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Memoir with Air Pack

I met Sami for some Memoir '44 with the Air Pack. We had time for two scenarios, both from the Western front. We played Carentan Causeway and the Battle for Arracourt. The first one was a quick one, because...

Posted by Mikko on February 13, 2008 7:29 PM

Age of Steam repackaged

I went and reorganized my Age of Steam set. The box is now reserved for maps, charts and rules (and it's full - the new Mississippi Steamboats / Golden Spike set will fit, but no more thick sets!). All the...

Posted by Mikko on January 31, 2007 5:58 PM

Resisting the temptation

Ah, BattleLore. I've read the reports, the blog entries, the praise. How I wish you were mine, and how I must fight this temptation... I really like Memoir '44, and while I prefer the military theme to the fantasy (medieval...

Posted by Mikko on December 9, 2006 8:17 AM

Memoir '44: Pacific Theater

Review in Finnish. Memoir '44: Pacific Theater--> Pacific Theater is the latest expansion for Memoir '44. Like Eastern Front, it adds new figures, new rules and new scenarios to the basic game. Memoir '44 Memoir '44: Eastern Front--> This time...

Posted by Mikko on October 25, 2006 2:05 PM

Age of Steam in Pennsylvania

Yesterday I went to the Board game club with a mission: I want to play Age of Steam! It took some trying, but I got a group of four together to play 1830's Pennsylvania. It immediately leaped to the top...

Posted by Mikko on October 9, 2006 9:32 AM

Pacific Memoir and rats

My last board game session this summer involved me, Olli and Memoir '44: Pacific Theatre. The latest Memoir '44 expansion turned out to be a blast. Memoir '44 Memoir '44: Pacific Theatre--> We played two scenarios. Japanese counter-attack on Guam...

Posted by Mikko on August 31, 2006 7:18 AM

Memoir '44 goes Pacific

Memoir '44: Pacific Theatre is coming! The rules (pdf) are already available. Here's a short list of what new the game will contain:Memoir '44 Memoir '44: Pacific Theatre Memoir '44 Official Carrying Case--> Japanese troops are superb. They don't retreat...

Posted by Mikko on April 8, 2006 8:07 AM

Board game club: Antike, Antike!

Board game club met last Sunday. It was a good meeting, with lots of people, some new faces and active gaming. After a warm-up game of Flix Mix (I'm still unbeaten in this game), we started a six-player Antike. That...

Posted by Mikko on January 17, 2006 8:46 AM

Order from Milan-Spiele

Milan-Spiele was fast! Well, GLS was. The package was sent from Germany Friday, and it came yesterday. Of course, GLS didn't care to contact me before delivering the package, but fortunately Johanna was home. I don't mind, since it would've...

Posted by Mikko on November 17, 2005 11:00 AM

Games at Jyväskylä - expanded Dawn Under

We were visiting my parents in Jyväskylä this weekend (my grandfather's 85th birthday party was Saturday). We did play some games, as well. Ismo and Raija joined me for a game of Dawn Under. I sold them my English copy,...

Posted by Mikko on November 6, 2005 5:10 PM

John Bohrer on Age of Steam expansions

In a Geek thread called Italy is for AoS experts and France is for AoS beginners John Bohrer ranks the different Age of Steam expansion maps in this order by the level of their difficulty (from easy to difficult): France,...

Posted by Mikko on November 3, 2005 8:48 AM

Thursday, day two: Shopping for games

The morning started off quite well. We were having breakfast, when I suddenly noticed a familiar-looking gentleman in a salmon-coloured shirt: herr Knizia! I wasn't quite brave enough to go talk to him, but maybe I'll ask for his signature...

Posted by Mikko on October 14, 2005 9:16 AM

Age of Steam maps

Age of Steam will get another expansion set in the Autumn (it'll be published at Essen, like the previous one). The double-sided map includes Scandinavia and Korea. This information is from French Gone Cardboard site and confirmed by Martin Wallace,...

Posted by Mikko on May 6, 2004 4:14 PM

Puerto Rico new buildings

The new buildings for Puerto Rico can be found at the Terminal City Gamers web site. How to get them for real, I don't know, but at least you can make your own with these. Puerto Rico-->...

Posted by Mikko on December 11, 2002 5:01 PM