I had an awkward amount of canned pumpkin sitting around, waiting for a purpose in life, leftover from the pumpkin donuts I had made recently. So it was time for more pumpkin, and a game we hadn’t played in a while!

At a Glance…

Pumpkin Oatmeal Squares

These Pumpkin Oatmeal Squares are a bit reminiscent of Oh She Glow’s other squares, the Toffee Cinnamon Oat Bars. These, however, are softer and moister, and obviously pumpkin flavored. They’re super easy to whip up, I think I was done in about 15 minutes. You simply make a flax egg, mix cinnamon and pumpkin, add other ingredients and mix, put in pan and bake! The hardest part of this recipe is waiting for them to set. I did the recommended 10 minutes on cooling rack and then 10-15 minutes out of the pan on the cooling rack, and they were still a bit too soft and gooey to be a finger food, so we did spoons. A couple hours later they were much more set and definitely hold-able. I think I like the Cinnamon Toffee Oat Bars better, but these are a great (gf) way to use up the last bit of pumpkin in a can really quickly, and they are tasty!

Sail

Sail is a two player, cooperative trick taking game, and there aren’t that many of those out there! Our only other one is Fox and the Forest Duet, a spin-off of Fox in the Forest. Sail on the other hand, was always developed to be a co-op, and it’s much more involved. You take turns playing tricks and following suits like normal, but the cards also have symbols like cannons, sails, kraken tentacles, and the ever elusive mermaid. The combination of your two cards will determine what your ship will do, such as moving slightly towards your opponent or towards you, hitting or getting hit by the kraken, or, if you’re really luckily, move straight ahead. You need to maneuver your ship around mountains, past clouds, and around kraken tentacles, all while getting to the end of the path in five rounds, without getting destroyed by the kraken as he hits you at the end of each round. It’s a really fun one, especially with the pirate player powers, where you try to get into your partner’s head so you can pair up your tricks the most effectively. I’m not the best at trick taking, as I didn’t grow up playing them, so some of the nuance is lost on me. But I do enjoy this one and the ship movement of it. We’re anxious to try out the Sail Legacy game when it comes out!

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].