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Good offers

As much as I wish to support the local game store, there are some offers you just can't afford to miss. Ta Yü is a really good game that's been either too expensive or hard to get. Now it's neither,...

Posted by Mikko on November 7, 2005 8:30 AM

Lost in the valley with no shopping

We played Lost Valley after a while. This time we both explored the same side of the river, which made things a bit more interesting. Johanna's fear of getting locked in the same two strategies was reduced, as she had...

Posted by Mikko on August 4, 2005 12:36 PM

Lost Valley - river gold rocks!

We played our third Lost Valley match today. Johanna did the impossible: she won with river gold only! It's the only thing she could've done, too, because she didn't get a single mountain on her side of the river. It...

Posted by Mikko on June 30, 2005 11:12 PM

More midsummer games: Lost Valley, Street Soccer, Memoir '44

Next day after our Lost Valley game, Johanna wanted a rematch. That's remarkable! I was more than pleased to play the game again. It was fun - this time we explored the whole of the valley. In the end Johanna...

Posted by Mikko on June 26, 2005 3:19 PM

Midsummer games: Industrial Waste, Cosmic Eidex, Lost Valley

I met the Ollis Thursday for some games. It was a fairly monotonous event, with only two different games played. It's not a big deal, since the games were excellent. I'm really growing fond of Industrial Waste. We played three...

Posted by Mikko on June 24, 2005 10:23 AM

Game weekend, part 2: Mit List und Tücke, Logistico, Kahuna, Geistertreppe

Here's the rest of the games of the great weekend: Mit List und Tücke was brought by Robert, who had noticed the game on my want list in the Geek. It's a Klaus Palesch trick-taking game and not that far...

Posted by Mikko on June 7, 2005 9:38 AM

Lahti board game weekend 2005

Once again I ventured to Lahti and Peter Munter's board game weekend. After all, I had to go and rescue my sleeping bag I had forgotten there last time. For the record, it didn't survive: Munter's dog (a huge Great...

Posted by Mikko on April 4, 2005 8:27 AM