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Pillars of the Earth for four

Yesterday I got a group together to play Pillars of the Earth. Last time I played, I wasn't thrilled about the two-player game. The four-player game is much better - yet still I dropped my rating from eight to seven....

Posted by Mikko on April 26, 2007 11:56 AM

Himalaya

Review of Himalaya in Finnish. Himalaya--> Himalaya appeared on many radars when it was nominated for Spiel des Jahres in 2005. The game was formerly known as Marchands d'Empire and available as print-and-play. The new edition, published by Tilsit and...

Posted by Mikko on March 18, 2007 8:50 AM

Celtica

Review of Celtica in Finnish Celtica--> Celtica, a game by well-known designer duo Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling was published recently in Finland. I was curious to try the game; for background, I had read the less-than-favourable comments from the...

Posted by Mikko on November 26, 2006 12:13 PM

Viva Topo!

Finnish edition of this review It's easy to dismiss Viva Topo! as a simple game for kids. That's what it is, but it's also more! It's become the current favourite of me and my wife. We play it together, as...

Posted by Mikko on October 16, 2006 12:34 PM

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

Louis XIV

Rüdiger Dorn’s Louis XIV started Alea’s new mid-size series. It’s not a big board game, but not a card-game either, but something in between. There’s no actual board, though there is something quite like it: a grid made of cardboard...

Posted by Mikko on January 20, 2006 2:11 PM

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

FarFalia

I wrote a review of FarFalia. My session report summarised the game pretty well already, but here goes again: FarFalia is a trick-taking game for five players. It supports two and three with dummies and four with different arrangements, but...

Posted by Mikko on July 20, 2005 11:56 AM

Monumento and a curious design decision

I scored a review copy of Monumento (also known as Make'n'Break). It's a Ravensburger release with a rather simple idea. Players have 10 large colourful wooden blocks and a deck of cards. A card is turned from the deck and...

Posted by Mikko on March 4, 2005 10:15 AM

Memoir '44

I wrote a lengthy review of Memoir '44, in Finnish, as usual. I don't think there's much need for me to write a review of Memoir '44 - just go and read the 20 or so reviews the Geek already...

Posted by Mikko on March 2, 2005 9:06 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

Die Macher

I wrote a review of Die Macher. In Finnish, as usual...Die Macher--> Die Macher has rather fitting Geek id: 1. It's in a way the best board game there is. The theme is interesting (much more than the typical fantasy...

Posted by Mikko on June 21, 2004 10:28 AM