Category: Board Games
Posted on December 8, 2023
by whovian223
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It’s been a week since my last post. And wow, what a week. Ok, it wasn’t that bad, but I just needed a bit of a recharge and decided not to think too much about writing this week. More stuff coming next week, definitely.… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Drafting Games”
Category: Board Games, Friday Night ShotsTags: 2-Player Games, 7 Wonders, 7 Wonders Duel, Ankama Games, Ark Nova, Artipia Games, Ascension, Capstone Games, Card Drafting, Castles of Burgundy, Czech Games Edition, Drafting Games, Draftosaurus, Dune Imperium, Fields of Green, Lunch Time Games, Mandoo Games, Ravensburger, Repos Games, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization, Vale of Eternity
Posted on December 1, 2023
by whovian223
8 Comments
It’s another week, and another week toward Christmas. Time is really flying to the end of the year. So I appreciate you spending a little time with me at the bar! I guess we all need a break from all of that Christmas shopping.… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Nature-Themed Games”
Posted on November 30, 2023
by whovian223
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With a convention coming in November, I had a feeling that this New to Me games list would get pretty hefty. Little did I know how hefty it would get! This was a big month for new to me games. Even better, many of… Continue Reading “New to Me – November 2023”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 2-Player Games, 999 Games, Action Selection, Amigo Spiel, Brotherwise Games, Caesar: Rome vs Gaul, Century: a New World, Codenames: Deep Undercover, Czech Games Edition, Devir, Dice Drafting, Emerson Matsuuchi, Empire's End, Fréderic Moyersoen, GMT Games, Hellapagos, Isra C, John D Clair, Last Hundred Yards Volume 2: Airborne Over Europe, Laurence Gamelin, Lunch Time Games, Mark Simonitch, Mike Denson, Party Games, Philippe Gamelin, Plan B Games, Saboteur: the Dark Cave, Shei S, Team Games, The White Castle, Vlaada Chvátil, Wargames, Worker Placement Games
Posted on November 28, 2023
by whovian223
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With a convention at the beginning of the month, it was a no-brainer that November would be a bigger gaming month than October had been. However, after working remotely for most of the month (so no lunch-time games, since I’m usually doing stuff around… Continue Reading “November 2023 Gaming”
Category: Board Games, PersonalTags: Ark Nova, Capstone Games, Combat Commander, Contracts, Cooperative Games, Daily Magic Games, Dice Drafting, Dominant Species, Flash Point, GMT Games, Indie Boards & Cards, Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, Wargames
Posted on November 24, 2023
by whovian223
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It’s another Friday night and you’ve chosen to spend a few minutes with me. I love that! Thank you. Ok, it could be Saturday morning when you’re reading this, or it could be December 22, 2025. Who knows? Pull up a chair in front… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – How Much Luck is Too Much Luck?”
Posted on November 22, 2023
by whovian223
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A brand new GMT game and I already have a storage solution with Cube4Me trays set up! Yep, that’s what I’m saying. Prime Minister is a game I just picked up from the P500 list from GMT. And I managed to pick it up… Continue Reading “Prime Minister – Storage Solution With Rails on Boards”
Posted on November 20, 2023
by whovian223
16 Comments
Welcome to another tale of warfare and adventure on the Combat Commander ladder, which affords me the opportunity to play one of my favourite games with a bunch of really cool people. The ladder is run by the ineffable Patrick Pence, he of Patrick’s… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 44 – Stalingrad of the North”
Posted on November 17, 2023
by whovian223
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It’s another clear, and cold, Friday night, but it’s warm here in the bar, isn’t it? I think I turned up the heat. Or maybe I just have a bad fever. Either way, have a seat and let me get you your favourite libation!… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Playing with Non-Gamers?”
Category: Board Games, Friday Night ShotsTags: Architects of the West Kingdom, Arkham Horror: the Card Game, Brass: Birmingham, Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition, Diamonds, Flash Point, Food Chain Magnate, Imhotep, Marvel Legendary, Schadenfreude, Ticket to Ride, Twilight Imperium : 4th Edition, Uno
Posted on November 16, 2023
by whovian223
3 Comments
One game mechanism I really like is dice rolling and engine building (ok, that’s two mechanisms). Who doesn’t like chucking a bunch of dice? Ok, Len in the back, maybe. But otherwise, who doesn’t? Fantastic Factories doesn’t let you chuck a ton of dice,… Continue Reading “Review – Fantastic Factories”
Posted on November 14, 2023
by whovian223
18 Comments
This post has been a long time coming, mainly due to exhaustion on my part. A four-day con is a long con, especially when you are playing a lot of longer games. All of that would be fine, except then I started work on… Continue Reading “Bottoscon 2023 Retrospective”
Category: Board Games, conventionsTags: Ark Nova, Bottoscon, Caesar: Rome vs Gaul, Codenames: Deep Undercover, Dominant Species, Flash Point, Hellapagos, Here I Stand, Last Hundred Yards Volume 2: Airborne Over Europe, Merchant of Venus, Saboteur: the Dark Cave, Starship Captains, TEN, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars: the Dice Game