Happy Holidays everyone! We loved seeing you all come out and support our small business this season. We’re going to recharge with a few family days. Playing board games and reading will surely be involved. We will be back to our usual open hours starting Friday, Dec 29.
Any fan of the classic board game Catan will enjoy the official Catan Cookbook. Every recipe is named in reference to the game with abundant puns. The recipes are divided into five parts: snacks, small meals, main courses, desserts, and even a selection of drinks. The book is organized logically and easy to read. There are symbols (hexagons of course) to tell you with a quick glance what dietary restriction the recipes follow. Every recipe is accompanied by a beautiful photo (a little too beautiful, to be honest).
Looks easy enough… I think I’ve seen those pretzel bites somewhere before though.
I decided to try out a simple appetizer- Tavern Pretzel Bites and Beer Cheese. I was intrigued by this one because it seemed simple enough, but involved something I had never tried and something that had never quite turned out right. I’ve never made any kind of boiled bread before. I didn’t even know pretzels were in that category! They have you start with pre-made pizza dough. So simple and clever! But, the instructions do leave a little bit to be desired, ultimately. The pretzel bites I made didn’t look anything like the tidy little ones in the picture.
Trust in the process, trust in the process…
They did taste pretty good, though. But, as I looked closer, the ones in the picture look suspiciously like ones I’ve seen in tubs at the grocery store. Mine did not. But they were very tasty! I just feel like if I had more experience with boiling dough I can make them more presentable. The instructions in this pretzel recipe aren’t going to lead you to cute little pillow shaped pretzel bites. You’ll have to practice and experiment to get there. But, the flavor was great! The texture turned out a little soft and rubbery. I do want to try them again. I thought the recipe was going to be easy, but it may not be great for a beginner cook.
Nailed It!
The beer cheese sauce turned out great! I did buy a cheap beer, and that cheapness came through in the flavor, but otherwise it was quite tasty. The texture came out smooth and creamy. It even kept surprisingly well. I found several ways to use the leftovers. Unlike the pretzel recipe, the cheese sauce one included important tips for success. Now I know why my previous attempts at cheese sauce never impressed me, I let it get too hot!
Based on this experience, I will definitely be trying other recipes. I’ll just keep in mind that there may be assumptions baked into the instructions. Overall a fun cookbook for board game enthusiasts in general, and Catan fans especially.
Catan: the Official Cookbook will join our other themed cookbooks in the book room by the holiday season.
Cookbooks from your favorite properties!
Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was a notable American artist and author most widely known for his macabre humor taking place in Edwardian settings. People of a certain age can easily recall the haunted cries of his damsel in distress during the opening of Boston Public Television’s Mystery! series. You can find his illustrated short story collections, alphabet book, and his version of an oracle deck on our shelves.
As an exciting bonus, this weekend you can also enjoy a live performance adaptation of one of his stories, The Unstrung Harp at Synapsis in Eureka.
The “unspeakable horror of the literary life” is relatable to anyone who has embarked on any creative endeavor. Kathryn Cesarz’s dramatic adaptation of Edward Gorey’s “The Unstrung Harp” embarks on its own creative, comedic, and heartful journey that is well worth an audience ride-along. It starts with James Peck’s dynamic and captivating narration of Gorey’s text. Jesse March is the embodiment of an Edward Gorey character to a startling degree. Every emotion Mr. Earbrass goes through is clear and authentic while keeping up the intensity of caricature. The costumes are exaggerated but simple; comedic, classic and an enhancement to the actors’ performance. The minimalist set allows the focus to be where it should be- on the actors dramatizing the narration. The lighting and sound transposed over the physical comedy helps tell the story by letting the audience know mood changes and emotional nuance that might otherwise be overlooked. Shadow puppets are otherworldly and mildly unsettling, but an excellent interlude to what is otherwise mostly one person exaggerating across the stage. This short play is hosted at the charming Synapsis venue; a converted church where every performance is wonderfully intimate. The Synapsis collective is community art worth supporting.
