Kenji

Library Assistant who enjoys games. Additional Gameplay Design and Development for HeroClix. He/Him.

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Been too long since we've been able to game 😌

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@Clay_Mann_ Appreciate the heads up. The gold variant is 🔥. That title!

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I was very happy to see Cave Story and Hotel Dusk there. Both games left an impression on me.

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There's a temporary Japanese Indie Games exhibit at the Strong National Museum of Play.

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The Chainsaw Man homage is too good. 🤩

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@catharsystem We really enjoyed it, and the cardboard components are wonderful. Happy to play another game you worked on, thank you!!!

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Happy to have a few days to play board games this past weekend.

Very impressed with HackClad. The characters play distinctly--I want to try all of them. The wrap-around board is so clever for combat. Our only hurdle was a range misprint on one card.

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Sometimes processing board game returns at the library means cleaning dry erase boards. 😅

The kids at last week's program loved Madrino. I was worried it would be too complex/random, but they really enjoyed designing and explaining their own floors. It was borrowed immediately.

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Useful game accessories.

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Played an incredible game of Not For Me. The consecutive comebacks nearly led to a second deck reshuffle, but when the second player from me was about to go out, I looked at my neighbor earnestly. "For YOU..." And he accepted my character card, letting him end the round instead.

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Finally got Pride of Ninja to the table. Card drafting with a front/back row dynamic for effects. Comes with 2 decks, and we enjoyed both but Red was definitely more thinky with some risky strats for scoring. Love the artwork and card resolution post-draft.

Ty @Dan_NinjaStar!

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It took a moment to figure out the rules for Retake Company, but I found charting out how rounds would replay very interesting. The quick game time helps make the repetition fun and not fiddly.

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Magic Shop felt gratifyingly tricky. Many moments where I lined up good plays but couldn't quite get the win because I had forgotten about a suit ability. Incredibly fun, will definitely play again soon.

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Really enjoyed our first play of New Record!➡️Continue? The theme is very well applied and I learned about community notes (communal journal?).

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Game night

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A green martian from The Green Room! Stoked with these Absolute Martian Manhunter prints, and really impressed by their care with the signed blind bags.

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New year games.

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Both Petiquette and Pick N' Packers are great for the holidays because they are fun to watch and ESPECIALLY listen to.

"How could you NOT play a duck in a red hat?!"

"Why would you stack the truck like THAT?"

"We need to go HERE, why aren't you pushing?!" "I AM!"

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Barbecubes was a pleasant surprise. Very simple dexterity game that makes good use of the box as a mini grill.

I LOVED Snowp. The scoring rules make the final shots of each round exciting as players plead for others to not eliminate their color.