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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

On The Spot Games

Yesterday I got a bunch of games from On The Spot Games. All the games are designed by James Ernest and Mike Selinker, and aimed towards somewhat mass-market crowd, I'd say - they are very simple games, some definitely aimed...

Posted by Mikko on November 8, 2006 7:53 AM

Da Vinci's Challenge

Review in Finnish here DaVinci's Challenge is yet another game trying to milk the popularity of Dan Brown's books. Once again, any connection between this game and Leonardo Da Vinci is fairly thin and based on art alone (and even...

Posted by Mikko on October 18, 2006 12:41 PM

Da Vinci's Challenge

I played Da Vinci's Challenge with Johanna yesterday. She hated it, and I didn't like it much better. Basically it's a simple abstract game, where pieces are laid on a board with a Flower of Life pattern. Da Vinci's Challenge-->...

Posted by Mikko on October 16, 2006 12:28 PM

Quick touch with Pentago

I played Pentago, the Finnish game of the year, yesterday with Johanna. My darling wife was amazed when she heard that was the winner. She may not be a hardcore gamer, but she isn't clueless either! The game sucks, simply...

Posted by Mikko on October 13, 2006 12:36 PM

Elasund and Farlander - final sessions

I met the two Ollis and Antti from Board Game Society forums (he was picking up the Power Grid he bought from me) for games last Thursday. Little I knew that our peaceful off-season university cafe would be overrun by...

Posted by Mikko on August 27, 2006 7:40 AM

Touché

This Finnish review of Touché has been up for a while. Well, better later than never... Touché--> Touché is a simple game, where players are trying to form patterns on the board. Each round is play a card, draw a...

Posted by Mikko on June 12, 2006 3:19 PM

Board game club: Edel, Stein & Reich, Bunte Runde

Yesterday was board game club day, despite nice weather, sunshine and all. We won't let that stop us! The turnout was good, three tables going on all the time. I got a nice bunch of people playing with me the...

Posted by Mikko on June 5, 2006 8:18 AM

Touché

Since I got it, I might as well try it, right - so we cracked open my brand-new copy of Touché. The game is simple enough: play card to place a token on a matching square on board. The goal...

Posted by Mikko on May 25, 2006 10:12 AM

Game weekend at Tommy's, day two

Saturday was a full day of games, though curiously we didn't play as many games as on Friday night. The games were longer, though. Stefu joined us for Saturday, and Tommy's brother Miikka did a guest appearance as well. The...

Posted by Mikko on March 26, 2006 9:19 AM

Gaming year 2005

Here's my traditional year end review. However, I've worked the format a bit, hopefully so it's more interesting for other people to read. I was inspired by Mark Johnson's post back in 2004, so thanks to Mark! Here's the deal:...

Posted by Mikko on December 30, 2005 12:27 PM

Games Saturday with Tommy, Stefu and Robert

Saturday was the big games day of the weekend, when Tommy and Stefu came all the way from Vantaa/Espoo and were joined by Robert of the local gamers. We started around noon and played almost 12 hours straight. It was...

Posted by Mikko on December 20, 2005 5:55 PM

Board game club session: Antike, Caylus

Yesterday's board game club session - first and last for me this season, unfortunately - was quite nice. Some new folks, some good games. I started with a quick match of Blockster with Laura. It's a simple game, played with...

Posted by Mikko on November 21, 2005 1:00 PM

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

Something to think about

Joe Gola's entry A Whole Lot of Nothing from Gone Gaming was an interesting read... However, I think I'll lean towards how Shannon Appelcline and Doug Orleans comment: the negative comments have their place and finding out the good stuff...

Posted by Mikko on October 3, 2005 9:58 AM

Pimp: The Backhanding

As I said earlier, I had the unfortunate opportunity to play Pimp: The Backhanding. Had I known what it was all about, I might've passed it, as I didn't quite enjoy it. As a game, Pimp's virtues are limited. I...

Posted by Mikko on April 4, 2005 9:10 AM

Cults Across America

I wrote a review of Cults Across America (in Finnish). Cults Across America is a light wargame with a Cthulhu theme. Players lead cults, trying to conquer USA. The theme is fun, which is typical for a design this American....

Posted by Mikko on February 2, 2005 12:19 PM

Feudo

I wrote a review of Feudo (in Finnish) after just a single game. That always means the game sucks so bad, I don't want to play it again. However, as my opinion seems to be in a minority, I thought...

Posted by Mikko on February 1, 2005 8:02 AM

Crime Scene Investigations

I tried CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Board Game yesterday with Johanna. We both like the show, but have a healthy suspicion towards licensed games. Most of them suck, that's general knowledge. Unfortunately CSI isn't one of the good ones. The...

Posted by Mikko on January 27, 2005 5:17 PM

Fist of Dragonstones

Another day, another game review: Fist of Dragonstones. In Finnish, as typical... Tom Vasel has written a very good review in English.Fist of Dragonstones--> Anyway, I consider Fist of Dragonstones to be a pretty good game, even though I dislike...

Posted by Mikko on June 28, 2004 9:57 AM