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I love getting mail these days. Having discovered the joy of Math Trades a year ago, the daily trek to the mail box has evolved into a highly anticipated, intoxicating event. The weeks I know I have nothing coming are close to depressing. The times when my mailbox contains more than one box is euphoric.
This week is a great example. First was the arrival of the "big ass box". This was a combo Math Trade plus an extra trade on the side.
This delivery was held up last week by the snow storms that came through the midwest. What was in this large box of joy you ask? Tide of Iron, new in shrink, which I picked up because my middle son has grown to love playing miniatures at game conventions. I don't have the income or talent to create ny own metal armies. This game allows us to play miniatures style game at home. Besides we both love WW2 themed games. Also in the box was a used copy of Fortress Europa. I owned this game back in college. Not sure what happened to it but I'm glad to have it again. Lastly the box contained an unpunched copy of Soldier Raj. I have Soldier Emperor as well that I can pair with this to create a real world wide conflict of the Napoleonic era.
Three games in one big package would normally be enough to satisfy me. This week however brought more joy. I found a brand new copy of Normandy '44 at NWS.Online for a very good price. I snatched it up, along with Enlightened Warlords: A Player's Guide to Soldier Kings. This arrived yesterday. Normandy 44 may be my favorite war game right now. I had played a few turns into a couple of games on Vassal and really enjoy the system. Easy enough to learn and play without feeling like it's dumbed down. It satisfies the grognard in me.
So the count is 4 games and a strategy guide in one week. Is that enough for one week? Am I being greedy expecting more? Tomorrow I am expecting a game I have had on my wish list since I first discovered BGG over a year ago. Antike. This is the last game to be delivered from the most recent Math Trade. The owner had left on a business trip right after the results were posted. I have waited two weeks since the results were posted to get this baby. Scratch one big one off my wish list.
This week would have been awesome just getting Normandy 44 and Antike. Throw in the big box of goodies and it is off the charts!
Can't wait to play them!
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