Tag: Stronghold Games
Posted on August 12, 2020
by whovian223
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After finally getting the last post for the BGG Top 100 games done last week, I was a bit at a loss. What to do for a follow-up? I’m still not getting many games played and while I am behind on a review or… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – #200-191”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 1960: The Making of a President, Age of Empires III - Age of Discovery, Asger Granerud, Bora Bora, Card-Driven Game, Christian Leonard, Czech Games Edition, Dice Drafting, Dixit: Odyssey, Dungeon Petz, Flamme Rouge, Glenn Drover, GMT Games, Ignacy Trzewiczek, Imperial, Imperial Settlers, Jason Matthews, Jean-Louis Roubira, Keith Matejka, Libellud, Mac Gerdts, Maciej Obszański, Portal Games, Ravensburger, Régis Bonnessée, Rio Grande Games, Roll Player, Seasons, Stefan Feld, Stronghold Games, Thunderworks Games, Tropical Games, Vlaada Chvátil, Worker Placement Games
Posted on August 3, 2020
by whovian223
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It’s been almost 4 weeks since the last post in this series looking at the Top 100 Games ranked on Boardgame Geek. I was riding high, feeling all the love the series was creating and posting something almost every week day. And then I… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 100 – Play or Played – #10-1”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 2-Player Games, Alexander Pfister, Ananda Gupta, Brass: Birmingham, Campaign Games, Card-Driven Game, Cephalofair Games, Christian T. Petersen, Civilization Building, Corey Konieczka, Czech Games Edition, Dane Beltrami, Deckbuilders, Economic Games, Fantasy Flight Games, Gaia Project, Gavan Brown, Gloomhaven, GMT Games, Great Western Trail, Helge Ostertag, Isaac Childress, Jacob Fryxelius, Jason Matthews, Jens Drogemuller, Martin Wallace, Matt Leacock, Matt Tolman, Pandemic: Legacy Season 1, Rob Daviau, Roxley Games, Star Wars: Rebellion, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization, Twilight Imperium : 4th Edition, Twilight Struggle, Vlaada Chvátil, Zman Games
Posted on July 6, 2020
by whovian223
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It was a month of horror in the Dude Take Your Turn household in June. Not because of anything bad, and certainly nothing virus-related. It’s just that 2 of the 4 new games played this month have to do with Ancient Evils trying destroy… Continue Reading “New to Me – June 2020”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 2-Player Games, Card Games, Cooperative Games, Dice-rolling, Elder Sign, Fantasy Flight Games, Jaipur, Kevin Wilson, Richard Launius, Roll and Write Games, Sebastien Pauchon, Space Cowboys, Stronghold Games, Twice as Clever, Wolfgang Warsch
Posted on July 2, 2020
by whovian223
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There I was last night, just innocently browsing Boardgame Geek for forum posts about my favourite games. Then I saw the momentous news: Stephen Buonocore is retiring as President of Stronghold Games as of August 1, 2020. (the full press release is at the… Continue Reading “Stephen Buonocore Retiring From Stronghold Games”
Posted on June 16, 2020
by whovian223
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After much hullabaloo, and a really nice chat with Stronghold Games President Stephen Buonocore, the Terraforming Mars Big Box Kickstarter is now live! And wow, is there some cool-looking stuff in there. First, I’m very glad to see that there is a pledge level… Continue Reading “Terraforming Mars Big Box Kickstarter is Live!”
Posted on June 11, 2020
by whovian223
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I love it when game publishers listen to their fans. When I heard that Fireside Games was doing a Deluxe version of Castle Panic, with plastic miniatures, retooled artwork and cool wooden tokens to be placed in the bag to draw, I was kind of… Continue Reading “Fireside Games Listens to Their Fans – Cancels Castle Panic Deluxe Edition Kickstarter”
Posted on June 4, 2020
by whovian223
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(Edit: And it’s live! Let me know what you think now that it’s up and running in the comments. I also did a post about it.) (Edit: Apparently this has now been pushed back to June 16) You may have heard something last week,… Continue Reading “Q&A – Stephen Buonocore (President of Stronghold Games)”
Posted on May 27, 2020
by whovian223
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(Edit: And it’s live! Let me know what you think now that it’s up and running in the comments. I also did a post about it.) (Edit: Apparently this has now been pushed back to June 16) (Edit: For all of the information on… Continue Reading “Stronghold Games Announces Terraforming Mars Big Box & More!”
Posted on March 10, 2020
by whovian223
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We’re a little late with the “New to Me Games” post for February, but there is definitely a good reason. Last week was the Cult of the New to Me fundraising car wash! Unfortunately, the flyers I sent out and put up had the… Continue Reading “New to Me – February 2020”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Alderac, Area Control, Barrage, Brander Roullett, Card Drafting, Card Games, Card-Crafting Games, Cranio Creations, Dead Reckoning, Deckbuilders, Dice of Crowns, Dice-rolling, Eagle-Gryphon Games, Expansions, Football Highlights 2052, Frank West, Fryx Games, Gary Arant, Ian O'Toole, Jacob Fryxelius, John D Clair, Justin Gary, Lunch Time Games, Mike Fitzgerald, On Mars, Sean Epperson, Shards of Infinity, Simone Luciani, Stone Blade Entertainment, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars: Turmoil, The City of Games, The Isle of Cats, Thing 12 Games, Tile-Laying Games, Tommaso Battista, Ultra Pro, Vital Lacerda, Worker Placement Games
Posted on February 10, 2020
by whovian223
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Whew! I’m finally awake again after finishing last week’s Part 1 of my “New to Me Games – January” post. That really took a lot out of me. It’s been a week and I’m just now recovering! Excuse me while I hop on my… Continue Reading “New to Me – January 2020 (Part 2)”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Alderac, Artipia Games, At the Gates of Loyang, Bag Building, Bluffing, Card Drafting, Clank in Space: Cyber Station 11, Deckbuilders, Deduction, Dice-rolling, Dire Wolf Digital, Druid City Games, Ecos: First Continent, Evan Lorentz, Farming, Fields of Green, Haakon Gaarder, John D Clair, Party Games, Renegade Games Studios, Roll and Write Games, Scott Caputo, Set Collection Games, Sinister Fish Games, Sorcerer City, Stronghold Games, Tableau-building, Tasty Minstrel Grames, That's Pretty Clever, Tile-Laying Games, Tim McKnight, Uwe Rosenberg, Vangelis Bagiartakis, Villagers, Wolfgang Warsch