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A Gaming Life
Category: Board Games
Posts about board games
Is a Catch-Up Mechanism Required?
On Sunday, I was playing a game of Terraforming Mars (which I won!) and the scores were a bit spread out. I won with 73 points, and the last place player had 53 points. That player had been lagging behind most of the game,… Continue Reading “Is a Catch-Up Mechanism Required?”
How to Succeed at Boardgames…and Life
Boardgaming is a social activity. Whether you do it with friends or you do it with people you’ve just met, you are interacting with one or more people in an attempt to have fun and enjoy yourself. Like anything in life, there are rules… Continue Reading “How to Succeed at Boardgames…and Life”
App Review – Lotus
Sometimes you just need a little tranquility in your life. Your day at work was terrible. The kids are getting on your nerves. Zombies are rampaging down the street. You know, a typical Monday. On days like that, you need a game that’s peaceful,… Continue Reading “App Review – Lotus”
Oh no! There are women on the Dice Tower!
Batten down the hatches! Get ready to repel boarders! Long-time readers of this blog know that I’m a big fan of the Dice Tower. Back in April 2017, they reached the 500th episode of their podcast and in celebration, changes were made. At first,… Continue Reading “Oh no! There are women on the Dice Tower!”
Hating on HATE
(Editor’s Note: A previous version of this post said that HATE was designed by Eric Lang. Actually, the Kickstarter page says this: “Created by the same design team who brought you the Zombicide series, under the supervision of Eric Lang…”. I regret the error and… Continue Reading “Hating on HATE”
App Review – Patchwork
Patchwork is a game of grid-management, putting puzzle pieces into your grid in a much more efficient way than your opponent. That’s basically what it breaks down to. Since I am not the most spatially aware person around (I once tried to push a… Continue Reading “App Review – Patchwork”
Top 10 Games Played in 2017 (5-1)
Thankfully this post isn’t coming to you really late, like in mid-February. That would be a bit stale, wouldn’t it? I wanted to get this posted last week, but a bad cold did me in. Yes, Gollum, I agree. I know you’ve been waiting… Continue Reading “Top 10 Games Played in 2017 (5-1)”
New to Me – December 2017
Posting this in between the two posts for top games played in 2017 because, well, reasons that will become apparent when the 2nd post comes out later this week. It was a lean month for “new to me” games in December, but it was… Continue Reading “New to Me – December 2017”
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