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Victory & Honor

I wrote a review of VIctory & Honor in Finnish. Victory & Honor--> Victory & Honor is a American Civil War -themed trick-taking game from Ty Douds and Jolly Roger. It's for four players, and while it can be played...

Posted by Mikko on December 22, 2005 12:12 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

Antiquity is here!

Antiquity arrived, finally! It had taken a detour, visiting three Tampere post offices when it should've come through just two. That's why I didn't get it last week... Well, that's all behind, now I can enjoy having the game around...

Posted by Mikko on August 2, 2005 8:11 PM

Monopoly Card Game

I coaxed Johanna to try the Monopoly Card Game. Designed by Phil Orbanes, it's basically a Monopoly-themed Rummy game. Players try to form their 10-card hands into complete sets of colour groups and bonus cards. First player to build a...

Posted by Mikko on July 27, 2005 9:56 PM

Liberty!

Yesterday I met Olli on the fields of battle. Setting was the independence war of the America, fought with Liberty. The game's been a bit in the shadow of Hammer of the Scots, I've only played it once. Back...

Posted by Mikko on May 25, 2005 10:10 AM

Fifth Avenue

I got some extra time, so as a result, you'll get another review on the Finnish site: Fifth Avenue.´ I haven't played Fifth Avenue much, but I think I have it pretty well nailed down. It's certainly not bad as...

Posted by Mikko on March 24, 2005 2:49 PM

Bad rules of Victory & Honor

Peter Sarrett writes about bad rules, mentioning Victory & Honor as an example. He's spot on: Victory & Honor has probably the worst rulebook I've ever seen in a good game. I practically threw the rule book across the room...

Posted by Mikko on February 19, 2005 10:05 AM