Thursday, September 29, 2011

A new dimension to Qwirkle

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I was amused to see that Mensa-select game  Qwirkle   (designer Susan McKinley Ross , publisher MindWare ) had won this year's Spiel d...
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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Trenes Aviones y Automoviles: Will TPA expand south to Latin America?

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I've been very excited by the early positive response to the release of Trains Planes and Automobiles .  Most recently, my brother in Bu...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Congress of Gamers on Sat 8 Oct

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Okay, everybody, I can't help but plug my favorite little game convention, Congress of Gamers .  This event is a nice opportunity for ...
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Friday, September 16, 2011

Trading styles in Settlers of Catan

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Seth Brown posted a nice essay about trading strategies in Settlers of Catan on About.com .  His strategies are very much in line with ...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Trains Planes and Automobiles available online!

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The September 15 newsletter of Worthington Games announces the debut of their new family/Euro game label, BlueSquare Board Games .  And the...
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Gaming in a hospital room - what works, what doesn't

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I missed my customary Monday blog post because I was in the hospital with a family member.  (The details aren't important, and he's ...
Friday, September 9, 2011

How many dice are too many?

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My good friend Grant G. hosted six of us for a Firestorm Armada battle on Labor Day weekend.  This was our first time at this science fict...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Legacy: Constructive, or destructive?

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I recently read Lewis Pulsipher's reaction to the rules of Risk: Legacy .  By way of background, Risk: Legacy (designers Rob Daviau a...