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Category: Less about games

  • Mystery order part 2

    As told before, I ordered a copy of Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper from Leisure Games. I was getting worried when I didn’t get it or hear anything from them, as they’ve been very fast before. Turns out they don’t have the game anymore and they had e-mailed me about it. I must’ve missed the…

  • Logistics

    I’m going to Jyväskylä this weekend and as usual, it means games. I’ll probably post the session reports Monday. I’ve practised the art of game packing quite a lot. This time I’m bringing Puerto Rico, Balloon Cup, Land Unter, Coloretto, Mamma Mia! and King Lui. Because I’m taking the train, I’m going to walk a…

  • Game stat maths

    I have an Excel spread-sheet where I record the games I play, noting the amount of players and the number of games I’ve won. I count month totals, happiness product and winning percentages. It’s an essential part of my game hobby, keeping track of it all. Lately I’ve been fiddling about with performance measures. Amount…

  • Mystery order

    I went and ordered Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper from Leisure Games. I’ve wanted it for long, but finally got around to actually buy it. I could’ve ordered it from Fantasiapelit, but I didn’t. Compare this: the game costs about 12 euros at Leisure Games and about 14 euros at Fantasiapelit. If I lived in…

  • New games

    My game collection has grown with two new games. I picked up Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation and Balloon Cup from the post office today. They were my reward for translating the Dragon Ball Z card game rules. I’m looking forward to trying Balloon Cup as soon as possible, it seems like a rather…

  • Dice Games Properly Explained

    This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Affiliate links are marked with a €.Well, it took two weeks, but Dice Games Properly Explained hit my mailbox today. I’ve almost read it already and expect to finish soon. It’s a wonderful book! Full of games and as…

  • Top 10 list 07/2003

    Age of Steam (-) Amun-Re (-) Tichu (5) Sunda to Sahul (1) Dia de los Muertos (-) Go (2) Sticheln (3) Taj Mahal (6) Land Unter (-) Samurai (8)

  • A small disappointment

    Unfortunately I got ill today, which means I’m not going to be able to participate on the Wednesday café games… It’s a pity, but I’ll just have to figure out something else to tell you about instead of that!

  • Dice Games Properly Explained

    I went and placed an order for Dice Games Properly Explained by Reiner Knizia at Amazon. It should hopefully hit my mailbox later this week.

  • Translations

    For the Finnish readers: I’ve been writing lots of translations lately (that is, all the card games in the order, except Mü). Here are the links: Coloretto, Dia de los Muertos, King Lui, Land Unter, Mamma Mia!, 6 Nimmt!. I’m definitely translating the Mü games as well. Let’s see if I bother to do Amun-Re…