The Piddinghoe Gamers - 10 games that made me the gamer I am
September 23, 2006Tel of The Piddinghoe Gamers tells us about 10 games that made me the gamer I am.
The series is at number seven, which is the best so far, but they have all been good.
GeekList: Fun With BGG Pictures!!
September 22, 2006Oh, man, am I glad I don’t have to share a room at work, because Fun With BGG Pictures!! had me laughing more than just about anything I’ve ever seen in the Geek. Ridiculously funny!
Naturelich Games: Streaming RSS feeds to XBOX360
September 19, 2006Is this the reason I need to get an XBox360 - I can use it to read boardgame blogs?
Links to AoS Expansions
September 18, 2006Once, I spent longer than I’d have liked going through the Age of Steam files on BGG, looking for the Scotland expansion. It took even longer for me to find the Random Map expansion (which is a brilliant idea, I might add, that I may never have the chance to try). The good folks at Les Plateaux have put together links to all the expansions they know of, so you can go straight to the source. I’m drawn, for reasons I’m not sure I can express, to the Basque map, myself.
Boardgame News: Ava Jarvis: Exploring the Ancient Variation Machine
September 13, 2006Exploring the Ancient Variation Machine by Ava Jarvis is an interesting article on the variety of Chess variants.
Gone Gaming: Bridge, by Wolfgang Kramer
September 12, 2006Here are the rules to Bridge as if it was designed by Wolfgang Kramer. Another neat entry from Yehuda.
Spotlight On Games - Kings, Pirates and Pharaohs, Oh My
September 11, 2006Rick Heli makes some good points about how economics is driving the lack of diversity in €urogame themes.
Gone Gaming: A Real Gaming Controversy
September 8, 2006A Real Gaming Controversy discusses the cancellation of the game Resistance is not Futile, a war game about the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Like Anthony Simons says, it “is a fascinating post about an intriguing subject.”
BGG Thread: History (and Future) of BoardGameGeek Architecture
September 7, 2006If you’ve ever wondered how BoardGameGeek works behind the curtains, History (and Future) of BoardGameGeek Architecture is the right thing to read.
Six Stages for Raising Your Child to LOVE Games
September 4, 2006Six Stages for Raising Your Child to LOVE Games is written by a father of an eight-month old girl. It outlines a six-stage roadmap for playing board games with your children.
I’m in the same position right now and the article is close to my thoughts, just a bit more organised and clear. I wish Eric luck in his project!
