This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Firefly: The Game Designer: Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski & Sean Sweigart Year: 2013 Country: U.S.A. Publisher: Gale Force Nine The slogan of Firefly: The Game is: “Find a crew, find a job, keep flying” and it summarizes the experience surprisingly accurately. The board Continue Reading
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100 Boardgames: Star Wars: Outer Rim (60/100)
This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Star Wars: Outer Rim Designer: Corey Konieczka & Tony Fanchi Year: 2019 Country: U.S.A. Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games Outer Rim is the Star Wars Arkham Horror. Or not really, because design-wise they’re quite different. Arkham Horror is a classic co-operative boardgame whereas Outer Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #185: Polarmuseet
Museum: Polarmuseet (Tromsø) The Polar Museum in Tromsø is located in what looks like a red barn, but it’s surprisingly spacious and charming once you get inside. Most of the museum’s exhibits are focused on the Arctic, not surprisingly because it’s located in the Norwegian polar north. There are displays about Continue Reading
100 Boardgames: Lost Ruins of Arnak (56/100)
This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Lost Ruins of Arnak Designer: Elwen & Min Year: 2020 Country: Czechia Publisher: Czech Games Edition Lost Ruins of Arnak is a mid-weight game in which each player commands a rival expedition exploring an uninhabited island and its ruins and mysteries. There are Continue Reading
100 Boardgames: 7 Wonders – Cities (55/100)
This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: 7 Wonders Expansion: Cities Designer: Antoine Bauza Year: 2010/2012 Country: France Publisher: Repos Production Cities adds several new mechanics to 7 Wonders and also includes a new type of card, color coded black, that’s added to the decks of all three eras. It Continue Reading
100 Boardgames: 7 Wonders (54/100)
This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: 7 Wonders Designer: Antoine Bauza Year: 2010 Country: France Publisher: Repos Production 7 Wonders is a light and easy to learn civilization game in which you develop your manufacturing base, upgrade your armies, develop trade and construct your wonder by playing cards from Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #184: Mountains of Madness
Non-fiction: John Long: Mountains of Madness (Joseph Henry Press, 2001) Mountains of Madness is an account of two trips the Australian geologist John Long made to Antarctica, in 1988 and 1991. In some ways, it’s a pretty routine book about working as a scientist in Antarctica in that it goes through the Continue Reading
100 Boardgames: Brass – Lancashire (53/100)
This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Brass: Lancashire Designer: Martin Wallace Year: 2007 Country: U.K. Publisher: Roxley I played Brass: Birmingham and Brass: Lancashire backwards in the sense that I started with Birmingham and played Lancashire only now. Brass: Lancashire was originally published as simply Brass in 2007, and Continue Reading
100 Boardgames: Distilled (52/100)
This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Distilled Designer: Dave Beck Year: 2023 Country: U.S.A. Publisher: Paverson Games A game mechanic must function as part of the game’s overall system. It must be enjoyable and contribute to the play experience. It must connect to the theme and make sense within Continue Reading
100 Boardgames: Le Havre (51/100)
This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Le Havre Designer: Uwe Rosenberg Year: 2008 Country: Germany Publisher: Lookout Games Le Havre’s designer is Uwe Rosenberg, who’s last game I played was Caverna and who’s probably most famous for Agricola. The ur-worker placement game, Agricola has a very specific vibe where Continue Reading