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Gaming year 2005
Here’s my traditional year end review. However, I’ve worked the format a bit, hopefully so it’s more interesting for other people to read. I was inspired by Mark Johnson’s post back in 2004, so thanks to Mark! Here’s the deal: first I’ll list the 2005 publications I enjoyed. Then come older games I played for…
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New blogs
Check out Boardgamers’ Pastime, a fairly new blog from Mario Lanza. The entries so far look great and the Tikal logo is absolutely gorgeous. Also worth checking out is the latest project of mine, Best of Board Games, which aims to link to various interesting board game resources. It’s a bit of a work-in-progress at…
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The Gone Gaming Board Game Internet Awards
Here’s something you don’t see every day: a board game website award! The Gone Gaming Board Game Internet Awards is a bunch of awards for the best board game websites in different categories. Vote for Gameblog!
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Liberty
Another: Review of Liberty in Finnish. Liberty is a Columbia Games block war game about the American indepence war. With the help of French, the Americans try to fight the British for their freedom. The shot heard around the world and all that, you know. The mechanics of the game are similar to other Columbia…
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Victory & Honor
I wrote a review of VIctory & Honor in Finnish. Victory & Honor is a American Civil War -themed trick-taking game from Ty Douds and Jolly Roger. It’s for four players, and while it can be played individually, it’s probably best played as two pairs. That’s the way I’ve played it. It’s one of the…
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Games Saturday with Tommy, Stefu and Robert
Saturday was the big games day of the weekend, when Tommy and Stefu came all the way from Vantaa/Espoo and were joined by Robert of the local gamers. We started around noon and played almost 12 hours straight. It was pleasant, efficient and very entertaining. Here’s what we played: Flix Mix. I played this with…
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Tooor!
After playing the game yesterday, I wrote a review in Finnish of Maaali! aka Tooor!, also known as the new edition of Finale. Tooor! is a fairly simple football game. Each coach fields a team of 11 players. Each player has a value from one to five, depicting the skill and the strength of the…
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Memoir, football and Blue Moon
I wanted to try the Memoir ’44 expansions and invited Olli H. over to give them a go with me. Here’s what we played: We started with the Suomussalmi scenario from Eastern Front. It’s the only Winter War scenario and thus a must. It’s also quite an interesting one. Russians are holding the village of…
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Ta Yü rules
Since Ta Yü is generally available for a very cheap price (well, at least in Germany), I thought translating the rules might be a good idea. Thus, I present to you: Ta Yü rules in Finnish.
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Play-by-web Puerto Rico
I want to try the play-by-web Puerto Rico at PR-Game.com. The interface is, erhm, interesting, but I want to see how it turns out. I’m missing Puerto Rico action, so I thought that might be a good avenue. So, anyway, I started a game for four players. Hop in if you’re interested. Players of all…