Board Game Purchases 2009
Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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I'm making this Geeklist for my own purposes, so I can track my purchases here for the year. If you're interested, feel free to have a look and leave a comment on how awesome/terrible my taste is.
I shamelessly stole this idea from this Geeklist:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/39391
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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January: I got this from BestDangGames for writing some reviews and snapping a few photos. Didn't cost me a penny, and it's a great game to boot. Thanks Barry!
Edit: I love Chicago Express! I wish I got to play it more.
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Board Game: Go
[Average Rating:7.78 Overall Rank:44]
Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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January: Bought at a kiosk in the local mall a couple of weeks after Christmas. It was half price ($12.) Not the best quality, but good for the price. Haven't played it yet.
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Board Game: Hive
[Average Rating:7.37 Overall Rank:115]
Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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January: 2nd edition wooden hexes purchased here on BGG for a reasonable sum. Fun little game.
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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January: Ordered from CoolStuffInc; Quick, easy to teach, plays fast and fun.
It's a nifty, cute game. It doesn't hit the table very often. I like it, but it's now up for trade.
Edit: traded for World of Warcraft: The Boardgame and it's Shadow of War expansion in the Got Time for a Quickie? Math Trade..
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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January: Bought for $15 at Target in early January. I bought my first 2 dexterity games this month and I'm pleased with both.
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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January: Bought from BGG Marketplace this month along with Zooloretto. I like the mechanism of passengers in the game, but I'm not sure it's worth the extra setup time.
Edit: Traded for Yspahan. I figure for as often as we bring out TTR, we'll probably be reaching for TTR + 1910 or TTR Switzerland. Still want a copy of Nordic Countries though.
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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January: Bought this along with the 6 mini expnasions on the BGG marketplace at an excellent price. One play (2 players) seemed like it needed...more. We may try again with some of the add-ons. This might be a nice family game once daughter gets older.
Edit: traded away in a math trade in exchange for Duel of Ages Set 1: Worldspanner and Duel of Ages Set 2: Intensity in the Independence Day Math Trade.
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: Got this postcard along with other goodies from Lookout Games for making a donation to their Farmers Helping Farmers charity to help Ethiopia. I didn't ask for this, but it's nice to have an actual copy of it. We still play with the printed/laminated copy.
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Board Game: Agricola X-Deck
[Average Rating:6.16 Unranked]
[Average Rating:6.16 Unranked]
Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: Another goodie acquired from Lookout Games. It's more for looking at and owning than playing with, though we will occasionally add it in. I have the collector's sickness.
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Board Game: Agricola L-Deck
[Average Rating:5.51 Unranked]
[Average Rating:5.51 Unranked]
Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: Another piece of my Lookout Games gift bag. I printed and cut the ones that weren't actually printed by the manufacturer. Now if only my euro game sleeves would arrive...
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: The final piece of the Lookout Games gift basket. The game itself arrived a few days later. I haven't had the chance to finish a solo play of it yet, but hopes are high.
Edit: I've got a couple of solo plays and a few 2-players games in. I'm not disappointed with Le Havre. It's a little longer than Agricola, but we quite enjoy it.
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Board Game: Le Havre
[Average Rating:8.09 Overall Rank:7]
Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: Purchased from FunAgain Games. Haven't played yet. We are hopeful.
Edit: After a few plays I'm really liking this. It scratches the same itch as Agricola without being too similar. The solo game is better as well.
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Board Game: Taluva
[Average Rating:7.15 Overall Rank:247]
Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: Ordered from FunAgain Games. Seems okay after one play, the depth and decisions started becoming apparent near the end of the game. I expect subsequent plays to be better. I cannot look at this game without being reminded of Talula by Tori Amos.
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: Acquired from FunAgain. Seems like a nice addition to Carcassonne.
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Board Game: Oasis
[Average Rating:6.79 Overall Rank:576]
Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: On sale for $12 from FunAgain. I figure it's worth the risk for the price. Looks good.
Edit: still trying to get this to the table. Since it's a 3+ player game, my window of opportunity is about 3 hours per week...
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: Bought a German Ö-Deck here on BGG for a good price. For the moment, my Agricola collection is complete, not that it will stop me from continually upgrading the game.
Not that I need all that for the game. Once you're locked into a serious Agricola collection, the tendency is to push it as far as possible.
Edit: Ordered an English copy from Zev. Woohoo!
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: We played a 4-player game of this at my buddy Carl's place. My wife said "we should get this game!" When you have a gamer wife who wants a game, you get it.
Edit: Traded for Neuland in Games Rule Math Trade. Like TTR Marklin, for as much as Carcassonne gets played, we're good with the original game and Hunters & Gatherers.
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: Not technically a game, but looks fun. I love the huge Meeple!
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: Bought this with the Vexation expansion. I borrowed it from Carl a few months back and really enjoyed it. Great filler.
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: Ordered from Flying Frog.
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: ordered direct from Flying Frog. I really need to get the Growing Hunger expansion.
Edit: played once so far. An overwhelming win for the heroes.
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: Holy shitbasket! I knew that there was very little to this expansion, but damn! I ordered my own trains which will be painted brown, and printed up my own Erie board, score marker and certificate here, so I essentially paid $10 for the rules.
Not that it's so bad, I'm happy to support the makers of Wabash/CE, but...damn!
Haven't played it yet.
Edit: I've painted the trains and everything looks pretty nice; unfortunately I don't get Chicago Express to the table very often.
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Board Game: Hansa
[Average Rating:6.98 Overall Rank:319]
Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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February: I traded Wasabi for this. Will it be a good trade? Time will tell.
Edit: Hansa, while not fantastic, is fun and plays in about 30 minutes. It's an upgrade over Wasabi for us.
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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March: This was my first purchase from Atomic Games. It was a few bucks more than other OLGS but they offer free shipping on orders over $25, so it works.
Edit: Fun, and has gone over well with the game group. A little mindless fun. I don't love it, but I do like it.
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Bryan Maxwell
United States
Burtchville
Michigan
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March: Purchased from BGG Marketplace. I'm pretty psyched about this one.
Edit: My wife, myself and my playgroup love this game! I'm making a note here: "huge success!"
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Posted Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:44 pm
Denver
Colorado
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/39391
Me too.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/39421
Oulu
Burtchville
Michigan
Wow, that's impressive.
Oulu
Wow, that's impressive.
Impressive or sad
Burtchville
Michigan
Wow, that's impressive.
Impressive or sad
For whom?
We clearly have different tastes, though we do both like the Arkham Horror. I'm jealous of how often you get to play it...
Oulu
I've had Arkham for over a year now (1.5 soon I think), it comes in flashes, so to speak. First six months, 72 games, then a break of 6 months while waiting for IH, then 24 games in a couple of months, now another hiatus for a few months. Still have 104 games of AH scheduled, so it's not like it'll go away. Been busy with other games and having seen the light when it comes to sleeving, I'm waiting for the time when I get to sleeve the small cards (big cards have been sleeved from day 1) before embarking on another AH spree.
Majority (85+ of my 96 plays I'd say) have been solo, running 4 investigators.