A Gaming Life
We’ve come a long way in this hobby (especially wargames, since that’s what I used to play in my youth) since the days where there were very few games coming out each year so everybody who was interested in gaming actually was playing those… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – How Do You Learn a Game?”
It’s Friday and the vodka is flowing yet again. What does that mean? That my liver will be complaining for a while? That is true, but it also means it’s time for another edition of Friday Night Shots! I wasn’t actually sure what I… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Are Boardgame Playthroughs Boring? Or Awesome?”
One of the things about us gamers are that, yes I know it may sound strange to you, we all like to buy games. Some much more than others! But even those who are successful in curbing their game buying (or acquiring them in… Continue Reading “Deciding on Buying a Game – Crystal Palace”
Ok, it’s Friday night and I’ve had a bit to drink, so I thought I would opine on something that I’ve seen over the last couple of days (hopefully in a non-offensive manner). I watched the Dice Tower “Testing Tuesday” playthrough of Abomination: The Heir… Continue Reading “Preview Playthroughs Harming a Game?”
Today is the one-year anniversary of my first post here at Dude, Take Your Turn. It’s been really fulfilling talking about one of my biggest (not involving people) loves: board games. Bringing content to you and meeting some really awesome people. I’m proud of… Continue Reading “One Year Blogging & Many People Met”
(Edit: 3/15/19) – Since this article posted, there have been a lot of changes with Heavy Cardboard. Amanda and Edward are divorced and have moved all the way across the country to separate areas. Edward’s in the Boston area and doing the show solo… Continue Reading “Heavy Cardboard – For Those Gamers of the Heavier Persuasion”
Among the boardgame community, there are quite a few people who will generally only play new games that have just come out. They must have as much of the new “hotness” as possible, even though they’ve been raving so much about the new game… Continue Reading “Cult of the New to Me”