The Unstrung Harp (Inspired by “the Unstrung Harp” by Edward Gorey)
Direction, Scenography, and Story Adaptation by Kathryn Cesarz
Performed at Synapsis, Eureka on
Friday, Aug 12th at 8pm
Saturday, Aug 13 at 8pm
Sunday, Aug 14th at 2pm
Mr. Earbrass- Jesse March
Narrator – James Peck
Ensemble- Kathryn Cesarz
Whle we are all told to spend more time at home it is important to have a variety of things to do to keep ourselves entertained. To that end we at Dandar’s are working to stay open to the extent possible. As it stands now we are able to operate only as a curbside service. Please reach out to us by phone, email, or social media and we will help you finding the games or books you would like and then arrange to meet you at the curb with your purchases.
Here is a list of games we have in stock as I write this. I am afraid I don’t currently have a convent way to list our books but I will take this chance to remind you that you can purchase books from us online HERE and have them shipped straight to your home.
Game in stock as of 3-21-20
7 Wonders Duel
A Fake Artist Goes to New York
A Feast For Odin
A Game of Thrones Boardgame 2nd Edition
Agricola
Agricola EXP. 5-6 player
Arboretum
Arkham Horror LCG the Labyrinths of Lunacy
Arkham Horror LGC: The Dream Eaters
Arkham Horror Third Edition
Arkham Horror: Final Hour
Arkham LCG: Murder Excelsior Hotel
Arkham LCG: Point of No Return Mythos
Arkham LCG: Where the Gods Dwell
AZUL
AZUL - Stained Glass of Sintra
Bahamas
Bang!: 4th Edition
Battle Line
Battle Sheep
Battletech: Map Set Grasslands
BattleTech: Technical Readout Succession Wars
Before I Kill You Mister Spy
Betrayal at House EXP. Widows Walk
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Blood Rage Core Box
Bobby Fischer Chess Set
Bohnanza
Bohnanza: The Duel
Brew Crafters
Broom Service: The Card Game
Call of Cthulhu: 7th Edition Hardcover
Call of Cthulhu: 7th Edition Investigator Handbook
Call of Cthulhu: Keeper Screen
Camphor Folding Chess 3"
Captain Sonar
Car Wars: The Card Game
Catan
Catan Exp: Seafarers
Catan Ext: 5-6 Player expansion
Catan Ext: Seafarers 5-6 player expansion
Catan Junior
Catan Pre-2007 adapter kit
Catan: Starfarers 2nd Edition
Century: Spice Road
Ceylon
Checkers set, walnut 12"
Checkers, wooden brown /cream 1.125"
Checkers: Take N Play
Chess board Vinyl Roll
Chess board Vinyl Roll
Chess board Vinyl Roll
Chess set 11" Folding, Magnet
Chess set, wooden, 12" board 2.5" king
Chess set: 16" board 3 3/4"
Chess Set. Wood 11"
Chessex Dice BULK
Chessmen 3.75" tournament (non-weighted)
Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger
Choose Your Own Adventure: War with the Evil Power Master
Chrononauts Deck (DISPLAY 6)
Citadels
Classic Chess
Combat Infantry WestFront
Compounded
Concept
Condottiere
Cosmic Encounter
Cottage Garden
Coup
Cribbage 3-trk send. Oak w/ inlay
Cribbage replacement pegs, plastic
Crusader Rex
Cthulhu: Death my Die
Cyberpunk 2020
Cyberpunk 2020 Blackhands Weapons
Cyberpunk 2020 Chrome #3 & #4
Cyberpunk 2020 Chromebook 1 & 2
Cyberpunk 2020 Deep Space
Cyberpunk 2020 Night City
D & D Baldur's Gate Avernus DM Screen
D & D Baldur’s Gate Map
DBL WGHT Chessmen 3 3/4"
Dead of Winter
Decrypto
Deep Sea Adventure
Descent Journeys in the Dark 2nd Ed
Dice Forge
Dixit
Dominion, 2nd Edition
Dominion: Empires Expansion
Dominion: Guilds and Cornucopia
Dominion: Intrigue
Double-Sided Battlemat With 1.5 Inch Squares/Hexes
Dr. Beaker
Dr. Microbe
Dragon Slayer
Drako: Dragon and Dwarves
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Baldur’s Gate Descent into Avernus
