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Gaming Year 2009

Time for another of these yearly reports, huh. This was a fairly quiet year for games. Last year was really good, but we got the second kid this year (see Gaming impact of children)... So, from last year's 284 plays...

Posted by Mikko on January 1, 2010 8:12 PM

Zombie Apocalypse - with trains

We've been moving and I've been otherwise busy, so I've had to skip each board game club meeting in November. Now I was finally able to make it and we got to play the game that's been right on top...

Posted by Mikko on December 10, 2009 7:49 PM

Helcon notes, 2009 edition

Helcon was last weekend. The event was again great success, with lots of good games available. Running the event just week after Essen proved a bit problematic, as some of the games arrived from Essen on Friday, barely in time....

Posted by Mikko on November 7, 2009 8:06 PM

First impressions of Steam

Steam is an interesting variant of Age of Steam. It won't make AoS obsolete, but it seems to stand quite well in comparison. Things I like about Steam: the new income system where income can be changed into cash...

Posted by Mikko on June 12, 2009 5:38 AM

Age of Steam: Texas, Oklahoma & New Mexico

Last Sunday's board game club was an excellent opportunity to get some Age of Steam action. I had heard a tip that Winsome's cow expansion Age of Steam: Texas, Oklahoma & New Mexico is good, so that's what we...

Posted by Mikko on May 19, 2009 8:51 AM

Hobby Games: The 100 Best

I'm a tad late with this, I know, but I just finished reading Hobby Games: The 100 Best, which I liked a lot. It's a collection of hundred short essays on games. The authors are a variety of games...

Posted by Mikko on March 1, 2009 7:27 PM

Gaming year 2008

So, how was the year? Pretty wild, if you ask me. Good new games (2007-2008 games) Dominion - Well, I played 28 games of this, and most of them outside BrettSpielWelt. That's a pretty nice number, considering how late this...

Posted by Mikko on January 1, 2009 7:46 AM

Thursday session: Tier auf Tier, Attika

Actually, I'll start with another session report first. Wednesday we went to see some of our playground friends. The kids - 5 and 7 years - don't mind Nooa much, but they are all over me. Well, Nooa had great...

Posted by Mikko on November 20, 2008 8:31 PM

Thursday session: Erie Railroad, Secret Blueprints

When I arrived, the guys were waiting and hungry: it was Wabash Cannonball time. Hannu and Petri, the two main Wabash fans in our group wanted to give the new Erie Railroad expansion a go. KJ and Tapani, both...

Posted by Mikko on November 14, 2008 3:13 PM

Thursday session: Age of Steam, Dominion, Le Truc

It's been too long from my last game of Age of Steam. Today I got some railroad action in the form of the Scotland scenario. So still no Secret Blueprints, unfortunately, but at least something! Age of Steam Age...

Posted by Mikko on November 6, 2008 8:41 PM

Thursday session: New England Railways

My Thursday games started with a quick 2-0 loss in Truc and a four-player game of Race for the Galaxy. It's been a while since I played Race, but I was in good form and able to win (ok,...

Posted by Mikko on September 19, 2008 7:01 PM

Canal Mania back in favour

My opinion of Canal Mania seems to shift after every game. Now I like the game again! We played the game yesterday with the four of us (my mother, Ismo and Severi). With three newbies, we were still able...

Posted by Mikko on June 8, 2008 7:49 AM

Games day with Tommy and Stefu: Trains and stuff

Tommy and Stefu came over to spend a day playing games. Johanna was very kind to take Nooa to her parents so we could have our place for us. A chance to play longer, meatier games in such a great...

Posted by Mikko on March 30, 2008 2:29 PM

Sense of achievement

I was writing about Cuba on the Finnish Board Game Society forums after my latest experience with the game and I think my friend Tommy hit the nail on the head on what I don't like about the game....

Posted by Mikko on March 26, 2008 7:19 PM

Thursday session: Set, Age of Steam

For some reason I hadn't played Set before. After all, as a pattern recognition game it's right up my alley. I had tried it in some Helcon or other, but there was a mess and nobody knew how to...

Posted by Mikko on January 18, 2008 12:31 PM

Year metric

I've been a fan of Matthew Gray's month metric. Now I happened unto his Every year 2007 update, focusing on the year metric. I haven't been bothering with that, believing I wouldn't have many high-scoring games. Well, I thought, why...

Posted by Mikko on January 1, 2008 12:32 PM

Gaming year 2007

Another year of games is soon over. Gaming year 2006 was good, but I think this one was even better! At least in quality, not necessarily in quantity... Good new games (2006-2007 games) Agricola - This year brought two very...

Posted by Mikko on December 31, 2007 7:18 PM

Hot games for Q3/2007

It has been a good quarter. With the new Thursday sessions I've had time to play more games, which is always good. I even made it to the Board Game Club. Previous quarter was a good one, too. Fairy Tale...

Posted by Mikko on September 29, 2007 12:15 PM

Board game club: Age of Steam, End of the Triumvirate

It's been a while since my last visit to the board game club. Yesterday I was able to go, and had enough time, too, to play some heavier games. We started with Age of Steam: Mississippi Steamboats, one of...

Posted by Mikko on September 24, 2007 11:59 AM

Austrian rails

Stefu made a surprise visit. He charmed Nooa, we talked about kids a lot (he's got a daughter himself) and in the end played some games as well. Stefu suggested something heavier and we ended up playing Age of...

Posted by Mikko on August 14, 2007 7:52 PM