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First look at Ubongo Extrem

I picked up Ubongo Extrem from the post office today. It's rather neat! The basic idea remains, but the puzzles are now much harder! The tiles are made of small hexagons, three to five per tile on most tiles....

Posted by Mikko on November 13, 2007 6:11 PM

Margin for Error preview

I got a copy of Margin for Error, the first game from Sagely Games, to test. Unfortunately I can't see myself having an opportunity to test the game in near future, so I thought I'd write a bit of a...

Posted by Mikko on August 5, 2006 12:38 PM

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

First comments on Mykerinos

I got a review copy of Mykerinos today. Designed by Nicholas Oury, it's the latest release from Ystari. My copy is the Scandinavian edition from Lautapelit.fi, which is a nice touch. Mykerinos--> Mykerinos is about archeological digs in Egypt, but...

Posted by Mikko on April 6, 2006 6:55 PM

Preview of Tempus

I got to take a look at the rules of Tempus, and it sure looks pretty good. My first impression is Vinci with just one civilization for each player, but that's a very brutal approximation. Tempus Vinci--> The game is...

Posted by Mikko on February 23, 2006 8:19 PM

DVD Sudoku preview

My entry on DVD Sudoku puzzled Alfred in one his Best of Blogosphere reports (I'm seeing my entries mentioned often enough, by the way - thanks for that, Alfred). So, maybe I should give more details, now that I was...

Posted by Mikko on November 18, 2005 2:46 PM

Railroad Tycoon

I've been wanting to write this for a long time now, but with three or so jobs and other commitments, I just haven't had the energy or time. I'll have a lot to say.. But here's for now: Railroad Tycoon...

Posted by Mikko on September 14, 2005 11:21 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

Board game club session: Attribute, Australia

We had a rather pleasant board game club session yesterday. Since Johanna was away on a cruise with her friends, I played until midnight with the last enthusiasts. It was fun, though a bit too late perhaps to be done...

Posted by Mikko on April 17, 2005 9:27 AM

Lahti board game weekend 2005

Once again I ventured to Lahti and Peter Munter's board game weekend. After all, I had to go and rescue my sleeping bag I had forgotten there last time. For the record, it didn't survive: Munter's dog (a huge Great...

Posted by Mikko on April 4, 2005 8:27 AM

Gone fishing with the bugs

I got review copies of new Marektoy releases. Torakkapokeri aka Bug Bluff aka Kakerlaken-Poker is a very simple game of bluffing. Players give cards to other players face down, claiming them to be something - the player in the receiving...

Posted by Mikko on March 10, 2005 9:18 AM

Games weekend at Tommy's

Last weekend was the traditional annual games weekend at Tommy's. Third time already! Unfortunately the weekend wasn't quite the success it set out to be, as I fell sick and had to leave. We did get an evening of games...

Posted by Mikko on January 31, 2005 12:27 PM

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

Jyväskylä game weekend

Last weekend in Jyväskylä was good gaming time. As usual, I brought a bunch on games we played a lot. It's refreshingly different, playing the same games over and over again instead of playing a variety of games just once...

Posted by Mikko on January 24, 2005 9:21 AM

Helcon III - Saturday

Helcon III began early in the morning, when we packed up everything in Tommy's car and headed to the location. We quickly set everything up, unpacked games and arranged the tables and whatnot. First visitors arrived early and started playing...

Posted by Mikko on November 9, 2004 4:48 PM

Pre-Helcon games

Helcon is history and it's time to write another lengthy epic on the games played. The event was a wild success, with over 50 visitors during the two days. The place we had was practically full during the Saturday afternoon....

Posted by Mikko on November 9, 2004 4:03 PM

Nodwick preview

I got the Jolly Roger games yesterday and the first one I tried was Nodwick: The Card Game. The title is necessary, because Nodwick is originally a web comic by Aaron Williams. That means, of course, that the game has...

Posted by Mikko on December 5, 2003 8:23 AM

Kogge preview

I got a copy from JKLM Games earlier last week and spent quite a while trying to figure out the rules. I don't think we made any bigger mistakes, the rules weren't quite that hard, only a bit complicated. While...

Posted by Mikko on December 2, 2003 11:11 AM

Queen's Necklace - online game and a preview

I decided to try the online version of Queen's Necklace. Days of Wonder has these brilliant web sites for all their games, with forums and tips and extra stuff for the games. Queen's Necklace, Fist of Dragonstones and Gang of...

Posted by Mikko on November 23, 2003 6:29 PM

Dragonball Z preview

I got a starter pack of Dragonball Z collectible card game - I'm to write a Finnish translation of the rules. The game seems rather daft: the players attack each other until one drops. Or until one player collects enough...

Posted by Mikko on June 27, 2003 3:07 PM