Tag: Worlds Fair 1893

BGG Top Games – 1101 Through 1200 – Thoughts

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Last week’s post talking about some of the games just outside of the Top 1000 on Boardgame Geek seemed to be a big hit. Maybe not in terms of visitors to this site, but with friends of mine, sparking some discussion. In the hopes… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 1101 Through 1200 – Thoughts”

Friday Night Shots – Reviews vs First Impressions

It’s a Friday night and the rain has stopped! Until overnight, then it’s supposed to rain all weekend. Welcome to Vancouver! Thanks for coming into the bar, even with the Canucks game on. Sorry, I don’t have a TV. Just a jukebox that plays… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Reviews vs First Impressions”

4 Years and Counting

I sometimes lose track of when I started this blog. Over the weekend, I realized that Saturday was the 4-year anniversary, with my first post going out on March 13, 2017. It was a review of a wonderful little game called World’s Fair 1893,… Continue Reading “4 Years and Counting”

Top 25 Games Played of All Time (20-16)

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)”

Top Games Played in 2017 – Honourable Mentions

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”

Origins Awards Nominees Announced

I just saw on the Dice Tower News site that the Origins Awards nominees have now been announced. In looking at the list, I see that I’ve played…all of two games in all the various categories put together (Terraforming Mars and World’s Fair 1893).… Continue Reading “Origins Awards Nominees Announced”

Review – World’s Fair 1893

(Edit – 2/1/21: Renegade Games has just announced an Amazon-exclusive new version of the game that will be more racially diverse than the original game. It will contain a new group of racially diverse playable historical figures. I’m not exactly sure what that means.… Continue Reading “Review – World’s Fair 1893”