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The Mechanics of Play - Trick-Taking
When someone used to suggest a trick taking game, I would immediately picture a group of ladies sitting around a table playing bridge and internally turn my nose up. However, recently I’ve been schooled on how much fun and challenging trick-taking can be, so that’s the next mechanic in our series.
Open House at the Warehouse
It’s finally here! The doors are open and we’re ready to go! The Meeple have finally arrived and settled in. It’s been a long and tiring process - I don’t think we realized just how many games we really had until the time came to move them all! But now all the games are tucked away on shelves, hooks or bins and waiting for you!
Wishes for Christmas
Depending on where you are in the world, you may still be in lockdown or under restrictions for travel. Although COVID has been such a terrible ogre this year, if anything good has come out of 2020, it has been the opportunity to sit around a table and play games with those closest to us. We have a list of games you’ll want to tell Santa about – 2 player games, solo games, and even ones that you can do on Zoom.
The Meeples are Moving!
As 2020 said “Ha! Hold my beer!” to our plans of opening a board game cafe this year, we had to improvise a little. But the good news is - we have a retail store and cant wait for you to see it!
The Mechanics of Play - Engine Building
For those that master the engine building mechanic, it seems almost magical. Have you recently played a game where your turn took 10 seconds or so with little result, and the next player spent nearly the same amount of time but ended their turn with a bounty! Watching someone turn a perfectly built engine almost seems like sleight-of-hand and is certainly impressive. Let’s pull back the curtain on this useful mechanic and learn about engine building.
