So for those who know me in real life, neat and organized are not the two words that come to mind when describing me. I kind of live off the philosophy of organized chaos. I know where everything sorta is but in no way could my home be mistaken for a clutter-free zone. Except when it comes to my board games.
Last weekend I went to Maricopa Con at the Mesa Convention Center. It was my first time going, and despite the mild funk that set in halfway through the day (it is summer in Arizona where temps hit 113), I had a lot of fun gaming.
I’m also fortunate to have gone with a friend, so I wasn’t wandering aimlessly trying to awkwardly jump into games. I’ve done that before when I went solo to BGG Con, but it’s easier when you’ve got tables upon tables to scour. Maricopa Con consisted of one large ballroom and a smaller room (which ended up being more pleasant and chilly).
Hello, friends of the Internet! I had a home emergency last week that took up a lot of time to get repaired. Board-gaming, blogging and a couple other things just fell by the wayside. My home AC broke. Ugh. In most other places in the U.S., this would not be a major issue. But in Arizona, where temps hovered around 110 degrees last week, this was a BIG. FREAKING. DEAL. So now I’m sitting in my condo, basking in the coolness of central air blasting out of my new energy-efficient unit. Woot woot! Anywhooo …
I recently backed two projects on Kickstarter. Kickstarter is a global crowdfunding platform, where creators introduce projects they need funding for, and people of the Internet pledge to give money for said project. I personally haven’t encountered any negative experiences on this (*knock on wood*), but I have only backed projects from established companies that I’ve purchased items from before either in person or online. I’ve heard horror stories of items missing deadlines by years and other shady transactions.
Wilbur Scoville in 1912 developed the Scoville test, which is still used today to measure the heat of chili peppers. And according to the Scoville board game, the town of Scoville was founded in honor of Wilbur Scoville. Each year the residents gather to host the Chili Pepper Festival, and the grower who plants and breeds the most heat from their peppers will win the trophy.
Scoville is a 2-6 player game that plays for about 60 to 90 minutes. I first saw buzz about the game some time at the end of last year on social media. What really drew me in was the great looking components from the game. It comes with 134 pepper pieces in 10 different colors! Yes, I’m a total sucker for cute thematic pieces in well-developed board game. In addition to the peppers, the game also comes with 6 farmer meeples (also very cool), auction cards, market cards, recipe cards, plaques, coins, bonus action tiles and breeding charts.