Forest Shuffle: My son and I played this one at our local game store one day. It's got a lot of symbols, but the game play was quite speedy. The jury is still out on how I'll feel about this game long-term, but after a single play I definitely would like to give it a few more runs in the future.
Photo Tour: North America: A fun (and beautiful) game about traveling around the country taking photos and earning points. There's some engine building here as well as some gameplay that might remind you of games like Ticket to Ride or Treking the World.
Wonder Tales: Another Button Shy offering, Wonder Tales is a two-player game about making a grid and scoring points based on classic fairy tale characters. The game oozes charm, but there's plenty of opportunity to be mean to your opponent as you play the game. Don't let the cutesy cover fool you!
Overall, I have no complaints about the month of July as far as board gaming goes! Now that August is here, I can assure you that my board game numbers will be going down. School and work will eat into a lot of my time (and I find my son is much less interested in sitting down for a board game play after he already sat through a full school day, which makes a lot of sense). That all said, I don't plan to give up games entirely, so we'll see what happens (for comparison, last August I still managed 68 games played spread across 24 titles).
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