We received an early copy of Undaunted 2200: Callisto last week and we cannot wait to play it! When the Undaunted series began, we started making bad pun-comics about the games (number 1, number 2, number 3) but at one point Osprey released so many Undaunted games, that we let go of the format. But with Callisto, we’re happy to revisit it, haha.

We’ll let you know what we think once we can play it! Speaking of games on the to-play list, we played Daybreak last week! We have to say it’s a fun co-op game. The game looks a bit more intimidating and complex than it actually is. The most interesting part is the balance between the different parts of the world that players represent. You can play as the USA, Europe, China, and The Rest of the World and together they must try to combat global pollution while also keeping up with the local demands. Playing as ‘The Rest of the World’ it was interesting to see that I had a way higher population growth than Europe and the USA, making it harder for me to get rid of polluting forms of energy than it was for them. That forces players to really get into the co-op part of this game and be considerate of other player’s situations. We were surprised that the map on the main board doesn’t really have a function except for a few tracks and the gameplay reminded us of Let’s Go to Japan a little! At least the way how you’re creating rows of cards in your own player area and the use of icons to activate certain abilities. But: we liked it! We did win the first time playing it (four players), so next time we’ll add event cards to make it harder.

We also played Compile, a new game by Greater Than Games and I think I’ve said it before here, but that game is great! We really like how much game is in the tiny deck box with room for expansions.

This week, we’ll FINALLY finish our Descent campaign (hurray!) and we have a story game-themed night planned, I believe we’re going to play Atma: a roleplaying card game. That’ll be fun! The rest of the week we’ll be busy preparing and packing for our hiking trip next week.