I was so excited to participate in my first reddit gifts exchange through r/boardgames, and thought I put a good amount of effort into the gift I sent out. However, the gift I excitedly awaited to arrive to me never came (I never heard from my gifter at all). I was slightly disheartened, but understood that these things can happen. When rematch time came, I of course signed up, hoping to get anything at all.

And I was not disappointed! My rematch gifter got me Ticket to Ride: Asia, which was at the top of my wishlist on BGG! I have loved the original TTR for a long time, and I've been looking for expansions to mix things up a little bit. My friends and I are very excited to bust this out this week. I may even try to teach some family members while I'm at it!

Thank you SO MUCH to reddit gifts for having the rematch system, and thanks especially to my rematch gifter, who did not mind spending extra money to make sure I got a gift (and not a cheap one at that! He/She really made sure to get me something I wanted). You have restored my faith in humanity and ensured that I will continue to participate in future exchanges! I'm so glad there are people in this group that really care about everyone receiving gifts. I look forward to rematching other people myself when I have the income to be able to do so.