{"id":1221,"date":"2018-06-09T17:22:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T17:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2018-06-11T14:09:45","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T14:09:45","slug":"game-night-june-3-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Night &#8211; June 3rd, 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-69f3d228d5745\" 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\" 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href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#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\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#Analysis\" >Analysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#Statistics_from_May_2018\" >Statistics from May 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-4\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#Plays_%E2%80%93_42\" >Plays\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a042<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a 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>Time Playing\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a021 hours<\/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\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#Days_of_the_Month_Playing_Games_%E2%80%93_7\" >Days of the Month Playing Games\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07<\/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\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#H-Index_%E2%80%93_3_3_games_were_played_at_least_3_times\" >H-Index\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03 (3 games were played at least 3 times)<\/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\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#Top_Logged_Player_%E2%80%93_Eric_Benac_8_Games_Played_with_14_Logged_plays\" >Top Logged Player\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eric Benac (8 Games Played with 14 Logged plays)<\/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\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#Highest_Win_Percentage_More_than_5_Plays_%E2%80%93_Eric_Benac_61\" >Highest Win Percentage (More than 5 Plays)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eric Benac (61%)<\/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\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#Most_Played_Game_by_Different_Players_%E2%80%93_Santorini_8_Different_Players\" >Most Played Game by Different Players\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Santorini (8 Different Players)<\/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-14\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#Top_3_Most_Played_Games_in_May_2018\" >Top 3 Most Played Games in May 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-15\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#6_Total_Plays\" >6 Total Plays<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#5_Total_Plays\" >5 Total Plays<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/09\/game-night-june-3-2018\/#3_Total_Plays\" >3 Total Plays<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This game night review will be a little different than usual.\u00a0 Due to our heavy volume of players that came to game night, I was unable to log all the plays of the games that were played.\u00a0 4 to 5 games were being played at one time which made things difficult to manage.\u00a0 I did happen to lose my phone which made pictures difficult to document the event as well.\u00a0 I will not be posting pictures of the event for those facts.\u00a0 Overall, I would say it was the most successful disaster we have had at game night in quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>I do have some analysis on some of the games that were played at game night.\u00a0 A couple of these are newcomers to game night and some are old favorites that I would like to further elaborate on.\u00a0 Also, we have a new voice to the game night review that would like to share some words as well.\u00a0 I&#8217;m very excited about that.<\/p>\n<p>This review will also include some statistics from the month of May that I know many of you enjoy.\u00a0 I hope you find them as interesting as I do.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s get into it.<!--more--><\/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-1222\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pic3745868.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pic3745868.jpg 452w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pic3745868-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total Game Night Plays &#8211;\u00a0 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Last Played at Game Night &#8211;\u00a0 June 3rd, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Top Ranked Player &#8211; Kyle H. and Kyle D. (1 Win, 60% Win Percentage)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Top Score &#8211;\u00a0 23 (Kyle H. and Kyle D.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a big fan of filler games.\u00a0 For those of you reading who have no idea what I&#8217;m talking about, a filler game is a game that usually plays in under 30 mins and isn&#8217;t overly complicated.\u00a0 The complication aspect of this is obviously perspective but from mine, this is a filler game.<\/p>\n<p>Byzanz is an auction card game where players will be collecting goods of various types in an attempt to create a set of 3 in which they can sell.\u00a0 Each set of 3 is worth the highest valued card in the set which they will keep as their profit.\u00a0 The player with the most profit at the end of the game will be named the winner.\u00a0 The interesting part of this game comes into play when you look to contrast the auction phase and the market phase.\u00a0 Each good card in a players hand has a good pictured on it but also a value attached to it.\u00a0 During the auction phase, players will be using those goods cards to acquire more goods into their hands.\u00a0 They bid on them using the values of the good cards.\u00a0 This makes for a very tricky form of card play as these cards are also the same good cards that the player are trying to collect.