The #Scifi Book Stores in #Stockholm, #Gothenburg and #Malmö are one of Sweden's most profitable businesses in book retail. They sell tabletop games as well. So at their recent equity issuance I did something unprecedented and bought some stock.
Tried my hand at another game of #TinyEpicDinosaurs but this time used a more balanced solo variant from the BGG forums and it was much more enjoyable. I won by 5 but never felt like I was running away with the game.
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Tried the reworked Starship Catan and apart from a few dodgy component choices it seems a worthwhile update. Particularly as our old copy was getting quite worn. I actually performed worse than I ever have and only got to 4 VP before Raphael won.
Played through Aeon's End: Legacy with my friend Dan in two weekends flat. That was a LOT of fun, and made for us two custom, unique breach magi that we can use in (re-)playing the New Age box and then the Outcasts campaign.
All in all, loved it. Tempted to do a custom box to hold our magi. Planning an expedition for the two of us for the next time we get to play.
Finally got around to playing A Song of Ice and Fire - the miniatures game and quite liked it. Was very skeptical about having entire units on trays, but it was fine. Loved how visceral the combat felt - a hurt giant can do some serious damage. The background diplomacy board thing was also more interesting than I thought it would be. You can include non-combat units in your army, then activate them to move them onto the diplomacy board for helpful effects. #asoiaf#boardgames#TabletopWargaming
Looking forward to trying this mini expansion for Forest Shuffle, which apparently addresses some of the balance issues with those wolf and deer combos. Oh, and also a sweet little promo card.
The last mini I'll be painting for a while as I'm heading to the airport in a few hours for a well-earned holiday. But as a last model, I painted this Tyranid for Hive Fleet Behemoth.
Stuffed up my print run yesterday, so now I have to drive all the way into Launceston and get it done again. Entirely my fault, but very frustrating. How long does it take you to get anywhere from where you live? About forty minutes? Less?
It was nice to play Clash of Cultures again last night, for the first time in four years. My youngest son (playing yellow) crushed us, building two wonders, culturally assimilating me, and using shipping routes to create a powerful economic engine. #boardgames#ClashOfCultures
I thought I would try something a little smaller than normal today. I painted some Death Guard Space Marines for Legions Imperialis. These guys really are tiny, but I still managed some edge highlights!
Pulled #SpiritIsland down from the shelf today for the first time in ages to play a two-handed solo game, and I finally won a game! To be fair I’d only played fully solo before, but having a second spirit to balance things out was huge.
Teaching my wife #ArkhamHorrorLCG using the first scenario of The Night of the Zealot. I'm hoping she will enjoy it enough to play through The Forgotten Age next