Garrett's Games and Geekiness

Shelley and I try another variation of drawing polyominoes in Patchwork Doodle by Uwe Rosenberg from Lookout Games then spin a HUGE 4-story pagoda to obtain resources and build our tableaus of gardens in  Four Gardens by Martin Dolezal from Korea Boardgames Ltd. 

Shelley and I check out version #4 of a Knizia classic Medici: The Dice Game by Reiner Knizia from Grail Games and then head to Africa with a bit of problematic theming but a great game to re-review in Mombasa by Alexander Pfister from R&R Games

Shelley and I search for clues into the existence of cryptozoological creatures in  Evidence by Orestis Liontaritis from Pegasus Spiele and Edition Spielwiese then we head back in time to Emperor Hadrian's rule and work to build his famous wall in Britain to keep the Picts at bay in Hadrian's Wall by Bobby Hill from Garphill Games and Renegade Game Design

Shelley and I journey first to the City of Light for a re-review of the now more readily available  Paris - La Cité de la Lumière by Jose Antonio Abascal Acebo from Devir and Kosmos then we trek to the mountains to press our luck as we climb  7 Summits by Daryl Andrews and Adrian Adamescu from Deep Water Games

Shelley and I check out a couple of art-themed games, one which we enjoy, and another which might have benefitted from some more development. Starving Artists by Mike Wokasch from Deep Water Games, Fairway 3 Games and Zafty and Fresco (with many of its expansions) by Marco Ruskowski and Marcel Sußelback from Queen Games

Shelley and I work to entice good workers to our respective kingdoms in  Majesty - For The Realm by Marc André from Z-Man and Hans im Glück then wend our way through a post-apocalyptic world with our dirigibles and drones in CloudAge by Alexander Pfister and Arno Steinwender from dlp Games

Shelley and I gather gorgeous food and beverages in the quick Space Lunch by Simona Greco and Marco Rava with art by Natalie Dombois from ThunderGryph Games then we build train routes through the US and Europe and purchase shares in various train companies in Mini Express by Mark Gerrits from Moaideas Game Design

Shelley and I draft hats and manipulate their values in order to attend the Mad Hatter's party in  Hats by Gabriele Bubola from ThunderGryph Games then we drain swamps, work the fields and build roads and other structures in Faiyum by Friedemann Friese from BoardGameGeek and 2FSpiele

Shelley and I paint cool layered pictures in Canvas by Jeffrey Chin and Andrew Nerger (with art by Luan Huynh) from Road To Infamy Games Then we travel through the circular realm gathering goods, constructing buildings, obtaining manuscripts and venturing to the castle in Viscounts of the West Kingdom by Shem Phillips and SJ Macdonald from Garphill Games

Shelley and I build and improve our towns through resource collection and farming in Hallertau by Uwe Rosenberg from Lookout Games and then work hard at dice drafting and novice assigning in  Monasterium by Arve D. Fühler from dlp Games

Shelley and I journey along the Silk Road in  Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road by Fabio Lopiano from Osprey Games then we roll & write in a fantasy landscape in Pandoria Merchants by Jeffrey D. Allers and Bernd Eisenstein from Iron Games  

Shelley and I compete to build Prague in Praga Caput Regni by Vladimir Suchy from Rio Grande Games and then we check out two new USA maps - West & East - for the classic  Carcassonne by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede from Hans im Glück

Shelley and I work to build up the city of Glasgow in Glasgow by Mandela Fernandez-Grandon from Lookout Games and then send out domino-covered animals into fields to plant trees in Renature by Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer from Capstone Games

Shelley and I head all the way back to 2006 to enlist dragons and build fantasy buildings to gain crystals for offerings in  Blue Moon City by Reiner Knizia from Fantasy Flight Games  then work together to run from an erupting volcano and escape from  Red Peak by Carlo A. Rossi from Ravensburger

Shelley and I build cool, 3-D towers and bridges in Cloud City by Phil Walker-Harding from Blue Orange Games then have a fantastic time building metro route for our cool train car and awesome meeples in Maglev Metro by Ted Alspach from Bezier Games

Shelley and I head to the Ganges river valley once again to check out a bunch of expansions that come in TWO Goodie Boxes for  Rajas of the Ganges by Inka and Markus Brand from R&R Games then we draft dice and attempt to save important valuables from the sinking city of Atlantis in  Atlandice by Shaun Graham and Scott Huntington from Ludonaute

Shelley and I work with our nobles and farmers to establish dominance in Babylonia by Reinder Knizia from Ludo Nova then build different aspects of 6 cities in Flanders to gain majorities in  Flandern 1302 by Wolfgang Panning from Queen Games

Shelley and I spend some time hiking through and camping in our National Parks in PARKS & PARKS Nightfall Expansion by Henry Audubon from Keymaster Games then we try to tap into our memories about those parks in  PARKS Memories by Kyle Key from Keymaster Games after which we head to Europe to build post offices in Thurn & Taxis, with its Power & Glory, All Roads Lead to Rome, and The Princess's Co...

Shelley and I check out yet another variation on a Knizia classic in Lost Cities: Auf Schatzsuche by Reiner Knizia and from KOSMOS then we bring another heavy weight to the table, enlisting our workers and priests to direct our work in Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire by David Turczi from Board&Dice

Shelley and I collect pollen with our awesome 3-D bees in Beez by Dan Halstad from Next Move Games then we draft dice from around a 3-D obelisk, trying desperately to balance our pure & tainted dice and appease the gods in Tekhenu by Daniele Tascini and David Turczi from Board&Dice

Shelley and I fly our different sized dirigibles to gather resources and create machines and scaffolding to build a train trestle in Whistle Mountain by Scott Caputo and Luke Laurie from Bezier Games then we compete to gain the most prestige as we build some of the towers of Moscow's  Red Cathedral by Sheila Santos and Israel Cendrero from Devir

Shelley and I compete to construct the best buildings and take advantage of their resources, while feeding our people in  Little Town by Shun and Aya Taguchi from Iello Then we find our way onto the Island of Arnak, exploring its treasures and trying to find advantages as we overcome fear in Los Ruins of Arnak by Elwin and Mín from Czech Games Edition We also mention Shun Taguchi's previous title...

Shelley and I attempt to get rid of all of the cyclists in our hands in Trimau: Grand Tour by Takahiro Amioka from KogeKogeDo then delve deeply into the world of gnomes and Guardians as we try to light the long-dormant fires of Bonfire by Stefan Feld from Hall Games and Pegasus Spiele

Shelley and I explore space and establish diplomatic ties with various planets in  Sovereign Skies by Aaron Andrew Wilson from Deep Water Games then we compete to be the best robber of the rich in Robin of Locksley: Contest of Thieves by Uwe Rosenberg from Wyrmgold and Rio Grande Games

Shelley and I build and then obtain businesses in Paris to gain prestige through our ownership in Paris by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling from GameBrewer and the we build cart routes through the Golden Age of Amsterdam in  Ticket to Ride Amsterdam by Alan R. Moon from Days of Wonder