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: character sheets
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Dungeon! Fantasy Board Game
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Adventure Grid
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Dungeon Masters Guide
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Eberron-Rising from the Last War
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Starter Set
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Sword Coast Adventurers Guide
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Tyranny of Dragons - Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Tyranny of Dragons - The Rise of Tiamat
Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Out of the Abyss
Epic Spell Wars: Dual at Mt. Skullzfyre
Epic Spell Wars: Rumble at the Castle Tentakill
Evolution: Climate Conversion Kit
Evolution: Flight
EXIT: House of Riddles
Fallout
Fate Core RPG: Fate Accelerated
Fate Core RPG: Fate Adversary Toolkit
Fate Core RPG: Fate Core System
Fate Core RPG: Fate Dice - Accelerated Core (12)
Fate Core RPG: Fate Horror Toolkit
Fiasco 10 RPG: Playset Anthology - Volume 1
Fiasco 12 RPG: Playset Anthology - Volume 3
Fiasco RPG
Fiasco RPG: Companion
Firefly Fluxx
Firefly: The Game
Firefly: The Game - Ship Set (Firefly, Bonnie Mae, Bonanza, Alliance Cruiser, Reaver Cutter)
FIRST Chess: Tournament Roll Up
Flash Point Fire Rescue: 2nd Story
Flash Point Fire Rescue: Extreme Danger Expansion
Flash Point Fire Rescue: Urban Structures Expansion
Flip Over Frog
Flotsam Fight
Fluxx 5.0 Edition: Deck
Fluxx: Marvel
Forbidden Island
Forbidden Sky
Formula D
Gaia Project
Give Me the Brain (2015 Edition)
Gloom 2nd Edition
GOD of WAR
Great Dalmuti
Hive
Hive: Ladybug Expansion
Honshu
Indian Summer
Insider
Jaipur
JAWS
Julius Caesar
Just One (White Box)
Kanagawa
King of New York
King of Tokyo: 2016 Edition
King of Tokyo: Halloween EXP
King of Tokyo: Power Up Expansion 2017
Kingdomino
Klask
Klask: spare parts
KoT exp: King Kong
Labyrinth
Lanterns
Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game
Legendary Forests
Lift Off
Loonacy Deck (DISPLAY 6)
Lord of the Fries (2015 Edition)
Lord of the Fries: Chinese Expansion
Lord of the Fries: Italian Expansion
Lord of the Fries: Mexican Expansion
Lost Cities - The Board Game
Love Letter (New Edition, Bag)
Magic the Gathering CCG: Core 2019 Booster Display (36)
Magic the Gathering CCG: Guilds of Ravnica
Magic the Gathering CCG: Ravnica Allegiance Booster Display (36)
Magic the Gathering CCG: War of the Spark Booster Display (36)
Magic the Gathering: 2020 Core set
Mancala
Mancala: Folding
Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition
Marvel Champions LCG: Green Goblin
Marvel Champions: The Card Game
Marvel LCG: The Wrecking Crew
Marvel LCG: Thor Hero Pack
Mat Marker Set (4)
Medieval Chess Set
Megacity: Oceania
Mille Bornes
Mission: Red Planet
Monarch
Munchkin Cthulhu
Munchkin Zombies 2: Armed and Dangerous
Mysterium
New Bedford
Ninja Squad
Obscurio
Ogre (Sixth Edition)
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
One Night Ultimate Werewolf Daybreak
Pairs: Core Deck
Paku Paku
Pandemic: Legacy Season 1 (Blue Edition)
Pandemic: On the Brink exp
Patchwork
Pathfinder 2nd: :Lost Omens World Guide
Pathfinder Beastiary
Pathfinder Character Sheet pad
Pathfinder Core Rulebook
Pathfinder GM Screen
Pathfinder Lost Omens Character Guuide
Pathfinder RPG: Pawns Beastiary Box
photosynthesis
Planet
Power Grid Recharged Ed.
