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We'll see if they do.

Thanks! It was a gift! Some nice person gave it to me.

Indeed. You can see why I was skeptical, they didn't seem real.

If it's not on the shelf, it's fair game!

Ok, Now I'm craving breakfast...

Thank you! We agree. We will be thinking on how to improve the presentation before the next update, but we liked having the old list at the beginning as well!

I've had some lucky streaks while hitting the stores lately. Keep looking and you're bound to find some. Do you have McKay's near you?

It's getting that way with thrift store's here too. With the internet it's easy to search for the value of things in a moment, and price based on that. I think the modern board game space is still relatively new, and so those who aren't familiar with it have a harder time knowing what they have or what it's worth, so some bargains can still be found.

Good to hear! We still have to table it, but we're looking forward to it. Any game we can play with kids that doesn't put us to sleep is a good thing.

Thanks for the kind words! Finding deals like these is almost a game in itself!

"Fandom" in the true fanatic sense of the word, I guess! It was a loooong hot day. I was nice meeting a few people who knew us from the channel though, we did not expect that!

Yeah, the convenience comes with it's own value that usually balances it out.

The ones in North Carolina are the closest to us, so it's usually one of those, but sometimes a road trip is in order!

@@shelfcontrolgames I go to the new one in Mebane probably twice a week, and I also love it. Just don't be taking the good games away from me!

Twice a week beats my trips to Mebane, so I suspect you get first dibs unless I show up at just the right time. I probably pick up games you trade in, instead!

That's a better deal than I found! Maybe I need to add Australia to my bargain hunt list (hmmm, GPS is unable to find a route - I'll try again later).

Who knows why the algorithm does what it does, LOL. Thank you for the kind words, we're glad it decided to throw our video in front of you!

Yep!

LOL, absolutely! We were wondering how long before another connoisseur of pink playing pieces would come along. Please send info to shelfcontrolgames@gmail.com (Do not accept replies from anywhere else, nor believe anyone asking for money for this giveaway).

I know what you mean. That place can create new hobbies just by walking through it. I've started getting trade paperbacks of comic stories I find interesting - wouldn't have done that until I found their graphic novel section.

@@shelfcontrolgames This is so true! I've mostly bought board games and trade paperbacks/graphic novels in the past, but my "new McKay's hobby" is picking up some vinyl LPs!

Thank you! I was pleased with the result for my first attempt. I need to continue with the rest of the guys (and if you've seen one of my Thrift Store Find videos, you'll see I have my work cut out for me). Time is hard to find, but if I take baby steps, one day they'll be done.

It was certainly a surprise to see it priced that low (Cloudspire, but it also applies to Sherlock Holmes as well). I need to get my son over to play it some more before we forget too much. After our first game, we both had thoughts on how to play our faction differently the next time.

Wrong? or.... Right?

You should, you may have been more upset over missing it than I was!

Not a chance man.

Wow. That means a lot to us. Thank you for the kind words. We love the ability of board games to create connections between people, and want to share that with others (plus, they're fun, too).

LOL. Yeah, this one went long. Have you played Thunderstone in any of it's versions?

@@shelfcontrolgames not yet, but your review makes me want to go check it out!

I have not! Searching BoardGameGeek.com brings up a game that uses a VHS tape to play. Is that the one?

@@shelfcontrolgames that’s the one!

I will have to keep my eyes open at thrift stores for this! I looked at a few reviews, and while it is not rated highly, it seems to have some kind of charm that grabs people. I have never played any of those old VHS games before, it could be fun to tackle a couple if I can find good cheep copies out there. That could be a fun video to do.

Ah, the infamous Battle Toads. Have you ever beaten it?

@@shelfcontrolgames not yet! But now that I own it, I’m hoping to!

It's a real possibility. My son has found a group that has started playing regularly, and is enjoying it. This video was initially a comment on the types of games we wanted to focus on with our "keep it or not" format, but as you can tell, our channel includes whatever game related thing catches our fancy at the moment.

Yeah... we figured it out when we saw you post earlier, lol. We're sorry about that. Did you tell us your name, and we forgot it, or did we just make it up? Anyways, it was so cool to meet someone from the channel! We hoped it would happen, but figured we were too small to think it actually would.

