From the monthly archives:

April 2004

Boardgames To-Go moves in

April 27, 2004

Mark Johnson’s boardgame blog Boardgames To-Go has moved in! Hopefully his archives will soon follow.

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Hexen Werk starting rule

April 26, 2004

This is the rule regarding starting player from Hexen Werk by Yun Games: "The player who resembles a witch best begins the game. In case no player looks like a witch, the player with the biggest nose will start. In case all have similar sized noses and no one looks like a witch, oldest player [...]

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Short Go session

April 26, 2004

It’s been a while since the last Go session. This resulted in just one player in addition to me. What’s worse, Ari had to leave for a lecture after one game and I didn’t quite feel like waiting for 90 minutes for him to come back… Maybe our next session will draw more people. For [...]

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New game blog

April 26, 2004

This weekend I worked on a new blog. It’s about console and computer games — since I’ve started playing video games more, I’ve also felt a need to write about them (natural instinct to me, I suppose). The new blog is called Pelimerkinnät (Game notes) and as you might guess from the title, it’s in [...]

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Party games

April 25, 2004

Laura and Ville invited some friends at their place to play party games. The party was certainly large. I took my Cranium with me, eager to try it for the first time. Some might remember when I got it in December. Others were enthusiastic as well, so we started the game with four three-player teams. [...]

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Hammer of the Scots

April 19, 2004

I wrote a review of Hammer of the Scots in Finnish. I think Hammer of the Scots is a first-class game. It’s pretty straightforward to learn, easy to play, doesn’t take too long and the theme is interesting. If you don’t like cardboard chits (I generally don’t), worry not, because the Columbia blocks are very [...]

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Train game club meeting

April 19, 2004

Our board game club met yesterday. The attendance was low, just eight people. However, a group of Diplomacy players shared the space with us and brought some life. Ticket to Ride was very much the game of the day. I had played a game with Johanna earlier, but now I got to play the game [...]

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Mikko, the King of Scotland

April 16, 2004

I played a game of Hammer of the Scots. We drew lots for scenario and sides; I got the Scots with the Braveheart (next time I’ll try the Bruce, I suppose). Last two games I’ve played, I’ve played English. I’ve won both games as marginal victories. Back in January, I said "I believe that Scots [...]

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Playing Cards FAQ

April 13, 2004

Love And Casino War pointed to a rather marvellous resource: Playing-Cards Index. The page contains lots of interesting trivia knowledge about playing cards. It’s highly recommended for anyone interested in playing cards.

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Questionnaire

April 11, 2004

As you might have noticed, I did some changes around the blog. I adjusted the categories a bit and created a archive index. I’d like to ask you few questions, just to check the situation. Please be kind and answer me so I can make this blog even better. Are you a regular reader of [...]

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