Games Purchased 

• Cosmic Encounter (gift for Michal)

Games Played

• Uno
• Camel Up
• The Manhattan Project

It took some time to get to it, some time to understand the rules, and some effort to fund a place where we could spread out all the parts, but Michal and I finally played The Manhattan Project this month. It is one of those worker placement games in which you put workers on the board to do one action, that action results in another action, and based on that new action you get something to help you win the game. In other words, it is a bit long and complicated; but the game is deep and enjoyable if you like heavier strategy games.

The basic idea is that you and your opponents are in a race to build and drop atomic bombs. But to build the bombs you need workers, and you need uranium, and the uranium needs to be enriched, and you need planes, and your workers need scientists and engineers to help them. Oh, and there can be spies, and your enemy can attack you before you get too far. And so on…

Manhattan Project is a good game, provided you can find the time and space. There are a lot of small parts; I bought a box at the hardware store to keep track of all the little pieces. I suppose the box was originally meant for organizing screws, nails, and similar bits.