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After all, BGG is a site of game information for people who are interested in games — and the more information you make available for your game, the more likely you are to discover folks who want to play it. Never mind that the game isn't available in their language; if they think it sounds compelling enough, they will make the effort to translate the rules or acquire it or both.
Also, my request is partly selfish because I love learning about what exists in the world. For example, recently I ran across a listing for ბიზნესმენი, a game from Georgia with a title that translates as "Businessman". (Thanks to BGG user Kklinkk for submitting this listing!)
The game doesn't sound compelling to me from the short description — "ბიზნესმენი (Businessman) allows players to take the first steps in business and prepare for the many challenges in life. The goal of the game is to buy more shares than all other players, bankrupt opponents, and accumulate the most capital." — but at least I'm now aware that original games from Georgia exist, such as this children's game based on farming, and I'll want to watch for what's coming in the future.
Secondarily, I have an excuse to share this short video of the Georgian National Ballet:
I first discovered this group in late 2019 while writing reports at SPIEL '19 and cycling through random background music on YouTube, and the video I first saw was an unedited version of this performance recorded by an audience member, but that video has been pulled due to a copyright issue. Boo. (The official YouTube channel does have a pay-per-view option for events, and I've now paid for this performance, but the excessive camera cutting is a drawback compared to a still shot from the front of the stage. Still, I can now watch and listen to this performance once again, in addition to fifty more minutes of the performance that I didn't know existed. "Transformation" starts at 55:00, and the music and dancing is hypnotic. Bliss!)
Thirdly, the Georgian language is fascinating. Here's a somewhat over-the-top video about a single Georgian word: "Gvprtskvni", which in Georgian is "გვპრცხვა". Okay, back to games...
• Sriracha was an early 2021 release from designer Montri Thongruangrat, a.k.a. GoalBeat Montri and Thai publisher Siam Board Games, and honestly this game first caught my eye because our most recent exchange student was from Thailand and her last name was Srikacha. Unexpected connections make things more meaningful, don't they?
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In any case, here's an overview of this 2-4 player game that plays in 30-90 minutes:
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Transform the city of Sriracha into a coastal paradise!
Sriracha is a fun and challenging resource management game in which you and your friends take the role of builders competing to make the most of their precious time and resources. Decisions need to be made at every step of the game. Do you want to take turns early to get access to the ship carrying the resources you want before anyone else takes it? Or perhaps if you take turn a bit later you can get a better deal?
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Be careful and choose wisely because every ship comes with a mandatory project you must try to complete as soon as possible. You must collect enough resources for the projects you have in order to complete them. Completing a project not only grants you victory points, but also additional resources to be allocated into other ones! Can you become victorious in this battle of wit after three rounds?
• Someone sent me a list of Chinese games and game accessories from Gameland 游戏大陆, and I spotted a new edition of Yusuke Sato's Shibuya on the list — or at least an edition about which I was previously unaware — so now I've added that version to the BGG page.Sriracha is a fun and challenging resource management game in which you and your friends take the role of builders competing to make the most of their precious time and resources. Decisions need to be made at every step of the game. Do you want to take turns early to get access to the ship carrying the resources you want before anyone else takes it? Or perhaps if you take turn a bit later you can get a better deal?
Be careful and choose wisely because every ship comes with a mandatory project you must try to complete as soon as possible. You must collect enough resources for the projects you have in order to complete them. Completing a project not only grants you victory points, but also additional resources to be allocated into other ones! Can you become victorious in this battle of wit after three rounds?
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What is SHIBUYA? A two-player game in which your goal is to be the first player to get six pedestrians across the street, with players being able to CHANGE THE STREET in order to better achieve that goal. You're a sorcerer! For more details, here's my overview of the game from September 2018.
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