From the monthly archives:

November 2004

Diplomacy game

November 30, 2004

Ok, so now we have Michael as the GM and he has already set up the game. Anybody wishing to join the game should first register with the DPJudge. Next step is to send e-mail to dpjudge@diplom.org, with the following content: JOIN vertigo [password] redhill SIGNOFF And that’s it.

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Land Unter

November 29, 2004

Man, I’m in the zone now. I just wrote another review, this time of Dorra’s card game Land Unter. Land Unter is a clever little card game. The basic mechanism is a simultaneous trick-taking game, where the two highest cards collect two water level cards. Water level cards are a mixed blessing, as each turn [...]

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Amun-Re

November 29, 2004

I wrote a review of Amun-Re. It was kind of a request, really — I implemented a search box on my game review site and someone had searched for it. Amun-Re kind of puzzles me. I find it’s mechanics interesting and while the Egyptian theme is a bit boring, it is woven well with the [...]

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Doom: The Boardgame

November 29, 2004

Rick Thornquist posted, finally, that in-depth review of Doom: The Boardgame he’s been promising. Sounds nice, but Rick Thornquist skips one interesting question: how’s the game when compared to Space Hulk? Because that’s what it sounds like. I presume Rick doesn’t know Space Hulk, so we’ll have to wait until someone with experience in both [...]

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Helcon report

November 29, 2004

Tommy posted a nice Helcon report on his website. It’s in Finnish, but English readers can at least take a look at pictures. Few picks: Yours truly studying the rules to Mall World, a very cryptic Sleuth note sheet, Robert, the girls and a game (two out of three are pretty, guess which two) and [...]

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Biberbande

November 26, 2004

I’ve had a good writing mood going on. Latest result is a review of Biberbande. Biberbande is another Amigo five euro card game. Their selection is amazing, the production quality of the games is top-notch and often the price is dirt cheap. In this case, the price is about right, because Biberbande offers considerably less [...]

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DaVinci Code

November 25, 2004

Another review up: DaVinci Code. I know it’s a bit early to review the game, because I only have played the game few times and always with three players, but knowing that my opportunities to play pretty much anything this year are quite slim, I thought I’d like to get the review out for Christmas [...]

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Diplomacy PBeM game

November 24, 2004

Iain wants to play Diplomacy. After a long time with no touch to Diplomacy, I’m actually interested to give it a go, too. However, finding a game isn’t that simple and it looks like we’ll have to arrange one. So, I thought the readers of this blog should include at least some people who’d like [...]

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Geschenkt

November 24, 2004

A new review is up at my Finnish game site: Geschenkt. I’ve reached ten plays fairly quickly with this one, mostly because nobody is satisfied with just one play. It’s always hey, I got it, let’s play again — that alone is a sign of a good game. And that’s it, pretty much: Geschenkt is [...]

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Boardgame club session: Intrige, Geschenkt

November 22, 2004

Erkka and Robert were first to arrive, so we kicked the session off with two games of Da Vinci Code. It’s a good game and really a good choice for the club. It’s easy to learn (even learning by reading the rules is quick and easily done), plays fast and despite being kind of lucky, [...]

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