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Finnish Game of the Year awards 2003
Finnish Game of the Year awards have been given. Finnish Toy Association has chosen following winners: Best children’s game is Kissa ja hiiret by Ravensburger. Best family game is Blokus and the best game for adults is Cranium. Interesting choices. I can’t say I care much about the results, though…
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Go equipment
I got a packet from Gaimport today. In it I found two fake leather Go boards (19 by 19 and 13 by 13), two plastic containers for stones and a cardboard box containing two bags of stones. Exactly what I ordered. I checked the stones, wiping them clean of some kind of oil they had.…
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Go action
I played some Go yesterday. I went to Kiseido Go Server to look for an opponent and found a Finnish 11k player. Loss was to be expected, with my higher than it should be ranking. Afterwards, he gave me some advice on how to improve my game, which is always nice. That also got me…
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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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Die Neuen Entdecker in Finnish
I went to Stockmann today and checked, as usual, the board games (they have the best selection in Tampere, at least of the department stores) and was quite surprised to see a Finnish edition of Die Neuen Entdecker. It was titled Uudet löytöretket (New Expeditions). Front cover said the game was designed by “world famous…
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Hammer of the Scots and the Columbia Games independence
I’ve been offered 100 euros for my copy of Hammer of the Scots. Reason is, of course, the decision made by Columbia Games: “To improve product output and customer service, all Columbia Games products will henceforth be sold ONLY by mail order, telephone, or via www.columbiagames.com.” Which is of course nice, except when you live…
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Crokinole
I’ve been having these crazy ideas about getting myself a Crokinole board. That’s sort of silly, but it’s not like I’m able to get a pool table anytime soon… It’s worse now I found Crokinole Companions web site. Crokinole boards from Germany! Less postage costs, no customs, no taxes. Still very expensive, but perhaps not…
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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…