Tag: Stronghold Games
Posted on January 10, 2018
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I managed to play 100 games in 2017. That’s a record for me, I think. Some were new to me (58 of them) while others were old favourites. Seven of my Top 10 games played were actually new to me, so they couldn’t have… Continue Reading “Top Games Played in 2017 – Honourable Mentions”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Alexander Pfister, Blue Orange Games, Bruno Cathala, CMON, Dr. Finn's Games, Eduardo Baraf, EmperorS4, Foxtrot Games, Great Western Trail, Hanamikoji, Herbaceous, J. Alex Kevern, Keith Matejka, Kota Nakayama, Modern Art, QueenDomino, Reiner Knizia, Renegade Games Studios, Steve Finn, Stronghold Games, Worlds Fair 1893
Posted on January 8, 2018
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Thankfully this post isn’t coming to you really late, like in mid-February. That would be a bit stale, wouldn’t it? I wanted to get this posted last week, but a bad cold did me in. Yes, Gollum, I agree. I know you’ve been waiting… Continue Reading “Top 10 Games Played in 2017 (5-1)”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: CGE Games, Clank in Space, Gale Force 9, GMT Games, Prodigals Club, Renegade Games Studios, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Time of Crisis, Tyrants of the Underdark
Posted on November 30, 2017
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November was not looking like a good month for “new to me” games, but the last two weeks really picked it up. I managed to end up playing four new games and two new expansions. What is the Cult of the New to Me?… Continue Reading “New to Me – November 2017”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Azul, Catalyst Game Labs, City of Iron, Dragonfire, Le Havre, Lookout Games, Lunch Time Games, Mayfair Games, Plan B Games, Red Raven Games, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Tyrants of the Underdark
Posted on October 31, 2017
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Welcome to this month’s New to Me post, as discussed on an episode of the Boardgames in Bed podcast (not this month’s, but the concept of “New to Me” games) It was looking like a lean month for new to me games in October.… Continue Reading “New to Me – October 2017”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Alderac, Asger Granerud, Brad Johnson, Bruno Cathala, Charles Chevallier, Custom Heroes, Daniel Pedersen, GMT Games, Golden Ages, Iello Games, Iron Curtain, John D Clair, Jolly Roger Games, Kanagawa, London, Luigi Ferrini, Lunch Time Games, Martin Wallace, Osprey Games, Stronghold Games, Time of Crisis, Wray Ferrell
Posted on August 3, 2017
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It was a fairly lean month for new games, which involved me missing one of my game days due to illness. But four is not a bad number! I love doing a mix of old favourites and “new to me” games. But I’m not… Continue Reading “New to Me – July 2017”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Alexander Pfister, Cory Jones, Cryptozoic, Epic Spell Wars, Great Western Trail, Hurrican Games, Mayfair Games, Oh My Goods, Paolo Mori, Rise of Augustus, Rob Heinsoo, Stronghold Games
Posted on June 5, 2017
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After a week of being away, how about a big “New Games I Played in May” post as a return? May was a good month for new games for me, and three of them were actually 2016 games! That’s kinda new, right? Anyway, on… Continue Reading “New to Me – May 2017”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 7 Wonders Duel, Arcane Wonders, Bezier Games, Colony, Days of Wonder, Five Tribes, Imhotep, Jorvik, Kosmos, Lunch Time Games, Phil Walker-Harding, Repos Games, Royals, Stefan Feld, Stronghold Games, Ted Alspach
Posted on March 22, 2017
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This is the story of how I recently backed, and am greatly looking forward to, the new expansion for the game The Pursuit of Happiness. Called Community, it has a pledge level that allows you to get the base game as well. I’m not… Continue Reading “Kickstarter – The Pursuit of Happiness: Community”
Posted on March 20, 2017
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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!) Everybody knows those standard card games. Hearts, Spades…of course the world needs games for the other suits, don’t they?… Continue Reading “Review – Diamonds”