Countdown to Gen Con Online: 20-11
It's not long now! We're getting our schedules sorted and snacks ordered for Gen Con Online in just a few days. We started this countdown on a whim, and it's been a focusing force for the last few months. We hope you've enjoyed seeing a different game featured for each day, and we look forward to sharing our plays more regularly going forward (but not every day...).
Games Featured:
Day 20: Crystallo
Day 19: Islebound
Day 18: Oceans
Day 17: Dungeon Academy
Day 16: War Chest
Day 14: On Mars
Day 13: Paper Tales
Day 12: Through The Ages
Day 11: Concordia
As we've found unique games to post each day, we've been forced to expand our gaming horizons and try things that we've passed up. Dungeon Academy, Islebound, Paper Tales and War Chest were all games we had heard about, but never really dug into. While we'll be happy to go back to some of our old favorites, finding new games has been rewarding.
This set of games featured stronger art and themes with titles like On Mars, Oceans, and Crystallo. Much like Parks from the last 10-Day recap, these games are as enjoyable to look at as they are to play. Through the Ages and Concordia on the other hand, fall more in line with typical beige Euro vibes, even though the individual elements are colorful. We've had the Through the Ages app for a while, and still feel like it's the best way to play. To our knowledge, there's no Concordia app yet. As we've seen more and more games going digital, we hope this one turns up soon.
Death Eaters Rising is yet another Harry Potter game, but overall our group liked it more than Hogwarts Battle. We feel like we can't keep acquiring every game from the Wizarding World... but we're also pretty sure that we'll pick up that new House Cup game.