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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

Agricola, Xiangqi and video games

I visited Jyväskylä last weekend. Agricola was a must after last time. This time the boys were out of town, so it was just me, my mother and Ismo. We managed to play two games, first one taking 60...

Posted by Mikko on February 11, 2008 7:09 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

Caylus Magna Carta in Jyväskylä

I'm in Jyväskylä now with Nooa, I took the boy to see his grandparents. It's been a double vacation - Johanna gets some time off as she stayed home, while it's been pretty lazy for me too, as Nooa...

Posted by Mikko on September 2, 2007 8:45 AM

Caylus Magna Carta

Caylus Magna Carta reviewed in Finnish.Caylus Magna Carta--> Caylus Magna Carta is the card game version of Caylus, the big hit from 2005. Caylus is a good game, but for some reasons it just didn't work for me that well....

Posted by Mikko on July 17, 2007 10:13 AM

Hot games for Q2/2007

After a very slow quarter, I'm back with a bit more action. Phoenicia rules the list, after five online games. It's good, and I'll buy it as soon as it appears in Finland.Phoenicia--> Caylus Magna Carta - forget the board...

Posted by Mikko on July 3, 2007 3:00 PM

Caylus Magna Carta at the Championships

I visited the Finnish Board Game Championships yesterday. It was a smallish event, just seven four-player teams participating. However, the whole thing was put together quite quickly and with no previous experience, so no wonder it wasn't larger. I wasn't...

Posted by Mikko on June 10, 2007 10:38 AM

Tom Lehmann

Before, Tom Lehmann simply didn't register on my radar. I'm too young or something for the TimJim Games and Fast Food Franchise to mean anything to me. However, now I take a look at my list of three most-anticipated games...

Posted by Mikko on May 23, 2007 5:20 PM