Hanamikoji – (led by Tim) 2013 Geisha themed card game – tense battle for control with beautiful artwork

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158600/hanamikoji

Burger Joint – (led by Joe) – Dwayne in paradise as taught this 2009 struggle between competing  Burger and Pizza chains by it’s author. An economic cube pusher/drafting game

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30057/burger-joint

Rosenkoenig – (led by Drew) 1992 Dirk Henn (Alhambra, Show Manager) design originally as Texas. Tense battle for area control

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201/rose-king

Patchwork – (led by Josh) 2014 Uwe Rosenberg (Bohnanza, LaHavre, Agricola) tetris-like economic game – a masterpiece….this time on the store’s Express edition (board slimmed down from 9×9 to 7×7 with larger tetris-like pieces. Draft patches with buttons, get more income from buttons on patches previously played.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163412/patchwork

Yinsh (led by Sean) 2003 five- in-a-row abstract with rings and disks from Kris Burm (a series of abstracts like Gipf and Dvonn)

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7854/yinsh

Blokus Duo – (led by Quinn) 2005 scaled down version of Blokus. Quick and very easy to teach/learn

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/16395/blokus-duo

Pagoda – (led by Emmet) 2014 design, compete in building pagodas utilizing special powers and efficiency

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/154003/pagoda

Hierarchy – (led by Armando) 2019 game of order and power. ButtonShy makes a fine line of wallet games with 18 cards that pack a wallop for their size.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286109/hierarchy

Juicy Fruits – (led by Quinn) 2021 new release that made mand top-10 lists. Each player has their own small island where they grow fruit. To win, you must gain the most points by cleverly supplying ships and by adding the best businesses to your island.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325698/juicy-fruits

Caravan (led by Sean) 2019 Joe Huber design of picking up and delivering goods using camel caravans. It came down to the 2nd tie-breaker to determine a winner. Uses action points for movement, pickups and deliveries. Keep an eye on who has tokens that allow for theft of goods.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269789/caravan

Blue Skies (led by Joe) 2020 Joe Huber design led by its author. Airlines competing for gates and passengers.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/309000/blue-skies

Wingspan (led by Dwayne) 2019 Elizabeth Hargrave design. Card driven drafting and engine-building game on birds and their habitats.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan

Beez (led by K-ban) 2020 themed abstract on Bees flying around and collecting nectar to fulfill both public and private goal cards. Plays in a half hour and is stunning on the table.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299592/beez

Letter Jam (led by Josh) 2019 design where all have to deduce their secret word through clues from opponents.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/275467/letter-jam

Diner Dice (prototype) – led by Joe

Fool ! – led by Joe the expanded 2018 edition of Foppen. Goal is to rid your hands of cards through skillful play during tricks. The English version allows up to 8 players who are trying to avoid taking a FOOL token and missing the next trick

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256802/fool

Smart Mouth – led by Josh – clever word game from 2001 – speed game be the first to shout out a word based only it’s first and last letter

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3924/smart-mouth

A Happy, HEALTHY and Prosperous 2022 to all our gamers

Stay safe, limit your risks but leave some quality time for board games.

Steve

K-ban