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..but not actually playing them.
I've got this cool table that's about 3' by 3' - I think it's a card table - and recently I've been enjoying taking a game out, setting it up, reading the rules, maybe playing a mock round, and then boxing it all back up again. I've found that it's help me to reconnect, however briefly, on some games that I just haven't pulled out recently. I've done this with:
- Hamburgum
- Princes of Florence
- Hammer of the Scots
- London (ok, it's new)
- Earth Reborn (ok, it's also new but it looks so cool!)
- Blood Feud in New York
- Wilderness War
Tonight I'm going to do the same with:
- 1856
- Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage (VG edition)
It's a pretty simple little thing, really, but it's a small pleasure to re-experience the bits, the artwork, the concepts and study the different pieces of the game design and the potential thought process behind the designer's decisions.
Point of note - when I set up Blood Feud in New York (I purchased it back in 2005, I think, and haven't really played it in at least 4 years) the game's distinctive, slightly toxic smell emerged. I swear, whatever it was that the production company used to make its mini's can't be healthy. I'd venture to guess that anyone who either owns, or who has played a copy of BFiNY will know exactly what I'm talking about.
Overall - minor, but worth noting, and something I wanted to chuck in the blog..
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