Chris Farrell has done his usual excellent work recapping 2005, including looks back at the previous couple of years. Sometimes we agree (Parthenon), sometimes we disagree (Clash for a Continent), but definitely worth the read. He considers 2005 to be a bang-up year for games; for a dissenting view, check out Rick’s post from October…
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In Gone Gaming, Melissa from Australia tells a long tale with a tempting title Holidays and Games: A tale of a car trip, a shop, a calamity and the game publisher that saved Christmas. I’ll reveal a detail: the game publisher is Looney Labs. Who could’ve believed? The story is touching, none the less. I also second the recommendation for Rush Hour; it’s a fun puzzle.
Jason Little’s GeekList GeekList: He’s Not Heavy, He’s My Brother >> Classifying Heavy Games tries to figure out what a heavy game is like. What makes a game heavy? Discussion is open.
My Take on Take Backs is an interesting article on Mario Lanza’s new Tikal-themed blog. I like these kinds of articles: thorough and focused on something that’s a really small detail from the point of view of average person but of highest important to a geek like me.
So you want to play Civilization … is a pretty tempting piece on one of the big classics. It makes me want to try Civilization, that’s for sure.
There are lots of year end reviews and personal best of -awards, but Spiel des Dave - and other awards from Gathering of Engineers was definitely one of the more interesting this year.
In Weight vs weight, Ekted discusses the difference between the weight of rules or mechanics and the weight of choices or interactions and what that means.
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