Shelley and I check out a couple of art-themed games, one which we enjoy, and another which might have benefitted from some more development.

Starving Artists by Mike Wokasch from Deep Water Games, Fairway 3 Games and Zafty

and

Fresco (with many of its expansions) by Marco Ruskowski and Marcel Sußelback from Queen Games

Shelley and I work to entice good workers to our respective kingdoms in

Majesty - For The Realm by Marc André from Z-Man and Hans im Glück

then wend our way through a post-apocalyptic world with our dirigibles and drones in

CloudAge by Alexander Pfister and Arno Steinwender from dlp Games

Shelley and I gather gorgeous food and beverages in the quick

Space Lunch by Simona Greco and Marco Rava with art by Natalie Dombois from ThunderGryph Games

then we build train routes through the US and Europe and purchase shares in various train companies in

Mini Express by Mark Gerrits from Moaideas Game Design

Shelley and I draft hats and manipulate their values in order to attend the Mad Hatter's party in

Hats by Gabriele Bubola from ThunderGryph Games

then we drain swamps, work the fields and build roads and other structures in

Faiyum by Friedemann Friese from BoardGameGeek and 2FSpiele

Shelley and I paint cool layered pictures in

Canvas by Jeffrey Chin and Andrew Nerger (with art by Luan Huynh) from Road To Infamy Games

Then we travel through the circular realm gathering goods, constructing buildings, obtaining manuscripts and venturing to the castle in

Viscounts of the West Kingdom by Shem Phillips and SJ Macdonald from Garphill Games

Shelley and I build and improve our towns through resource collection and farming in

Hallertau by Uwe Rosenberg from Lookout Games

and then work hard at dice drafting and novice assigning in

Monasterium by Arve D. Fühler from dlp Games

Shelley and I journey along the Silk Road in

Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road by Fabio Lopiano from Osprey Games

then we roll & write in a fantasy landscape in

Pandoria Merchants by Jeffrey D. Allers and Bernd Eisenstein from Iron Games

Shelley and I compete to build Prague in

Praga Caput Regni by Vladimir Suchy from Rio Grande Games

and then we check out two new USA maps - West & East - for the classic

Carcassonne by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede from Hans im Glück

Shelley and I work to build up the city of Glasgow in

Glasgow by Mandela Fernandez-Grandon from Lookout Games

and then send out domino-covered animals into fields to plant trees in

Renature by Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer from Capstone Games

Shelley and I head all the way back to 2006 to enlist dragons and build fantasy buildings to gain crystals for offerings in

Blue Moon City by Reiner Knizia from Fantasy Flight Games

then work together to run from an erupting volcano and escape from

Red Peak by Carlo A. Rossi from Ravensburger

Shelley and I build cool, 3-D towers and bridges in

Cloud City by Phil Walker-Harding from Blue Orange Games

then have a fantastic time building metro route for our cool train car and awesome meeples in

Maglev Metro by Ted Alspach from Bezier Games

Shelley and I head to the Ganges river valley once again to check out a bunch of expansions that come in TWO Goodie Boxes for

Rajas of the Ganges by Inka and Markus Brand from R&R Games

then we draft dice and attempt to save important valuables from the sinking city of Atlantis in

Atlandice by Shaun Graham and Scott Huntington from Ludonaute

Shelley and I work with our nobles and farmers to establish dominance in

Babylonia by Reinder Knizia from Ludo Nova

then build different aspects of 6 cities in Flanders to gain majorities in

Flandern 1302 by Wolfgang Panning from Queen Games

Shelley and I spend some time hiking through and camping in our National Parks in

PARKS & PARKS Nightfall Expansion by Henry Audubon from Keymaster Games

then we try to tap into our memories about those parks in

PARKS Memories by Kyle Key from Keymaster Games

after which we head to Europe to build post offices in

Thurn & Taxis, with its Power & Glory, All Roads Lead to Rome, and The Princess's Courier expansions by Karen & Andreas Seyfarth from Rio Grande Games

Shelley and I check out yet another variation on a Knizia classic in

Lost Cities: Auf Schatzsuche by Reiner Knizia and from KOSMOS

then we bring another heavy weight to the table, enlisting our workers and priests to direct our work in

Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire by David Turczi from Board&Dice

Shelley and I collect pollen with our awesome 3-D bees in

Beez by Dan Halstad from Next Move Games

then we draft dice from around a 3-D obelisk, trying desperately to balance our pure & tainted dice and appease the gods in

Tekhenu by Daniele Tascini and David Turczi from Board&Dice

Shelley and I fly our different sized dirigibles to gather resources and create machines and scaffolding to build a train trestle in

Whistle Mountain by Scott Caputo and Luke Laurie from Bezier Games

then we compete to gain the most prestige as we build some of the towers of Moscow's

Red Cathedral by Sheila Santos and Israel Cendrero from Devir

Shelley and I compete to construct the best buildings and take advantage of their resources, while feeding our people in

Little Town by Shun and Aya Taguchi from Iello

Then we find our way onto the Island of Arnak, exploring its treasures and trying to find advantages as we overcome fear in

Los Ruins of Arnak by Elwin and Mín from Czech Games Edition

We also mention Shun Taguchi's previous title King of Frontier and how both it and Little Town Builders were picked up by bigger publishers as Little Town (above) and Queen's Skylands (remake of King of Frontier).

Shelley and I attempt to get rid of all of the cyclists in our hands in

Trimau: Grand Tour by Takahiro Amioka from KogeKogeDo

then delve deeply into the world of gnomes and Guardians as we try to light the long-dormant fires of

Bonfire by Stefan Feld from Hall Games and Pegasus Spiele

Shelley and I explore space and establish diplomatic ties with various planets in

Sovereign Skies by Aaron Andrew Wilson from Deep Water Games

then we compete to be the best robber of the rich in

Robin of Locksley: Contest of Thieves by Uwe Rosenberg from Wyrmgold and Rio Grande Games