Posted on January 1, 2023
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It’s the new year and welcome to 2023! As has been my tradition for the past 3 years, here is my annual post about the year that was, 2022 in this case. Unlike last year, where I talked about how 2021 really should be… Continue Reading “Blog in Review – 2022”
Category: Blogging, Board Games, PersonalTags: Alderac, Ark Nova, Bayonets & Tomahawks, Boardgame Arena, Boardgames Chronicle, Capstone Games, Cat Lady, Combat Commander: Europe, GMT Games, Jump Drive, Marvel Legendary, Monster Couch, Rio Grande Games, Space Base, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Wingspan
Posted on October 6, 2022
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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
Posted on February 24, 2022
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Sorry for the long delay on posting. Regular service will be returning soon. Today I saw the announcement on Twitter that the next “saga” expansion for one of my favourite games, Space Base (designed by John D. Clair and published by Alderac Entertainment Group),… Continue Reading “Space Base – The Mysteries of Terra Proxima coming April 15”
Posted on January 25, 2022
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It’s another week so it’s time for another edition of the Top 25 Games Played (by me) of All Time – 2022 edition! We’ve gone through ten of them so far and so far they have been very cool games! I don’t really care… Continue Reading “Top 25 Games Played of All Time – 2022 Edition (15-11)”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 2-Player Games, Action Points, Alderac, Area Control, Capstone Games, Card Drafting, Card Games, Card-Driven Game, Cole Wehrle, Czech Games Edition, Dice-rolling, Elizabeth Hargrave, Hand Management, John D Clair, Lunch Time Games, Matthias Cramer, Pax Pamir - 2nd Edition, Prodigals Club, Space Base, Stonemaier Games, Tableau-building, Vladimír Suchý, Watergate, Wehrlegig Games, Wingspan, Wingspan: European Expansion
Posted on September 22, 2021
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We’re heading into the home stretch with our look at the Top 300 games on Boardgame Geek. I may even finish before October! Wouldn’t that be a hoot? I’ve actually really enjoyed doing this list, even as I stated last week that it just… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 300 – Play or Played – #220-211”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Adam Kwapiński, Age of Empires III: Discovery, Alderac, Area Control, Area Movement, Auction Games, Awaken Realms, Blue Orange Games, Bruno Cathala, Card Games, Civilization Building, CMON, Cooperative Games, Czech Games Edition, Dice-rolling, Dixit: Odyssey, Fantasy Flight Games, Frank Brooks, Fury of Dracula, Glenn Drover, Hand Management, Hidden Movement, Ignacy Trzewiczek, Imperial Settlers, Jean-Louis Roubira, John D Clair, Kevin Wilson, Kingdomino, Libellud, Lords of Hellas, Lunch Time Games, Modern Art, Portal Games, Pulsar 2849, Reiner Knizia, Space Alert, Space Base, Stephen Hand, Tile-Laying Games, Tropical Games, Vlaada Chvátil, Vladimír Suchý
Posted on April 1, 2019
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Ah, the smell of new games being opened. The sound of people sitting at a table, chatting. Or perhaps one person talking, teaching others how to play the game that’s sitting in front of them. I had that experience this past weekend at the… Continue Reading “Terminal City Tabletop Convention – Vancouver”
Category: conventionsTags: Abracada...What?, Azul, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Camel Up, Can't Stop, Clank in Space, Dice Forge, Fugitive, Space Base, Terminal City Tabletop Convention, Terraforming Mars, The Pursuit of Happiness, Valeria: Card Kingdoms
Posted on March 27, 2019
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(Edit: This is one of my Top 25 Games Played of all Time, as of February 2019 anyway. Check out the other games as well!) When I watch science fiction films, with spaceships dashing hither and yon (I think yon is about 100 parsecs… Continue Reading “Review – Space Base”
Posted on January 25, 2019
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As a relatively new board game blogger (less than 2 years, and just hitting 200 posts), I sometimes don’t feel right making “Top 10” lists. The number of games I’ve played, in relative terms, would probably not even fit in Tom Vasel’s pinky finger… Continue Reading “Top 25 Games Played of All Time (20-16)”
Category: Board GamesTags: Adventure Games, Alderac, Alexander Pfister, Area Control, Blood Bowl Team Manager, Corey Konieczka, Deckbuilders, Dice-rolling, Fantasy Flight Games, Great Western Trail, J. Alex Kevern, Jason Little, John D Clair, Lunch Time Games, Nikki Valens, Renegade Games Studios, Set Collection Games, Space Base, Stronghold Games, Worlds Fair 1893
Posted on March 30, 2018
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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
Posted on March 26, 2018
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Edit (4/1/19) – My full review is now up! Check that out if you want my opinion of this game after 5 plays rather than this quick and dirty one. Original post below: What if you could play the good parts of Machi Koro… Continue Reading “First Impressions – Space Base”
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