Power Grid: Northern Europe/United Kingdom and Ireland Expansion
Power Grid: Russia / Japan Expansion
Power Grid: The Card Game
Push card game
Pyramid Arcade
Quiddler
Race for the Galaxy
Race For The Galaxy: Rebel VS Imperium Expansion
Race For the Galaxy: The Brink of War Expansion
Race for the Galaxy: Xeno Invasion Expansion
Races for the Galaxy: The Gathering Storm
Rally Playing Cards
Red7
Reef
Richard III
Roll for the Galaxy
Rommel in the Desert
Samurai
Schotten Totten
Scythe
Sherlock Holmes: Jack the Ripper & West
Shut the Box, 11.75" with lid
Skull
Small World
Space Alert
Spirit Island
Spirit Island: Branch and Claw Expansion
Splendor
Spot it (Box)
Star Fluxx: Deck (DISPLAY 6)
Star Trek Catan
Star Trek Fluxx
Star Wars Destiny: Two-Player Game
Star Wars: Rebellion Board Game
Starfinder RPG: Core Rulebook Hardcover
Starfinder RPG: GM Screen
Starfinder RPG: Player Character Folio
Stranger Things Dungeons and Dragons
Takenoko
Terra Mystica
The Estates
The Resistance
The Resistance: Avalon
The Rose King
Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride: Europe
Ticket to Ride: Rails & Sails
TIME Stories
TIME Stories 1: The Marcy Case Expansion
TIME Stories 2: A Prophecy of Dragons
TIME Stories Revolution: Hadal Project
TIME Stories Revolutions: Experiance
Time Stories: Brotherhood of the Coast
Time Stories: Estrella Drive
TIME Stories: Expedition Endurance
TIME Stories: Lumen Fidei
Time Stories: Madame
TIME Stories: Under the Mask
Tokaido EXP: Crossroads
Tokaido: 5th Anniversary ed.
Trash Pandas
Two Player Wizard Card Game
Underwater Cities
UNLOCK: Escape Adventures
UNLOCK! Squeek & Sausage
UNLOCK! The island of Doctor Goorse
Until Daylight
Walnut 2-N-1 set 8 1/2" Magnet
Warhammer Fantasy RPG: 4th Edition Rulebook
Warhammer Fantasy RPG: 4th Edition Starter Set
Welcome to the Dungeon
Wizard Card Game
Wizard Card Game ( Spanish )
Wizard Kings 2nd ed.
Wizard Scorepad Oversized
Wordsmith
X-Wing 2nd Ed Core Set
X-Wing Epic Battles
X-Wing: A/SF-01 B-Wing
X-Wing: BTL-A4 Y-Wing
X-Wing: Never Tell Me the Odds
X-Wing: RZ-1 A-Wing
X-Wing: Servants of Strife
X-Wing: T-65 X-Wing
X-Wing: TIE Defender
X-Wing: TIE Intercepter
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG : Speed Duel - Starter Deck Destiny Masters
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Codebreaker Starter Deck Display (10)
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Duelist Pack - Dimensional Guardians Display (36)
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Hidden Summoners Booster Display (24)
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Link Strike Starter Deck Display (10)
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Pendulum Evolution Booster Display (24)
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Speed Duel - Starter Deck Duelists of Tomorrow
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Yuya Starter Deck Display (10)
Zeus on the Loose
Zombie Fluxx: Deck
We are happy to announce that we have partnered with Bookshop.org to bring you the ability to shop for books online. According to Bookshop.org’s about page they are, “...an online bookstore with a mission to financially support independent bookstores and give back to the book community.”. Bookshop.org launched in January, and has already garnered positive coverage from Forbes and Wired, as well as the backing of the American Booksellers Association.
You can go to our digital storefront ( Dandar’s ) and shop from are constantly evolving lists of titles which are fun to peruse and easy to purchase from. Customers don’t have to stick to our genre titles, but can search for any title they are looking for.
Purchases through the website are processed and shipped direct from Ingram book distributors and sales not only benefit our store but all the small independent books stores across the country that are members.
The graphic novel Snapdragon by Kat Leyh combines complex characters and simple illustrations to create an ultimately warm and hopeful story. The titular character Snap needs a favor of the supposed town witch. Jacks is willing to do it in exchange for Snap helping with her work- which involves road-kill. This unlikely duo will come to find they have much more in common than they could imagine.
Everyone loves a shook-up trope, and Kat Leyh shakes them all. Snap is a skeptical, brash, and short tempered girl whose knack for seeing things as they really are allows her to also be the very best sort of friend. Jacks seems to be a crotchety old spinster hiding behind scary rumors, but she is sincere and authentic, with a surprisingly adventurous past and hopeful future. Like any worthwhile maiden-crone relationship, they help each other learn, grow, and change for the better.
