Month: January 2019
Posted on January 25, 2019
by whovian223
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As a relatively new board game blogger (less than 2 years, and just hitting 200 posts), I sometimes don’t feel right making “Top 10” lists. The number of games I’ve played, in relative terms, would probably not even fit in Tom Vasel’s pinky finger… Continue Reading “Top 25 Games Played of All Time (20-16)”
Category: Board GamesTags: Adventure Games, Alderac, Alexander Pfister, Area Control, Blood Bowl Team Manager, Corey Konieczka, Deckbuilders, Dice-rolling, Fantasy Flight Games, Great Western Trail, J. Alex Kevern, Jason Little, John D Clair, Lunch Time Games, Nikki Valens, Renegade Games Studios, Set Collection Games, Space Base, Stronghold Games, Worlds Fair 1893
Posted on January 22, 2019
by whovian223
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It’s been almost three years in the making, but I almost hit 300 games played since I started recording plays and I thought it would be a great idea to give you what my top 25 games played are. Thanks to Pub Meeple for… Continue Reading “Top 25 Games Played of All Time (25-21)”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Andreas Steding, Bezier Games, Card Games, Castles of Burgundy, Diamonds, Gugong, Merchant of Venus, Mike Fitzgerald, Pick Up & Deliver, Ravensburger, Richard Hamblen, Stefan Feld, Stronghold Games, Suburbia, Tasty Minstrel Grames, Ted Alspach, Tile-Laying Games, Trick-taking games, Worker Placement Games
Posted on January 17, 2019
by whovian223
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As promised in my “Taking a hiatus” post right before Christmas, I was planning on doing a Top 10 games played in 2018 as well as a list of top games played of all time. I wasn’t sure how many “Top games of all… Continue Reading “Where are the Best Games Played in 2018?”
Posted on January 15, 2019
by whovian223
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(Edit – 12/20/19: for those of you who found this page some other way, the review is live!) While I have never read the actual H.G. Wells book, I am a big fan of the War of the Worlds concept. I watched the original… Continue Reading “War of the Worlds: The New Wave – on Kickstarter”
Posted on January 14, 2019
by whovian223
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Last week, I announced (along with probably every boardgame news and blog outlet out there, but I like to think I broke the story) (Editor – Indulge him. It can only help) that the Suburbia – Collector’s Edition was coming to Kickstarter. Today’s the day! The Collector’s Edition,… Continue Reading “Suburbia – Collector’s Edition Now Live on Kickstarter”
Posted on January 9, 2019
by whovian223
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Are you somebody who would like to make a deal with a very scary demon in order to gain the ultimate power in the universe? If you are, please forget that you know me. However, if you would like to pretend that you are… Continue Reading “Review – Mephisto”
Posted on January 7, 2019
by whovian223
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Suburbia was one of my first board game purchases when I came back to the hobby many years ago. It’s still one of my favourite games. Designed by Ted Alspach, this is a tile-laying game where each player is trying to build the most… Continue Reading “Suburbia Collectors Edition Coming to Kickstarter on January 14”
Posted on January 4, 2019
by whovian223
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I’m back! It’s been a long month at Dude Central, and thank you everyone for the good wishes, the patience, and the condolences. December was a pretty bad month in general, with me generally not being in the mood to play games (or write… Continue Reading “New to Me – December 2018”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Andy Clautice, Clank in Space, Clank in Space: Apocalypse, Deckbuilders, Evan Lorentz, Expansions, Formal Ferret Games, Gil Hova, Jacob Fryxelius, Jonathan Fryxelius, Renegade Games Studios, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars Colonies, The Networks, The Networks: the Executives