An even dozen at Purple Dragon Games on September 1. Welcome to first time gamers – Emily, Liz and Cai

After our first 10 sessions we are averaging 10 gamers

IN: K-ban, Sandy, Josh, Sean, Armando, Drew, Danny, Tim, Justin, Emily, Liz, Cai

ON THE TABLE:

Just One – led by Josh. We kept adding players as they arrived and expanded capacity to 8.
10 points out of a possible 13.

Vegas – led by Drew.  A lighter Rudiger Dorn (Goa, Luxor, Jambo, Istanbul) 2012 design of dice placement at casinos..
www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/117959/las-vegas

Cascadia – led by K-ban for 2nd time…draft terrain and animals in pairs for your ecosystem with point-salad scoring..
www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia

7 Wonders – led by Justin (who patiently waited for the 2nd edition to be published) as this 2011 Game of the Year (SdJ) popularized the draft and pass mechanic.
www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68448/7-wonders

Gorinto – led by Sean. 2021 release of an engine building abstract.
www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270293/gorinto

Botswana – led by Drew. Knizia’s Flinke Pinke/Quandary/Wildlife Safari/Loco with 3D animals. Has any multiplayer abstract game had so many themes/editions?
www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari

Cubitos – led by Sean.  John D Clair ( Mystic Vale, Space Base, Ecos, Edge of Darkness)  2021 release. Strange combination of push your luck, special dice with abilities….all in a race. The game starts out slowly but increases tempo much like Dominion but with dice combos rather than cards..
www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298069/cubitos

Dungeon Mayhem – led by Justin. Last character standing in 10 minutes
www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260300/dungeon-mayhem

Take It Easy – no leader needed. Glad to see that almost all are now familiar with this bingo puzzle game and that several have obtained their own copies.

Snorta – led by Josh. Great to hear those animal noises and silliness – would make a great drinking game.
www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11231/snorta
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Top attendance after 10 sessions (for those with multiple appearances):

K-ban 10
Sean 10
Sandy 9
Armando 8
Drew  7
Wendy  6
Danny 5
Margaret 4
Zach   4
Edward  4
Kitty  4
Kaleb 4
Tim 3
Mike 3
Josh 2
Justin 2

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K-ban