This game is pure karma!

If your print-and-play life looks anything like mine, it’s mostly a solo affair.

Just me, a game on the table that doesn’t care about my feelings, and the quiet confidence of someone who thinks they’re very clever.

And I love that!

But every once in a while, a game shows up that reminds me why games were created in the first place. The kind that turns a regular evening into a story or gossip you’ll share the next day. The kind you can play with your buddies.

That game, for me lately, has been Capture the Bald Yeti.

On paper, you’re a hunter chasing Yeti Gold. You’re setting up your trap with the quiet confidence of a hunter who thinks they’ve got this. Meanwhile, the other hunters are watching a little too closely. One moment you’re laying your trap to lure in a Yeti. Next moment, someone messes with your setup. Then you retaliate. Then they retaliate harder. Then a goat shows up and eats your trap.

This game is karma-forward. It has that beautiful rhythm where the chaos you unleash always finds its way back to you, usually at the exact moment you start feeling safe. It’s interactive, and it can slide into chaotic, messy, and hilarious territory, depending on who you’re playing with.

I played it 1v1 at first, and it’s cool and tight. More along Newton’s Third Law of Motion, where every action lands directly on the other person.

But at four players? Ohhh. That’s where it becomes a banger.

The sabotage spreads out. Table talk carries the whole thing. Someone gets hit, everyone laughs, then the spotlight moves, and somehow you’re still smiling while your trap is actively being dismantled.

Also, a small thing I genuinely love: months before its Kickstarter campaign launched, this game started life as a boxed card game. But after a chat with Kev Brett, they added a print-and-play pledge too. I’m always happy to see publishers making room for the PnP crowd instead of treating us like an afterthought.

If you’ve been looking for a lighthearted game to bring to a gathering and get laughs rolling, this is a very easy recommendation.

Go read my full review here (you’ll find the campaign link at the end).

- Tas.

Solving the $100B Floral Industry’s Biggest Problem

In today’s floral industry, 60% of flowers are wasted before ever being sold. The Bouqs Co. uses proprietary tech to slash waste to <2% while getting flowers from farm-to-door 3x more efficiently. Now, they’re launching 70+ retail hubs to dominate the $18B U.S. market.Become a shareholder in The Bouqs Co.

Invest in The Bouqs Co.

^{This is a paid advertisement for The Bouq’s Regulation CF offering. Please read the offering circular at https://invest.bouqs.com/}