This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Spirit Island Designer: R. Eric Reuss Year: 2017 Country: U.S.A. Publisher: Greater Than Games In terms of the ideas it explores, Spirit Island feels like an antidote to games like Settles of Catan. You play as a mighty nature spirit guarding an island Continue Reading
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100 Boardgames: Alien – Fate of the Nostromo (4/100)
This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Alien: Fate of the Nostromo Designer: Scott Rogers Year: 2021 Country: U.S.A. Publisher: Ravensburger Ordinarily, when I see a boardgame based on a geek license, I make a series of assumptions. It’s going to be a reskin of some other game with the Continue Reading
100 Boardgames: The Castles of Burgundy (3/100)
This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: The Castles of Burgundy Designer: Stefan Feld Year: 2019 Country: France Publisher: Alea The Castles of Burgundy is a classic Eurogame originally published in 2011. It’s a resource management game where each player has a mini-board of their own where they collect resources Continue Reading
100 Boardgames: Zombicide – Undead or Alive (2/100)
This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Zombicide: Undead or Alive Designer: Raphaël Guiton, Jean-Baptiste Lullien & Nicolas Raoult Year: 2022 Country: France Publisher: Guillotine Games / CMON Zombicide: Undead or Alive is a Western-themed iteration of the popular zombie killing game Zombicide. The reason I wanted to play it Continue Reading
100 Boardgames: Brass Birmingham (1/100)
This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Brass: Birmingham Designer: Matt Tolman, Martin Wallace & Gavan Brown Year: 2018 Country: U.K./Canada Publisher: Roxley I define “aspiring boardgaming” as a hobby where you buy boardgames with the hope of one day playing them, without actually ever Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #181 – The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
Boardgame: Joe Van Wetering: The Thing – Infection at Outpost 31 (Mondo Games, 2017) The Thing is the topic of three separate boardgames, this one, Who Goes There? and The Thing: the Boardgame. If Infection at Outpost 31 is any indication, its a fruitful source of inspiration because it recreates Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #180 – Oceanwide Expedition Cruise
Expedition Cruise: Oceanwide (Ushuaia-Antarctica-Ushuaia, 2024) I’ve long wanted to visit Antarctica but it’s expensive and difficult. In the beginning of 2024, I finally had my chance as we went on a cruise where we spent five days on the coast (and two days in each direction being seasick in the Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #179 – Antarctica’s Lost Aviator
Book: Jeff Maynard: Antarctica’s Lost Aviator (Pegasus Books, 2019) Books about Antarctic exploration tend to focus on heroic, driven men seeking to test their mettle against the unforgiving forces of nature. Amundsen, Shackleton and in his own way even Scott were tough, strong individuals. In contrast, the main character of Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #178 – Terra Nova
Roleplaying Game: Robert Poppe: Terra Nova (2006) Terra Nova is a roleplaying game scenario designed for the Gamechef competition inspired by Scott’s ill-fated attempt to be the first to the South Pole. Scott’s fatal expedition was called Terra Nova, granting the game its title. The scenario is tightly designed, relying Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #177 – Jäätikkökirja
Non-fiction: Juhan Smuul: Jäätikkökirja (Kustannusliike Edistys, 1964) Jäätikkökirja (Jäine raamat in the original Estonian, Book of the Glacier in English) is the diary of Estonian poet Juhan Smuul’s journey to Antarctica as part of a Soviet expedition in 1957-1958. It’s one of the best and most evocative Antarctic books I’ve Continue Reading