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Interested in new games

I've been living in a gaming void... Excluding the play-by-web games, the Bezique match is the only game I've played since Anni was born. It's still a bit hectic to go out and play, but it doesn't stop me from...

Posted by Mikko on March 11, 2009 8:39 AM

Helcon 2008 review, part 3

Let's see what I didn't cover in part 1 or part 2... see also part 4. GemBlo Pyramid. This dice-pyramid game is apparently good, if played with the expert rules. Well, we couldn't figure them out, so we tried the...

Posted by Mikko on December 3, 2008 9:03 PM

Helcon 2006

Helcon 2006 was a blast, and the most successful event of the Board Game Society history with almost 100 participants. I was there for the Saturday (limitation caused by being a parent; unfortunate for the gaming, but rewarding in other...

Posted by Mikko on November 7, 2006 12:44 PM

Pentago

This review in Finnish Pentago, the Finnish Adult Game of the year for 2006, is a twist on good old naughts and crosses. Players try to form five in a row on a 6x6 grid. That's fairly boring, but fortunately...

Posted by Mikko on October 17, 2006 2:21 PM

Pünct

A review of Pünct in Finnish. After trying Pünct in Essen and knowing I probably won't play again, I thought I'd write a review since my opinion is already well-formed. Pünct is a great addition to the Project GIPF line....

Posted by Mikko on November 11, 2005 3:17 PM

Dvonn

After a big silence on the game review front, I wrote two reviews yesterday. The second one was Dvonn. Dvonn is neat, like most of the GIPF series. Well, at least Zèrtz and Yinsh. The games are close to perfection,...

Posted by Mikko on September 23, 2005 8:11 AM

New acquisitions: Turbo Taxi and Dvonn

I got new games today! Turbo Taxi was a must for me, I knew it from the description. After all, I love Ricochet Robot and this one's right at the same league. Turbo Taxi Ricochet Robot--> Players must assemble a...

Posted by Mikko on September 14, 2005 4:36 PM

Helcon III - Saturday

Helcon III began early in the morning, when we packed up everything in Tommy's car and headed to the location. We quickly set everything up, unpacked games and arranged the tables and whatnot. First visitors arrived early and started playing...

Posted by Mikko on November 9, 2004 4:48 PM

Zèrtz

For Finnish users, there's a new review at my web site: Zèrtz. I've played about 50 games of Zèrtz during this summer, both PBeM and with a real set. I love it! It's quick to play so you can play...

Posted by Mikko on August 26, 2002 6:11 PM