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Ta Yü with Johanna
Johanna wanted to play something Friday evening. That’s always ok with me, so we started to think about what to play. Since Johanna wanted to try something new, that ruled out Through the Desert, which was otherwise a strong contender. It became a choice between Ta Yü and Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was perhaps a…
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Lahti Board Game Weekend, Saturday
After less-than-well slept night (maybe the real-size Space Marine helmets I slept next to haunted my sleep?) it was a new day and new games. The breakfast — eggs, bacon, french fries — was sturdy and sure to clog arteries. That’s just nice. The first game of the morning was a classic — Dragon’s Gold.…
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Lahti Board Game Weekend, Friday
So, I spent the weekend at the Munter mansion in Lahti, playing games. It was an excellent weekend of games, one of the best I’ve participated in. Not the best, though — I think game events get better the less people there are. The participants were pretty carefully selected, but not enough. The ideal for…
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Millionaire business
I never wrapped up the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? experience. Some of it is hidden in the comments, but here’s the whole story. Second time I went there, I went alone. It was easier now, having been there once before. I came in later than the other competitors and immediately had to tell…
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Through the Desert with Johanna
We didn’t go hiking, even if it may sound like it. No, instead we played the brilliant Reiner Knizia masterpiece I bought Tuesday (with Ta Yü, which I haven’t played yet but which looks like a very neat game) to celebrate my WWTBAM victory. Through the Desert reminds me of Go, the decisions where to…
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Saturday games: Historiallinen Helsinki, Huippuhatut
We’re on a gaming streak with Johanna, it seems. Yesterday we were thinking of what to do and decided to play a game. The obvious choice was, of course, Historiallinen Helsinki, a game that I’ve owned for over a year now and haven’t played once. I know I haven’t been missing much, but it was…
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Games with Johanna
Yesterday I played some games with the best of all opponents, Johanna. She wanted to play something, so I suggested Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation. I wasn’t completely sure if that was her kind of game, but she seemed to like it. As was proper for her first game, she won, too. Frodo managed…
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Wednesday games, part 10: Go, Sticheln, Pond
Another small crowd this Wednesday, only Ilari and Olli once again. Well, we still had good time. Because Olli came a bit later than Ilari, I had time to play a 9×9 Go match with Ilari. I gave him 1-stone handicap (he played black, I didn’t get komi) and proceeded to win the game by…
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Weekend games, Sunday
Sunday began with a game of Mamma Mia! with the kids. They’ve become fans quickly, I guess I’ll just have to keep on taking the game with me from now on. I’d also throw a guess that it’s going to appear on the next Adam Spielt order, too… Land Unter, here are the kids. Kids,…
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Weekend games, Saturday: Monopoly, Puerto Rico
Saturday began with a surprising game choice: Monopoly. I’ve been wanting to play it for a while now and finally I got the opportunity. I played with Oskari and Severi. Oskari was the first one to be dropped out, when he went bankrupt on my houses. I got a nice bunch of mortgaged properties, most…