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Some of the games I played in July 2013

I played games 33 times during July. There were 23 different games. This collage features my favourite seven for the month. They are:

• 7 Wonders - Got this as a birthday present. It uses a card drafting mechanic to create a civ-building style game. Features beautiful artwork and lots of replayability. Playable with 2 to 7 players. 
• Ghost Stories - My plays of this game recently have been using my own variant rules for a more freeform playstyle. This is a 1 to 4 player cooperative game where you are Tibetan warriors trying to defend your village against a wave of ghost attacks. Features dice rolling and luck mitigation, plus beautiful artwork. The elusive expansion White Moon has just been rereleased in limited quantities.
• Pirates vs Dinosaurs - The first game I backed on Kickstarter. It is a push your luck feast! Lots of high quality components. Artwork from my favourite board game artist, Josh Cappel. Plays a little too long but good with 2 to 4 players.
• Ab In Die Tonne - A dexterity game about not wanting to take the garbage out. Really cool wooden pieces and a nice stacking experience. Only released in German so far.
• Garden Dice - Another game featuring artwork from Josh Cappel. A tile-laying dice-rolling gardening game. Thinky but not too much so.
• Fortune & Glory: The Cliffhanger Game - Captures the feel of pulp adventure movies in a board game. Features awesome thematic artwork, lots of dice rolling, and a absolutely HUGE box. Plays 1 to 8 players and runs a little too long.
• Elder Sign - GAME OF THE MONTH!!! A Lovecraft inspired cooperative dice game which is tense and satisfying to win. Plays great solitaire. Published by Fantasy Flight Games so not qualms about components. The expansion, Unseen Forces, has just been released.

The Lone Ranger Fan art

Processing fun

void setup() {
    size(400, 400);
    background(200);
    noLoop();
    noStroke();
    smooth();
}

void draw() {
 for (int i = 1; i < 400; i += 1) {
  ellipse(random(1, 400), random(1, 400), 100, 100);
  fill(random(1, 255), random(1, 255), random(1, 255), 500-i);
  save("a3.tiff");
}
}

Anzac Day - Memoir '44

On Anzac Day I managed to get in four plays of Memoir '44. First we played one game of the Pegasus Bridge scenario to help familiarise ourselves with the game.

Then we stepped into three games of a fan made scenario of the Gallipoli Landings 1915 at Anzac Cove. You can find this scenario on the Days Of Wonder website.

I played as the Turks and Mum played as the Anzacs. Turks won twice and Anzacs played an aggressive third match coupled with some unlucky dice rolls on my part to take the third match quite convincingly.

Here's a photo at the end of the second match:

Memoir '44 is a great game which I would recommend to people looking for a light tactical game for two players. It has a nice dose of luck (both in the dice rolling and the cards you draw) which forces you to strategise on the fly and with the options available to you at the time. The game comes with a huge bunch of scenarios from real World War 2 battles, multiple expansions and good online support and community. It is published by Days Of Wonder, who do a stellar job on all their board game publishing.

Whale Of A Time!

Some notes on this drawing:

"Cash N Guns" is a game I played at games night the week I drew this.
There are Froot Loops. Please colour the tablecloth blue & white.
Star Wars X Wing miniatures game inspired several of the doodles. I was listening to a podcast review while drawing this (Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast)
There is also a representation of Dark Side Of The Moon album, which I drew when watching a show at my friends on top voted albums.
And of course, why wouldn't the pterodactyl be able to carry a whale?