Friday 27 March 2020
by Wulf
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It could in real life but I was thinking of the game of Pandemic: Iberia Jane and I played earlier today. We’ve had it on the shelf for a while but, up until this week, had only got round to … Continue reading
Saturday 18 January 2020
by Wulf
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I haven’t played much in the way of computer games for a long time and the last one I spent time on was Minecraft, which was far removed from some of the strategy and shooter games I used to enjoy. … Continue reading
Saturday 16 November 2019
by Wulf
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As well as falling in with musicians and actors in Loughborough, I’ve also discovered a board gaming group (which happens to have a significant intersection with the set of members of the church worship group). Last night I went along … Continue reading
Wednesday 26 December 2018
by Wulf
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One of my presents this year was a fantastic boardgame called Azul. You play the game by collecting (drafting) sets of coloured tiles and thus winning points. It creates lots to think about but also looks beautiful. Furthermore, it feels … Continue reading
Thursday 26 July 2018
by Wulf
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At the work board game club tonight I played a couple of games that were new to me (and neither of which, strictly speaking, involved a board). The first was a dice game called Age of War. Themed around samurai … Continue reading
Saturday 5 May 2018
by Wulf
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Another recent addition to my board game collection is Photosynthesis. This is a gorgeous looking game in which species of tree compete to develop from seeds to towering giants and then finally to decompose back to the earth – at … Continue reading
Monday 30 April 2018
by Wulf
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Kodama are mythological tree spirits from Japan… and Kodama is a card-based game that I played last week at the monthly boardgames club at work. You place cards that form a gnarly tree decorated with features such as clouds, mushrooms … Continue reading