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Krimsus Krimskrams-Kiste
The friendly people at Krimsus Krimskrams-Kiste (what a lovely name!) sent me some games: In 80 Karten um die Welt, Wo ist Jack the Ripper?, Höhlengrölen (another lovely name) and Strand-Cup. I got them yesterday and now I’m printing English rules for them (unfortunately it looks like my trusty old printer is going to break…
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Bohnanza
I wrote a review of Bohnanza. You can read it on my Finnish site. I think Bohnanza is one of those games every gamer should know. It’s a classic. That said, it’s not of my real favourites, thus my modest review of three stars out of five. Still, I recommend it highly for people looking…
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Anathema arrived
Today I got the new Anathema card game by APE Games. I won it a while ago and now it arrived. I have yet to try it, but the rules look simple enough. The basic game is pretty much basic Casino (actually, it isn’t — it’s Royal Casino, which is the way Casino is played…
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Kronberger games
I got Tom Tube and Bonobo Beach today. I know Tom Tube to be an excellent game (I’ve played it before) and Bonobo Beach at least looks interesting, despite what people have said about it. I also did a Finnish translation of Tom Tube (and will do Bonobo Beach/Cronberg). Those should be available at the…
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Canal Grande
I wrote a review of Canal Grande. It’s in Finnish, as usual. For English review, see my older review at the Geek.
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Games keep coming in
Last Friday I got my copies of Finstere Flure and Attika. I already played Finstere Flure with Johanna. It supports two players officially, but I thought it’d be more interesting if we both played two teams. It was good, light fun and Johanna seemed to enjoy it (though she lost; had she won the game,…
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New edition of Dia de los Muertos
Jolly Roger is publishing a new edition of Dia de los Muertos. Boardgames.about.com has some pictures, which looks absolutely gorgeous. That should be interesting, as the game is one of the most interesting trick-taking games there is.
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Gang of Four
I wrote a review of Gang of Four. It’s in Finnish, as usual. Gang of Four was published around ten years ago for the first time. Now Days of Wonder has published a new edition of the game. The game is designed by a designer Lee Yih from Hong Kong, but it has it’s roots…
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A box with something in it
Maul of America is a prime example of bad boxing. The game comes in a huge box (all the games I got from Jolly Roger were packed in the Maul of America box), which has almost nothing in it. The cardboard pieces that make the board use the surface of the box pretty well, but…
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Nodwick preview
I got the Jolly Roger games yesterday and the first one I tried was Nodwick: The Card Game. The title is necessary, because Nodwick is originally a web comic by Aaron Williams. That means, of course, that the game has rather decent graphics. The game, designed by Frank Branham (the author of the brilliant Dia…