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I'd put 180 minutes for Brass.  It took us well over three hours yesterday.

Yea, 120 minutes would be with 4 people who have played the game quite a bit.  It should take us less time than it did yesterday, but 180 minutes would be safer than 120 minutes.

I think there was enough interest in Brass this week to warrant bringing it out again next week.  So, Brass it is at 6:30.  3-4 players. 

I've never tried Ninja Burger.  You should bring it to Chewsday Night Challenge some time so people can try it.

I don't own it.  A friend who was visiting from Saskatoon had brought it with him.

Sorry miles, I got held up at work later than usual so I won't be able to make it for 6:30.  Will have to cancel innovation.  Brass at 7:30 is still on.

[Agricola]

Since my last post,  I've played a few more iOS games of Agricola and some Innovation as well.

I also played Cyclades with all the expansions and promos.  It was a game I'd been wanting to try for a while, and it lived up to my expectations. 

Cavum was another game I got to play.  It is a unique, and quick playing game with a mining theme, which I enjoyed.

I played a few games of 7 Wonders with friends after it sat on my shelf for over a year.  The game definitely provides a better experience when playing with more players, and my friends who are relatively new to board gaming loved it.

I also played Cosmic Encounter, Camel Up and The Captain is Dead.  All three are light games, which are great fun to play with 4+ players.

Ninja Burger and Munchkin were games I played over the past week that I did not enjoy at all, and don't care to ever play them again!

Since a couple of people have asked me about teaching/playing Innovation.  I'll bring it out for 6:30 and depending on the number of people interested it will either be a teaching session (just going over the rules and a couple of example turns) or a full learning game.

I will bring out/teach/run Brass at 7:30.  It is considered one of Martin Wallace's best games, and it is certainly one of my favourites.  Players represent industrialists in Yorkshire at the peak of the industrial revolution.  You build industries (cotton mills, coal mines, iron works etc.) and transportation routes (canals and rail lines) in order to sell your goods.  Even though this is a competitive game, in some cases, there is also a forced cooperation mechanism in the game, which makes it very unique.

If you enjoy deep strategy games, you are most likely to enjoy Brass.  3-4 players and will take 3 hours to play, including teaching the game.

I will leave this game up until Monday morning at 10am.  If 3 people haven't signed up by then, I will sign up for a different game.

Edit: Start time changed to 7:30.

Glad to see Fire in the Lake went ahead.  Sorry again that I had to cancel.

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Sorry Mark, something has come up at home and I won't be able to make it to BP tonight.  I apologize if it screws things up...I was really looking forward to playing FiTL.

I'm in for fire in the lake.