According to his Geeklist of essential games, Ilari was tempted by an idea of Geeklist of games published in Finnish. I had spare time and was tempted as well, so here it is: Gamer’s games published in Finnish. First draft includes 23 games, feel free to add more if you know something I’ve either forgotten…
…the Ages, and thus suitable to a wider audience, even people who aren’t experienced in heavy board games. It’s not a casual game, especially because of the length, but the basic game mechanics of Nations are not complicated or hard to learn, given a competent and patient teacher. Age recommendation is 14+, and I wouldn’t…
…is generally expected from web fads. I suppose Gameblog will be there after next four years (it should get pretty interesting then, as Nooa will be four years old and in a prime age for his gaming education to start). Feel free to suggest good stuff I’ve written and should highlight, if there are any….
…day and finally, I will go to Helsinki to participate in the Guillotine tv-show in Monday. So lots of games coming in a very short period of time! Also, I’ve discovered (thanks to my Go mentor Chris) the beauty that is Dragon Go Server. My id there is msaari, as usual, feel free to challenge…
I visited today’s board game club session quickly. Petri and Hannu were free and easy to rope into playing Preußische Ostbahn. I had a bonus, too, as a friend of mine (Sampo Sikiö) had recently done a new, much prettier board for the game. It’s wicked cool, too, and makes playing the game a lot…
…face down and get -1 point. This is repeated nine times, three for each level of monsters. The monsters get more difficult to beat towards the end, requiring more symbols. Rewards are higher, too. In the end, there are two end bosses. If you can meet their symbol requirements with your two characters combined, you…
Finnish Players’ Picks 2006 voting is now open and remains so until end of September. If you are Finnish or live in Finland, feel free to list five to seven of your favourite games from the last year (1.9.2005 — 31.8.2006). Remember: the voting isn’t about your all-time favourites or the best games released in…
…had done my research and thought that it was probably going to be at least a fairly good game. One negative thing I had read was the lower production standards. I agree — Clementoni isn’t exactly on the same league as Hans im Glück, Goldsieber, Alea or other major publishers. The component quality is a…
…Hannu was left without shares. I obviously made an empty capitalization, but Sami chose to expand. Hannu bought a share with his superior finances, then I did another empty capitalization to stop him from getting two shares. Here was my mistake: I persuaded Hannu to buy a share from Sami’s company. In the hindsight, I…
…I’d appreciate if anybody knew of a WiFi hotspot (free or cheap) somewhere within walking distance of the fair. What’s in it for you: if I can find a connection, I’ll update my blog every day during the fair =) Otherwise I’ll just write the entries there and post them when I get back. If…