I am finally to the point where I am able to write about the last of the packages that I received in calendar year 2025! That's right, once I show off today's board game trade, I'm all done with 2025 mailings. That feels good, if for no other reason than it's proof that I'm slowly but surely getting caught back up on everything.
This particular trade was with Board Game Geek user RentalCabin. I sent him a brand new (still in shrink) copy of the game Horseless Carriage, and in return, I got Aquatica.
Giving:
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| Stock image, I didn't think to take a photo of my copy before mailing it out! |
Horseless Carriage is one of the newest games from the publisher Splotter. Splotter games are known for being long, convoluted, and extremely brutal. I was able to grab the game originally from an online sale where I got it for cheap, but unfortunately, I didn't see a world in which I'd have a chance to play the game anytime soon, and so I added it to my trade bait. According to BGG, Horseless Carriage has a weight of 4.31 and is best played with four players. I don't think I know three other people who would enjoy a game that heavy (with a 3-4 hour playtime, no less)!
Recieving:
Aquatica is an engine builder that's much, much lighter (and quicker) than Horseless Carriage. BGG gives this a 2.32 weight and says it plays in 30-60 minutes. With an ideal player count of 2 or 3 people, I think this one is going to prove possible to get the table much more easily!
One of my goals this summer is to pare down my board game collection a bit. I am totally out of shelf space (and I have a few crowdfunded games that are due to arrive in the next few months). Of course, a trade like this helps me get rid of games that I'm not playing, but it didn't really save me any shelf space! I've been offering up more two-for-one type trades on BGG, which is what I really need to do if I'm serious about making more shelf space available! Hopefully, I'll have more board game trades to show off in the near future!
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