Intro to modern boardgaming 3: Game Conventions

16Nov08

I’m going to back up for a moment and talk about gaming in general, not just board games.
Heather and I show up at the occasional game convention.  We had one a couple of weeks ago, and we have a couple of cons coming up next week.
A game convention is an event that usually takes the [...]

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Intro to modern boardgaming 2: The Euro

23Oct08

When I started boardgaming seriously back in 2002 or so, I wanted to be the kind of person who liked and played all kinds of games.
Sadly, that just didn’t happen.  You might think that a board game is a board game, so what’s the difference?  But there are so many aesthetic options a designer can [...]

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Intro to modern boardgaming 1: The Take-That Game

17Oct08

I’ll start with a genre that’s easy to play and easy to recognize.
A take-that game is a light, chaotic card game where players directly attack one another through cardplay.  Take-that games usually feature a lighthearted, humorous theme, and they’re often enjoyed by newcomers to the game hobby, before they become crusty, cynical bastards like me.

What’s [...]

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Intro to modern boardgaming: Prelude

17Oct08

Many of you reading this know me from gaming. But some of you are college or high school friends, or remember me from our days in the film biz.
I’m going to unleash a bunch of gaming-related posts in the next few days, and I’d like the poor, game-deprived souls among you to be on equal [...]

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