Games of 2019

These are the board games I'm interested in playing more of in 2019.

Captain Sonar

Players: 8 (!)

Duration: 2 hours

Two teams of four face off as crews of submarines, playing a real-time version of Battleship.

Designed for 8 players (crazy!), each crew member plays a role in commanding their ship, keeping the weapons, drive and sonar systems online, working together to ultimately hunt down and destroy the opposing sub.

Sidereal Confluence

Players: 3 to 9

Duration: 2 hours

The galaxy is awash in colorful cubes, and YOU NEED THEM!

Sidereal Confluence is the unfortunately named  pell-mell "floor of the New York stock exchange" galactic negotiation game.  Unique alien races vigorously barter, brokering the best deals for space-cubes possible before time runs out!

Dead of Winter

Players: 2 to 5

Duration: 2-3 hours

You are the leader of a colony that is fighting to survive an overwhelming zombie apocalypse.

Each player controls a small band of rag-tag survivors, all working towards a common goal, which will vary with the chosen scenario.

The catch:  One of the players may secretly be working against you.

Over the past several years, games with a defector have become increasingly popular.  What makes Dead of Winter unique in this realm is that not every game has a defector - but you never know.  This introduces a lovely tension, as you find yourself questioning everyone's motives.