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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,…
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August 2015 new and noteworthy
The biggest new thing in August was that I started videoblogging. I decided that’s something I should know how to do, so I tried it. It turned out to be fun, so I’ll be doing it for now – I thought maybe I’ll do 100 videos and then take a look at the situation. I’ll…
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Mondo: Der rasante Legespaß
There’s a new edition of Mondo out there. The new edition is much smaller and cheaper than the original Mondo, but there’s also less game inside the box. The game: Mondo: Der rasante Legespaß by Michael Schacht, published by Pegasus Spiele in 2015. Elevator pitch: The clock is ticking – pick up tiles to build a 3×3…
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July 2015 new and noteworthy
Another fine month of gaming. Next month will see some downward trend, as the summer holidays are over and the school year starts. No more morning games, on most mornings… Dale of Merchants: This is very current, as the game was involved in a Kickstarter campaign that ran for the July. I’m happy to note…