Join me for a calming time around the table as I play A Gentle Rain from Mondo Games. This is a primarily solo game where you are just playing down tiles, almost like Carcassonne but in s really relaxing manner. Join me at the table in this moment of Zen.

A Gentle Rain

This is a very simple game and one that I got recently. In fact I mentioned that some people might consider this more of an activity. But as you can see in my TableTopTakes Review, that is one thing that I look for in solo games. There are two types of solo games I look for, the big story games and the small easy to sit down and play games. A Gentle Rain falls into that last category.

Normally, I am someone who loves the experience you get from a game. How does something as small as A Gentle Rain give me an experience? It doesn’t give me that big experience, but it gives me a calming experience. I use a small, simple game like A Gentle Rain as a kind of mental palette cleanser. Games allow me to reset mentally and look at problems and things from a different direction. Getting a big solo game to the table to do that is a lot of work, so something small like A Gentle Rain works really well.

Do you use board games as a mental reset or what do you use? I know a lot of people use video games or other things like that, but for me I find that board games work the best. Especially something like A Gentle Rain with it’s calming packaging and theme.

The Beer

Last night my beer was from a long way away. I drove it all the way back from Syracuse, NY and it is a local brewery based out of Utica, NY. I was traveling over Memorial Day weekend out to NY, and while I normally love to try and stop at a brewery, I didn’t have the time to do that. But I was able to bring back a few beers from Saranac Brewing out of Utica. Last nights was their Summertime Pils, and while it wasn’t anything special, it wasn’t bad either. The taste was very clean and simple which makes it a good beer for summer days.

Do you go to breweries or try local beers when you travel? That is something that I try hard to do when I visit a new city or town. Whether I go to the brewery or a restaurant, I try and find a beer to sample. And sometimes I come home with some cans or a growler.

Malts and Meeples Next Week

So two streams again next week. Firstly on Monday I am going to do my Top 10 Cooperative Board Games. That was a request when I did my Top 10 Small Games. So join me for that discussion about games.

Then on Wednesday, I think I will be getting back to the base box of Arkham Horror The Card Game. Let’s see how Wendy is able to do in this second scenario of the base game. And I think I have some leveling up of her character to do.

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