\u00a0 It asks a lot of the players to evaluate each card&#8217;s value against its good type.<\/p>\n<p>The game was talked about quite a bit at the table once everyone grasped the concepts of it and many comparisons were made.\u00a0 The game &#8220;For Sale&#8221; was brought up a number of times and was compared to quite a bit.\u00a0 Normally, I do not like to use comparisons like this as it usually is used to determine which game is better.\u00a0 I like to think that each game presents its own set of challenges and is unique in that regard.\u00a0 I do, however, see why such comparisons were being made because the general mechanisms of play were very similar.\u00a0 Auction to acquire something then use that something to acquire a game-winning resource.\u00a0 This one does so in a very different way than For Sale in that the cards being used to acquire these sets are the same resources you needed to win the game.\u00a0 It makes for a very tense and thoughtful auction process of what each player is willing to give up.\u00a0 It makes it a slightly heavier game than For Sale which I feel is very streamlined and pure in its auction mechanic.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I will say that this has found a great home among our gaming group.\u00a0 I love the mechanics of the game and so did many of the players at the table.\u00a0 Quick, simple, and elegant little card game that can take up to 6 players.\u00a0 All of which display a real winner in my book.\u00a0 Get a play of this if you haven&#8217;t already.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m35G7GKeQ5o\">Learn how Byzanz is played with this &#8220;How to Play&#8221; YouTube video from TheBoardGameGeek.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1223\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pic3029488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pic3029488.jpg 629w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pic3029488-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pic3029488-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total Game Night Plays &#8211;\u00a0 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Last Played at Game Night &#8211;\u00a0 July 9th, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Top Ranked Player &#8211;\u00a0 Adam P. and Kyle D. (1 Win, 100% Win Percentage)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Top Score &#8211;\u00a0 50 (Joe C. on June 3, 2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m usually the lone voice on these reviews.\u00a0 I usually do small write-ups on each game that I played that I have some thoughts on.\u00a0 This game night had lots of games on the table that I was very interested in and this game was one of them.\u00a0 Unfortunately, I wasn&#8217;t able to jump into this play but I still wanted a voice on this one because I have played this in the past and had a lot of fun with it.\u00a0 I still want to dive into the review of this game but let hear from a voice that is a game night veteran that has some fresh thoughts about the game.\u00a0 This is Eric Benac&#8217;s and his thoughts on Imhotep.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Written by Eric Benac of the Traverse City Board Gamers<\/em><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Imhotep&#8221; is a 2016 board game that puts you in the shoes of ancient Egypt&#8217;s greatest architect, Imhotep. The gameplay is a variation on worker-placement games (such as &#8220;Carcassone&#8221; and &#8220;Settlers of Catan&#8221;) but centers around placing large stones on boats before transporting them to different construction sites. And you and up to three other players are competing to build temples, pyramids, obelisks, burial chambers, and buy game-changing cards in the marketplace.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">These cards are easy to ignore but are one of the most important aspects of the game. While there are multiple blue and red action cards that give you a one-time benefit, there are other end-game cards that can drastically improve your score. These include statues that increase in value for each that you own and decorations that add points based on where they are located. A good strategy for beginning players is to focus on grabbing these green cards early, as they usually go quite quickly.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It is also a good idea to spread your blocks evenly across multiple boats instead of concentrating on one. Most of the boats have multiple spots for stones, and when they sail to a specific building site, all the stones are used on the site. It is also smart to sail a boat with an opponent&#8217;s stone if you want to keep them from a building site. That&#8217;s right: you can sail any boat that you want (as long as it has a minimum number of stones), even if you don&#8217;t have anything on it.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It is also important to spread your stones evenly across the board as much as possible. Some sites (the temple) score at the end of a round, some immediately (the pyramid), and the other two (burial chamber and obelisk) score at the end of the game. And don&#8217;t let your stone sled get too low: you can only have five active stones at a time and must refresh occasionally. Timing is critical here. Pro tip: I suggest waiting until the first turn of the next round before getting new tones because you&#8217;ll still have time to place them before boats start sailing.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">What makes this game stand out for me is its combination of simple mechanics with deeper strategy. Anyone can pick up the basic rules quickly and then later catch on to how to win. For example, I recently taught two first-time players this game and won by only a handful of points in the first game. In the second game, I handily lost. This makes it a fun game for family game nights and as a warm-up for more serious and competitive meetups.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/n4IUqBflUC8\">Learn how to play Imhotep by watching this YouTube video from The Games Capital.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1224\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dominionfront.