…to be so many rough edges in it, and parts that feel underdeveloped. For example the graphic design lacks helpful symbols – easy enough to miss, if you test the game with the same people for years, but something that a pair of fresh eyes should’ve spotted immediately. Another example: the magic cards are either…
I played a game of Phoenicia at JKLM Interactive. It’s a neat idea: they’re offering a online game until the game is published. I’m not sure they’re going to have lots of players when the game is published and playing is £5 a year, but for now it’s a nice way to test the game….
…on the top 100 list. 98–94 Rallyman — I don’t really care for real motorsports, but I’ve always had a soft spot for car racing video games (Test Drive, Stunts, F1 Grand Prix, Gran Turismo 3, now I’m waiting for Project CARS). Car racing board games have never been much of an interest for me,…
…variant is a must! Tobago — A nice family game. Not for gamers, really, but I tried this two-player with my son, who liked it, so I expect we’ll see more of this. Flix Mix — A small gem of a game. A simple, slow-paced speed test game: place cards so that coloured dots overlap….
…someone is interested, I can e-mail the PDF. I also noticed we had played few things wrong last weekend. Getting those mistakes right should make the game slightly better, I guess. That remains to be seen — hopefully I’ll get to test my deck soon. Then I’ll just have to hope that my friends like…
Typical Monday session: we played Go. Juho kicked my butt twice, partially thanks to some rather grueling mistakes I made. However, by then Ari had joined us and I was finally able to test out my Black Vienna deck. It worked well and the game was fun. Ari was the first one to make a…
…of Battle Line with Olli. He had played perhaps once before and commented that this time he actually had some clue about what he was supposed to do. It sure seemed like it — the final score was 5-4 to me. I won, but it was close. More people arrived, but we decided to wait…
I played a quick test game of Maharaja today so I could explain the game more easily on Saturday, when we have a games meet. It was an interesting experience that presented some of the games interesting attributes. It’s an intriguing game, though I’m not quite sure if I like it or not. I’m afraid…
…lot like Chicago Express, with few key differences. First of all, the game is a lot more open. Chicaco Express has this scenario where the railroads start at certain cities and head to Chicago. In American Rails, each company can start anywhere the first shareholder wants and there are three target routes, the triangle between…
…based on Yahtzee-like die rolling. To start each round, players roll three dice. The board has 18 spots, numbered 1-18. Turn order is determined by the sums of the dice: smallest sum starts, biggest sum is last. Players can take any set of dice and place them on a spot marked with that number. So,…