This batch of games feels so incredibly specific for me. I’ve just got through the bulk of Starfield and I’m looking forwards to playing other games alongside it, so this is the perfect batch to get lost in for the next few weeks!

6 weeks to complete 20 free tiers? Think the fomo angle is dead in the water.

343 has been killing it this last couple of seasons and I’m glad to see the general discourse around the game changing for the better!

We got Love Letter: Jabba’s Palace to the table! We didn’t actually play though as we were busy talking, oops!

Haha I came to post this after doing this at work on a VM.

Losing the challenge slot is dumb, but you didn’t mention that.

There are half the tiers in the BP than previous months, and you’ve bought it which means you can complete it at your own pace. Focus on the timed Operations and when they’re inevitably completed in a couple of weeks (because they are only 20 tiers), then go back and finish the BP. You legit don’t need to think about paying for the Operation - so don’t fret about it.

You’re making it seem like a bigger deal than it is, but the truth is they’ve watered down the BP + Operation progression anyway that you can so much as fart near the game and gain a level.

And if you don’t have the 3 hours a week it takes to keep on top of these, then I’m gonna tell you now, you’re spending too much time worrying about something that doesn’t need to be a concern for you.

Play the game, enjoy it. These systems have no impact on the gameplay or the fun to be had with it.

But you’ll have 4 to 6 weeks to unlock 20 tiers of content.

There is no grind to the game and this is just giving more active progression throughout the season.

In fact, paying for an Operation pass only gets you 1 additional reward. Hardly fomo.

Our usual players were moving house this week, so they were pretty occupied! I was worried this meant that no games at all this week, but some other friends came round for Bonfire Night, and they brought Cascadia.

I haven’t played before, but I have heard of parallels to Calico, and I can see why! I think Cascadia has another layer of gameplay to it that made it a more enjoyable experience for me. Whilst the interactivity was very low (hate drafting being the only way to do anything), it was interesting watching the other players shoot for different objective sets.

Fun time, but took us longer than it should because we kept getting distracted!

I forgot that happened - is the playlist back up?

Can’t wait to see what the super secret reward is

This is the game that grabbed me when I started looking at hobbyist board games! It’s fairly light and doesn’t get much (if any) play now, but it holds a special place in my heart!

Rather than come in aggressive, why not educate? It’s easy to forget that there are genuine needs for disposable items when you don’t encounter them every day.