Codenames...

Bluey is such an amazing insight into parenting as seen from the 6-year-old's perspective. Worth giving a go before you pre-judge it.

More Game'Cation...

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Finished day2 of Game'Cation a little stronger...

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Halfway through day 2 of Game'Cation and this is all we've gotten through.

This is on our list to play in the coming week. What rules are easy to miss?

Cleaned up my workshop last week and found two old gsme ideas as well as a work surface!

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12/31: Canvas 1-5p
Draft illos to make paintings & win ribbons
Like: fast to play, clear cards, not too complex
Dislike: mat was just fabric—would not lie flat
Fix: use actual board or neoprene mat
Verdict: good, very enjoyable
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This was a Christmas gift, and we'll def play again. We used the purple enchants, maybe the gold would've been more to our liking.

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12/30: Flamecraft 1-5p
Cute wyrms run village markets
Like: uberCUTE, mat,
Dislike: just got hang of it when game ends. For 2p Enchants=a rule too many
Fix try: 4 card hands, end=all shops full, an option w/o enchants
Verdict: good, prob better at 3+
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12/29: Cube Checkers 2p
Dice Checkers
Like: gameplay was great improvement on checkers
Dislike: snobby, patronizing, and repetitive rulebook
Fix: writer & editor. Smaller board. More special pieces that update numbers with a touch
Verdict: good
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12/28: Mad Scientist 2p
Count to ten and claim a continent
Like: deck with 9 ones, 8 twos etc.
Dislike: 2nd turn advantage. Claimed tiles powers didn't incentivize nor balance the game
Fix: the deck and tiles balance
Verdict: underwhelmed
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12/27: Basilica 2p
Lay tiles and claim area
Like: Tiles with 2 uses, scores at queen's whimsy
Dislike: too tall draw stack, wanted bigger scaffolding—1 square doesn't block well enough
Fix: draw-tile holder
Verdict: Enjoyed a lot.
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12/26: Machi Koro 2-4p
Build a city w/ cheese & more
Like: simple roll & buy gameplay
Dislike: overly engineered insert for 100ish cards, 2 dice, and coins
Fix: smaller box!
Verdict: okay. simple and light, & probaby better at 3-4 players
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12/25: Sea Salt & Paper 2-4p
Like: lovely art, great gameplay
Dislike: confusing rules, CHEAP cards for $18 ¡3rd printing?! Shark take-that
Fix: better, coated cardstock
Verdict: want as a keep-in-my-bag game, but fear the cheap cards won't hold up
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12/24: Diceland 2p

Like: terrain restrictions
Dislike: default setup too loosy-goosy. Set more parameters: bad arrangements break the game
Fix: stipulate # of tiles and shape of board, nicer dice
Verdict: good once you how not to set it up (pic2=bad)
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12/23: Katarenga 2p
Chess with a twist
Like: variety in boards, nice pieces, interesting alt to chess
Dislike: able to make unfair boards
Fix: if you make 1680 boards, design them all to work well
Verdict: good option if you have a chess brain
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12/22: Linkage 2-4p
DNA study aid claiming to be a game
Like: graphics
Dislike: card lineup works for only 1; weird 2nd player advantage; hand too small; game ends just as interesting options
Fix: make into traditional matching play
Verdict: pass
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12/21: Pentago 2p
5 in a row with a literal twist
Like: spatial, familiar gameplay; wood & marbles
Dislike: super cheap folded cardstock box
Fix: the box prevents taking anywhere or storing; get credit for quality inside on box art
Verdict: good enough
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12/20: Cascadia 1-4p
Draft tiles and animals to make the strongest ecosystem
Like: diff patterns for animals, nature tokens to break a rule
Dislike: animal rng never gave me a 2nd bear, 5 land types felt a little too MtG
Fix: market of 5
Verdict: great
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12/19: Razzle 2p
1981 speed word-making game
Like: letter dice! quick roller in concept, score tracker feel
Dislike: roller implementation, simultaneous shouting; 10 wins of tug of war is too much
Fix: better roller, let longer words win
Verdict: ok
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5 minute dungeon was better

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12/18: 5 Min Dungeon 2-6p
Literally 5 min
Like: fast, easy, co-op dungeon delve, multivoice timer
Dislike: no time to see what we're battling
Fix: more portable box?
Verdict: keep! 2p rules = double deck. Worked well.
Reminds me of Ted Lasso gameplay.
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12/17: Forest Shuffle 2-4p
Suggested to me as alt to Arboretum
Like: layer 4 cards on a card. many paths/strats to points
Dislike: can't see all info in hand
Fix: icons too similar
Verdict: keep! lots of rules, but that'll come with more playing
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12/16: Here to Slay 2-4p
Get a party and slay the monsters
Like: medieval anthro-bunny aesthetic
Dislike: collect 6 heroes to win
Fix: 2x monster cards; 2-3x win condition; give plus for 6 hero types, not a win.
Verdict: too antagonistic for me at 2p.
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For me, this one will become parts.

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12/15: Otrio 2-4p

Speaking of Tic tac toe...
Like: cool wood board, unique pieces, nod to 3D tic tac toe
Dislike: it's tictactoe for upto 4
Fix: add a way to battle for a space
Verdict: for you if you love tic tac toe & think other games are too hard.
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12/14: Rhumb Line 2p

Tic tac toe on Cartesian Coordinates
Like: mousepad mat as board
Dislike: it's tictactoe with a big advantage to folks w/ spatial visualization
Fix: rings/lines that shift?
Verdict: ugh.
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12/13: Silver & Gold 2-4p

Dryerase polyominos to claim desert islands
Like: enough extra for some light strategy. easy to play...
Dislike: once you get thru the rules
Fix: rule book. Too much flavor in some spots, not enough in others
Verdict: good
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Also, the dry erase coating was terrible.