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Caitlin Ernest.

@caitlinernest

๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ : ๆฑไบฌ,ๆ—ฅๆœฌ / Tokyo, Japan; since January '17. || Board game lover. | TEFL teacher. | Food devourer. | Australian. ||

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Arrived in Australia Tuesday morning & the 1st game we introduced to my music-loving family was Hitster. They love it! We've played it a bunch now ๐Ÿ˜‚ The app works smoothly & if you're big into music like us, it's a great party game. I'd like to get my hands on some expansions.

Arrived in Australia Tuesday morning & the 1st game we introduced to my music-loving family was Hitster. They love it! We've played it a bunch now ๐Ÿ˜‚
The app works smoothly & if you're big into music like us, it's a great party game.
I'd like to get my hands on some expansions.
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This week we taught my family Telestrations and it was a HUGE success. What an insanely fun family/party game! If you've never played it before, I suggest watching the Watch It Played playthrough video for a good laugh.

This week we taught my family Telestrations and it was a HUGE success. What an insanely fun family/party game! 

If you've never played it before, I suggest watching the <a href="/WatchItPlayed/">Watch It Played</a> playthrough video for a good laugh.
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On our flight home today we played two games from our Tote Mike bag. 1st: Shota taught me the trick-taking game German Whist. How fun! Definitely one I'll be replaying. 2nd: We replayed Reiner Knizia's Katzenjammer Blues. An enjoyable lil' game from the Doctor. New Games Order

On our flight home today we played two games from our Tote Mike bag.
1st: Shota taught me the trick-taking game German Whist. How fun! Definitely one I'll be replaying.
2nd: We replayed <a href="/ReinerKnizia/">Reiner Knizia</a>'s Katzenjammer Blues. An enjoyable lil' game from the Doctor. <a href="/NewGamesOrder/">New Games Order</a>
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Before returning to Japan, we introduced one last game to my family: Split Personality (Friedemann Friese, Andrea Meyer, Marcel-A. Casasola Merkle [email protected], New Games Order). It was a big hit & got A LOT of laughs! It'll definitely get replayed. Can you guess who we drew? ๐Ÿ’š #ใƒขใƒณใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผ็”ปๅฎถ #ใƒœใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ 

Before returning to Japan, we introduced one last game to my family: Split Personality (Friedemann Friese, Andrea Meyer, <a href="/zeitweise/">Marcel-A. Casasola Merkle zeitweise@chaos.social</a>, <a href="/NewGamesOrder/">New Games Order</a>).
It was a big hit &amp; got A LOT of laughs! It'll definitely get replayed. Can you guess who we drew? ๐Ÿ’š
#ใƒขใƒณใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผ็”ปๅฎถ #ใƒœใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ 
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Thanks ๐ŸŒŠ Cardboard East for taking my silly little Tote Mike idea and loving it as much as I do. (If anyone has a photo of Tote Mike 2.0, I'd love to see it!)

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Tom's Cat Lily /ใƒˆใƒผใƒ ใใ‚“ใฎใƒใ‚ณใƒชใƒช is an adorable lil' game about Tom, a newly-turned zombie, trying to release his cat into the wild to save her. How insanely cute is the 100m card!? Play a card that doesn't match the Seeker's, get 160m away, & release Lily ๐Ÿˆ MIXIMA

Tom's Cat Lily /ใƒˆใƒผใƒ ใใ‚“ใฎใƒใ‚ณใƒชใƒช is an adorable lil' game about Tom, a newly-turned zombie, trying to release his cat into the wild to save her. How insanely cute is the 100m card!?
Play a card that doesn't match the Seeker's, get 160m away, &amp; release Lily ๐Ÿˆ
<a href="/Brand_of_Blood/">MIXIMA</a>
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I can't express how much I enjoyed Harvest! It feels like it could move into my top 10 after only one play. It has so many board gaming elements I enjoy & visually it's INCREDIBLE. Hurry on over to Furroughfield & start tending your crops! ๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฆซ๐Ÿธ Keymaster Games Trey Chambers

I can't express how much I enjoyed Harvest! It feels like it could move into my top 10 after only one play.
It has so many board gaming elements I enjoy &amp; visually it's INCREDIBLE.
Hurry on over to Furroughfield &amp; start tending your crops! ๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฆซ๐Ÿธ
<a href="/KeymasterGames/">Keymaster Games</a> <a href="/eternallyboard/">Trey Chambers</a>
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Acornism/ใƒ‰ใƒณใ‚ฐใƒชใ‚ทใƒฅใ‚ฎ is deceptively challenging! It's light in rules (basically: Never surround an animal with more acorns than the # on its tile & don't place tiles bigger than 8x8), but oh boy does it work your brain. A really fun, thinky game ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ PhantomLab@9/29(ๆ—ฅ)ใƒœใƒ‰ใ‚ฒใ‚ฌใƒฌใƒผใ‚ธ ใ‚ณใƒˆใƒช

