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Indonesia session
…in my first game at Helcon: lack of companies to operate. I did well in mergers, selling my companies for good money, mostly, but I failed to own a real moneymaker. At the same time Ilari and Olli operated competing rubber companies which both made some good money and Manu had both a firm grip…
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Costikyan on Chess
Something quick before I start on the HelCon session reports: Greg Costikyan has written an excellent article on Chess and game design. All I can say is read it — it’s worth the while….
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German Boardgame Geek Test
…35.46%, which means I’m not hopelessly geek yet. I obviously have to improve my score. Also, I have a new toy, a digital camera. So, expect game pictures sooner or later! I’ve set up a photo gallery script at my web site, so you’ll be able to see, for example, the HelCon pictures next week….
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Uwe Rosenberg farming games
…The Bible in Finnish, and this follow-up was named after the Kaurismäki movie of the same name. How very Finnish! In Helcon 2008, I tried Le Havre (the relevant blog post). I liked the game a lot but also thought it was too long. That’s still the only time I’ve played Le Havre (I may…
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Afternoon of games
I had some friends over for games. First one to arrive was Antti, another Tampere gamer who I had met in Helsinki, actually — he came to HelCon. We started the festivities with a quick match of Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation. It was a smooth victory for me. Quick exchange of units left…
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Villa Paletti
I happened to run into Villa Paletti when I was shopping some birthday gifts for my girlfriend. I resisted the temptation until the next day, when I went and bought it. I was finally able to play it for real in the HelCon. We played some two-player games with Tommy on the day before, but…
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Nile and Tzaar
…with more players. Three should be fine, maybe four as well, but I guess five will be a bit too much — I’m not sure I want to spend more than 20 minutes with Nile. Tzaar almost counts as a new game — I’ve played it once in Helcon 2008 — now we played five…
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Independence Day games
…a safe lead. As I had had my choice (four of them, actually), I let the guys choose what to play. Robert wanted to play Tigris & Euphrates, which was fine for me and Olli. Last time I played (at HelCon), the game ended 6-5-5-5. This time the scores were 19-13-9 — but we had…
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Board game club: Steel Driver, Torres
…order, so it was time to get Steel Driver on the table again. Last time I played Steel Driver was in Helcon. Again we had five players. The game is quite easy to teach, which is nice. We also played fast, finishing the game in just 60 minutes. It was a good game, with players…