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Most-played Boardgames of 2015
Here are the ten boardgames I played the most during 2015. The year’s total was 78 different boardgames. Saboteur (2004) * Istanbul (2014) * Love Letter (2012) * Manhattan (1994) * 6 nimmt / Category 5...
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LinCon 2016 Gaming Convention
Spent two happy days at the LinCon 2016 gaming convention in Linköping. 1500 gaming geeks of all ages from newborn to dotage, and with a very good gender balance. The only age/gender demographic that...
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Boardgame Recommendations
There’s a scifi convention in my home municipality near Stockholm this weekend: Fantastika 2016. I’m giving a talk on my Medieval castles project, and I’m also on a boardgame recommendations panel....
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This past weekend saw my seventh annual boardgaming retreat: 43 hours in good company at a small hotel (in Nynäshamn for the first time), all meals included. My buddy Oscar organises everything. This...
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Most-played Boardgames of 2016
Here are the nine boardgames that I played more than thrice during 2016. The year’s total was 87 different games. Keltis (2008, travel version, very handy, and Cousin E loves its mathiness) Sechs nimmt...
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Dungeons & Archaeologists
Dungeon map by Tim Hartin (paratime.ca) The original roleplaying game, 1974’s Dungeons & Dragons, set the template for a hugely popular genre that persists to this day as RPGs, boardgames (such as...
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LinCon & SweCon 2017
Ascension with its four days off is shaping up to be the geekiest time of the year. This time I had three big events to choose from: the LinCon gaming convention, the Kontur/SweCon scifi convention...
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July Pieces Of My Mind #1
Swedish 1960s translation of the Game of Life. I just found a uranium mine. According to Boardgame Geek, there are 13,879 better boardgames than this. I bought a Kindle and I like it. Better than...
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Boardgaming Retreat
Hans, Jan and Urban learning Istanbul. This past weekend saw my sixth annual boardgaming retreat: 43 hours in good company at our usual small Nyköping hotel, all meals included. My buddy Oscar...
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A Tangled Tale Of The Arabian Nights
Most story boardgames don’t let you do much tactically to influence the results or win. I’ve reported previously on what a game of Arkham Horror (2005) can be like. And I’ve played Betrayal At House...
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