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SHUX 2022 Retrospective
Posted on October 6, 2022 by whovian223
Last weekend, for the first time in almost three years, I actually went to a game convention. COVID really did put a damper on things. SHUX is the Shut Up & Sit Down gaming convention held at the Convention Centre in my home town… Continue Reading “SHUX 2022 Retrospective”
Category: Board Games, conventionsTags: 2-Player Games, Action Selection, Alderac, Alea, Andreas Schmidt, Ark Nova, Ben Eisner, Betting, Bezier Games, Blitzkrieg!, Capstone Games, Card Drafting, Card Games, Castles of Burgundy, Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition, Cédric Lefebvre, Christophe Raimbault, Colt Super Express, Cory Jones, Czech Games Edition, Deep Water Games, Devil Dice Games, Dominic Crapuchettes, Duel Games, Eggertspiele, Epic Spell Wars: Annihilageddon, Fantastic Factories, Finca, Gabriele Bubola, Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Games, John D Clair, Joseph Z Chen, Jump Drive, Justin D. Jacobson, Justin Faulkner, Kei Kajino, Ludonaute, Lunch Time Games, Mandoo Games, Mathias Wigge, Matt Dunn, Matt Hyra, Merchants of Dunhuang, Michael Kiesling, Muneyuki Yokouchi, Northstar Games, Oink Games, Oni Games, Paolo Mori, Prodigals Club, Programmed Movement, PSC Games, Ral zur Linde, Ravensburger, Ready Set Bet, Restoration Games, Rio Grande Games, Rob Daviau, Rondel Games, SCOUT, Set Collection Games, Space Base, Stefan Feld, Steve Ellis, Tile-Laying Games, Tom Lehmann, Trekking Through History, Underdog Games, Unmatched: Battle of Legends Volume 1, Vladimír Suchý, Wargames, Wits & Wagers: It's Vegas Baby, Wolfgang Sentker
Boardgame Geek Top 300 – Play or Played – #270-261
Posted on June 14, 2021 by whovian223
I know it’s been a while (my last post was May 28), but here were finally are with another entry in the COVID-long series of posts about games on Boardgame Geek and whether or not I’ve played them. Thankfully, it looks like the main… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 300 – Play or Played – #270-261”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Action Points, Andreas Schmidt, Area Movement, Bag Building, Christian Marcussen, Corey Konieczka, Dice-rolling, Don Eskridge, Eggertspiele, Fantasy Flight Games, Gabriele Mari, Gamelyn Games, Gianluca Santopietro, Glass Road, Heaven & Ale, Indie Boards & Cards, Kasper Aagaard, KLASK, Letters From Whitechapel, Lunch Time Games, Merchants & Marauders, Michael Kiesling, Mikkel Bertelsen, Northstar Games, Pick Up & Deliver, Rondel Games, Scott Almes, Social Deduction Games, Star Wars: Outer Rim, The Resistance, The Taverns of Tiefenthal, Tikal, Tile-Laying Games, Tiny Epic Galaxies, Tony Fanchi, Uwe Rosenberg, Wolfgang Kramer, Wolfgang Warsch, Worker Placement Games, Z-Man Games
New to Me – February 2019
Posted on March 6, 2019 by whovian223
February didn’t feel like it was going to be a good month for new to me games, mainly because I was horribly ill during one weekend and missed a game day. Thankfully, the other days had a good variety of new games as well… Continue Reading “New to Me – February 2019”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, Chad Jensen, Dice-rolling, First Class, GMT Games, Helmut Ohley, Hisashi Hayashi, John H. Butterfield, Lunch Time Games, Michael Kiesling, Next Move Games, Plan B Games, Space Games, SpaceCorp, Tasty Minstrel Grames, Tile-Laying Games, Welcome to Centerville, Yokohama, Zman Games
Top 25 Games Played of All Time (10-6)
Posted on February 12, 2019 by whovian223
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
New to Me – October 2018
Posted on November 1, 2018 by whovian223
Holy moley, true believers! October is usually a quiet month, but a gaming marathon at the beginning dumped five “new to me” games all in one day and it was only upwards from there! That was the exciting part of the month. I was… Continue Reading “New to Me – October 2018”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Alea, Alice Davis, Avalon Hill, Betrayal at Baldur's Gate, Board & Dice, Card Games, Chris Dupuis, Clank, Cooperative Games, Cryptozoic, Daily Magic Games, Daniele Tascini, David Turczi, DC Comics Deck-Building Game, Deckbuilders, Dice-rolling, Keith Matejka, Kitten Klash, Linko!, Lukas Zach, Lunch Time Games, Matt Jacobs, Michael Kiesling, Michael Palm, Mike Mearls, NSKN Games, Paul Dennen, Pegasus Spiele, Ravensburger, Renegade Games Studios, Roll Player, Rondel Games, Stefan Feld, Teotihuacan, The Dwarves, Thunderworks Games, Tile-Laying Games, Wolfgang Kramer
New to Me – March 2018
Posted on March 30, 2018 by whovian223
I’m tired. It’s been a busy month of playing new games! So I’ve definitely enjoyed it. But I’m tired. If I hadn’t been writing this post as I played the games, I’m not sure if it would have come out. This is a long one.… Continue Reading “New to Me – March 2018”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Adrian Adamescu, Alan R Moon, Alderac, Andrew Fischer, Arboretum, Corey Konieczka, Dan Cassar, Daryl Andrews, Days of Wonder, Eldritch Horror, Fallout, Fantasy Flight Games, FloodGate Games, Fox in the Forest, Foxtrot Games, Gamewright Games, Garphill Games, Go Nuts for Donuts, Iello Games, John D Clair, Joshua Buergel, Karsten Hartwig, Lucky Loop, Lunch Time Games, Mexica, Michael Kiesling, Michael Schacht, Nathan I Hajek, Nikki Valens, Queen Games, Raiders of the North Sea, Renegade Games Studios, Sagrada, Shem Phillips, Smile, Space Base, Ticket to Ride Old West, Wolfgang Kramer, Wolfgang Panning, Zachary Eagle, Zman Games
Review – Azul
Posted on January 26, 2018 by whovian223
(Edit: This is one of my Top 10 Games Played of all Time, as of February 2019 anyway. Check out the other games as well!) Don’t we all need a little colour in our lives? Something to make things brighter, lift our spirits? Did… Continue Reading “Review – Azul”
Category: Board Games, ReviewTags: Azul, Lunch Time Games, Michael Kiesling, Plan B Games, Tile-Laying Games
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