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  • Flaschenteufel

    I wrote a review of Flaschenteufel. It’s in Finnish, as usual. To sum it up: I gave Flaschenteufel five stars out of five. I think it’s one of the very best card games around. It’s good for gamers and non-gamers — both groups will probably enjoy the strong and exciting theme. Gamers will appreciate the…

  • Café Games: Go, Flaschenteufel, Sticheln

    February started with a game of Go against Juho. 19×19, I played white and gave one stone handicap. It was over fairly quick; Juho resigned after my trick plays broke his defense and a large group of my stones (over 20) that began with no life suddenly got very secure life. It would’ve been fairly…

  • Bit more Anathema

    We had some trouble getting to sleep last night, so instead of trying to sleep desperately, we made some late-night food and played two rounds of Anathema. The game certainly works with two players. However, it feels a bit lucky — after all, many times the results depend on who plays a card first (say,…

  • Gang of Four

    I wrote a review of Gang of Four. It’s in Finnish, as usual. Gang of Four was published around ten years ago for the first time. Now Days of Wonder has published a new edition of the game. The game is designed by a designer Lee Yih from Hong Kong, but it has it’s roots…

  • Gang of Four and Choh Dai Di

    Gang of Four claims to be the number one card game in Asia. Well, that might or might not be the case, but it’s origins do lie in the Oriental game Choh Dai Di, which is played on a regular deck. I think Gang of Four is a good version of Choh Dai Di, because…

  • Gang of Four

    I tried Gang of Four today, at the game web site. It was pretty fun and as with Queen’s Necklace the system worked well. The game was pretty much as I expected: an easier version of Tichu. The problems are pretty much the same, how to empty your hand as fast as possible being the…

  • Flaschenteufel

    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 cosmetic…

  • Top Speed

    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…

  • Anathema

    Check out Anathema, a Casino variant from APE Games. The card art is probably the best I’ve ever seen. But that’s no wonder, as it’s all done by Drew Tucker, who is one of the best artists I know. Check out his Magic card art, for example. There’s also a competition on the APE Games…

  • Balloon Cup

    I’ve written a review of Balloon Cup — in Finnish, of course. I grabbed the opportunity to get the game for free (well, not for free, but as a payment; anyway I didn’t have to spend any of my precious money to buy it), because I had heard so much good about it. It wasn’t…