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Board game club: Fettnapf, Havoc, Klondike, Indonesia

We had a rather pleasant board game club meeting yesterday. First up was Fettnapf - I wanted to try the correct rules. You see, I was taught it wrong in Essen and as I never even looked at the rules,...

Posted by Mikko on March 20, 2006 8:01 AM

Havoc: The Hundred Years War

Here's a review some of my readers have been waiting for: Havoc: The Hundred Years War. That's the Finnish review, here's my opinion in English:Havoc--> I first played Havoc: The Hundred Years War at the Sunriver Games demo table in...

Posted by Mikko on February 28, 2006 8:11 AM

Board game club: Fjorde, Neuland, Havoc

The olympic ice hockey final didn't affect the participants in the board game club yesterday, we had good attendance. I got to play everything I had planned to, which was nice. While waiting for others to arrive, I played a...

Posted by Mikko on February 27, 2006 7:28 AM

Designers write about their games

It's always interesting when designers step up and discuss their games. There have been two great examples of that recently: Gathering of Engineers: Daddy, Where Did Havoc Come From?, written by KC Humphrey, the designer of Havoc: The Hundred Years...

Posted by Mikko on October 31, 2005 10:11 AM

Saturday, day three: Crowds and games

Last day of the fair! Sunday would be a definite no, since we have to leave for the airport before the fair actually opens. At the breakfast, there were a lot more people than before - the first sign of...

Posted by Mikko on October 16, 2005 8:41 AM

Friday, day three: Games, games, games

Here's what happened yesterday: Today was the day! I went downstairs to use the hotel laptop to send my reports, which I did, and then headed back to the room. I glanced towards the dining room, and who did I...

Posted by Mikko on October 15, 2005 9:31 AM

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

Essen games

Now, here's the entry I've been meaning to write for a while now... Which games I'm looking forward to getting from Essen? First let me note that thanks to a deal I've got with Lautapelit.fi, Finland's foremost board game retailer,...

Posted by Mikko on September 27, 2005 8:52 AM