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Paul Owen's boardgaming web log

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Gaming in a hospital room - Monopoly Express

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Some months ago I wrote a post on what kinds of games work when keeping someone company in a hospital room, and what kinds of games don...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Agricola close-up

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Spanish boardgame geek  Roberto Méndez has started a game photography project he calls, "52 Weeks 52 Photos."   This week's p...
Saturday, January 21, 2012

Tsuro close-up

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I've been trying my hand at some boardgame photography, so tonight I thought I'd post a shot I took at the end of our game of Tsuro ...
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Monday, January 16, 2012

Design inspiration

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Working trademark for "Gold on Mars" Missing Unpub2 on Saturday inspired me to set aside a "designer day" of my ow...
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Friday, January 13, 2012

Risk management and pigs: Running the numbers

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Pig on left demonstrates the very difficult "leaning jowler" while pig on right wallows on table, unimpressed In my last post ...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Luck, risk management, and pigs

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Beer, wine, pretzels, and pigs - my final losing "pig out" My wife and I were playing Pass the Pigs   (designer David Moffatt,...
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Friday, January 6, 2012

Playing with Christmas toys

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This evening, Kathy and I played two games that we received as Christmas presents this year.  First was a gift from our gaming buddy Glenn...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Family games - what works for both adults and kids?

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As parents of boys spanning eight years in age difference, we've struggled to find family activities that work for all of us.  Naturally...
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Paul Owen
Lorton, Virginia, United States
Follow me on Bluesky @PaulOwenGames.bsky.social. A long-time boardgamer and designer, fond of the fun and companionship of playing, with an appreciation for the mental challenge and elegance of a clever, well-designed game
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