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Boardgame Review: Pergamon
There are some good archaeology-themed boardgames out there. None depict archaeology as an activity directed towards the gaining of knowledge. Let’s look at the top three on Boardgame Geek. Tikal has a...
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Weekend Fun
Played Eclipse for the first time with my new Muscovite friends Anton & Maria and frequent guest Swedepat. This Finnish 2011 boardgame has become a runaway international hit and is currently...
View ArticleVacation Fun
Spent a week gloriously off-line at my mom’s glorious summer house in the archipelago. Oh the joy of reading 300 pages for fun in one day without feeling the need to check e-mail! Here are the books I...
View ArticleHeptagonal Dice Trays
I don’t like the loud rattle of dice or the way they careen across the table, scattering game markers and ending up on the floor. And so I’ve been thinking about buying a dice tray. With low walls and...
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Fazer Chinaman Gone, Leaves Hat
Fazer's old packaging Fazer has removed the cartoon East Asian from one of two versions of the packaging for their chocolate-covered puffed rice. Only the conical straw hat remains, an “abbreviated...
View ArticleBoardgame Retreat
This past weekend saw my third annual boardgaming retreat: 48 hours in good company at a small Nyköping hotel during the slow season, all meals included. Me and my buddy Pieter took a walk upriver to...
View ArticleBoardgame Review: Beer & Vikings
Beer & Vikings – of course I had to review this new Italian boardgame, the follow-up to 2011′s Sake & Samurai in the “Spirits & Warriors” series. Let me say at the outset that the game art...
View ArticleMost-played Boardgames of 2012
Here are the ten boardgames I played the most over a year with about one gaming session a week. Innovation (2010) 7 Wonders (2010) For Sale (1997) Glory to Rome (2005) * Lost Cities (1999) Verräter...
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Retro Gamer Tattoos
Junior and I met this guy in the line to the EuroGamer Expo in London last September. Anybody know him?
View ArticleHistory of the Swedish Boardgame Market
Karl Olausson has just submitted his Bachelor’s thesis in history: a study of the post-WW2 Swedish boardgame market. The material he’s used is largely interviews with people in our country’s boardgame...
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...
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...
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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...
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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...
View ArticleBoardgaming Retreat
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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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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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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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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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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