{"id":1168,"date":"2018-05-13T00:30:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T00:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2018-05-13T00:30:50","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T00:30:50","slug":"game-night-may-6th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Night &#8211; May 6th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Unboxing the Blog<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f3cff30c3fa\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f3cff30c3fa\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Games_Played\" >Games Played<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#The_Little_Flower_Shop\" >The Little Flower Shop<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Blueprints\" >Blueprints<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Mysterium\" >Mysterium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Onitama\" >Onitama<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Dungeon_Draft\" >Dungeon Draft<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Sagrada\" >Sagrada<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Century_Spice_Road\" >Century: Spice Road<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Splendor\" >Splendor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Ticket_to_Ride\" >Ticket to Ride<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Whats_Up\" >What&#8217;s Up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Timeline\" >Timeline<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Love_Letter_Premium_Edition\" >Love Letter: Premium Edition<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Analysis\" >Analysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Statistics_from_April_2018\" >Statistics from April 2018<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Plays_%E2%80%93_28\" >Plays\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a028<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Games_%E2%80%93_23\" >Games\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a023<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#New_Games_%E2%80%93_2\" >New Games\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Players_%E2%80%93_17\" >Players\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a017<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Time_Playing_%E2%80%93_14_hours\" >Time Playing\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a014 hours<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Days_of_the_Month_Playing_Games_%E2%80%93_11\" >Days of the Month Playing Games\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a011<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Top_Logged_Player_%E2%80%93_David_Noller_18_Games_Played\" >Top Logged Player\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0David Noller (18 Games Played)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Highest_Win_Percentage_More_than_5_Plays_%E2%80%93_Ryan_M_71\" >Highest Win Percentage (More than 5 Plays)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ryan M. (71%)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/game-night-may-6th-2018\/#Top_5_Most_Played_Games_in_April_2018\" >Top 5 Most Played Games in April 2018<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The first Sunday of May turned out to be a very busy one with lots of groups playing lots of different games.\u00a0 It was challenging to set up and run the show as many different experience levels were at the tables.\u00a0 Everything seemed to work out quite well though as the games flowed without much-needed teaching on my part.\u00a0 I recently decided to always have a collection of games that everyone knows one hand in situations like these where I cannot be apart of each game.<\/p>\n<p>The first Sunday of the month I want to add something a little special for those of you who attend a game night with us.\u00a0 Statistics have always been popular with the group and I want to share with you what I logged for the previous month.\u00a0 In the past, we have done something like this but I want to make things a bit more streamlined so it isn&#8217;t overwhelming.\u00a0 Hopefully, everyone enjoys the numbers and gets something out of them.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s dive in!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Games_Played\"><\/span>Games Played<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Little_Flower_Shop\"><\/span>The Little Flower Shop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1169 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_172934-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_172934-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_172934-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_172934-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blueprints\"><\/span>Blueprints<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1170\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_175128-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_175128-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_175128-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_175128-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mysterium\"><\/span>Mysterium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1171\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_184315-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_184315-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_184315-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_184315-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Onitama\"><\/span>Onitama<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1172 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_201800-e1525880799560-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_201800-e1525880799560-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_201800-e1525880799560-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_201800-e1525880799560-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_201800-e1525880799560.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dungeon_Draft\"><\/span>Dungeon Draft<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1173\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_184308-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_184308-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_184308-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_184308-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sagrada\"><\/span>Sagrada<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1174\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_162301-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_162301-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_162301-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_162301-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Century_Spice_Road\"><\/span>Century: Spice Road<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1175\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_173026-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_173026-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_173026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_173026-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Splendor\"><\/span>Splendor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1176\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_173040-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_173040-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_173040-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_173040-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ticket_to_Ride\"><\/span>Ticket to Ride<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1177\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180507_081926-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180507_081926-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180507_081926-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180507_081926-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_Up\"><\/span>What&#8217;s Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1147\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pic3042240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pic3042240.jpg 418w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pic3042240-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Timeline\"><\/span>Timeline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1178\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_175329-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_175329-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_175329-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_175329-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Love_Letter_Premium_Edition\"><\/span>Love Letter: Premium Edition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1179\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_202938-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_202938-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_202938-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20180506_202938-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Analysis\"><\/span>Analysis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1180 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/e3ea86b054fe47d130be381dae5b2364_original.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/e3ea86b054fe47d130be381dae5b2364_original.png 700w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/e3ea86b054fe47d130be381dae5b2364_original-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/e3ea86b054fe47d130be381dae5b2364_original-650x450.png 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Game Night Plays &#8211;\u00a0 5<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Last Played at Game Night &#8211;\u00a0 March 25th, 2018<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Top Ranked Player &#8211;\u00a0 David Noller (3 Wins, 60% Win Percentage, Best Score 29)<\/p>\n<p>The Little Flower Shop is a light strategic card game where players are responsible for a flower shop window display.