Thanks to this thread over at BoardGameGeek, I heard that a store in Niles was having a sale over the weekend. Liz and I drove out on Friday, and I managed to find a few good boardgames for a great deal.
I've been wanting to get Ticket to Ride Europe ever since I picked up the original Ticket to Ride. I knew I would like the new version, because the publisher, Days of Wonder, has an excellent online version of both games. T2R is the best discovery I've made in modern boardgames, because it appeals to non-gamers. My sister-in-law loves this game, so I always bring it along; it's easily my most-played game.
Since it came out last fall, I've been itching for this seemingly perfect Halloween lead-in: Betrayal at House on the Hill. Despite the nagging problems with the rulebook, the reviews all indicate this game should be a lot of fun with an atmosphere straight out of a horror film. I'm going to insist we play this game sometime in the next few weeks, if not on Halloween night itself.
Finally, Liz liked the looks of Mall World, so we added it to the other two games to get the full 35% discount. I've read through the rules, and they make no sense at all--it's fairly obvious they were translated from German. I don't understand it yet, but I have a feeling it's going to end up being too fiddly for Liz's taste. Maybe I'll be proven wrong after we actually try it.

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Posted by erik to HipSmart at 9/26/2005 03:31:58 PM