Friday the 13th? Please... The only thing we’re afraid of is a bad dice roll that ruins our entire strategy.
Okay, maybe we’re a little bit superstitious. But if the universe is going to throw bad luck our way, we might as well make it a game night! It’s the perfect day to face off against that one friend who always insists they’re “just playing for fun” while they plot your destruction.
Welcome to this week’s Board Game Afterwork!
Use your imagination to piece together your perfect kingdom or just make a beautiful mess. It’s the ultimate creative escape for when you want to avoid all the Friday the 13th spooky nonsense. Thanks to Bruno Cathala and Théo Rivière, the game designers, as well as the publisher, Next Move Games, and of course Mizutismask for the BGA version.
Libertalia – Winds of Galescrest
Ready to sail the skies and plunder your way to the top? It’s a pirate’s life, which is basically the high-seas version of Friday the 13th: everyone’s out to get you, and you’re probably going to betray your best friend for a pile of loot in this revisited and expanded version of Libertalia. No hard feelings, right? A tip of the hat to Paolo Mori, the game designer, to Stonemaier Games, the publisher and to KuWizard and ShaharHarshuv for the port on BGA.
This game is the exact opposite of a Friday the 13th curse. It’s all about finding zen in the chaos, because even when the universe is acting up, your cat’s living their best life. Consider this game today’s official protection charm against bad luck. Let’s roll the red carpet for Oussama Khelifati and Olivier Cipiere, the game designers, as well as the Rebel’s cat lovers, and let’s not forget firgon for the BGA adaptation.
Expect total mayhem in this trick-taking game as you become a daring adventurer heading into perilous quests equipped with dice and a motley crew of mercenaries. Your best-laid plans will probably blow up in your face, especially today. It’s all about outsmarting your friends with a mix of luck and absolute nonsense. Thanks to Pete Wissinger, the game designer, and to Inside Up Games, the publisher. And of course, to _j0hn for the BGA version.
It’s a tower defense card game in which players become the Guardians of the Orchard, a group of brave vegetables who pilot combat robots and defend the Orchard from the invasion of the RabbitZ, a horde of mutant zombie rabbits. Probably safer than playing with ouija boards, but only just. No robots were harmed in the making of this game, we think… A huge thanks to Lorena Gestido and Javier Martínez Gómez, the game designers, and the Rocket Lemon Games team. And thanks to pegoletech for the BGA port.
Let’s not forget King of the Dice and Paladins of the West Kingdom that also made their way to BGA this week.
This is it for this week, enjoy today’s chaos and more to come next week (games, not chaos)!
下班后玩桌游：今天是个幸运日！
黑色星期五？拜托……我们唯一害怕的，只是一次糟糕的骰运毁掉整盘策略。
好吧，也许我们确实有点迷信。但既然宇宙非要给我们添堵，那还不如把它变成一场游戏之夜！这天再适合不过去和那个总是嘴上说“只是玩玩而已”、背地里却在谋划怎么弄死你的老朋友正面交锋吧。
欢迎来到本周的下班玩桌游时间！
发挥你的想象力拼凑出你心中完美的王国，或者干脆拼出一片美丽的混乱。这就是最棒的创意避风港——让你彻底躲开那些"黑色星期五"的恐怖胡闹。感谢游戏设计师 Bruno Cathala 和 Théo Rivière，感谢发行商 Next Move Games，当然也要感谢 Mizutismask 带来的 BGA 版本。
准备好扬帆天际、一路掠夺登顶了吗？这就是海盗的生活——基本上就是"黑色星期五"的海上版本：人人都想搞你，而且为了堆成山的战利品，你八成会背刺自己最好的朋友。这款经过重新设计与扩充的《自由之风》版本就是这样。别往心里去，对吧？向游戏设计师 Paolo Mori、发行商 Stonemaier Games 致敬，也感谢 KuWizard 和 ShaharHarshuv 带来的 BGA 移植版。
这款游戏与“黑色星期五”的霉运诅咒恰恰相反。它讲究的是在混乱中寻找禅意，因为哪怕宇宙都在跟你作对，你的猫也照样过着它最好的生活。就把这款游戏当作今天的官方“辟邪护身符”吧。让我们为游戏设计师 Oussama Khelifati 和 Olivier Cipiere、以及所有热爱猫咪的 Rebel’s 粉丝，也别忘了一同感谢在 BGA上完成移植的 firgon。
准备好在这场“吃墩”游戏中迎接彻底的混乱吧，你将化身一名胆大妄为的冒险者，带着骰子和一群杂七杂八的雇佣兵，踏上危机四伏的冒险旅程。尤其是在今天，你精心策划的完美计划可能会在你面前当场翻车。胜负的关键，就是靠运气与纯粹的胡来来智胜你的朋友。感谢游戏设计师 Pete Wissinger、出版商Inside Up Games，当然，也要感谢完成 BGA版本移植的 _j0hn。
这是一款塔防类卡牌游戏：玩家化身果园守护者——一群勇敢的蔬菜，驾驶战斗机器人，抵御变异僵尸兔大军（一群变异的僵尸兔子）对果园的入侵。这大概比玩通灵板（ouija boards）安全一些，但也只是一些而已。我们认为是这样的，在制作这款游戏的过程中没有机器人受到伤害……。非常感谢游戏设计师 Lorena Gestido 和 Javier Martínez Gómez，以及 Rocket Lemon Games 团队。也要感谢完成 BGA移植的 pegoletech。
本周就到这里，尽情享受今天的混乱，下周会有更多精彩内容（游戏，不是混乱）！
