Posted on June 2, 2025
by whovian223
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May was a very good month for new to me games. I got one of my new games to the table, played a couple that I’ve been dying to play for a while now, and was introduced to a few that I didn’t even… Continue Reading “New to Me – May 2025”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Action Selection, Cocktail Games, Cole Wehrle, Deckbuilders, Devir, Dire Wolf Digital, Drafting Games, Dune Imperium: Uprising, Ferran Renalias, Fishing, Friedemann Friese, Gerard Ascensi, Ion Game Design, Jo Kelly, Lacrimosa, Middle Ages, Molly House, Nana, Oliver Kiley, Paul Dennen, Pax Illuminaten, Rio Grande Games, Set Collection Games, Tile-Laying Games, Trick-taking games, Trio, Wehrlegig Games, Worker Placement Games, 宮野 華也 (Kaya Miyano)
Posted on March 1, 2024
by whovian223
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Two Fridays in a row! Welcome back to the bar. I hope you’re enjoying the excessively wet evening out there. Why not cozy up to the bar, get some heat going, along with a drink of some sort, and just have a chat? I… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – 5 Player Games”
Category: Board Games, Friday Night ShotsTags: 1960: The Making of a President, Arcana Rising, Daily Magic Games, GMT Games, Grey Fox Games, Hansa Teutonica, Ion Game Design, Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, Stationfall, Z-Man Games
Posted on February 23, 2024
by whovian223
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Welcome back to our usual Friday! Sorry for last weekend’s abnormal post. We’re getting back to the swing of things here at Dude Central, with a visit to the bar on Friday night! Ok, I still haven’t done the “New to Me” post yet,… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Player Count”
Category: Board Games, Friday Night ShotsTags: 7 Wonders, Compass Games, Garphill Games, GMT Games, Ion Game Design, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Repos Games, Stationfall, Time of Crisis, Western Front Ace
Posted on April 28, 2023
by whovian223
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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?”
Category: Board Games, Friday Night ShotsTags: Garphill Games, GMT Games, Heavy Cardboard, Ion Game Design, Renegade Games Studios, Rodney Smith, Skies Above Britain, Stationfall, Watch It Played, Wayfarers of the South Tigris
Posted on April 3, 2023
by whovian223
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March was a good month for gaming, with a convention and numerous lunch time plays at work as well as some hefty Sunday game days as well. As noted in my March gaming post, I played 21 games! Seven of them were even new… Continue Reading “New to Me – March 2023”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Aces of Valor, Action Selection, Alderac, Bot Factory, Card Games, Czech Games Edition, David Thompson, Dice Placement, Eagle-Gryphon Games, Earth, Erik von Rossing, Garphill Games, Hidden Roles, Inside Up Games, Ion Game Design, João Quintela Martins, Legion Wargames, Lunch Time Games, Matt Eklund, Maxime Tardif, Peter B. Hoffgaard, Renegade Games Studios, Shem Phillips, SJ MacDonald, Solo Games, Starship Captains, Stationfall, Tableau-building, Trevor Benjamin, Vital Lacerda, War Chest, Wayfarers of the South Tigris, World War I Games