{"id":316,"date":"2024-07-26T19:43:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T19:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/?p=316"},"modified":"2024-07-26T19:43:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T19:43:25","slug":"our-games-through-your-eyes-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/26\/our-games-through-your-eyes-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Games Through Your Eyes, July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With several games arriving in retail, there have been a lot of community shares recently and I wanted to feature them here! I appreciate seeing WGG games making their way to your tables and hearing about your experiences as you play them with friends and family!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grant\u2019s Game Recs (Best Board Games Coming to Retail)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Way Too Many Cats<\/em>, <em>Motley<\/em>, and <em>Dreams of Yesterday<\/em> were all on Grant Lyon&#8217;s list of &#8220;Best Board Games Coming to Retail in April, 2024&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Best Board Games Coming to Retail in April, 2024\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nvFPLGUqL9o?start=2648&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to check out Grant&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xju36lj1B1k?si=4QThcPmzfEAf3Sy6&amp;t=1720\">Best Board Game New Editions Coming to Retail in May, 2024<\/a> for <em>Fire in Library <\/em>and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2Wz3SgnTZX0?si=XTb9SVxLiHsEJTnc&amp;t=2907\">Best Board Games Coming to Retail in July, 2024<\/a> for<em> Kingdoms of the Deep<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So many tags on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weirdgiraffegames\/tagged\/\">Instagram<\/a>, keep sharing your awesome photos!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mystery-Monday-SIS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-318 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mystery-Monday-SIS.png 1017w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mystery-Monday-SIS-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mystery-Monday-SIS-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5gJHrDrhMD\/\">@tabletopmom<\/a> featured one of WGG\u2019s games in her Mystery Monday post. Can you guess this game?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GOT-boardgames.joel_-1024x659.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-321 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GOT-boardgames.joel_-1024x659.png 1024w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GOT-boardgames.joel_-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GOT-boardgames.joel_-1119x720.png 1119w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GOT-boardgames.joel_-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GOT-boardgames.joel_.png 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>&#8220;If you\u2019re looking for a small filler that can play at 6, Gift of Tulips is a nice choice and provides enough options to keep the game interesting!&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8hXNMWyWTC\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">Board Games at Joel &amp; Wan Ping\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGift of Tulips by @weirdgiraffegames: a lucky game with enough control to feel like you were the reason why you lost! The flowers are really pretty and we had fun picking our actions!\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7byzYyyvoH\/?img_index=2\">Board Games at Joel &amp; Wan Ping\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FITL-boardgames.joel_-1024x647.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-320 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FITL-boardgames.joel_-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FITL-boardgames.joel_-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FITL-boardgames.joel_-1140x720.png 1140w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FITL-boardgames.joel_-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FITL-boardgames.joel_.png 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>&#8220;Fire in the Library by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weirdgiraffegames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@weirdgiraffegames<\/a>: really exciting push your luck game! A little difficult to calculate probability at times but still fun and awesome game!&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuwsS5OSmBw\/?img_index=4\">Board Games at Joel &amp; Wan Ping\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As more or a certain section of the library is burned, the more each cube from the section is worth, creating mounting tension throughout the arc of the game and making it possible for players to come from behind<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This arc is one of the main reasons why it remains in our collection and we would be happy to play it anytime!&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CygNS_tSexn\/?img_index=2\">Board Games at Joel &amp; Wan Ping\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TT-and-hedgehogs-1024x504.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-322 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TT-and-hedgehogs-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TT-and-hedgehogs-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TT-and-hedgehogs-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TT-and-hedgehogs.png 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Hedgehogs playing Tumble Town? How cute is that?! I love this adorable photo shoot from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5pnr6Su89c\/?img_index=1\">@matsuri_eriza_jugona<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Way Too Many Cats Reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Way Too Many Cats<\/em> is making its way to more game nights, and there have been so many lovely words shared about it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I was just really, really impressed with Way Too Many Cats. I really enjoyed it, and I really enjoyed the game mechanics and everything. I think it&#8217;s just overall a great game, great packaging. It&#8217;s just a really well-done game, very accessible.&#8221; <\/p>\n<cite>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kDtZUc50CgI\">How Lou Sees It<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s got a little bit of that thinkiness that&#8217;s going to up the level of challenge that people like in those types of board games while also still being simple enough to be able to teach to anyone.\u201d <\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k4-Dy6DIhAA\">&#8211; Ryan, Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s a lot of different strategy that you have to think about in this game and there&#8217;s a huge amount of replayability.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_u6lURm-5FE\">&#8211; James, Tabletop Gaming Guild<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Way Too Many Cats! Board Game Review\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_u6lURm-5FE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WTMC-FB-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-324 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WTMC-FB-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WTMC-FB-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WTMC-FB-1147x720.png 1147w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WTMC-FB-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WTMC-FB.png 1475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Over on Facebook, Way Too Many Cats is hanging out with some gnomes at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GnomeGamesEast\/posts\/pfbid0wRz8UFzYs8Cc4WZ7h5DVbViC2wv1HfqoHA9C3dSJpKPQZBVZyXnRWirJUWrp3penl?rdid=EUCP1G3X2S3SpfY4\">Gnome Games Green Bay East!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis game is a joy to play. I really like the drafting. I like that it&#8217;s not: I don&#8217;t know where to put a cat. It&#8217;s like: Wow so many places to do cats so many things to get!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is probably Weird Giraffe&#8217;s best game that I played from them. I like it a lot. I give it an eight out of 10.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JTL-a3l69Hw\">&#8211; Tom Vasel, Dice Tower Encore<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tiny Trilogy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This 27-card game collection has big game play in tiny packing! See what people are saying about <em>Explosion in the Laboratory<\/em>, <em>Dreams of Yesterday<\/em>, and <em>Motley<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Explosion in the Laboratory:<\/em> &#8220;Push your luck games are really exciting to me. I really love this game. This will be one that I can easily bring out during a lunch break which is always something I&#8217;m on the lookout for. <\/p>\n<cite>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rh4YZ0-tKyk\">Danielle, DaniCha<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Dreams of Yesterday: &#8220;Gather resources (money, fame, and knowledge) to buy collections and arrange them in two rows in your museum. Aim for the same type of chain or target card. The theme and artwork are perfect and fun!&#8221; &#8211; THENUSE, Board Game Geek Rating<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Motley:<\/em> \u201cI really like games like this that are fairly free form but provide enough of a framework that kids don&#8217;t get lost. They get to flex their creative muscles to try to win something.\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WXpUjqVfyVE\">Andrew, The Family Gamers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Motley - a party clue-giving game for families\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WXpUjqVfyVE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep sharing your videos posts, thoughts, and photos. Thank you for your support and for sharing your experiences with Weird Giraffe Games. 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