Posted on June 24, 2020
by whovian223
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Another week, another look at the BGG Top 100. I’m really loving the response to these posts. It really heartens me and makes me want to keep going (even though this is the first post since the last Top 100 post, which isn’t necessarily… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 100 – Played or Play? #40-31”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Adam Kwapiński, Adam Poots, Ameritrash, Awaken Realms, Blood Rage, Chris Cantrell, Civilization Building, CMON, Cole Wehrle, Corey Konieczka, Czech Games Edition, Daniele Tascini, Eric Lang, Fantasy Flight Games, Friedemann Friese, Jonathan Ying, Justin Kemppainen, Kingdom Death, Kingdom Death Monster, Leder Games, Matt Leacock, Mechs vs Minions, Miniatures, Nathan Tiras, Nemesis, Pandemic Legacy: Season 2, Power Grid, Prashant Saraswat, Rick Ernst, Rio Grande Games, Riot Games, Rob Daviau, Root, Simone Luciani, Star Wars: Imperial Assault, Stone Librande, Through the Ages, Tzolkin: the Mayan Calendar, Vlaada Chvátil
Posted on June 3, 2020
by whovian223
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It’s week 4 of my weekly look at the Boardgame Geek Top 100 games to see how many I’ve played and how many I even want to play. It’s a rather blah week, for a lot of reasons, but also just because there aren’t… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 100 – Played or Play? 70-61”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Action Selection, Adam Carlson, Alexander Pfister, Area Control, Bluffing, Board & Dice, Card Drafting, Chip Theory Games, CMON, Cooperative Games, Corey Konieczka, Crokinole, Daniele Tascini, Deckbuilders, Dexterity Games, Dice-rolling, Dominion, Dominion: Intrigue, Donald X. Vaccarino, Eagle-Gryphon Games, Eggertspiele, El Grande, Eldritch Horror, Eric Lang, Fantasy Flight Games, Josh J. Carlson, Lisboa, Miniatures, Mombasa, Nikki Valens, Richard Ulrich, Rio Grande Games, Rising Sun, Rondel Games, Teotihuacan, Too Many Bones, Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition, Vital Lacerda, Wolfgang Kramer, Worker Placement Games
Posted on April 9, 2020
by whovian223
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After yesterday’s Through the Ages app review (still on sale until April 10!), I thought I’d pass along a few other Steam sales that are going on for popular and excellent boardgame apps that you might want to try out since you’re as socially isolated… Continue Reading “Boardgame Apps – Steam Sales”
Category: Apps, Board Games, NewsTags: Ascension, Asmodee Digital, CMON, Czech Games Edition, Digidiced, Epic Card Game, Galaxy Trucker, Isle of Skye, Playdek, Sales, Scythe, Steam, Through the Ages, Twilight Struggle, White Wizard Games, Xenoshyft
Posted on March 28, 2019
by whovian223
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One of the popular games in the last couple of years has been Lorenzo Il Magnifico, a game about, well, an Italian guy named Lorenzo in Renaissance Italy. (Amazing how that works). The game, designed by Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, and Simone Luciani, came… Continue Reading “Lorenzo Il Magnifico Digital on Kickstarter Now”
Category: Apps, Board Games, News, OpinionTags: CMON, Cranio Creations, Flaminia Brasini, kickstarter, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Simone Luciani, Steam, Virginio Gigli
Posted on February 12, 2019
by whovian223
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We’ve now entered the Top 10 Zone (it’s nowhere near as scary as the Friend Zone) That’s right, the Top 10 Games I’ve Played of All Time (capitalization is very important here). These are some amazing games, and if you follow me on Twitter… Continue Reading “Top 25 Games Played of All Time (10-6)”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Asymmetric Games, Azul, CMON, Cole Wehrle, Czech Games Edition, Fryx Games, Gizmos, Jacob Fryxelius, Leder Games, Lunch Time Games, Michael Kiesling, Next Move Games, Phil Walker-Harding, Plan B Games, Prodigals Club, Root, Stronghold Games, Tableau-building, Terraforming Mars, Tile-Laying Games, Vladimír Suchý
Posted on October 1, 2018
by whovian223
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After an August that was gangbusters, September slowed down on the “New to Me” front, but I still did enough that I was able to keep my role as cult leader. There was no attempted insurrection this month, though that could have been because… Continue Reading “New to Me – September 2018”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Asymmetric Games, Benoit Turpin, Bezier Games, Blue Cocker Games, CMON, Cole Wehrle, Gizmos, Isaac Fryxelius, Jacob Fryxelius, Leder Games, Lunch Time Games, Phil Walker-Harding, Pick Up & Deliver, Roll and Write Games, Root, Root: Riverfolk expansion, Scott Caputo, Stronghold Games, Tableau-building, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars Prelude, Tile-Laying Games, Welcome To..., Whistle Stop
Posted on January 17, 2018
by whovian223
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(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”
Posted on January 10, 2018
by whovian223
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I managed to play 100 games in 2017. That’s a record for me, I think. Some were new to me (58 of them) while others were old favourites. Seven of my Top 10 games played were actually new to me, so they couldn’t have… Continue Reading “Top Games Played in 2017 – Honourable Mentions”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Alexander Pfister, Blue Orange Games, Bruno Cathala, CMON, Dr. Finn's Games, Eduardo Baraf, EmperorS4, Foxtrot Games, Great Western Trail, Hanamikoji, Herbaceous, J. Alex Kevern, Keith Matejka, Kota Nakayama, Modern Art, QueenDomino, Reiner Knizia, Renegade Games Studios, Steve Finn, Stronghold Games, Worlds Fair 1893
Posted on November 21, 2017
by whovian223
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I’m not a huge fan of auction games. I’m just not great at figuring out value for money and deciding when to stop bidding on something. Probably why I don’t do the family finances. For some reason, though, the first time I played Modern… Continue Reading “First Impressions – Modern Art”
Posted on October 7, 2017
by whovian223
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September was a good month for “new to me” games. It was a good month for gaming in general, but the new ones I got to play were a nice mix of old and new. Which illustrates exactly the point of my “new to… Continue Reading “New to Me – September 2017”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: A Study in Emerald, Bruce Allen, Chih-Fan Chen, CMON, Cooperative Games, Flip City, Greater Than Games, Hisashi Hayashi, Lunch Time Games, Martin Wallace, Modern Art, Okey Dokey, R. Eric Reuss, Reiner Knizia, Spirit Island, Tasty Minstrel Grames, Tobago, Treefrog Games, Zoch Zum Spielen
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