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Catan card game
I got Settlers of Catan Card Game, so of course I had to try it. Nestori agreed to test it out with me and off we went to Catan. The card game is a two-player version of the board game, necessary because trading really doesn’t work with two. As a consequence, there’s little player-to-player trading…
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Pimp: The Backhanding
As I said earlier, I had the unfortunate opportunity to play Pimp: The Backhanding. Had I known what it was all about, I might’ve passed it, as I didn’t quite enjoy it. As a game, Pimp’s virtues are limited. I think it’s fairly typical take that -game. Nothing spectacular here; it’s not the worst game…
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Lahti board game weekend 2005
Once again I ventured to Lahti and Peter Munter’s board game weekend. After all, I had to go and rescue my sleeping bag I had forgotten there last time. For the record, it didn’t survive: Munter’s dog (a huge Great Dane, and I’m not talking about Mik Svellov now) had eaten it’s storage bag. Munter,…
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The Games Journal
Another issue of The Games Journal is out. Stefu’s puzzle from last issue was actually the most popular one in the Games Journal’s history! This time there’s an interesting puzzle, too: it requires matching components from the same game. I got nine without looking at the Geek, so it’s a pretty tough one.
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Kneedeep in Dead
I attempted the first Doom scenario against Johanna’s invaders. I got killed in a horrible way, after reaching the red key. Too bad, but it was still quite fun. I know I played pretty bad, forgetting damage bonuses and slowing down too much (should’ve run through the place much faster), but then again, I don’t…
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Fifth Avenue
I got some extra time, so as a result, you’ll get another review on the Finnish site: Fifth Avenue.´ I haven’t played Fifth Avenue much, but I think I have it pretty well nailed down. It’s certainly not bad as some have claimed — there are interesting decisions and good tension. However, for various reasons…
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Niagara
Next up in my Finnish review site: Niagara. While Zoch is well-known for games with good presentation, Niagara is an extremely pretty game. From the first pictures I saw from the Essen fair 2004 I knew I had to see this game in action. I was not disappointed: the clever board (go see the pictures…
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Verflixxt, Amazing Labyrinth
I came across two new games I haven’t heard about yet. Verflixxt is a new game from Kramer and Kiesling, but far from their earlier work together. The board of this roll and move game is made of cards with number values from -10 to +10. The last piece to leave each card (each player…
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Monumento, High Society
Monumento was the last game I reviewed on the old site and High Society is the first one on the new. Monumento (or Make’n’Break) is a very simple dexterity game. The player in turn takes ten large colourful wooden blocks and a deck of cards. When the timer is started, he or she turns up…
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Lautapelaaja.net is open
I’ve been thinking about getting a domain for my board game site for a while now. Now, I’ve went and done it: Lautapelaaja.net (“lautapelaaja” is Finnish for “board gamer”) is open. The old page is gone, but the links aren’t dead — they redirect to the new site. If you’re linking to my site, please…