I’ve written a review of Balloon Cup — in Finnish, of course. I grabbed the opportunity to get the game for free (well, not for free, but as a payment; anyway I didn’t have to spend any of my precious money to buy it), because I had heard so much good about it. It wasn’t…
…come to rescue here: toss a chip on the card and the turn moves on to next player. Of course, whoever ends up taking the card (either by free will or lack of chips) gets the chips, too. At some point the deal is sweet enough for someone to grab the card, because eleven chips…
I decided to try the online version of Queen’s Necklace. Days of Wonder has these brilliant web sites for all their games, with forums and tips and extra stuff for the games. Queen’s Necklace, Fist of Dragonstones and Gang of Four also have online versions. They aren’t free (dollar a month for each game, it…
…is so far the only game I’ve actually played. This 2009 game by Jason Morningstar is a something of a hit. It’s a game of poor impulse control, lots of ambition and a tendency to fail spectacularly. Think Fargo, for example. Petty crime, greed and lust for power, but without much skill. It’s a lovely…
…likes simple games was enthusiastic about this, so maybe this will see play. I would give this as a gift to a family with a four- or five-year-old little gamer without hesitation. On the scale of Enthusiastic, Suggest, Indifferent or Avoid, Rüben Rallye gets Suggest from me. Rüben Rallye components, image courtesy of Haba. …
I received a free review copy from the Finnish distributor. The game: Triominos Tribalance by Michael Sohre, published by Goliath in 2013. Originally published as Tri-Ba-Lance by Theta Games in 1995. Elevator pitch: A balancing challenge: try to get the best pieces on the best locations on a wobbly board without unbalancing the board. What’s…
This is the second part of my Top 100 list. Here’s the first part with more explanations. Looks like here I’m starting to move to games rated 8+, the previous list was mostly games rated 7. 74–72 Timeline — Very simple idea; other games do the same thing, with more complications. This simple version works…
Third part of my Top 100 list. Here’s the previous part. 50–48 Qwixx — Delightful filler game with dice. I’ve made an online score sheet for the game. Pantheon — This is the highest-ranking Bernd Brunnhofer title on my list, beating St. Petersburg and Stone Age. Is it a better game than the two, especially…
…only played Unit 1 and Unit 2 once. I haven’t tried any of the combinations yet. That’s on my to-do list. Anyway, 1825 is the best 18xx games on this list, and perhaps slightly overrated, as it’s almost four years from my previous play and I haven’t really felt the need to play this… but…
…and the DVD. Both tiles and the board are double-sided: one side has the traditional numbers, the other has Japanese symbols. The look pretty, but the colours on the tiles and on the TV screen don’t match 100%. I much prefer the numbers. The DVD is used to time the game. All the puzzles are…