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Maria couldn't make it, and Andrew and I weren't feeling up to an intense brain-burner game. So John brought Inkwell. It was another fun night. Hopefully Maria will be able to join us next time.

This weekend was a bit different for me. Instead of a game night on Friday, I went to one on Saturday. The people were different too: Mike, Michael, and Real Angela. At the Friday-night sessions, the gamers tend to play newer or more obscure games. For yesterday's gathering, we played tried-and-true classics. It was a pleasant evening.…

In my previous Last Night's Game post, I announced that Andrew and John gave their permissions for me to use their full first names in this series of post. Maria has completed list. M, J, and A were fun to play with, but I can now retire them with the knowledge that their task is done. As…

At last night's gaming session, John and Andrew both agreed that I could use their full names in these posts; I don't have to call them "J" and "A" anymore. M couldn't make it last night; I'll ask her about this the next time I see her. It was a fun night. Sea Dragons was more like…

Last night I sat down with M, J, and A for a game session. The one we picked was Origin Story The evening was running a bit late, and we decided not to start a fresh game. We finished out the night by playing Origin Story again. This leads to our main criticism of the game: It's…

M, J, A, and I haven't had the chance to game with each other for a month. We finally got together to play Mutagen. I came in last because I made a poor strategic decision at the beginning of the game, pursuing victory points in a different way than the other players. By the time I understood…

M, J, A, and I had a relatively short game night. That's because we played two relatively short games relatively quickly (at least for us). The first game was Take A Seat. Instead of being a "roll and write" game, this is a "share and write" game. It involves writing on dry-erase boards. Unfortunately, I completely forgot…

Last night, I played Gnome Hollow with A, J, and M. I enjoyed Gnome Hollow. However, it's not without its issues. I already mentioned the need for table space, not unlike Leaf. The game is subject to quite a bit of "analysis paralysis"; the box cover says "45 minutes" and we took three hours. That's an expansion…

M and A had received a special edition of the classic board game Puerto Rico. We looked at this edition, with beautiful new artwork, board design, minis with separate sculpts based on player count, and so on. However, J pointed out that none of us really knew the rules. The suggested time on the side of the…

Last night was the first time that M, A, J, and I were able to play as a group since just before Thanksgiving. It was good to get back into the groove again. Speaking of "back into the groove": Last night was also one of failed references on my part. Would you believe that the others are…