This week it's two games about birds. First up is a 2-player-only game about building the best nest in

Bower by Pierpaolo Paoletti from Cranio Creations

then we compete for nest space and use of the best creatures to gain majorities in various locations in 

Perch by Doug Hettrick from Inside Up Games

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This week Shelley and I try to catch fish with dice in

Lure by Satoru Nakamura from Allplay

then place beautiful tiles in interesting patterns and colors in

Calcada by Vangelis Bagiartakis and Konstantinos Karagiannis from Piatnik

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This week Shelley and I check out a small-box card game of garden building in

Floral by James Newman from HUCH! and Edition Spielwiese

then we take on a much bigger game set in the ancient desert society of 

Resafa by Vladimir Suchy from Delicious Games and Rio Grande Games

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This week Shelley and I have fun with a game that touches TWO of our favorite hobbies (board games and music) in

Draft and Write Records by Bruno Maciel from Inside Up Games

then we make and indluge in one of our favorite dairy products in

Fromage by Matthew O'Malley and Ben Rosset from Road to Infamy Games (R2i)

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Shelley and I enjoy two beautiful games this week, making patterns of landscapes in

Harmonies by Johan Benvenuto from Libellud

then we draft critters and construct buildings in a new 2-player entry into the Everdell universe

Everdell Duo by James A. and Clarissa A. Wilson from Starling Games

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Shelley and I rebel and try to avoid marriage proposals in

Rebel Princess Deluxe Edition by Daniel Byrne, José Gerardo Guerrero, Kevin Pelaez, and Tirso Virgos from Bezier Games

then attempt to gain wealth and fame in

Rajas of the Ganges: Cards and Karma by Inka and Markus Brand from R&R Games and HUCH!

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This week Shelley and I deliver goods and explore the Pacific in

Cargo Empire by Alexander Bogdanovsky and Pini Shekhter from Moaideas Game Design

and 

Cook Islands by Klaus-Jurgen Wrede from Trefl

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Shelley and I grow an autumnal enviroment, populating it with birds, foxes, frogs and mushrooms in

Fall by Giampaolo Razzino from Little Rocket Games

then we pan for glass beads and collect them in

River Valley Glassworks by Adam Hill, Ben Pinchback, and Matt Riddle from Allplay

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Shelley and I compete with rival bands to earn the most money in New Orleans in

Big Easy Busking by Joshus J. Mills from Weird Giraffe Games

then try to build up our prehistoric tribes in

Mesos by Yaniv Kahana and Simone Luciani from Cranio Creations and Pegasus Spiele

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games

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Shelley and I get into a debate between famous painters, then explore the outer limits of our solar system in search of intelligent life!

The Yellow House by Geonil from Mandoo Games and 25th Century Games

SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Tomas Holek from Czech Games Edition and Cranio Creations

Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games!

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