Board games and Versailles

Board games

and Versailles

Filled the cauldron regularly in this game of Quacks of Quedlinburg.

Sue: 127. Everyone else: 91 or less. Typical.

Pork chop from Versailles.

The classic garlic chicken.

Beef tongue. Sauce a bit too salty but worked well when used to dip rice or plantains.

Board games and scotch.

First printing of the Wingspan Nesting Box.

First printing includes the Wingspan Asia expansion.

The new boards from the Wingspan Asia expansion are very colorful.

Quacks of Quedlinburg is always fun, although the combination of spellbooks we had combined with the pumpkin six chip lead to a lot of very full pots of witches' brew.

The newly-released Wingspan Nesting Box with the Asia Expansion was tons of fun, and a welcome balance of new additions without bringing too much additional complexity to the game. Slight changes to the color schemes and boards are welcome changes, even if the over-dyed reddish eggs seem to be a bad idea. The new trays for food and eggs also bring a bit more of a premium feel, which is subtle but appreciated. Also, as the new Nesting Box holds the entire game-- Wingspan plus the European Expansion, Oceania Expansion, and the latest Asia Expansion - holy crap the Nesting Box still feels huge.

Dinner from Versailles is always solid. Garlic chicken is the classic, pork chop is close, the beef tongue isn't classic, but was a generous portion. Not the best dish on the menu, it was still decent; the slightly too salty sauce it came soaked in actually matched well when eaten with the rice and/or the plantains to cut the saltiness.