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March Games

Century: Spice Road Second Chance Carcassonne Twice as Clever Octodice Architects of the West Kingdom Quacks of Quedlinburg

Game of the Month: Second Chance

We bought Second Chance at UK Games Expo last year and this was only the second time we have played it, I guess you could say we were giving it a Second Chance…. See what I did there.

Anyway this game was one of the many Roll and Write games we bought at Expo. If you like Tetris then you are going to love this game.

You each have a blank square grid then each in turn two cards are revealed from the stack, each card has a Tetris style shape on them, you then have to draw one of these shapes in your grid, trying to fill as much of the square as possible. If you can't put the shape into your square then you get a Second Chance to draw another card, if this shape can't be placed then you are out of the game.

Unlike Tetris there are only a certain number of each shape so you have to be careful when placing your shapes and trying to remember if certain shapes have already been revealed.

In Second Chance, each player starts with a 9×9 grid that they want to fill as completely as possible. To begin the game, everyone receives a different card with a starting tile and marks off its spaces on their grid. Every turn, two puzzle tile cards are revealed, and each player chooses one of them, then marks off squares on their personal grid that match the shape of the image shown on their chosen card. Multiple players can choose the same card. If a player cannot fit either revealed shape into their grid, they get a second chance and reveal one card from the deck just for them. If they can fit this shape in their grid, they do continue normally next round; otherwise they are eliminated from play. The game ends when all players have been eliminated, the deck of puzzle cards has run out, or a player has completely filled their grid. If someone has filled their grid, they win. If all players have been eliminated or the deck ran out of cards, then whoever has the fewest empty spaces wins.

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February Games

Ecos: First Continent Magic The Gathering - Commander New Frontiers Roll for the Galaxy Wingspan

Game of the Month: Ecos: First Continent

This is the only new game that we played this month. It's a game that we have been looking to play for a few weeks now so it was fortunate that a member of our Tuesday night gaming group had purchased it. We compared it to a mix of Terraforming Mars and Bingo. In the terms that you have your own cards that you put cubes on then you can use the card a number of times depending on if you complete the requirements. This then enables you to place things on the Continent. The bingo element is that a person draws tokens from a bag and depending on what is drawn you can play cubes on your cards, like crossing off numbers in Bingo.

I really liked this game even though I wasn't that good at it. Any game that included animals is good for me. I would like to play it again to see if I can fit a strategy into it.

What if the formation of Earth had gone differently? In Ecos: First Continent, players are forces of nature moulding the planet, but with competing visions of its grandeur. You have the chance to create a part of the world, similar but different to the one we know. Which landscapes, habitats, and species thrive will be up to you. Gameplay in Ecos is simultaneous. Each round, one player reveals element tokens from the element bag, giving all players the opportunity to complete a card from their tableau and shape the continent to their own purpose. Elements that cannot be used can be converted into energy cubes or additional cards in hand or they can be added to your tableau to give you greater options as the game evolves. Mountain ranges, jungle, rivers, seas, islands and savanna, each with their own fauna, all lie within the scope of the players' options.

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Blood Rage = kill your own people get glory then get more glory when you bring them back. Winning strategy #bloodrage #boardgames #tuesdaynightgaming #gamesnight #girlwhogames https://www.instagram.com/p/BpBmQTCDyiQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v7a470qt51br

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Raiders of the North Sea with a shiny new mat #Tuesdaynightgaming #raidersofthenorthsea #boardgames #thegirlwhogames #workerplacement https://www.instagram.com/p/B76Xvn1h80O/?igshid=18klj1t4umzru

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Explorers of the North Sea. Actually came second, this almost never happens #thegirlwhogames #boardgames #tiles #tuesdaynightgaming #games #explorersofthenorthsea https://www.instagram.com/p/B76XNDYBI37/?igshid=1ni4ulbr709by

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November Games

• Terraforming Mars • Through the Desert • Dale of Merchants • Dune • Survive: Escape from Atlantis • Celestia • Push it

Game of the Month - Dale of Merchants

I can't remember if this game has been a 'Game of the Month' before so apologies if it has. They have just released the Dale of Merchants Collection, which is why this game has got to the table, plus it is a nice quick and easy filler game for Tuesday Night Games night before we move on to the main game we happen to be playing that night. It's one of the games along with Innovation that is in our locker at our local games shop.

This is a simple card / desk building game where you have a series of characters that each have their own ability. You are aiming to make a collection (stack) of cards, and the first to do this wins. Certain animals work really well together, we all love the owl don't we? And don't forget to try and get rid of your trash, to another player is a good idea.

It is an age of great discoveries. New and wonderful items find their ways into the hands of the greatest merchants. And if there ever is a place those traders love, it is the town of Dale. There’s an extraordinary guild in the Dale founded by the greatest merchants. The tricky part is getting the membership since one must win the annual trading competition to be invited to the guild. Notable animalfolk merchants from all over the world have gathered in the town to take part in the event. Everyone has only one goal in mind – to be celebrated as the winner and the newest member of the legendary guild. In Dale of Merchants, players take the roles of those participating merchants learning new techniques, trading goods, and managing their stock. The player who first manages to complete their astounding merchant stall wins the game and gets access to the guild!

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Dale of Merchants

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Mega game of Carcassonne with a few expansions #meeples #boardgames #gaming #twocanplaythatgame #tuesdaynightgames #patriotgamessheffield #Carcassonne

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Terraforming Mars #thegirlwhogames #gaming #boardgames #tuesdaynightgaming #terraformingmars

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Great Western Railroad #boardgames #girlwhogames #tuesdaynightgaming #pegasusspiele

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Great Western Trail #2canplaythatgame #gaming #girlwhogames #tuesdaynightgaming

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Fury of Dracula - of course Dracula won. We renamed this game as Run Dracula Run #gaming #boardgames #tuesdaynightgaming #girlwhogames

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Tuesday night games Carcassonne, Galaxy Trucker and King of Tokyo #tuesdaynightgaming #boardgames #gaming #dicegames