Wow the robot is SO much worse
I'm on Island III of Cuphead. Just beat the Bee Boss and it was certainly brutal. Even then once you get better at understanding what you're supposed to do with each fight it really helps.
Wildly different games though!
If it's of interest, the Glass Cannon Podcast is running Shadowdark as their main game right now. Worth checking out on youtube if you're interested to see how it plays. The videos show how the hexcrawl works a bit as well. The system seems like a really strong option if it fits the darker vibe you're looking for.
Just got back from travels to Japan and Taiwan and picked up some cool looking stuff over there! Slowly getting to try it out.
Viking See-saw - Banger dexterity game, and even better with drinks around the table. Dead simple, but lots of luck pushing and enough thought to make each turn tense and interesting.
Tiger & Dragon - I see this one becoming a classic round here. Pretty simple idea but lots of room for depth and the different scoring variants will keep it around a long time.
Onstage - Interesting Vietnamese trick-taker with a delightful stage prop that helps determine trump suit each trick. We played with five and the chaos of the card powers felt way too random to do anything strategic. Want to retry with less players and/or the no card power variant before giving up on it because there's definitely something there.
Herbalism - I adore my english version of the game, but picked up another in Taiwan because I liked the new box size. Turns out it's a brand new edition with reworked actions, guessing, and scoring! Not sure if I like it more but I'll have to play them both again to decide.
Still to try: Ravens of Thri Sahashri, Sail, Samurai Shodown: The Card Game
Special shout out to For Northwood! for being a great time killer during travels! Such a hardcore solo game wrapped in such a cute package.
Damn, this one slipped off my radar. Hope they pick a good one!
Toucanadian
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Thanks for this, a lot of these sound very cool and I love the push to spread creativity. Makes me want to make some of my smaller adventures that I've done more publishable. Maybe get something out there n the internet.