…make a wrong accusation and had to wait for the other guys to finish, just answering their questions. That was boring, but of course it was my own fault to be so stupid. It’s a fun game, and while I’m certainly not going to hunt down an expensive copy, I just might make one for…
I’m always trying to come up with new ideas to develop our gaming group. To help newcomers find their future favourite games, I’ve come up with this idea (actually, it’s stolen from someone on the Spielfrieks list) of gamer profiles and matching games to gamers. I’ve graded all the games on five categories: luck element,…
I’m planning to do an article, interviewing the members of the Finnish Game of the Year jury. I’ve already received their contact information, now I’m thinking about questions to ask. I’m hoping I’ll be able to send out the questions by e-mail today. Let’s see how it goes. It’d be interesting to know how they…
…is very boring, but if you don’t like that, just ask the questions. Questions tend to annoy me a bit and they do introduce quite a large random element in the game, as they range from very specific and hard to easy yes or no -guesses. As someone noted in one GeekList on party games,…
…losses much better now. He’s also pretty good in some games, like Gulo Gulo. So, I’m definitely looking forward to 2011. Most of this was written in 2010, so wherever I say “this year”, it means 2010. Good new games (2009-2010) Samarkand: Routes to Riches. Easily the best new game this year. I love it!…
…in certain combinations (fill a country or a pair of countries, have one office in every country outside Bavaria), building longer routes, placing as many offices as possible and having a good wagon (you get better wagons if you build consecutively longer routes). Game ends when someone plays their final office or gets a wagon…
This week’s game session started with Toledo, as I had just received a review copy of the game (it’s been published in Finnish by Lautapelit.fi). This Martin Wallace game is about the steel and swords of Toledo: players must collect materials, make swords and present them to the emperor. There’s a road, which the players…
…I played with three newbies and the result was rather clear: after four rounds my team won exactly 100-0 (I always play four rounds or 100 points, whichever comes first). It was fun to flick the discs, it’s been a while since I last played the game. It’s just too heavy to carry in a…
…single best game. My goal this year was to play 100 different games. The goal was passed easily. Thanks for Tommy and his Essen games and the flood of promo games I got in the year’s end. For too many games I feel I haven’t played them enough, which is a pity. But I’ll try…
…board home with me, because the finish wasn’t ready on the octagonal board (it hadn’t been waxed — there was a nice shine from the lacquer, but it was a bit sticky). So, now I have a Crokinole board. The other one I will sell so Ismo will get money for the materials (about 50-60…