Games We're Playing — new games

I must confess: I teatered around the outskirts of joining the Great Western Trail hype train for the first edition. Much to the (assumed) discust of my gaming group. A board game enthusiast who hasn’t played a modern classic? How do I even call myself a gamer. But fear not, redemption has arrived in the form of the second edition.Let me just say, the hype trail did indeed deliver on it's promise. I’ve now played this game a handful of times and I’m hooked. The engine-building, the resource management, the cattle herding (yes, really) – it all comes together in...