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dominionfront.jpg 600w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dominionfront-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dominionfront-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Total Game Night Plays &#8211;\u00a0 3 (may be inaccurate)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Last Played at Game Night &#8211;\u00a0 April 30th, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Top Ranked Player &#8211;\u00a0 Andrew K. (3 Wins, 60% Win Percentage)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Top Score &#8211;\u00a0 36 (Esther K. and Kyle D.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dominion will always have a special place in my heart.\u00a0 It&#8217;s one of the first games I bought when I first started getting interested in the hobby.\u00a0 A close friend of mine and myself would set aside entire nights where we would play Dominion.\u00a0 He had two expansions and I had two as well which we mixed and matched to make some interesting and diverse games.\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t touched the game too much after that for numerous reasons but mainly because it was overplayed.\u00a0 Between the physical plays and the digital plays on my phone, I had exhausted the desire to bring it out and play a few rounds.\u00a0 It started collecting dust.<\/p>\n<p>Last year we moved to a new location for Game Night that was much closer and could accommodate our needs better but also to my surprise the owners were board gamers.\u00a0 They had quite the extensive collection of Dominion and it&#8217;s expansions.\u00a0 They convinced me to play a few games after hours which I ended up really enjoying the dive back in.\u00a0 I had played many styles of deck building games since my Dominion days and I thought that this would be a game that I wouldn&#8217;t need to come back to.\u00a0 I was dead wrong.\u00a0 It had a feeling of nostalgia and simplicity that was refreshing.\u00a0 There was no need to sit a ponder for too long over card purchase choices or card play as you already knew everything there is to know.\u00a0 It was almost like jumping back on an old bike.\u00a0 It was a rewarding experience.<\/p>\n<p>This week for game night I decided that it was time to reintroduce Dominion to a new set of board gamers.\u00a0 I have stated in previous game night review posts of the generational shift that has happened over the past year or so with the gamers at game night.\u00a0 A lot of the games that were introduced before are new to these players.\u00a0 This was one of those games that I wanted to share with them.<\/p>\n<p>This play at game night was a later play and I was only really introducing it to a couple new players but I think it went over well.\u00a0 I got the same feelings that I had before when I was reintroduced to it recently.\u00a0 I&#8217;m very optimistic to try this with more players and even thinking that a tournament would be in the realm of possibilities for the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HGnwIlCn0EQ\">Learn how to play Dominion by watching this YouTube video from Khorlith.<\/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_May_2018\"><\/span>Statistics from May 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_42\"><\/span>Plays\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a042<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Games_%E2%80%93_27\"><\/span>Games\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a027<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_1\"><\/span>New Games\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Players_%E2%80%93_29\"><\/span>Players\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a029<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_21_hours\"><\/span>Time Playing\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a021 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_7\"><\/span>Days of the Month Playing Games\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"H-Index_%E2%80%93_3_3_games_were_played_at_least_3_times\"><\/span><strong>H-Index\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03 (3 games were played at least 3 times)<\/strong><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_Eric_Benac_8_Games_Played_with_14_Logged_plays\"><\/span>Top Logged Player\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eric Benac (8 Games Played with 14 Logged plays)<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_Eric_Benac_61\"><\/span>Highest Win Percentage (More than 5 Plays)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eric Benac (61%)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Played_Game_by_Different_Players_%E2%80%93_Santorini_8_Different_Players\"><\/span>Most Played Game by Different Players\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Santorini (8 Different Players)<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_3_Most_Played_Games_in_May_2018\"><\/span>Top 3 Most Played Games in May 2018<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-1215\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/203c_timeline_card_game_inventions.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/203c_timeline_card_game_inventions.jpg 600w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/203c_timeline_card_game_inventions-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/203c_timeline_card_game_inventions-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Total_Plays\"><\/span>6 Total Plays<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1226\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3max.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3max.jpg 497w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3max-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/3max-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Total_Plays\"><\/span>5 Total Plays<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1196\" src=\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2a-549x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2a-549x1024.jpg 549w, https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2a-161x300.jpg 161w, 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