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Space Station Phoenix is on BGA too. I prefer it on the table though, easier to see the available sectors, the diplomacy board and player ships. On BGA they had to be tucked under separate tabs to make it fit on the screen. And it’s fun to put the little aliens into their cozy new homes.
I made this list for a post over at !gaming@beehaw.org so I figured I’d reuse it here too:
- Sea Salt & Paper - my second favorite small-deck card game after Mottainai. Very addictive!
- Evergreen - a chill drafting game with a spatial puzzle and great components
- Wizards of the Grimoire - 2p card battler with a neat mana/cooldown mechanic
- Space Station Phoenix - An engine builder where you scrap your ships (which also give your actions) to use them as building resources. Looks great on the table.
- For Northwood! - A solo tricktaker that works really well, excellent production. Available as PnP too.
- Tiletum - a Luciani/Tascini euro, love them all, this one is good too. (Don’t have Darwin yet)
Setup and table space is slightly above average but plays smooth once it’s on the table. The trays (included) make a huge difference. We like to leave it up for a couple of sessions at a time.
Fields of Arle is worth keeping an eye out for too if it’s appropriate for your player count.
I am not fully convinced by this yet, I kinda like the thematic Clank maps. But it looks cool on the table and I love everything Clank so I think I will have to get it sooner or later. I am also curious what they will come up with in the inevitable expansions.
This looks perfect! Good size and visibility, easy to reach into, beautiful and seems easy enough (and fun!) to make.
Hive. The original version has larger tiles, the mini version is more compact but should still work as long as it’s not too windy. Hive Carbon is worth checking out if you prefer that color scheme.
For Azul I wonder if the new Azul Mini might work better, smaller tiles but the boards have indents to keep tile in place. And much better score track.