Acornism/ใƒ‰ใƒณใ‚ฐใƒชใ‚ทใƒฅใ‚ฎ is deceptively challenging!
It's light in rules (basically: Never surround an animal with more acorns than the # on its tile &amp; don't place tiles bigger than 8x8), but oh boy does it work your brain.
A really fun, thinky game ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ
<a href="/PhantomLabGames/">PhantomLab@9/29(ๆ—ฅ)ใƒœใƒ‰ใ‚ฒใ‚ฌใƒฌใƒผใ‚ธ</a> <a href="/kotorib/">ใ‚ณใƒˆใƒช</a>
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We've finally delved into Unmatched! I'm a HUGE co-op game fan (I could play Eldritch Horror every day ๐Ÿ™), so Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze is right up my alley. It's fantastic! Every element is so good + the minis!? Incredible. Durdle Games Restoration Games IELLO

We've finally delved into Unmatched!
I'm a HUGE co-op game fan (I could play Eldritch Horror every day ๐Ÿ™), so Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze is right up my alley. It's fantastic! Every element is so good + the minis!? Incredible.
<a href="/DurdleGames/">Durdle Games</a> <a href="/RestorationGame/">Restoration Games</a> <a href="/IELLO_France/">IELLO</a>
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Wizards & Co. has you fighting other wizards (using monsters you control) to try to loot a dungeon๐Ÿง™๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’Ž Cards are placed face up/down. Once a dungeon is full, cards are examined in ๐Ÿ”ƒ order to determine which monsters survive + who wins loot in that dungeon. Fun! Sinister Fish Games

Wizards &amp; Co. has you fighting other wizards (using monsters you control) to try to loot a dungeon๐Ÿง™๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’Ž
Cards are placed face up/down. Once a dungeon is full, cards are examined in ๐Ÿ”ƒ order to determine which monsters survive + who wins loot in that dungeon. Fun!
<a href="/thesinisterfish/">Sinister Fish Games</a>
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Various pictures from the Dice Tower Retreat. 3 games of Broom Service so far, and plenty of other great gems, some more and some lesser known. Also been complimented a lot for the amazing shirt from ๐ŸŒŠ Cardboard East, via Caitlin Ernest.

Various pictures from the Dice Tower Retreat. 3 games of Broom Service so far, and plenty of other great gems, some more and some lesser known.
Also been complimented a lot for the amazing shirt from <a href="/CardboardEast/">๐ŸŒŠ Cardboard East</a>, via <a href="/CaitlinErnest/">Caitlin Ernest.</a>
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Unmatched: Robin Hood vs. Big Foot is my 1st forray into 1v1 Unmatched๐Ÿน๐Ÿฆง I enjoy chonky guys that smash opponents (like the green ๐Ÿฆ in MTG), so I loved Big Foot! The decks feel balanced, movement is interesting & the sidekicks are fun! Rob Daviau Restoration Games IELLO

Unmatched: Robin Hood vs. Big Foot is my 1st forray into 1v1 Unmatched๐Ÿน๐Ÿฆง
I enjoy chonky guys that smash opponents (like the green ๐Ÿฆ in MTG), so I loved Big Foot!
The decks feel balanced, movement is interesting &amp; the sidekicks are fun!
<a href="/robdaviau/">Rob Daviau</a> <a href="/RestorationGame/">Restoration Games</a> <a href="/IELLO_France/">IELLO</a>
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As an Australian, I LOVE Koala Rescue Club's theme + aesthetic ๐Ÿจ The roll & write/polyomino mix is cool: you're at the mercy of both dice AND your own planning. Boy, did that make things challenging, yet fun! A big Aussie thumbs up from me ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฑ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Phil Walker-Harding Postmark Games

As an Australian, I LOVE Koala Rescue Club's theme + aesthetic ๐Ÿจ
The roll &amp; write/polyomino mix is cool: you're at the mercy of both dice AND your own planning. Boy, did that make things challenging, yet fun!
A big Aussie thumbs up from me
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฑ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
<a href="/PWalkerHarding/">Phil Walker-Harding</a> <a href="/postmarkgames/">Postmark Games</a>
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Meadow: Downstream ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ is a great expansion & gosh it looks beautiful on the table. The new cards are lovely & the additional river path to paddle down for bonuses + end-game scoring adds some interesting choices for your turn.๐Ÿž๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸฆŽ๐Ÿฆ‰๐ŸŸ Rebel.pl Karolina Kijak #KlemensKalicki

