Want to pick me up, or do you want me to bring your swim gear and meet us there?

Want to pick me up, or do you want me to bring your swim gear and meet us there?

I had the opportunity to have a couple of games of this quick little "take that!" card game, using the prototype.

I had the opportunity to have a couple of games of this quick little "take that!" card game, using the prototype. At time of writing this review the game has 19 days to go on its Kickstarter, so there were still some tweaks being made.

The game is easy to learn and plays quickly. It'll come with cards,cownters and energy counters.

It'll also come with puns. Lots of puns. Chock full of puns and humorous situations our group burst into laughter throughout the games.

Lloyd Miller, the game designer and artist comes from a design background and that very much comes across in his distinctive styling of the card designs. If you like retrofuturistic vision, have a look!

So, you are a devious alien, and for Reasons Of Your Own, need to obtain cows from Earth. Your aim is to have the most cows at the end of the game - which finishes when the deck runs out or when someone has got to 10 cows. It's not a game that outstays its welcome and compares favourably to Munchkin and Fluxx in this fashion!

Cards are divided into 4 types allowing you to attack, shield or steal cows, or do funky stuff. Attacking, shielding and stealing requires energy, and the better the card, the more energy is required. Funky stuff (or as Lloyd calls it Utility Cards) don't have an energy requirement.

You have a steady income of energy through the game, but that trickle of 1 per turn is supplemented by good fortune from the cards.

Solid little filler for some relaxing fun between heavier fare.

Kickstarter Link below It's worth a look for the funny animation video.

8/10 Lighthearted fun and winning a costume competition for your Nethack cosplay on the Sid and Nancy Scale. (true story)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/193298797/abducted-cow-the-card-game/description

Happy International Tabletop Day everyone! Hope you get something to the table and have fun!

Happy International Tabletop Day everyone! Hope you get something to the table and have fun!

My dance card for today is rather full! The Western Australian Boardgaming Assoc is meeting in Thornlie today and it's all abuzz!

My dance card is looking full!
First up the playtest of Abducted Cow from a local game designer, Lloyd Miller.
Then some fun with Munchkin Shakespeare!
After that let's rev up with the big Pitchcar tournament
Then will come World of YoHo and Dinosaur Island
And somewhere in all of that I might be learning Lords of Waterdeep and teaching Carcassonne South Seas. Phew!

Are you doing any board gaming today? What's on your dance card?


https://www.tabletopday.com/listings/?fwp_new_search=australia

I'm rather amused by this little offering.

I'm rather amused by this little offering. I like to support local designers (Perth seems to have a fair share!) so I'm going to be backing this one. A 20-30 minute filler is a nice touch, and I find the artwork and puns appealing. The designer is coming to my club's International Table Top Day so I'll get to try it out there on Saturday.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/193298797/abducted-cow-the-card-game/description

Reminder, we're going to the movies tonight! The session's been changed to 6:00, so be advised Elaine Walker!

Yucata.de has successfully installed their new server and is back up and running.

Welcome Chris Collins-Wooley to The Weekly Photo Project!

All on for tonight. Matt's harvest is slower than expected so no him until May.

When it comes to buying wares from Facebook groups, your rights are closer to a garage sale than a bricks-and-mortar...

When it comes to buying wares from Facebook groups, your rights are closer to a garage sale than a bricks-and-mortar business.

ABC Darwin | https://ab.co/2EZfzQQ
https://ab.co/2EZfzQQ

Happy 22nd anniversary Rob Masters my love, you're the

Happy 22nd anniversary Rob Masters my love, you're the
wind in my sails!

We're going to go to the Swancon screening of Infinity War on the 27th so no gaming Friday week.

Welcome Rune Holthen to the Weekly Photo Project!

All on for tonight.

Very quick sketch from your work, it's so evocative!

Very quick sketch from your work, it's so evocative!

I don't know how it plays, but I think the new map from Z-Man's reissue of History of the World looks pretty cool.

I don't know how it plays, but I think the new map from Z-Man's reissue of History of the World looks pretty cool.
https://zmangames.com/en/news/2018/3/7/create-your-empire-and-write-a-new-history/

All on for tonight.

As a rabid bibliophile this really appeals to me.

As a rabid bibliophile this really appeals to me. I kind of wish that they'd gone with the Library of Alexandria theme but it still looks very pretty. 6 players is a bit of a bonus for our group.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weirdgiraffegames/fire-in-the-library-board-game/description

Us Australians are so hard core we build playgrounds out of dead whales and let our kids play in them.

Us Australians are so hard core we build playgrounds out of dead whales and let our kids play in them.

This is a cool playground. The digestive swing is fun for everyone!