Andrew Kuchling<p>A good weekend of board games.</p><p>My Meetup's library event was on Saturday morning, featuring a learn-and-play of AZUL. Another attendee brought DICE KINGDOMS OF VALERIA, which is a fun roll-and-write that focuses on chaining together actions; it's a bit like HADRIAN'S WALL, but not as complicated. I may need to consider getting it.</p><p>Back home, we continued our Clank! Legacy 2 campaign with game 11 -- one game is left. And we played some smaller games: the card game DRAGONKEEPERS, and the bag-builder GARDLINGS.</p><p>Sunday we brought out WILD GARDENS (shown), published by Rose Gauntlet, for the second time; the last time we played it was in October. You're foragers wandering along paths to collect ingredients such as mushrooms, bark, aquatics, and fruits, and using them for recipes like Elderberry Lemonade that award points. Guests want specific combinations of recipes, like (a main dish) + (a drink), or (dessert) + (anything), and they grant additional points plus an immediate benefit or an ongoing ability.</p><p>This library board is from WILD GARDENS. You can take a Study action to check out the book matching a particular ingredient, and also collect the skill token next to it. The skill token goes on your personal board and improves one of your available three actions.</p><p><a href="https://dmv.community/tags/BoardGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoardGames</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/WildGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildGardens</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/RoseGauntlet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoseGauntlet</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/Valeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Valeria</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/DiceKingdomsOfValeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiceKingdomsOfValeria</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/foraging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foraging</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a></p>