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Picture of the Week - Pandemic: On the Brink 12 Jul 2013 | 10:20 pm
After just getting hold of the new 2nd edition of Pandemic: On the Brink over the weekend, I was thrilled to get it played for the first time at game night this week. I had a number of good shots fro...
Awards! Awards! Awards!!! 11 Jul 2013 | 09:45 pm
So apparently, this was the week for big time boardgame awards. Between the truly important (financially, anyway) Spiel des Jahres announcement on Monday and the official Dice Tower Awards announceme...
Picture of the Week - Taj Mahal 27 Jun 2013 | 05:41 pm
For several years now, I've wanted to pick up a copy of Taj Mahal. I've heard a lot of really great things about it, people have recommended it to me, and it's a favorite of a few other gamers that I...
Getting Back to Some Old-School D&D 25 Jun 2013 | 09:04 pm
A few weeks ago, I had a bit of a strange game night. If you're not into the RPG scene at all, you may not be aware that there's a "movement" (which is a really pretentious word to use, but I can't t...
Archipelago of Diverse Fairy Farmers 22 Jun 2013 | 03:07 am
Geezaloo! This is ridiculously late. So to catch up, I'm going to make it quick and simple with minimal actual report and a little commentary on what I can remember from playing the games... Archip...
Exploring Games, Episode 13: Exploring iOS Boardgames 17 Jun 2013 | 08:22 pm
This episode is one I've been wanting to do for a while, where I think and talk a lot about iOS and other digital avenues to play boardgames. I give my opinions about what digital boardgames do well,...
Are Gamers' Attention Spans Getting Shorter? 12 Jun 2013 | 02:12 am
I was reading an excellent article on Lewis Pulsipher's blog recently about game length, and something he said jumped out at me. In the third paragraph, basically still as part of his introduction, h...
Games with Two... Loses One 10 Jun 2013 | 07:52 pm
I just found out about the unexpected death of Jason Moslander, writer of the Games with Two blog and prominent boardgame community member. Apparently, with no reported history of heart disease, he s...
Picture of the Week - Agricola 8 Jun 2013 | 03:29 am
For this week, I was a little torn between using a picture because it was of a game I wanted to feature versus one which I thought was just more interesting to look at. In the end, I went with the pi...
Unplayed Games - My Secret Shame... 6 Jun 2013 | 09:44 pm
As an early Father's Day present, Gwen and my girls got me another bookcase for my game room, because my game collection had thoroughly burst forth out of what I had before to accumulate in piles on t...
