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Rüben Rallye
Rüben Rallye is published in Finnish as Kaniralli by Haba, and I received a free review copy from the Finnish distributor Tevella. The game: Rüben Rallye by Sylvain Ménager, published by Haba in 2016. Elevator pitch: Beautiful roll and move game for kids, but with an added element of distance approximation thrown in. What’s in the box? Haba is known for…
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Kakerlaloop
Kakerlaloop is published in Finnish as La Cucaracha Loop by Ravensburger, and I received a free review copy. The game: Kakerlaloop by Inka and Markus Brand, published by Ravensburger in 2015. Elevator pitch: Roll and move your bugs across the board, but watch out for the Hexbug Nano cockroach that tries to bump the bugs off the spaces. What’s…
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Fashion Show
Fashion Show is published by Finnish Peliko, and I received a free review copy. The game: Fashion Show by Theora Design, published by Peliko in 2016. Elevator pitch: A simple tile-laying pattern recognition game with a Top Model -like fashion theme. What’s in the box? A large board checkered with different cloth patterns, a bunch of thin cards. The…
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Out of Mine!
Out of Mine! is a tile-laying game from HUCH! & Friends. I did the Finnish translation and got a free copy because of that. The game: Out of Mine! by Martin Nedergaard Andersen, published by HUCH! & Friends in 2014. Elevator pitch: A tile-laying game like Ubongo where you must fill your board with tiles as fast as possible. What’s in the…
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Gaming Year 2015
2015 was a solid year. Numbers-wise, no complaints, and quality has been excellent. I played lots of good games with my son, who has continued to be an active member of the cult of the new. A new game for us to try? He’s game. My daughter is also growing up and we’ve been moving…
1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties, Abluxxen, Afrikan tähti, Age of War, Agricola, Animal upon Animal: Crest Climbers, Battle Sheep, Between Two Cities, Camel Cup, Candy Chaser, Carcassonne: The Castle, Carcassonne: The City, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Coconuts, Codenames, Colt Express, Concept, Cthulhu Realms, Dale of Merchants, Das kleine Gespenst, Dino Race, Epic, Europa Tour, Fields of Arle, Fleeting Foxes, Ghost Blitz, Glass Road, Imperial Settlers, Isle of Skye, Istanbul, JAB: Realtime Boxing, Jaipur, Klask, Kyoto Protocol, La Granja, La Isla Bohnita, Le Havre: Inland Port, Lewis & Clark, Lost Legacy, Love Letter, M.U.L.E., Machi Koro, Memory, Mucca Pazza, North Wind, Notre Dame, Origo, Phantom Rallye, Pickomino, Quartermaster General, Richard Scarry’s Busytown, Rock Paper Scissors Game, Schildkrötenrennen, Southern Rails, Spyfall, Stich-Meister, Subdivision, Super Rhino, Takenoko, The Little Prince: Make Me a Planet, The Magic Tower, The Voyages of Marco Polo, year review -
November 2015 new and noteworthy
November is usually the best month for me when it comes to new games. This is not unusual, as Essen games trickle to us non-visitors. This month, in order to try something new, I’ve grouped the games in three groupings: buy, play or pass. Enjoy! Buy Cthulhu Realms sounded like a good deal to me. Star…
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Allies: Realm of Wonder
Allies: Realm of Wonder is a Finnish card game from Mindwarrior Games. I got a review copy of the game to try. The game: Allies: Realm of Wonder by Mikko Punakallio and Max Wikström, published by Mindwarrior Games in 2015. Elevator pitch: A quick two-player card game, with tug-of-war mechanics based on rotating cards. What’s in the box? Smallish box (could…
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October 2015 new and noteworthy
October was a busy month, lots of games. That’s good! I didn’t attend Spiel at Essen, and only followed the Essen game flow superficially. I did join the Finnish Board Game Society Secret Santa, which forced me to create a wishlist and got me thinking about new games. I now have a small notebook at…
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September 2015 new and noteworthy
September wasn’t a bad month. I played quite a few games, and updated my Top 100 list. Race to the North Pole is a Finnish game that debuts in Essen this year. It’s a nice little race game, where you have to get to the North Pole before the other players. The trick here is that…
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Race to the North Pole
Race to the North Pole is a Finnish game from the new-comers Playmore Games. They gave me a review copy, which is a late prototype of the game: everything looks like it does in the final version, but the materials are slightly different. The game: Race to the North Pole by Jouni Jussila and Tomi Vainikka,…