Seattle Board Games

Board game night @ Kangaroo and Kiwi in the Ballard neighborhood! All experience levels and interests are welcome; we'll be more than happy to teach you how to play! The first round of games starts between 6:00 and 6:10 so please be on time to make sure you get into a game. There are often more games played later in the evening as well.

I'll be bringing games from my collection, but feel free to bring any games you'd like to share with the group! We tend to get a very wide variety of games played at the event so don't be shy about bringing out your favorites.

Please support the bar while you play so we can keep this amazing location! Kangaroo and Kiwi has a great selection of beers and ciders on tap, as well as a full food menu. They also do nightly specials and the Monday special is 75 cent wings. They also have burgers, grilled cheese, soups, vegetarian options, and more.

This location is on Market Street in Ballard. The 44 bus comes right by. For parking, there is paid parking all around until 8pm or you can park a couple blocks north which is free after 6pm. We meet in the private room to the right after you walk in.

Tabletop game night at Teddy's Tavern in the Roosevelt neighborhood! I'll be bringing a selection of games from my collection. Feel free to bring any games you might want to share.

EVERDELL
Expansions (optional): Newleaf, Pearlbrook, Spirecrest, Bellfaire
Players: 1-4
Playtime: 4+ hours

Description from BGG (verbatim):

Within the charming valley of Everdell, beneath the boughs of towering trees, among meandering streams and mossy hollows, a civilization of forest critters is thriving and expanding. From Everfrost to Bellsong, many a year have come and gone, but the time has come for new territories to be settled and new cities established. You will be the leader of a group of critters intent on just such a task. There are buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, events to host—you have a busy year ahead of yourself. Will the sun shine brightest on your city before the winter moon rises?

Everdell is a game of dynamic tableau building and worker placement.
On their turn a player can take one of three actions:

a) Place a Worker: Each player has a collection of Worker pieces. These are placed on the board locations, events, and on Destination cards. Workers perform various actions to further the development of a player's tableau: gathering resources, drawing cards, and taking other special actions.

b) Play a Card: Each player is building and populating a city; a tableau of up to 15 Construction and Critter cards. There are five types of cards: Travelers, Production, Destination, Governance, and Prosperity. Cards generate resources (twigs, resin, pebbles, and berries), grant abilities, and ultimately score points. The interactions of the cards reveal numerous strategies and a near infinite variety of working cities.

c) Prepare for the next Season: Workers are returned to the players supply and new workers are added. The game is played from Winter through to the onset of the following winter, at which point the player with the city with the most points wins.

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