Thursday - December 21, 2006More Essen Games: Fowl Play, Pillars of the EarthFowl Play, Pillars of the Earth Wednesday - December 13, 2006Thursday - December 07, 2006Monday - November 27, 2006Augsburg 1520, Gloria MundiSorry for the prolonged absence ... I hate it
when real life intrudes. Anyway, let's kick off the new Essen games with two
economic-type games, Gloria Mundi and Augsburg 1520.
Monday - October 23, 2006Silk Road, Leonardo Da Vinci, Buccaneer/SeeräuberSilk Road, Leonardo Da Vinci, Buccaneer/Seeräuber Friday - October 20, 2006Canal ManiaAnother crack at the whole
route-building-and-goods-delivery thing Wednesday - October 04, 2006Republic of RomeCivilization, Britannia, now this classic game
... what is the world coming to? Tuesday - September 26, 2006Euro RoundupThurn & Taxis, Ticket to Ride, and Blue Moon
City; plus Palazzo, Um Krone und Kragen, and ... Arkham Horror: Curse of the
Dark Pharaoh Thursday - September 07, 2006Britannia, Fury of Dracula UpdateReally, I don't usually play this many of Fantasy
Flight's games. Monday - August 28, 2006War of the Ring: Battles of the Third Age, Times SquareHey, your guess is as good as mine! Saturday - August 19, 2006Wednesday - August 02, 2006Cleopatra and the Society of Unwieldy Game Titles, Mykerinos, The Nacho Incident, Hey! That's My Fish!Enough with the squishy stuff! More game
analysis!
Wednesday - July 26, 2006Ra vs. Beowulf: SmackdownThe challenger: Beowulf. Hero. Legend. Once swam
in the stormy North Sea for five days – while carrying a sword in one hand
and wearing chainmail. Tore demon-spawn Grendal apart with bare hands. Defeated
Sea Hag in a day-long ordeal –
underwater.
Reigning champion: Ra. Sun God. Bets, anyone? Tuesday - July 18, 2006Wednesday - July 05, 2006Origins '06Wow, I'm really behind. Origins is already done,
and I still have one more MonsterCon entry to finish. Since my Origins report is
mostly quick-takes, I'll do that now, and hopefully finish off my MonsterCon
write-up later this week.
All Origins is divided into three parts, for me anyway: boardgames, RPGs, and CCGs. Taking each in turn ... Friday - May 26, 2006Classic Games. And Caylus.Auf Heller und Pfennig (Kingdoms), Medici, Adel
Verpflichtet, plus a Caylus update
Tuesday - May 23, 2006Nürnburg Roundup, plus Railroad TycoonBlue Moon City, Great Wall of China, Um Krone und
Kragen, Railroad Tycoon: The Boardgame
Monday - April 24, 2006Monday - April 10, 2006CivilizationSeeing how as I wrote an article
last year in praise of classic Civilization, I sort of felt like maybe
I should try to play again sometime. So we did. Some thoughts on picking the
ideal number of players, and how trading works and why it's cool.
Friday - April 07, 2006Euro Quick Takes: Ostia, Jenseits von Theben, Elasund, Ursuppe, San JuanOstia: if this were a Knizia game, what year
would it have come out in?; A correction to my previous comments on Jenseits von
Theben; an update on Elasund; revisiting Ursuppe after almost 10 years; and
thoughts about San Juan vs. Puerto Rico
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