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Author: Mikko

  • More St. Pete at BSW

    I played another game of St. Petersburg at Brettspielwelt. Once again I’m surprised by the slowness of it: 43 minutes this time. That’s more in line with the real games, but still way too slow for BSW. People take too much time when they pass, that’s it. While the waiting kept me bored, the game…

  • Games Journal is out

    Another month, another issue of The Games Journal. This time it’s a rather fine issue, too. Greg Aleknevicus writes an interesting piece on game themes called German Games are Fraudulent!. Reviews feature Memoir ’44 and others. Check it out!

  • Interview

    Rick Heli (A Spotlight on Games!) interviewed yours truly for his series of interviews of gamers around the world. Thanks to his frames, I can’t provide a direct link, but it should open directly on the front page.

  • Boardgame club session: St. Petersburg, Maharaja, Victory & Honor

    We had a pleasant little boardgame club session yesterday. Only few people came to play, but hey — that’s enough. One table of gamers is all I need. Our first game was St. Petersburg. While I explained the rules, I joked that since it’s a four-player game, a fifth player will walk in after I’ve…

  • St. Petersburg on BSW

    St. Petersburg is available on Brettspielwelt. It was predictable: it’s such an obvious BSW game. I played my first game today, just to try it out. There’s no English version yet, but that’s hardly necessary as only the card names are different. The interface is fairly good, though it was hard to notice whose turn…

  • Maharaja thoughts

    I played a quick test game of Maharaja today so I could explain the game more easily on Saturday, when we have a games meet. It was an interesting experience that presented some of the games interesting attributes. It’s an intriguing game, though I’m not quite sure if I like it or not. I’m afraid…

  • Weekend games: St. Petersburg rocks!

    I was in Jyväskylä this weekend and it sure was an interesting weekend games-wise. I thought my mother would like San Juan, because she likes Puerto Rico but it’s a bit too deep for her. She isn’t that into devising strategies and I think kind of plays to keep me and Ismo happy — we’re…

  • Maharaja and St. Petersburg

    I got Maharaja and St. Petersburg yesterday. As anybody who’s followed Spielfrieks recently can tell, Maharaja rules have caused lots of discussion (Goa has been another hot topic, but since I don’t care about it, I just skip those). It’s a pity if a good game has bad rules. I’ve only leafed through the rules…

  • Ticket to Ride

    As last weeks game of Die Neuen Entdecker seemed a bit too heavy, I wanted to offer something lighter this time. I chose Ticket to Ride and it turned out to be a good selection. It’s a fun game and well worth the SdJ, I think. It works fine with three players, the removal of…

  • New blog added: Chris Lohroff

    I noticed Chris Lohroff has a games-related blog. It’s called Chris’s Game Comments. It’s a Blogger blog, so there’s an Atom feed as well.