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vivdunstan ([personal profile] vivdunstan) wrote2024-12-04 03:20 pm
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Today's arrivals

Some real treats, from independent shops (Hampton Hobbies and Games, Toppings and The Bookhouse in Broughty Ferry). Will mainly play Forbidden Island in solo mode. The Tolkien and Lewis graphic novel looks astonishing. And the signed (!) Susanna Clarke is a read for my book group.

Three things resting beside each other on a red sofa. From left to right: 1/ the Forbidden Island board game in a brightly coloured tin container; 2/ The Mythmakers by John Hendrix graphic novel, featuring Tolkien and Lewis on the cover; and 3/ The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke, a small hardback book with a gold design of birds and woodland animals and leaves against a dark blue background.
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[personal profile] purplecat 2024-12-04 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
We really enjoy the Forbidden Island/Desert etc games! Cooperative and short which definitely fills a gap!
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[personal profile] vivdunstan 2024-12-04 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Great! I'm mainly planning to play it solo, which apparently works very well too. There are various ways of doing it, whether playing multi players or using other rules. I really like how the pieces and cards look pretty manageable for my poor hand control. Not one of those board games with a horrendous number of small fiddly parts to physically manage ...
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[personal profile] kadenza 2024-12-05 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, nice! I have played Forbidden Island a few times at a friend's house. The game was fun, but I also really enjoyed the colour palette! I took a picture of a few of the cards for inspiration.
vivdunstan: Part of own photo taken in local university botanic gardens. Tree trunks rise atmospherically, throwing shadows from the sun on the ground. (Default)

[personal profile] vivdunstan 2024-12-09 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Great! Yes the art looks lovely.
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