This story has a very diverse cast of characters dealing with real- world, very relatable problems. If you’ve ever had to share a room, juggle work, school and parenting, or just felt like the outsider, you’ll find yourself in one of these characters. And even if you don’t relate directly with their struggles, you will definitely have a chance to care about them. This story deals with same-sex relationships as well as non-binary and trans identities in age-appropriate, kind, and matter of fact ways. Snapdragon is full of supportive family and accepting friends, which I find to be a great comfort.
I also appreciate the graphic style and arrangement. I generally have difficulty reading graphic novels- there is too much happening on a page and I can’t make out what’s important, or which order I’m supposed to read the panels. Kat Leyh illustrates her story in a way that is rich in color, helpful in context, and simple enough to not distract or confuse this middle aged reviewer. I enjoy Snapdragon immensely, and re-read it regularly.
The publisher, MacMillan, puts this graphic novel in the 10-14 year age range. I’ve seen another review describe it as all-ages, which I think is true.
via bookshop.org
or come get a copy at the store today
Starting the day after Thanksgiving and running through Christmas Eve we will be keeping holiday hours.
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10am to 5:30pm
Wednesday: 10am to 5:30pm
Thursday: 10am to 5:30 pm
Friday: 10am to 7pm
Saturday: 10am to 7pm
Sunday: 10am to 5pm
Saturday Game Day
Focus on Ceylon and Until Daylight
October 12th between 11am and 6pm
Ceylon
During the second half of the nineteenth century in what was then Ceylon, today known to all as the nation of Sri Lanka, a deadly fungus killed off all the coffee plantations on the island thus causing a serious economic crisis. The Scot James Taylor, and later many other entrepreneurs, set about substituting tea plantations for coffee plantations and hence creating what many connoisseurs today consider to be the best tea in the world.
In Ceylon, players take on the role of the pioneers who developed the Ceylon tea industry. As such, they build plantations in different districts and at different altitudes. They produce tea and try to sell it to the most important export companies. To favor this task, they must win the favor of the counselors of each district and develop the necessary technology that allows them to get ahead of their competitors.
At the end of the game, players score points for having plantations in each district, for meeting demands that have been set, for the level of technological development reached, and for the amount of money collected. In the end, the player who has the most points wins.
—description from the publisher Ludo Nova
Until Daylight
Until Daylight is a co-operative survival card game. Your goal: Survive ten waves of enemies and save at least one survivor.
During the game, you can find and exchange objects, weapons, and ammunition with other characters and build traps or barricades to protect yourself and ensure your survival as a group. Your reflexes, your sense of strategy, and your ability to survive will be tested. Every character you may embody is unique and has its advantage and drawback that will enhance the game with strong and intense moments. "Search, fight, survive" will quickly become your motto.
Your first games should be difficult, and you will probably die. Don't worry — it's normal because surviving the apocalypse is anything but easy. Every attempt will teach you a little more about the game mechanisms and strategic priorities. Until Daylight is a game in which every action counts and where time will be very cruel. In some phases you will have only a few seconds to react before the horde falls on you. You win the game if the following three conditions are met:
All characters survived the ten rounds of the game.
All enemies revealed in the game were eliminated.
The group saved at least one survivor.
Until Daylight is a co-operative game, but of course players might disagree on which strategy to adopt. In these circumstances, the group leader decides which action will be carried out for the party. The player with the most experience points is the group leader.
—description from publisher Flyos Games
Come down with a friend or two and check out one of these newly released games or any of the other games on our in store Demo shelf.
Game Day
Saturday September 7th
5 tables / 5 Games
7 Wonders
Ticket to Ride
Takenoko
Splendor
&
Dice Forge
Bring a friend or two and come down and try out one of these games.
Tables will be open from 11am to 5pm.
First come first seated.
This is a family friendly event but children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event.
Thank you
Dandar's Boardgames and Books
Welcome to our official Grand Opening Saturday September 14th from 10am to 7pm. All guests will receive 10% off their purchases and be able to enter one of our door prize raffle drawings. We will have tables open for trying out some games and as always we will be here to help you find what you are looking for.
