Monthly Archives: June 2011

More Farm for Your Buck! Agricola: Farmers of the Moor Turns up the Peat!

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Farmers of the Moor is an expansion to Uwe Rosenberg’s award winning masterpiece Agricola, and nicely rounds out the farming excitement offered by the original, while adding enough new components to keep even the wiliest of veterans amused. Players are … Continue reading →

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Don’t Look Back, Savings Ahead: Journeying to Point Roberts in Search of Cheap Gaming

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

On Friday morning my friends Ben, Borching, and I travelled to Point Roberts, Washington, an American exclave that sits at the southernmost portion of Tsawwassen Peninsula. Ben had recently ordered several reputable titles, and prudently decided to have the packages … Continue reading →

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Licensed Garbage off the Starboard Bow! Playing Battlestar Galactica will Leave you Begging for a Cylon Victory

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

To capitalize on the deservingly limited success of campy science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica, in 1978 Parker Brothers released a corresponding board game largely forgotten by history, although a terribly low ranking among critics managed to survive the vacuum of … Continue reading →

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Park Place Struttin’: A High Stakes Monopoly Drama in One Act

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

by Joe Torchinsky Dramatis Personae CASH MILLIONS, toast of the pro Monopoly circuit, and self-styled “King of Marvin Gardens”. FLIP HOLLYWOOD, amateur Monopoly maven. ACE MONOPOLY, former teen Monopoly champ. SCENE I. CASH MILLIONS and FLIP HOLLYWOOD cruise the interstate in an … Continue reading →

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1919 yet the Battle Still Rages: Interwar Europe Enters the Trenches

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

After interviewing Raymond Biesinger a while ago about 1919, his gorgeous contribution to the strategy gaming genre, I decided to order myself a copy and playtest it with a few friends. On Monday Connie, Dan, Darryl, Jen, Mark, and I … Continue reading →

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