Thread by @GailSimone

HEY!

You GUYS!

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Yayyyy! Okay, on Sunday I did a #TableTopGails thread, but it had to be broken into two parts. WELL, HERE IS THE SECOND PART!

And it’s got some of the COOLEST STUFF!

Let’s look! Please feel free to jump in with questions or comments, that’s the best part!

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Legal note, all these games today were given to me, I didn’t pay for them, nor am I paid for commenting on them. All opinions are my own. I have not played most of these yet so I would love to hear from those who have! I do this for the love of games, hooray!

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First, the lovely people at @TabletopLoot sent these gorgeous creamy dice which I should not leave in the candy dish.

YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH DICE.

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This next big batch of games came from the wonderful @Zmangames_, who publish the massive hit PANDEMIC and its many follow up games. This is one of our VERY favorites, so we were excited by this box! First, they sent the base game, awesome.

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Next, they sent one of their “HOT ZONE” Pandemic sets, these are supposed to be quicker to learn and play, this one is NORTH AMERICA. I love love love the components for it, they look and feel great. If you haven’t played Pandemic, this might be the jump-in spot!

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When I asked all of you what was the best Pandemic spin-off or expansion, most of you chose this one, PANDEMIC FALL OF ROME, which adds armies and city defenses to the Pandemic world. It looks INCREDIBLE, and we can’t wait to play it!

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I have heard some people don’t like the idea of playing Pandemic during a, you know, Pandemic. We felt exactly the opposite. It felt lovely playing characters trying to fight these viruses, and when you win, you actually want to cheer.

HIGHEST recommendation. @Zmangames_

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Next is CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE: HOUSE OF DANGER.

Raise your hand if you were hooked on these books as a kid! I thought this was like an escape room thing, but it looks like a fully realized game with board, tokens and cards. Earn different endings!

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Next they sent Carcassone and I am a little embarrassed that I have never played this or even seen it played despite the fact that it has sold over TWELVE MILLION COPIES.

It does look fun and appealing...gotta try this! Any tips?

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Now, @Zmangames_ has some of the biggest franchises in gaming and a sterling reputation. But they are always doing new stuff, too. And this one looks MAGNIFICENT. It’s CRYO, where your space ship crashes and you have to salvage what you can to survive. WOW! Anyone played it?

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Thank you, @Zmangames_ for these incredibly beautiful and compelling games. WOW!

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Now, again, I am doing this because I stumbled into this hobby and it’s made a real difference for my emotional health during quarantine. I think it could help a lot of you, too. Games are so varied now, with such beautiful writing and design. Maybe try one!

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These two look like easy-to-play games you could stick in your purse...I love those. LOVE LETTERS is a game of trying to get messages to the Princess, with a romantic design, and INFINTIY GAUNTLET actually looks similar in concept, but with Thanos!
Love fast games!

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And finally from @Zmangames_, a card game of building a dinosaur zoo. I have to say, this looks REALLY charming. This is gonna be a Cup-O-Tea game for sure!

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The last publisher is @9thLevelGames who sent a Bunch of stuff, in such a remarkable range...almost no two games look at all the same, but the emphasis is definitely on fun.

They seem to also emphasize games that can be played by all ages.

Great stuff, let’s look!

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First up is SCHRODINGER’S CATS, where you play different cat physicists, in competition with each other, using ‘shaky, catnip-induced ethics.’
This game sounds hilarious and packs a LOT into a little box. The art just begs you to play it!

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Here’s what looks like a companion game, PAVLOV’S DOGS, where you play famous dog psychiatrists, like Sigmund Fetch, and man, I just want to open this up and play it. It looks adorable and funny. Great stuff, @9thLevelGames!

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Next we have MEEPLE PARTY, which is a full-size board game, again, with a hilarious party premise, you play a MEEPLE who is a Jerk, or a Flirt, or some other personality, and look for the perfect social media opportunity. It looks hilarious! Plus, I just love MEEPLES.

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Okay, now these last three games all use the POLYMORPH system, in which each player only uses ONE DIE for everything in the game! That sounds amazing!

MAZES the fun, throwback full RPG using this system!

It's available now, getting a hardcover upgrade shortly!

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Using that same 1-die system are these fun, simple, tiny RPGs, from @9thLevelGames.

THE EXCELLENTS, where you play a Princess in a cartoon world, and BUSINESS WIZARDS, where you play a wizard using magic for capitalism...:)

Fun, complete color rpgs in your pocket!

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I really like the take on RPGs in these @9thLevelGames. They are fun and welcoming, with grate graphics and a level of ease that reminds me of early RPGs. A parent could have a great time with their kids with these, too.

Nifty!

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That’s it, whew! Seriously, if you are feeling a bit cramped in, choose an rpg or board game to exercise your creativity, imagination, maybe even your sense of fear, wonder or conquest.

Check the tag #TabletopGails for lots of recommendations!

That’s it. Get playin’!

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Thank you to

@TabletopLoot at tabletoploot.com (GORGEOUS DICE!)

@Zmangames_ at zmangames.com

And

@9thLevelGames at 9thlevel.com

Bye, all!