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children’s games

Gone Fishing!

September 22, 2005

I’ve written a review of Gone Fishing!, in Finnish as usual. I like the game, though it’s clearly best suited for kids and families. For gamer, its appeal is definitely smaller. There’s too much guessing and probably not enough bluffing and strategies for a serious gamer. However, I like the game: it’s pretty, it’s exciting, [...]

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Dawn Under

January 25, 2005

Another review on my Finnish site: Dawn Under or Dicke Luft in der Gruft. Dawn Under is a delightful game of putting vampires to rest before the dawn. The thick, double-layered board has sixty graves covered with headstones made of thick cardboard. Each headstone has one of six colours in it’s bottom. Players must find [...]

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First game of the year: Dawn Under

January 20, 2005

I broke my trend of starting the year with an Asian game and played Dawn Under with Johanna. I got some childish games recently, you know, with Niagara completing the set (I also got CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Boardgame, but that’s another story). Dawn Under is a childish memory game about vampires trying to seek [...]

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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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Kookaburra Game

March 27, 2004

I got a copy of The Kookaburra Game yesterday. I’m supposed to translate the rules in Finnish. That won’t be a heavy task, because they’re just one A4. We also tried the game yesterday. It turned out to be pretty much what I expected from the rules: a Pachisi variant. Players try to race around [...]

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Christmas Games

December 25, 2002

While waiting for the gifts, I played some games with my girlfriend Johanna. Because we were spending the Christmas at her parent’s home, we had her old game collection to use: Afrikan tähti (Star of Africa, named after the huge diamond) and Pekingin mysteerit (aka Mysteries of Peking). Afrikan tähti is the best-selling Finnish game [...]

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