Ruling the Board: SSHS February Board Game Bonanza: Final Thoughts

The day started off pretty well with an hour on the treadmill and a foot-long tuna sub.  Once I arrived at SSHS, there were already a couple of games going and it didn't take long before a couple ended and those of us that were standing around were able to jump in and play.

I used this time wisely to raid the walls and purchase a number of games and supplements due to the moving sale.

We started a game of Glen More and after figuring it out for a few turns and realizing some of the major things we were doing wrong, we started over and played through.  It was a fun game that I was able to pull out a victory in during the final scoring.

After this, the group stayed together and we played a quick game of Castle Panic as we waited for the other groups to break finish up their games.  We won pretty easily.

After this, the other games finished and I along with two others in my current group joined Jack for another couple games.  First was the best game of the day, Tokaido, that was allot of fun and really well themed.

We finished up with another game with Jack, Home Stretch.  This was the most fun game of the day as we cheered our horses on throughout.

In the end, I was able to get in four games played, three bought along with an expansion, and 2 supplements.

It was a really fun day.  I thought about just hanging around the house and was really glad that I kicked myself out and headed over there.

Many people got some great deals that day and we bought out most of the board and card game stock that day.

They even opened up the miniature sales online and one guy bought $4,000 worth of miniatures for $2,000.  That’s allot of miniatures.

Here’s hoping that the new location with have at least as much space if not more as at one point we had four board games and one war game going at the same time and the gaming space got a bit cramped.  I love that it was that busy though as it really shows how the industry is thriving right now.

I’m already looking to their March Board Gaming Bonanza and wondering if the store will still be called Silver Springs Hobby Shop with it now moving to Port Washington Road.