Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Family playtest of East India Company

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My mother-in-law Agnes enjoys the occasional boardgame, and she is not afraid to try out something new.  She was even one of my early play...
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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Shadows and Assassins

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Last Tuesday night my friends and I played an "after school special," a gaming get-together after work at Game Parlor in Chantill...
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Friday, December 14, 2012

Wiping out Pandemic

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It has been a long time since Kathy and I have beaten  Pandemic   (designer  Matt Leacock , artists Josh Cappel and  Régis Moulun , publish...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

WBC: Thinking about August in December

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I'll preface my remarks by stipulating that I am a relatively new member of the Boardgame Players Association , and all I know is base...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Clash on the Coral Sea

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My friend and colleague Frank H. and I met again over the game table.  Over the last few months we've played three rounds of  Midway   (...
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Saturday, December 1, 2012

Bellwether interview

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About once a month, Bellwether Games interviews a game designer on their blog.  Over the last year and a half, they've asked some illum...
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Go forth and see last month's answers

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Tom Gurganus posed a provocative "Question of the Month" for October:  "Where are the new game mechanisms?"  He receive...
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Friday, November 23, 2012

Holiday gift guide

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(c) boardgamegeek.com Used by permission Occasionally I'll get requests from friends for boardgame recommendations, and I've posted ...