The Blitz this past weekend...

On Saturday, I spent the day and evening involved in a board game blitz at a local pub.  I hadn't participated before but I really like the semi-competitive set-up.  There were 5 rounds of gaming and I got in some good games - Citadels, Ticket To Ride: Europe, Caylus, Can't Stop, and Egizia (which was new to me and I disliked mightily....  what a bloated mess!)  In most of the rounds, players got to choose what games they got to play in order of their current placement in the tournament starting with the lowest score and moving towards the highest, which seemed quite fair.

The upcoming dates for local Blitzes in Ontario are here.  If you're ever near one and have the afternoon free, you should try out it out.  A great way to meet new people, try out some new games, and maybe even win a prize.  I didn't place highly but I was still elated to win a draw for the 2-player tile game For The Win.  Seems appropriate.

Thanks again to GeekStop Games, Rumbletum Cafe, and Just by Chance Games for prizes.

Round 1 game options

Round 2-5 games in separate piles

Learning Havana

Dominion.  Of course.

Prize table!!!

Finished the night with a round of a prototype for Viticulture

Randoms from the last couple game nights...

Some great games got played the last couple weeks. On top of that, as of last week we've moved our Monday night games to the Grad House, UW's on-campus pub. That means there's beer. Lots of beer. And some hella good food, too. Awesome.

My second game of A Few Acres of Snow was far more interesting and tense.  A new classic and a fascinating design.

Ghost Stories at the other table.  Looks VERY confusing....

Friday, it's Friday, gonna play Friese's Friday!  Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun.....

Age of Steam.  Always amazing.  'Nuff said

Kingdom Builder at the Grad House.  Notice the delicious beer.

Alien Frontiers, the Kickstarter darling, is a game I do not play enough.  Fun and fast-paced and one of the best dice games ever.  And more beer.

Second round of Quebec.  No beer as this was not played by me.