@@shelfcontrolgames I think I told you my name. But it’s hard to remember the details of everything that happened in that Knoxville heat and line.

Probably the best way to find it is through BoardGameOracle.com (not a sponsor). They list many stores that carry boardgames you can search for and find the best price. Here is the link for Witcher Old World: www.boardgameoracle.com/boardgame/price/o0-EYZroTg/the-witcher-old-world

Awesome! I hope they'll enjoy it as much as we did. Miniature Market (not a sponsor) actually have some of the old edition investigator decks for sale at the moment for $1.99 each. I don't know how good they are, but the price is right if you're looking for more investigators (if the old version is what you're working with, and shipping is not terrible). Let us know what they think of it!

@@shelfcontrolgames thanks!

Thanks, Jeff! It was a good time, but it is always nice to return home (to bigger games, of course!).

I went to the Knoxville location today and they were talking about out this. The employees seemed excited!

@@kristycasey2927 That's awesome to hear. If they're excited, I can't wait to see what's in store for the rest of us! ("in store"? Heh? Get it? "in STORE"? ...I'm sorry 😞)

It was great meeting you in person at the Knoxville location!

@@nealdavis7276It was great meeting you! Did you find Fireball Island?

@@shelfcontrolgames not yet! We haven’t had the time to actually shop. But I’m hoping to find it tomorrow on our trip back home. We live in Chattanooga, so we started there this morning. And we got a hotel in Mebane tonight so we can sleep before driving back. We are hoping to hit more of the McKay’s stores again on the way back to actually shop

You can't stop the rebellious spirit, only slow it.

Thanks, Andrew! I think they just came out with the revised edition with a smaller box and cardboard bits replacing some of the plastic (I think the figures are still plastic though). It looks like it may be less than MEGA-expensive, but it's still up there. I don't know about the old expansions though, hopefully there are plans for them as well.

Couldn't agree more. We're planning on making a video with an updated list once we do reviews of a few more games, but our starting list is pretty solid. It'll be interesting to see if much changes over time.

Thanks for the tip! I read it sounding like Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, "my paint won't look good unless I can brush more genteel". I'm taking all advice to heart. It'll be interesting to see how different the quality of the figures will look as I paint each different figure.

I am excited to try Fortune and Glory myself!

Awesome! What would be your suggestion for Firefly? You saw the expansions we have (Blue Sun and Priates, I think?), should we throw those in right away, wait until we play the base a few times, or leave them out altogether for our playthroughs?

the Pirates expansion is meant to add more player vs. player interaction (read, I'm going to board your ship and take your stuff)... that's not my preferred play style so I don't really use it... but if that's something you like it is a different way to play than just pick up and deliver... Blue Sun is one of my favorite expansions... you said you had played a couple times, so you could probably handle it... it adds a couple of new contacts, a new location, and an increased Reaver presence... (as such it's not going to make for a shorter game but one of the things I like most about the game is just the experience of flying around and exploring etc... so, when I have the time I don't mind a slightly longer play commitment) even with the expansion included you're not "required" to go to that section of the map... it can make for longer travel times to get all the way over there, but the option to make use of the new spaces is there if you want it... (I have everything for Firefly... and in the recent 10th anniversary crowdfund campaign, I picked up "all the new stuff"... so, with absolutely everything on the table it is a beast, and you'd never see more than a fraction of the cards... so, including a small amount here and there is definitely a smart way to approach the game)

Is this the one coming up soon by publisher Fabulist Factory? I hope to hear more about it as the Kickstarter approaches.

@@shelfcontrolgamessorry, I meant Arydia. Sell check

That's one creative spellcheck! (I just noticed it said "sell check", that's one aggressive spell check as well, lol!)

Any day now!

We doing a "Randomly Pick 8 Games to Review" video? Hmmm... anyone else intrigued by this idea?

Yeah, my Crowdfunding has certainly changed over the years. Looking at this list, most of the games are established games or based off established games (Path of Destiny and Arydia being exclusions to the rule). It's certainly a case of "once burned, twice shy".