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My top 100 list, 2024
After much work, the 2024 edition of my top 100 list is now available on BoardGameGeek. It takes some time to compile, but I find it interesting and useful, and since this is already the 11th edition of the list, there’s interesting long-term data in there. The top 100 list is long and has some…
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Ropecon 2024
Ropecon 2024 was a great experience for games. We played lots of good games, demoed Asian games and met nice people.
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Best years of games, updated
Mikko updated his “best years of games” geeklist. The top spots remain unchanged with significant years being 2015 and 2016. Changes in methodology significantly impacted the ranks, with 2017 leaping forward.
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Railroads in the UK: 1829 Mainline
A decade after buying 1829 Mainline to support its creator, I played the game. It offers unique features in the 18xx genre, like an open tile selection from the start and trains that don’t rust. The game concluded with close final scores and a victory for me!
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Gaming Year 2023
A review of my gaming year 2023: the best, the worst, the long-standing favourites and the missing games.
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Forest Shuffle and new games
The post provides reviews of multiple games. I enjoy Forest Shuffle, particularly when played with two players, and find All Roads to be a compact, minimalist game with cooperative elements. The urban tactical combat game Invasion: Free State is also noted. Other games mentioned include The Quest for El Dorado: Dragons, Treasures & Mysteries, One…
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Horseless Carriage and more
Horseless Carriage is Splotter’s latest game tackling the early automobile business where players try to fulfill customer needs and manipulate market trends. Other games mentioned include Brass: Birmingham, a fine game; Spots, a quick, dog-themed game; and Cascadia, the Spiel des Jahres award-winning, tile-laying game ranked well on BoardGameGeek and comparable to another game, Akropolis.
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Forest Shuffle and more
I write about my experiences playing three different board games – Forest Shuffle, Fit to Print, and Moon. I had mixed feelings about Forest Shuffle’s balance and gameplay but plan to explore it further. I found Fit to Print, a tile-laying, real-time game about creating newspaper layouts, exciting and enjoyable. However, I remain indifferent to…
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SpellBook
SpellBook by Phil Walker-Harding and Space Cowboys. I received a review copy from Asmodee Nordics. Elevator pitch: SpellBook is a race of collecting magical resources, using them to unlock spells and then using those spells to unlock more spells. What’s in the box? There’s a bunch of spell cards and a familiar board for each…
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Top 100 list, the 2023 edition
I did another edition of my Top 100 list. This was the first list with the new BGG GeekList sorting system, where I can assign a rank for each item and have BGG rank them in descending order. That’s very nice for these top 100 lists. The number of comments the list received has been…