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    Deck building 101
    Athena
    • 6 days ago

    Deck building 101

    If you have a standard deck of 54 cards and enjoy deck building games, you may want to try Card Capture: a set of very simple rules that ...
    116 views3 comments
    Don't fear the reaper
    JW
    • Jan 10

    Don't fear the reaper

    The Reaper is the expansion to buy if you want to play Talisman more often than, er, once. It adds as many adventure and spell cards as t...
    76 views0 comments
    Feed me Underwater Cities Kelp
    Athena
    • Jan 4

    Feed me Underwater Cities Kelp

    I recently expressed my disappointment regarding the component quality and aesthetics of Underwater Cities. However, I have been playing ...
    123 views1 comment
    Travels of a toad
    JW
    • Jan 1

    Travels of a toad

    My favourite game is Talisman. I've played the second edition when you all weren't even born yet, I own some boxes of the third edition a...
    131 views2 comments
    Aliens: Butthurt
    JW
    • Dec 19, 2020

    Aliens: Butthurt

    The latest game in my collection is Aliens: Bug Hunt. You play as characters from the Aliens film, trying to complete missions, while Xen...
    154 views2 comments
    Dice Dice Baby
    JW
    • Dec 15, 2020

    Dice Dice Baby

    The year on Boardgamegeek ends traditionally with the fun Dicember challenge. Everybody plays 15 (or 31) dice games - together, solo, dig...
    157 views2 comments
    A game of cat and Nazi mouse
    Athena
    • Nov 22, 2020

    A game of cat and Nazi mouse

    Today was a good day to assassinate Hitler. The two Wehrmacht conspirators had gathered weapons, signatures and top secret files, and cor...
    165 views3 comments
    National Geographic in outer space
    Athena
    • Nov 1, 2020

    National Geographic in outer space

    Chances are most solo gamers are not aware of Far Away. I wasn't either until recently, when a fellow 1PGer mentioned it as part of his w...
    191 views2 comments
    Townsfolk Tussle is live (Trying out the Townsfolk Tussle demo on TTS)
    Athena
    • Oct 20, 2020

    Townsfolk Tussle is live (Trying out the Townsfolk Tussle demo on TTS)

    Update: Townsfolk Tussle has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 29 days. You may pledge for a copy of the game or cho...
    279 views3 comments
    The Abyss of the Psyche
    Athena
    • Oct 18, 2020

    The Abyss of the Psyche

    I first saw images of Waclaw Traier's solitaire PnP game Metempsychosis: Abyss of Horrors on Facebook, and was immediately drawn to their...
    331 views0 comments
    One Hundredth Deck Dungeon
    JW
    • Oct 17, 2020

    One Hundredth Deck Dungeon

    Coloured dice are like candy. They trigger the happy part of my brain. One Deck Dungeon has those dice and it uses them so well. Every du...
    202 views4 comments
    Can misery be fun?
    Athena
    • Sep 30, 2020

    Can misery be fun?

    The first time JW offered to lend me his copy of This War of Mine, I politely declined. The game is notorious for being a heavy, gloomy e...
    155 views0 comments
    Judgement and Wheel of Fortune
    Athena
    • Sep 14, 2020

    Judgement and Wheel of Fortune

    Even though I don't use the Tarot deck for divination (what would be the point? I would draw The Fool every time), I like the illustratio...
    178 views0 comments
    A Cruel Fate
    JW
    • Sep 12, 2020

    A Cruel Fate

    "What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate." Donald J. Trump, Twitter I'm a loser. A s...
    235 views4 comments
    Getting through the Gate
    Athena
    • Sep 4, 2020

    Getting through the Gate

    Jason Glover is a very talented man. Not only does he constantly design and expand games, he is also a master illustrator: his creations ...
    243 views7 comments
    Lead the Exodus
    Athena
    • Aug 25, 2020

    Lead the Exodus

    The second edition of the Dice of the Living Dead PnP was released a few months ago but flew under the radar. I've only seen it mentioned...
    196 views2 comments
    The Darkest Hour
    Athena
    • Aug 20, 2020

    The Darkest Hour

    Having not read Black Easter/The Day After Judgement by James Blish, the book that inspired Tony Boydell to create Aleph Null, I am perha...
    400 views1 comment
    Or die trying
    JW
    • Jul 31, 2020

    Or die trying

    You are not a hero. But something terrible happened. And now you are locked up in a dark prison cell. Will there be torture? Are you left...
    196 views3 comments
    Spoiler-free thoughts on the most famous legacy game
    Athena
    • Jul 28, 2020

    Spoiler-free thoughts on the most famous legacy game

    Right after the release of Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 was announced, I rushed to the local game store and bought Season 1. Why I had snubb...
    172 views3 comments
    Finding my haven
    JW
    • Jul 15, 2020

    Finding my haven

    I used to be a big music fan. I spent all my money on albums, later CDs, and on live shows. I used to love reading. I read two or three b...
    595 views16 comments
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