Posted on September 2, 2020
by whovian223
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When I began this series about the Boardgame Geek rankings and talking about the games in them, I didn’t think it would be this difficult. The Top 100 was pretty static. So when I spent the first part of the week putting all of… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – #190-181”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 1830: Railways & Robber Barons, 18XX, Abstract Games, Alexander Pfister, Andreas Pelikan, Andrew Veen, Area Control, Cambridge Game Factory, Card Drafting, Card Games, Carl Chudyk, Cartographers: a Roll Player Tale, Cédrick Chaboussit, Darwin Kastle, Deckbuilders, Economic Games, Ed Carter, Francis Tresham, Friedemann Friese, Gale Force 9, Gamewright Games, Glory to Rome, Hand Management, Hero Realms, HUCH Games, Isle of Skye, Jordy Adan, Kris Burm, Lewis & Clark: the Expedition, Line-Drawing Games, Lookout Games, Ludonaute, Peter Lee, Phil Walker-Harding, Power Grid Deluxe, Racing Game, Ravensburger, Reiner Knizia, Rio Grande Games, Robert Dougherty, Rodney Thompson, Sushi Go Party, The Quest for El Dorado, Thunderworks Games, Tile-Laying Games, Tyrants of the Underdark, YINSH
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 April 8, 2019
by whovian223
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World War I and the Soviet takeover of Russia have always been fascinating historical topics for me. I’m a historian by education and desire, if not by trade. While I’m sure there have been some games that cover the Russian Revolution, Dual Powers: Revolution 1917… Continue Reading “Review – Dual Powers: Revolution 1917”
Posted on April 4, 2019
by whovian223
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It’s March! Or it was March. This post is about March, at any rate. What was I saying? Oh yeah, I played lots of new to me games last month because last weekend was a convention weekend. I played a total of eight new… Continue Reading “New to Me – March 2019”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Abracada...What?, Area Control, Ben Rosset, Betting, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Brett Myers, Camel Up, Carson City: the Card Game, COIN Games, Cuba Libre, Daily Magic Games, Dice Forge, Dice-Crafting Games, Dice-rolling, Dual Powers, Gary Kim, GMT Games, Isaias Vallejo, Jeff Grossman, Libellud, Lunch Time Games, Matthew O'Malley, Quined Games, Régis Bonnessée, Steffen Bogen, Stonemaier Games, Thunderworks Games, Tile-Laying Games, Valeria: Card Kingdoms, Volko Ruhnke, Xavier Georges, Zman Games
Posted on November 1, 2018
by whovian223
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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
Posted on April 18, 2018
by whovian223
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(Edit – 12/20/19: The review is live!) I’m a big history buff, which is maybe why I love historical games so often. I’m sure it’s why I fell into wargames when I was a kid. (All pictures will be from the Kickstarter page) When… Continue Reading “Dual Powers – Revolution 2017 Kickstarter”
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