Posted on September 11, 2026
by whovian223
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Last week, I talked about people intentionally breaking a game by doing something that doesn’t change the game state. In the post, I referenced everybody in a game of Terraforming Mars just passing as their first action, which doesn’t do anything to make the… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – The Art of the Pass”
Category: Board Games, Friday Night ShotsTags: Alderac, Concordia, Cranio Creations, Czech Games Edition, Devir, Fryx Games, Garphill Games, Grand Austria Hotel, Into the Machine, Inventors of the South Tigris, Lookout Games, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Rio Grande Games, SETI, Stonemaier Games, Stronghold Games, Tapestry, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars: the Dice Game, The White Castle, Wayfarers of the South Tigris
Posted on September 8, 2026
by whovian223
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After last month where I said that my “new to me games” list was slacking off a bit in 2026, August managed to bring six new games to the table! That still only puts me at 46 new games where last year was 84.… Continue Reading “New to Me – August 2026”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Action Selection, Alderac, Area Majority, Blue Orange Games, Dark Pact, Deckbuilders, Deduction, Dimitri Perrier, Explor8, Federation, Got Five!, Hanami, Into the Machine, Kasper Lapp, Keymaster Games, Kosmos, Lunch Time Games, Matthieu Verdier, Racing Game, Reiner Knizia, The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth, Thomas Sing, Tom Lehmann, Trick or Treat Studios, Trick-taking games, Yoann Levet
Posted on September 7, 2026
by whovian223
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There’s something to be said for a game where you’re not chasing the usual points to win the game. Where you’re just doing something and hoping you’ll win the game. Of course, a good game won’t have you hoping. It will instead let you… Continue Reading “Racing Robots – Into the Machine Review”