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Friday Night Shots – Expansions Revisited
I know I’ve talked about expansions before on Friday Night Shots (both ones you won’t play again and whether or not you even like them to begin with), but a recent post on Boardgame Geek prompted another thought that I wanted to explore. Somebody… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Expansions Revisited”
Friday Night Shots – Hidden Information
The title of this post is obviously about hidden information in games and not hidden information about me, because I am an open book! Just…don’t open that door over there, please. And ignore the sounds coming from behind it. Thank you. Anyway, many games… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Hidden Information”
Friday Night Shots – Are We All Required to Like the Same Games?
Taking a break from the Boardgame Geek thread that has been inspiring these posts the last couple of weeks, because I saw something else that sparked a desire to rant a little bit. Not that these posts should be rants, but sometimes they might… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Are We All Required to Like the Same Games?”
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”