Well, this little boardgame has become firmly ensconced in my Top 10 Boardgames. Rich, Josh and I managed to have a game of it on Saturday… which ended with a mere 3 point victory to me from Rich. Josh was further back, but did very well considering that he hasn’t played it much yet. Through the Ages is a card/board game, where you draft cards from … Continue reading Through the Ages: A Story of Civilisation
At long last, I managed to play another game of Battletech on the weekend. It was Josh’s and Rich’s first game, but they learnt the rules pretty quickly and, I think, had a great time blowing up my mechs. Two of my mechs suffered Ammo explosions, which was bad. Very bad. Goodbye pilots! Meanwhile, Josh and Rich, playing mechs of Sorenson’s Sabres, completed their mission. … Continue reading Battletech
I’ve almost played 100 games of Dominion on BSW. Hooray! The game is remaining entertaining, although there are times when interaction ceases and super-combo decks become standard. Just like Magic. Yeah, there are things I don’t miss about Magic. The Chapel (trash up to 4 cards in hand) has proven to be incredibly powerful – especially when taken early game. Getting rid of all the … Continue reading Dominion
We broke in my shiny new copy of Battlestar Galactica on Monday evening with six of us getting together to take the game through its paces: Randy, Rich, Josh, Adam, Pat and myself. Some eight hours later, we tottered off home, having experienced a couple of the best games we’ve played. Paranoia, co-operation, and a fair deal of brig time had combined to give a … Continue reading Battlestar Galactica: the Board Game
A lot of games have suddenly come into stock, so I’ve been getting regular parcels from MilSims of late. The highlights: Rails of Europe – the expansion to Railroad Tycoon, which is now out of print, and the license to the RRT name has gone. So, Glenn Drover is using the same system to produce a Rails of the World game, but before that comes out, Rails … Continue reading Games, games, games
Well, the news is out… D&D Miniatures is going a very big change. The Skirmish game is going to be dead, and the line will be aimed very much at roleplayers. As a non-skirmisher myself, this is ok from my perspective, but it sucks for a lot of people who’ve spent a lot of time and money on the game. However, I can’t say that … Continue reading D&D Miniatures
I’m back writing RPG reviews. I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to keep doing them (writing reviews I find pretty draining), but for those who are interested, I’ve completed the following in the last few weeks: Castle Zagyg: the Upper Works (C&C) H1 Keep on the Shadowfell (D&D 4E) H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth (D&D 4E) Dungeon Master’s Screen (D&D 4E) Lands of Darkness #1: The … Continue reading Reviews!
I’ve finally gotten around to writing up the session reports for our last boardgame day, so you can find them on BGG now. Rich has also contributed two (and wrote them way before me as well). Here are the links for the lazy: Zooloretto – Mark, Merric, Randy, Rich & Laurie – a close game where my strategy as a miser contrasted muchly with Mark’s … Continue reading More boardgame session reports
Sarah will probably enjoy #3 and #2. 🙂 Continue reading Tom Vasel’s top 3 games
I’ve just received a bunch of new wargames in the post. Woohoo! It takes my number of games on BGG one past how many Randy has. That’s 203, btw. The thing is, I don’t have the same number of games as Randy. Because I own lots of expansions. Give me a game I like a little, and I want to own all the expansions for it, … Continue reading Expansionitis
