Last week I started going through my board game collection. The onus behind this is the fact I have Kickstarters and Gamefounds coming in. And a lot of them are going to take up a fair amount of space. I’m looking at you Isofarian Guard, Oathsworn, Frosthaven, Marvel United X-Men, Marvel Zombies, Zombicide Undead or Alive, ISS Vanguard (and more). So I need to make more space for my board games, and taking over more of the house isn’t an option. So what is leaving the collection, what do I need to play to see if it stays, and what is for sure staying?

I started this process last week, so you can catch up here.

Which Board Games Are Leaving?

So this is going to be a bit of a Point of Sale as well, now in these articles. Mainly because I think that those leaving are the most interesting to talk about. Mainly because I don’t consider a lot of the games to be bad games that are leaving my collection.

I am also going to catch up this time on the ones from last time as well that are leaving. Mainly because I decided to talk about culling games last time.

Arkham Horror 3rd Edition

This is one that I am mainly getting rid of because I have other Lovecraftian games. And Arkham Horror has been sitting on my shelf for a while. If I have a bigger group to play with, I’m likely going to pull out Mansions of Madness, or Cthulhu: Death May Die. If I’m playing solo, I want to play Arkham Horror LCG (Living Card Game). Arkham Horror 3rd Edition just kind of falls into the category of a game I should play but it’s leaving.

Arkham Horror LCG Packs

Now, I just said that I am keeping Arkham Horror LCG, so then why is it here? These are just the plastic packs, basically little bits of story to add onto the main big boxes. I have several of those big boxes and I can play through those without the extra story. And I do need to do that. Plus Fantasy Flight just changed their model from monthly plastic packs to releasing all the extra content in a big box. It’s a one time hit, so when I’m ready for one, I can grab that.

First Martian

First Martian is a game that I actually enjoy quite well. But it falls into the category of a game I enjoy, but one that isn’t hard to get back. And one that I believe a friend still has, so I can play their copy. But this is a space Robinson Crusoe style game, tied in with the book the Martian for a lot of the feel. So a hard survival game. It is fun, there is a campaign that I want to play. But I can get it back when I’m actually ready to do that.

Heroes of Terrinoth

This one, you got to see me pick between it and the game it is based on, Warhammer Quest. And I went with Warhammer Quest. Mainly, the setting is more interesting for me, and I definitely don’t need both in my collection. This does look like a solid solo game, but also can be gotten back for not that much.

Lord of the Rings: Sauron Expansion

Yup, I’m getting rid of an expansion. Though, now I’m wondering if I could fit it all into the base box. If I can, then maybe I won’t get rid of it. The reason that I am planning on getting rid of it isn’t that it’s not a good expansion, it is, but it takes a cooperative game and turns it into a one versus all. And the one is playing a different game in some ways. I want or generally like one versus all games that are easy to pass around who is the one. I feel like this expansion it wouldn’t be as easy, especially considering I haven’t played it in a long time.

The Drink

So last night I tried Orange Jameson for the first time. It is a very orange forward whiskey, so at least the name doesn’t lie. But it’s only okay as a sipping drink. I think compared to normal Jameson, which is also only okay for sipping, so much of the whiskey flavor is lost. Some of that is how strong the orange flavor is, but I’m not sure, it seems like they tweaked it so that the whiskey flavor is lost.

I do want to try it again tonight, and to mix it with cream soda. Basically creating an orange creamsicle because that sounds amazing and a better use for the whiskey. What other cocktails or mixed drinks do you think would work well with Orange Jameson?

Upcoming Streams

So my original plan for these “Should It Stay or Should It Go” streams was every other Monday. I think that might be changing to every Monday now, or shooting for that a bit more. I do think it’ll be determine week by week if I stream on Mondays but I’m having a lot of fun with these streams and it gives me good things to think about with my collection.

But Wednesdays are going to be consistent for sure. So this week and next week I will be playing some one off games. I might try and learn a new game to stream on Wednesday, though, I do want to try out the solo mode for a few games, and I have a few roll and write games that I can show off. Let me know what you’d like to see, some smaller card games, or some roll and writes.

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