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Category: Less about games

  • Princes of Neverland

    I noticed something: last time I played Princes of Florence was in January 2003. That’s bizarre. I was really into it at one point, but for some reason it never caught fire. I’ve played it whopping nine times since it came out five years ago, maybe half of those with someone else’s copy. That’s just…

  • Jenseits von Theben

    To all the people anxious to help me to get rid of my extra copy of Jenseits von Theben, stay calm! I won’t do anything about it before next week when I get back home. Then I’ll probably see if there’s any interest in Finland, because that will be the easiest thing for me (Helcon-goers…

  • Essen action

    Do you want to meet me at Essen? It’s starting to look likely I’ll be attending the BoardGameGeek meet at the restaurant Istra. The meeting is, I gather, Thursday around 18.15-18.30. Well, that’s when I’m going, but maybe it’s a good idea to check the facts at the Sunriver booth. I’m also probably hanging around…

  • Finnish Players’ Picks 2005

    Finnish Players’ Picks for 2005 have been chosen. The winner is Carcassonne. Puerto Rico, the previous winner, places second. Ticket to Ride grabs the third place. As usual, I’ve created a geeklist of the best games. The full list is on the award homepage.

  • Something to think about

    Joe Gola’s entry A Whole Lot of Nothing from Gone Gaming was an interesting read… However, I think I’ll lean towards how Shannon Appelcline and Doug Orleans comment: the negative comments have their place and finding out the good stuff would be more difficult if only people who like the games would rate them. I’m…

  • ESSEN!

    I just realised it! It’s just two weeks to Essen! Exactly two weeks from today, I’ll be boarding the plane to Düsseldorf! I haven’t been that active in the Geek forum, but I guess I’ll be checking out Essen forums to get the last-minute tips and tricks. Oh, and Mik Svellov said Gruga, my hotel,…

  • Essen games

    Now, here’s the entry I’ve been meaning to write for a while now… Which games I’m looking forward to getting from Essen? First let me note that thanks to a deal I’ve got with Lautapelit.fi, Finland’s foremost board game retailer, I have little need to buy stuff I can get later cheaper. That includes Railroad…

  • Colours

    Shannon Appelcline writes about The Problem with Colors in Gone Gaming. It’s a wonderfully geeky article, quite analytical concerning an issue that’s at the same time really important and really small. I mean, in the grand scale of things, what does a colour of a board game piece matter? The answer is “a lot, of…

  • Hall of Fame voting time

    I noticed from Tao of Games that The Sumo Counter Hall of Fame voting is on. You’ll have until 31st of October to vote, which games should make it to the prestigious Hall of Fame. I think the current list is a pretty impressive selection of quality board games, and even if Brian disagrees with…

  • Board games in news

    Board games were mentioned in the TV news today — ok, it was the smallest of the four Finnish main channels, but anyway. They said playing board games was more popular than ever, which is always nice. Their main point, however, was the new game from Kari Mannerla. Kari Mannerla, as we all know, is…