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Athena: HeroQuest sucks JW: Good evening to you too. Athena: It’s a children’s game for childish people. JW: Cool! Athena: Some...
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Zerbique
- Dec 2, 2021
If in doubt don’t back… or screw that and do back
There is one thing that annoys me, and that’s echo chambers: when a small community starts to adhere to a creed and keeps repeating it on...
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JW
- Sep 5, 2021
Never Getting Old: September Crowdfunding Grumpy
JW: “Hey kids, let me tell you how Athena and I first met. It was a few years ago, this very weekend, that I had posted something on...
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JW
- Aug 2, 2021
So Bored: August Crowdfunding Grumpy
August is boring. The whole editorial alphabet, from Athena to Zerbique, left the office for a Summer Break. 😞 I've dusted the laptops....
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JW
- Jul 1, 2021
Minimal effort
As you may know, I started collecting playing card decks last year. To make my plays of Patience more colourful, and also out of...
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JW
- May 1, 2021
May Hotness: Crowdfunding Grumpy
JW: Athena, you look flushed! You're sweating. Have you been working out? Athena: No, I have a fever. I got my first vaccine dose...
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Athena
- Apr 20, 2021
Slowing down, backing out, and yet...
I became a member of BGG in January 2017 and have been both growing and culling my games collection ever since. It now sits at 65 titles...
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JW
- Feb 28, 2021
The Seal of Disapproval: March Crowdfunding Grumpy
JW: I don't remember allowing pets in here, what's this? I nearly stepped on it. Eeww, it smells! Athena: It's cute. JW: You know you'll...
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JW
- Feb 3, 2021
Bummed: February KS Grumpy
Athena: I don't feel like doing a grumpy post. I don't feel like doing anything. JW: Yeah, I'm bummed too. I have no idea if it's the...
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JW
- Jan 17, 2021
Raise the double standard!
Publisher Board & Dice decided to suspend all future collaboration and work with their top designer Daniele Tascini because of his racist...
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Athena
- Dec 20, 2020
Underwater Cities vs. Terraforming Mars: worst components face-off
I just received Underwater Cities. In many ways it looks heavily inspired by Terraforming Mars which is one of my favourite solo games....
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JW
- Dec 16, 2020
The Waiting Game
When I was young, so much younger than today, I already was crazy about dice. Custom dice, coloured dice, big dice, small dice, with dots...
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JW
- Dec 12, 2020
Games of 2021 I'm furious about
This evening Athena sent me a list of games that are expected to launch on Kickstarter next year. Her suggestion was we'd both write a...
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JW
- Nov 16, 2020
Unboxing Altar Quest
When Athena and I were discussing what new features we could add to our website now that it's rising in popularity, it suddenly hit us....
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JW
- Oct 31, 2020
Halloween costumes: November KS Grumpy
Athena: Booooo! Boo, comrade! JW: *startled* Athena, what are you dressed up as? Athena: A ghost, obviously. JW: And why are you holding...
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Athena
- Oct 1, 2020
Natural High: October KS Grumpy
JW (taking off his raincoat): It's cold, and raining cats and dogs outside! Let's have some herbal tea to warm up. And I'd like to chill...
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Athena
- Sep 1, 2020
Doctor, doctor: September KS Grumpy
Athena: JW, something is wrong with me. I can't think of anything grumpy to say about the games that launch this month! JW: Have you...
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Athena
- Aug 29, 2020
Protect me from what I want
Sometimes it's easy to tell if something is a bad idea: I know that if I wear a latex dress, I'll look like a sausage. So I'll never...
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Athena
- Jul 29, 2020
When the Boss is Away: August KS Grumpy
Athena: JW, I'm getting ready to go on vacation but... there's a couple of Kickstarters I want to follow... and I won't have good...
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Athena
- Jul 6, 2020
Things I dislike in solo games (sometimes without even trying them)
I've been nagging about this and that for a while, dispersing my silly complaints over a series of Grumpies. Now I compiled them into a...
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