Helcon 2006 was a blast, and the most successful event of the Board Game Society history with almost 100 participants. I was there for the Saturday (limitation caused by being a parent; unfortunate for the gaming, but rewarding in other ways). I didn’t play that many games, but as you will see, sometimes (well, often)…
I’m closing the poll now as there haven’t been any votes during the last few days. Here are the results: Option Fr. Pr. No 2 11 % No opinion 6 32 % Yes 8 42 % Yes, me! 3 16 % Total 19 100 % It turns out that second author would be a welcome improvement for this…
…or maybe even better. Ari joined at then and we played Huutopussi or Auction Marjapussi. Marjapussi (“berrybag, but it’s probably twisted form of “marriage”) is a trick-taking game, which is part of the Marriage group of Ace-Ten -games, which in turn are point-trick games. You’re still with me? This means: certain cards are worth points,…
…a lot this time, the decisions are interesting. I complained when we started how seeing my initial hand meant nothing for me, but I think I’m getting closer understanding the game. I might even learn to like it; I certainly won’t oppose a game of it anymore. I want to play more! How bizarre is…
…a three-player game of Preußische Ostbahn — I might’ve preferred playing something I haven’t yet tried, but I can’t complain, Ostbahn is such a great game. So it was this time, too. One of the players complained about not getting turns — and ended up winning the game, of course. Another player was badly left…