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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

Hot games for Q2/2008

Continuing from the previous round... Glory to Rome takes the spot as the hottest game of the quarter, by far: it has double the hotness points the second game on the list has. And why not? It's new and it's...

Posted by Mikko on June 30, 2008 7:27 PM

Thursday session: Glory to Rome, Preference, Tarock

Our Thursday session was on Monday this week. That's summer for you... I would prefer a fixed date, but sure, it's pretty hard to fix when people have fluctuating schedules. I started games with a two-player game of Glory to...

Posted by Mikko on June 17, 2008 5:45 PM

Thursday session: Glory to Rome, Schnapsen

I got a chance to play two more games of Glory to Rome today. It's a great game, especially as I won both games... Well, that's definitely not hard against newbies, and Mari, the only other player with experience,...

Posted by Mikko on May 29, 2008 8:36 PM

Thursday session: Modern Art, Glory to Rome

Yesterday's games started with a three-player Modern Art with Petri and Hannu. This was our first game with the new Finnish edition. It's gorgeous, and I'm glad to report it works well. Pretty much the only problem is the...

Posted by Mikko on May 23, 2008 12:37 PM

Chris Farrell is back!

One of my favourite bloggers, Chris Farrell, is back! His new blog is called Illuminating Games. His insights on Glory to Rome are interesting, especially considering I just bought the game (I'm hoping to play it next Thursday, we'll see)....

Posted by Mikko on May 18, 2008 10:50 AM