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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

Die Säulen der Erde first thoughts

Played a game of Die Säulen der Erde with Johanna yesterday, while the baby was sleeping. It was reasonably enjoyable. Nothing special - I've rated the game as 8 right now. As many of you have heard, there's more than...

Posted by Mikko on October 30, 2006 8:52 AM

Finnish Players' Picks 2006

Finnish Players' Picks have been chosen for 2006! The winner is Caylus. Nice surprise, I'd say. I wonder how much the fast release of the Finnish edition helped... A GeekList of top 25 games is once again available, as are...

Posted by Mikko on October 3, 2006 8:17 AM

Math trades and Spiel des Jahres

I've been rather excited with the concept of math trades. There's loads of math trade activity in the Geek, just check the trade forum (the math trade guide is good if you don't know what this is all about). I...

Posted by Mikko on May 29, 2006 2:25 PM

FinDipCon VIII

I spent the weekend in FinDipCon VIII in Helsinki. It was a pleasant event, as they usually are, with lots of games played. The Diplomacy tournament was of course the main event: the Finnish Diplomacy champion in 2006 is Juho...

Posted by Mikko on May 8, 2006 10:33 AM

Amazing game of Caylus

Manu was picking up his games for the German order and had time for a game, so we played Caylus, since he's getting it in the order and hadn't played it yet. It was just the two of us, but...

Posted by Mikko on February 3, 2006 4:15 PM

Quick BSW session: San Juan and Caylus

I popped in BrettSpielWelt to play few games. San Juan didn't go too well for me: everybody else had Prefectures and Quarrys, I didn't get any... It was an obvious loss, and I don't think I did that many mistakes,...

Posted by Mikko on February 1, 2006 4:52 PM

Good service from Spiele-Offensive

I must say Spiele-Offensive gets a nod from me. I recently placed a big order (almost 600 euros) there, driven by their selection (Neuland being the biggest incentive, I mean, I thought the game was firmly in the unavailable, you'll-never-ever-get-it...

Posted by Mikko on January 26, 2006 10:07 AM

Caylus

There's a review of Caylus in Finnish up at the other site - it's been there for about a week now. Caylus is, of course, the biggest thing since... well, last Essen. I went to Essen with an understanding that...

Posted by Mikko on January 2, 2006 6:36 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

Two-player Caylus

Last night Johanna, in celebration of her birthday, wanted to play something. Something new, that wasn't too quick or too long - now that's a task! I chose Caylus, as I thought she could like it. It should also be...

Posted by Mikko on October 20, 2005 10:37 AM

Saturday, day three: Crowds and games

Last day of the fair! Sunday would be a definite no, since we have to leave for the airport before the fair actually opens. At the breakfast, there were a lot more people than before - the first sign of...

Posted by Mikko on October 16, 2005 8:41 AM

Friday, day three: Games, games, games

Here's what happened yesterday: Today was the day! I went downstairs to use the hotel laptop to send my reports, which I did, and then headed back to the room. I glanced towards the dining room, and who did I...

Posted by Mikko on October 15, 2005 9:31 AM

Thursday, day two: Shopping for games

The morning started off quite well. We were having breakfast, when I suddenly noticed a familiar-looking gentleman in a salmon-coloured shirt: herr Knizia! I wasn't quite brave enough to go talk to him, but maybe I'll ask for his signature...

Posted by Mikko on October 14, 2005 9:16 AM