Tag Archives: boardgames

Because I Haven’t Paid Enough For This Game Already

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Remember a couple years ago when I paid a crazy amount of money for a boardgame? That boardgame was Planet Steam and I like it a bunch. And now it’s being re-released: God help me, I’ll probably buy it again. … Continue reading →

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Game Design Status Report #3: This is What Game Design Looks Like

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Using Mathematica: In[3]:= level1 = {1, 1, 1, 0, 0, X} Out[3]= {1, 1, 1, 0, 0, X} In[7]:= level2 = {1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0} Out[7]= {1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0} In[8]:= level3 = {1, 1, 2, … Continue reading →

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User Submission Declined

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

We’re sorry that we couldn’t use the recent image that you uploaded to BGG related to Merchant of Venus (second edition), and it was removed it from the system. Reasons: 70% Irrelevant 20% Bad Glare 10% Other (specify) Comments (optional): … Continue reading →

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Game Design Status Report #2: Meet the Dice

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

I have worked a little more on Dice! In! Spaaaaace! The rules are now approaching a semblance of actual rules, and more details are being fleshed out. I can now tell you a little bit more about it. D!I!S! is … Continue reading →

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Game Design Status Report #1: Will There Be a Game Design Status Report #2?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

I mentioned last week that, after falling down and hitting my head on a radiator, I had decided to try my hand at creating a board game. I had a germ of an idea, had sent it to some folks … Continue reading →

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How Many Things I’ve Said I’d Never Do Can I Do at Once?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

This morning I went over to eBay and bought this: I never think of eBay as a place to look for things I want to buy, but Brett tipped me off to a good deal to be had. So, for … Continue reading →

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Notable Board Games: Where Are They Now?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Since 2005, when my interest in board gaming really took off, I’ve been doing a yearly “best-of” list that I didn’t want to call “best-of” because stupid reasons. So they’re the “Notable New (To Me)” lists. Each year there are … Continue reading →

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Unity Games XIX

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

This Saturday was Unity Games XIX, the annual all-day boardgaming event my friends and I look forward to so much. This year the event moved to Danvers, making it even further away from us, but they aren’t running away fast … Continue reading →

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