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First game of the year: Blue Moon

Year 2009 started with Blue Moon, which I had apparently skipped both in 2008 and 2007 -- my previous session is from December 2006. That is so long ago I didn't even have the cover picture here in my...

Posted by Mikko on January 3, 2009 3:29 PM

Gaming year 2006

Once again the year is over and it's time for the year-end report. Here's 2005 for comparison... Good games published in 2006 Age of Steam: London and Sun, 1830's Pennsylvania and Northern California - I've played one map from each...

Posted by Mikko on January 2, 2007 8:00 AM

Hot games for Q4/2006

Here's a list of hottest games for the fourth quarter of 2006 for me. This is based on number of plays, my enjoyment of the game and the novelty value, so new games tend to show up higher on the...

Posted by Mikko on December 30, 2006 6:34 AM

Games with Gargoyle: Yinsh, Dungeon Twister, Blue Moon

Yesterday I had a small "welcome to Tampere" games session with Mikko, also known as Gargoyle (you might remember him from Gone Gaming). We met in the Konttori bar for some two-player games. First up was Yinsh, which we both...

Posted by Mikko on December 15, 2006 8:07 AM

Gipf collection complete

With the today's arrival of Yinsh, my Gipf collection is complete. It doesn't include Tamsk (hard to get, not very interesting behind the time pressure) or Pünct (a connection game) or most of the extra sets (none but number two...

Posted by Mikko on November 30, 2006 6:48 PM

Helcon 2006

Helcon 2006 was a blast, and the most successful event of the Board Game Society history with almost 100 participants. I was there for the Saturday (limitation caused by being a parent; unfortunate for the gaming, but rewarding in other...

Posted by Mikko on November 7, 2006 12:44 PM

Blue Moon

Olli M. was interested in playing two-player games during the summer. Since our baby likes to keep us waiting, I had plenty of time to meet Olli for games. We played a hefty session of Blue Moon. In two and...

Posted by Mikko on June 17, 2006 7:57 AM

Hot games for Q1/2006

Here's a list of hottest games for first quarter of 2006 for me. This is based on number of plays, my enjoyment of the game and the novelty value, so new games tend to show up higher on the list....

Posted by Mikko on April 1, 2006 5:45 PM

Two-player session with Confrontations, Fjords and a Blue Moon

I met Ilari yesterday for some games. The main attraction was the brand new Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation Deluxe. Ilari, a big fan of the original game, was eager to try the new characters. Lord of the Rings:...

Posted by Mikko on March 8, 2006 8:20 AM

Blue Moon

Blue Moon is a fantasy world developed by Reiner Knizia and at the same time the first game set in that world. A board game is on the way, so it won't remain the only Blue Moon game for a...

Posted by Mikko on January 25, 2006 1:23 PM

Blue Moon session

I met Olli for some Blue Moon. We played for few hours and hey, Blue Moon is already on my 5&10's list this year. We had time for exactly ten games. Blue Moon--> Interesting enough, a first player to act...

Posted by Mikko on January 12, 2006 8:15 AM

Memoir, football and Blue Moon

I wanted to try the Memoir '44 expansions and invited Olli H. over to give them a go with me. Here's what we played: We started with the Suomussalmi scenario from Eastern Front. It's the only Winter War scenario and...

Posted by Mikko on December 16, 2005 10:47 PM

Board game club session: Antike, Caylus

Yesterday's board game club session - first and last for me this season, unfortunately - was quite nice. Some new folks, some good games. I started with a quick match of Blockster with Laura. It's a simple game, played with...

Posted by Mikko on November 21, 2005 1:00 PM

Entering Blue Moon

I got my first taste of Blue Moon yesterday. I got my set, and just had to give it a go. I've been somewhat interested in the game for a while now, and when I saw it sold at the...

Posted by Mikko on November 16, 2005 8:26 AM