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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

Zooloretto

Review of Zooloretto in Finnish.Zooloretto--> Zooloretto is the latest game in the Coloretto family. This zoo-themed family game is based on a familiar mechanism that works so well in the small card game. This big box board game turned out...

Posted by Mikko on May 28, 2007 3:30 PM

Zooloretto with two

I got a review copy of Zooloretto, latest entry to the Coloretto family. It's out now in Finnish (with Swedish, Norwegian and Danish rules included). The box was bigger than I expected, a full Kosmos-size box. Cute panda! Zooloretto Coloretto-->...

Posted by Mikko on May 12, 2007 9:07 PM

Board game club session

Our board game club session yesterday started a bit slowly, with only four players present for a long time. However, that was really not a problem, because four people is quite enough to play good games and more gamers trickled...

Posted by Mikko on February 16, 2004 8:39 AM

Lahti Board Game Weekend, Saturday

After less-than-well slept night (maybe the real-size Space Marine helmets I slept next to haunted my sleep?) it was a new day and new games. The breakfast - eggs, bacon, french fries - was sturdy and sure to clog arteries....

Posted by Mikko on September 11, 2003 11:19 AM

Weekend games, Sunday

Sunday began with a game of Mamma Mia! with the kids. They've become fans quickly, I guess I'll just have to keep on taking the game with me from now on. I'd also throw a guess that it's going to...

Posted by Mikko on August 11, 2003 10:49 AM

Wednesday Games, part 7: Mü, Tichu

Another pleasant session of Wednesday games! I started with a game of Balloon Cup with Erkka, who was first to arrive. He also won that game... While we were at it, Olli and Vesa arrived. They played a game of...

Posted by Mikko on July 23, 2003 5:24 PM

Coloretto

Finnish visitors can go read my Finnish review of Coloretto. English visitors can just read on.Coloretto--> Coloretto is a rather nice little game. It's a very simple game, one of those one-minute rules games. You can teach the rules in...

Posted by Mikko on June 22, 2003 6:40 PM

Faidutti's Games of the Year 2003

Bruno Faidutti has selected his games of the year. Winners this year are Coloretto and Age of Steam. I still haven't tried Age of Steam myself, but I'd say these were quite good choices. At least Coloretto is a wonderful...

Posted by Mikko on June 22, 2003 4:43 PM

Wednesday Games III: The Last Panther

It was a bit quiet day today, as we only had three players. Well, we still played many delightful games. I was eager to try even some of the Mü & mehr games. So, we tried The Last Panther, which...

Posted by Mikko on June 18, 2003 3:40 PM

Translations

For the Finnish readers: I've been writing lots of translations lately (that is, all the card games in the order, except Mü). Here are the links: Coloretto, Dia de los Muertos, King Lui, Land Unter, Mamma Mia!, 6 Nimmt!.Coloretto Dia...

Posted by Mikko on June 17, 2003 11:57 AM

Games at Jyväskylä: Amun-Re, Coloretto

I had a pleasant almost-weekend at Jyväskylä (from Thursday to Saturday) and as usual, games were played. I took with me the games my mother had bought (Africa, 6 Nimmt! and Vom Kap bis Kairo) and some of my new...

Posted by Mikko on June 15, 2003 4:45 PM

Wednesday Games, part II: Card games

First: I'm now a proud owner of Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective. I got my game from the post office yesterday and I'm really looking forward to an opportunity to try it - it looks absolutely brilliant.Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective--> Then:...

Posted by Mikko on June 12, 2003 9:31 AM