Time for some two player goodness! Jon had packed a bag of games for us to play on our recent anniversary trip, but we were so busy hiking and hot tubbing and general merriment, we didn’t get to them. So when we got home the next day we busted out some of our favorites, and I made us a little sweet snack.
At a Glance…
View Nutella Stuffed Mini Brookie Skillet At a Glance
| Recipe | Nutella Stuffed Mini Brookie Skillet |
| Recipe Author | The Banana Diaries |
| Recipe Type | Sweet Snack |
| Prep Time | 10 Minute Prep |
| Cook Time | 30 Minute Bake |
| Gluten | Contains Gluten, Gluten Free Option |
| Sugar | Contains Sugar |
| Nuts | Contains Tree Nuts, Peanut Free |
| Cleanliness | Spoon Needed |
| Deep Dive | Read the Review |
View Ravens of Thri Sahashri At a Glance
| Game | The Ravens of Thri Sahashri |
| Designer | Kuro |
| Artist | Hanbaagu, Rapan, Romannu |
| Player Count | 2 Players |
| Game Length | 45 Minute Game |
| Complexity (1.0-5.0) | 3.5 |
| Publisher & Year Published | Osprey Games, 2013 |
| Theme | Card Game, Deduction, Psychology |
| Mechanisms | Communication Limits, Cooperative, Push Your Luck |
| Expansion & Expansion Player Count | N/A |
| Deep Dive | Read the Review |
Nutella Stuffed Mini Brookie Skillet
This little desert was delightfully simple yet scrumptious. I was worried I didn’t have the right size pan for it, nor a cast iron skillet, but my smallest regular skillet worked just fine! Jon had to ask what a ‘brookie’ is…a cross between a brownie and a cookie! Throw in some ‘nutella’, top with some ice cream for balance, and you’ve got yourself a lovely little thing. Honestly next time I’d find a way to add even more nutella, since it wasn’t super strong. Other than that, solid 10/10. The Banana Diaries does it again! If you’ve got the kitchen baking basics lying around and need some closure after dinner today, give this a whirl!
The Ravens of Thri Sahashri
The Ravens of Thri Sahashri is such a weird but beautiful little game! Thematically, one player is playing the girl Ren who has lost her memory; the other is her psychic friend Feth who is trying to repair it. Mechanically, this is a two player cooperative card game with limited communication, before that became cool. Feth draws as many cards as he wants and when he’s done, puts them out into the field in a pattern based on matching the segments of the cards. But he has to be careful not to draw too many or the ravens will come out and eat cards. When he’s done, Ren picks one card to add to her four face down ones, going from left to right. She’s trying to complete them so they add up to 7 each, and 5 for the last one. If Feth can make a set of 7 of a color, he can chase away a number and Ren can reveal a color she has and keep that card for the last round. She must complete all her cards and have the right colors in the middle by the end of the round. There are a lot of tricky and nuanced rules, and the rules are a little confusing at times. But despite that, we’ve found it to be a beautiful and unique 2 player game we love doing together.
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