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1825 Unit 2 PBEM game over
I played a game of 1825 Unit 2 with Justin Rebelo. It took us what, four days. The game was over after the seventh round. Using Google Docs and the actual board worked well, though we had couple of tile mismatches because of careless notation and mistakes. Despite time zone differences, we had several longer…
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Santiago and String Railway
We started the new year yesterday. We’re back to the pub Konttori, because the university cafe is being renovated and our other favourite location, Artturi, isn’t good for Wednesdays. We’re actually having two weekly game nights now, with the other in Artturi on Thursdays. We’ll see how that turns out — I know I won’t…
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1825 Unit 3 pbem, over
The play-by-email game of 1825 Unit 3 with Justin Rebelo is over (see announcement). We finished the game today, when I resigned on stock round 8. I was behind and Justin was starting minor companies so he would have four directorships (CR, GSWR, GNS and M&C). I had NBR, which wasn’t doing too well. CR…
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Mania! photos
MANIA! is a Finnish card game. It has bunch of cards and bunch of games. From the original description, I thought the cards would be almost a regular pack, but there are actually a lot more cards in various suits and colours. The rulebook lists seven different games, some variations from classics, some more innovative.…
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Gaming Year 2010
Gaming year 2009 wasn’t terrific, but 2010 was. By numbers alone, I played a lot more games than last year. However, the biggest reason 2010 will go down in history as a good board game year was Nooa. I played well over hundred games with Nooa — actually, I played with Nooa about as much…
1825 Unit 3, 1830, 1846, 1889, 18xx, 7 Wonders, American Rails, Atlantic Triangle, Cannes, Charly, Click Clack, Dampfross, Das kleine Gespenst, Das magische Labyrinth, Die Aufsteiger, Die Neue Heimat, Dominion, Duck Dealer, Eclipse, Finca, Fladderadatsch, Greed Incorporated, Gulo Gulo, Homesteaders, Innovation, Kayanak, Kids of Carcassonne, Lokomotive Werks, Mago Magino, Marrakech, memory games, Mouse Carousel, Nile, Railroad Dice 2, Roll through the Ages, Saba: Palast der Königin, Samarkand, San Juan, Schildkrötenrennen, Settlers of Catan Junior, SNCF, String Railway, Sturgeon, Tier auf Tier, Tzaar, Vasco da Gama, Villa Paletti, Viva Topo!, year review -
PBEM 1825 Unit 3
I’ve started another play-by-email game. I’m playing 1825 Unit 3 against Justin Rebelo. Since there’s no handy electronic solution to managing the game, we’re using the tried and tested method of having the game board spread out while the game lasts. Unit 3 has compact enough a board to make it possible. There’s also a…
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Yearly dose of 1825 Unit 3
I’m a firm believer that a game of 1825 Unit 3 per year helps to maintain a healthy mind. So, that’s what we did. This was already the fifth of our Unit 3 games. This time, with experience and my nice spreadsheet for money management, we were able to finish in just 2.5 hours. Not…
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Muumien purnukkajahti photos
As promised, here’s some photos. The game is somewhat obscure Muumien purnukkajahti, a Moomin-themed race game that won the Finnish Game of the Year award in the children’s game category. It’s a very boring roll-and-move game, the theme being the only good thing about it. Theme, and the nice wooden puzzle tiles that are used…
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Goal for 2011
I’m working on the gaming year 2010 report (it’s a long one, this year, so don’t expect it any time soon), which brings me to 2011. I’ve got a goal set up for 2011: I’m finally going to get that Golden Image Uploader badge at BoardGameGeek. Getting the badge requires 100 pictures, each with at…
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Sharkbait, in the Japanese style
I’m playing 1889 by email with Scott “redracecar” Petersen, Breno K. and jimb. Not that I’m scared, or anything…