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Games day with Tommy

As the tradition goes (last year, the year before that, the weekend before that, the year before that...), I met Tommy for a day of games. So, this year it was just me and him, and just a single day....

Posted by Mikko on March 28, 2007 9:12 AM

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

Celtica

Review of Celtica in Finnish Celtica--> Celtica, a game by well-known designer duo Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling was published recently in Finland. I was curious to try the game; for background, I had read the less-than-favourable comments from the...

Posted by Mikko on November 26, 2006 12:13 PM

Pub session: Tower of Babel, Aqua Romana, Celtica, Elefant

I've been on vacation this week, and took the opportunity to have a small game session in a local pub. It was a decent environment for games, though there was exactly two tables on the non-smoking side that were lit...

Posted by Mikko on November 23, 2006 8:00 AM

Games with Olli: Gipf, Zèrtz, Crystal Code, Celtica

Olli made a quick visit yesterday for some games. We started with Gipf. Now, played face-to-face with a real board and the correct rules, I think the game's actually pretty good. My play-by-email experiences didn't do the game justice, I...

Posted by Mikko on November 21, 2006 7:03 AM

Celtica

I got a review copy of Celtica, the much-dismissed game from Kramer and Kiesling. I don't get the really bad ratings; the game has an average of 5.2 now, I'd expect something above 6 (like the 6.4 for That's Life!...

Posted by Mikko on October 12, 2006 9:45 AM