Henri Whitehead

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(He/him) Teacher, track/cc coach, board game enthusiast, and sometimes a writer. “I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.” - Kurt Vonnegut
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Fit to Print is an amazing game. The family loved it. Amazing art, and terrific real-time tile laying experience. Game of the year candidate for sure.
A great benefit to working in the same building as my spouse is lunch break gaming.
Today is the first day of my new job. After 13 years of teaching high school English, I have finally left the classroom. If anyone has a false impression that education has returned back to normal since 2020, they should see how many vacancies exist at their local school district.
My teenager played The British Way with me yesterday (per their request) and they enjoyed it. Never underestimate the power of making war games more accessible.
Love playing Ahoy! with my kids. It’s fast and fun.
@gpage @eschy12 I also think it helped that people power does not include a faction like Cuba Libre’s syndicate. The syndicate was always a faction that was hard for new players because it had two different victory conditions and really required negotiating to be successful. It’s hard to negotiate when you don’t really have a grasp of value during your first game.
@gpage @eschy12 They also took two of the new elements, personalities and acts of desperation, and made them optional for first games. Also, the standard scenario is shorter than the Cuba Libre short game.
@gpage @eschy12 Cuba Libre used to be the best COIN to start with, but I would say the recently released People Power is easier to learn and now would be my recommended starting game.
@gpage that’s with COIN experience.
@gpage I played the extended scenario in just a couple of hours.