Category: Board Games
Posted on November 2, 2021
by whovian223
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(Edit: 4/26/22) – The Kickstarter’s live! Go here to back it. If you’ve been following this blog for any amount of time, you know how much I love Garphill Games and their trilogies. Architects of the West Kingdom is one of my favourite games… Continue Reading “Garphill Games Announces the “South” Trilogy of Upcoming Games”
Posted on November 1, 2021
by whovian223
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Now this is more like it. October was a great month for gaming, with me playing 19 different games in the month. This included six new to me games and two new to me expansions! What a cornucopia of games! Well, those aren’t games,… Continue Reading “New to Me – October 2021”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Alderac, Anno 1800, Ben Pinchback, Ben Rosset, Card Games, David Turczi, Deckbuilders, Deduction, Ecos: First Continent, Ecos: New Horizon, Elizabeth Hargrave, Expansions, Foxtrot Games, Gary Arant, GMT Games, Grid Movement, Imperium: Classics, Jared Saramago, Jason Zila, Jerry White, John D Clair, Justin Gary, Kosmos, Lunch Time Games, Mariposas, Mark Aasted, Martin Wallace, Mataio Wilson, Matt Riddle, Matthew O'Malley, Nigel Buckle, Osprey Games, Renegade Games Studios, Resource Management, Ryan Sutherland, Set Collection Games, Shards of Infinity, Shards of Infinity: Into the Horizon, Storm Above the Reich, Subastral, The Search for Planet X, Tile-Laying Games, Wargames
Posted on October 29, 2021
by whovian223
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I’ve playing a ton of the Shards of Infinity app and I finally played the card game last year at Dice Tower West. I liked it so much that I bought it during the pandemic lockdown for me and the wife to play. It… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Shards of Infinity: Into the Horizon”
Category: Board Games, ReviewTags: Card Games, Deckbuilders, Gary Arant, Jared Saramago, Jason Zila, Justin Gary, Lunch Time Games, Mataio Wilson, Ryan Sutherland, Shards of Infinity, Shards of Infinity: Into the Horizon, Shards of Infinity: Relics of the Future, Stone Blade Entertainment, Ultra Pro
Posted on October 26, 2021
by whovian223
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I’m now 5 months in to my time with the Combat Commander ladder run by the ever-wonderful Patrick Pence (he of Patrick’s Tactics & Tutorials on Youtube) and it’s going great. It’s tons of fun and I’m actually doing well! (Ok, I’m actually 6… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario M6 – Breakout”
Posted on October 25, 2021
by whovian223
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It’s been since June that one of my favourite blogs, the Players’ Aid, has had a post about the monthly GMT Games update. I’ve missed it (along with all of their other posts). Life happens, I know. Both Grant and Alexander have been extremely… Continue Reading “October 2021 Monthly Update from GMT Games”
Category: Board Games, GMT Update, NewsTags: 2-Player Games, A Gest of Robin Hood, Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea, Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East, Atlantic Chase, Baltic Empires, Bear Trap, Caesar: Rome vs Gaul, CDG Solo System, Charioteer, Chariots of Fire, Combat Commander, Combat Commander: Europe, Combat Commander: Mediterranean, Combat Commander: Resistance, Commands & Colors: Ancients, Flashpoint South China Sea, GMT Games, In the Shadows, Matt Calkins, Mystery Wizard, Players' Aid, Rebel Fury, Red Flag Over Paris, Skies Above Britain, Skies Above the Reich, The Barracks Emperors, The Bell of Treason, The Last Hundred Yards, The Last Hundred Yards Volume 3: The Solomon Islands, The Last Hundred Yards Volume IV: The Russian Front, Thunder Alley, Thunder Alley Crew Chief, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea
Posted on October 22, 2021
by whovian223
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I love science. I love science even more when it’s in the name of a boardgame that’s talking about science. That’s why I really like Evolution. But wait, this isn’t about Evolution! Though it does have a pretty kick-ass app. No, this review is… Continue Reading “App Review – Oceans”
Category: Apps, Board Games, ReviewTags: Android, Apps, Ben Goldman, Brian O'Neill, Card Games, Dominic Crapuchettes, Evolution, ios, Nick Bentley, North Star Games, Oceans
Posted on October 18, 2021
by whovian223
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It’s time for another exciting (well, I think so) After Action Report for the Staffel Roy (a Luftwaffe squadron) as it tries to defend the Reich from American bombing. The first two missions can be found here, and that’s also where I explain how… Continue Reading “Storm Above the Reich – After Action Report – Mission #3”
Posted on October 15, 2021
by whovian223
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Originally posted on The Boardgames Chronicle:
Incredible! We did it – we played with Dave the whole Combat Commander Europe Base Game in slightly over 8 months! This was asynchronous gaming, using the Discord for file exchange and interruptions as well as VASSAL to…
Posted on October 14, 2021
by whovian223
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I have always loved The Networks, ever since the beginning. It was one of my first Kickstarter games and it’s solidly in my Top 10 games of all time. So when I heard that a 2-player version of the game, The Rival Networks, was… Continue Reading “Review – The Rival Networks”
Posted on October 12, 2021
by whovian223
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Storm Above the Reich is a solo game (it can be played 2-players cooperatively, but why would you?) where you are leading a squadron of German Luftwaffe fighters against B-24 bombers who are attempting to bomb their targets. In the 1943 seasons, this is… Continue Reading “Storm Above the Reich – After Action Report – Missions #1 & #2”