My September Gaming

 September ended up being a more involved gaming time than I had expected. A lot of that was because of continuing to take part in Button Shy’s play testing forum.

I learned:

Everest 1924

FantasyForm 

Evil Lab: Monstrous Monster Mixer

Race Day

It Was This Big

Tumblin Thru Time

Converge

Rake & Roll

A Simple Life

Evil Lab: Tetra Terror

I went into September with the goal of finally playing It Was This Big. Which I did do. And it wasn’t a bad experience. It’s a silly bit of fun but there is some fun.

However, play testing had me learn FantasyForm and Converge so I could test expansions. The play test for Converge’s expansion hasn’t been released yet but I wanted to start getting in plays so I could be ready. And both of those games are a lot heavier than It Was This Big.

Of the two, I am currently more taken by FantssyForm. The theme and mechanics are a bit of a wonky marriage. It’s largely a market management game where you basically buy damage on your opponents. But it’s still fun stuff. Converge, I’m actually making the other two decks so I can examine the system more.

(I do think Converge stretches the definition of ButtonShy’s definition of a wallet game. It isn’t three 18-card games. It is one 54-card game, not counting the six-card solitaire module. I plan on making and trying the other 36 cards in October)

I always try to learn at least one Roll and Write every month. I learned four different ones in September. The best one was A Simple Life, which I’ve been meaning to try for a while. It legitimately captures of feel of a farming video game (in a good way)

All in all, a surprisingly rich and varied month.