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Back from Helcon!

Another Helcon is gone (well, they're still playing, but I'm already back home) and boy, it was a good one! We started games on the train to Helsinki. Robert managed to get himself to the wrong train (for some reason...

Posted by Mikko on November 4, 2007 12:57 PM

Crystal Code

Review of Crystal Code in Finnish. Crystal Code--> Crystal Code is designed by Grzegorz Rejchtman, the designer of Ubongo. The two games are similar: in both games, players race against time and each other to solve pattern recognition problems for...

Posted by Mikko on November 27, 2006 1:39 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

Game weekend at Tommy's, day one

We're having another game weekend at Tommy's. Tommy prepared for the weekend by buying some of the more interesting Nürnburg games, so we've had plenty of interesting games to try. Friday was an effective evening of games, from 18:30 to...

Posted by Mikko on March 25, 2006 7:25 AM

Small game session: Louis XIV, Modern Art, Turbo Taxi

I met some guys last Saturday for a small session of games. I'll be missing the next two board game club sessions for various reasons (mostly Essen), so it was good to get some games going. We started with Turbo...

Posted by Mikko on September 26, 2005 8:46 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