\u00a0 \u00a0They will be collecting flowers, vases, flower baskets, income, and sale cards through a drafting mechanic which will translate into flower points.\u00a0 The player with the most flower points will be the winner.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve only played 2 player games of this myself and I really love how they solved the drafting issues with two players.\u00a0 Players will receive their hand of cards and choose one to draft.\u00a0 This card will be placed into the player&#8217;s tableau then each player will draw a new card and place that into the hand from which they just drafted.\u00a0 Each player will then choose a card from that hand to discard then pass the hand to the other player which will repeat the process.\u00a0 This may seem a bit tedious but in practice makes for a very intriguing experience.\u00a0 Every turn you will have the difficult choice of not only which card to draft but also which cards you will be passing to the other player.\u00a0 The choice would seem obvious to simply pass the cards that the other player will not want but this hand of cards will come back to you in a future round.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not in your best interest to keep eliminating the best cards.\u00a0 This feature alone makes this game very tense and thought to invoke.<\/p>\n<p>The various card types make for interesting game decisions as well.\u00a0 Cards like the sales cards and the income cards help to pull cash into your shop which is very helpful in dealing with trash at the end of each drafting round and placing flower baskets in your shop.\u00a0 The vase and flower cards help to get flower points for the endgame but each flower pot needs a matching flower and vice verse.\u00a0 This makes for a very tense two-player experience that I&#8217;m hoping is still present when playing with the full complement of 4 players.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P2Wqhl8hH08\">Watch a gameplay video on Youtube by Rahdo of The Little Flower Shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1182 \" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/853211004325-958x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/853211004325-958x1024.png 958w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/853211004325-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/853211004325-768x821.png 768w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/853211004325.png 1497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Game Night Plays &#8211;\u00a0 5<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Last Played at Game Night &#8211;\u00a0 February 11, 2018<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Top Ranked Players &#8211;\u00a0 David Noller (2 Wins, 66% Win Percentage) and Kyle Delgado (2 Wins, 66% Win Percentage)<\/p>\n<p>If you like Chess then this should be on your must-buy list.\u00a0 Onitama is a two-player, abstract, chess-like game with a little twist that will have each player challenged each time that you play.\u00a0 The board is a 5&#215;5 grid where players will be moving 4 pawns and 1 king (probably not their actual titles) in an attempt to &#8220;take out&#8221; the other players king or to move your king to the doorstep of the other player&#8217;s kingdom.\u00a0 The variability is what makes this game special.\u00a0 Each game will consist of 5 movement cards that the players will employ.\u00a0 Two for each player to use and one that will cycle into play.\u00a0 Each player upon using the movement on one of the cards will swap the card used with the card off to the side of the board.<\/p>\n<p>The dynamic nature of play is amazing.\u00a0 Each game is made up of a different set of moves that must be considered.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve found myself treating this like a resource management style game with the movement cards.\u00a0 Some games I&#8217;ve found that movements straightforward to only be found on one card so I will horde that card until the exact moment I need it to strike safely.\u00a0 This feels also feels faster and lighter than Chess so there is no huge time commitment.\u00a0 Also with its speed and ease of play, I don&#8217;t feel the emotional investment into the experience like in Chess.\u00a0 I really have to want to play Chess to sit down at a table but this is so short that a game doesn&#8217;t carry that weight.\u00a0 The fun to be had here definitely makes this a game group essential for two players.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IFRewjcngwU\">Learn how it is played with this video from &#8220;Watch it Played&#8221; on Youtube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1184\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/51M6teH6E0L._SY450_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/51M6teH6E0L._SY450_.jpg 297w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/51M6teH6E0L._SY450_-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Game Night Plays &#8211;\u00a0 9<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Last Played at Game Night &#8211;\u00a0 July 16th, 2017<\/p>\n<p>This game was popular last year on game night.\u00a0 It seemed to be everyone&#8217;s new favorite small box game right up there with favorites like Artifacts Inc. and Patchwork.\u00a0 The dice rolling wasn&#8217;t punishing and yet still provided some challenge.\u00a0 Choices were dynamic and gave each player many options with various outcomes.\u00a0 I really liked it and it saw lots of love on game night.\u00a0 Something must have happened along the way and this title seemed to fall off the table.\u00a0 Over the course of the last year, the players that come to Game Night have seemed to change and some of the old favorites were not introduced to the new players.\u00a0 That is until this Sunday when it made its way back into the game tote for game night.<\/p>\n<p>The game didn&#8217;t disappoint at all and was just as fun as I remember it to be.\u00a0 We even had one player bring it home to show the local high school gaming club as well.\u00a0 This was a very encouraging gameplay of Blueprints and has encouraged me to show more players this little masterpiece.\u00a0 If you haven&#8217;t played this title yet then please ask for a play at our Game Night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-4BjW43r87s\">Watch some gameplay of Blueprints with this Youtube video from Rahdo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Statistics_from_April_2018\"><\/span>Statistics from April 2018<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plays_%E2%80%93_28\"><\/span>Plays\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a028<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Games_%E2%80%93_23\"><\/span>Games\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a023<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Games_%E2%80%93_2\"><\/span>New Games\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Players_%E2%80%93_17\"><\/span>Players\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a017<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_Playing_%E2%80%93_14_hours\"><\/span>Time Playing\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a014 hours<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Days_of_the_Month_Playing_Games_%E2%80%93_11\"><\/span>Days of the Month Playing Games\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a011<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Logged_Player_%E2%80%93_David_Noller_18_Games_Played\"><\/span>Top Logged Player\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0David Noller (18 Games Played)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Highest_Win_Percentage_More_than_5_Plays_%E2%80%93_Ryan_M_71\"><\/span>Highest Win Percentage (More than 5 Plays)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ryan M. (71%)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_5_Most_Played_Games_in_April_2018\"><\/span>Top 5 Most Played Games in April 2018<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1185\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/azul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/azul.jpg 628w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/azul-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/azul-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1120\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26396337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26396337.jpg 520w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26396337-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26396337-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1147\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pic3042240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pic3042240.jpg 418w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pic3042240-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1126\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/pic3163924.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/pic3163924.jpg 852w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/pic3163924-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/pic3163924-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1162\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/91WIiaMI96L._SY550_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/91WIiaMI96L._SY550_.jpg 412w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/91WIiaMI96L._SY550_-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The first Sunday of May turned out to be a very busy one with lots of groups playing lots of different games.\u00a0 It was challenging to set&#8230; 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