Prototypes/Crowdfunding Projects to keep an eye on:
Mercurial: Alchemia (hyperlixir.com) – this project is live on Kickstarter until October 17! If you like brewing potions and other worker placement deck builders (like I do) this is a game that you should check out!
Mystic Moon (unstablegames.com) – this project is live on Gamefound until October 22! If you are looking for a quicker and lighter potion brewing experience, check this game out and its fun art and brewing mechanics.
Marsh Hallow (forwhygames.com) – this project is live on Kickstarter until October 7 (tomorrow)! Continuing with the spirit of spooktober, Marsh Hallow is a cooperative flip and write dungeon crawler game played over 18 rounds. In the game you play as a marshmallow trying to rescue your family from a fire loving cult. So, use those unique transparent movement cards to get out there and save them!
Games we were playing this month:
It’s a Wonderful World (luckyduckgames.com) – This is one of our favorite drafting games. I have been really enjoying sharing with friends because it has the right length where it is easy to play two games back-to-back once you have the hang of things. There is nothing quite as satisfying as getting your production line to combo just right during your turn.
Lost Ruins of Arnak (czechgames.com) – Speaking of worker placement deck builders, this is definitely a favorite. I just enjoy playing some adventure music, setting off into the jungle, and exploring the ruins with my trusty green compass. The theming is just so great, and by the time you are in the last round it is just an all out push to get a huge set of points.
Tigris and Euphrates (bgg, 1997) – This game has been on my “want to play list” for a long time and I finally got to play it this month (and I got to play one of the early German editions of the game too). It has such a simple turn structure but the strategy is so deep. At the end I was just left wanting to play more. Hopefully I’ll get to play it again soon, but unfortunately this one is currently out of print.