LONERS LOUNGE

My gaming has oddly been limited in the past couple weeks, even despite Lockdown 3.0 here in Ontario, Canada. 😦 But this weekend, I've been able to get Shadowrift to the table twice. My first game this weekend, was on Friday and I decided to try my luck against the Fire Dragons again. I beat them 1/2 tries previously. And I got them again by closing both Shadowrifts! So today, being a little cocky I guess, I decided to take on The Drow. How hard could a monster faction possibly be when you have no idea what they really are anyway... Right? Well, I'm here to tell you, I was completely wrong and humbled. The Drow took me down today. I felt a little overwhelmed at a couple points by their presence around the town, but I was managing; I killed off a few monsters and therefore was gaining some heroism cards (that are a big help) and I also managed to close one Shadowrift that had come up. However, not completely understanding the power the Totems have that the nasty Drow add to their power, they eventually gave me a nice "slap in the face" and took me down (yes, pretty much exactly like the Ultimate Warrior is doing to Mr Perfect in the GIF here... LOL) But, boy I sure enjoy playing! 😀

I was very excited a couple days ago to notice that another game on my wishlist had come to Board Game Arena : The Lost Ruins of Arnak . Last time this happened, it was Res Arcana ... which now sits on my shelf in my collection. 😊 I've played 3-games now on BGA and I really enjoy it. It comes across as confusing but it's absolutely not. I'll compare it to Caverna: The Cave Farmers only in the sense of how many options you have each turn! I love that. There are so many ways you can go about things in this game. Yet it's simplistic in regards to mechanics and rules. On BGG it has a weight rating of 2.76/5 which I'd say is definitely accurate. I'm just curious if anyone here has had the experience with it's solo mode? It's definitely moved up my wishlist and, as with many of my games, I'm sure solo will be the predominant means of play for me. 😎 Just curious.

I know nothing about Darkpass except that it's a soloable dungeon crawler set in the nineteenth century Parisan sewers! Knowing the French reputation for filthiness, I really wouldn't want to venture there... On the other hand, since we are supposed to never wash ourselves, maybe the sewers are cleaner than in other cities, who knows. Which might explain while butchers are wandering there - it's a clean place to store one's meat?