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Yspahan

Yspahan reviewed in Finnish.Yspahan--> Yspahan is a game of camels and trading from Ystari Games. The initial buzz over this one wasn't that big, and I would've missed the game altogether based on that. However, Westpark Gamers did a brilliant...

Posted by Mikko on July 4, 2007 11:00 AM

Mice and a cat

I got this year's Marektoy children's games lineup. It's a nice bunch of games from Drei Magier and Selecta, mostly. Selecta games impressed me: like Haba, Selecta is a producer of wooden toys and the games have great components. I...

Posted by Mikko on August 2, 2006 7:09 AM

Manila

Another Finnish review up: Manila. Manila--> Manila is an exciting game of gambling in the black market ports of Manila. Players bet on punts that arrive bringing goods in. Unfortunately not all of them make it to the harbour and...

Posted by Mikko on April 8, 2006 11:14 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

Board game club: Manila, Dividends, Boomtown, Modern Art, Farfalia, Louis XIV

We had a very good game session yesterday. It started with just me and four guys, but hey, we had a blast even if noone else joined us until much later. After clicking through an absolutely dreadful game of Crokinole...

Posted by Mikko on July 18, 2005 4:37 PM

Pirate's Cove

I wrote a review of Pirate's Cove (in Finnish; review number 92!). I like Pirate's Cove. I like the fancy bits (I think it's one of the prettiest games I've ever seen), the theme is great and the game is...

Posted by Mikko on February 28, 2005 3:26 PM

Poker Dice

Tactic has new tin can games. These games are small travel games, and the set includes Poker dice, Yahtzee, Dominoes, Rummy and Bingo. The Rummy tiles look bizarre and Yahtzee is totally useless, but I went and bought the Poker...

Posted by Mikko on July 25, 2003 7:12 PM

Do-it-yourself games: Bluff

I played Bluff (aka Call the Bluff aka Liar's Dice aka Perudo) for the first time last Sunday and thought it to be a game that I would want to own. However, instead of paying lots of money (at least...

Posted by Mikko on November 13, 2002 4:01 PM