I wrote a review of Top Speed (in Finnish). Here’s what I wrote in Boardgamegeek: Top Speed is a brilliant little game. It’s somewhat of a sequel to Staupe’s earlier Speed, which I haven’t played. Can’t say which one is faster, but at least Top Speed is really fast. The concept is simple. Players have…
I finally got around reading Lewis Pulsipher’s (designer of Britannia) article on changes in the boardgame hobby. It’s a good read and has some pretty good points, too. Many people who prefer complex games have moved to computer games is an obvious one in my opinion: I can’t see why I should waste time crunching…
I bought Villa Paletti, the 2002 Spiel des Jahres winner for few reasons. Biggest one is probably that I happened to see it at a department store when I was looking for a birthday gift for my girlfriend. I didn’t buy it right away, but went back the next day… Also, as it won the…
…box? The very compact box is full of components: there are 54 wooden blocks, a die and some white and yellow buttons called tumps. I can’t help but admire how neatly the box is packed with the components: there’s no extra air in the box. The components are neat, look nice in a very abstract…
…However, in this game it isn’t such a big deal anyway, just keep your money in a mixed heap and nobody can figure out how much you have. It was a good game, mostly because I won with a wide margin. Hannu was a complete newbie, though, but played a decent game. Petri likes to…
…Each turn you try to come up with the move that will bring you most points (and perhaps hinder your opponents). No long-term strategies needed! This will cause boredom and waiting with slow players, but usually finding the best (or at least a good) move is fairly simple. Of course the amount of players has…
…the Rings fan had a lot to do with that, of course. I had to translate the game in Finnish for him, but that was not a big deal, just couple of hours of work. It paid off, as my son loves the game. It has influenced him a lot – his own game ideas…
…think the strategies are a bit one-sided: most aristocrats usually wins. It’s a race to get most different aristocrats, and that’s getting a bit boring. Of course it’s not possible to forget buildings (and with in a difference of aristocrat or at most two, games are won or lost by the buildings), but still —…
This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Affiliate links are marked with a €. Here’s what I wrote about Flaschenteufel on Spielfrieks. It provoked a reply from Joe Huber, the author of the original Games Journal review. He told that the new edition changes aren’t just…