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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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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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LinCon 2018 Gaming Convention
As has become my habit, I spent two days at LinCon, a big four-day gaming event in Linköping. This is two hours’ drive from my home, and my nearest big gaming con. For some reason Sweden’s capital...
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Most-Played Boardgames of 2017
Here are the ten boardgames that I played more than four times during 2017. The year’s total was 78 different games. Magic: The Gathering (1993) No Thanks! (2004) Patchwork (2014, a new arrival on the...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Gaming 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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Most-played Boardgames of 2014
Here are the ten boardgames I played the most during 2014. Sechs nimmt / Category 5 (1994, gets swift intense buy-in even from non-gamers) * Innovation (2010) Magic: the Gathering (1993) * Plato 3000...
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I spent last weekend at the annual boardgaming retreat organised by my friend Oscar. This was my fifth retreat, and I enjoyed it greatly. Oscar negotiates a good off-season all-inclusive deal for 25 of...
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LARPing Enters the Archaeological Record
Here’s a neat case of self-perpetuating archaeology. Medieval history spawned sword & sorcery literature. This literature spawned tabletop fantasy role-playing games and Medieval re-enactment...
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Most-played Boardgames of 2013
Here are the ten boardgames I played more than twice during 2013. Keltis (2008, travel version, very handy) * For Sale (1997) 7 Wonders (2010) Cave Troll (2002) * Galaxy Trucker (2007) * King of Tokyo...
View ArticleRPG Rules Sell Better Than Adventure Modules
Role-playing games of the Dungeons & Dragons variety come in the form of books that are functionally analogous to computer software. You get your operating system (core rule book) and then you can...
View ArticleGaming at LinCon
Junior and I went for two days to LinCon, the annual gaming convention in Linköping (est. 1984). There was a fine crowd of geeks, all ages and with a good gender balance, many in steampunk finery. I...
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