Meadow: Downstream ๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ is a great expansion &amp; gosh it looks beautiful on the table.
The new cards are lovely &amp; the additional river path to paddle down for bonuses + end-game scoring adds some interesting choices for your turn.๐Ÿž๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸฆŽ๐Ÿฆ‰๐ŸŸ
<a href="/PL_Rebel/">Rebel.pl</a> <a href="/KijakWatercolor/">Karolina Kijak</a>
#KlemensKalicki
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7 Wonders Duel was one of the first games we ever added to our collection. It's such a fantastic 2p game! Having the various ways you can win adds so much excitement, especially when each player chooses a different route to try for. Antoine Bauza bruno des montagnes Repos Production

7 Wonders Duel was one of the first games we ever added to our collection. It's such a fantastic 2p game!
Having the various ways you can win adds so much excitement, especially when each player chooses a different route to try for.
<a href="/AntoineBauza/">Antoine Bauza</a> <a href="/BDMontagnes/">bruno des montagnes</a> <a href="/ReposProduction/">Repos Production</a>
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Having played the classical version, I was SUPER excited to get the original Stereo Mind. I love it! Hearing people's reasons for why they chose an answer is so interesting, especially when they ended up at the same answer as you. A light, fun game ๐ŸŽถ PLAYTE (5H410) ใƒ›ใƒŒใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ‚บ / Honu Games

Having played the classical version, I was SUPER excited to get the original Stereo Mind.
I love it! Hearing people's reasons for why they chose an answer is so interesting, especially when they ended up at the same answer as you.
A light, fun game ๐ŸŽถ
<a href="/Playte_games/">PLAYTE (5H410)</a> <a href="/Honu_Games/">ใƒ›ใƒŒใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ‚บ / Honu Games</a>
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Finally got a chance to play the Mundo Wonders Pack expansion for World Wonders. So fun! I love that you can change the new wonders to either score regularly or have a more difficult yet more rewarding scoring system. Gosh, I love this game! ใƒ›ใƒ“ใƒผใ‚ธใƒฃใƒ‘ใƒณใƒปใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใƒ„ใ‚ฃใƒผใƒˆ CMONJAPANๅ…ฌๅผ meeplebr

Finally got a chance to play the Mundo Wonders Pack expansion for World Wonders. So fun! I love that you can change the new wonders to either score regularly or have a more difficult yet more rewarding scoring system. Gosh, I love this game!
<a href="/HobbyJAPAN_GAME/">ใƒ›ใƒ“ใƒผใ‚ธใƒฃใƒ‘ใƒณใƒปใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใƒ„ใ‚ฃใƒผใƒˆ</a> <a href="/CMONJAPAN/">CMONJAPANๅ…ฌๅผ</a> <a href="/meeplebr/">meeplebr</a>
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We had a cheeky game of Haggis before work today and I got absolutely DEMOLISHED by Shota ๐Ÿ˜‚ I had a lot of fun, though! I still can't get over how lovely Sai's artwork is ๐Ÿ˜ Portland Game Collective Sean Ross ๅˆฅๅบœใ•ใ„ ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘– ๐ต๐‘’๐‘๐‘๐‘ข #ใƒœใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ 

We had a cheeky game of Haggis before work today and I got absolutely DEMOLISHED by Shota ๐Ÿ˜‚ I had a lot of fun, though!
I still can't get over how lovely Sai's artwork is ๐Ÿ˜
<a href="/GamePortland/">Portland Game Collective</a> <a href="/seandavidross/">Sean Ross</a> <a href="/allotment31/">ๅˆฅๅบœใ•ใ„ ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘– ๐ต๐‘’๐‘๐‘๐‘ข</a> #ใƒœใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ 
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Man, I love The Castles of Burgundy. I'm always happy when we get it to the table! ๐Ÿฐ Ravensburger North America Stefan Feld #BoardGames #ใƒœใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ 

Man, I love The Castles of Burgundy. I'm always happy when we get it to the table! ๐Ÿฐ

<a href="/RavensburgerNA/">Ravensburger North America</a> <a href="/spiele_feld/">Stefan Feld</a> #BoardGames #ใƒœใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