Category: Less about games

  • Gmail accounts

    I have few Gmail invites to hand out. If someone is interested, send a request to my Gmail account (msaari at Gmail) and tell me why you should have one. You’re guaranteed to get one if you have a boardgame-related blog. Invites I can send are limited, get yours while they are available. Edit: they’re…

  • Little Golem

    I recently registered at Little Golem. It’s a play-by-web site featuring a selection of games. StreetSoccer should be of interest to some (looks like Iain tried it), I’m there mostly to play Go. The interface is inferior to my regular haunt, Dragon Go Server, but Little Golem has something Dragon still hasn’t: well-organised tournaments. Little…

  • Middle-Earth cards for sale

    I quit roleplaying games earlier and now it’s time for CCG’s. After several years of silence, I finally got around to selling my Middle-Earth: CCG cards. It’s an excellent game, but I never play it. Thus, the best parts of my collection are available at Chris’ MECCG Home Page. The rest of it — a…

  • New Finnish game store online

    Lautapelit.fi (lautapelit is Finnish for board games), a new Finnish online game store opened it’s web site yesterday. It’s still bit unfinished, but it should work already. It’s run by the folks behind Safe Haven. I think it’s pretty neat. Prices should be a bit lower than in Safe Haven (that’s not the case right…

  • Tournament scoring system

    There’s been some talk on Spielfrieks about tournament scoring systems. Paul Sauberer suggested awarding chances at prize draw, instead of ranking points. Now that’s a neat idea! It could be worth using sometimes. Paul’s idea of five chances for winner with some bonuses for the length of games sounds good, too. That way winning every…

  • Geek Badges

    Talk about silly and useless features… BoardGameGeek allows users to create badges, for the measly sum of 50 geekgold. I got one for myself right away… See We Don’t Need No Stinking Badges for more information. My badge? Green and white "GAME BLOGGER". Of course…

  • Alex Randolph R.I.P.

    I’m sure most of you have already heard that Alex Randolph (see list of his games at the Geek) has passed away. Leo Colovini has set up a Book of Condolences.

  • Boardgames To-Go moves in

    Mark Johnson’s boardgame blog Boardgames To-Go has moved in! Hopefully his archives will soon follow.

  • BoardGameGeek supporter

    BoardGameGeek is having another fundraiser. Last time I skipped it, but now I had a credit card and a PayPal account, so I made a donation. Also, because they now have better user identification system, they are able to give nifty “BGG Supporter” logos for people who donate at least $10. Neat. Because dollar is…

  • Every year games

    Inspired by Matthew Gray’s list, I thought I’d check which games I’ve played every year while I’ve kept count. These games I’ve played every year since 2001: 6 Nimmt, Lost Cities and Tigris & Euphrates. Carcassonne, Citadels, Battle Line, En Garde, Spacebeans, Manhattan, Princes of Florence, Ricochet Robot, Samurai and Bohnanza will join the list…