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Boardgaming Finland has done their first podcast in English. It's an interview of Jussi Autio from Tuonela Productions, the creators of The Club. I'm using Twitter these days, I'm msaari there. Actually, my priority feed is in Identi.ca (msaari there...

Posted by Mikko on October 17, 2008 12:45 PM

Board game club: Antiquity

It's been a while since I last visited the board game club. Bad timing and busy weekends... It was a real pleasure to go and to celebrate, I decided to play something heavier that doesn't quite work with our...

Posted by Mikko on January 21, 2008 11:41 AM

Verflixxt! with expansions

Last night we were watching Nightwish (they were excellent!) while Nooa was with his grandparents. It was his first night away from us, but apparently everything went well... Can't wait to see him, in half an hour or so!...

Posted by Mikko on December 16, 2007 10:22 AM

Gaming year 2006

Once again the year is over and it's time for the year-end report. Here's 2005 for comparison... Good games published in 2006 Age of Steam: London and Sun, 1830's Pennsylvania and Northern California - I've played one map from each...

Posted by Mikko on January 2, 2007 8:00 AM

Celtica

I got a review copy of Celtica, the much-dismissed game from Kramer and Kiesling. I don't get the really bad ratings; the game has an average of 5.2 now, I'd expect something above 6 (like the 6.4 for That's Life!...

Posted by Mikko on October 12, 2006 9:45 AM

A new favourite

Verflixxt is the new household favourite around here. I played it yesterday with Johanna and it was already our fourth game in a relatively short time. She won - I think she's won three out of four or so, she's...

Posted by Mikko on April 13, 2006 9:10 AM

That's Life!, Verflixxt! or Sellaista sattuu

Here's a review of Sellaista sattuu, the Finnish edition of Verflixxt! / That's Life!. Verflixxt!--> That's Life! is a roll and move game from Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling, better known from their more serious line of action point games...

Posted by Mikko on April 1, 2006 12:33 PM

BSW games: team Genial, Verflixxt, San Juan

I've been playing in BrettSpielWelt. It's fun, particularly as I had to skip a game session yesterday because I had surprise surgery (tonsillectomy and uvulectomy; I've been waiting the operation for, like, nine months and then they book me with...

Posted by Mikko on February 12, 2006 8:43 PM

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

Verflixxt, Amazing Labyrinth

I came across two new games I haven't heard about yet. Verflixxt is a new game from Kramer and Kiesling, but far from their earlier work together. The board of this roll and move game is made of cards with...

Posted by Mikko on March 23, 2005 7:52 AM