I just made this treat for a Pray & Play, so I was thinking about them and all the many times I’ve made them before. This Throwback Thursday has a little bit of cooperation, a little bit of greed, and a lot of beautiful baked goods!

At a Glance…

Baking

These apple crisp muffins from Happy Herbivore are one of my go-to muffin recipes. I love the chunky apple bits inside, the oats and extra sugar sprinkled on top, and how easily they come together. It calls for whole wheat pastry flour, which I don’t think I’ve actually ever used for this recipe since it’s so hard to find. I’ve seen a couple of brands that have it online, but it’s usually super expensive, so I just use regular AP and it comes out just fine. I also recently tried this with ap gluten free flour and it worked pretty well! These muffins are a great snack for when you’re not wanting something too sweet, but still want a little treat.

Breathing Too Much Oxygen

Deep Sea Adventure is very silly. You are all treasure divers, but have unfortunately decided to only bring one air tank and share it. How sad. On your turn, you declare if you are going up or down, then roll two dice that range from 1-3 and move that many spaces, leap frogging over other divers. If you land on treasure spots, you can decide to keep it, but it stays face down till you make it back to the boat. The further down you go, the better treasure there is, but as soon as someone takes their first treasure, the oxygen starts going down on their turn, one spot for each treasure they have. AND, your movement is also reduced one for each treasure you have, making it a bit of a game of chicken. Who will go down farthest? Who will be greedy and make everyone run out of air? It’s played in three rounds, and if you make it back to the boat before air runs out you can bank your treasure, otherwise you drown and lose it. Any lost treasure sinks to the bottom and stacks up, and empty spaces are shrunk down, making the trail of treasure shorter. It’s a great compact travel game that has some silly social elements to it. It’s one of this company’s most famous games and definitely worth a try!

I’ve previously talked about Star Trek Panic here. It’s such a fun one that is best appreciated by Trekkies, preferably if they have experience with the original series. While the original series is not my favorite, it does have some classic episodes and it’s fun in this game getting to complete those missions. It can be a bit fragile and a bit long, but both those things can be easily fixed with a couple of house rules as needed. This is such a unique tower defense game with a great visual appeal!

Want to buy these games? Check out your friendly local game store (FLGS), Amazon [here], or get a first-order discount at Board Game bliss [here].