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  • hmelmanhmelman@mastodon.social
    Jun 30, 2026, 2:45 AM

    #BGStats says in June, I got in 21 plays of 13 different #BoardGames

    New to me were: Great Western Trail: Argentina (fun but a lot), Kanban EV (fun, perhaps too complex), First Rat (a gamer's Shoots & Ladders, fantastic), Lightning Train (meh), 13 Leaves (a fine filler), Excalibur (reasonable party game)

    Also new to me: the Concordia Aegyptus map , and the Power Grid Australia and India maps

    I taught: Scout, Innovation, Concordia, and Arboretum

    BG Stats Jun 2026 Plays: 21 H-index: 2 Games: 13 New: 6 Players: 18 Locations: 4 Hours: 30 Days: 10 Innovation: 3 13 Leaves: 3 Great Western Trail: Argentina: 2 Power Grid: 2 Arboretum: 2 SCOUT: 2 Lightning Train: 1 Kanban EV: 1 Clans of Caledonia: 1 51 mechanics: Hand Management: 46% Deck, Bag, and Pool Building: 30% Set Collection: 30% Network and Route Building: 23% Variable Set-up: 23%.
    BG Stats 4 x 4. Play count: 3: Innovation; 3: 13 Leaves; 2: Great Western Trail: Argentina; 2: Power Grid; 2: Arboretum; 2: SCOUT; 1: Lightning Train; 1: Kanban EV; 1: Clans of Caledonia; 1: First Rat; 1: Concordia; 1: Moon Colony Bloodbath; 1: Excalibur.
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  • Michael Z.Chicken0Death@universeodon.com
    Jun 30, 2026, 2:49 PM

    @hmelman I wish I could convince someone to play innovation with me. For some reason, all my friends hate it 🤷

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  • hmelmanhmelman@mastodon.social
    Jun 30, 2026, 2:54 PM

    @Chicken0Death I think Innovation offers more strategic depth per volume of any game I've played 😀 Also I love how each game can play out so differently (attacking, high scoring, low scoring, big swings, etc.)

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  • Michael Z.Chicken0Death@universeodon.com
    Jun 30, 2026, 2:57 PM

    @hmelman Exactly! It almost feels broken. But once you embrace the possibilities, it all works. I just can't get anyone to see the light.

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