So first, a listing of New Games before I go to bed. At Origins, unsurprisingly, I wound up accumulating a stupidly large number of games, and shipped a large box home. That arrived last Wednesday, just before I left for KWDS, and I just opened it up. Here's a quick list of the haul:
Fealty: okay, this one I didn't ship home, I hand-carried it because it's precious. It's
Dominion: Cornucopia: quite some time ago, I became a serious Dominion geek. The new expansion is a half-set, and is Good. Not as great as Prosperity, not as weak as Alchemy, but solidly Good. It introduces a couple of new toys, including a small pile of one-off Prize Kingdom cards that you can win during gameplay. I played a couple of hands of it, and it'll likely become something of a staple.
Infinite City:
Myth: Pantheons: a freebie that I was given with Infinite City. The lady in the AEG booth asked us whether our game night preferred co-op or competitive games; when we allowed that competitive games were considerably more popular, she handed me this one. So presumably it's competitive. Beyond that, I know little about it yet.
The Heavens of Olympus: honestly, I don't know much about it except that the box is Big.
Rails of New England: again, I know little about it -- haven't actually had a chance to open the box yet. But it's a new game from Rio Grande, and was co-written by my friend Walter Hunt, who organized the Masonic Lodge meetings at Arisia. So I figured it was worth giving it a try: I'll tell more when I have more idea what it's like.
Loch Ness: another freebie from Rio Grande, in this case the one that
Innovation: Echoes of the Past is the sequel to the previous major game from Asmadi, the publisher of Fealty, and was a big hit at Origins last year. Innovation is a totally different game from Fealty, but is also quite a lot of fun, and I've been play-testing the sequel a bit for the past few months. I'm still getting the hang of Innovation, but will be happy to teach it to folks.
Sturgeon: no clue. This was yet another freebie from the Board Room, and I haven't opened it yet. Looks very lightweight -- we'll see what it's like. My expectations are low (the ratings on BGG are weak), but hey, I'll try almost any game once. (And free is free.)
Field Hospital: created by someone
So that's the haul. Expect to see a lot of Fealty in the coming months, and other games from time to time. (And more LJ entries as I have time to write them...)