Category: Board 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Posted on November 12, 2023
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It’s time for another in a series of reviews of storage tray solutions from Rails on Boards/Cube4Me, as they endeavour to corner the market on these plastic trays. I even have a bunch of GMT counter trays that I haven’t used because of this!… Continue Reading “People Power – Storage Solution From Rails on Boards”
Posted on November 10, 2023
by whovian223
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Hey there! It’s been a while, I know. It seems like you were just in here last week! Take a seat at the bar and take a load off. I’ll get you anything you want. Let me turn down the jukebox. Who put MC… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Update & Upcoming Games”
Category: Board Games, Friday Night ShotsTags: Action Selection, Brotherwise Games, Contracts, Daily Magic Games, Empire's End, GMT Games, Guild Academies of Valeria, John D Clair, Mike Denson, No Thanks, Paul Hellyer, Prime Minister, Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria - Riftlands, Stan Kordonskiy, The Last Hundred Yards Volume IV: The Russian Front, Tile-Laying Games, Wargames
Posted on November 3, 2023
by whovian223
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Look at it out there! It’s dark and it’s only 5:00. But the bar is cozy, and it’s certainly airy with nobody but you in it. I hope you’re looking forward to a really nice weekend. I know I am! Have a seat and… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Con Anticipation”
Category: Board Games, Friday Night ShotsTags: Bottoscon, Caesar: Rome vs Gaul, Caylus, Commands & Colors: Medieval, Dominant Species, Dragonflight, Eldritch Horror, Last Hundred Yards Volume 2: Airborne Over Europe, Obsession, Star Wars: Rebellion, Versailles 1919