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    Derek
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    Jul 12

    Off to the West Kingdom

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    Recently I noticed a restock at my usual FLGS online of the other two games in Shem Phillips' "West Kingdom" series. I love Architects of the West Kingdom so I've had the other two games at the top of my wishlist ever since. However, I find Shem's games aren't always readily available. So I needed to act on this... For the West Kingdom and it's people!!

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    Yesterday I ordered Viscounts of the West Kingdom & Paladins of the West Kingdom to complete my trilogy. 😁 I'm so excited!!!!













    Sticking with the Shem Phillips spirit, I also added the other expansion I "needed" for Raiders of the North Sea; Fields of Fame. I often found (where I shop for my games) that the Hall of Heroes expansion (which I own) was the more readily available one. So once again, I jumped on the opportunity. 😊


    Now to continue by getting the other two North Sea games (Shipwrights and Explorers). However, Shipwrights is not showing that it has a solo mode, so the North Sea series may not be completed on my shelves. We'll see...

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    Cadet Stimpy
    Jul 12
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    I have Raiders of the North Sea, and it was a struggle (at the time) to obtain the Solo Variant. And it was priced in the range of Highway Robbery. It (just cards) was new, though. I realize you aren't supposed to start a sentence with the word "and" (in English anyway), but I feel rebellious today. 👹


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    P.S. Nice GIF, Derek. 😍

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    Derek
    Jul 13
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    I purchased the digital solo deck when it came out around Easter of 2020. It was a month or two after, somehow, someway I got a notification from my FLGS that a solo deck was in stock. I immediately made the purchase and have had it ever since. $10 CDN. 😉 I got extremely lucky to get one.

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    Cadet Stimpy
    Jul 13
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    Sounds like your Bargain Ninja skills may have played a roll, Derek. 🙂

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    Derek
    Jul 14
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    That was the beginning I believe... The rest is legendary.


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    Gloomknight
    Jul 12
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    Everything about the West Kingdoms series appeals to me except the character art 😆. But, after all this time of hearing so many good things, I may be ready to try one out. Where do you suggest I start???

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    Derek
    Jul 13
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    🤣 I love the art in Shem's games!


    Hmmm... Well I started with Architects and loved it. Since I haven't played the others just yet (although they arrive today or tomorrow), that's about all I can give you right now. Although, Architects is rated the lowest in terms of complexity on BGG at 2.76/5. The others are around 3.75/5 . I think you'll still be impressed with how many decisions there are to make in Architects. I actually figured it'd be around 3/5 or just a touch more. 🤔

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    Derek
    Jul 14
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    @Gloomknight - I got both Paladins and Viscounts to the table yesterday (playing two handed to learn the games). They're fantastic! But now for sure I can say, start with Architects. They are a bit deeper in terms of complexity.


    One thing I love about Shem's games is that he uses similar iconography across his games. Because I already was familiar with architects (and ROTNS) it made learning Paladins and Viscounts that much easier.

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    Gloomknight
    Jul 14
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    That’s great. Thanks for letting me know!

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