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This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Murdle Designer: Rob Grom & Dexter Stevens Year: 2024 Country: U.S.A. Publisher: Endless Games Murdle (published as Murha! in Finland) is a simple deduction game based on the online mysteries and novels by G.T. Karber. It has a goofy, retro aesthetic of detectives, Continue Reading

This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Pinched! Designer: Jonathan Gilmour-Long & David Gordon Year: 2025 Country: U.S.A. Publisher: Mighty Boards Pinched! is a set collection and social deduction game in which you are a thief looking to burglarize mansions to appropriate their wealth, or level the economic playing field Continue Reading

This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Dungeon Poker Designer: Tuukka Joki Year: 2025 Country: Finland Publisher: Osakeyhtiö Pelikeisari Oy When I was a child, I loved Knightmare Chess. It added cards to chess, transforming the game into a chaotic melee where the circumstances could change at any moment. I’ve Continue Reading

This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: The White Castle Designer: Isra C. & Shei S. Year: 2023 Country: Spain Publisher: Lautapelit.fi Power and authority reside in the Himeji Castle, and the players each control a clan attempting to gain influence through whatever means they have at their disposal. Whether Continue Reading

This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Bomb Busters Designer: Hisashi Hayashi Year: 2024 Country: Japani Publisher: Lautapelit.fi At its core, Bomb Busters is a really simple game. It’s about a team trying to defuse a bomb by cutting wires. Each player has a selection of numbered wire connections visible Continue Reading

This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: The Battle of Five Armies Designer: Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi & Francesco Nepitello Year: 2014 Country: Italy Publisher: Ares Games War of the Ring is an excellent asymmetric strategy game looking at the events in Lord of the Rings at a grand Continue Reading

This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Scythe Designer: Jamey Stegmaier Year: 2016 Country: U.S.A. Publisher: Stonemaier Games I’ve seen Scythe described as a worker-placement strategy game, and that feels accurate. The game is set in an alternate history 1920s after the end of the Great War, the setting driven Continue Reading

This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Space Base Designer: John D. Clair Year: 2018 Country: U.S.A. Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group Space Base is a scifi-themed spread-building game where you start with 12 space ships in slots numbered from 1 to 12. On your turn, you roll dice to see Continue Reading

This is a series of posts where I play 100 boardgames. Game: Ankh: Gods of Egypt Designer: Eric M. Lang Year: 2021 Country: U.S.A. Publisher: CMON Toy value is a term referring to the toy-like enjoyment derived from physical objects. If an object is fun to handle and play around with, it has high toy Continue Reading

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