We were visiting my mother at Jyväskylä this weekend and of course, I ended up playing some games. The most interesting game this weekend was Scotland Yard, the very first Spiel des Jahres game I’ve ever played. It was a big hit when I was younger and now my brother had bought it so of…
…share for each company is sold. That’s a tough one for newbies, as coming up with reasonable values is pretty hard. There are few angles to it: because cash is king, you don’t want to pay too much, but if you get the share for a too small amount of money, the company will be…
…again (Montréal Metro, Zombie Apocalypse, London, 1830 Pennsylvania, Finland spring to mind instantly) and of course few I’d like to try for the first time… Let’s see, I have a total of 30 Age of Steam expansions with 55 maps (make it 56 with the Rust Belt). I’ve played 20 different maps, so I only…
I visited my mom at Jyväskylä with Nooa. Thanks to Easter, we stayed for three days, which — of course! — presented us with more opportunities for games (two evenings and Nooa’s nap time on Saturday). That in mind, I brought some new games to try. Black Vienna was a major hit. It went down…
…quick San Juan, it was time for Wabash Cannonball. I played a bad, bad game, losing to both Hannu and Riku… I did beat the newbie in the table, but that’s not a major achievement. I blame Hannu, of course, whose whole purpose was to crush me down right away. Ok, so maybe I screwed…
Here’s something I wrote on Spielfrieks list in response to a discussion about inappropriate game themes. (See the start of the thread.) Daniel Karp wrote: The question is, are their subjects which are inappropriate for games under all circumstances? What does it mean if someone likes such a game, and does it matter for what…
…for the victory. It’s a fairly complicated game to figure out the feedback loop that provides most money (compared to say, St. Petersburg, where it’s very simple — and for the length, imagine if St. Pete took two hours or more!). The game looks like it would need some editing. Stefu particularly spent a lot…
…When all pawns have finished the course, scores are calculated and the player with the most points (or least negatives) wins. The best tiles (that is the wild cards, +7 and +8) start with guardians. Guardians are neutral pawns, which can be moved by any player, but only if they are with a player pawn….
Saturday was the first day of HelCon II. We got up early, packed the car and headed towards the location. Which was quite nice, really! For once the space was open and had windows and even the bathrooms were quite clean. Of course, there was the limitation that all gaming must end before the alarm…