Busy, busy week

Hey folks! It’s been an insanely busy week, so this will be much shorter than a usual post. Also, I’ll be combining my Friday link love to this entry as well.

First off, the Easter Bunny came and sent me Kanban! By Easter Bunny, I mean amazon.com. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this game since first playing it back in December. But before I write about it, I have to get more familiar with it and have a few more games under my belt. It took about 2 hours (with various interruptions) for my friend to explain this game to us newbies. It’s pretty heavy, in my opinion. I’m so excited to play this again!

I had some friends over at the beginning of this week, which was a lot of fun. But, I got so wrapped up in being a great host that I totally forgot to take photos of our games. We ended up playing  Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Duel at Mt. Skullzfyre, Splendor, One Night Ultimate Werewolf and Concept. I was pleasantly surprised by how much fun Epic Spell Wars was. I also noticed that it’s the same company that made Food Fight Card Game, which I got at last year’s White Elephant. I have yet to open Food Fight but will probably do so next time I have some free time.

I also got in another 5-player game of Terra Mystica, which I won as the Nomads. Woohoo! The game took nearly 4 hours though, as there were 5 of us playing and one of the people was new. I always love playing it though, no matter how many folks there are.

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And now, a quick version of Friday link love.

— I seriously couldn’t stop laughing at this game Moniker, which is reviewed by Shut Up & Sit Down. I must get this for next game night!

— Daily Worker Placement talks about the rise of quality board-game apps on Android. I love this, as my cell phone is an Android.

— When is a 5-player game not for 5 players, Reddit asks. Terra Mystica is mentioned in this thread.

— Asmodee to buy BGG. Heheh, this was posted on April 1.

Happy gaming, and happy Easter!