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Update on recent games
I’ve been seriously busy writing my book and this blog is one of the things that has suffered. So, here’s a bit of an overview on recent gaming so you don’t feel all lonely and deserted here. I’ve played lots of kid’s games with Nooa. Das magische Labyrinth and Click Clack, mostly. I printed out…
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Steamy steeds
Played Dampfross today. It’s dated, slightly too long, but good fun nevertheless. I would like to play the game again, but I think it might be a bit difficult. Here’s Robert thinking about his final moves in the building phase. All cities are connected, so it’s time to race! I’m the red network, spreading out…
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Railroad Dice 2, first impressions
I’m very busy writing a book with a really tight schedule — the manuscript needs to be done by the end of February — so my blogging tends to lag a bit. Thus I’m reporting what happened last week in the board game meeting… We played Railroad Dice 2. I bought the whole set (the…
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First impression of Cannes
I’m mostly price insensitive when it comes to board games. I’ve learnt a long time ago that low price doesn’t make a weak game any better. If a game is interesting enough, I’m ready to pay a lot for it. However, I can appreciate a good deal when I get one. Three euros for a…
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Finnish Board Game Society Christmas Greeting
The Finnish Board Game Society Christmas Greeting — shown here — is pretty cool. Kudos to Sampo Sikiö. The idea is obviously cool, because I used it for the Lautapeliopas 404 page (the Lautapeliopas card text says “Name a card that isn’t in your deck. If you can find the card in your deck, take…
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Ubongo Duel first impressions
My brother was visiting, so of course I got him to play something with me. Ubongo Duel was an excellent choice, as I hadn’t played it before. Always a good idea to shorten the list of “owned, not played”. My brother had never played any Ubongo, but got the gist of it very quickly. It…
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Look, it’s Scotland again!
Olli came by to try out the new table. We’ve moved (short distance, just couple hundred meters, but we got an extra room and about 30 square meters more space), and now we have a kitchen and a separate dining room, with a gorgeous new table. As we also have a table in kitchen, it’s…
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Zombie Apocalypse — with trains
We’ve been moving and I’ve been otherwise busy, so I’ve had to skip each board game club meeting in November. Now I was finally able to make it and we got to play the game that’s been right on top of my “want to play” list. Age of Steam — The Zombie Apocalypse. Even the…