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Friday Night Shots – If You Aren’t Playing the Game to Win, Are You Playing the Game?
I mentioned last week that this Boardgame Geek thread about unpopular opinions was going to be a gold mine for Friday Night Shots posts. Lo and behold, here’s a second post! Games are games, with winners and losers. The cogent question this time around… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – If You Aren’t Playing the Game to Win, Are You Playing the Game?”
Friday Night Shots – Should Solo Games Exist?
Last week, I was reading a Boardgame Geek forum post that I thought would be a goldmine for some Friday Night Shots posts. And it is! The thread is entitled “Do you have an unpopular opinion that is TRULY unpopular?” As opposed to those… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Should Solo Games Exist?”
Friday Night Shots – Lifestyle Games
Lifestyle games What does that mean and are you into them? At Bottoscon (not just last weekend, but every time, along with Terminal City Tabletop Convention as well!), a dedicated group of gamers play nothing but 18XX games. (18XX games are train games where… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Lifestyle Games”
Friday Night Shots (Saturday Edition) – Long or Short Games at Cons?
It’s been almost a year since my last Friday Night Shots post (though yes, it is Saturday), but last weekend’s convention gave me a couple of ideas to explore. Though sadly the bar is closed, the whiskey does keep flowing! And producing boardgame thoughts… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots (Saturday Edition) – Long or Short Games at Cons?”
I’m Not Talking to You – Games Where You Can’t Communicate
Recently I was watching a boardgame Youtube video about the creator’s top 10 things that they don’t like in games (sorry, I don’t remember who it was or I would link to them). One of these “things he avoids” was “limited communication in games.”… Continue Reading “I’m Not Talking to You – Games Where You Can’t Communicate”
Bye Bye Dice Tower
It’s been a wild week, both in the world and in the boardgaming sphere. I don’t really comment too much on here about social issues, politics, etc, because this is kind of my safe space for getting away from all of that. However, I… Continue Reading “Bye Bye Dice Tower”
Doing “Unethical” Things in Games
Short post tonight because it’s the Monday before Christmas and I wasn’t going to post anything, until something on Boardgame Geek sparked a thought. Sam C on Boardgame Geek asked this question about Architects of the West Kingdom (a fantastic game, though one that’s… Continue Reading “Doing “Unethical” Things in Games”
How is This Acceptable?
(8/8/25 Edit Number 2: CGE has now put out a statement apologizing and pledging that all profits from the Harry Potter Codenames game will be donated to trans rights charities, in discussions with those most affected by Rowling’s evil. J from 3 Minute Boardgames… Continue Reading “How is This Acceptable?”
Games and My Mental Health
On my lunch break yesterday, I happened upon the latest Table Talk episode by Rodney Smith and the rest of the Watch it Played gang. This was posted 11 days ago. The video was asking the question “Are Board Games Good For Your Mental… Continue Reading “Games and My Mental Health”
Friday Night Shots – My Take on Game Storage Solutions
(Edit: 4/15/23) – I completely forgot one of my big annoyances regarding storage solutions: never being sure if the game’s going to get an expansion that makes the solution obsolete! Right now, my Dune Imperium box has a hodgepodge of baggies and stuff in… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – My Take on Game Storage Solutions”