Black Secret was an expansion to Ghost Stories where you played as vicious, frenetic shoppers trying to ascertain what were the best hidden deals on Black Friday. I think. If nothing else, one can appreciate the fact that online shopping might one day prevent the trampling deaths that accompany this uniquely retail "holiday." The end of brick and mortar retail will surely be a great loss, and one that hurts our hobby a great deal, but come on--that inevitable b-roll of crazed bargain hunters year after year is a psychically damaging indictment of our culture.

Games Played Last Week:
-Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan 2m27s (Simone Luciani & Daniele Tascini, Hans im Gluck, 2019)
-Catan: Starfarers 7m39s (Klaus Teuber, KOSMOS, 2019)
-Neuroshima Hex! 3.0 11m39s (Michal Oracz, Portal Games, 2006)
-Caylus Magna Carta 14m59s (William Attia, Ystari Games, 2007)
-Vindication 20m56s (Marc Neidlinger, Orange Nebula, 2018)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
-Ticket to Ride with Alexa 22m23s
-So Much Sakura Arms! 24m56s
-Christmas Card Roll-and-Write from Dice and Ink 27m48s
-The King is Dead (Long Live Osprey Publishing) 28m33s
-Fantastic Factories 29m28s
-Warning: Chinese New Year Always Wins 30m08s

Feature Game: Last Bastion 31m28s (Antoine Bauza, Repos Production, 2019)