The draw back of gaming at Spoons on a Friday evening is not only is it busy, but also noisy. However that is the situation Jonathan and I found ourselves in for a bit of light two player gaming.

Naturally the tables at Spoons are suitable for drinking, but not really for gaming. So our gaming options were limited. Which isn’t a problem we have plenty of two player games that don’t require lots of table space in our collections.

Our first game amongst the Friday evening drinking community was Tiny Epic Galaxies. Records show I hadn’t played the game for 2 years.

After refreshing our memories, play commenced. Earlier in the week Gamelyn Games announced there will be a week long Kickstarter soon for Ultra Tiny Epic Galaxies. The second Ultra Tiny game they will have produced.

Where as I could see Ultra Tiny Epic Kingdoms being suitable for the further miniaturisation. I’m not convinced that is the case for Galaxies. And my main reason for this is the dice. I just can’t imagine rolling little wooden cubes as dice being a pleasant experience. I tried rolling the cubes in the game and it was horrid.

I think Tiny Epic is the smallest this game can and should go. And it’s why I won’t be buying backing or later buying the Ultra Tiny version.

However I still really enjoy this game. It was nice getting it back to the table. Made even more sweet with getting the win.

Our next game of the evening was Hanamikoji. This really is such a nice game. It’s a favourite of both of us.

This game is so underrated. And is so simple and fast to play. We knocked out 3 games in a row. Which were 3 wins for me.

Jonathan and I had chatted, enjoyed some games. But after about an hour of gaming we called it a night. Jonathan hadn’t been feeling great for a large chunk of the day. So I was fortunate that he felt able to come along in the first place. The less than ideal environment didn’t help.

I’m definitely getting old, because some of the young ladies did not look old enough to be in an establishment that sold alcoholic beverages. But it’s so hard to tell the age of some-one these days.

But despite that realisation and feeling my age. I had a brief but great time with a great friend.

Games Played: Tiny Epic Galaxies, Hanamikoji