Tag: Terraforming Mars
Posted on October 1, 2018
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After an August that was gangbusters, September slowed down on the “New to Me” front, but I still did enough that I was able to keep my role as cult leader. There was no attempted insurrection this month, though that could have been because… Continue Reading “New to Me – September 2018”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Asymmetric Games, Benoit Turpin, Bezier Games, Blue Cocker Games, CMON, Cole Wehrle, Gizmos, Isaac Fryxelius, Jacob Fryxelius, Leder Games, Lunch Time Games, Phil Walker-Harding, Pick Up & Deliver, Roll and Write Games, Root, Root: Riverfolk expansion, Scott Caputo, Stronghold Games, Tableau-building, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars Prelude, Tile-Laying Games, Welcome To..., Whistle Stop
Posted on March 7, 2018
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Today was going to be a day off at Take Your Turn Central (my recently renovated headquarters), but what did I see when I checked my inbox? A message from Asmodee Digital answering a question that had been going through my mind since the… Continue Reading “Asmodee Adds Terraforming to its Repertoire”
Posted on February 1, 2018
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It was actually a pretty light month for new to me games. Between being sick and missing two game days/nights and then actually playing a few games multiple times, the new experiences were few and far between. In fact, I only have two new… Continue Reading “New to Me – January 2018”
Posted on January 30, 2018
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On Sunday, I was playing a game of Terraforming Mars (which I won!) and the scores were a bit spread out. I won with 73 points, and the last place player had 53 points. That player had been lagging behind most of the game,… Continue Reading “Is a Catch-Up Mechanism Required?”
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, Lunch Time Games, Mayfair Games, Plan B Games, Red Raven Games, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Tyrants of the Underdark
Posted on September 14, 2017
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I feel like I have finally arrived as a gamer, after 6 years in the hobby. How do I know this? Because a major awards nominee list was released and I’ve played at least 30% of them! I guess I will have truly arrived… Continue Reading “International Gamers Awards Nominees Announced”
Category: Board Games, NewsTags: A Feast for Odin, Arkham Horror: the Card Game, Awards, Caverna: Cave vs Cave, Century: Spice Road, First Class, Gloomhaven, Great Western Trail, Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft, Key to the City: London, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Magic Maze, Santorini, Scythe, Star Wars: Destiny, Terraforming Mars, The Colonists, Ulm, Yokohama