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Category: Less about games

  • Game weekend begins

    So, here goes: I’m leaving soon for Helsinki, there I’m going to Safe Haven to pick up my Wildlife. Then comes the meeting of Finnish Diplomacy Association with which comes some gaming, naturally. Then I’ll be back home for Saturday. I’ll miss the board game day at Safe Haven, but that’s not too bad, as…

  • Games to play list 1/03

    I calculated some numbers from game stats. First, I joined my 2001 and 2002 stats in a single Excel table to get more data to work on… I had this idea: I should do a list of games I like and haven’t played in a while. All I needed was a formula to get me…

  • Zèrtz+11 tournament

    I’m playing in a Zèrtz+11 tournament on the PBeM Server. The first round started yesterday. Let’s see how I’ll do!

  • Year 2002 board game club stats

    I also keep the statistics for our board game club. I think it’s interesting to know what games are played (and by whom, but that is of minor interest). Of course, you can keep track of the stats in real time at the web site, but here’s a review of the last year’s numbers. Number…

  • Top 10 list 01/2003

    Tichu (1) Die Macher (3) Princes of Florence (6) Puerto Rico (2) Tigris & Euphrates (9) Die Händler (7) Mahjong (4) Through the Desert (8) Africa (5) Isis & Osiris (-)

  • Gaming year 2002 — the statistical review

    I love keeping the statistics for the games I play. I like toying around with the numbers, seeing how they go. Of course, the biggest rewards come when you can make deeper, more complete analysis. Changing of the year is a natural time for that. I can make a fairly complete review of the past…

  • I Do Rule the Ricochet Robot

    After 119 more players, I still rule the Ricochet Robot. See for yourself: Scores for 12.12.2002. This is only the first of many victories to come! (But today I screwed up — I found seven move solution, but only after I had spent about 80 seconds doing an 18-move one…)

  • Ruling the Ricochet Robot

    It’s 9:42 AM in the USA, 190 players have already completed the daily Ricochet Robot puzzle and I’m still number one! I knew I found a good solution (I’d say optimal) and fairly fast, too, but it’s still hard to believe.

  • Top 10 list 12/2002

    Tichu (-) Puerto Rico (8) Die Macher (1) Mahjong (-) Africa (9) Princes of Florence (4) Die Händler (3) Through the Desert (5) Tigris & Euphrates (7) Canal Grande (-)

  • Approved!

    Greg Aleknevicus was apparently satisfied enough with my article and will publish it in The Games Journal. Way cool… Watch out for the January issue!