Posted on December 6, 2024
by whovian223
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At last, almost a week late, one of the probably longest posts I’ve written, because there are so many freakin’ games on it! Yes, this is the list of the eleven (!) new to me games I played in November 2024. December is not… Continue Reading “New to Me – November 2024”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 11 Nimmt!, Alexander Pfister, Amigo Spiel, Azul: Queen's Garden, Bang: the Dice Game, Ben Rosset, Bezier Games, Brew Crafters, Daniel Byrne, Deckbuilders, Dice Hate Me Games, Dice-rolling, Economic Games, Eggertspiele, Gamewright Games, Great Western Trail: New Zealand, Hidden Roles, Jonathan Cox, José Gerardo Guerrero, Kevin Peláez, Little Dog Games, Lukas Zach, Lunch Time Games, MESA Boardgames, Michael Kiesling, Michael Palm, Modiphius Entertainment, Next Move Games, Panamax, Push Your Luck Games, Qwixx, Rebel Princess, Rondel Games, Spring Cleaning, Star Trek: Lower Decks - Buffer Time: The Card Game, Steffen Benndorf, Tile-Laying Games, Tirso Virgós, Trick-taking games, Wolfgang Kramer
Posted on November 15, 2024
by whovian223
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Once again in November I was able to attend Bottoscon, the largest wargaming convention in the Pacific Northwest. This year, they managed to get over 150 attendees, which is amazing considering that when they began 18 years ago, they had 32 attendees. The convention… Continue Reading “Bottoscon 2024 Retrospective”
Category: Board Games, conventionsTags: 11 Nimmt!, 6 Nimmt!, Action Selection, Alderac, Amigo Spiel, Avalon Hill, Azul: Queen's Garden, Bang: the Dice Game, Bottoscon, Brew Crafters, Can't Stop, Card Games, Card-Shedding Games, Cover Your A$$ets, Devir, Dice Hate Me Games, Dice Placement, Dice-rolling, DV Games, Eagle-Gryphon Games, Economic Games, Ecos: First Continent, Fantastic Factories, Fryx Games, Gamewright Games, Grandpa Beck's, Let's Go to Japan, Lunch Time Games, Merchant of Venus, MESA Boardgames, Metafactory Games, Modiphius Entertainment, Next Move Games, Oink Games, Panamax, Pick Up & Deliver, Push Your Luck Games, Qwixx, Rio Grande Games, Rock Hard 1977, Roll for the Galaxy, Schadenfreude, SCOUT, Star Trek: Lower Decks - Buffer Time: The Card Game, Stronghold Games, Studio Turbine, Take-That games, Terraforming Mars, The White Castle, Tile-Laying Games, Trick-taking games, Worker Placement Games
Posted on November 30, 2023
by whovian223
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With a convention coming in November, I had a feeling that this New to Me games list would get pretty hefty. Little did I know how hefty it would get! This was a big month for new to me games. Even better, many of… Continue Reading “New to Me – November 2023”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 2-Player Games, 999 Games, Action Selection, Amigo Spiel, Brotherwise Games, Caesar: Rome vs Gaul, Century: a New World, Codenames: Deep Undercover, Czech Games Edition, Devir, Dice Drafting, Emerson Matsuuchi, Empire's End, Fréderic Moyersoen, GMT Games, Hellapagos, Isra C, John D Clair, Last Hundred Yards Volume 2: Airborne Over Europe, Laurence Gamelin, Lunch Time Games, Mark Simonitch, Mike Denson, Party Games, Philippe Gamelin, Plan B Games, Saboteur: the Dark Cave, Shei S, Team Games, The White Castle, Vlaada Chvátil, Wargames, Worker Placement Games
Posted on July 1, 2023
by whovian223
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(This was supposed to go out last night, but instead it’s going out tonight. Pretend it’s still Friday, ok?) It’s another Friday, and it’s vacation time! Yes, I am off of work for an entire month, not returning until July 31. But since it… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Game Length”
Category: Board Games, Friday Night ShotsTags: Alderac, Almoravid, Amigo Spiel, Architects of the West Kingdom, Bottoscon, Combat Commander, Commands & Colors: Medieval, Fantasy Flight Games, Garphill Games, GMT Games, Here I Stand, Lunch Time Games, No Thanks, Players' Aid, Space Base, Twilight Imperium : 4th Edition, Wargames
Posted on May 26, 2023
by whovian223
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It’s Friday night! You know what time it is, then. Pull up a stool and listen to the music for a bit. Given my post last week about games and my mental health, I was just curious what your thoughts were on this topic.… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – What’s Your Go-To Game When You’re Down?”
Posted on December 6, 2022
by whovian223
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November was an interesting month for boardgaming. I went to my second convention this year, a relatively small (compared to SHUX, anyway!) local wargaming convention where I was finally able to get a bit of wargaming done! Considering how many wargames I now have,… Continue Reading “New to Me – November 2022”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Adam Rebottaro, Almoravid, Amigo Spiel, Arcana Rising, Ben Rosset, Between Two Cities, Block Wargames, Caesar's Empire, Card Games, Christopher Badell, Commands & Colors: Medieval, Cooperative Games, David Thompson, Deduction, Dice-rolling, Drafting Games, Engine-building, Excape, FloodGate Games, GMT Games, Greater Than Games, Grey Fox Games, Holy Grail Games, Kevin Hamano, Kites, Levy & Campaign Series, Lunch Time Games, Matthew O'Malley, Matthieu Podevin, No Mercy, Pixie Games, Push Your Luck Games, Rapido, Real-Time Games, Rebellion Unplugged, Reiner Knizia, Richard Borg, Roger Tankersley, Route-building, Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition, Sniper Elite: the Board Game, Stonemaier Games, Tim Armstrong, Volko Ruhnke, Wargames
Posted on August 4, 2017
by whovian223
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There’s something to be said for a really good filler game, one that can be really short or longer if you have the time, but it doesn’t take much energy or too much thought. There’s also something to be said for a good dice… Continue Reading “Review – Würfel Bohnanza”