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Anagrams of Boardgame Titles

Being a some kind of word person myself, I found the geeklist Anagrams of Boardgame Titles rather interesting. My favourite of the crop is probably one twisted from Hammer of the Scots: "Shame, frost cometh" - that's certainly what English...

Posted by Mikko on June 16, 2004 3:00 PM

Hammer of the Scots

I met Juho on the Scottish fields of battle yesterday. Hammer of the Scots is one of my more successful games this year: I've played it four times now and I've won every single game. This time it was a...

Posted by Mikko on June 10, 2004 4:39 PM

Hammer of the Scots, rules v.2.0

As I promised earlier, I hereby announce the version 2.0 rules for Hammer of the Scots have finally been published. You can go get them from Columbia Games Hammer web site. I don't have Acrobat Reader installed on this computer,...

Posted by Mikko on May 1, 2004 12:18 PM

Hammer of the Scots

I wrote a review of Hammer of the Scots in Finnish.Hammer of the Scots--> I think Hammer of the Scots is a first-class game. It's pretty straightforward to learn, easy to play, doesn't take too long and the theme is...

Posted by Mikko on April 19, 2004 3:34 PM

Mikko, the King of Scotland

I played a game of Hammer of the Scots. We drew lots for scenario and sides; I got the Scots with the Braveheart (next time I'll try the Bruce, I suppose). Last two games I've played, I've played English. I've...

Posted by Mikko on April 16, 2004 4:30 PM

Lahti games weekend, Saturday and Sunday

After a badly slept night a new morning dawned. While waiting for the breakfast, I played a game of 6 Nimmt!. We played it differently, using (almost) the Terminal City Gamers variant. Instead of several rounds, we played just two,...

Posted by Mikko on March 15, 2004 12:59 PM

Bloody rebels

Today we played a game of Liberty, which is a block strategy game about the American revolution from Columbia Games. The block system was already familiar to me from Hammer of the Scots, so most of it was smooth sailing...

Posted by Mikko on February 13, 2004 5:45 PM

Hammer of the Scots

Our Hammer of the Scots match was very interesting. It took us about 30 minutes to go through the rules and set up the game. The game itself took three hours and ended as the victory of the English, played...

Posted by Mikko on January 23, 2004 5:08 PM

Hammer of the Scots and the Columbia Games independence

I've been offered 100 euros for my copy of Hammer of the Scots. Reason is, of course, the decision made by Columbia Games: "To improve product output and customer service, all Columbia Games products will henceforth be sold ONLY by...

Posted by Mikko on September 19, 2003 11:06 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