Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 24^th June 2025.  As usual, we will start playing shorter games from 7.30pm as people arrive, until 8pm when we will start something a little longer.  Due to a recent change of hands, the pub is NOT doing food at the moment.

This week, the “Feature Game” will be the Ein Auftrag geht noch (aka Just One More Contract…) expansion to the popular push-your-luck sailing game Port Royal (rules, review, how-to-play video, expansion summary).  This is a light card game where players are trying to earn as much as they can from the Caribbean Sea, but if they set their goals too high, they might take home nothing.

– Image by boardGOATS

And speaking of sailors…

It was a dark, stormy, night at sea and Jeff was on his first assignment on-board ship—guard duty.  The Captain stepped out taking his dog for a walk and Jeff, slightly nervous snapped to attention, made a near-perfect salute, and snapped out, “Good Evening, sir!”

The Captain, who was out for some relaxation, returned the salute and said, “Good evening Seaman, nice night, isn’t it?”  Well it wasn’t a nice night, but Jeff wasn’t going to disagree with the Captain, so Jeff saluted again and replied “Yes sir!”.

The Captain continued, “You know there’s something about a stormy night that I find soothing, it’s really relaxing. Don’t you agree?”  Jeff didn’t agree, but then he was just a seaman, so without hesitation, he responded, “Yes sir!”

Then the Captain, pointing at the dog said, “This is a Golden Retriever, the best type of dog to train.” Jeff glanced at the dog, saluted yet again and said, ” Yes sir!”  The Captain continued, “I got this dog for my wife.” Without thinking, Jeff replied, “Good trade, sir!”

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 13^th May 2025.  As usual, we will start playing shorter games from 7.30pm as people arrive, until 8pm when we will start something a little longer.  Due to a recent change of hands, the pub is NOT doing food at the moment.

This week, the “Feature Game” will be Moon (rules, tutorial video, review).  This is a card drafting game where players construct bases, vying to build the new lunar capital.

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And speaking of the moon…

Jeff was chatting to Joe over a pint. “I’d really love to travel to the moon,” sighed Joe.

“Me too, but it is too expensive.” replied Jeff. “The costs are simply out of this world…”

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 29^th April 2025.  As usual, we will start playing shorter games from 7.30pm as people arrive, until 8pm when we will start something a little longer.  Due to a recent change of hands, the pub is NOT doing food at the moment.

This week, the “Feature Game” will be Creature Comforts (rules, tutorial video, review).  In this game, players spend Spring, Summer, and Autumn gathering different resources from the forest and spending them to collect items that will home a more inviting place while the world outside is covered in a layer of snow in the Winter.

– Image by BGG contributor hipopotam

And speaking of snow…

Last year, Jeff and his wife had bought themselves a tandem for Christmas, but the first chance they got to try it out was January when there was snow on the ground. Reluctant to put off the excitement any longer they decided to take it out anyhow.

It was freezing cold out, and riding a tandem can be a little tricky especially when it is icy, but after a couple of tries and a few near misses, they were going.

“Hey, l-l-look at us!” cried Jeff. “We’re riding a b-icicle built for two!”

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 22^nd April 2025.  As usual, we will start playing shorter games from 7.30pm as people arrive, until 8pm when we will start something a little longer.  The pub is doing food, and the table is booked from 6.30pm for those that would like to eat first.

This week, the “Feature Game” will be the Newleaf expansion to Everdell (base game rules, tutorial video, review; Newleaf rules, tutorial video, review).  This expansion adds new critters, constructions and events, but most significantly the new railway station.

– Image from board-game.co.uk

And speaking of trains…

Jeff was on a train to Penzance, but when the guard came round round to check the tickets he noticed Jeff had a ticket for Camborne.

“Sorry sir, this train don’t stop Camborne Wednesdays, you’ll have to get off at Redruth” said the Guard.

“But I simply MUST get off at Camborne—I have an important meeting to attend and if I get off at Redruth, I’ll miss my appointment,” pleaded Jeff.

“I’m very sorry sir, this train don’t stop Camborne Wednesdays,” said the Guard again.

“Isn’t there anything you can do?” Jeff begged.

“Hold on sir, I’ll go ask the driver if he can make an unscheduled stop,” said the Guard and toddled off.

On his return he explained, “The train is already late, all the driver can do is slow down through Camborne. So what I’ll do is get you to come up to the front carriage and I’ll hang you out the door.  You start running in the air and when your legs are going fast enough, I’ll lower you onto the platform.”

Unfortunately the driver forgot to slow down at Camborne and Jeff was pumping his legs furiously as they approached the platform.

“Faster, you need to go much faster,” said the guard.  Jeff’s little legs were a-blur and finally the Guard thought he was air-running fast enough, so as the platform approached he lowered Jeff onto the start of the platform. Off he shot along Camborne platform, desperately trying to slow down as the end of the short platform approached.  He was just slowing to jogging pace as the rear of the train passed him, when a door opened in the last carriage and a pair of hands grabbed him and hauled him onboard.

“You’re lucky to catch this train mate, it don’t stop Camborne Wednesdays…”

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 8^th April 2025.  As usual, we will start playing shorter games from 7.30pm as people arrive, until 8pm when we will start something a little longer.  The pub is doing food, and the table is booked from 6.30pm for those that would like to eat first.

This week, the “Feature Game” will be Fire Tower (rules, review, How to Play video), a competitive game where players order air drops of water, and plan the building of firebreaks in order to combat the blaze.  Although the base game only plays four, we have the Rising Flames expansion which adds a fifth player.

– Image by boardGOATS

And speaking of fire…

The recent lovely weather mean Jeff had been cooking outside in the garden—he was blazing a trail in the barbecue world, where the steaks are always high.