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Month: April 2008

  • Playing-card review 1: Piatnik 1935, Carta Mundi Versailles

    As a new feature I’m going to review playing-cards. There are quite a few different packs available and finding information about them is hard. So, here’s something and more to come, especially if I get any encouragement. Piatnik Tarock 54 Blatt Nr. 1935. This is an Austrian-style 54-card Tarock pack. That is, 22 trumps and…

  • Thursday session: Eketorp

    Another Thursday session, this time on Tuesday because the Vappu festivities on Thursday mean the university is closed. After a quick round of Coloretto we bit into Eketorp. Whether to play this or not was a bit of a question, since from reading the rules I knew I would not enjoy the game. However, I…

  • Game timer

    Remember the online Chess timer I mentioned before? It was discussed on the Finnish Board Game Society forums and the lack of multi-player option was noted. Well, it didn’t take many days before Zumba Gametimer was online. Check it out, if you need a multi-player timer.

  • A word on video games — Mario Kart Wii rocks!

    We got a Wii last week. The final reason was Mario Kart Wii — it’s one of my favourite series, I’ve enjoyed it on both GameCube and particularly on DS. The Wii version is the best, however, for several reasons. Wii has been on our “to buy” list since it came out, it was obvious…

  • Two nice GeekLists

    The Generic GeekList — The only GeekList you’ll ever need. Images for Desktop Wallpaper — Need desktop wallpapers? Sorry, the Generic GeekList won’t help, but this one will!

  • Chess Timer

    Jonathan Rose has done a pretty neat JavaScript Chess Timer. It’s easy to use, looks neat and seems to work pretty well (haven’t tried it in action, though).

  • The International Playing-Card Society

    I joined The International Playing-Card Society recently. I have little interest in participating the activities, but I was curious about Playing-Card, their journal. I received the three back issues of this subscription season yesterday and I’d say they’re worth the money. I mean, I haven’t subscribed to Counter, because I can read board game stuff…

  • Two-player 1825

    I organized a game of 1825 Unit 3 today at the local library. We ended up playing Unit 3, because Olli was the only one who came… Rest were busy or not willing to travel all the way to the suburbs. It’s not a big deal, though, as Unit 3 is made for two players.…

  • GeekList: Builders vs warriors

    I did a GeekList: So, who else is a builder? It’s about how building stuff is what makes me happy in games. Take a look, comment and add!

  • Thursday session: Shogun, Dolmengötter

    Yesterday’s game session was mostly about Shogun, the Dirk Henn game of warring Japanese daimyos in the 16th century. It’s a redevelopment of Wallenstein, which I’ve played once as play-by-web (and I didn’t like it). Now most complex games are better learnt by the board, so I was willing to give Shogun a go. Shogun…