Top 9 Games of May 2024 

Of your list, I’ve played #9, #7, and #5 (I was hoping I’d played all the odd ones, but no dice!). My top 9 for May were: 9. MANGROVIA - This one was new to me, but it’s a great filler game! Cool action bidding mechanic. 8. SHIPWRIGHTS OF THE NORTH SEA REDUX - I hadn’t played the original, but this game is a neat deckbuilder and it seems to be the shortest of any of the Phillips/MacDonald “cardinal direction” games. Snappy and interesting. I haven’t decided whether I like it yet. 7. FOREST SHUFFLE - I can actually see this being my replacement for Earth because it’s so much faster (not that Earth is bad or anything). 6. YOKOHAMA - Consistently one of my favourite games of all time. I recently introduced it to a coworker and his wife and they’re obsessed, so they had me over so we could play it together! Looking forward to the reprint this summer! 5. DELTA - Everyone I’ve ever introduced to this game loves it. It’s simple enough for new-ish gamers to understand but complex enough in the sequencing of your actions that heavy gamers like it too. Beautiful art doesn’t hurt matters. 4. MESSINA 1347 - Got a copy of this game for super cheap. Had played it a while ago and remembered liking it. Not sure how long it’ll stay in my collection, because two of the three other players were “meh” about it, but I think it’s a good game! 3. EVACUATION - Definitely Suchý’s heaviest game that I’ve played, but I love this game so much! A brain burner for sure. 2. VOIDFALL - This one is super heavy, but worth the effort! I thought it was going to be a Risk-like 4X game and that I’d hate it, but actually it’s very Euro and not mean unless you make it mean (you’re mostly fighting aliens). I love it! 1. AGE OF INNOVATION - I gave my friend this Terra Mystica sequel for his birthday, and he adores it, so we’ve been playing it a lot. 😄