…that: he bid eight, I couldn’t bid misére without the widow because I had an ace I had to dump, so he played the game successfully. It wasn’t comfortable for him, but he did it. In the next hand I bid misére again and played it, finishing the game: I had earlier played a seven,…
…game, so I suppose it’s allright. At least we went under the suggested length of 45 minutes. Next weekend we have Finncon, which is the biggest science fiction convention in Finland (and as far as I know, the biggest free con in whole Europe). I’m playing games there, of course… Finnish Board Game Society was…
…name climbing game). Players can play only as many cards as the leading player played, which means that poker hands can be beaten with either a better version of the same combination or better combination (straight -> flush -> full house -> straight flush). Gangs of Four are a special combination, which can always be…
I’ve started to play Tigris & Euphrates at the Boardgamegeek. The interface is pretty ok — if you have decent Internet connection. It is quite heavy, so modem users might want to skip this one. However, if you’re not afraid of slow loading, feel free to challenge me to games. My Geek id is msaari….
…of pure chance like roulette this is of course 0, in a more skilled game this approaches 1. For example in go, a skilled player will beat a newbie for certain, so the value is 1. Chance effect is the difference between the optimum player and a player who knows the result of the game…
I was fortunate enough to get a free copy of the Finnish edition of Die Neuen Entdecker from the game’s publisher Marektoy. The Finnish edition is identical with the German, as it is done in Germany by Kosmos as far as I know, so it looks brilliant. I played it with Johanna yesterday. I enjoyed…
…a card from the deck and must then build the monument depicted in the card. The player continues building monuments until the timer runs out (it’s less than minute, I think). It’s all very simple, except some of the monuments. There are two varities: either with colours set or free. Three levels of difficulty with…
I did an A-Z list of games. It’s available in the Geek as a GeekList. Feel free to comment it here or there. Finnish readers should note that Knizia’s brilliant book Dice Games Properly Explained is available from Suomalainen kirjakauppa and Bookplus. The price is very reasonable 10 euros….
Scotland Yard Junior is published in Finland by Ravensburger, and I received a free review copy from the Finnish distributor. The game: Scotland Yard Junior by Michael Schacht, published by Ravensburger in 2015. Elevator pitch: A new version of the old classic Scotland Yard, redesigned for children. The game has been simplified a lot and…
…a pimp!” reads in the Geek description. I guess that attempts to be comedy, but if someone can see any virtues in pimping, I suggest they get their head checked. Second, I don’t like a game where beating women to submission is such a central element. For example, and I know it’s just a single…