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Games at Jyväskylä - expanded Dawn Under

We were visiting my parents in Jyväskylä this weekend (my grandfather's 85th birthday party was Saturday). We did play some games, as well. Ismo and Raija joined me for a game of Dawn Under. I sold them my English copy,...

Posted by Mikko on November 6, 2005 5:10 PM

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

Games weekend in Jyväskylä: Mhing!

I visited Jyväskylä last weekend and played quite a few games. I had just few games with me, so the games were repeated more than usually. That's different and to be honest, I quite enjoyed it. Lost Cities: I brought...

Posted by Mikko on May 9, 2005 9:52 AM

Dawn Under

Another review on my Finnish site: Dawn Under or Dicke Luft in der Gruft. Dawn Under is a delightful game of putting vampires to rest before the dawn. The thick, double-layered board has sixty graves covered with headstones made of...

Posted by Mikko on January 25, 2005 4:01 PM

Jyväskylä game weekend

Last weekend in Jyväskylä was good gaming time. As usual, I brought a bunch on games we played a lot. It's refreshingly different, playing the same games over and over again instead of playing a variety of games just once...

Posted by Mikko on January 24, 2005 9:21 AM

First game of the year: Dawn Under

I broke my trend of starting the year with an Asian game and played Dawn Under with Johanna. I got some childish games recently, you know, with Niagara completing the set (I also got CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Boardgame, but...

Posted by Mikko on January 20, 2005 8:15 AM